Control Company WORKSTATION–TRACEABLE RADIO-CONTROLLED CLOCK User Manual

WORKSTATION–TRACEABLE® RADIO-CONTROLLED CLOCK INSTRUCTIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

Integrated radio receiver for reception of time signal Signal Reception: Every 4 hours

Temperature Range: 32.0 to 158.0° F

0.0 to 50.0°C QUICK REFERENCE SET Toggles between display ing am bient t em perat ure in °F and °C . Used t o

ALARM Displays the time-of-day alarm time. Used to set the time-of-day alarm. ZONE Used to select the proper time z one. Used to turn Daylight Saving Time

+ Used for manual setting of clock and time-of-day alarm. Activates manual –

Used for manual setting of clock and time-of-day alarm.

SNOOZE/ LIGHT Activates the display bac k light. Activ at es the s nooz e funct ion w hen us ed

OPERATION The unit contains a pre-t uned int ernal radio rec eiv er t hat r ec eiv es a 60 kHz frequency signal generated by the U. S. Atomic Clock . The U.S. Atom ic Cloc k is loc ated in Boulder Colorado and is operated by N I ST (National I ns t itute of Standards and Technology).

Upon installation of t he battery , the t ime zone w ill flash on t he dis play. Press t he ZONE button to select the desired t im e zone:

PST = Pacific Standard Tim e MST = Mountain Standard Time CST = Central Standard T im e EST = Eastern Standard Time

Once a time zone has been selected, t he unit autom at ic ally activates its receiver. Upon successful rec ept ion of the signal f rom the At om ic Cloc k, it then attem pt s to receive the signal every four (4) hours and m ak e any nec essary c hanges to the display.

The unit may not receive a signal imm ediat ely . It may take as long as 72 hours to receive a complete s ignal f rom the At om ic Clock. While the unit is attem pt ing t o receive a complete s ignal f or the first time, the clock m ay be set manually (s ee t he “Manual C loc k Set t ing” sect ion). Best rec ept ion often oc c urs betw een m idnight and 4 a.m.

The successful rec ept ion of the At om ic Clock s ignal is dependent upon t he pos it ioning and location of the unit. Insuff icient s ignal strengt h or ex t ernal elec t r ic al interference may prevent the unit from receiving a c om plet e signal. T he main caus es for poor reception are heavily reinforc ed c onc ret e and s t eel struc t ur es and/ or plac em ent of the unit close to video or PC monit ors. There are cert ain areas of the East ern United States where urban interf erenc e or s ignals f rom the U nit ed Kingdom ’s At om ic Clock may distort or interfere w ith the signal from t he U.S. Atom ic Clock.

SELECTING TEMPERATURE UNIT OF MEASURE

While the time-of-day is on the dis play, eac h pres s of the SET but t on toggles t he temperature display f rom °F and °C.

SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR

SELECTING THE TIME ZONE

Press the ZONE button t o toggle through the f our (4) user-selectable time zones: PST = Pacific Standard Tim e (w hen select ed, “P” will appear to the left of the Signal

Strength Indicator. ) MST = Mountain Standard Time (w hen s elec t ed, “M” will appear to t he lef t of the Signal Strength Indicator. ) CST = Central Standard T im e (w hen s elec t ed, “C” will appear to the lef t of the Signal Strength Indicator. ) EST = Eastern Standard Tim e (w hen s elec t ed, “E” will appear to the lef t of the Signal Strength Indicator. )

manually set the clock.

on/off. signal reception. Activates/ De a cti vates the time-of-day alarm and snooze alarm.

to silence the time-of-day s nooz e alarm.

I ndic at es c om plet ed signal recept ion and s y nc hronization with the Atomic

Clock.

Indicates that the unit is attem pt ing t o receive t he signal from t he Atomic Clock .

If this condition continues for more than 72 hours, the unit should be re pos it ioned for better recept ion.

Indicates no signal has been received. If this c ondition continues for more t han 72

hours, the unit s hould be reposition ed f or better reception.

Daylight Sav ing Tim e

Each time the ZONE button is pressed and held for 3 seconds, Daylight Saving Time will be turned on/off. Upon succ essf ul rec ept ion of a tim e signal from the atom ic clock, if Daylight Saving Time is on, “DST” will appear to t he lef t of the Signal St rengt h Indicator.

MANUAL CLOCK SETTING

1. Press and hold the SET button for five (5) seconds. The year digits will flash.

While setting, if no butt on is press ed, aft er 10 seconds, the unit will return to the timeof-day display.

