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:612238757 w.irrigreen.co nc. 39 75 om Changing the way we water the world TABLEOFCONTENTS Introduction ComparisonoftheGeniusIrrigationSystemtoConventionalSystems KeyFeaturesandBenefitsoftheGeniusIrrigationSystem SellingtheGeniusIrrigationSystem Planning&LayoutfortheGeniusIrrigationSystem InstallingtheGeniusIrrigationSystem ProgrammingtheGeniusIrrigationSystem MaintainingtheGeniusNozzleandFilterSystem 2 3 4 5 6 8 12 18 Warranty Error!Bookmarknotdefined. Per FCC 15.19 (a) (3) and (a) (4): This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Per FCC 15.21: The user and installer of the IrriGreen Genius Irrigation System shall not make any modifications to the system not expressly approved by IrriGreen. Unauthorized modifications will void the warranty and void the user's authority to operate the equipment per FCC rules. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page1 Changing the way we water the world IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Introduction TheGeniusirrigationsystemcombinesdigitaltechnologywithapatentpendingnozzledesigntoproduceanirrigation systemcapableofdistributingwaterinpatternsthatfittheshapeofthelandscape.TheGeniusirrigationsystemdoes thiswhilebothreducingthewaterrequiredtoirrigatethelandscapeandsavingsignificantinstallationtimeand materials. TheGeniusirrigationsystemisdesignedtosignificantlyreducethelaborrequiredtoinstallingroundirrigationsystems whileatthesametimereducingwaterrequiredtosufficientlywaterthelawn.ThecenterofthesystemistheGenius sprinklerthatcanbeprogramedtowaterawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thissprinklerreducestheneedfor distributionpipebyupto85%,significantlycutsthenumberofsprinklerheadsrequiredandreducestheamountof watertypicallywastedtoirrigatethelawnbyupto50%.Whilethecostofthewaterisbornbythepropertyowner,itis stillabarrierthatcanbeturnedintoanopportunitywhensellingthebenefitsofGeniusirrigationsystemstoconsumers. Reducinginstallationlaborfortheinstallerandreducingenduserwaterbillsarecompellingreasonsforirrigation contractorstoconsiderswitchingallorpartoftheirinstallationbusinesstotheGeniusirrigationsystem.Theinstaller willbeabletoaddressbusinessinmorepricesensitiveareasbyofferingservicesatareducedpricewhilemaintaining profitabilityoneveryinstallation.Theircustomerswillbehappierwithgreen,hasslefreelawnsandlowerwaterbills thanthosecustomerswithconventionalirrigationsystems. Thistrainingmanualisacomponentofatrainingprogramdevelopedtotrainexperiencedirrigationcontractorsonthe techniquesuniquetoinstallingtheGeniusirrigationsystem.Thisprogramisintendedforlicensed(ifrequiredbylocal and/orstatecode),experiencedirrigationcontractorsforresidentialandcommercialingroundirrigationsystems.Itis notintendedasacompleteorcomprehensivetrainingprogramforinstallingingroundirrigationsystems. THISTRAININGPROGRAMISINTENDEDFORIRRIGATIONCONTRACTORSTHATAREALREADYLICENSEDAND/OR EXPERIENCEDIRRIGATIONPROFESSIONALS.(NOTE:PROFESSIONALIRRIGATIONTRAININGRECOMMENDED.) Thefollowingpointswillbecoveredbythistrainingprogramandmanual:
