Set Up An Automatic Setting Analog Clock - Primex XR Series Install Manual

Set up an Automatic Setting Analog Clock

To set up an Automatic Setting Analog Clock, apply power to the clock and it automatically initializes its setup and searches for a
signal from Transmitter to receive its time.
WARNING
Battery-powered clocks: for sites with multiple Transmitters or repeaters it's important that batteries are inserted when the
clock is at its permanent installation location.
Clock signal search frequency - time update
A clock's search frequency is when its receiver turns to search for a Transmitter signal, starting with the previously stored
channel, to receive a time update. When a clock is first powered on, it automatically initializes its set up and searches for a signal
to receive its time. The only model that requires a specific setup is a Manual Setting Analog Clock.
The scheduled search frequency varies by clock model as defined below.
Analog Clock signal search frequency: six pre-scheduled times a day at 10:01, 2:01 and 6:01 a.m. and p.m. lock time (not the
actual time of the day), a clock's receiver turns on to search for a Transmitter signal to receive a time update, starting with the
previously stored channel number.
Digital Clock/Timer signal search frequency: every 10 minutes on the 5's (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 minutes) of the hour, a clock's
receiver turns on to search for a Transmitter signal to receive a time update.
When a clock has not received a valid signal/time update for three consecutive days, it displays a visual signal loss indicator; an
analog clock's second hand advances and pauses continuously (stepping) and a digital clock/timer's colons flash.
Transmitter broadcast schedule
The type of antenna determines a Transmitter's broadcast schedule, which should be taken into consideration when installing
new system devices. System devices receive a time update during its scheduled signal search or when powered on from a
broadcasting Transmitter.
Broadcast (Transmit) Schedule Transmitter with Internal Antenna: broadcasts its synchronized time continuously to the system
clocks and devices.
Broadcast (Transmit) Schedule Transmitter with External Antenna: broadcasts its synchronized time to the system clocks and
devices from the 39th to the 6th minute of the next hour and changes to a standby mode during the 7th to the 38th minute of the
hour (standard broadcast schedule). During initial power-up, the Transmitter broadcasts for 8 consecutive hours. After the 8 hour
power-up period, the Transmitter reverts to its timed broadcast schedule.
NOTE
In the event of a facility wide power outage, a Transmitter with an External Antenna will broadcast for 8 hours upon the
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