Intermatic ET2815C Installation And Setup Instructions page 3

Initial Setup
The following sections provide instructions for the initial setup of the time switch.
Programming Overview
The steps to program the time switch include setting the current date, time, Astro zone, Astro events, fixed events, DST, and holiday
events, setting the time switch's operation to AUTO mode, ENERGY SAVER mode or MANUAL mode (only MANUAL mode will
appear if there are no scheduled events) and read or write an event schedule from a USB memory stick.
NOTE: If the time switch is left inactive for five minutes in a programming mode, it will return to the AUTO mode screen (AUTO icon
turned on). If no scheduled events are programmed, the time switch will return to MANUAL mode. If the date has not yet been
entered, the time switch will go to the Enter Date Mode.
Setting Date
Follow this procedure below to set the date and time in the time switch.
NOTE: If necessary, hold + or - to scroll through the digits rapidly.
Press MODE to scroll through the mode selections until SET and DATE icons appear at the top of the display. The month
1.
flashes.
2. Press + or - to select the current month and then press ENTER/NEXT. The day of the month flashes.
3. Press + or - to select the current day of the month, and then press ENTER/NEXT. The year flashes.
4. Press + or - to enter the current year, and press ENTER/NEXT. The month will flash again.
5. Press MODE to move to the next mode selection.
Setting Time
Follow the procedure below to set the time in the time switch.
NOTE: If necessary, hold + or - to scroll through the digits rapidly.
1. Press MODE to advance to the Set Clock mode selection if this selection is not already active. The SET and TIME icons appear
on the display and a flashing 12:00 AM appears (if clock has not been set).
2. Press + or - to select the current time. NOTE: Seconds can be set to 00 by pressing ENTER/NEXT.
3. Press MODE to save the time and move to the Enable Daylight Saving Time mode selection.
NOTE: If the time switch programming data is to be read from a USB memory stick, refer to the "Read Time Switch Program
Data..." section in these instructions.
Enable/Disable Daylight Saving Time and Setting Daylight Saving Time Rule
Configure the time switch to automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time (DST). If DST does not apply to your region, disable the
option as directed in this procedure. Follow this procedure to enable/disable the Daylight Saving Time feature, and if applicable, set
the DST rule.
1. Press MODE to advance to the Set DST mode selection if this selection is not already active. The SET and DST icons appear on
the display.
2. Press + to display ON (enable DST) or press – to display OFF (disable DST) and then press ENTER/NEXT to save.
If DST is
Enabled
Disabled
3. Press + or - to scroll to the desired DST rules for your area.
NOTE: The DST rules are US2007 (US rules), MX1986 (Mexico rules), and CUSTOM (user-defined start/end dates).
If you select
US2007 or MX1986
Custom
4. Press + or - to select a starting month for customized DST and press ENTER/NEXT.
5. Press + or - to select a starting week (1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, or LST) and press ENTER/NEXT.
NOTE: DST changes at 2:00 A.M. on Sunday of the user-configured starting and ending weeks. Select LST for the fifth Sunday
of a month.
6. Press + or - to select an ending month and press ENTER/NEXT.
7. Press + or - to select an ending week and press ENTER/NEXT.
8. Press MODE to save the DST rules and move to the next mode selection.
Then
Go to step 3.
Press MODE to save and exit. The procedure is complete.
Then
Go to step 8. NOTE: To view the start and end dates for a DST rule, press ENTER/
NEXT to scroll through the dates and then press MODE.
Press ENTER/NEXT. The screen displays a flashing MAR and 2ND. Go to step 4.