THG TIM 2015, Техническое руководство

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TIM 2015 Technical Manual v1 (February 2018) Page 3
The manual is arranged in numbered Chapters. The contents page follows.
And yes, there are a lot of words to read, simply because we tried to make the assembly process impossible to get wrong. Take it in stages if
you prefer.
Finally, if you get stuck, do try reading the manual a second time, perhaps more slowly. Things often become simpler to understand after
several readings.
For a valuable and independent guide to using TIM 2015 please visit
http://www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/tim_2015.htm . Sam Hallas describes there how he built his own TIM 2015. It’s well worth reading!
User feedback
We welcome this! So if you have spotted a mistake in this manual, something you disagree with or else something you think could be
clarified, please get in touch. The same applies for anything you feel has been left out. Maybe you wish to comment on the product itself or
perhaps would like to suggest an improvement. Get in touch by an e-mail to
andrew_emmerson@btinternet.com . We’ll respond as soon as
humanly possible (but please bear in mind this is a spare-time activity).
Clarification
Here are three things that we need to stress in order to avoid any confusion.
Accuracy . The claim that we make for TIM 2015 is that it is accurate to within a second but no more. In other words, if you synchronise
TIM 2015 to a source of GPS signal or to a radio time signal transmitter such as MSF, DCF77 or WWVB, it is of ‘indicative’ but not ‘absolute’
accuracy, making it adequate for all everyday purposes.
Authenticity . The voice files used in TIM 2015 are all taken from recordings of actual speaking clocks, taken from a variety of sources. In
some cases the recordings were taken directly from the speaking clock apparatus with the agreement and kind cooperation of the museum
authorities involved. In other cases they were made from Internet files or tape recordings made in the past, processed for greater clarity as
necessary. The method in which the words, phrases and sounds are played out from digital media means the timing of the words may vary
very slightly from the timing of the original announcements but only by fractions of seconds and not in a way that users would detect.
Intellectual property . It is our understanding that all recordings used in TIM 2015 are in the public domain. They are provided in good faith
for non-commercial use, with no charge made to the end user other than the media on which they are recorded.