Control Company TIMER SWITCH CONTROLLER User Manual

SPECIFICATIONS

14 programs per day or per week.
Minimum switching time: 1 minute
Ratings: 15A~120VAC
Maximum resistive load: 1,800 Watts

LCD DISPLAY

SETTING THE CLOCK

In the clock mode, the timer displays as shown in Figure 1. Note that the colon is
flashing and the word CLOCK appears on the LCD. To set the current time and day,
press the SET key, the DAY is flashing and the LCD appears as shown in Figure 2.
Use the left/right arrow keys (< >) to select the current day, then press the SET key.
The HOUR is flashing, use the left/right arrow keys to select the current hour, then
press the SET key. Now the MINUTE is flashing, use the left/right arrow keys to select
the current minute, then press the SET key. The SECOND will flash. Press the right
arrow key ( > ) to set the time to the start of the next minute, while pressing the left
arrow key (< ) to set the time to the start of current minute.

For example, when the time displayed is 3:16:22 and the second is flashing, pressing
the right arrow key will set the time to 3:17:00. Press the left arrow key to set the time
to 3:16:00.
During the setting procedure, if the left or right arrow key is depressed for longer than
1 second, the key will repeat itself. Depressing the key for a further 2 seconds will
increase the rate of repeat.

After the correct time is entered, press the SET key to end the clock setting. The word
SET will be turned off and flashing will stop. The display now shows the current time
and day as in Figure 3.

REVIEW & SETTING PROGRAMS

The unit can be set for daily or weekly events. You can choose the program to activate
on a particular day, Monday to Friday, Monday to Saturday, Saturday to Sunday, or
everyday. You can set up to a maximum of 14 programs.

To review the various programs, push either the left/right program arrow key. When
the right arrow key is pressed, the LCD display will scroll through all the programs in
the following sequence.

CLOCK PGM 1 ON PGM 1 OFF PGM 2 ON
PGM 2 0FF ...PGM 14 ON PGM 14 OFF CD PGM CLOCK

Pressing the left arrow key will have the same effect except the sequence will be
reversed.

The PROG symbol will light-up to denote a program is being displayed. CD PROG will
light to denote the Count Down Program is displayed. A sample of the program is
shown In Figure 4.
Please note the display will show (--:--) when the program is not set.

All programs can be reviewed by simply holding down the left or right arrow keys: the
display will scroll through all the programs in sequence. Press the key one at a time to
view programs one by one.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Example of setting program 1:

MO 8:15 ON / MO 15:45 OFF

In the above example, the timer will turn on at Monday
8:15 and off at 15:45. To set the timer on at 8:15, press the right arrow key or left
arrow key until the PROG 1 ON appear in the display, then press the SET key and the
SET will light.

With the Day flashing, use the left or right arrow key to select a day for which, the
program 1 to be turned on and off. The day display will sequence through each day
and then MO - FR, MO - SA, SA - SU, MO - SU and then repeat again.

In this example, the day would be Monday. Press the SET key. When the hour is
flashing, adjust the HOUR to 8 using the left or right arrow keys, then press the SET
key. When the minute is flashing, adjust the MINUTE to 15 using the left or right arrow
keys, then press the SET key to end the setting of the program.

In Figure 4 the display shows the timer before it’s being set and in Figure 5 the display
shows the timer after it’s been set.

To set the timer off at 15:45, follow the same steps as setting the ON program.

Note: the HOUR and MINUTE can be set for the program time but not the SECOND.

RANDOM FUNCTION

The timer has a built-in random function to automatically turn the timer on and off at
random intervals. The timer will stay on for approximately 10 to 26 minutes and off 26
to 42 minutes. By pressing the RANDOM key, the symbol RND will flash indicating that
it is active. When the random function is active, all your preset programs including the
CountDown Program are disabled and remain disabled until the random generator is
turned off by pressing the RANDOM key again. Manual Override is also disabled.

MANUAL ON/OFF
This timer can be turned on or off anytime (except when Random function Is active) by
using the ON/OFF key. Press the ON/OFF key to turn the timer on. Press the ON/OFF
key again to turn the timer off. The LED Indicates whether the timer Is on or off. The
flashing word ON or OFF indicates that manual On/Off mode is active.

