6 digits IV-11 VFD Clock with 2 Alarms
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1. Thanks for your interest in my 6 digits V 11 VFD Clock I have tried to create stylish reliable accurate and easy to use Clock and I hope you will love it and this Clock is what you are really expected to see when you was looking for something new Please read carefully the information below as it will help you to use your Clock efficiently and in proper way and hopefully will avoid any negative moments which could arise in case of incorrect or careless use Clock key features Based on six Soviet IV 11 tubes from USSR time Six 20mm high digits IV 11 Vacuum Fluorescent Display VFD Tube Displays Time Date and 2 Alarm clock sets Time Date display mode with auto switch in 10 seconds interval Accurate time clock source from internal crystal Integrated 2 Alarm Clocks Easy control with only 2 buttons Uses standard 12V wall plug Power Supply Precision Seconds setup Internal buzzer for Alarm1 and Alarm2 Auto preset and manual display brightness The Clock functions in two main modes Display Mode and Setup mode Display mode In the Display Mode Clock indicates the following information Time in format HH MM SS where HH is Hours 00 12 or 00 23 MM is Minutes 0 59 SS is Seconds 00 59 Alarm1 in format HH MM 1 where number 1 indicates Alarm1 Alarm2 in format HH MM 2 where 2 indicates Alarm2 Date in format DD MM YY LED dot separators where DD is day 1 31 MM is Month 1 12 YY is Year 00 70 Time Date2. Ones will be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Month Tens will be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Day Ones will be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Day Tens will be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value If some digits still don t have the correct value push Button until this digit is highlighted again Use Button2 to correct the value To leave Setup Mode push and hold Button until Digit stops flashing Use the same technique to set Alarm1 or Alarm2 To go to the Alarm Setup Mode just choose the Alarm to display then push and hold Button1 until first Alarm digit starts to flash You are in the alarm Setup Mode now In this case only 4 digits can be set up and first digit is highlighted Alarm Minutes Ones In the Alarm Setup Mode when digit is flashing as soon as you change Alarm digit Value by pressing Button2 Active Alarm Indicator will be switched on and this Alarm will be activated To de activate Alarm go to the Alarm Setup Mode then push and hold Button2 until Active Alarm Indicator is switched off which means this alarm is no longer active To leave Alarm Setup Mode push and hold Button until digit stops to flash You are now in the Display Mode How to change from 24 to 12 or from 12 to 24 Hours displaying I recommend to do this procedure sometime aft
3. in format HH MM SS and DD MM YY with 10 seconds display interval Blank all digits are Switched Off It s manual Night Mode when all digits are off Setup Mode Setup Mode is for changing configurable parameters allowing Set Current Time Set Alarm1 time and switch it on off Set Alarm2 time and switch it on off Set Date Set 12 or 24 Time Display mode Config Mode This mode allow you to change several configurable parameters All parameters numerated from 1 to 8 and in Config mode the parameter number displays in the least left digit position Parameter 1 defines format of Date to display date can be set to display in the following formats DD MM YY or MM DD YY format Parameter 2 defines Tube Night Brightness start time Parameter 3 defines Tube Day Brightness start time Parameter 4 defines Tube Day Night Brightness levels Parameter 5 defines 24 12 hours time format The rest parameters are not in use yet How to connect and control your Clock Please use 12V at minimum 200mA DC Current Power Supply which is widely available to buy on eBay or in your local shop Please use only good quality regulated and certified power adapter as failrure to have it could destroy your clock due to unstable output and high levels of spikes on the 12V power line Power adapter should have 2 1mm round connector Inner contact is 12v outer is Ground contact Clock also has 2 contact pads for soldering 12v supply These contacts marke
4. Button1 push will increase value by one Push Button1 to choose next digit to set Minutes Tens will be flashing Push Button again in case don t need to change Minutes tens value Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Hours Ones digit should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Hours Tens should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Now Tube Day brightness time has been set Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Push B1 button to choose next parameter to set Parameter 4 defines Alarms snooze time Default value is 5 minutes displayed as 0005 in Config Mode Parameter 4 possible values to set from 0001 to 0060 which means 1 to 60 minutes While your Clock in Config Mode and Parameter 4 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until least right digit is highlighted by flashing You are now in Config Setup Mode Use Button2 to set correct value Every Button push will increase value by one Using Button you can highlight any digit from 4 digits displayed but you can increase value only least right digit As soon as you reached 60 minutes value next Button2 push resets value to 01 Push Button1 again in case don t need to change Minutes tens value Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button1 to choose next digit to s
