Tork DTS400B User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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DTS400B
DZS400BP
DIGITIAL TIME SWITCH
MLI-181 (C)04.14

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Capabilities & Features ..........................1
Installation Instructions..........................2
Instructions for Setting the Unit....................3
1.0 To Set The Clock ...............................4
1.1 To Modify Clock .............................. 4
(After previously Set)
2.0 To Set Date...................................4
2.1 To Modify Date................................4
(After previously Set)
3.0 Daylight Saving Time ...........................4
3.1 Modify Daylight Saving Time .....................5
4.0 Season Duration Settings ........................5
5.0 Holiday Dates.................................6
6.0 To Set Signal Durations..........................6
7.0 Scheduling ONs, OFFs and Signal Durations ...........7
8.0 To Set Astronomic Schedule.......................8
(DSZ400BP only)
8.1 Selecting Astro Days............................8
8.2 Astronomic ON and Time OFF ....................10
8.3 Time ON and Astronomic Time OFF ................10
(DSZ400BP only)
9.0 Review, Modify, Delete Schedules .................10
10.0 Manual Override .............................11
10.1 Clear All Memory .............................12
11.0 To Copy Memory Modules.......................12
(DSZ400BP only)
Blank Schedule Sheets .........................15
Astronomic Latitude Zones ......................18
(DSZ400BP only)
TORK MODELS DTS400B/DZS400BP
4 CHANNEL DIGITAL TIME SWITCH
CAPABILITIES AND FUNCTIONS
CAPABILITIES:
•365DayAdvance,SingleDayHolidayandSeasonal
Scheduling
•ONandOFF(signalorpulse)setpoints:
-Combinedtotalforbothchannels-99perweek
-Minimumsetting:1minute
•Capableofdifferentscheduleseachdayoftheweek
•AstronomicOption:(DZS400BPonly)ForAutomatic
ONatsunset,OFFatsunriseforoutdoorlighting
•On-BoardCopier:Copiesprogramsettingstoanother
MemoryModulewithouttheneedofanexternalpro-
grammer(DZS400BPonly)
FEATURES:
Holidays 1to24individualdates.
Seasons 1to4withdifferentdailyschedules
  whichwraparoundintothenewyear.
SignalDurations 1to99seconds(2differentdurations
  perchannel).
DaylightSaving Automatic(canbeadjusted).
LeapYear Automaticcompensation.
Display  LCD
ManualOverrideUntilthenextscheduledONorOFF.
  Automaticoperationthenresumes.
ClockFormat AM/PMor24Hour.
LookBack Automaticallyexecutesthelastcommand
  afterpowerfailure.
PowerOutage Permanentscheduleretentionforupto
  40years.Clockmaintainedfor4days
  bysupercapacitor(nobatteryneeded).
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Removeunitfromenclosurebypushingtheinsidetab
(locatedneartheoutsidehasp)totheright.Swingunit
toleftandremove.
2. Five combination 1/2” and 3/4” knockouts are pro-
videdonthisenclosure.Removethe1/2”(inner)knock-
outbyinsertingascrewdriverintheslotprovidedand
pound screwdriver handle with a hammer. Remove
knockout with pliers and smooth hole edges with the
leandknifeifnecessary.Whenthe3/4”outerknock-
outisrequired,placescrewdriveringrooveandpound
screwdriverhandlewithhammer.Removelooseknock-
outwithpliersandsmoothholeedgeswithleorknife
ifnecessary.
Disconnectpoweratmainpanelpriortoinstallingorservic-
ingthistimeswitchortheequipmentconnectedtoit.Con-
nectinaccordancewithnationalandlocalelectricalcodes.
Installation by a liscensed electrical contractor is recom-
mended.
3. Whenattachingconduittoenclosure,exercisecareto
alignandsupportconduitinordertopreventunneces-
sarystressonenclosure.
4. Reinstall unit by reversing Step 1 above and connect
wiresaccordingtowiringdiagramoninsidecaselabel.
GROUNDING
NationalElectricalCoderequiresthatgroundingmustbe
continuousandinproperelectricalcontactinallground-
ingconductors,metallicconduitsandgroundingterminals.
Whenusingmetalconduits,installthepropersizeap-
provedgroundingbushings.Theminimumsizecopper
groundingconductorsmustbe#10AWGifthecircuit
breakerorfuseis30or40amps,#12AWGif20amps,
and#14AWGif15amps.
NOTE: Donotusetopentryforwiring.
WE SUGGEST YOU MAKE COPIES OF THE SCHEDULE
SHEETS LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THIS BOOKLET AND
COMPLETE THEM PRIOR TO SETTING THE UNIT.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING THE UNIT
Connectunittomainpowersourcepriortoenteringtheset-
tings.Whenpoweringuptheunitforthersttime,allow1-2
minutestocharge the supercapandthedisplaywill show
12HOUR.
PressHOURtochangeto24hour(militaryformat)orpress
ENTERtoset12hour(AM/PMformat).
NOTES:
1. DuringtheRUNmode,theHour,Minuets,Seconds,Day
oftheweekandashingcolonswillbedisplayed.
2. Theunitwillnotgointorunmodeunlesstheclockand
dateareset.Inanyothermode,ifnoentriesaremade
for5minutes,theunitwillautomaticallygotorunmode.
3. Unitwill display “PF”(PowerFailure) intheabscence
ofACpower.Aminimumof8hoursisrequiredtofully
chargethesupercap.
4. Whenpreviouslyprogrammedunitcomesbackfroma
powerfailure,itwill“lookback”andupdatethesched-
ule,executingthelastscheduledevent.Ifasignalsetting
wasscheduled,afterpowerfailuretheunitwillexecute
thelastscheduledsignal.Settingscanbemanuallyup-
datedbypressingtheEVENTkeyintherunmode.
AfterpressingENTERtheunitwilldisplay:
NOTE: AFTERMAKINGANYCHANGESTOTHEPRO-
GRAM,PRESSMODETOGOTORUNMODEANDTHEN
PRESSEVENTTOUPDATETHELOADSTATUS.
SIG1 SIG2 CLK DATE SCH

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1.0 TO SET CLOCK
PressHOURandMINtoadvancetothepresent
hourandmins.CheckAM/PM,andpressENTER.
1.1 TO MODIFY CLOCK
PressMODEuntilthedisplayshows:CLK.PressHOURand
MIN.tomodifyclockandpressENTER.
2.0 TO SET DATE
Ifyouaresettingdateforthersttime,displaywillshow:
PresstheMONTH,DATE,andYEARkeystoadvancetothe
desiredmonth,dateandyear,thenpressENTER.
NOTE:Thedayoftheweekwillbeautomaticallysetonce
thedateisset.
2.1 TO MODIFY DATE
Press MODE until the display shows DATE. Press MONTH,
DATE and YEAR to modify present settings and then press
ENTER.
3.0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Aftersettingormodifyingthedate,thedisplaywillshow:
a. Forstandard USAdaylight savings(DST), pressMODE
andgotostep4.0.
b. FordatesotherthanstandardUSAdates,pressMONTH
andgotostep3.1.
c. Ifdaylightsavingstime(DST)isNOTrequired,pressDEL
andthedisplaywillshow:
PressENTERthengotostep4.0.
3.1 MODIFY STANDARD DAYLIGHT SAVINGS DATES
NOTE:Thersttwodigitsrepresentthemonthandthesec-
ondsetofdigitsrepresentstheweekinthemonth.Choices
for the week are 01 (1st), 02 (2nd), 03 (3rd) or L (Last)
weekofthemonth.ThedefaultdayisSunday(SU).Oncethe
modieddateisset,theunitwillautomaticallycalculatethe
correctstartdatesinthefuture.
NowpresstheMONTHandDATEbuttonstomodifythestart-
ingDSTsettings.PressingDAYchangesthedefaultday.EX-
AMPLE: A screen showing “04:01 SU S” represents April
(04),therstweek(01),Sunday(SU),andtheStart(S)of
daylightsavingstime.
PressENTERtosaveandthedisplaywillshow:
NowpresstheMONTHandDATEbuttonstomodifytheend-
ingDSTsettings.PressingDAYchangesthedefaultday.EX-
AMPLE:Ascreenshowing“10:LSUE”representsOctober
(10),theLastweek(L),Sunday(SU),andtheEnd(E)ofday-
lightsavingstime.
PressENTERtosaveandthedisplaywillshowthemodied
DSTstartingDate.
PressMODEtwicetogotostep4.0.
SIG1 SIG2 CLK DATE
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4.0 SEASON DURATION SET
Upto4differentseasondurationscanbesetbyenteringthe
STARTandENDdates.
NOTE:
1. Ifseasondurationsarenotset,theywillnotappearon
thescheduleorastronomicmode.
2. Eachseasoncanbesetupto364days.
3. Anyseasoncancrosstheyearboundary,i.e.thecurrent
yearandendthenextyear.
4. When any two or more seasons overlap, the higher
numberedseasonhaspriority.
PressMODEuntildisplayshows:
PressMONTHandDATEtosettheenteringperiodofseason
1andthenpressENTER.Thedisplaywillshow:
PressMONTHandDATEtosettheendingperiodofseason
1andthenpressENTER.Followtheaboveproceduretoset
allother3seasons,ifdesired.TodeleteanyentrypressDEL
andENTER.
NOTE: Foranyseasontobeused,thestartingMONTHand
DATEandtheendingMONTHandDATEmustbepreset.
5.0 SEASON DURATION SET
PressMODEuntildisplayshows:
PressMONTHandDATEtosetholiday1thenpressENTER.
Thedisplaywillshow:
TodeleteanyholidaypressDELthenpressENTER.
NOTE:
a. Atotalof24holidayscanbeset,allfollowingthesame
schedule.
b. Foranyholidaytobeused,theMONTHandDATEmust
bepreset.
6.0 TO SET SIGNAL DURATION FOR EACH
CHANNEL
PressMODEuntilthedisplayshows:
PressSELCTtoselectthedesiredchannel.PressEVENT/SEC
tosetdesiredsignalduration(1to99secondseach),then
pressENTER.
NOTE:
a. Usetheprocedure abovetosetthe signaldurationfor
signal2ortosetthesignaldurationforotherchannels
ifdesired.
b. Eachchannelcanhavetwoindependentdurations(sig1
andsig2).
7.0 SCHEDULE SET MODE
PressMODEuntildisplayshows:
PressSELCTtoselectthedesiredchannel.

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7.1 SETTING HOURS AND MINUTES
a. PressHOURandMINtosetdesiredtime.
b. PressEVENTtosetdesiredevent.
7.2 SETTING DAYS, HOLIDAY AND SEASONS
PressSELCTtoselecttheashingdesireddays,holidayand/
orseasons,otherwisepressDAYtoskipandthenpressEN-
TER.Todeleteanentry,pressDAYuntilpreviouslyselected
entryashes,pressSELCTandthenpressENTER.Thedisplay
willshow:
Followthesameproceduresabovetosetmorescheduleen-
triesforchannel1.AtthenextblankscreenpressSELCTto
selectthedesiredchannelandproceedwiththestepsabove
tosetmorescheduleentries.
8.0 TO SET ASTRONOMIC SCHEDULE (FOR DZS
MODELS ONLY)
PressMODEuntildisplayshows:
PressSELCTtoselectchannel1or2.PresstheLATkeytoad-
vancetothedesireddegreeoflatitude,from0ºto60ºnorth
or0ºto60ºsouth.PressENTER
8.1 SELECTING ASTRO DAYS
PressSELCTtoselectdesireddays,holidayand/orseasons
inwhichyouwanttheindicatedchanneltoturnonatsunset,
thenpressENTER.
Displaywillshow:
NOTE: SunsetTimewillbebasedonDATEandLATITUDE
entered.PressENTER.Thedisplaywillshow:
Ifanoffsettosunsettimeisrequired,pressHOURandMIN.
