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1. 23 31 33 will be displayed in the 2 rightmost digits indicating the selected display style To change the style press the black function button left side Press the red mode button right side when the desired display style is shown The next option will be displayed To cancel the option mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 amp 2 will still be saved but option 3 will not be saved 5 1 10 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 4 Temperature units F or C Display 01 00 00 right most colon ON This option selects the temperature units displayed 00 format is Degrees Celsius 01 format is Degrees Fahrenheit default A blinking 00 or 01 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits with the colon on To change the temperature display format press the black function button left side Press the red mode button right side when the desired hour format is displayed The next option will be displayed To cancel the option mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 2 amp 3 will still be saved but option 4 will not be saved 5 1 11 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 5 Brightness level Display 00 00 00 right most colon2. display date format mm dd yy default USA auto DST adjust 12 display date format dd mm yy USA auto DST adjust 13 display date format yy mm dd USA auto DST adjust 21 display date format mm dd yy default EU auto DST adjust 22 display date format dd mm yy EU auto DST adjust 23 display date format yy mm dd EU auto DST adjust 31 display date format mm dd yy default Australia auto DST adjust 32 display date format dd mm yy Australia auto DST adjust 33 display date format yy mm dd Australia auto DST adjust User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 A blinking 01 33 will be displayed in the 2 middle digits indicating the selected date display format To change the format press the black function button left side Press the red mode button right side when the desired display format is shown Then the next option will be displayed To cancel the option mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 will still be saved but option 2 will not be saved USA DST auto adjust When enabled will adjust the hour for DST adjustment as follows e Ahead 1 hour the 2 Sunday in March Back 1 hour the 1 Sunday in November Note time changes at 2 AM EU DST auto adjust When enabled will adjust the hour for DST
3. Glass Nixie Tube Clock 3 IN 14 Version User s manual User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 1 Glass Clock Design F3 sisiciiiinninianionndainnnitnninaiia 2 Introduction to Nixie TUDES eee ner BS Clock PG ACU ES ED Error 3 4 6 4 Unpacking and setting up the CloCK seeren 7 5 Setting the Clock serene 8 2 9 Clock diagram is cccscsscssetneaccicecucccccctccecencencsestnaceneeneed ececsecieceeedtecetcuaccecsuedoeceedey ec sevecceedueveucenctecdecstrneseuveyiee Setting the time and ate EF EL DEDE EEG Erde Set tim emo dL Er arket 5 1 1 Setting the time hours ou sessessssesstesstecseesseseneesueecseesseessecsseeseenteeseeatesseesstessseeateeseesaeesseesass 10 5 1 2 Setting the time Minutes se EA ee ee aaa a 10 5 1 3 Setting the time change hours for Daylight SavingS cessessssssesesseseesiseseeseesteesees 11 Set date MOM ED ncedduadeScssstcssscessevsccveusncuceucaashaslicvasdecicnsnvecuorvnatesdeaiecivsdncuSeve 12 5 14 Setting the date mMonthwiaistscicaiawies a larsen 12 5 15 Setting thedate dayiti eaae aeaa a Aa 12 5 16 Setting the date year anoen ae Le a 13 Changinig clock options EF EA ncsteatessesteatdandedeedtcndsltes te eee bi 14 51 7 Option 1 12 24 hour Mod Eneti ED EA Era Sa ee 15 5 1 8 Option 2 Date format display Option cesceessesseeesesceecseeseecstesstecstesstesseesssesstesneeseenteesees 16 5 1 9 Option 3 Display options Special effects csseserrr nr rr rEnE 18 5
4. 00 12 00 AM PM default Leading zero on hours blanked Displays 12 00 00 24 hour style is 0 00 23 00 Leading zero on hours blanked Displays 24 00 On Leading zero 12 hour style is 1 00 12 00 AM PM default Leading zero on hours displayed example 1 AM would be 701 00 00 Displays 01 00 00 Leading zero 24 hour style is 0 00 23 00 Leading zero on hours displayed example 1 AM would be 01 00 00 Displays 02 00 00 A blinking 12 24 01 ot 02 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits indicating the hour style To change the style press the black function button left side Press the red mode button right side when the desired hour style is displayed Then the next option will be displayed To cancel the option mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation aborting setting option 1 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 2 Date format display option Display Oo 01 00 left most colon ON This option selects the date format displayed Also Auto Daylight Saving Time adjustment There are 12 different date display Auto DST formats available 01 display date format mm dd yy default No DST adjust 02 display date format dd mm yy No DST adjust 03 display date format yy mm dd No DST adjust 11
5. 1 10 Option 4 Temperature units F or Co ceeesseestessessesseeseeseetesseessseeeseeseeeestestesseeatenteeeeates 20 5 1 11 Option 5 Brightness levels ae En aaia aae aa aeiaai 21 5 1 12 Option 6 Anti cathode poisoning function 2 rrnnee 23 5 1 13 Option 7 Colon Display Options 0 ceeseessssssessessteeseesesseesteestessesestessteestesnsesstesneesaeeneesaes 24 5 1 14 Option 8 Floor LED Options ceesesssesseesesseesesseesseeteeseesseeseeseesseeeestesteeseesteneeeeatenteeaeeates 25 Setting the display ON OFF times 0 ccssssssssesssseesesessenseceeeeesaeseseeeeeeseseseneeneasnesanaeeesenesananseseseees 26 5 1 15 Entering the OFF ON set time enable ou cesceesseessseessesceecseeseeesteeseeestessesseesneeeatesseesaeenseesass 26 5 1 16 Setting the OFF time nmani Nain dca ane cata enc Ga Ab sega el 27 5 117 Setting the ON TIME ninaa aaiae eaa aaie ded alee 28 5 118 Disabling OFF ON time Eee a a o a a 29 5 1 19 Examples for setting OFF ON time 0 cesceeseessessesssesseestecsseesteessesseeestesstesstessseeatesseesaeeseesass 30 5 1 20 New Year s Eve display isitin iiti ai a aaa daaraan 31 6 Board Options scenerne Changing clock board options cscsccsssssssseeeeeseseeeeeesescnnseceeeeesaeeeseeesessesesenaeaessesaneeeenesesanaeseseseess 33 61 Option 0 Serial number aa En a de rn Meee eens 34 6 1 2 Option 1 Temperature offset value 2 ssssssrrr rr ELLLER 35 6 1 3 Option 2 Auto Off Light Level value o ee eesstessses
