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MANUAL OF BOARD ET-Mini Clock4                       

 

Tz:xx (Time Zone)       = Set Time Zone that has an effect on operation when using Time Base from GPS only; it can 

set the value in the range of -9 to +9 (Time Zone of Thailand is +7 (Default)). 

La:xx (Language)         =  This Menu is only available for the model Plus, Box Plus to choose language to tell time via 

Speaker. When   

TH: Thai Language (Default) 

EN: English Language 
OF: Mute, especially Power-ON, pressing Remote to listen voice and every hour 

VL:xx (Volume)           =  This Menu is only available for the model Plus, Box Plus to adjust volume of Speaker in 

the range of 00-30 (00: Silent, 30: Loudest) (Default = 25) 

Pt:xx (Print Time)         = Set value for running the Command Print to print the value of Time and Date via Connector 

Tx-TTL. When  

ON: Print value of Time and Date according to the setting Command’s format throughout 
the operation. 

 

 

 

 

          OF: Do not print any value of Time and Date throughout the operation (Default) 

 

NOTE: The values that are setup in each Menu, some values are stored in EEProm of MCU; it remains after Power-OFF and 
it will be called after Power-ON. Some values are setup for RTC DS3231 and it will be called after Power-ON. So, it needs to 
insert Battery Back-Up into the Clock and the all values that are setup for RTC still run correctly although Power-OFF. 

 

How to use Menu Setup Mode: Referred to the diagram of Menus above, it can summarize menus of Setup Mode as follows; 
1)

 

Press Key         to enter Setup Mode; the Display shows message “SETUP” for a while and enter the first Main Menu “Time”. 

2)

 

Press Key        or Key         to choose the preferable Main Menu to set value. 

3)

 

After chose the Main Menu to set value completely, press Key         to enter the sub-menu of the chosen Main Menu; the Display 
shows the first chosen sub-menu of the Main Menu. 

4)

 

Press Key         or Key        to choose the preferable sub-menu to set value. 

5)

 

After chosen the sub-menu completely, press Key        or Key       to choose and set the preferable value for the sub-menu. 

6)

 

After set the values for the sub-menu completely, press Key         to save the value; next, the Display shows the tick sign at the setting 
position for a while and user will hear Beep sound twice, it means it can save the value successfully. Next, user can return to step 
No.4 to choose the other sub-menus and user can do the same as described above. 

After set values for the sub-menu completely but user does not press any Key Save, all setting value is unchanged and not used 

after exited this Setup Mode. If user moves to other sub-menu and return the old one, all values is not updated, it is still the old. 
Summarily, every time user setup new value for any sub-menu but user does not press any Key Save, this is no any effect on the 
operation of the Clock. 

 

NOTE:    

When pressing Key        to save any sub-menu, it only saves the particular value of the sub-menu; it does not save 

whole sub-menus of Main Menu. So, every time users setup the preferable value for each sub-menu completely, it always press 
the Key to save the value for the particular sub-menu completely. 

The value that is related to Config will be saved and stored in EEProm, it remains although Power-OFF; it will be 

called and used after Power-ON. For the value of Time, Date, Alarm that is related to  Setting Time (except setting Birthday), it 
will setup for RTC DS3231; in this case, it has to insert Battery Back-Up and RTC runs correctly although Power-OFF. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Summary of Contents for ET-Mini Clock4

Page 1: ...sten to the current time There are 2 languages for telling time Thai and English 1 SPECIFICATIONS OF ET MINI CLOCK4 SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL MODELS Clock uses POWER SUPPLY DC5V MINI USB orDC12V Type J POWER SUPPLY 12V is supplied to Clock and GPS from external For general use the Current that is supplied atthe full of light ofDisplay is 300mA approximately and the maximum Current at Full Load is 450m...

Page 2: ...peaker with Cable ET SP Mini and Clock provides Connector 2Pin to connect with speaker Add Module MP3 to play audio file for telling time with Micro SD Card included 2 languages of audio file TH EN ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF MODULE MP3 Support File MP3 FAT16 and FAT32 Have internal extension with 3W 30 levels ofVolume Adjustment adjusting the volume at Menu Conf of the Clock Clock can tell timeby voic...

Page 3: ... files that are played by Module MP3 it is only available for model Plus and Box Plus It hasto connect at Connector No 15 MP3 Spk of Clock B Remote It is IR Remote to control Display Mode and setting values for Clock it uses Battery 3V CR2025 This Remote is available for every model More information of keys please read Topic 4 Functions of Keys on Remote A ET SP Mini ...

