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2012
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The value in this menu shall be set to 16:00:02
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Clock is in day display mode or night power-down
mode.
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Press button 1 (short) to enter the main menu 2.
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Clock stops and displays the current set alarm time.
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Press button 2 fifteen times to reach submenu 2.16.
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Press button 1 (short) to enter the submenu 2.16.
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the value “xx” to
02.
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Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
submenu 2.16.
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Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
main menu 2.
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Clock starts running in day display mode or night
power-down mode.
11. Setting Alarm Clock
The alarm function can be switched on and off in day
display mode or night power-down mode.
If the alarm function is switched off and button 2 is
pressed long time (0.5 seconds), the alarm function
shall be switched on. In this case the display changes
to the actual set alarm time (in 24 hours display
variant) and the buzzer beeps twice. After 1 second
(button 2 is not pressed) the display switches back to
the standard time display.
If the alarm function is switched on, and button 2 is
pressed long (0.5 seconds), the alarm function shall be
switched off. In this case the display changes to the
actual set alarm time (in 24 hours display variant) and
the buzzer beeps once. After 1 second the display
switches back to the standard time display.
If the alarm clock function is switched on and the alarm
time is reached, the alarm tone shall ring, if set in
Submenu 2.16 or/and the AUX output switches on.
In the event the alarm starts while the clock is in night
power-down mode and tubes brightness is set to “00”
in submenu 2.10, it automatically switches to day
display mode. After 30 minutes the clock shall switch
back to night power-down mode (in case the switch on
time of the night power-down mode is not already
reached).
While the alarm rings the CP prevention is not active.
If any button is pressed (short or long) while the alarm
sounds, the alarm signal gets switched off.
If the alarm is not switched off by pressing any button it
automatically switches off after 30 minutes.
Setting example:
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The alarm function shall be switched on.
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The clock is in day display mode or night power-
down mode.
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Press button 2 long time (0.5 seconds)
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The display changes to the set alarm time and the
buzzer beeps either once or twice.
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If the buzzer has only beeped once, then the alarm
function would be switched off now, and button 2
would have to be pressed once again. Then the
buzzer beeps twice and the alarm function is
switched on.
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After one second the display returns to display
mode.
12. Service mode
The clock has a service mode for testing tubes,
LEDs, power supply on/off, upper and lower dots of
the colons buzzer and AUX output.
To enter the service mode, the clock must be
powered while button 1 is pressed, held down and
released after powering.
After entering the service mode, the display shows
"00:00:00" and the LEDs are 100% on.
To switch through the service mode steps, button 2
(forward) or button 3 (back) must be pressed.
Tube brightness is always 100%.
The service mode steps are the following:
Step
Tubes & colon
display
LEDs
Buzzer,
AUX
170V
supply
01
00:00:00
100%
off
on
02
11'11'11
90%
off
on
03
22.22.22
80%
off
on
04
33 33 33
70%
off
on
05
44:44:44
60%
off
on
06
55'55'55
50%
off
on
07
66.66.66
40%
off
on
08
77 77 77
30%
off
on
09
88:88:88
20%
off
on
10
99'99'99
10%
off
on
11
off, but
99:99:99 are
driven
off
alarm
ring
tone,
AUX=
+5V
off
If button 1 is pressed in service mode, the firmware
revision "18.xx.yy" is displayed.
That means:
18: stands for IN-18 firmware
xx: stands for hardware revision
yy: stands for firmware revision
To get back from the firmware display to service
mode button 2 or 3 must be pressed. After this the
last service mode step is displayed again.
If button 3 is pressed long (0.5 seconds) in service
mode, the clock switches to day display mode or
night power-down mode.
13. Factory Presets
Main menu 1:
xx:xx:xx
(RTC time)
xx:xx:xx
(RTC date)
03:01:00 operating mode (RTC)
04:00:00 time display variant (24h)
05:00:00 date display variant (DD.MM.YY)
06:00:00 blanking the leading zero (not active)
07:05:05 cathode poisoning prevention (every 5
minutes for 5 seconds)
