LAMINA NIXIE CLOCK
OPERATION MANUAL
The Lamina Nixie Clock is not just a nixie clock! It is a handcrafted,
wooden framed timepiece with several programmable light eects.
Make your unique clock more unique! The easy access setup menu
gives many possibilities to set your favorite colors to dierent time of
the day, blinking, ashing or changing the light randomly!
With the optional built in Wi-Fi unit or the optional GPS unit your
clock will be the most accurate nixie clock ever.
This professionally hand made product will give you joy for every
day!
Congratulations for your new
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Lamina Nixie Clock
Pay attention!
Before remove your new clock from its box please read
the operation manual carefully and follow the instructions!
To keep your Lamina Nixie Clock in perfect shape avoid any water or
any other liquid interact with the clock.
Fingerprints, water or any other liquid can leave dark stains on the
brass surface!
Use a ne brush to remove any dust and or antistatic cloth to clean
the surfaces from ngerprint and stain.
Do not use any chemical agents for cleaning!
The wood is a living material. By the time it may darkens, changes its
color.
Any water and liquid might cause dark spots and disscolored surfaces
on the brass parts.
Avoid to operate the clock in humid or very dusty environment!
Technical information
The clock operates from standard 12V, 1A power adaptor.
Do not use any 12V power adaptor below 1A.
Output connector size standard, 5.5mm, 2.1mm pin.
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How to operate the clock
The clock has 3 buttons on its rear side to operate: SET - ALARM ADJUST
The principle of operation is based on how long you press and hold
the buttons.
In general...
Press briey a button while you hear 1 beep - you can step between
parameters, change values with one step at the time.
Press and hold it pressed until you hear 2 beeps, then release enter/exit menus, activate functions, revers value step directions.
Press and hold it pressed for 3 beeps - enter/exit advanced menu or
reset values, switch o alarm.
Press and hold it for 4 beeps and keep holding it - fast forward or
backward steps when setting values.
Clock operation / control buttons
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Power socket
SET ALARM ADJUSTGPS socket
Quick start your Lamina Nixie Clock
Indicator lights
Connect the power and plug in the clock. It shows 6-5-4-3-2-1
numbers on the nixie tubes.
Press and hold the SET button for 2 beeps to start the clock. It will
show 09:00:00 as the time, and 01.01.13 as the date. This is the initial
start time.
From this point you can set the clock manually.
Press and hold the SET button for 2 beeps to set the date and time.
The year will be highlighted rst, set it to current with the ADJUST
button.
Press one more time the SET button to go to the month. Pressing the
ADJUST button set it to current than step forward to the day and set
it, press SET again to go to the hour and minute to adjust.
The seconds could be zeroed in a same way.
The “hour’” must set by using 24 hours format. (settings only)
To EXIT, press and hold the SET button for 2 beeps.
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Wi-Fi/GPS sync enabled/disabled Alarm ON/OFF
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To the clock’s settings enter the parameter menu. To do this, press
and hold the SET button for 3 beeps and release.
When you enter in the parameters menu, rst you see the rmware
versions of the clock.
The numbers start: eg.: 00 -1 24. This value can not be modied.
Press the SET button once than you step to the 1. parameter, press
again for the 2. and so on. The clock has 34 parameters to set/modify.
Every change is saved immediately. To exit the parameter menu do
the same as to enter, press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps. You
can exit the parameter settings anytime.
Set the basics
2 4
1
1
1 2
5 0
2 0 2 5 5
Parameter # RGB variation
Value
0 2 2
0 0 4
Firmware version
Date format
LED brightness
Color setting
Examples:
12 hours AM/PM or 24 hours mode
The clock can show the time in 24 hours format (Europe/military) or
12 hours AM/PM format.
Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter the parameter
menu. By pressing the SET button briey, step to the parameter #1.
With the ADJUST button you can change the value of this parameter.
If it is “0” (zero) the clock shows the 12 hours time format, if the value
of the parameter #1 is “1”, the clock shows the time in 24 hours format.
If it is set and you don’t want to do any other changes, press and hold
the SET button for 3 beeps to exit the parameter menu.
Change the date format
There are three time date formats what you can use
to display the date:
0: MM:DD:YY / 1: DD:MM:YY / 2: YY:MM:DD
If you want to change it do the following:
Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter the parameter
menu. By pressing the SET button briey, step to the parameter #2.
With the ADJUST button you can change the value of this parameter.
If it is “0” (zero) the time format is: MM:DD:YY, if the value of the parameter #2 is “1”, the clock shows the DD:MM:YY date format. If the value
is “2”, the time format is YY:MM:DD
If it is set and you don’t want to do any other changes, press and hold
the SET button for 3 beeps to exit the parameter menu.
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Set the night mode
The clock has an alarm function with snooze option. To enable the
alarm function, do this:
Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter the parameter
menu. By pressing the SET button, step to the parameter #11. Press
the ADJUST button change the “0” (zero) value to “1”. Now the alarm
function is enabled. Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to exit
the parameter menu.
Set the alarm
When it is dark at night you may not want to have the clock with its
full brightness or you may want to switch it o.
By default the clock enters its “night” mode at 11 pm, the LED color
lights are OFF and the nixie tubes shows the time dimmed.
To modify these settings enter the parameter menu:
Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter. By pressing the
SET button briey, step to the parameter #4.
With the ADJUST button set the desired time to activate the night
mode. Only the hours are adjustable which set in 24 hours format
only.
Next, press the SET button once briey the go to parameter #5, here
you can set the time when the night mode ends, using the ADJUST
button.
The last step is decide what the clock should do at night mode, show
the time dimmed, or switch o. Step to parameter #6 by pressing the
“SET” button. With the ADJUST button change the value to “0” (zero)
if you want the clock switched o, set it to “1” if you want to display
the time dimmed.
If you don’t want to do any other changes, press and hold the SET
button for 3 beeps to exit the parameter menu.
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