Page 4: ...Logic TTL 5V from external to control Start and Stop of Stop Watch when using Mode Key 9 When the Display shows data in Mode Key9 as 00 00 00 and it sends Signal Logic 0 to Pin I Str it starts timing While the Clock is timing and it sends Signal Logic 0 to Pin I Stp it stops timing instantly When state of Stop happens it also sends Logic 1 TTL 5V to Pin O Stp of this Connector and this Pin O Stp b...

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Page 6: ...play Mode user can press Remote to change the display mode to different formats as preferable For more information please read Topic 4 How to useKeys on Remote NOTE When connecting to GPS there is an effect on response of Remote because it is sometimes slower Every time Reset or Power ON the Clock of themodel Plus Box Plus while playing the audio fileto tell time all numbers that shows time on the...

Page 7: ...t of degree Celsius its format is TT T C The value of temperature is mainly read from the external Sensor that isconnected with first ET Sensor AM2302 If it is not connected with any external Sensor yet it reads the value from Sensor internal RTCDS3231 of the Clock instead 11 Key 0 Show percentage of Humidity on Display itsformat is HH H It needs to connect ET Sensor AM2302 from external to read t...

Page 8: ...agram of Menu above itconsists of 5 main Menus and sub menus of each Main Menu are used to setup values Abbreviation of sub menu that isused to setup values means as follows Main Menu Time Set Time asHour Minutefor Time BaseRTC DS3231 Ifusing GPS this Menu is auto setup after Power ON Setting values are listed below Sub Menus Value of Second is set as 0 when saving the value Hr xx Hour Set Time in...

Page 9: ...Time or give alarm toring at a particulartime in each day setting values are listed below Sub Menus Value of Second is set as 0 when saving the value Ah xx Alarm Hour Set Time as hour in the range of 0 23 hours to alarm Am xx Alarm Minute Set Time as minute in the range of 0 59minutes to alarm Ae xx Alarm Enable Set status ofAlarm When ON Set Alarm as Enable to give an alarm OF Set Alarm as Disabl...

Page 10: ...3 After chose the Main Menu to set value completely press Key toenter the sub menu of thechosen Main Menu the Display shows the first chosen sub menu of the Main Menu 4 Press Key or Key to choose the preferable sub menu to set value 5 After chosen the sub menu completely press Key or Key to choose and set the preferable value for the sub menu 6 After set the values for the sub menu completely pres...

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Page 12: ...E This Setting Date has an effect on the use of Time Base from RTC DS3231 please follows these instructions as follows 1 Press Key to enter Setup Mode 2 Press Key to set value ofMain Menu Date 3 Press Key to enter Main Menu Date 4 Press Key or Key to setvalue of days of the week Dy Su Sa Sunday Saturday 5 Press Key to save the value of days of theweek 6 Press Key to goto the next Sub Menu to set D...

Page 13: ...f Speaker only available for the model Plus Box Plus 16 Press Key orKey to set volume of Speaker VL 00 30 when 00 Min 30 Max 17 Press Key to save the value of volume via Speaker 18 Press Key to go to the next Sub Menu to set values for Print Time sending Data Time Data viaConnector Tx TTL 19 Press Key or Key toset the value of Print Time Pt ON OF when ON Sending data OF Not send any data 20 Press ...

Page 14: ...older names otherwise these audio filesare played incorrectly Not allow deleting and changing any file name in Folder 01 02 However it can change sound of Alarm and alarm of birthday as requires for more information please read the topic How to setup Birthday Alarm and How to use Alarm For Folder 03 there is an example audio file song user can delete and copy the favorite audio file song into the ...

Page 15: ...annot play any file song it has to press Key to stop the Alarm first While playing filesong and Alarm happens it stops playing the current file song and Alarm continues playing instead 6 10 HOW TO LISTEN TO TIME DATE MODELPLUS BOXPLUS It isonly available forthe model Plus Box Plus It has to connect to Speaker insert Micro SC Card thatcontained audio file for telling time completely the audio file ...

Page 16: ...e instructions to change audio file for Alarm Birthday as required 1 Edit and rename new audio file MP3 as 0150_BirthDay mp3 first alllettersmust be strictlywritten like the pattern 2 Remove Micro SD Card from the Clock and then insert into socket of PC 3 Copy the audio file MP3 as mention in step No 1 and pastes it into the Folder 01 or 02 in Micro SD Card The new audio File MP3 that is copied wi...

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Page 21: ...d it will has an effect on the operation as mentioned above While timing or stop timing user can press any Key to go to other Display Modes user only presses the Key 9 again to return the Stopwatch Mode After returned the Stopwatch Mode the timing is still running and the result of Stop Time still remains until user presses the Key 9 to change the display in Stopwatch Mode HOW TO USE STOP WATCHBYR...

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