6. ON This option selects the brightness level for the display There are 5 brightness levels to select 01 04 select a fixed brightness level as follows 01 dim no colons 02 low medium 03 medium 04 brightest level 00 Auto brightness level default When this level is selected a light sensor on the clock will automatically set the display brightness level depending on the ambient light level 09 Auto brightness level Auto ON OFF When this level is selected a light sensor on the clock will automatically set the display brightness level like mode 00 depending on the ambient light level Additionally the clock display will turn off when the ambient light level is low dark and turn on when the light level is bright If the display ON OFF setting is used in conjunction with Auto ON OFF the display will be ON during the ON time regardless of ambient light level During the OFF time auto display ON OFF function will control the display OPTIONS 10 19 turn off the display during the weekend Saturday and Sunday regardless of other settings 1 dim no colons display off during weekend 1 2 low medium display off during weekend 13 medium display off during weekend 14 brightest level display off during weekend 10 Auto brightness level display off during weekend 19 Auto brightness level Auto ON OFF When this level is selected a light sensor on the clock wi
7. Off Light Level value Display 02 00 o0 02 blinking This option changes the Auto Off light level value This is the level that turns off the display The value range is 4 to 25 4 is the lowest level 25 is the highest Set to lower number to trigger OFF at a darker ambient light level A blinking 02 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits indicating Option 2 Auto off light level value To change the level value momentarily press the black function button left side This enters change value mode the 02 will stop blinking Change the current value by pressing the black function button Holding in the black function button will speed up the change rate This will increase the value To change the direction of the change value goes up or down momentarily press the red mode button this will toggle the right most colon on off o Right most colon off black button will increase value o Right most colon on black button will decrease value o Note The right most colon does not indicate if the value is or only the direction the value changes when the black button is pressed To exit the change value mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock shows a blinking option number User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 3 Time display interval value Display 03 00 00 03 blinking This option cha
8. Once the hours are set to the proper value press the red mode button right side momentarily The clock will then go to the minutes set mode Setting the time minutes When the minutes middle digits are blinking the minutes value can be changed The black function button left side will change the minute value when pressed Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the minutes 0 59 After the minutes are set correctly momentarily press the red mode button right side At this point all the digits Hours Minutes Seconds will flash once a second Pressing the mode button again will update the time to the new settings Note The seconds value will be reset to 00 when the time is set Now that the time is set the clock will go to the set date mode User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the time change hours for Daylight Savings When changing hours for Daylight Savings time only the hours need to be changed the minutes and seconds will stay the same Seconds will continue to count up during the hours set When the hours leftmost digits are blinking the hour value can be changed The black function button on the left side will change the hour value when pressed Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the hours 0 23 Note When setting the hours 24 hour mode is used regardless of the hour format setting 12 24 hour display mode This means 00 is 12 AM
9. The value is an offset 1000 Examples a 1000 will reduce the displayed temperature by 1 degree C A 2500 will increase the displayed temperature by 2 4 degrees C The offset range is 9999 to 9999 9 9 DegC to 9 9 DegC Negative value is indicated by the left most colon ON A blinking 01 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits indicating Option 1 temperature offset value To change the offset value momentarily press the black function button left side This enters change value mode the 01 will stop blinking Change the current value by pressing the black function button For a negative number the left most colon will be on for a positive number the left most colon will be off Holding in the black function button will speed up the change rate This will increase the value To change the direction of the change value goes up or down momentarily press the red mode button this will toggle the right most colon on off o Right most colon off black button will increase value o Right most colon on black button will decrease value o Note The right most colon does not indicate if the value is or only the direction the value changes when the black button is pressed To exit the change value mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock shows a blinking option number User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 2 Auto
10. adjustment as follows Ahead 1 hour the last Sunday in March e Back 1 hour the last Sunday in October Note time changes at 2 AM Australian DST auto adjust When enabled will adjust the hour for DST adjustment as follows e Ahead 1 hour the Ist Sunday in October e Back 1 hour the 1 Sunday in April Note time changes at 2 AM Option 3 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Display options Special effects Display o0 o0 13 left most colon ON There are 3 different display styles available the following code numbers are used 00 display time only No special effects 01 display time and date No special effects 02 display time and temperature No special effects 03 display time date and temperature No special effects 10 display time only with digit crossfade 11 display time and date with digit crossfade 12 display time and temperature with digit crossfade 13 display time date and temperature with digit crossfade default 20 display time only with digit slot effect 21 display time and date with digit slot effect 22 display time and temperature with digit slot effect 23 display time date and temperature with digit slot effect 31 display time and date with digit slide across and crossfade 32 display time and temperature with digit slide across and crossfade 33 display time date and temperature with di
