General Information

Although the 175 is already running on a lithium battery when you receive it, the clock must be plugged in to a steady power source in order to perform any of the following functions.

To program the machine, remove the case to access the five tactile switches, SW5 to SW1, located below the LCD display. Note that pressing and holding these switches will cause the setting options to advance faster.

Setting the DST Start Date

When Daylight Saving Time is set, the clock will automatically advance one hour on the designated starting date and subtract one hour on the ending date.

Press the [SW5:MODE] key three times. The Start Daylight Saving arrow flashes.
Press the [SW4:YEAR] key until the current year is displayed.
Press the [SW3:HOUR/MONTH] key until the desired start month is displayed. If you are setting the standard U.S. Daylight Saving Time, this should be the month of March. