Grässlin
(UK) Ltd
TOPICA 500 (STA500S) - Description & Programming instructions
The timeswitch has a total of 20 storage spaces for switching operations. Each space can be programmed as either an
ON or OFF instruction, and can be applied to any one day or four day combinations. Taking the maximum programme
capacity, applying each space to an operation applicable on every day, the unit will carry out a total of 140 switching
operations. Rated at 13 Amps AT 240 Volt ac resistive.
B
efore programming
Press the reset button, using a pencil or similar instrument. This clears the memory of unwanted information in readiness
for programming. The reset button should be used in the event of local interference causing the timeswitch to appear to
malfunction. Local interference, dependent on location, may be present from time to time.
S
et current time and day
1. Press and hold the ‘ ‘ clock symbol button during operations 2 to 5 below.
2. Press the ‘day’ button to select the current weekday (1 = Monday)
3. Press the ‘h’ button to select the correct hour.
4. If setting in Summertime, press the +/-1h button once.
5. Press the ‘m’ button to select the correct minute.
6. Now release the ‘ ’ button - the colon between hours and minutes will flash to indicate that the clock is running.
Entering switching times
1. Press the ‘Prog.’ button to select the first free memory location.
2. Press the ‘day’ button to select the day or days required for the switching to occur. You have a choice of day groups:
1 - 7 (Mon - Sun), 1 - 6 (Mon - Sat), 1 - 5 (Mon - Fri), 6 - 7 (Sat & Sun), or any individual day. Each programme
space automatically starts with the day selection 1 - 7. You can change this with the day button.
3. Press the ‘h’ button to select the hour the switching is to occur.
4. Press the ‘m’ button to select the minute the switching is to occur.
5. Press the ‘
‘ button once to select an ON instruction, or twice to select an OFF instruction.
6. Press the ‘Prog.’ button to store your programmed information, and select the next free programme space. Or store
your programme with the ‘ ’ button if you have finished programming.
7. Programme further switching instructions as above.
8. Pressing the ‘Prog.’ button one additional time after you have finished programming displays the remaining number of
programme spaces e.g. ‘Fr 18’. If all programme spaces are full, ‘Fr 00’ will appear.
Important Note: After programming is completed, and you return the timeswitch to the current time display with
the ‘ ’ button, the timeswitch will not activate any switching instruction required for the current time. You may
need to manually select the desired switching state with the ‘
‘ button. Thereafter, as the unit encounters
further switching instructions in the memory in real time, it will correctly activate all subsequent switching
instructions.
M
anual override
With the ‘
‘ button you can manually operate the switch to switch ON or OFF outside the programmed times, or you can
put the switch into a permanent ON or OFF condition.
The first press of the ‘
‘ button advances the output to ON or OFF, without disrupting the programme sequence. The
second press fixes the output in the continuously ON
condition. The third press fixes the output in the continuously
OFF
condition. In either fixed condition, the timeswitch will only revert to the timed condition if you press the ‘
‘
button once more.
R
ead or change programmed information
Press the ‘Prog.’ button repeatedly to view each of your programmed instructions in the order in which they were
programmed. You can stop to alter any of the instructions using the buttons as described in “Entering switching times’
above.
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