11. blank release mode button 2 OFF time hours digits will be blinking Press black function button until hours digit shows 23 11 PM Momentarily press red mode button minute digits will start to blink 3 Press black function button until OFF minute digits show 00 4 Momentarily press red mode button ON hours digits will blink Press black function button until hours digit shows 6 6 AM Momentarily press red mode button minute digits will start to blink 5 Press black function button until ON minute digits show 00 6 Press red mode button to exit OFF ON time set mode Example two disable OFF ON time setting 1 Push and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank When the display is blank release mode button 2 OFF time hours digits will be blinking Press black function button until hours digit shows 00 Momentarily press red mode button minute digits will start to blink 3 Press black function button until OFF minute digits show 00 4 Momentarily press red mode button ON hours digits will blink Press black function button until hours digit shows 00 Momentarily press red mode button minute digits will start to blink 5 Press black function button until ON minute digits show 00 6 Press red mode button to exit OFF ON time set mode OFF ON mode is disabled User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 5 1 20 New Year s Eve display During New Year s Eve the clock has a special displ
12. displayed To cancel the option function press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 6 will still be saved but option 7 will not be saved 5 1 14 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 8 Floor LED Options Display 00 00 o0 both colons ON This option selects the optional floor LED lighting options Floor LEDs are LED s below each Nixie tube and add a lighting effect to the tubes 00 disables the Floor LEDs If the Floor LED option is not on the clock this is the only option that is selectable 01 Floor LEDs on maximum brightness when display is on when the display is off so are the floor Leds 02 Floor LEDs on auto brightness when display is on when the display is off so are the floor Leds Auto brightness adjusts the floor LED brightness with the ambient lighting 11 Floor LEDs on maximum brightness when display is on when the display is off so are the floor Leds Also when it is dark the floor LEDs will turn off Nixie s may still be on 12 Floor LEDs on auto brightness when display is on when the display is off so are the floor Leds Auto brightness adjusts the floor LED brightness with the ambient lighting Also when it is dark the floor LEDs will turn off Nixie s may still be on A blinking 00 02 or 11 gt 12 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost
13. mode appears The time will not change To cancel setting the date value at any point press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank This will cancel setting the date When the mode button is released the clock will go back to the normal display The old date value will be used Setting the date month At this point the month number digits selected depend on date format will be blinking Use the function button to change the month value 01 January 12 December etc Once the month value is set to the proper value press the red mode button momentarily The clock will then go to the day set mode Setting the date day At this point the day number digits selected depend on date format will be blinking Use the black function button left side to change the day value 01 31 Once the day value is set to the proper value press the red mode button momentarily The clock will then go to the year set mode User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the date year At this point the year number digits selected depend on date format will be blinking Use the function button to change the year value 10 2010 99 2099 etc Once the year value is set to the proper value press the red mode button right side momentarily At this point the date is set and the clock will go back to the normal display mode User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Changing clock
14. options There are several clock and display options available that can be changed by the user When changed these options will be saved to permanent memory They will be saved even if the power is off for an extended period of time Enter the options mode by pressing and holding the black function button left side until the display goes blank Then release the function button The 2 leftmost digits will flash with 12 24 01 or 02 value indicating option 1 Each option is displayed one after another by pressing the red mode button starting with option 1 and ending with option 8 To exit clock options mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Then release the mode button Clock will then go back to normal time display mode Table of clock options Option 1 12 24 hour mode leading zero blanking Option 2 Date format option mm dd yy dd mm yy or yy mm dd Auto DST adjust Option 3 Display option time date temperature digit special effects Option 4 Temperature units F or C Option 5 Brightness level auto or fixed brightness Option 6 Anti cathode poisoning mode start time Option 7 Colon display options Option 8 Optional Floor LED lighting options User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 5 1 7 Option 1 12 24 hour mode Display 12 00 00 left most colon ON This option selects the hour style displayed 12 hour style is 1