Offset can be set to 4 hours and 59 minutes max. Press
EVENTtoselect+or--thenpressENTER.
NOTE: A+signwillturnloadONthatmanyhoursand/or
minutesaftersunset.A--signwillturnloadONthatmany
hoursand/orminutesbeforesunset.Thedisplaywillshow:
PressSELCTandthenENTERtoactivatesunrisetime.
NOTE: ToturnloadOFFatapresetOFFtime,leavethiseld
blank.PressENTER.Thedisplaywillshow:
Ifanoffsettosunrisetimeisrequired,pressHOURandMIN.
Offset can be set to 4 hours and 59 minutes max. Press
EVENTtoselect+or--andthenpressENTER.
NOTE: A+signwillturnloadOFFthatmanyhoursand/or
minutesaftersunrise.A--signwillturnloadOFFthatmany
hoursand/orminutesbeforesunrise.

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8.2 ASTRONOMIC ON AND TIME OFF
SetastronomicONpersections8.0and8.1.
TIME OFF:PressMODEuntil“SCH01”appears.PressENTER
untilablankscheduleappearsthenpressSELCTtoselectde-
siredchannel.PressHOURandMINtosetdesiredOFFtime.
PressSELCTtoselectdesireddays,holidayand/orseasons
andthenpressENTER.
8.3 TIME ON AND ASTRONOMIC OFF
Press MODE until “SCH01” appears. Press ENTER until a
blank schedule appears then press SELCT to select the de-
siredchannel.PressHOUR,MIN,andEVENTtosetdesired
ONtime.PressSELCTtoselectdesireddays,holidayand/or
seasonsandthenpressENTER.
ASTRO OFF:SetastronomicOFFpersection8.0and8.1.
9.0 REVIEW, MODIFY AND DELETE
PressMODEtoadvancetoanyofthefollowingMODES:
1. CLOCKMODE:PressHOURandMINtomodifyexisting
settings.PressENTER.
2. DATEMODE:PressMONTH,DATE,andYEARtomodify
existingsettings.PressENTER.DAYisautomaticallyad-
justed.
3. DSTDaylightSavingTime:ToreviewpressENTER.Press
MONTH, DATE, and DAY to modify existing settings.
PressENTER.
4. SEASON MODE: Press ENTER to advance to desired
season.PressMONTHandDATEtomodify,andDELto
delete.PressENTERtoconrm.
5. HOLIDAY MODE: Press ENTER to advance to desired
Holidy.PressMONTHandDATEtomodify, DELtode-
lete.PressENTER.
6. SIGNAL MODE: Press ENTER to advance to desired
channel.PressSIG/SECtomodify,DELtodelete.Press
ENTER.
7. SCHEDULEMODE:PressENTERtoadvancetodesired
channel.PressHOUR,MIN,EVENT(SIG1/SIG2)tomod-
ifytimesettings.PressSELCTandDAYtomodifydays,
holidayand/orseasons,DELtodelete.PressENTERaf-
tereachmodication.
8. ASTROMODE:PressSELCTtoselectdesiredchannel.
Press LAT to change latitude. Press ENTER. Press DAY
andSELCT to addordelete daysinthesunset mode.
PressENTER.PressHOURand/orMINtochangeoffset
timeforsunset.PressEVENTtochangeoffsetfrom+to
--.PressENTERandfollowthesameprocedureaboveto
modifyorreviewsunrisesettings.
9. RUNMODE:Time,dayandsecondsaredisplayed.If
todayisaprogrammedholiday,andH(Holiday)will
bedisplayedsteady.Iftodayfallswithinaprogrammed
seasonthatseason#willbedisplayed.
10.0 OVERRIDE
OVRDE1toOVRDE4(overridekeys)areeffectiveonlyinthe
run mode.IfachannelisscheduledforON/OFF(non-signal
timer),thenthechannelwillchangethepresentloadstatus
untilthenextscheduledevent.CH#willashwhentheload
isoverriddenfromscheduledevent.
