Flash MONOTRON 300 CS - 2 Channels Electronic Time Switch Manual

Major characteristics

• Product delivered with current time and date set.
• Automatic change of winter / summer time .
• Programming key .
  • for permanent waivers,
  • for program copy or save.
• Programming for day or group of days.
• 56 program steps On, Off or impulses (1 sec to 30 min).
• Permanent overrides On or Off ( permanent light on).
• Temporary overrides On or Off ( flashing).
• Display bar graph of daily profile.
• Keyboard locking possible .
• Holiday mode : overrides On or Off between two dates.
• Keyboard locking possible .
• Programmable with power off.
• Back lit display.
  

Keys

1. menu: selection of operating mode
   auto: mode of running according to the program selected.
   prog: new for programming mode.
   prog: modif to modify an existing program.
   : checking of the program.
   : modification of time, date and selection of the winter / summer time change mode .
   : holidays.
2. +and-: navigation or setting of values.
   C1 : in auto, mode, selection of
   C2 : overrides, or waivers.
3. enter: to validate flashing information on display.
4. : to return to the previous step.

You may return into auto mode at any moment using menu.
If no action is taken for 1 min, the switch returns into auto mode.

Reset

• Program reset:
  the program may be completely cleared by simultaneously pressing the 3 following keys: menu, ok, . The time and the date will be kept.
• Total:
  pressing simultaneously the -, +, ok, menu, keys lets you clear the entire contents of the product.
  Following a total reset it is necessary to reset the time and day of the device.

Technical specifications

Electrical characteristics

Supply voltage		230 V AC ± 15%
Frequency		50/60 Hz
Power consumption		max. 6 VA - 50 Hz
Output: 2 changeover volt free contacts
Maximum load:	AC1	µ16A 250 V~
	Cos = 0,6	µ10A 250 V~
	Incandescent lighting	2300 W
	Halogen lighting 230 V	2300 W
	Compensated fluorescent tubes // (max. 45 µF)	400 W
	Non compensated fluorescent tubes, compensated in series	1000 W
	Compact fluorescent lamps	500 W
Minimum current. AC1		100 mA 250 V~
Galvanic insulation between power supply and output = 4 kV
Degree of pollution		standard

Functional characteristics

• Programming capacity: 56 pas
• Minimum time between 2 steps: 1 minute
• Running accuracy: ± 1,5 sec / 24h
• Operating reserve: lithium battery provides 5 years of backup.
• The product is set into standby state (display switched-off) after 1 minute with power off.
  It switches back into auto mode as soon as power is back or when pressing any key.
• Protection degree: IP 20

Environment

• Operating temperature: -5°C to +45°C
• Storage temperature: -20°C to +70°C

Connection

• Flexible capacity: 1 to 6 mm²
• Rigid capacity: 1,5 to 10 mm²

Connection diagram

Programming

prog new
Programming may be done for each day or for a group of days. In this case instructions are common to several days.
Days: 1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, 3 = Wednesday... 7 = Sunday.

1. Select the prog mode using menu, then enter.
2. Select the channel (A or B) using + or -, then enter.
   The number of remaining program steps appears for a short time.
3. Choose the day(s) using + or -. Validate with enter.
4. ok flashes. Use enter to validate the group of days.
   - or makes it possible to reset the group of days if necessary
5. Using + or -, select the state of the instruction: On, Off or . Press ok to validate the state.
6. Enter the time of switch-on using + or -. Validate with ok.
7. Enter minutes with + or -. Validate with ok.
8. For On , set the duration (seconds, then minutes) in the same way as for the switch-on schedule.

Program the other instructions of the group of days by repeating operations 3 to 8.
The day or the group of days may be modified at the during step 3 by pressing the +, - or . At the end of programming return to auto mode using the menu button.
To set the program of the other channel, return to prog new mode and proceed according to steps 2 to 8. In this mode it is also possible to add an instruction to the program set up.
Proceed as described above.