15. right side when the desired brightness level is displayed The next option will be displayed To cancel the option mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 4 will still be saved but option 5 will not be saved 5 1 12 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 6 Anti cathode poisoning function Display OO 00 02 right most colon ON This option selects the anti cathode poisoning function This option will enable disable anti cathode poisoning function for the display 00 disable anti cathode poisoning function 01 23 selects which hour anti cathode poisoning starts 44 selects an hourly anti cathode poisoning at 01 minutes past the hour 55 selects anti cathode poisoning every 15 minutes at 00 15 30 and 45 minute mark 3 is the default value 3 am Anti cathode poisoning mode helps prevent a condition in Nixie tubes where the cathodes the individual digits that aren t used often will be poisoned This is where deposits build up on the digits When these deposits are thick enough parts of the digit will not light up This mode will cycle all the tubes through all the digits at full brightness 4 times exercising the digits preventing cathode poisoning A blinking 00 23 44 SF will be displayed in the 2 rightmost digits
16. with the colon on To change the enable time press the black function button left side Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the hours 0 23 44 55 Press the red mode button when the desired anti cathode poisoning enable time is displayed The next option will be displayed To cancel the option function press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 5 will still be saved but option 6 will not be saved 5 1 13 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 7 Colon Display Options Display 02 00 00 both colons ON This option selects the colon display mode This controls the colons during time display Date temperature and settings displays have a fixed function for the colons 00 disable displaying colons Colons off for time display 01 Colons on no blinking for time display 02 blinking colons Colons blink once a second for time display 03 alternating blinking colons Colons blink one colon off the other on once a second for time display A blinking 00 03 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits with the colons on To change the enable time press the black function button left side Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the modes 0 03 Press the red mode button when the desired colon mode is displayed The next option will be
17. 2 digit upside down and reversed making for a very unique looking 5 This clock uses socket pins for the Nixie tubes The pins allow tubes to be changed out without soldering The pins are very small so as not to change the look of the clock User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 3 Clock Features The glass clock has many features They are listed below VV WV VV V WV Yv WV v Y Y VVV WV Unique look of individually formed digits with a neon orange glow Optically pure Simax brand glass from the Czech Republic tubes for the outer case and feet Laser cut clear acrylic used for the case s internal support pieces Time can be displayed in either 12 or 24 hour format with or without leading zero blanking Date can optionally be displayed in either mm dd yy dd mm yy or yy mm dd format Auto Daylight savings time adjustment Temperature can optionally be displayed in either Degrees F or Degrees C Power loss time backup up to 8 hours will not lose the time if power fails and no battery to replace Nixie tube anti cathode protection software helps prevent tube failure Once a day once an hour or every 15 minutes User selectable Programmable display Off period blanks display while still keeping time Auto shutoff option when ambient light is low Also can be programmed to shut off the display during the weekend or during weekdays Temperature compensated Quartz Crystal
18. When it is dark they may not come on right away Once they warmup they should be ok 3 Parts of the digit do not show up The tubes have Cathode Poisoning Make sure the Anti Cathode poisoning function is enabled If it does not clear after a week or two the clock will need servicing new User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 8 Maintenance and Care Cleaning Use Use a non abrasive cleaner on the outer glass case Do not get any water inside the clock Note Make sure to unplug the clock before cleaning While operating high voltage is present The Nixie clock may be used indoors 50 Deg F to 120 DegF Higher or lower temperatures will shorten the life of the tubes Never use outdoors User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 9 Warranty Limited Warranty A What is covered The case circuit board and switches from any manufacturing defects The Nixie tubes are covered for incomplete digits and or blank digits Neon colons are covered for failed colons A What is not covered Breakage due to misuse neglect water damage or outdoor use Damage due to incorrect voltage converters is not covered Minor flickering of neon colons is not covered A Period of coverage One 1 year from date of purchase for the case circuit board Nixie tubes colons and switches A What We Will Do to Correct Problems We will repair or replace at our discretion free of charg
19. alue When the mode button is momentarily pressed the minutes digits will flash on and off once a second The black function button will change the minute value Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the minutes 0 59 After the minutes are set correctly momentarily press the red mode button At this point the OFF time setting is complete and will now show the ON time setting ON time hours digits are flashing To cancel setting the OFF time value at any point press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank This will cancel setting the OFF time When the mode button is released the clock will go back to the normal display Note When the clock is in Auto ON OFF mode the display will only be off when the light level is dark After the OFF time is set the ON time is set next 5 1 17 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the ON time The ON time setting is indicated by the rightmost colon on Setting the display ON time is accomplished by using both the mode button and the function button The hours digits will be flashing on and off once a second and the minutes digits will be on steady The black function button left side will change the hour value Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the hours 0 23 Note When setting the hours 24 hour mode is used regardless of the hour format setting 12 24 hour display mode This means 00 is 12 AM mid