ComparisonoftheGeniusirrigationsystemtoconventionalsprinklersystems. KeyfeaturesandbenefitsoftheGeniusirrigationsystem. SellingtheGeniusirrigationsystem. ProgrammingtheGeniussprinklers. MaintenancetechniquesuniquetotheGeniusirrigationsystem. Systemwarrantyinformation. InstallationtechniquesuniquetotheGeniusirrigationsystem. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page2 mercial Changi ng the w way we wa ater the w world Com rrigationSys stemtoCon nventionalS Systems heGeniusirrig gationsystem m:
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. Conventi ionalSystem reenGeniusI rrigationSyst temTrainin gManual IrriGr IrriGre eenSystem IrriGreen Nozzle Page3 Changing the way we water the world KeyFeaturesandBenefitsoftheGeniusIrrigationSystem BecausetheGeniussprinklersareindividuallyprogrammable,eachsprinklercanbeprogrammedtowaterthespecific landscapegeometrywithinthewateringitislocated.Duringtheinstallationprocess,thewaterthrowdistancesare programmedforeachindividualsprinklertomatchthelandscapegeometryitwillirrigate.Minimumwateringoverlapis recommendedbetweenGeniussprinklers,andtheneedforheadtoheadsprinklerwateringcoverageiseliminated. Thiseliminationofrequiredheadtoheadcoveragecanresultinsavingasmuchas50%ofthewastedwater. Sinceeachsprinklerhasitsownselfcontainedflowcontrolvalve,theneedforvalveboxesservicingmultiheadzonesis nolongernecessary.Thisinturnreducestheamountofdistributionpiperequiredtoinstallasystem,inmanycasesby 85%,whichalsoreducesthetimerequiredtopullortrenchthepipe.Theresultisasignificantsavingsininstallation labor,reducingthetimerequiredtoinstallagivensystemby50%ormore. KeyFeature:Digitallycontrolledwaterdistributionatindividualsprinklerheads Capabilitytoprogramthewateringpatterntofittheshapeofthelandscape. Minimizesoverwateringbyeliminatingtheneedforheadtoheadcoverage. Ensuresaccuracyofwaterdeliveryprecipitationrate. Providesaccuratewateringtimesandprecipitationratesduringinstallation. Reducestheamountofdistributionpiperequiredforinstallation. Reducesthenumberofirrigationsprinklersrequiredforinstallation1zonefor1sprinkler. Reducesthedirectandindirectlaborrequiredtoinstalltheentiresystem. Reducesthewatertypicallywastedduetooverlapwhileirrigatingturfareasbyupto50%. Irrigateswateringzoneusingstreamsofwater,reducingwinddriftandincreasingsoilmoisture. Increaseddropletsizefromstreamsratherthansprayormist,whichdriveswaterintosoil. KeyFeature:Uniquestreamingnozzledesign(patentspending) Createsamoreevendistributionuniformityoverentirewateringzone. Reducesthepotentialfordryspotsandminimizesoversprayingontohardscapeareas. Useslesswaterandwatersmoreaccurately,whichreducesphosphorusrunoff. KeyFeature:Standardindustrydesigncomponents Workswithtypicalirrigationwatersourceswithstandardpipe/tubefittingsandelectricalconnectors. Worksinconjunctionwithstandardindustrycontrollers/schedulers. Compatiblewithrainand/ormoisturesensorsandotherwatersavingtechnologies. Capableoffunctioninginahybridsystemwithconventionalwateringzonesusingspray,rotorordrip. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page4 Changing the way we water the world SellingtheGeniusIrrigationSystem ThetargetcustomersfortheGeniusirrigationsystemareresidentialandcommercialendusers.Theinitialproduct offeringisideallysizedforthesecustomerapplications. Initiallywewilltargetresidentialandcommercialcustomerswhoareoncitywaterandhavewatersupplypressurefrom of40to80PSI.ThesecustomerswilllikelybeattractedtotheGeniusirrigationsystembecauseofthefinancialaspect ofthewatersavingswhileothersmaywantitbecauseitisgreen.Inaddition,weexpectlocalofficialstobeinterested inthistechnologybecauseofthepotentialimpactitcouldhaveonreducingfuturewaterdemandsandphosphorrunoff. 