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Krontek KT160 Rev 4.10 

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4 Selecting the time reference correction format.  

NONE is the default. For more detailed information on these formats and how the clock interprets 
them see the section at the end of the manual  Description of Time Correction Formats .  

The following formats are available:  

[NONE] Clock uses the 50Hz power supply frequency 
[Sbcd]  Standard BCD serial data 
[Ebcd]  Extended BCD serial data 
[Sr2] 

Minute Impulse   59th minute correction 

[RP] 

Minute Impulse   reverse polarity 

[Sync]  Sync wired 
[Int] 

Internal Crystal (does not use power supply frequency) 

[SLA]  Slave when using another KT160 as a master 
[ALPH]  Alpha   Adaptive Micro Systems 
[nET] 

Ethernet Network   requires network option  

Selecting a format other than NONE or Int will disable time setting via the rear keys.  

Press SYS three (3) times, the clock will display one of the above settings.   

Press ADJ to select one of the settings.  

Use TIME to exit this mode.   

5 Setting the Time Zone Offset  

Press SYS four (4) times, the clock will display the current offset as HHMM.  

Press ADJ and the offset will change in 30 minute increments from [00:00] up to [23:30] and then 
from [ 23:30] down to [00:00].  

Use TIME to exit this mode. 
    

6 Setting Daylight Savings  

Press SYS five (5) times, the clock will display the current offset as DLS nn, where nn is the 
current setting.  

The daylight saving period can be selected by pressing ADJ.  

Selecting  0F  disables daylight saving (use this setting for network option).    

The preset daylight savings times numbered 1   6 are: 

 

 

Start    

End   

Where used 

1 - Last Sun in Oct at 2:00am 

Last Sun in Mar at 3:00am  

Australia Eastern 

2 - First Sun in Oct at 2:00am 

Last Sun in Mar at 3:00am 

Australia Tasmania 

3 - Last Sun in Mar at 2:00am 

Last Sun in Oct at 3:00am 

Europe 

4 - First Sun in Oct at 2:00am 

Third Sun in Mar at 3:00am 

New Zealand 

5 - Last Sun in Mar at 2:00am 

Last Sun in Oct at 1:00am 

UK 

6 - First Sun in Apr at 2:00am 

Last Sun in Oct at 2:00am 

USA  

Summary of Contents for KT160C

Page 1: ...Krontek KT160 Rev 4 10 1 Krontek KT160S C Digital Clock Operators Manual ...

Page 2: ...s manual When the clock first powers up it will briefly display its software revision number in the following format X YY where X is the primary revision number and YY is the secondary A C is appended for the calendar version Holding down any key during power up will reset the clock configuration to its default state The default state is Time 00 00 00 24 hour display Seconds on Correction format N...

Page 3: ...nce to the seconds Set the seconds about 10 seconds ahead of actual time then wait until actual time is the same before pressing TIME to set the time Pressing SYS will exit time setting without saving any changes made 2 Selecting 12 24 hour format Press and hold SYS the clock will display 12Hr or 24Hr depending on the setting Press ADJ to alternate between the two settings Use TIME to exit this mo...

Page 4: ... ADJ to select one of the settings Use TIME to exit this mode 5 Setting the Time Zone Offset Press SYS four 4 times the clock will display the current offset as HHMM Press ADJ and the offset will change in 30 minute increments from 00 00 up to 23 30 and then from 23 30 down to 00 00 Use TIME to exit this mode 6 Setting Daylight Savings Press SYS five 5 times the clock will display the current offs...

Page 5: ... applied to the action terminals on the rear of the clock There are three display options for the action display 2 for the non calendar clock these are 1 Alert 2 Evacuate calendar clock only 3 Timer Select the desired action message using the ADJ key If Alert or Evacuate is selected press TIME to exit to the normal display If timer mode is selected you have the option of a count up or count down t...

Page 6: ...g this format daylight savings should not be set as the master clock will provide the adjustment Extended BCD Ebcd This format provides hours minutes seconds day month and year It updates once a second When using this format daylight savings should not be set as the master clock will provide the adjustment Minute Impulse corrective Sr2 This correction format was designed for mechanical analogue cl...

Page 7: ... important that all clocks except one be set as Slaves Having two Masters on the same circuit will have unpredictable results Alpha ALPH This format is compatible with the time string used by used by Adaptive Micro Systems for their moving message displays Syncroline SLIN This is the Krontek Syncroline format Net nET This format is compatible with SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol The clock will d...

Page 8: ... to point 3 the DeviceDetector utility is supplied on a floppy disc with the clock It is also available from our website www krontek com au DeviceDetector sends a UDP broadcast via port 10991 and displays the response from the clock Each time the utility is opened it will send a single broadcast It will display all Krontek time devices on the network to change a device s settings click on that dev...

Page 9: ...Set Change Passcode 9 Exit to Main Menu Select 1 Set Poll Period allows the selection of the period between SNTP server polls the minimum is 1 hour and maximum is 24 hours one hour is recommended Any changes must be saved Selecting this item will also force a poll of the timeserver 2 Set Daylight Saving produces a daylight saving table from which an entry can be selected Alternatively daylight sav...

Page 10: ...ts displays various system data 8 Set Change Passcode allows you to set the passcode to restrict unauthorized access to the controller Four characters are required Alpha A Z and numeric 0 9 characters are accepted Lower case characters are internally converted to upper case A code of four zeros 0000 will disable passcode checking ...

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