20. ay to mark to New Year At 11 50 PM New Year s Eve the clock display will turn on if it is disabled it will stay on if it is not If the clock is on Auto brightness it will still control the display brightness At 11 59 PM to 12 00 AM the display will blink indicating the end of the current year At 12 01 AM the display will stop blinking At 12 05 AM the display will return to normal If it was programmed to be off at this time the display will go off To cancel the blinking digits press either the mode or function button and the New Year s display will be cancelled User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 6 Board Options The Board Options control clock board parameters Normally these options should not be changed However several user customization options are defined for the clock User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Changing clock board options There are several clock and system options available that can be changed by the user When changed these options will be saved to permanent memory They will be saved even if the power is off for an extended period of time Enter the board options mode by pressing and holding the black function button left side until the display goes blank Keep pressing the black function button and then momentarily press the red mode button until the colons alternate blinking left on right off left off right on etc Release both buttons After releasing bo
21. blinking 04 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits indicating Option 4 date temperature display interval value To change the interval value momentarily press the black function button left side This enters change value mode the 04 will stop blinking Change the current value by pressing the black function button Holding in the black function button will speed up the change rate This will increase the value To change the direction of the change value goes up or down momentarily press the red mode button this will toggle the right most colon on off o Right most colon off black button will increase value o Right most colon on black button will decrease value o Note The right most colon does not indicate if the value is or only the direction the value changes when the black button is pressed To exit the change value mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock shows a blinking option number User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 7 Trouble Shooting the Clock This section is a guide to basic trouble shooting of potential problems for this clock 7 1 1 Display is blank 1 Obvious cause power cord not plugged in no power at outlet I had to ask 2 Clock is in Display Off mode see section 5 1 15 Pressing either the mode or the function button will enable the display for 1 4 minutes Set a new OFF time or di
22. bulb works by a high voltage ionizing neon gas causing the gas to glow with an orange color The Nixie tube takes this a step further by shaping the cathodes like a numeral 0 9 When the cathode is energized the numeral glows orange There are individual cathodes for each digit 0 9 Some tubes have decimal points and others may contain special characters such as F or Hz NL Neon i 10 nee mm 7h er io A ai Y Pie s 5 ES i v ns les gt RE ase User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Nixie tubes require high voltage with special drivers for each digit provided by a special high voltage converter on the circuit board There are many failure modes for Nixie tubes Breakage of the glass tube loss of seal between the metal pins and the glass and cathode poisoning Cathode poisoning is when unused or seldom used digits acquire a coating of material sputtered off of the active digits This coating insulates the metal making it difficult for the digit to glow The tubes used in this clock are Russian Soviet military tubes The Soviets seeing the Western Nixie came up with their own versions with similar sizes and shapes Unlike the U S Tubes they were manufactured well into the 1980 s Since the collapse of the Soviet Union these tubes became available on the surplus market This clock contains the IN 14 series of tubes One interesting feature is the 5 digit It is actually the
23. controlled time base for accuracy Automatic Leap Year correction Auto display brightness settings Options for special effects cross fading digits slot effect and sliding digits Pin sockets for Nixie tubes allowing easy change out of failed tubes Optional Nixie tube floor lighting LEDs Can be disabled at night User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 4 Unpacking and setting up the Clock Carefully unpack the clock from the box The box contains a wall plug in power supply the user manual and the clock itself The power supply plugs into the wall outlet The other end plugs into the clock s power input jack When powered up for the first time the clock will go through the self test checkout This checkout will set all the digits to 9 and each digit starting with the leftmost digit will count down from 9 to 0 When this is complete the display will read 00 00 00 Then each digit will go blank one at a time starting with the leftmost digit This completes the self test The clock has two control buttons On the back left is a black function button and on the back right is a red mode button At this point the clock should show 0 00 with the leftmost digits hours blinking It is now in the time date set mode There is no need to press the right mode button to enter the time set mode Go to the next section Setting the clock Note Due to the time save function of the clock if it was d
24. digits with the colons on To change the enable time press the black function button left side Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the modes 0 02 11 12 Press the red mode button when the desired floor LED mode is displayed The next option will be displayed To cancel the option function press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock will go back to normal operation Option 1 7 will still be saved but option 8 will not be saved User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the display ON OFF times The clock display can be programmed to turn off and on at a specified time Turning the digits off at night can extend the life of the tubes or it may be desired to have the clock dark at night The OFF time setting is the hours minute when the display will turn off The ON time setting is the hours minute when the display will turn back on Note When the display is off and either the red mode button or the black function button is momentarily pressed the display will go back on for 1 2 minutes If auto ON OFF option 9 19 29 for display brightness option is selected the display will be ON during the ON time regardless of ambient light level During the OFF time auto display ON OFF will control the display See Section Option 5 Brightness level If OFF ON time is disabled ON and OFF time set to the same time Au
