Diehl Program Timers, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...s com www diehl com controls appliance Subject to change without notice issued 04 2015 page 1 20 Operating Manual Program Timers Variotime Single Variotime Twin Fig 1 Variotime Single first from left with optional accessories mounted Variotime Twin first from right Please note This operating manual is designated for use by our OEM customers and as supporting material for their own appliance manual...

Page 2: ...otime Twin with build in housing 5 2 1 3 Variotime with panel mount housing 5 2 2 Functional elements 6 2 2 1 Variotime Single with 7 day program 6 2 2 2 Variotime Single with 24 hour program 7 2 2 3 Variotime Twin 8 2 3 Display symbols 9 2 4 Installation and connection 9 2 4 1 Variotime with build in housing 9 2 4 2 Variotime with panel mount housing 10 3 Operating Variotime 11 3 1 Initial power ...

Page 3: ... in which it is installed The outputs of the 12 V and 24 V variants do not correspond to the conditions of SELV safety extra low voltage The supply voltage of the appliance in which such a timer is installed must only be SELV if the outputs also switch SELV Protection against accidental contact must be ensured by proper installation of the timer Install the timer in such a way that the end user of...

Page 4: ... via a relay During a programmable period the relay contacts are closed closing the electrical circuit and activating the appliance in which the timer is installed At the end of this period the relay contacts open again breaking the electrical circuit and deactivating the appliance Variotime Single has one relay for switching one load 1 channel Variotime Twin has two relays for switching two loads...

Page 5: ...ingle with build in housing Mains supply contacts Relay contacts 2 1 2 Variotime Twin with build in housing Mains supply contacts Relay contacts 2 1 3 Variotime with panel mount housing Mains supply contacts Relay contacts Fig 2 Connections of Variotime Single with build in housing shown as ON OFF version changeover contact no 4 not placed Fig 3 Connections of Variotime Twin with panel mount housi...

Page 6: ...y of the week RUN position clock and automatic program activated position programming mode activated button to select the switching points when in programming mode Day button for setting the days of the week Hour button h for setting the hours R button reset for deleting all settings Minute button m for setting the minutes Skip button to immediately reverse the present operating mode Instead of th...

Page 7: ...rating mode I continuous ON AUTO automatic program 0 continuous OFF Slide switch for setting times position for setting the time of day and the day of the week AUTO position clock and automatic program activated position programming mode activated button to select the switching points when in programming mode Plus button for setting times Minus button for setting times R button reset for deleting ...

Page 8: ... continuous ON AUTO automatic program 0 continuous OFF Slide switch for setting the times RUN position clock and automatic program activated P1 position programming mode for channel 1 activated P2 position programming mode for channel 2 activated button to select the switching points when in programming mode Day button for setting the days of the week Hour button h for setting the hours R button r...

Page 9: ...rogramming mode ON ON switching point is being programmed OFF OFF switching point is being programmed In automatic mode ON indicated channel is currently ON OFF indicated channel is currently OFF I Switching point number shown switching point 1 ON ON when programming switching point 1 OFF in automatic mode Skip function activated PM or AM Only in versions with 12 hour time format 2 4 Installation ...

Page 10: ... notwithstanding the panel thickness A transparent cover Diehl Controls material no 413271185 is available as optional accessory It can be snapped onto the Variotime housing see Fig 1 1 Push the timer into the panel cutout 66 x 66 mm of your appliance from the front 2 Fasten the timer from behind using the two fixing brackets Push them into the dovetail guides at the housing sides so that their ar...

Page 11: ... week 3 1 Initial power up When connecting Variotime to the mains all display segments appear for approx 2 seconds Subsequently the display flashes 0 00 and the day indicator at day 1 Monday This indication remains as long as the program timer stays connected to the mains waiting for the input of time of day and day of the week 3 1 1 Setting the day of the week and the time of day Proceed as follo...

Page 12: ...trolling a single load Therefore the timer display shows 1 by default on the upper right next to the digits indicating the time of day see 2 3 Variotime Twin features a two channels two relays Therefore it can control two loads independently at the same time The channel which is actively executing an automatic program is displayed as 1 or 2 on the upper right next to the digits indicating the time...

Page 13: ...ngle Proceed as follows 1 Set the left hand slide switch to position I The relay switches on if it was off before On the right side of the time digits 1 channel 1 and the light bulb symbol appear If the relay was on before the indication does not change and will stay the same as long as this mode continues 2 Terminate the continuous operation by setting the slide switch to position AUTO The timer ...

Page 14: ...hannels by setting the slide switch to the position AUTO The timer resumes the automatic program and displays the present status accordingly Change a current setting by terminating first and resetting again 3 2 2 Deactivation mode In this mode the appliance in which Variotime is installed is switched off continuously Any automatic program is deactivated Variotime Single Proceed as follows 1 Set th...

Page 15: ...splay shows the present status During normal program execution the left hand slide switch is in position AUTO and the right hand slide switch is in position RUN 24 hour program AUTO 3 3 Setting the switching points Generally Variotime can be programmed with 16 switching points per channel 8 ON and 8 OFF spread over 24 hours The switching points are numbered as follows switching points with uneven ...

Page 16: ...ht bulb symbol appears 2 Set the time for the switch on point using the buttons h and m then assign it to the days of the week by pressing the day button The order of the settings is not important 3 Pressing the button advances Variotime to the next switching point 2 OFF The display flashes 0 00 on the top right the selected channel is indicated on the bottom right 2 is indicated switching point 2...

Page 17: ...witch back to position RUN 24 hour program AUTO To cancel the entire automatic program use the reset function see 3 4 3 4 Reset function The reset function is recommended for extensive changes in the automatic program It cancels the previous input entirely and resets the timer into initial power up status So a new program can be created without having to access the individual switching points In o...

Page 18: ...e appliance remains on as a switch off point is always followed by a switch on point Variotime Single Proceed as follows 1 Press the skip button once The appliance changes into the opposite operation mode The skip symbol appears in the display so does the light bulb symbol if the appliance was off before or it disappears if the appliance was on before Variotime Twin Proceed as follows 1 Press the ...

Page 19: ...s per week 56x ON 56x OFF Display 7 day indicators 4 digit time display 2 digit indication of the activated channel s 2 digit indication of the switching point indication of operation mode and skip function with symbols AM PM indication with 12 hour time format Operation Via 6 buttons and 2 slide switches with 3 positions each Quantity of relays 1 Variotime Single or 2 Variotime Twin Technical Dat...

Page 20: ...sued 04 2015 page 20 20 Additional data for Variotime with panel mount housing only Purposes construction Time control electronic incorporated Mounting Fitting into a panel opening Mode of action Type 1 B S Degree of contamination 3 Rated impulse voltage 2500 V Input 110 120 V ac 800 V Input 24 V or 12 V 4000 V Output 250 V ac Connections Mains and power relays Tab terminals 6 3 x 0 8 mm in compli...