CHRONOTRONIX V400 NIXIE TUBE CLOCK
2006
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8.1 Enter and Navigate Submenus
Main menus can be entered as described above. Once a main
menu has been entered, submenus can be switched through
upward by pressing button 2
and
downward by pressing
button 3
. At the end of a menu line it switches to the first entry.
This is the menu tree:
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Main Menu 1
1.1 Setting time
1.2 Setting date
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Main menu 2
2.1 Setting alarm time
2.2 Setting duration time is displayed
2.3 Setting duration date is displayed
2.4 Setting cross fade
2.5 Setting different display variants (time 12/24h and date
DD.MM.YY / MM.DD.YY)
2.6 Setting switch off time for night power-down mode
2.7 Setting switch on time for night power-down mode
2.8 Blanking of the leading zero
2.9 Setting of cathode poisoning prevention
Going through the submenu by pressing button 2 or 3 you can
reach the value you want to alter. To
enter and edit a submenu
button 1 must be pressed shortly. The chosen value can now be
stepped up by pressing button 2 and down by pressing button 3.
The value will be set by leaving the submenu.
To leave a submenu, button 1 must be pressed long time (1
second) and you will return to the main menu.
To then leave a main menu, button 1 must be pressed long time
(1 second) and the clock shall switch back to display mode.
9. Editing the Submenus
9.1 Submenu 1.1: Setting Time
If this menu is entered, the display shows the preset time.
If the clock is set up to AM/PM mode, nevertheless the display
shall show the time in 24-h mode.
With button 2 and 3 the chosen digit can be set. To switch to the
next position button 1 must be pressed.
In order to confirm numbers will scroll through right after altering
values.
The time of the day shall exactly be written into the memory,
when the submenu 1.1 is left. Therefore the clock can be set
exactly on the dot.
Setup Example:
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The time shall be set to 17:25:30 o'clock.
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Clock is in display mode.
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to enter the main menu 1.
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Clock stops and displays the current set time.
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Press button 1 (short) to enter the submenu 1.1.
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Press button 2 (to count up) and button 3 (to count down) to
set the first digit (to '1')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the second digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the second digit (to '7')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the third digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the third digit (to '2')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fourth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fourth digit (to '5')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fifth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fifth digit (to '3')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the sixth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the sixth digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the submenu
1.1.
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the main menu
1.
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Clock starts running in display mode with the set time.
9.2 Submenu 1.2: Setting Date
This submenu is similar to submenu 1.1 except that current date
shall be displayed and edited.
During setting date in this menu the clock shall always display
date in the arrangement DD.MM.YY.
If a corrupt date is set (e.g. 31.02.2006) the clock would accept
that date. But at the next change of a day, the date shall be
corrected to any correct one (e.g. 01.03.2006).
Setup Example:
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Date shall be set to December, 24th 2006.
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Clock is in display mode.
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to enter the main menu 1.
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Clock stops and displays the current set time.
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Press button 2 once to reach submenu 1.2
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Press button 1 (short) to enter the submenu 1.2.
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Press button 2 (to count up) and button 3 (to count down) to
set the first digit (to '2')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the second digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the second digit (to '4')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the third digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the third digit (to '1')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fourth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fourth digit (to '2')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fifth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fifth digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the sixth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the sixth digit (to '6')
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the submenu
1.2.
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the main menu
1.
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Clock starts running in display mode.
9.3 Submenu 2.1: Setting Alarm Time
In this submenu alarm time can be set.
Display shows current alarm time at which alarm shall ring.
If clock is set to AM/PM mode, nevertheless display shows time
in 24h mode.
Using button 2 and 3 the chosen digit can be set. To switch to
the next position, button 1 must be pressed.
To confirm this step shifting from digit to digit, the following digit
flashes (the numbers scroll through). After the last digit, the first
digit shall be enabled again.
Setup Example:
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Alarm time shall be set to 07:30:00 o'clock.
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Clock is in display 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 1 (short) to enter the submenu 2.1.
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Press button 2 (to count up) and button 3 (to count down) to
set the first digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the second digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the second digit (to '7')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the third digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the third digit (to '3')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fourth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fourth digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the fifth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the fifth digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 (short) to jump to the sixth digit
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Press button 2 and button 3 to set the sixth digit (to '0')
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the submenu
2.1.
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Press button 1 long time (1 second) to leave the main menu
2.
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Clock starts running in display mode.
9.4 Submenu 2.2: Setting Duration Time is
Displayed
If this submenu is entered, the display shows 02:00:xx whereas
‘xx’ indicates the duration the time is displayed. This value can
be set from 00 to 59 seconds.
The value 00 means: Time shall not be displayed. Accordingly,
only date would appear in display mode.