1. TargetCustomers Residentialhomeowners Commercialpropertyowners Realestatemanagementfirms,consultantsandhomeownerassociations Customersconcernedaboutthecostofwater Earlytechnologyadopters Stateandlocalgovernments(Note:someofthesemaybeinfluencersandnotcustomers) GreenandCleantechcustomers 2. WhyinstallaGeniusirrigationsystem?Residentialandcommercialenduserswillbecause Costsavingsfromlowerwaterbills(vs.conventionalsystems) Watersavings(beinggreen) Reducedinstallationtime Cooltechnology(earlyadopters) Lessmessandhassleduetotornuplandscape 3. Andgreencustomersandearlyadopterswillbecause Theywantagreenlawn Theywanttobegreen Theywanttosavemoney Theywanttotelltheirneighborshowtheyarebeinggreenandsustainable Theyliketotrynewthings Itiscooltechnology 4. Andstateandlocalofficialswillbecause Theywillbeinterestedingettingbehindthetechnologybecauseoftheimpactitwillhaveonreducing futurewaterusageforturfirrigationandthepositiveimpactthatwillhaveonfuturecapitalbudgets Theywillappreciatethepotentialforreducedphosphorrunoff IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page5 Changi ng the w way we wa ater the w world Plan ning&Layo outfortheG GeniusIrriga tionSystem m Uset gstepstopla nyourdesign n:
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LeftsideIrriGreenserverOUTtofield12VDC RightsideIrriGreenserverINfromclock24VAC BottomrightIrriGreenserver24VACpower Leftside3rdpartycontroller o Topleftrain(ormoisture)sensorleads o Nextleadremotecontrollead o Next3leads24VACpower Rightside3rdpartycontroller o Bottomleadcommon o NextleadupACVshutoffvalve o Next8leadsZones1through8 Wiringadditionalitemsto3rdpartycontroller/clockscheduler:
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(inthisexample) 7leadsOUTtofield(12VDC) Common(white) Zone1(black) Zone2(blue) Zone3(green) Zone4(orange) Zone5Zone8(open,nowires) ACVshutoff(redwires) 24VACcom(yellowwires) Wiringdiagramfor3rdpartycontroller/clockscheduler:
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*NOTE:Run24VACpowerfrom3rdpartycontrollertoIrriGreenserverusing2conductorirrigationwire. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page10 Changing the way we water the world 8. BeforecoveringtheGeniussprinklers,testeachsprinklerusingtheGeniusProgrammer:
[PleaserefertoStep2onpage12tosettheprogrammertotheaddressontheserver.]
Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyontheGeniusprogrammeruntilthewordCALappears. Pressandholdthe#numberkeyuntilthewordZONEstartsflashing. SelectthezonenumberbypressingupordownarrowsafterthewordZONEstopsflashing. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytosettheZONE,andthewordPSIflashesfor12seconds. Whentherotationsymbolappears[R]inthecenterofthedisplay,thesprinklerwillrotatetoits startingpositionindicatingagoodelectricalconnection,andthismaytakeupto23seconds. WhenthePSIreadingappearsonthetopline(e.g.60),pressandholdthe#numberkeytoexit. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,anotherzonecanbeselectedandtestedinthesamefashion,oryou canpressandreleasethe*starkeyatthispointtoexittheCALprogram. Youshouldtestallsprinklersinthismannertobecertainallelectricalconnectionsareworking.