25. e Shipping is not included A How You the customer Can Get Service Email info coldwarcreations com for a conformation number for returns or any questions on this warranty Serial Number 10 rr gt gt User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Specifications Simax brand glass case material Laser cut acrylic internal pieces 8 bit AVR Megal68A RISC processor Temperature compensated 32 kHz time keeping crystal 115 VAC wall transformer supplying 12 VDC 200 MA maximum current Also a 9 VDC 300 mA supply may be used 6 IN 14 Soviet Nixie Tubes 180v anode voltage running at 3 mA peak 0 93 mA average Multiplexed 2x6 Dimensions 9 8 L x 4 72 H x 4 5 W 1 5 Ibs Dimensions 250mm L x 120mm H x 114mm W 0 680 kg
26. e section 5 1 9 2 If the format is wrong Fahrenheit or Celsius check temperature display format option see section 5 1 10 7 1 5 Colon s not working 1 The display may be dimmed to minimum Colons are off at this setting see section 5 1 11 2 Colons may be disabled with the colon options see section 5 1 13 3 Display or part of display digits blinking Clock not in normal time display mode colons will display differently Press and hold mode button right side until the display goes blank release button Clock will now be in normal mode It may be necessary to set the time to the correct value see section 5 1 1 Display shows 00 00 00 or 711 11 11 799 99 99 Clock is in Anti cathode poisoning mode see section 5 1 12 Press either the mode or function button to cancel this mode The clock will return to normal mode for one day the next day the clock will start the anti cathode poisoning mode at the programmed time 4 7 1 6 Decimal point of tube is faintly glowing 1 Decimal point is glowing when display is off This is normal especially visible on left most digit This is a pilot decimal point and has a constant low current to speed up display time from off display to a digit 7 1 7 Tube s not working 1 Display blank see section 7 1 1 2 Tube s delay coming on when clock cold or in dark room This is normal for Nixie tubes they need external energy to turn on
27. git slide across and crossfade Time is displayed HH MM SS HH hours MM minutes SS seconds with blinking colons between the digits Date is displayed MM DD YY MM Month DD day YY year or DD MM YY User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Temperature is displayed TT TT temperature Deg C or Deg F see option 4 The time will display for 15 seconds followed by the date if enabled for 2 seconds followed by the temperature if enabled for 2 seconds then back to the time display The Crossfade style option is when a digit changes value seconds counting up etc the old digit fades out while at the same time the new digit fades in This is a user preference and other than changing the look of the digits as they change has no other effect The Slot effect option is when a digit changes value seconds counting up etc the old digit rapidly cycles different digits until it reads the new value looking something like a slot machine This is a user preference and other than changing the look of the digits as they change has no other effect The Slide Across style option is when a switching to a different display value time date temperature The old digits slide off the display on the right side and the new digits slide in from the left side This is a user preference and other than changing the look of the digits as they change has no other effect A blinking 00 03 10 13 20
28. iplexes 3 tubes by 2 meaning 2 tubes are on at a time with 3 sets of 2 SMD surface mount construction is used throughout A high efficiency high voltage power supply is used to generate the 180v required for the Soviet Nixie tubes This is the special version of the Glass Clock 3 It uses rare Soviet IN 14 tubes Each tube is socketed to the board which allows easy replacement if a tube fails It s an excellent size for larger offices and living rooms User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 2 Introduction to Nixie Tubes Nixie tubes gas indicator tubes were invented during the Cold War in the early 50 s by a small vacuum tube manufacturer called Haydu Brothers Laboratories These tubes were sold by the Burroughs Corporation who came up with the trade name Nixie This name refers to NIX I an abbreviation that stood for Numeric Indicator eXperimental No 1 which was a label for one of the drawings for the tube This was shortened to NIXIE and the name stuck Early computers and test instruments didn t have any means to display digits easily until the Nixie tube appeared Nixies found their way into numerical computer displays volt ohm meters frequency counters radiation counters and even calculators By the mid 1970 s they were obsolete replaced by LED s and LCD displays and were discontinued A Nixie tube display which should really be called a gas indicator tube works like a neon bulb A neon
29. isconnected from power less than 8 hours ago it will not enter the time set mode it will show the current time Left Function Button Ce C Illustration 1 Side View Left Illustration 2 Side View Right User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 5 Setting the Clock This section describes how to set the clock This includes setting the time and date plus all the display options Setting the Nixie clock features is accomplished by using the red mode button right side and the black function button left side Clock diagram Illustration 3 Side view Hours digits Leftmost Minutes digits Middle Seconds digits Rightmost Setting the time and date When setting the time date the time is entered first followed by the date Set the time by pressing the red mode button on the right side momentarily Note when powered up the clock will already be in set time mode no need to push the mode button When pressed the hour s digits will flash on and off once a second 00 00 Note If the mode button is held too long the display will blank indicating that the clock is in the set on off time mode Press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank if this happens and try again User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Set time mode When the clock is in the set time mode the current time will be displayed with the hours 2 leftmost digits blinking 00 00 The left most colon wi
