Submenu 1.6: Setting Of Blanking The Leading Zero; Submenu 1.7: Setting Of The Cathode Poisoning Prevention - Nixie Clock IN-18 Blue Dream User Manual

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(DD.MM.YY/MM.DD.YY/YY.MM.DD/
YY.DD.MM)
If this submenu is entered, the display shows 05:00:xx
whereas 'xx' indicates the following:
00: Clock shows date in arrangement: DD.MM.YY
01: Clock shows date in arrangement: MM.DD.YY
02: Clock shows date in arrangement: YY.MM.DD
03: Clock shows date in arrangement: YY.DD.MM
With button 2 and 3 the value can be set.
Setup Example:
• The value in this menu shall be set to 01.
• Clock is in day display mode or night power-down
mode.
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to enter the
main menu 1.
• Clock stops and displays the current set time.
• Press button four times to reach submenu 1.5.
• Press button 1 (short) to enter the submenu 1.5.
• Press button 2 (to count up) and button 3 (to count
down) to set the value to '01'
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
submenu 1.5.
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
main menu 1.
• Clock starts running in day display mode or night
power-down mode.
Submenu 1.6: Setting of blanking the
leading zero
The leading zero of the time (not date) display can be
disabled. This means that instead of showing '0' the
first tube is completely switched off.
If this submenu is entered, the display shows 06:00:xx
whereas 'xx' indicates the following:
00: Blanking is not active (first '0' on the hours tubes
will be displayed)
01: Blanking is active (first '0' on the hours tubes will
not be displayed). This setting does not influence
the way the date is displayed. (example: The date
'01.01.12' will be displayed completely)
With button 2 and 3 the value can be set.
Setup Example:
• The value in this menu shall be set to 01.
• Clock is in day display mode or night power-down
mode.
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to enter the
main menu 1.
• Clock stops and displays the current set time.
• Press button five times to reach submenu 1.6.
• Press button 1 (short) to enter the submenu 1.6.
• Press button 2 or button 3 to set the value to '01'
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
submenu 1.6.
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to leave the
main menu 1.
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• Clock starts running in day display mode or night
power-down mode.
Submenu 1.7: Setting of the cathode
poisoning prevention
Nixie tubes have an unwanted side effect called
'cathode poisoning' causing metal molecules of
glowing cathodes (digits) to attach to non glowing
cathodes. This finally causes death of the tube. To
avoid this effect non/seldom glowing cathodes
have to be switched on from time to time. Since the
cathode poisoning varies between different tube
types our Nixie Clocks do have an adjustable
cathode poisoning prevention.
The switch on of the non glowing digits will be
reached by a fast scrolling through the digits one
after another (slot machine effect). This feature can
be set in duration and frequency of scrolling in this
sub menu.
If this submenu is entered display shows 07:xx:yy
whereas xx and yy indicates the following:
xx: frequency,
(setting range: 00-99 minutes)
yy: Duration of scrolling (setting range: 00-99
seconds)
For example, if 07:05:05 is set digits will be scrolled
through every 5 minutes for 5 seconds.
Notes:
- While this slot machine effect the tube
brightness is always set to 100%, no matter
what brightness is set in submenu 2.8 and 2.10.
- Colons are switched off while CP prevention
- In night power-down mode the CP prevention is
not active if in submenu 2.10 the tubes
brightness is set to 0%. If the tubes brightness
in submenu 2.10 is set to another level than 0%,
the CP prevention is active.
- The crossfade effect is not active while the slot
machine effect is running
- For the IN-18 tubes the setting 07:05:05 is a
good choice
- To switch off the CP prevention set "xx" or "yy"
to 00
Using button 2 and 3 the chosen digit can be set.
To switch to the next position, button 1 must be
pressed.
To confirm this step shifting from digit to digit, the
following digit scrolls through by using the flip over
effect. After the last digit, the first digit shall be
enabled again.
Setup Example:
• The value in this menu shall be set to 07:05:05.
• Clock is in day display mode or night power-
down mode.
• Press button 1 long time (0.5 seconds) to enter
the main menu 1.
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in minutes between scrolling
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