Axiris MANUELA User manual

Nixie Clock Manuela Office
User Manual
May 2011

Safety Precautions
Do not power on the clock when tubes are damaged or missing.
Use the power supply that came with the clock, or use a power supply that s compliant
with the technical specifications of the clock.
Do not expose the clock to rain or moisture. Do not put the clock in sunlight for a long
time. Do not expose the clock to high temperatures. Do not cover the clock.
Always clean the clock with a dry or very slighty damp cloth. Do not use any detergents.
The coating of the red tubes is vulnerable. Power off the clock before cleaning. The clock
must be completely dry when it s powered on.
Do not subject the clock to mechanical shocks. Avoid any mechanical shocks to the tubes
and to the top of the tubes in particular.
Keep out of reach of children.
Technical Information
Power supply 12 VDC, 500 mA
Power consumption 3 W max.
DC-connector
Dimensions
(without base)
174 mm x 44 mm x 100 mm (W x D x H)
Nixie Tubes Siemens ZM1100/ZM1180 red
Background light Golden yellow LEDs
Time ormat ▪12 hour format
▪24 hour format
Date ormat ▪DD-MM-YY (day-month-year)
▪MM-DD-YY (month-day-year)
Alarm snooze time 1..9 minutes
Backup power 30 minutes
Durability Tubes ▪Tube life saving mode with adjustable brightness (to prevent wearing
out)
▪Periodical animations (to prevent cathode poisioning)
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Installation
Connect the DC plug of the power supply to the DC connector on the back of the clock.
Plug the power supply into a power socket. The clock is now powered on.
Please note there s no ON/OFF switch. To power off the clock remove the power supply
from the power socket and/or disconnect the DC connector from the clock.
After you ve powered on the clock, the clock will show the display mode.
When you power off the clock, the clock will remember all settings for approximately 30
minutes. All settings will be lost thereafter, meaning you ll have to set up again after
powering on the clock.
Control Panel
Use the slide switch LED to turn on/off the background lightning.
The meaning of the buttons OPTION/MODE, ALARM/SET and DATE/ADJUST
depends on the clock s current mode.
You can operate the buttons OPTION/MODE and ALARM/SET in two ways:
▪Push briefly: Push the button and release immediately. This operation is called
pushing the button.
▪Hold: Push the button for at least one second and release afterwards. This operation
is called holding the button.
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Display Mode
Push OPTION/MODE to show time, alarm and date.
Push ALARM/SET to turn on or off the alarm. The orange dot to the right indicates
whether the alarm is turned on. When the alarm goes off push ALARM/SET to stop the
alarm.
Push DATE/ADJUST to show the current date for a number of seconds. When the alarm
goes off push DATE/ADJUST to snooze. The alarm will go off again after the snooze
time has expired.
Hold OPTION/MODE to activate the option mode.
Hold ALARM/SET to activate the setup mode.
Setup Mode
Setup mode allows you to set the time, the alarm and the date.
Push OPTION/MODE to cycle through the various settings:
time ► alarm ► date ► back to display mode
Push ALARM/SET to step through the various values of a setting. The currently selected
value flashes. Push DATE/ADJUST to change the value.
Time
hours minutes seconds
Alarm
hours minutes snooze
Snooze time is expressed in minutes
Date
Date ormat DD-MM-YY
day month year
Date ormat MM-DD-YY
month day year
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Option Mode
Option mode allows you to change various settings of the clock. Press OPTION/MODE
to step through the available options. The value of the currently selected option flashes.
Push DATE/ADJUST to change the value.
The clock will revert to display mode when you don t push any button for at least fifteen
seconds.
Time Format
option value
▪12: 12 hour format
▪24: 24 hour format
Leading Zero
option
▪0: Disabled
▪1: Enabled
Digit Cross Fading
option
Digit cross fading in the tubes:
▪0: Disabled
▪1..9: Fast (1) to slow (9)
Date Format
option
▪1: DD-MM-YY (day-month-year)
▪2: MM-DD-YY (month-day-year)
Display Date
option
Automatically show date:
▪0: Disabled
▪1: At 00/10/20/30/40/50 sec.
▪2: At 00/20/40 seconds
▪3: At 00/30 seconds
▪4: At 40 seconds
▪5: At 50 seconds
▪6: At the top of the hour
▪7: At midnight
Date Scrolling Speed
option
▪1..4: Fast (1) to slow (4)
Tubes Animation Method
option
▪0: No animation
▪1: Cycling digits every minute
▪2: Waving digits every minute
▪3: Cycling digits every 10 min.
▪4: Cycling digits every hour
▪5: Cycling digits at midnight
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Cycling Digits
option
▪1: Left to right
▪2: Right to left
▪3: All tubes at once
▪4: Random
Brightness
option
▪1..10: Minimal to maximal
Clock's recision
option
Press ALARM/SET to increment
the value by one.
Press DATE/ADJUST to decre-
ment the value by one.
Alarm Tone
option
▪1..9: Fast to slow pace
▪10: No alarm tone
Brightness of Tube Saving Mode
option
▪0: Off
▪1..10: Minimal to maximal
Start of Tube Saving Mode
option
▪00..23: Midnight to 23 hours
Duration of Tube Saving Mode
option
▪00: No saving mode
▪01..23: Active hours
▪24: Saving mode always active
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Adjusting the Clock's Precision
Option 10 in the option mode allows you to adjust the clock s precision. If you decrease
the value by one, the clock runs approx. 1.3 s slower per month. If you increase the
value by one, the clock runs approx. 1.3 s faster per month.
In order to adjust the clock s precision you have to determine how much time the clock
deviates over a period of time. Use a reference clock to this purpose. Examples of a
reference clock include a GPS clock and the clock on the Teletext pages.
Measure the period in hours and the deviation in seconds. The deviation is positive when
the clock runs too fast, it is negative when the clock runs too slow. When you determine
the deviation, you must only take whole seconds into account disregarding any fractional
part.
Once you ve determined the values for the period and the deviation, use the following
formula to calculate the adjustment:
adjustment = − (deviation × 550 ÷ period)
Example
Suppose the clock runs 2 seconds behind over a period of 72 hours. Hence the deviation
is -2 s. According to the formula, the adjustment is −(−2 × 550 ÷ 72) = ~15. In order
to adjust the clock s precision, you ll have to add 15 to the value of option 10 in the
option mode.
Contact Information
Official website: http://www.axiris.be/
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