IN-14(IN-8-2) Nixie Tube Clock Instructions
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1. O O LLO MO OO le FO O O 00 Num Name Num Name IR receiver Stainless steel screw Nixie tubes O Neon colons Acrylic base Temp sensor port GPS port IR Remote Control Function 1 POWER 2 BACKLIGHT 3 SET 4 DATE 5 ALARM 6 TEMPERATURE 7 LEFT 8 RIGHT 9 FUNCTION 10 OK 11 CANCEL 12 NUM 0 13 NUM 1 14 NUM 2 15 NUM 3 16 NUM 4 17 NUM 5 18 NUM 6 19 NUM 7 20 NUM 8 21 NUM 9 IR controller uses 1 CR2025 cell Transportation rules may not permit shipment with lithium battery installed Please insert 2 S CANCEL 2 5 8 battery or remove protective insulator to operate CLOCK www nixieclock org Operation Beep Tones Beep Description Meaning Be a short beep low pitched Power on In set mode Be a short beep high pitched Normal Operation Be bebe a long and two short beeps Power off Bebebebe four short beeps Set Error Cancel Alarm Be a long beep Confirm and saved GPS sync success Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 3 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org Display Mode Switch 1 Display time mode After powering on the clock or pressing the POWER button in shutdown state clock displays in time mode Clock will display HOUR MINUTE SECOND in this mode Display calendar date mode Press DATE button to enter calendar date display mode Clock will display YEAR MONT2. 3 the middle two tubes show the time interval of CP function and the unit for minutes The right two tubes display CP function running time in units of seconds Press set key to begin to adjust the time interval of CP function Use LEFT or RIGHT buttons to set the interval the longest is 20 minutes the shortest is 1 minute Press SET button to begin to set CP function running time Use LEFT or RIGHT button to set running time the longest is 10 seconds the shortest is 1 second Press OK button save setting and exit Notes 1 These nixie tubes were produced in 1976 1984 and there may be some differences between every tube or imperfection on them Please understand this is normal 2 The clock will become warm or little hot because there are two DC DC converters in the clock Please understand that this is normal operation 3 In order to prevent accidental damage do not place this clock on an uneven surface For any questions please contact the designer Software design YanZeyuan Hardware design YanZeyuan E mail yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 8 8
3. H DAY Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display lunar date mode Press DATE button twice to enter display lunar calendar date mode Clock will display YEAR MONTH DAY of lunar date Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display GMT time zone mode Press DATE button three times to enter display GMT time zone mode Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display alarm mode Press ALARM button to show alarm 1 mode Press ALARM button again to show alarm 2 mode Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display cathode poisoning prevention setting mode Press ALARM button three times to show cathode poisoning prevention setting mode first tube will display 3 Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display OFF ON switch time mode Press ALARM button four times to show OFF time mode first tube will display 4 Press ALARM button five times to show ON time mode first tube will display 5 Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds Display temperature mode Press TEMPERATURE button to show temperature mode Clock will return to display time mode after three seconds If optional temperature sensor is not connected clock can not display temperature Effects Switch In the display time mode press the FUNC button repeatedly to toggle between three different digital effects and standard display Crossfade Old di
4. IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock v1 0 2 Instructions Designer Yan Zeyuan China Website http www nixieclock org E mail yanzeyuan 163 com Catalogue AMEN tri 2 Functional Features aia 2 Technical Sp cifications cerr 2 Package Content ss 2 Cl ck Appearance Layout sec cicpengccycinest veal cd aieiaeo ian eE aiie Sa Siaa eaan 3 IR Remote Control FUNCION ae 3 Operation Beep TONES asesoris aeea pe 3 Display Mode SWIECA sn 4 Digital Effects WI Wai 4 Time Format 1L2H 24H oidos 5 Date Format YY MM DD MM DD YY DD MM YY cocicccicccncoccnonconcnnnncnnoncnnonononcnnnoncnoncnno 5 Temperatura Unit CP F asada aare EE Aaa o 5 Back Light Mode SWICA eco 5 Beep Tone Mode Switch encara 5 Adjust Back Light BAM alii 5 ll PO O o RU OOOO O cma O A 6 A A O run OA A 6 SOM sia 6 SAM 6 Set Switch On Off TIM Eisessig aaae e an 7 GPSAdjust Date amp TIME stan 7 Cathode Poisoning Preventa 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org Attention Attention To prevent accidental damage do not place this clock on an uneven surface o Warning The clock has an internal high voltage circuit do not touch the components while the clock is operating o Warning Clock is for indoor use only o Warning Please do not let children touch the clock Functional Features 1 Six IN 14 IN 8 2 nixie tubes display 1976 1984 made in USSR 2 Display hour minute and second 12 or 24 hour format optional 3 Dis