5. Diplay brightness level Manual adjustment 8 levels Button2 Normal push shuts alarm buzzer off if it was buzzing at the moment Button2 Long push switched under tubes LED in case it has been installed on your clock Please note this function is optional and not included into the current assembled or kit clock available for sale now Button1 Normal push changes information to display Time Alarm1 Alarm2 Date Time Date or Blank Mode and then back to Time Buttonl Long push leads to Setup Mode where you can modify the appropriate values Button amp Button2 together Long push leads to Frequency Test Mode Clock will display 400000 which means 400kHz frequency output has been activated Please note that the only way to leave these mode and come back to the normal Display mode is to switch your Clock off All your current time date and alarms setups will be lost so you ll need to set it up again In Setup Mode you can do Button 2 Normal push increments the value of highlighted digit Button2 Long push de activate Active Alarm works only in Alarm1 or Alarm2 Setup Mode Button1 Normal push changes the position of highlighted digit Button1 Long push goes back to Display Mode where Clocks displays the current Time Date Alarm1 or Alarm2 sets How to setup Time Date and Alarms To set or adjust the current time push Button until Clock starts to display time Now push and hold Button1 until Seconds Ones
6. can be set to 0 or 1 When it set to 0 default value time is displayed in 24 hours format When it set to 1 time is displayed in 12 hours format While your Clock in Config Mode and Parameter 6 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until parameter value digit starts blinking You are now in Config Setup Mode Use B2 button to set this parameter to 0 or 1 Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Leave Config Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until your clock come back to Blank Mode and all digits are off You now have left Config Mode Check that you are back in Display Mode by pushing B1 button Clock should be switching between Display Modes Time Alarm1 Alarm2 Date modes Important Notice This clock is designed for inside use only Do not use this Clock outdoor under any circumstances Use only good quality certified Wall Plug Power Supply which can provide not less than 200mA DC current at 12V Due to high voltage on the board do not use this clock in bathroom under rain or in the wet and or dusty conditions Some internal components are under High Voltage so before handling or do any maintenance work be sure that power supply is switched off Do not use the Clock without proper designed and manufactures enclosure Only leave the Clock in the place where it can not be reached by children or home pe
7. d as and X12 connector Connect your Clock to 12V power supply Wrong polarity does not destroy your Clock but it will not be functioning Please refer to Connection Diagram to be sure you have connected it properly Switch your Power Supply on Clock should start to run in Display Mode and it should start from the default current time 00 00 00 Easily control your Clock with only 2 buttons Use Button to change displaying information Every single push will change it in the following order gt Time gt Alarm gt Alarm2 gt Date gt Time Date gt Blank gt When Clock displays Time Alarm or Alarm2 no separators are used but when Date is displayed LED dots are used to separate Day Month or Year digits Use Button2 to shut off buzzer when Alarm or Alarm2 happens Indicator PM Indicator There is no AM PM time indicator so please set 12H display mode on after lunch time when you can spot the difference between 12 and 24 hours display modes Active Alarm indicates by dot on the right side of the least right IV 11 tube In Time Display Mode It s on when either Alarm or Alarm 2 or both are active In Alarm 1 Display Mode it s on when Alarm 1 is active In Alarm 2 Display Mode it s on when Alarm 2 is active In Date Display Mode it s on when either Alarm1 or Alarm 2 or both are active More detailed description of buttons use In the Display mode you can do Button2 Normal push changes
8. digit starts to flash Release Button1 You are in the Setup Mode now Seconds Ones digit is highlighted by flashing so Seconds value can be reset by pushing Button2 now Push Button to highlight next digit Push Button and it highlights Seconds Tens digit You can push Button2 to reset seconds value Push Button1 to highlight next to the left digit Now Minutes Ones are flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Every Button push will increase value by one Push Button to choose next digit to set Minutes Tens will be flashing Push Button again in case don t need to change Minutes tens value Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Hours Ones digit should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Hours Tens should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Now you set the current Time Push Button and it will highlight Seconds Ones again Push Button to reset seconds value when you need to synchronize the seconds Push and hold Button until Digit stops flashing You have left Setup Mode To set the current date push Button until clock displays Date Use the same technique to set up Date Now push and hold Button until Years Ones start to flash Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Year Tens will be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button1 to choose next digit to set Month
9. er lunch when PM time is started It gives you clear sign that you have changed the time scale To change clock display between 12 and 24 hours mode please go to Config Mode as it s described below in How to change parameters in Config Mode section How to change set clock brightness To manually change tube brightness make sure your clock is in Display Mode then push Button 2 Every Button2 push decreases brightness by one level of 10 in total When you reached lowest level minimal tube brightness next Button2 push restores maximum tube brightness Now also possible to set 2 different times to change your clock brightness Clock brightness has 11 levels to set from 0 to 10 where 0 means all tubes are switched off and 10 means maximum brightness Please go to Config Mode and choose Parameter 5 it will return to you 0501 value where 05 is default value to Day brightness and 01 is default value for Night brightness Using procedure described below in How to change parameters in Config Mode section setup appropriate brightness values for Day and Night periods To activate automatic brightness change do not forget to set Parameter 2 Tubes Night time and Parameter 3 Tubes Day time must be different values as the same values disables automatic brightness change You have to do it via Config Mode described below Please note that when Day time equals Night time automatic brightness change is not activated Another
10. et Hours Ones digit should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button1 to choose next digit to set Hours Tens should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Push B1 button to choose next parameter to set Parameter 5 defines brightness levels for Day and Night time periods Four digits displayed are divided into two digits groups Least left 2 digits represent the Day brightness value while right 2 digits display Night brightness value Default value for Day brightness is set to 5 default value for Night brightness is 01 So when you set clock to display Config Parameter 5 clock displays it as 0501 Possible values to set for Day or Night brightness are from 00 to 10 where 00 brightness level means tubes are off and level 10 is the maximum tubes brightness While your Clock is in Config Mode and Parameter 5 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until least right digit is highlighted by flashing You are now in Config Setup Mode Use the same technique to setup either Day or Night or both brightness levels Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Push B1 button to choose next parameter to set Parameter 6 defines format of Hours to display Far right digit
11. ow to change parameters in Config Mode Change display mode to Blank mode To do so in Display Mode push Button till all digits are off Push and hold B2 button until clock enters Config Mode and displays any digit from 1 to 8 in the far left position You are now in Config Mode If you are dong it first time clock will display Parameter 1 and far left digits will be 1 Use B1 button to choose config parameter from 1 to 8 At the moment only 6 parameters are available to set there Parameter 1 displays and available to set when far end left digit indicates 1 Parameter 2 displays and available to set when far end left digit indicates 2 and so on Here is what parameters means and how to set it up Parameter 1 defines format of Date to display Far right digit can be set to 0 or 1 When it set to 0 Date displays in DD MM YY format When it set to 1 Date displays in MM DD YY format While your Clock in Config Mode and Parameter 1 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until parameter value digit starts blinking You are now in Config Setup Mode Use B2 button to set this parameter to 0 or 1 Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Push B1 button to choose next parameter to set Parameter 2 defines Tube Night time for brightness change It s time when your tubes brightness will be changed from Day to Night brightness Fou
12. r digits value represents time in HHMM format where HH hours 00 23 MM is for Minutes 00 59 While your Clock in Config Mode and Parameter 2 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until Minutes Ones digit is highlighted by flashing You are now in Config Setup Mode Use Button2 to set correct value Every Button push will increase value by one Push Button to choose next digit to set Minutes Tens will be flashing Push Button again in case don t need to change Minutes tens value Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button1 to choose next digit to set Hours Ones digit should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Push Button to choose next digit to set Hours Tens should be flashing Use Button2 to set correct value Now Tube Night brightness time has been set Leave Config Setup Mode by pushing and holding B1 button until digit stops blinking You now have left Config Setup Mode but still in Config Mode Push B1 button to choose next parameter to set Parameter 3 defines Tube Day time for brightness change It s time when your tubes brightness will be changed from Night to Day brightness Four digits value represents time in HHMM format where HH hours 00 23 MM is for Minutes 00 59 While your Clock in Config Mode and Parameter 3 has been chosen press and hold B1 button until Minutes Ones digit is highlighted by flashing You are now in Config Setup Mode Use Button2 to set correct value Every
13. ts I do not accept any liability may cause during improper or care less use of this Clock Even this Clock is fully functioning it sells in the form of kit meaning you have enough knowledge skills to put it in the case and connect it properly Due to constant improvement you clock design could be slightly different from the sale description but technical parameters and functionality will be the same or better The latest User Manual can be found on WEB page at http www kosbo com v03 19 11 2009
14. way to understand Button and Button2 usage Button in Display Mode Normal push switches between Display Modes Long push goes to the Setup Mode Button in Setup Mode Normal push choose parameter to configure Long push goes back to the Display mode Button2 in Display Mode Normal push switch off alarm buzz or change display brightness Long push switches on off under tubes LEDs optional feature and is not included in the current sale Button2 in Setup Mode Normal push change parameter value Long push switch off selected alarm Button1 and Button2 together In Display Mode Normal push not defined yet Long push go to Frequency test Mode In Setup Mode Normal push not defined yet Long push go to Frequency test Mode Using Backup battery To activate your Backup battery you have to switch your Clock off disconnect it from power adapter Carefully detach tubes board from the microcontroller one Just put jumper on the Backup battery connector J1 to activate your current time and Alarm Sets power failure protection Carefully attach tubes board from the microcontroller one make sure that all inter board connector pins fit its socket on another board Connect your power adapter and switch clock on To reset clock to its default values switch off clocks power supply disconnect power connector and remove Back up battery jumper from J1 2 pins connector for a about 10 15 seconds H
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