The manual override mode will be cancelled when a preset program or count down
program is activated. The ON/OFF word on the clock display will then stop flashing.

COUNTDOWN TIMER (PROGRAM)

The countdown timer function can be used to turn the timer on or off for a period from
1 second up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds. To set the countdown time, follow the
example shown below.

Example: Setting the countdown time to stay on for 1 hour 10 minutes 30 seconds.

Display the CD PROG using the left or right arrow keys. (While clock is

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displayed, push the left arrow key once will display CD PROG).

Press the SET key. The word SET will light and either ON or OFF will flash.

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Select ON using the left/right arrow key.

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Press the SET key. Adjust the hour to 1 when the HOUR is flashing using the

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left/right arrow key.

Press the SET key. Adjust the minute to 10 when the MINUTE is flashing using

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the left/right arrow key.

Press the SET key. Adjust the SECOND to 30 when the SECOND is flashing

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using the left/right arrow key.

Press the SET key to complete the setting of countdown time.

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The Countdown Timer is now set to turn on for 1 hour 10 minutes 30 seconds as
shown in Figure 6. Press the CD key anytime to activate the count down. The display
will show the time counting down when the CD PROG symbol is displayed, until it
reaches zero. When time is up, the timer will turn itself off.

The count down will not start when the random function is active. Regular program is
disabled during the count down period. Activating Random function or Manual On/Off
will cancel the count down operation.

DISABLE/MASTER DISABLE FUNCTION
This function allows you to disable and enable any or all of the 14 preset ON/OFF
programs and CD Program using the ON/OFF key.

To disable a program, display the program or CD Program you wish to disable using
the left/right arrow key, then press the SET key. The display is flashing and the word
SET is lit, press the ON/OFF key to disable the program, the X symbol will appear to
indicate that that particular program is disabled as shown in Figure 7.

Note: The display is still flashing and if there’s no changes to be made on the preset
program, press the SET key until the display is not flashing. Use this function to
disable as many available preset programs as you choose.

The count down will not start when the random function is active. Regular program Is
disabled during the count down period. Activating Random function or Manual On/Off
will cancel the count down operation.

To disable all programs, press the SET key while in clock display. Then press the
ON/OFF key to disable all the preset programs when the display is flashing, The
Xsymbol will appear on the clock display Indicating that all preset programs are
disabled.

Please note that CD Program will not be affected by the master disable.

To cancel the disable function, just repeat the same procedure to turn off the X
symbol.

AUTO-RETURN TO CLOCK DISPLAY
If the unit is left idling more than 1 minute during programming or displaying another
mode, the display will return to clock and the programming operation Is cancelled.
However, if the display is showing count down time in progress, auto-return will not
activate, until count-down is finished.

SUMMER/WINTER TIME

Press both the UP and DOWN ( < and > ) keys at the same time to change the current
time to SUMMER time mode. The current time will be advanced by one hour and the
symbol of SUN will light up to denote that the summer mode is activated. To shift the
time mode back to normal press both the UP and DOWN ( < and > ) keys at the same
time once again.

RESET
Use a round object such as a ball-point pen to push the reset key while the SET key is
pressed. Then release the RESET key first before the SET key. After reset, all preset
programs are erased from timers memories.

ABNORMAL DISPLAY

When an abnormal display or a blank display appears on the timer, use the above
Reset procedure, otherwise the timer may not work properly. Be sure that the
rechargeable battery is adequately charged.

BATTERY REPLACEMENT
Before operating, two 1.5V type LR44, A76, V13GA or RW82 button cell batteries
should be installed into the unit. This can be done by removing the battery
compartment at the back of the unit, and placing the battery into the compartment
while observing the correct polarity as shown on the battery compartment. Then place
the compartment back into the unit. The battery serves to back up the reading and
programs should there be a power failure or when the unit is unplug from their outlet.
Note: If you plan to leave the unit unplugged for a long period of time (more than 12
hours), the battery should be removed in order to conserve battery consumption. And,
when you need to replace new battery back to the unit, unplug the unit from the outlet
first before installing battery.

Warranty, Service, or Recalibration

For warranty, service, or recalibration, contact:

CONTROL COMPANY

4455 Rex Road

Friendswood, Texas 77546 USA

Ph. 281-482-1714 Fax [phone]

E-mail [e-mail]

www.control3.com

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