30. ll automatically set the display brightness level like mode 00 depending on the ambient light level Additionally the clock display will turn off when the ambient light level is low dark and turn on when the light level is bright Display will be off during the weekend User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 OPTIONS 20 29 turn off the display during the weekdays Monday Friday 21 dim no colons display off during weekdays 22 low medium display off during weekdays 23 medium display off during weekdays 24 brightest level display off during weekdays 20 Auto brightness level display off during weekdays 29 Auto brightness level Auto ON OFF When this level is selected a light sensor on the clock will automatically set the display brightness level like mode 00 depending on the ambient light level Additionally the clock display will turn off when the ambient light level is low dark and turn on when the light level is bright Display will be off during the weekdays Note When the clock is in the dim level either manually selected or selected by the auto level s the blinking colons will not be displayed on the time display A blinking 00 04 09 10 14 19 20 gt 24 29 will be displayed in the 2 middle digits with the colon on To change the brightness level press the black function button left side Press the red mode button
31. ll be on steady no blinking and the seconds will be off If the colons are blinking the clock is still in the normal display mode and the red mode button on the right side should be momentarily pressed to enter the set time mode Note If the clock loses time first setup or without power for an extended period of time the time displayed will be all zeroes 0 00 To skip setting the time and go directly to setting the date momentarily press the red mode button to skip the time set functions To cancel setting the time value at any point press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank This will cancel setting the time date When the mode button is released the clock will go back to the normal display The old time value will be used User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the time hours When the hours leftmost digits are blinking the hour value can be changed Note If changing only the hours the clock will continue to count seconds making Daylight Savings time changes easier The black function button on the left side will change the hour value when pressed Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the hours 0 23 Note When setting the hours 24 hour mode is used regardless of the hour format setting 12 24 hour display mode This means 00 is 12 AM midnight and 13 is 1 PM afternoon The hour format setting will be used when displaying the time normally
32. midnight and 13 is 1 PM afternoon The hour format setting will be used when displaying the time normally Once the hours are set to the proper value press the red mode button right side momentarily The clock will then blink the minutes Press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Let go of the red mode button Now that the time is set the clock will go to the set date mode Press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Let go of the red mode button The time is now changed and the display will go back to normal time display Only the hours were changed the minutes and seconds are unchanged and seconds continued to count Also an available function to automatically adjust the time for Daylight Saving Time see the Options section Will change the hour 1 or 1 depending on the time of year Available in USA Canada Europe or Australian DST zones User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Set date mode When the clock is in the set date mode the current date will be displayed with the days 2 leftmost digits blinking The colons will both be off The clock will automatically compensate for leap year If not in the date set mode see the Setting the time and date section Before the date can be set the time must be set Note If only the date needs to be set enter time set mode and momentarily press the red mode button to go through the hours minutes until the date
33. nges the time display value This is the time in seconds that the time is displayed The value range is 3 to 120 seconds A blinking 03 will be displayed in the 2 leftmost digits indicating Option 3 time display interval value To change the interval value momentarily press the black function button left side This enters change value mode the 03 will stop blinking Change the current value by pressing the black function button Holding in the black function button will speed up the change rate This will increase the value To change the direction of the change value goes up or down momentarily press the red mode button this will toggle the right most colon on off o Right most colon off black button will increase value o Right most colon on black button will decrease value o Note The right most colon does not indicate if the value is or only the direction the value changes when the black button is pressed To exit the change value mode press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank Release the mode button and the clock shows a blinking option number User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 4 Date Temperature display interval value Display 04 00 o0 04 blinking This option changes the date and temperature display interval value This is the time in seconds that the date and temperature is displayed The value range is 1 to 24 seconds A
