How to program the Woods 50015 Outdoor Digital timer

From the manufacturer’s printed instruction manual.

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Woods 50015 Outdoor Digital Timer

 

Woods 50015 Instructions

Charge the Battery

Plug the timer into wall outlet for 10 minutes to charge internal battery. Note: You can then unplug the timer from the wall outlet and comfortably hold it in your hand to program the timer.

Clear the Memory

Press the R button with a toothpick to erase any previous settings.

To Set the Current Time: Press and hold the CLOCK button. At the same time, press the HOUR and MINUTE button as many times as necessary to advance the display to the correct time. Hold down the DAY button until the display shows the correct day.

To Program the Timer

  • Press the PROG button once to display the first ON/OFF setting “1 ON -:–“.

  • Press the MINUTE and HOUR buttons as necessary to set the ON time you want. To change from AM to PM toggle 12 times.

  • Press the DAY button as necessary to choose the day or group of days you want for the time setting.

  • Press the PROG button again to display the second ON/OFF setting “1 OFF —“.

  • Repeat the procedure to create the OFF setting. Repeat Steps 1 thru 5 for additional ON/OFF settings. Press the CLOCK button to exit program setting mode.

Review On/Off Settings

It is important to review all 20 settings, even if you only used a few, to make sure there are not extra, unintended settings. Press the PROG button (hold down to scroll) until the display cycles through all 20 ON/OFF pairs. Stop on any setting you want to remove or change.

To Revise a Setting

Press the PROG button (hold down to scroll) until the display shows the setting you want. Press the HOUR, MINUTE and DAY buttons as necessary to revise the displayed ON/OFF time and day(s).

To Remove or Restore a Setting

Press the PROG button (hold down to scroll) until the display shows the setting you want to remove or restore. Press the RST/RCL button. If removing, the display will replace the setting with dashes. If restoring, the display will show the previous setting.

To Connect/Operate the Timer

Plug device in to the timer and turn the device on. Plug timer into wall outlet.

To Override the Timer

  • Press the ON-OFF button as necessary to display:

  • “ON” – the plugged in device is switched on permanently.

  • “OFF” – the plugged in device is switched off permanently.

  • “AUTO” – the plugged in device follows your programmed timer settings.

Random Setting Security Feature

When the timer is in AUTO mode (“AUTO” shows in the bottom center of the display) press the CLOCK button once. Then press and hold the HOUR-RND button for 3-5 seconds. “RND” will appear next to the minute on the display. The random setting function will turn the plugged in device(s) on and off at random. The device will turn on for about 10-26 minutes and turn off for about 26-42 minutes at random. The random function will override any on/off preset programs. To cancel the random function, press and hold the HOUR-RND button again for 3-5 seconds and the “RND” will disappear from the display.

Countdown Setting:

Press the PROG button (hold the button down to scroll) and cycle thru all 20 settings until you reach the countdown setting “d ON —-” or “d OFF —-“. Press the HOUR and MINUTE button(s) to set the countdown time. Press the CLOCK button, then press and hold the RCL-CD button for 3-5 seconds to activate the countdown function. “CD” will flash in the lower left corner. After the countdown period is over, the device will turn off. To turn off the countdown function press and hold the RCL-CD button for another 3-5 seconds when in the CLOCK mode.

Daylight Savings Time Feature:

Press and hold the CLOCK-DST for 3-5 seconds to advance the time of day one hour for daylight savings time. “DST” will appear to the right of the minute on the display. Press and hold the CLOCK-DST button again to set the time back one hour and “DST” will disappear.

 

Programming the Woods Digital Timer

Here is a video that demonstrates how the timer settings can be made and adjusted. Note that you would set the timing to suit your growing needs, not for the times shown here.

 

Example Setting for Indoor Low Light Florafelt Living Walls

How to Set the timer for an recirculating Florafelt living wall that is indoors with low light.

To irrigate daily for 1 minutes:
– For ON, select ALL DAYS and set time to 12:00 PM.
– For OFF, select ALL DAYS and set time to 12:01 PM.
– Adjust as required.