Lamina Nixie Clock Lamina Nixie, Operation Manual

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Page 2: ...ess setup menu gives many possibilities to set your favorite colors to different time of the day blinking flashing or changing the light randomly With the optional built in Wi Fi unit or the optional GPS unit your clock will be the most accurate nixie clock ever This professionally hand made product will give you joy for every day Congratulations for your new 3 Lamina Nixie Clock ...

Page 3: ...rush to remove any dust and or antistatic cloth to clean the surfaces from fingerprint and stain Do not use any chemical agents for cleaning The wood is a living material By the time it may darkens changes its color Any water and liquid might cause dark spots and disscolored surfaces on the brass parts Avoid to operate the clock in humid or very dusty environment Technical information The clock op...

Page 4: ... parameters change values with one step at the time Press and hold it pressed until you hear 2 beeps then release enter exit menus activate functions revers value step directions Press and hold it pressed for 3 beeps enter exit advanced menu or reset values switch off alarm Press and hold it for 4 beeps and keep holding it fast forward or backward steps when setting values Clock operation control ...

Page 5: ...lly Press and hold the SET button for 2 beeps to set the date and time The year will be highlighted first set it to current with the ADJUST button Press one more time the SET button to go to the month Pressing the ADJUST button set it to current than step forward to the day and set it press SET again to go to the hour and minute to adjust The seconds could be zeroed in a same way The hour must set...

Page 6: ...ified Press the SET button once than you step to the 1 parameter press again for the 2 and so on The clock has 34 parameters to set modify Every change is saved immediately To exit the parameter menu do the same as to enter press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps You can exit the parameter settings anytime Set the basics 2 4 1 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 2 5 5 Parameter RGB variation Value 0 2 2 0 0 4 Firmwar...

Page 7: ... hold the SET button for 3 beeps to exit the parameter menu Change the date format There are three time date formats what you can use to display the date 0 MM DD YY 1 DD MM YY 2 YY MM DD If you want to change it do the following Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter the parameter menu By pressing the SET button briefly step to the parameter 2 With the ADJUST button you can change the ...

Page 8: ...e dimmed To modify these settings enter the parameter menu Press and hold the SET button for 3 beeps to enter By pressing the SET button briefly step to the parameter 4 With the ADJUST button set the desired time to activate the night mode Only the hours are adjustable which set in 24 hours format only Next press the SET button once briefly the go to parameter 5 here you can set the time when the ...

Page 9: ...nking it means the alarm will go off again If you want to turn the snooze off but keep the alarm for the next day press and hold the ALARM button for 2 beeps while the alarm is beep ing The orange indicator light will stop blinking lights continuously It means the alarm is set for the next day If you want to switch off the alarm press and hold the ALARM button for 3 beeps but only when the alarm i...

Page 10: ...mixing chart give you some basic information how to mix the colors 2 AM PM LED light mode The tubes have a set AM color from mid night till noon at 12 00 the color changes to the PM color Day Mode Night mode values can dim or switch the lights OFF for the night The night time brightness of the lights can be set to zero to maximum parameter 25 To choose between day night light mode and AM PM LED li...

Page 11: ... 255 G 0 B 255 R 255 G 40 B 0 R 0 G 0 B 0 RED GREEN BLUE YELLOW WHITE CYAN VIOLET MAGENTA ORANGE DARK LIGHTS OFF 2 3 3 2 5 5 Example Parameter 23 Afternoon PM LED color The B blue value of the color is on maximum 255 Parameter 23 Third BLUE color from RGB mix Value of 255 from range 0 255 Feel free to experiment with your own colors by giving different values 12 ...

Page 12: ...ss the ALARM button once now the numbers are 17 20 00 On the third nixie tube the number changed to 2 this is the GREEN channel the value behind 000 so it is OFF no green color in the mix of magen ta Press ALARM button again and now the third nixie character is 255 this is the BLUE value at its maximum in the mix of magenta To step between the color channels just press ALARM button once at the tim...

Page 13: ... maximum value 255 would take long time You can do 2 things One is to press and hold the ADJUST button to reverse the value step direction now if you press the ADJUST the value numbers will step backward Set to value 255 and now the green color is at full brightness The other way to change the color values is to press and hold the ADJUST button for 4 beeps and keep it pressed Now the numbers are c...

