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Mechanical Time Recorder User’s Guide
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Raise the Type Section
1. Unlock the case cover and pull it forward to remove it.
2. Note the position of the Release Latch and Face Setting
Wheel used later in this process.
3. Wait until you hear the clock “click”.
4. Press either side of the Type Section Headlock – 1.2
and pull upward on the lower part of the Clock Face until
the Type Section locks in the up position as shown in
Figure 1. Note position of the Overthrow Lever and the
Setting Wheel.
5. Press the red Overthrow Lever – 1.3 away from you
until it clicks. This releases the wheels allowing them to
turn.
Set the Time on the Type Wheels
Figure 2
1. Locate the Center Line where all the wheels line up as
shown in Figure 2.
2. Rotate the wheels using a pointed object. Rotate each
wheel until the correct date and time are aligned at the
Center Position, as shown in Figure 2. Hint: Start at
the top wheel and work down when setting.