34. night and 13 is 1 PM afternoon Once the hours are set correctly press the red mode button right side to change to the minute value When the mode button is momentarily pressed the minutes digits will flash on and off once a second The black function button will change the minute value Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the minutes 0 59 After the minutes are set correctly momentarily press the red mode button At this point the ON time setting is complete and will now go back to normal time display To cancel setting the ON time value at any point press and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank This will cancel setting the ON time When the mode button is released the clock will go back to the normal display After the ON time is set the clock will go back to normal time display 5 1 18 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Disabling OFF ON time The display OFF function can be disabled by setting both the OFF and ON time to the same value such as 00 00 This will disable the OFF mode Note In Auto ON OFF mode when the display ON OFF is disabled the ambient light will control whether the display is ON or OFF User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 5 1 19 Examples for setting OFF ON time Example one set clock display to go off at 11 PM and back on at 6 AM 1 Push and hold the red mode button until the display goes blank When the display is
35. sable completely see section 5 1 18 Also display is Auto ON OFF mode and it is dark The clock could also be in weekend or weekday display OFF mode see section 5 1 11 3 CPU locked up remove power for 10 seconds reapply power Clock should go through display self test see section 4 Enter correct time and date 4 Clock failed contact ColdWarCreations for repair work info coldwarcreations com Time not working 1 Display blank see section 7 1 1 2 Display or part of display digits blinking Clock not in normal time display mode Note Time will blink during New Year s Eve see section 5 1 20 Press and hold mode button right side until the display goes blank release button Clock will now be in normal mode It may be necessary to set the time date to the correct value see section 5 1 1 Display shows 00 00 00 or 711 11 11 799 99 99 Clock is in Anti cathode poisoning mode see section 5 1 12 Press either the mode or function button to cancel this mode The clock will return to normal mode for one day the next day the clock will start the anti cathode poisoning mode at the programmed time 3 Date is not displayed properly D Clock must be in Disnlav Options 01 03 11 13 21 23 31 or 33 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 7 1 4 Temperature display not working 1 Clock must be in Display Options 02 03 12 13 22 23 32 or 33 to display the temperature se
36. stessteestesseesteestessteestesstecstesssesateeneeseeseesaes 36 6 1 4 Option 3 Time display interval value 2 rr rrrene arrene 37 6 1 5 Option 4 Date Temperature display interval Vale cesses 38 7 Trouble Shooting the CI0Ck scener DD TAA Display is blank ie3 cash Metis a real rensende 39 7212 Time not Working ze Er ed rr Meade ee bend 39 7 1 3 Date is not displayed Proper ly seessesscsesssessessessessessessesteeseesseesseessenesstesnseesstesteeneeatenteeteeates 39 7 1 4 Temperature display not working essessssessessessessestesseeseesesseessseneeseesseeeateateeneeatenteeteeaees 40 71 5 Colon s not Working sui iid DE n aaa 40 7 1 6 Decimal point of tube is faintly glowing oo eeseesseesssecsteeceecseeseeestessteestessteeseesseesatesneeseeneesies 40 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 1 Glass Clock Design 3 Congratulations on your purchase of this unique timepiece This clock uses Cold War era Nixie display tubes The old is mixed with the new using a RISC processor based single chip computer which has more processing power than the old computers that originally used these Nixie tubes The case is all optically clear Simax glass from the Czech Republic and uses clear acrylic support pieces to complement the glass vacuum tube construction of the Nixies Creksi0 Yach J u3ain HoMep 3 or Glass Clock Design 3 is the third design for my Nixie tube based clock It uses a microprocessor that mult
37. th buttons the colons will continue alternating blinking and the display will show the board s serial number in the 4 right most digits Momentarily pressing the red mode button will go to the next option When the red mode button is pressed at the last option it will go back to option 0 serial number Pressing and holding the red mode button will exit the clock board options mode Table of clock board options Option 0 Board serial number Option 1 Temperature offset value Option 2 Auto off light level set point value Option 3 Time display interval set point value Option 4 Time date display interval set point value User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Option 0 Serial number Display O00 00 colons alternating This option shows the clock s serial number It is a number from 0001 9999 It is a read only value can not be changed Momentarily press the red mode button to go to the next option To exit clock board options mode press and hold the red mode button until the display is blank Release the red mode button and the clock will go back to normal mode User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 6 1 2 Option 1 Temperature offset value Display 01 00 00 01 blinking This option changes the temperature probe offset value The temperature is calibrated at the factory but may be changed by the user This calibration offset is in degrees C
38. to ON OFF will be enabled all the time OFF ON mode is disabled if the hour setting for both OFF and ON are set to the same value Example OFF time 12 01 ON time 12 45 OFF ON mode disabled Note Default setting is display OFF at 23 00 and display ON at 6 00 5 1 15 Entering the OFF ON set time enable Enter the OFF ON set time enable by pressing and holding the red mode button until the display goes blank When the display is blank release the mode button At this point the display will show blinking hour digits and the minutes digits for the OFF time The clock will now be in the Set OFF ON times mode which is indicated by the current OFF time initially zero hours zero minutes and the leftmost colon on Seconds digits will be blank 5 1 16 User manual Glass Clock Design 3 rev 3 2 Setting the OFF time The OFF time setting is indicated by the leftmost colon on Setting the display OFF time is accomplished by using both the mode button and the function button The hours digits will be flashing on and off once a second The black function button will change the hour value Holding the function button on will quickly cycle through the hours 0 23 Note When setting the hours 24 hour mode is used regardless of the hour format setting 12 24 hour display mode This means 00 is 12 AM midnight and 13 is 1 PM afternoon Once the hours are set correctly press the red mode button to change to the minute v
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