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TMDW60

Smart Digital Wall Switch Timer Instructions

ASTRONOMICAL TIMER INSTRUCTIONS

After time, date, location and sunrise/sunset information is entered, this timer will automatically adapt 
to seasonal changes in daylight hours without reprogramming.

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 

ON/OFF:

 Timer Override (Push to turn ON/OFF); if timer is on currently, it will be turned off; if timer is off currently, it will be turned on.

If the timer door is closed during normal operation Pressing on the door will activate the ON/OFF, timer override switch. 

RESET:

 Push to clear all settings.

q

/RND:

 During normal program operation, push once to randomly, vary ON/OFF times within 2-30 minutes of programmed times.

q

or

p

: Use during programming to scroll through menu options or increase and decrease time and date settings

AUTO:

 Push when programming is complete to activate timer.

SETUP:

 Push once to set Calendar/Clock; push twice to set or change programming.

ENTER:

 Push to confirm menu selections during programming.

Note: if no button is pressed for 30 seconds, timer will get back to current timer.

 

PROGRAMMING

Initial setup

Setting the calendar , Clock, DST, Zone

1.  On initial power-up, use a paper clip or pen to press the 

RESET 

button, and clear the program in the timer. When the reset button is released, the 

screen will be flashing 12:00 AM.

2.  Press the 

SETUP 

button and 

CAL 

will be flashing on the screen. Press 

ENTER 

to begin setting the Calendar.

3.  The year will be flashing. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to select the year. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm the setting.

4.  The month will be flashing. Use the 

q

or 

p

 

buttons to select the current month. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm selection.

5.  The day will flashing. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to select the current day. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm selection. 

6.  The screen should be blinking 

CLK 

for Clock. Press 

ENTER 

to begin setting the clock.

7.  The hour and 

AM 

or 

PM 

should be blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 to select the correct hour. If you pass 11 to 12, you will change the AM to PM. Once the correct hour is found, press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection. 

8.  The minutes should be blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 to select the correct minute. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm.

9.  The screen should be blinking 

DST 

for “Daylight Savings Time”. Press 

ENTER 

to select 

DST

.

10. 

DST 

is either ON or OFF. 

DST 

will automatically reset the times in the timer to match the time change. Use the 

q

or 

p

 button to select the desired 

DST 

setting, and press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection.

11. The screen should show the word 

ZONE 

blinking. Press 

ENTER 

to select your 

ZONE

. Look at the map below and determine which zone best fits your location. Use the 

q

or 

p

 to scroll through the available zones in the timer, and stop when you find 

the zone which describes the location where the timer is being installed. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection.

The screen will show 

DAWN 

(Sunrise) and a time with the hour blinking. This is the timer’s preset time for Dawn. If the hour is not correct, use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to adjust the hour to match DAWN for your area. Once the hour is correct, press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection and move to the next step. The minutes are now blinking. If the minutes are not correct, use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to adjust the minutes to match DAWN for your area. When the minutes are correct, press 

ENTER 

to 

confirm the selection. 

The screen will now show DUSK (Sunset) and a default time with the hour blinking. This is the timer’s preset time for 

DUSK. If the hour is not correct, use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to select the correct hour to match DUSK for you area. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm the hour. The minutes are now blinking. If the minutes are not correct, use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to 

change the minutes to match DUSK for your area. Press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection. 

12.  The screen will now say 

SAVE

. Press 

ENTER 

to save today’s date, time and location data to the timer.

Programming ON/OFF Events:

1.  To begin programming ON/OFF times, press 

SETUP 

twice.

2. 

P1 ON

 (Program 1) ON will show on screen, and 

1

 should be blinking. Press 

ENTER 

to begin setting P1 ON time, OR you may also use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to scroll any one of the 7 available programs.

3.  After pressing 

ENTER 

, the screen will show 

SET

. If you wish to set a time, press 

ENTER 

to confirm. You may also use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons 

to scroll to 

DEL

. If you press 

ENTER 

on 

DEL

, you will delete the program you are on.

If you push 

ENTER 

at 

SET 

for 

P1

, the screen will show 

PRG

,

 P1 ON

, and the days of the week will be blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to scroll 

through the options in which the timer will be active. The options are:

Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, St, Su (default);

Individual days;(Choose a single day)

Mo, We, Fr;

Tu, Th, St;

Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr;

St, Su;

Select the days you want the program to be active and press 

ENTER 

to confirm the selection.

Now that you have chosen the days, the timer will function, and the next step is to choose the time. The screen should show 

DAWN 

blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 to scroll through the three switching time options which are 

DAWN, DUSK (the programmed times selected during timer setup)

 or 

TIME

(to set custom time).

If you would like the timer to turn on at the preset time for 

DAWN

, press 

ENTER 

and move to 

P1 OFF 

setting.

If you would like the timer to turn on at the preset time for DUSK, use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to change the option on the screen to 

DUSK

, and press 

ENTER

, and move to 

P1 OFF 

setting.

If you would like to choose a custom time other than DAWN or DUSK, use the 

q

and

 

p

 buttons to change the option on the screen to 

TIME

, and press 

ENTER

. The hour should be blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to set the correct hour. If you pass 11 to 12, you will change the AM to PM. Once 

the correct hour is selected, press 

ENTER 

to confirm. The minutes should be blinking. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to set the correct minute, then press 

ENTER 

to confirm selection. The screen will show 

PRG P1 OFF

, and the days of the week will be blinking. Choose the days you want the program to 

be active, and press 

ENTER

. Now that you have chosen the days, the timer will function, and the next step is to choose the time the program will turn off. Use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to scroll through the 3 options 

DAWN

DUSK

, or 

TIME

, and precede the same as you did for 

PROG1 ON

.

After programming the 

P1 OFF 

time, press 

ENTER 

to confirm. The screen will now say 

SAVE

. Press 

ENTER 

to save program 1 to the timer. 

P2 ON 

(Program 2 on) should be blinking. Press 

ENTER 

to begin setting 

P2 ON

. You may also use the 

q

or 

p

 buttons to scroll through all 7 programs, or 

push 

AUTO 

to complete the programming and start the timer.

Random Security Option:

The random feature 

RND 

will delay turning the lights off. The delay of 2 to 30 minutes is randomly selected by the timer each day to give the house a more lived in appearance while the occupant is away.

1. Push 

RND 

(Random) button to activate the Random feature. The screen will change from 

AUTO 

to 

RND

.

2. Push 

AUTO 

to button to de-activate the Random feature and return the timer to its current programming.

North

Central

South

North

Central

South

Alaska

Hawaii

1 Year Limited Warranty

AmerTac warrants to the original purchaser that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a 

period of 1 year from the date of purchase. Additional details are available at www.amertac.com. 

PROP. 65 WARNING: 

This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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Breinigsville, PA 18031

www.amertac.com

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