TO SET THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
This feature is desirable for bedside use. There are 6
levels of brightness. If you hold in both the Hour Switch
and the Mode Switch together, the display will dim in
steps. When it gets to minimum brightness on the next
step it will hop to maximum brightness and start down
again.
CLOCK’S ACCURACY & POWER FAILURES
As long as the power stays on it should not gain or lose
time. The power company may allow it to wander 10
seconds now and then, but it always gets corrected. If
power fails, the display will turn off, and
TS
will try to keep
time for 30 minutes using a crystal for timekeeping and a
super-capacitor for power (no battery to ever replace). This
should help with those power failures you get when there
is a lightning strike in your area. It may gain or lose 5
seconds. If the failure is longer, when the power returns,
you will see the
power-was-off
display — momentarily
push in the mode switch and set the time. The Modes you
have previously selected should be restored.
MODE STORAGE
The display modes (1-7), hourly chime
ON/OFF
, chime
volume, and display brightness you choose are stored in
FLASH memory. After a power failure,
TS
will restore the
features you were previously using.
TROUBLES
On rare occasions, with a power failure, the face will stay
dark when power returns. You may have to unplug it for
30 minutes or even several hours for the
TS
’s
microprocessor to get an orderly startup. My apologies for
this nuisance. It happens so rarely that it is hard to find
the reason. Weird.
WARRANTY & REPAIR
Your
TimeScape
is guaranteed against defects, under
normal use, for one year from the date of purchase. The
warranty covers parts and labor and shipping back to you.
All repairs are handled directly by the factory. Please
email or call me with any problems.
If you send any
attachments
(like photos) with an email,
be aware that your email could end up in a SPAM, or
JUNK folder and I may never see it. You can call me to
say you just sent an email. Or, send me a separate email,
without any attachments that says, “
See my other email”
and then I will look for the first one.
Having fun YET?
🤪
Barry Gamble
At
707 795-1895
ChronoArt Inc.
9175 Poplar Ave.
Cotati, CA 94931
DIABOLIC MODE
There is another mode that I have not discussed called
Diabolic.
It is Mode 12. It spends the first 20 seconds of
a minute in Mode 1, then the next 20 seconds in Mode 4,
and the last 20 seconds of a minute in Mode 6. It’s meant
for customers who like to play with and/or torture their
friends with the mystery of
how does that tell time?
It also
has the advantage of showing more patterns and colors.
As they say, variety is the spice of life.
It has occurred to me that some of you may want a custom
version of the Diabolic Mode. For example you could have
6 different modes, each for 10 seconds, in a sequence you
choose. Customizing is possible. Just an idea!