5. e GPS satellite after the GPS receiver gets real time from the satellite After a successful sync Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 7 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org the clock will beep for a long time After acquisition of the current time from the GPS satellite the clock will calculate the local time by GMT zone setting If GPS receiver is connected correctly the clock will sound a continuous long beep in Display GMT time zone mode Cathode Poisoning Prevention Nixie tubes have an unwanted side effect called cathode poisoning CP which causes metal molecules from the glowing cathodes digits and attach to non glowing cathodes This will cause deterioration and finally death of the tube To avoid this effect non seldom glowing cathodes need to be periodically switched on Since cathode poisoning varies between different types of tubes there is an adjustable cathode poisoning prevention setting The cathode poisoning prevention function default settings are to run every 10 minutes for 5 seconds duration The switch on of the non glowing digits will be achieved by a fast sequential scrolling through the digits slot machine effect This feature can be adjusted in duration and frequency of scrolling In the display time mode press ALARM three times to enter setup for the cathode poisoning prevention function The left tubes will show
6. enter set SWITCH ON TIME mode and the left tube will display 5 After entering set SWITCH ON OFF TIME mode the middle two tubes will blink meaning now setting HOUR of SWITCH ON OFF TIME Press LEFT or RIGHT button to change setting position between HH and MM Press button NUMO NUM 9 to change the number Press OK to save setting Press CANCEL to abort setting and exit After setting success clock will beep for a long time and return to display time mode a If setting is illogical clock will beep four short times and abort Settings will not be saved and the clock will return to display time mode If the clock is in SWITCH OFF TIME mode the tube colon and LED backlight will turn off automatically During the SWITCH OFF TIME mode you can set the time or date check date alarm setting temperature and GMT setting normally During the SWITCH OFF TIME mode to display the current time please press the POWER button and the clock will display for 5 seconds and then switch off During the SWITCH OFF TIME mode ALARM will work normally Clock will display while sounding alarm and switch off automatically after the alarm reset During the SWITCH OFF TIME mode if the clock is in GPS adjusting mode the clock will display time normally and switch off automatically after adjustment is finished GPS Adjust Date amp Time When the optional GPS receiver is connected the clock will update the time and date from th
7. f the clock it means GMT For example BEIJING lies in GMT8 press the LEFT or RIGHT button to get digits displayed on the right two tubes to show 08 Set Alarm In display alarm 1 2 mode press SET button enter set alarm mode In set alarm mode HOUR HH will blink meaning now setting HOUR of alarm Press LEFT or RIGHT button to change between HH and MM setting position Left two tubes will display which alarm is being set Al means now setting alarm 1 A2 Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 6 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org means now setting alarm 2 Press button NUMO NUMO9 to change the number Press OK to save setting Press CANCEL to abort setting and exit After setting success clock will beep for a long time and return to display time mode a If setting is illogical clock will beep four short times and abort Settings will not be saved and the clock will return to display time mode To disable the alarm function press the FUNC button in alarm display mode then clock display OFF means this alarm is disabled a If the clock alarm is sounding press any button to stop the alarm The clock will automatically stop the alarm after 60 seconds Set Switch On Off Display Time In display time mode press ALARM button four times to enter set SWITCH OFF TIME mode and the left tube will display 4 Press ALARM button five times