Display

To check the daily profile set up without the risk of modification or deletion:
Select the mode using menu and press enter. Select the channel (C1 or C2) using + or - and enter. The first step of Monday is displayed as well as the daily profile.
Two options available for display:

1. Pressing repeatedly + or - : lets you shift days. In this case only the first daily step is displayed as well as the daily profile.
2. Pressing ok: all steps of each day appear one after the other.

Modification or clearing of a program step

prog modif
Select the prog mode with menu and press enter. Select the channel (C1 or C2) using + or - and enter.
Select the modif mode with + or -. Validate with enter.
The number of remaining program steps appears for a short time.
The first step of the first day or group of days appears.
Repeatedly pressing the enter key displays all programmed steps one at a time.
Any flashing field (state, hour, minutes) may be modified using + or -, then validated with enter.
When the cursor is positioned on OK located behind the group of days, you may display successively the days or the groups of days and switch directly to the one that has to be modified using + or -.
To remove a program step: select the state of the channel (One, Off or ), press simultaneously + and -. Clear appears on the screen. Validate with enter.

Key

As soon as the key appears on the switch appear on the screen.
Two types of operation:

1. Permanent override:
   Insert the key into the switch.
   After 10 seconds the program contained in the key will be executed without clearing the program contained in the time switch.
   As soon as the key is removed the program of the time switch is again valid.
2. Copy (load) / Save (save):
   The key makes it possible to save a program contained in the time switch.
   It is also possible to copy the contents of the key into the clock.
   1. Insert the key and wait for 2 sec.
   2. Using menu select the mode:
      save to save a program contained in the time switch,
      load to load the program of the key into the time switch, to check the program contained in the key.
   3. Validate the selection with enter.
   4. For save and load reconfirm with enter.

The following error messages may appear on the screen:
no prog: the key is empty, it does not contain any program.
Error: the key is that of a one-channel switch.
In these two cases:

• Only the save save is possible.
• The error message remains on display as long as the key is present, but in this case the program of the time switch is executed.

Setting time and day
Winter / summer time change

Select the mode with menu then enter.
Modify the day, month, year, the hour and the minutes using + or - and enter.
The time switch next suggests the winter / summer time changes .
Select the type of change desired using + or -. Validate with enter.
The type of change depends on the geographical zone.
Types available:

* type according defect

The change always takes place between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m.
When the USER type is selected:

1. Enter the day then the month of the date of change of the summer time (+ 1hour) with + or - and enter.
2. Enter the day then the month of the date of change of the winter time (- 1hour) with + or - and enter.

The time switch will check which days of which weeks correspond to these dates and will apply changes to the same periods for the following years independently of the date.

Holidays

Allows you to override the output, On or Off for a given period.
Once done, this override will be removed and will not be carried over to the following year.
Select the mode using menu then enter.
Select the channel (C1 or C2) using + or - and enter. With + or -, select the state of override: On or Off, ok to validate.
Enter the day then the month of the starting period (date 1) using + or - then enter.
Enter in the same way the day and the month of the ending period (date 2).
In auto mode, flashes to indicate that a period of holidays was programmed.
becomes permanent during the period.
The override will be effective at 0:00 of the 1st date until 23:59 from the 2nd date.
If date 1 is set before the day of programming, the period of holidays is valid for the following year.
To clear a period of holidays return to the mode, press simultaneously the + and - keys.
Clear appears. Confirm with enter.

Override -Random operation

Pressing repeatedly -.
If the state of the output is On:

1. pressure:
   temporary waiver. Off and flash. The next program step will let you return to the automatic mode.
2. pressure:
   permanent override. On and are permanent. This override must be cancelled manually.
3. pressure:
   permanent override. Off and are permanent. This override must be cancelled manually.
4. pressure:
   random operation. Simulation of presence, as well as the state of the output are displayed. Must be cancelled manually.
   In this case the steps of the program are shifted randomly within a range of ± 59 min.
5. pressure:
   return to the automatic mode.

Locking

To prevent all undesirable actions, the keyboard of the time switch may be locked using a key réf. 23892 or pressing the enter and keys for 7 seconds.
Unlocking is done in the same way.