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60 PSI1 9. BeforeburyingtheGeniussprinklers,testforleaksatallfittingsbyturningonthewater.(NOTE:Ifyouare usinganACVforemergencyshutoff,thenyouwillneedtoopenthisvalveforproperwatersupply.) 10. Connectaccessorydeviceslikerainandmoisturesensorstoaconventional3rdpartycontroller. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page11 Changing the way we water the world ProgrammingtheGeniusIrrigationSystem 1. OverviewofProgrammerSoftwarefunctionsandTypicalButtoncommands Function SET CAL PROG RUN DATE BATT Descriptionofcommandsandsettingsineachfunction Setprogrammertoserveraddressforcommunicationandscheduling Calibratesprinklerwaterpressure,flowvalveandmotorcompensation Programwateringzonesforexactlandscapeshape(upto50positions) Selectruntimeprecipitationrateandcalculatewateringzonetimes Showstimeofdayanddate(use*starkeytoenterdatefunction) Showslevelofbatterypowerremaining(changeifbelow2.60volts) topdisplay valueortime
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#numberkey Press sunkey uparrow downarrow hold#numberkey hold*starkey Descriptionofcommandsandsettingsineachfunction Pressandrelease*starkeytoexitawateringzoneortoexitafunction,and andrelease*starkeytocyclethroughafunction Pressandrelease#numberkeytomovebetweenfunctions,and Pressandrelease#numberkeytoenterawateringzoneortosaveavalue Pressandreleasesunkeytorotatesprinklernozzledirection(clockwise) Pressandreleaseuparrowtoincreasesengoropenowvalve Pressandreleasedownarrowtodecreasesettingorcloseflowvalve Holddown#numberkeytoenterSet,Cal,ProgorRunfunction Holddown*starkeytoeraseprogramdataforzoneinProgfunction IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page12 Changing the way we water the world 2. Setprogrammertoserveraddressforcommunicationandscheduling Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyontheGeniusprogrammeruntilthewordSETappears.(NOTE:you mayseeCAL,PROG,RUN,thedateandthebatterypowerbeforeyouseeSET.) Pressandholdthe#numberkeyuntilthewordADDRESSappearsatthebottomofthedisplay(shown asAddr)andasetof4digitsappearacrossthetopofthedisplay. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyuntilyougettoadigitthatneedstobechanged,thenselectthe correctdigitbypressingupordownarrowswhilethatdigitisflashing. Continuetofollowthisprocedureuntiltheaddressinthe4digitdisplaymatchesthelastfour digitsontheserveraddresslabel.(NOTE:thisaddressnumbercanbefoundontheinsideand theoutsideoftheGeniusservercase.) Pressandreleasethe*starkeywhenyouhavethecorrectaddresstosavetheSETaddressnumber. Pressandreleasethe*starkeywhenyouseetheschedulingcalendarappearfutureoptiononly. Thecurrentprogramversionanddatewillbedisplayed,thenPressandreleasethe*starkeytoexitthe SETaddressfunction. 3. Calibratesprinklerwaterpressure,flowvalveandmotorcompensation Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyontheGeniusprogrammeruntilthewordCALappears. Pressandholdthe#numberkeyuntilthewordZONEstartsflashingtoentertheCALfunction. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,selectthezonenumberbypressingupordownarrows. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytoentertheZONE,andthewordPSIflashesfor12seconds. Whentherotationsymbolappears[R]inthecenterofthedisplay,thesprinklerwillrotatetothe startingposition,andthismaytakeupto23seconds. SelectthePSIvaluebypressingupordownarrowsafterthewordPSIstopsflashing. ThePSIvalueisthestaticsupplypressure(PSIG)foragivensprinklerzone.(Defaultis60PSI.) Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytosavethePSIvalue.ThewordSAVEappears.
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64 SAVE1 IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page13 Changing the way we water the world Pressandreleasethe*starkeyontheGeniusprogrammerwhileinthePSIModetogotoFLOMode ThevalvewillopenandwaterstreamswillemergeasthedisplayshowsFLOonthebottomand countsupto15.00feetonthetop.(NOTE:Youcanimmediatelychangetheflowdirectionofthe streamsbypressingtherotatekeyifwaterisstreamingtowardsanareanotsuitablefor measuring.) MeasurethedistancefromthefarthestwaterstreamtothesprinklerthisistheFLOvalue. Ifthisdistanceis15.00feet,thenpressandreleasethe*starkeytogotoRCOMode. Or,Ifthisdistanceislessthan15.00feet(example13.50feet),thenadjusttheFLOvalueby pressingupordownarrowsto13.50feetandthenpressandreleasethe#numberkey. ThewordSAVEappearsandthewaterstreamswillstopandreemergeat15feetasthedisplay countsupto15.00feet. Or,Ifthisdistanceismorethan15.00feet(example17.00feet),thenadjusttheFLOvalueby pressingupordownarrowsto17.00feetandthenpressandreleasethe#numberkey. ThewordSAVEappearsandthewaterstreamswillstopandreemergeat15feetasthedisplay countsupto15.00feet. Ifthisdistanceisnot15feet,thenrepeatthisprocessuntilthisdistanceis15.00feet,thenpress andreleasethe*starkeytogotoRCOMode.
