Configuration; Astro - Paragon EL712 General Instructions Manual

Twelve channel electronic time control
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To disable Daylight Savings Time operation, select NO.
Program the day that Daylight Savings Time begins. The control
defaults to the first Sunday in April. At 2:00 AM on this day, the
control's time will advance one hour.
Program the day that Daylight Savings Time ends. The control
defaults to the last Sunday in October. At 2:00 AM on this day,
the control's time will go back one hour.

Configuration

Configuration header. This mode is used for changing the clock
format, selecting stagger up, setting the lengths of the 4 dura-
tions and for programming the on/off times of the 4 duty cycle
patterns. Use the NEXT key to begin programming.
Select 12 hour or 24 hour clock format using the +/- key.
Select the stagger up time between channels. This stagger up
occurs after a power outage and after a status update. The fol-
lowing stagger up selections are available:
Programs the duration length for dUR1-dUR4, which are event
types (see Events). These durations are programmable from 1
second to 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. The control will
not allow a duration of 0:00.00.
Programs the duty cycle off time for CYC1-CYC4, which are
event types (see Events). The off cycle is programmable from 1
second to 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. The control will
not allow an off cycle of 0:00.00. A duty cycle event will always
start with the off cycle.
Programs the duty cycle on time for CYC1-CYC4. The on cycle
is programmable from 1 second to 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59
seconds. The control will not allow an on cycle of 0:00.00.

Astro

Astro header. The Astro function provides a means for controlling
lights based on the changing sunrise and sunset times through-
out the year without use of a photocontrol. The Astro feature
does not turn loads on or off. Between sunrise and sunset the
load(s) are not allowed to be on. An event must be programmed
to allow the load(s) assigned to Astro to turn on. Use the NEXT
key to begin programming.
Program today's sunrise time using the +/- key. The control will
automatically update the sunrise time each day. Offset Feature -
program today's sunrise time with the desired offset figured in.
The control will automatically update the desired offset time each
day.
Program today's sunset time. The control will automatically
update the sunset time each day. Offset Feature - program
today's sunset time with the desired offset figured in. The control
will automatically update the desired offset time each day.
Program the latitude. The allowable ranges are 10 - 70 North and
10 - 70 South. Use the following maps or consult an atlas to
obtain your latitude to the nearest degree.
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NO = not used
01.00 = 1 minute
00.05 = 5 seconds
05.00 = 5 minutes
00.15 = 15 seconds
10.00 = 10 minutes
00.30 = 30 seconds
15.00 = 15 minutes
To assign the Astro function to a channel, select YES.
U.S. LATITUDE CHART
World
Latitude
Chart
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