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QUARTZ TIME RECORDER Simplex 500 OPERATION MANUAL...
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Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs Dies Gerät entspricht den Bedingungen der Niederspannungs-Vorschrift 73/23/EEC und dem EMVG nach 89/336/EEC. This unit complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. Maschinenl ärminformationsverordnung 3. GSGV, 18.01.1991: Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel beträgt 70 dB (A) oder weniger gemäß...
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS FEATURES BEFORE USING THE TIME RECORDER Accessories Features Installing the Ribbon Cassette Wall Mounting Environmental Conditions DAILY OPERATIONS SETTING Preparation for setting Setting the Pay Period Setting the Date and the Time, 1/60 or 1/100 printing, and the 12/24 HOUR format Setting the Day Advance Time Setting the Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.)
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1. PRECAUTIONS This operation manual is prepared for safe and proper use of the unit. Please follow all the instructions to avoid possible danger to yourself or others and damage to the unit. Signs Various warnings and cautions are provided throughout this manual along with signs. Remember each sign and its explanation listed below for your safety and proper operation of the unit.
2. FEATURES • The time table program provides the following functions: Automatic switching between black and red printing • The two-color printing system makes it possible to easily see an employee's in and out time. Automatic activation of an external time signal •...
3. BEFORE USING THE TIME RECORDER Accessories Operation Manual Wall mount fittings Keys Ribbon cassette Features <Front view> <Back view> Card slot Display Control button Panel cover Panel open button (at both sides of the unit) Key hole Analog clock Wall-mounting hole <Display>...
Installing the Ribbon Cassette Panel open button (at both sides of the unit) Unlock the unit. While holding Panel cover down the panel, open buttons at both sides of the unit, and lift the panel cover away from you. Turn the knob on the cassette in the arrow-indicated direction to make the ribbon taut.
Wall Mounting The unit can be mounted on a wall using the supplied mounting fittings. To mount the unit on a wall, take the following steps: Install the two larger screws into a wall 3.94 inches (10 cm) apart. Be sure to keep about 0.12 inch (3 mm) of the screw head out of the wall.
4. DAILY OPERATIONS Once the AC line cord is plugged into the outlet, the unit can be used immediately as basic operation has been pre-set at the factory, including the time and the closing date. See "3 BEFORE USING THE TIME RECORDER". It is easy to operate the unit.
5. SETTING Preparation for setting To prepare for setting: Unlock the unit. While holding down Remove the panel cover. the panel, open buttons at both sides of the unit and lift the panel cover away from you. Panel open button (at both sides of the unit) Panel cover Key hole...
Setting the Pay Period • The closing date is factory-set at the end of a month (31st). • The PAY ENDING button stays lit up during its setting operation. Monthly Closing Card type 00 Monthly closing 01 Weekly closing Remove the panel cover. 02 Bi-weeky closing Closing date Make sure that PAY ENDING...
Weekly Closing 12Hr. Remove the panel cover. 1/60 Make sure that the PAY ENDING 1/100 button stays lit up. YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T PROGRAM EXT.ALARM SELECT Press to cause the digits at the right to flash ("00") .
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Bi-Weekly Closing 12Hr. Remove the panel cover. 1/60 Make sure that the PAY ENDING 1/100 stays lit up. YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T PROGRAM EXT.ALARM Press to cause the digits SELECT at the right to flash "00".
Setting the Date and the Time, 1/60 or 1/100 printing, and the 12/24 HOUR format The DATE/TIME button stays lit up during its setting operation. Press SELECT to illuminate the 1/60, 1/100 printing Time second button from left, DATE/TIME . Date is indicated at the left, and time at 12Hr.
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12Hr. Setting for 1/60 or 1/100 printing 1/60 Press to cause the digits at 1/100 the upper left to flash. YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD Press to select the printing RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. between 1/60 or 1/100. PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T PROGRAM...
Setting the Day Advance Time The day advance time refers to the time when printing shifts to the next line on a time card for the next day. This function, if printed before the set day advance time, enables the time record to print on the same line of the previous working day even if leaving time is after midnight.
Setting the Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.) Daylight saving time function D.S.T. execution time At 2:00 a.m. on the first day of summer time, the clock automatically gains one hour to show 3:00 a.m. When 3:00 a.m. comes on the last day of the summer time period, it loses one hour and returns to 2:00 a.m.
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• Daylight saving time is not pre-set at the factory (with the indication of month 00 and day 00). • The D.S.T. button stays lit up during its setting operation. Press SELECT to cause the fourth button from the left, D.S.T. , to light up. 12Hr.
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Setting the end date When the start date setting is completed, the indication at the upper left automatically shifts to "02". You are now in the end date setting mode. 12Hr. End date of 1/60 D.S.T. 1/100 YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD RED/BLK.
Setting the Time Table Program The time table program function allows automatic selection of print color (black or red), an external time signal, and automatic selection of a column to print records in. These functions can be set by the day of the week and time period. •...
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Follow these steps to set time table programs. Press SELECT to cause the PROGRAM button light up. Day of the week Program No. to be set 12Hr. 1/60 Print color 1/100 Black YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD Time to be set RED/BLK.
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P-01 12Hr. To set P-01 (shown in the table Print in red 1/60 above) 1/100 (1) Print color YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD With "P-01" flashing, press once. RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. The print color indication flashes at the PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T...
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00 minute Press again. The minute indication 12Hr. 1/60 flashes. 1/100 Leave the digits as they are since the YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD desired time is 05:00 in this case. RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T PROGRAM EXT.ALARM SELECT...
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Erase "-" under MO - SA. Take the same steps described above to erase the bars for the remaining days 12Hr. of the week. 1/60 After erasing the bar under "SA", press 1/100 SET . YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD RED/BLK.
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P-03 To set P-03 Make the bars under MO-SA Make settings as shown in the figure at light up left, and press SET . 12Hr. External 1/60 time signal 1/100 YEAR MONTH HOUR MINUTE SECOND/CARD RED/BLK. EX.ALM COL. PAY ENDING DATE/TIME DAY ADV.TIME D.S.T...
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To check program settings Press SELECT to cause PROGRAM to light up. Make the desired program No. flash. To see program settings, press button switches among programs in order starting from P-01. Program contents are shown on the display in order starting from Sunday and the line feed time.
Setting Number of Seconds for External Time Signal This function sets the duration of the external time signal. The setting is enabled only when external time signal is set in the time table program. • The duration is factory-set at 5 seconds. •...
Resetting To restore all the settings to factory-shipped state, push the reset switch with a pointed object. Reset switch Be careful! Resetting will erase all the settings made by users. For setting, see "5 Setting".
6.CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL TIME SIGNAL Follow the steps below to connect to an external time signal device. Unscrew the screw fixed on the bottom of the unit to remove the lid. Screw Insert two wires for an external time signal while pushing the upper part of the terminal board with a screwdriver.
7. INSTALLING THE Ni-Cd BATTERY (OPTIONAL) Follow the steps below to install a Ni-Cd battery (optional) in case of power failure. Unscrew the screw that holds the lid of the battery compartment in the lower right-hand corner of the back of the unit.
9. SPECIFICATIONS Clock display Monthly accuracy ± 15s (at ordinary temperature) Year up to 2096. Automatically adjusted to leap years, 31-day Calendar months and months with thirty or fewer days, and the days of the week. Printing system Dot matrix in black and red Card mechanism Automatic pull and eject, automatic judgment of face and back Power failure...
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