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15.00ft FLO1 Aspreviouslycompletedinthestepsabove,bypressingandreleasingthe*starkeyontheGenius programmerwhileintheFLOMode,youwillmoveintotheRCOmode. Thewaterstreamswillstopandreemergeasthedisplaycountsupto15.00feet. Afteradelayof3seconds,RCOonthedisplaywillstopblinkingandthewaterstreamsshould shortenthethrowdistancefrom15.00feettoabout14.00feet. Measurethenewlyshorteneddistancefromthewaterstreamtothesprinkler(example14.00 feet). Ifthisshorteneddistanceis14.00feet,thenpressandreleasethe*starkeytoexittheRCOMode. IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page14 Changing the way we water the world Or,ifthisshorteneddistanceislessthan14.00feet(example11.50feet),thenadjusttheRCO valuebypressingupordownarrowsto11.50feetandthenpressandreleasethe#
numberkey.ThewordSAVEappearsandthewaterstreamswillstopandreemergeat15feet asthedisplaycountsupto15.00feet. Or,ifthisdistancedoesnotshortenbutremainsat15feet,thenadjusttheRCOvalueby pressingupordownarrowsto16.00feetandthenpressandreleasethe#numberkey. ThewordSAVEappearsandthewaterstreamswillstopandreemergeat15feetasthedisplay countsupto15.00feet. Ifthisshorteneddistance(after3seconds)isnot14.00feet,thenrepeatthisprocessuntilitis, thenPressandreleasethe*starkeyontheGeniusprogrammertoexitRCOMode. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,anotherzonecanbeselectedandcalibratedinthesame fashion. Pressandreleasethe*starkeyontheGeniusprogrammertoexittheCALprogram.
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15.00ft RCO1 4. Programwateringzonesforexactlandscapeshape(upto50positionsettings) Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyontheGeniusprogrammeruntilthewordPROGappears. Pressandholdthe#numberkeyuntilthewordZONEstartsflashingtoenterthePROGmode. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,selectthezonenumberbypressingupordownarrows. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytoentertheZONE,andthewordP00flashesfor12seconds. Whentherotationsymbolappears[R]inthecenterofthedisplay,thesprinklerwillrotatetothe startingposition,andthismaytakeupto23seconds. ThevalvewillopenandwaterstreamswillemergeasthedisplayshowsP00onthebottomand countsupto15.00feetonthetop.(NOTE:Youcanimmediatelychangetheflowdirectionofthe streamsbypressingtherotatekeyifwaterisstreamingtowardsanareanotsuitablefora goodstartingposition.Thiswillbeyour1stpositionpointtobesaved.) IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page15 Changing the way we water the world Ifthisdistanceiscorrectandtheflowdirectioniscorrect,thenpressandreleasethe#numberkeyto savethisfirstpositionPosition1(P01). Or,ifthisflowdirectionisnotcorrect,thenpressandreleasetherotatekeytorotatethe angleoftheflowdirection1stepintheclockwisedirection.Ifthisflowdirectionisstillnot correct,thenpressandreleasetherotatekeyuntiltheflowdirectionlinesupwiththe positionyouaretryingtosave.