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2. Set the desired year by pres s ing the

Press and hold the button to change the dis play rapidly .

3. With the desired year on the display , pres s the SET button. The mont h digit s will flash.

4. Set the desired month by press ing t he

5. With the desired mont h on the display , press t he SET butt on. The day number will flash.

6. Set the desired day number by pres s ing the

7. With the desired day num ber on t he dis play, pres s the SET button. The 12/24 hour time format opt ion will flas h.

8. Set the desired time format by press ing t he

9. With the desired tim e format on the dis play , press the SET but t on. The hours will flash.

10. Set the desired hours by pres s ing the

11. With the desired hours on the dis play, pres s the SET button. The minut es will flash.

12. Set the desired minutes by pressing the

13. With the des ired m inut es on the dis play , press the SET but t on. The unit will ex it the clock setting mode and the c hanges w ill take ef f ect.

NOTE: Any manual changes made w il l be aut om at ic ally overridden w it h t he next completed signal recept ion f rom t he Atomic Clock .

SETTING TIME-OF-DAY ALARM

1. Press and hold the ALARM button for four (4) seconds. The alarm time will be displayed with the hours flashing. AL on the display indicates that the alarm time is being displayed.

While setting, if no butt on is press ed, aft er 10 seconds, the unit will return to the timeof-day display.

2. Set the desired hour by pressing the

Press and hold the button t o change the display r apidly .

3. With the desired hour on the display, pres s the ALARM but ton. The minutes digits will flash.

4. Set the desired minutes by pressing t he

5. With the desired minutes on the display, press the ALARM button. The unit will return to the time-of-day dis play .

To view the time-of-day alarm that has been set, press and release the ALARM button. The time-of-day alarm time will display for 5 seconds. AL appearing on the display indicates that the alarm t im e is being display ed.

TIME-OF-DAY ALARM MODES

The unit has 3 time-of-day alarm m odes :

To enable or disable the time-of-day alarm, press the button toggles betw een t he 3 alarm modes.

Alarm. The time-of-day alarm will sound and pressing any button w ill silence the alarm for the nex t 24 hour period. In this mode, the snooze feature is not available.

Snooze Alarm. The tim e-of-day alarm will sound and may be “snoozed”.

No time-of-day alarm will sound (no indicators appear on the display )

SILENCING THE TIME-OF-DAY ALARM

When the time-of-day alarm sounds, it will gradually i nc reas e in v olum e and int ens ity. If the alarm is not silenced manually , it will sound f or one m inut e, silence aut om at ic ally and will sound again the following day .

The alarm m ay be silenced ma nually in the fol lowing ways: When in alarm mode (indicated by

will silence the alarm. The alarm will s ound again the f oll ow ing day . When in the snooze alarm m ode (indic at ed by Z

pressing the SNOOZE butt on w i ll activ at e the snooz e feature, ( Z that the snooze feature has been act i v ated). The alarm w ill sound again aft er eight (8)

minutes. The snooze f eat ure may be us ed as many tim es as desired. To disc ont inue the snooze feature, press any button (ot her t han SNOOZ E) t o silenc e t he alarm . The alarm will sound again the follow ing day .

DISPLAY BACKLIGHT

To view the display in dim or dark condit ions , press t he SNOOZE but t on t o activ at e the display backlight.

MANUALLY INITIATING SIGNAL RECE P TIO N

If you have moved the unit from a locat ion w here it was rec eiving a st rong c om plet e signal, it is recommended t hat you manually init ial s i gnal rec ept ion t o ins ure that t he unit will receive a complete s ignal in its new loc ation.

To manually initiate s ignal rec ept ion: Press and release the

attempting to receive the signal from the Atomic Clock.

ALL OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES

If this unit does not function properly f or any reas on, replac e t he battery with a new high quality battery (s ee “Battery R eplac em ent ” sect ion). Low batt ery power c an occasionally caus e any num ber of “apparent” operat ional dif f ic ult ies . Replacing t he battery with a new fresh battery will solve most difficulties.

BATTERY REPLACEME NT

Erratic readings, faint readings , or no dis play are all indicat ions that the battery must be replaced. Remove t he battery cover. Remov e the exhaus t ed bat t ery and replace with a new AA alkaline batt ery. Replace t he battery c ov er. Upon initial inst allat ion of the battery, the unit aut om atically init iat es signal rec ept ion. (See the “Operation” section for more details.)

Warranty, Ser vice, or R ecal ibr ation

For warranty, servic e, or recalibrat ion, c ont act:

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