Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CGC-1e R & M Int'l.
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Page 1 CGC-1e Comp lete Greenhouse Controller OVERV IEW The CGC-1e Complete Greenhou se Controller f rom C.A .P. controls all of the main devices required in today’s modern hydroponic gar den. IMPO R TANT S TUFF TO REM EM BER The CGC-1e is desi gned to operat e from a 120vac, 15-am p power sourc e.
Page 2 “FRONT P ANEL” OVERV IEW “T h e CGC-1e is a self- containe d greenhouse control syste m designed for pe ople w ho want a reasonable , simple to operate, comple te greenhouse controller.
Page 3 ST ART- UP P ROCEDURE OVERV IEW “T h ere is no substitute for reading and unde rstanding the operating m anual howeve r ... You can use the instruction s on this page for a trouble -free start-up”. HOW TO START -U P THE CG C-1e 1) Loc ate a suita ble source for power .
Page 4 “CONTROL S” OVERV IEW “Th e C GC-1e co nt ro ls you r l igh t cycl es, t e mperat ur e, humi dit y and CO2 levels… autom atically ! N o more guesswork ! The CGC-1e lets you work smarter not harder.
Page 5 TIMERS OVERV IEW The CGC-1e uses 2 digital tim ers to control the hy d roponics and CO 2 func tions. O ne of the timers control the hydroponics pum p frequency and duration, and the other one determ ines CO 2 inje ction / ge nerati on time and frequenc y / sample time.
Page 6 CO2 CONTROL OVERV IEW “P ound for pound, dol lar f or dollar, the C GC -1e offers one of the m ost advance d env ironme ntal / light / hy dro and CO 2 control sy stem on the mark et”. “S UP P L EM EN TAL C O 2 ” Let 's t alk about .
Page 7 PPM (Pa rt- P er- Mi llio n ) C O 2 C ONT ROL M OD E As menti oned previ ousl y , the CGC- 1e can control CO 2 level s wi th in the gro w ing ar ea w ith “P ar t-Per - M ill io n ” ac cur acy w h en use d in conj unction wit h the PPM -1c cont ro lle r.
Page 8 OPTIONS OVERV IEW The CGC -1e can be upgrade d and ex panded by usi ng our expansi on devic es incl uding t he UPM-1, MLC-4 or the preci sion PPM-1c . The Unive rsal Powe r Modules and Mast er Light Cont rolle rs allow y ou to run multi ple pumps, fans and lights by con tro l ling rem o te r e lays .
Page 9 TROUBLESHOOTING If you are having prob lem s with this uni t, refer to these troubleshoo ting h ints. A lso, refer to the connec tion diagram to ensure y our devices are connecte d properly. Pr ob le m Sug gested Action I hav e no ligh t s and no funct ion at all .
Page 1 0 MAINTEN ANCE / SP ECIF ICATIO NS SPECIFIC ATIONS : Syst em operati ng volt age 120vac +/- 20% @ 50-60 Hertz Maxi mum Switchi ng amp era ge 15-amps @ 120vac Overl oad protecti on 15-amp norm a.
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