User manual – Glass Clock Design #3
rev 3.2
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Cold War Creations, 2014
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Glass&Clock&Design&.................................................................&3
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Introduction&to&Nixie&Tubes&.....................................................&4
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Clock&Features&..............................................................................&6
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Unpacking&and&setting&up&the&Clock&......................................&7
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Setting&the&Clock&..........................................................................&8
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Clock&diagram&.......................................................................................................................................&8
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Setting&the&time&and&date&..................................................................................................................&8
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Set&time&mode&.......................................................................................................................................&9
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5.1.1
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Setting!the!time!-!hours!.................................................................................................................!10
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5.1.2
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Setting!the!time!–!minutes!...........................................................................................................!10
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5.1.3
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Setting!the!time!–!change!hours!for!Daylight!Savings!......................................................!11
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Set&date&mode&.....................................................................................................................................&12
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5.1.4
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Setting!the!date!–!month!...............................................................................................................!12
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5.1.5
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Setting!the!date!–!day!.....................................................................................................................!12
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5.1.6
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Setting!the!date!-!year!....................................................................................................................!13
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Changing&clock&options&...................................................................................................................&14
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5.1.7
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Option!1!–!12/24!hour!mode!......................................................................................................!15
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5.1.8
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Option!2!–!Date!format!display!option!...................................................................................!16
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5.1.9
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Option!3!–!Display!options,!Special!effects!...........................................................................!18
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5.1.10
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Option!4!–!Temperature!units,!F!or!C!...................................................................................!20
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5.1.11
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Option!5!–!Brightness!level!.......................................................................................................!21
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5.1.12
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Option!6!–!Anti-cathode!poisoning!function!.....................................................................!23
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5.1.13
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Option!7!–!Colon!Display!Options!..........................................................................................!24
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5.1.14
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Option!8!–!Floor!LED!Options!..................................................................................................!25
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Setting&the&display&ON/OFF×&...............................................................................................&26
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5.1.15
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Entering!the!OFF/ON!set!time!enable!..................................................................................!26
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5.1.16
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Setting!the!OFF!time!....................................................................................................................!27
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5.1.17
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Setting!the!ON!time!......................................................................................................................!28
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5.1.18
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Disabling!OFF/ON!time!..............................................................................................................!29
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5.1.19
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Examples!for!setting!OFF/ON!time!.......................................................................................!30
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5.1.20
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New!Year’s!Eve!display!...............................................................................................................!31
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Board&Options&.............................................................................&32
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Changing&clock&board&options&......................................................................................................&33
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6.1.1
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Option!0!–!Serial!number!.............................................................................................................!34
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6.1.2
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Option!1!–!Temperature!offset!value!......................................................................................!35
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6.1.3
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Option!2!–!Auto!Off!Light!Level!value!.....................................................................................!36
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6.1.4
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Option!3!–!Time!display!interval!value!..................................................................................!37
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6.1.5
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Option!4!–!Date/Temperature!display!interval!value!......................................................!38
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Trouble&Shooting&the&Clock&....................................................&39
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7.1.1
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Display!is!blank!.................................................................................................................................!39
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7.1.2
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Time!not!working!............................................................................................................................!39
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7.1.3
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Date!is!not!displayed!properly!...................................................................................................!39
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7.1.4
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Temperature!display!not!working!...........................................................................................!40
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7.1.5
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Colon(s)!not!working!.....................................................................................................................!40
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7.1.6
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Decimal!point!of!tube!is!faintly!glowing!................................................................................!40
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7.1.7
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Tube(s)!not!working!.......................................................................................................................!40
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Maintenance&and&Care&.............................................................&42
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Cleaning&...............................................................................................................................................&42
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Use&.........................................................................................................................................................&42
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Warranty&......................................................................................&43
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Specifications&..............................................................................&44
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