hello...can i set program 1 to turn on at 7pm, off at 10 pm, and program 2 to turn on at 6am, off at 7am and have both run automatically, in sequence. or are the 4 programs completely independent of each other. that is the way it seems to us right now,...
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Sorry to report that programs on the SA220 are entirely independent. You can run program 1 or program 2, not both. Changing programs requires a manual reset of the unit. I wanted a device that would control operation of a garden fountain to take advantage of time-sensitive pricing offered the my pubic utility. Electricity is nearly free (4 cents a KW) in my community (Scottsdale, AZ) at certain times and very expensive at other times (17 cents a KW). The low rate hours are all day Saturday and Sunday and from 9 PM to 9 AM M-F. Sorry, that's not possible with Sylvania SA220 unless you change manually from program 1 to program 2 and back each week. IMHO an modern automatic electric switch should be able to optimize use of electric power. Unfortunately, the Sylvania SA220 isn't that switch. Another quirk: Set the date in the unit and your zip and it adjusts automatically for changes to daylight time and standard time. Great, except that Arizona stays on standard time year-round. The SA220 has no provision for that.
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Hi Lola - The way it works is that there are a set of 6 "programs" or watering on/off times. All 6 run during the same 24 hour day, and you can decide which days will run those programs. So, for example, if you set up 4 of the 6 programs, you can decide which days run them, but whichever days you select will all have to run the exact same programs. You can NOT have different programs run on different days. I hope that helps.
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Though I don't actually use multiple programs, the instructions state that you can program the timer up to 7 different time periods. And using the same on/off times for every day of the week counts as one program, not seven. Hope that helps.
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i believe it will be trial and error as to your programming. i have first set go on at 7 and off at 10. 2nd set comes on at 3 and off at 9:30 and nite lites come on at 9:30-12
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I have mine set for 5 am ( the default) and 5 pm. Those are set as 1 & 2, the other three I set for 5pm (1700) also, just like the 2nd setting.
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You can program it which way you want. For example monday 2 pm tuesday 5 pm not on wednesday etc. :)
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Oh yes - definitely !! You choose the date and the specific time. In fact, you can even program it to turn on (and off) for up to eight different times during various days (and times) of the week.
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the first on is not controlled by the timer, the other five do. And the 5 timer-control outlets are all on or off by one timer program. There are 6 timer programs can be set, that means, you can program the timer to on or off the 5 outlets in 6 different start time and end time. Hope this helps.
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From what you say once program is scheduled you have to leave the DVR turned on. I found this to be true also. If someone knows a way of turing it off after scheduling I would like to know as well.
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I sat at my desk in the house and programed it. I have trouble seeing it where it is outside in the pump house. I can then just change the duration times as I need (still a bit hard to see). if it helps the time that first displays is always midnight
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I asked the same question when I called support. Set your time on and off. Manually turn them on. The on off time will then take over. The time you set will do that function. It will not evaluate the on off function continually throughout time. If set to turn on at 6 will turn on at 6. If you manually turn off then I won't turn on again until 6. Again set it and then be patient.
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This is an excellent timer, and I have installed several. However, if you use the automatic DST feature to constantly adjust the "ON" time as the seasons change, then the length of time that the lights remain "ON" will constantly change as well. What I means is that in the programming mode, you would have to select a specific time for the lights to turn back "OFF". If the current automatic DST sunset brings the lights on at 8:00pm, you could program the "OFF" time as 10:00pm. However, in a few months the sunset time will automatically adjust to 5:30pm (depending where you live of course) however the "OFF" program will remain at 10:00pm. In most cases this isn't a problem, in fact it's usually a convenient solution for most lighting control. Hope this helps. P.S.- I find these timers to be way easier to program than any other in the wall timer I've encountered, and there are no batteries to change.
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You can set up to 7 programs per day, and it appears that they can be set right down to as little as a minute, as this is a digital unit. If you do a search for the manual for this timer, you will see it explained there.
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Yes.The timer allows you to set up to 7 different programs, you select which day(s) of the week will be included in each program.I have two programs running: 1) Monday to Friday OFF from noon to 6PM (side result: heater is ON from Friday 6PM to Monday noon). 2) Every day ON at 5AM, and every day OFF at 11PM, this means that the heater is off every night from 11PM to 5AM.
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You can set multiple on/off events. If you program it for your time zone it should automatically adjust I believe. I did not choose this feature when programming mine. Also go to Utube for how to videos as the directions can be a bit difficult at first. The unit is not for outside use and does not sense the ambient light in the area.
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If you wanted to run all 3 at the same time off this unit it probably won't work, but if you understand your constraints and only operate 1 at a time you shouldn't have a problem. It may take you a few days to tune in your settings, so be prepared for that. Once you establish your settings you will be golden.
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Yes - there are 3 programs you can set up independently - A, B, C. Set one station on program A to run daily, and the rest on program B to run twice per week.