CONTENTS BEFORE USE ........................2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................2 ACCESSORIES .......................3 MAIN FEATURES ....................5 PARTS DESCRIPTIONS ....................6 HOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE FRONT COVER ..............6 DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD....................6 DISPLAY LAYOUT....................6 KEYBOARD LAYOUT .....................7 HOW TO OPERATE ......................8 HOW TO SET UP ......................9 KEY-CARD.......................9 BASIC OPERATION OF SETTING OR CHANGING DATA........9 SETTING MODE 1 ......................11...
BEFORE USE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■INDICATIONS This instruction manual and the product use various indications to help you use this instrument safely and properly. The following describes those indications. Negligence could lead to serious injury or death. WARNING: Negligence could lead to an injury, damage of your property, or CAUTION: cause loss of created data.
CAUTION Data stored in the internal memory cannot be stored permanently. We will not be re- sponsible for damages and lost profits caused by loss of data attributed to battery con- sumption, trouble, repair, and so on. Never disassemble or modify this instrument. It could cause a fire, electric shock, or other problems.
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◆ Do not drop or hit the instrument. ◆ Install this instrument away from the following places: 1. Any place that is not level or that is subject to vibration. 2. Any place that has dust or high humidity. Keep beverages and liquid containers away from this instrument.
MAIN FEATURES 1. Up to 6 columns (Up to 4 columns when using the Daily Total Hours function). 2. Two color printing (Black/Red). 3. Printing Daily Total Hours calculation and Accumulation of Daily Total Hours. (Excluding ER-2500E). 4. Can select regular working time or overtime as Daily Total Hours. 5.
PARTS DESCRIPTIONS Time card insertion slot Front cover Display External key Wall mounting plate HOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE FRONT COVER Pull as illustrated above. Remove a front cover. Push as illustrated above. DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD DISPLAY LAYOUT symbol appears under setting mode. symbol appears Daylight Saving Time activates.
KEYBOARD LAYOUT [External Keys] Functions of keys Description Functions INCREASE To increase number. DECREASE To decrease number. BACKWARD To back setting item (Code No.). FORWARD To forward setting item (Code No.). To set Machine Mode1, Machine Mode2, Pay Closing Date, 60 MODE1 or 100 scale and Daily Total Hours.
2. Time card will be ejected automatically after printing the time. MANUAL OPERATION ER-2500 allows manual operation to select a desired column to be printed on. 1. Select a desired column to print by pressing “IN1,” “OUT1,” “IN2,” “OUT2,” “IN3” or “OUT3” key.
HOW TO SET UP KEY-CARD “Key-Card” must be used to set or change any data. Operation Insert “Key-Card.” symbol appears on the display to indicate the starting of setting mode. After setting or changing data, insert “Key-Card” again. symbol disappears. Keep “Key-Card”...
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The Contents of Setting Item [Machine Mode1] [Year] [Holiday] [Melody] [Machine Mode2] [Month, Date] [Special Day] [Time Signal 1] [Pay Closing Date] [Hour, Minute] [LST] [60 or 100 scale] [IN1] [Time Signal 22] [Daily Total Hours] [OUT3] Code No. Setting data [OST] [IN1 for Special Day] [OST for Special Day]...
SETTING MODE 1 Press “MODE 1” key after inserting “Key-Card.” MACHINE MODE 1 (CODE 01) Press to select a desired number from the following table and set “Capacity of Em- ployees.” According to the number, each function will be activated. ◆...
1/100 of an hour 1. ER-2500E cannot select “3.” 2. When using as “Time Printing Style”, ER-2500 prints the ad- 1/100 of an hour justed time as shown on the “Equivalent Time Chart.” And Accumulation of Daily Total Hours is adjusted after calculating in Regular minutes (1/60).
DAILY TOTAL HOURS (CODE 05) Press to select a desired number from the following table and set “Style of Daily Total Hours.” ER-2500 prints Daily Total Hours in the 5 column and Accumulation of Daily Total Hours in the 6 column automatically while printing in the 4 column.
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4 column by using automatic operation, use manual operation by pressing “OUT2.” 2. When IN and OUT have not been printed in pairs, ER-2500 can not output Daily Total Hours and Accumulation of Daily Total Hours. - 14 -...
SETTING MODE 2 (YEAR, MONTH, DATE, HOUR, AND MINUTE) Press “MODE 2” key after inserting “Key-Card.” [Example] 1:35 (PM), 21st May, 2004 Procedure [MODE 2] Display Press “MODE2” key. Current Year is shown on the display. Press to display the Month/Date. Press to blink the Date.
SPECIAL DAY (CODE 02) Set a day of the week as “Special day.” Press the following keys to light on/off the day of the week. The days of the week that are lit up mean “Special day.” ◆ Initial data=Nothing (All days are lit off.) Day of ALL days are ALL days are...
Example Line Shift Time (Day change time) 4 : 00 Starting time of work 9 : 00 Starting time of lunch : 12 : 00 Ending time of lunch : 13 : 00 Ending time of work : 17 : 00 Starting time of Overtime work : 17 : 30 Special day...
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Example Starting Date of Daylight Saving Time : Sunday of the last week in March. Ending Date of Daylight Saving Time : Sunday of the last week in October. Procedure Display Press to display CODE 18. Starting Date of Daylight Saving Time is shown on the display.
Nothing Chime Original Melody 1. ER-2500 can sound time signal by selecting the “1” or “2.” 2. ER-2500R can control connecting time length to external bell from 1 to 60 seconds. 3. (When using external bell with ER-2500R) ◆ Select the “1” or “2” in Type of Melody setting.
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Set the time and the day of the week to sound “Time Signal.” After setting the time, select the day of the week. ER-2500 sounds “Time Signal” in the days of the week that is lit up. ER-2500 can set “Time Signal” up to 22 times.
CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL TIME SIGNAL (ER-2500R) WARNING Disconnect a power plug before connecting to an external time signal. ER-2500R has a relay contact output and commercial power output. An external bell, buzzer or chime, which are operated in the following methods, is useable. (Contact capacity: 5A 30V DC) Procedure 1.
REPLACING INK RIBBON CASSETTE Use only ER-IR102E ink ribbon cassette. Replace an ink ribbon cassette as below, if the printing is too light. CAUTION Never touch a printer head. It is very hot just after printing and you could get burned.
Do not use other materials. Disconnect a power cord before installing on wall. Wall Mounting If hanging ER-2500 on a wall, use the following procedure. 1. Remove a screw and an attached wall mounting plate as illustrated. 2. Fix the wall mounting plate to a wall with the included 4 screws (accessories).
● Improper print was made by manual operation. ER-2500 can handle up to 150, 130 or 50 150, 130 or 50 time cards have been al- time cards a day/month according to set- ready inserted in a day/month.
TROUBLE SHOOTING CAUTION Never disassemble the instrument by yourself. Contact your dealer or distributor if you could not solve the problem after checking the following table. Problem Points to Check No display Is the power cord connected to the plug socket correctly? No print out on time card Is the ink ribbon cassette inserted correctly? Card insertion obstructed...
SPECIFICATIONS Product description Max Electronic Time Recorder ER-2500 Power supply Europe AC230V +6% -10% 50Hz Other countries AC220, 230V +6% -10% 50/60Hz Outside dimensions 242 (H) x 187 (W) x 130 (D) mm [9 17/32”(H) x 7 3/8”(W) x 5 1/8”(D)] Weight 2.5kg (5.51lbs.)
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