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Valcom, Inc.
5614 Hollins Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
USA
P. 540-563-2000
F. 540-362-9800
www.valcom.com
Valcom, Inc.
5614 Hollins Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
USA
P. 540-563-2000
F. 540-362-9800
www.valcom.com
Synchronization System Setup
VERY IMPORTANT:
INSTALL, POWER, AND SET YOUR MASTER CLOCK OR REPEATER BEFORE POWERING THE SECONDARY
WIRELESS CLOCKS
A Valcom Master Clock and any Repeaters must be installed, powered, and set up BEFORE you attempt to
set up a wireless clock system. If the Master Clock and Repeaters are not properly installed and powered,
the secondary clocks will not synchronize.
Instructions in this section refer to the Transmit/Receive button located on the clock movement. Review
the illustration on the right if you have trouble finding it.
Normal/Economy Mode:
Battery-powered V-AW12A/V-AW16A or
V-AW12B/V-AW16B series clocks can operate in one of
two different modes.
• Normal mode causes the V-AW12A/V-AW16A or
V-AW12B/V-AW16B to receive and transmit every two
hours. Using this mode, the clock will have a 5 year
battery life, assuming that the clock has good reception
and is using Duracell ProCell batteries. Clocks are shipped
to customers in this mode. If the V-AW12A/V-AW16A is
being added to an existing system, it must be set to
normal mode.
• Economy mode causes the V-AW12A/V-AW16A or
V-AW12B/V-AW16B to receive and transmit every four
hours. Using this mode, the clock will have an 8 year
battery life, assuming that the clock has good reception
and is using Duracell ProCell batteries.
The two modes may be toggled by pressing and
releasing the Diagnostic Button seven times. If Normal
mode is selected, the red LED will shine for one minute and the second hand will go to the 25-second
position. If Economy mode is selected, the green LED will shine for one minute and the second hand will
go to the 40-second position.
Manual Wireless Receiver Settings:
• If you power-cycle the clock (turn it off and turn it on again by removing the power connector or batteries),
the receiver will be powered for ten minutes.
• If you press the Transmit/Receive button twice, the receiver will search for the time signal for ten minutes.
During this time the hour and minute hands will function normally, but the second hand will move to the
twenty second position until the signal is received. If a signal is received, the clock will synchronize the hands
to match the time. If ten minutes have passed and a signal has not been received, the second hand will
return to where it was when the button was pressed, then continue operating.
• If you press the Transmit/Receive button once, the transmitter will transmit the time signal for ten minutes.
However, this will only occur if the clock has received a signal with time data during the past twelve hours.
During this time, the second hand will move to the forty second position. After the ten minutes have passed,
the second hand will return to where it was when the button was pressed, then continue operating.
Red
Green
Diagnostic
All Other Clocks
Transmit/Receive
Diagnostic
Green
Original Clocks
Red
Transmit/Receive