(NOTE:Youcanpressandholdtherotatekeytoveryquicklyrepeattherotationangleofthe flowdirectionintheclockwisedirection,andtherotationwillstopuponlettinggo.However,be carefulnottooverrotateyourdesiredflowdirectionposition,oryouwillhavetorotate360to startagain.) Or,ifthisdistanceisnotcorrect,thenadjustthedistancebypressingupordownarrows.
(NOTE:Youcanpressandholdtheupordownarrowstoveryquicklyrepeatthechangein distance,andthedistancewillthenchangeuponlettinggo.Onceyoureleaseeithertheupor downarrowsthedisplaywillshowtheactualdistanceinfeet.) Ifthisdistanceorflowdirectionisnotcorrect,thenrepeatthisprocessuntilthisdistanceand flowdirectioniscorrect,thenpressandreleasethe#numberkeytosavethisposition. Onceallofthedesiredpositionshavebeenprogrammedpressandreleasethe*starkeyontheGenius programmertoexitzoneprogramming.Thefirstandlastpositionswillautomaticallybeconnected. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,anotherzonecanbeselectedandprogrammedinthesamefashion. Pressandreleasethe*starkeyontheGeniusprogrammertoexitthePROGprogram. OnceazoneisprogrammeditcanalsobeeditedbyreenteringthezoneinPROGmodetoedit distancesatsetpositionsorinsert/addnewpositions.(NOTE:youcannotdeleteaposition.)
(NOTE:IfnecessarywhileinPROGmode,youcanerasealloftheprogrammedpositionsby pressingandholdingthe*starkeyuntilthewordERASEappears.Alloftheprogrammed positionsforthiszonewillthenbeerased.)
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20.50ft P011 IrriGreenGeniusIrrigationSystemTrainingManual Page16 Changing the way we water the world 5. Selectruntimeprecipitationrateandcalculatewateringzonetimes Pressandreleasethe#numberkeyontheGeniusprogrammeruntilthewordRUNappears. Pressandholdthe#numberkeyuntilthewordZONEstartsflashingtoentertheRUNmode. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,selectthezonenumberbypressingupordownarrows. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytoentertheZONE,andthewordR01appearsindicating1 revolutionwith.05onthetoplineindicating.05inchesofprecipitationfor1revolution. Presstheupordownarrowstosetthedesirednumberofrevolutions.Thetotalnumberof inchesofwaterislistedonthetoplineforthetotalnumberofrevolutionsset. Pressandreleasethe#numberkeytosavethenumberofrevolutions.ThewordSAVEappears. Pressandreleasethe*starkeytocalculateanddisplaythezonewateringtimefortheselected precipitationrateandnumberofrevolutions.Thiswillappearasminutesinthetopdisplay. Thenumberofrevolutionscanstillbechangedbypressingtheupordownarrowsandsaved bypressingandreleasingthe#numberkey.Thiswillimmediatelyupdateanddisplaythenew wateringzonetimeinminutes(topdisplay)whileshowingthenewnumberofrevolutions(bottom display).Thiswateringzonetimeshouldbeenteredintothe3rdpartyclock/schedulerforthiszone. NOTE:Ifyouwanttorunthewateringzonefromthispoint,youcanpressandholddownthe#
numberkeyuntilthedisplayflashesRunanditautomaticallyexitsRUNmode.Thesprinklerwill thenrestitselfandrunthenumberofrevolutionssaved.Youcanalwaysstopthesprinklerduringits runtimeatanytimesimplybyenteringbackintorunmode,andthenexitingagain. Pressandreleasethe*starkeyagainontheGeniusprogrammertoexitthewateringzone. AfterthewordZONEstopsflashing,anotherzonecanbeselectedandruninthesamefashion. Pressandreleasethe*starkeyagainontheGeniusprogrammertoexittheRUNmode. YOUARENOWREADYTORUNTHESYSTEMFROMTHE3RDPARTYCLOCK/SCHEDULER.
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