8. git will be concealed gradually as new digit is gradually displayed Digits show fading overlap Fade in amp fade out Old digital will fade gradually After old digit fades out the new digit will gradually fade in Flip over The correct digit will be displayed after a fast scrolling through the digits one after another slot machine effect until the correct digit is displayed Standard Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 4 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org In standard mode if digit changes the new digit is displayed immediately a This option is stored in the clock and is not lost when powered off Time Format 12H 24H In the display time mode press OK button repeatedly to toggle between time formats Time format setting for 12H 24H is for the display time mode only During setup time mode time is always set using the 24H format a This option is stored in the clock and is not lost when powered off Date Format YY MM DD MM DD YY DD MM YY In the display date mode press FUNC button repeatedly to toggle between date formats This option is stored in the clock and is not lost when powered off Temperature Units c In the display temperature mode with the optional temp sensor press FUNC button to toggle between C F a This option is stored in the clock and is not lost when powered off Backlight Mode Switch In t
9. he display time mode press LIGHT button to turn ON OFF backlight or set backlight to breath In the display time mode press NUMO NUM9 buttons to turn on the backlight directly and set the backlight color NUMO Backlight will change the color according the day of the week as shown below Monday red Tuesday orange Wednesday yellow Thursday green Friday cyan Saturday blue Sunday purple NUMI red color breath NUM2 yellow color breath NUM3 green color breath NUMA cyan color breath NUMS5 blue color breath NUME6 purple color breath NUM7 white color breath NUME8 auto change color breath NUMO9 auto change backlight color with backlight always lit Beep Tone Mode Switch In the display time mode press the CANCEL button to switch the beep sound on or off If the last tube display is 1 the beep is on if the last tube display is 0 the beep is off Alarm sound is independent of this setting Adjust Backlight Brightness In the display time mode press LEFT button to reduce light brightness press RIGHT Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 5 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org button to increase light brightness a There are five levels of lighting adjustment Set Time In display time mode press SET button to enter set time mode After entering the set time mode SECOND SS digits will be blinking meaning SECONDS are now be
10. ing set Press LEFT or RIGHT button to change between MINUTES MM and HOURS HH setting Press button NUMO NUMO9 to change the numbers Press OK to save setting Press CANCEL to abort setting and exit After setting success clock will beep for a long time and return to display time mode If setting is illogical clock will beep four short times and abort Settings will not be saved and the clock will return to display time mode a When setting time clock displays in 24H format Set Date In display date mode press SET button to enter set date mode After entering set date mode DAY DD will be blinking meaning now setting DAY Press LEFT or RIGHT button to change setting position between DD MM YY Press button NUMO NUM 9 to change the numbers Press OK to save settings Press CANCEL to abort setting and exit After setting success clock will beep for a long time and return to display time mode a If setting is illogical clock will beep four short times and abort Settings will not be saved and the clock will return to display time mode The moon date doesn t need setting the clock will calculate automatically according to the Gregorian calendar Two digit of YEAR YY means 20YY year Set GMT Time Zone In display GMT mode press LEFT or RIGHT button to change the GMT time zone If the digits are displayed on the left side of the clock it means GMT If the digits are displayed on the right side o
11. play year month and day and Chinese lunar date YY MM DD or MM DD YY format optional GPS adjust real time synchronization GPS is offered as an option GMT time zone functions the clock will calculate the local time base on satellite Temperature display C or F with optional temperature sensor Two alarm clock Switch On Off automatically On and Off time can be set for longer tube lifetime Background light effects include 10 colors adjustable brightness On and Off and background color change for each day of the week 10 4 digital switching effects 11 IR remote controller operation 12 High accuracy 2 min per year 13 Built in backup lithium battery will maintain clock time more than 3 years po aoNnNans Technical Specifications Input voltage DC12V Working current 300mA Max 500mA Tubes type IN 14 IN 8 2 1976 1984 made in USSR Size 175mm x 50mm tube diameter 19mm x 54 5mm high Working temp 0 C 60 C Weight 150g Shell material Acrylic plate with laser cut Package Contents Name Quantity Name Quantity Nixie tube clock 1 Power adapter 1 IR remote controller 1 Colon glass tube 2 User manual 1 Designer YanZeyuan China Email yanzeyuan 163 com Website www nixieclock org 2 8 IN 14 IN 8 2 Nixie Tube Clock Instructions http www nixieclock org Appearance Layout
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