The Sapling Company, Inc.
1633 Republic Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
215.322.6063 P.
215.322.8498 F.
www.sapling-inc.com
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Diagnostic #2
This diagnostic will determine the quality of the time signal.
In order to enter Diagnostic #2 mode, push the Diagnostic Switch twice which is indicated by the green LED flashing twice with a three (3) second
break.
A. While in diagnostic modes, hour and minute hands continue to run normally.
B. The second hand will display the quality of the time signal. (The signal percentage is displayed on the dial of the clock. It goes from 1 – 10,
with 1 being the best signal strength and 10 being the least signal strength.
C. After three (3) minutes, the clock will resume normal operation.
Diagnostic #3
This diagnostic will test the mechanical portion and some of the electronic components of the clock.
In order to enter Diagnostic #3 mode, push the Diagnostic Switch three times which is indicated by the green LED flashing three (3) times with a
three (3) second break.
If an error occurs, the clock will flash the red LED to signal the error code number (please see table below) While in Diagnostic #3, the clock will
perform the following steps:
A. Clock moves second hand to 00.
B. Clock moves second hand again to 00, to verify that the hands arrived after sixty (60) pulses.
C. Clock moves minute and hour hands to the next known position.
D. Clock moves minute and hour hands again to the same known position in order to verify that the hands reach the position after 720 pulses.
E. Clock moves the hour and minute hands to 12:00:00.
F. Test frequency, if battery it shall be D/C, other 60Hz/50Hz.
Number of Red Flashes
Diagnosis of Error Code
1,2 Clock detected problem with second hand. Check hands to see if they are hitting each other. Repeat test.
3,4,5 Clock detected problem with hour/minute hand. Check to see if they are hitting each other. Repeat test.
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Diagnostic Testing