Page 14: ...T for values Using WiFi for time synchronization 15 If your clock equipped with built in Wi Fi unit it can synchronize the exact time by connecting it to your 2 4 Ghz wireless network The clock checks the network every hours to synchronize Go to parameter 28 to enable disable the Wi Fi or GPS sync If the value is 0 there is no time sync if the value is 1 the clock is set for GPS time sync optional...

Page 15: ...e time Pay attention to enter the required information accurately Now go back to your clock for further settings Press SET button once to go to parameter 30 The clock synchronized to the UTC GMT time which is in most cases not your current local time At this parameter you can set the offset hours of your location from UTC GMT time zone E g New York is 6 hours from GMT at day light saving period DS...

Page 16: ...al sync to press again the ADJUST button If there is no connection go over on the the previous steps from the point where you reset parameter 29 If your wifi network is not 2 4 GHz the this function will not work If your location using daylight saving time DST the offset hours need be set accordingly twice a year PARAMETER CHART For more settings enter the clock parameter menu To do this press and...

Page 17: ...ght Mode Auto Date display ON OFF Auto Date Backlight Color Changing ON OFF Color of Backlight in Auto Date Mode RGB variables see color value chart Nixie counting effect 0 None 1 5 min 2 10 min 3 15 min 4 20 min 0 OFF 1 ON 2 blinking 3 slow blinking 3 AM PM 4 AM PM blinking 0 OFF 1 Each minute 50 55 sec 2 Every 10min 50 55 sec 3 Each hour 50 55 sec 0 OFF 1 ON 0 OFF 1 every min 2 every 10min 3 eve...

Page 18: ... Restore Default Settings then exit the parameter menu BLUE 3 PURPLE GREEN ORANGE 150 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 Effect light color in Day Mode Effect light color in Night Mode Effect light color in AM indication Mode Effect light color in PM indication Mode Overall brightness of LEDs in Day Mode Overall brightness of LEDs in Night Mode Half brightness of the LEDs in Breath Mode LED BREATH effect GPS Sync ...

Page 19: ...e 08 The brightness off the nixie digits during Day mode 09 When the numbers are changing on the nixie tubes value 0 change them directly value 1 fade them into each other 10 If the tubes are OFF during Night Mode the clock will show you the current time for the given seconds long what you have set here when the ADJUST button is pressed once 11 If this parameter value is 0 the alarm is disabled no...

Page 20: ... of the acrylic tank light when the clock goes to Night Mode and parameter 28 is different from 0 To set a color see the color reference chart 22 This color indicate the AM time when the parameter 19 is set to 3 indicating AM PM timerange Night Mode brightness will apply at parameter 28 To set a color see the color reference chart and feel free to play with it to find your favorite settings Green ...

Page 21: ...time need to be adjusted manually twice a year in DST zone countries 31 Depending from your timezone set the offset minutes if apply from GMT 32 Hour Minutes offset precursor or from GMT 0 is to east of UK Europe and Asia 1 is to west from UK all USA and America 33 If your clock is running faster or slower GPS Wifi synchronisation OFF you can accurately set the clock without any GPS WIFI unit Stud...

Page 22: ...ps start from the top rear side Remove the 4 screws around the lower side of the box with the supplied 2 5mm hexagonal key Take off the lid and the paper cover Hold the body of the box and lift it up carefully The clock is still attached to the tray 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 23: ...rs while lifting up the front of the tray and remove the front screws Loosen the last screw but keep it in place Lower the tray and remove the screw carefully Now remove the clock from the try by holding it as you see on the picture Do not hold it by the arms or any other part 1 2 The clock will have no support when you remove the front screws do not tilt the tray to much 3 4 ...

Page 24: ...next thing is to put in place all 4 small brass feet disks Make sure the rings are firmly fixed and screw on the all the feet to the threaded rings The screw must go through the ring as it shown on the picture Take the supplied 4 screws and screw them tight use the threaded rings without washers Remove the power adapter from the tray and power up the clock To set the time and discover all function...

Page 25: ...POWER ADAPTOR Delivered settings 12 24 HOUR MODE NIGHT MODE DAY MODE COLORS TUBE LIGHTS NIGHT MODE COLORS TUBE LIGHTS AM MODE COLORS TUBE LIGHTS SHOW DATE COLOR COUNTING EFFECT OPTIONAL GPS Wi Fi LOCAL SETTINGS MAC ADDRESS REMARKS PM MODE COLORS TUBE LIGHTS CLOCK TYPE ...

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