NOTE: Ifachannelisasignaltimer,thentheloadwillturn
oneachtime theoverridekeyis pressed forthelengthof
SIG1duration.CH#willashwhiletheloadison.While
thesignalisinprogress,itcanbeterminatedbyusingthe
overridekey.
EVENT(intheRUNmode)keyisusedtoupdatetheloadsta-
tus.Itwillexecutethelastscheduledeventforallchannels.
ThedisplaywillonlyshowthelastscheduledeventforCH1.
To viesw the last scheduled event for other channels, sim-
plypresstheEVENTkeyagain.Ifthereisnoschedulepro-
grammedforaspecicchannel,thedisplaywillshow--:--

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10.1 NOTES
1. Unitwillgo to RUNMODEautomaticallyifno key is
pressedfor5minutes.
2. Unithasalookbackfeature.Ifyouhavejustnished
settingtheunitand an outputistobeupdated,press
theEVENTkey.Unitwillautomaticallypickupthelast
schedule.
3. Clearallmemory.Toclearallmemory,whileintheRUN
mode,pressENTER,anddisplaywillshow:
PressEVENT,thedisplaywillshow:
PressENTERbrieyandeverything in thetimermemoryis
wipedoffincludingrealtimeanddate.12HOURwillash.
11.0 COPY PROGRAM SETTINGS TO ANOTHER
MEMORY MODULE (FOR BP MODELS ONLY)
WARNING: DO NOT USE UNIT AS COPIER WHILE PROGRAM
SETTINGS ARE ACTIVE. DOING SO WILL TURN OFF ANY
CONNECTED LOADS.
Followstepsbelow:
-Takeunitoutofenclosure
-Locatethecopyswitch(redswitchlabeledBP01).
-PuttheswitchontheONposition.
-Placeunitbackinenclosure.
-Connectpowercord.
-Putbackinsulatorthatcoverstheterminalblock.Make
surenoterminalsareexposedtotheoperator.
-ApplyACpowertotheunit.
-Insertthepininthesmallpinhole(locatedintheupper
righthandcorner)toresettheunit.
-Theunitwilldisplaythemodel#andtherevision#,fol-
lowedby:
NOTE: MakesureMemoryModulewithprogramisinserted
intheunit.
Thiswillpreparetheunittoreadschedulesettingsfromthe
insertedMemoryModule.PressEVENT,displaywillshow:
ThiswillreadtheschedulesettingsfromtheinsertedMemory
Module.PressENTER.Displaywillshow:
Thiswillpreparetheschedulesettingstobecopiedtothe
next Memory Module. Remove inserted Memory Module
andinsertMemoryModuletobecopied.PressEVENT,the
displaywillshow:
PressENTER.Schedulesettingswillbecopiedtothecurrent
MemoryModule,andthedisplaywillshow:

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PressENTER.Thedisplaywillshow:
TocopyanotherMemoryModule,taketheexistingoneout,
insertthenextmoduletobecopied,andpressEVENT.This
willturnONthewritefunction.PressENTERandthesecond
module should be copied. Repeat this procedure to copy
moremodules.
Aftercompletingallcopies:
-InsertoriginalMemoryModule.
-TurnOFFACpowertotheunit.
-Removeunitfromenclosure.
-LocatethecopyswitchandsetittoOFF(redswitchla-
beledBP01).
-Putunitbackinenclosure.
-Putbackinsulatorthatcoverstheterminalblock.
-Makesurenoterminalsareexposedtotheoperator.
-ApplyACpowertounit.
-Insertthepininthesmallpinhole(locatedintheupper
righthandcorner)toresettheunit.
-Setthetimeanddate.
CAUTION: DONOTREMOVEMEMORYMODULEWHILE
UNIT IS ACTIVE. THE UNIT MUST BE RESET; TIME AND
DATE MUST BE RE-ENTERED TO MAKE SCHEDULE SET-
TIGNSEFFECTIVEONTHEMEMORYMODULE.
NOTE: AFTER MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE PRO-
GRAM,PRESSMODETOGOTORUNMODEANDTHEN
PRESSEVENTTOUPDATETHELOADSTATUS.

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