Safety Precautions
Do not power on the clock when tubes are damaged or missing.
Use the power supply that came with the clock, or use a power supply that's compliant
with the technical specifications of the clock.
Do not expose the clock to rain or moisture. Do not put the clock in sunlight for a long
time. Do not expose the clock to high temperatures. Do not cover the clock.
Always clean the clock with a dry or very slighty damp cloth. Do not use any detergents.
Be careful while touching the tubes, esp. the nozzle at the top. Power off the clock before
cleaning. The clock must be completely dry when it's powered on.
Do not subject the clock to mechanical shocks. Avoid any mechanical shocks to the tubes
and to the top of the tubes in particular.
Keep out of reach of children.
Technical Information
Power supply
12 VDC, 500 mA
Power consumption
3 W max.
DC-connector
Dimensions
138 mm x 63 mm x 68 mm (W x D x H)
Nixie Tubes
IN-16
Background light
Depends on the clock's configuration:
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Cyan LEDs
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Ocean green LEDs
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RGB LEDs with automatically changing colors
Time format
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12 hour format
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24 hour format
Date format
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DD-MM-YY (day-month-year)
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MM-DD-YY (month-day-year)
Alarm snooze time
1..9 minutes
Backup power
30 minutes
Durability Tubes
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Tube life saving mode with adjustable brightness (to prevent wearing
out)
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Periodical animations (to prevent cathode poisioning)
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User Manual
Adjusting the Clock's Precision
Option 10 in the option mode allows you to adjust the clock's precision. If you decrease
the value by one, the clock runs approx. 1.3 s slower per month. If you increase the
value by one, the clock runs approx. 1.3 s faster per month.
In order to adjust the clock's precision you have to determine how much time the clock
deviates over a period of time. Use a reference clock to this purpose. Examples of a
reference clock include a GPS clock and the clock on the Teletext pages.
Measure the period in hours and the deviation in seconds. The deviation is positive when
the clock runs too fast, it is negative when the clock runs too slow. When you determine
the deviation, you must only take whole seconds into account disregarding any fractional
part.
Once you've determined the values for the period and the deviation, use the following
formula to calculate the adjustment:
adjustment = − (deviation × 550 ÷ period)
Example
Suppose the clock runs 2 seconds behind over a period of 72 hours. Hence the deviation
is -2 s. According to the formula, the adjustment is −(−2 × 550 ÷ 72) = ~15. In order
to adjust the clock's precision, you'll have to add 15 to the value of option 10 in the
option mode.
Contact Information
Official website:
http://www.axiris.be/
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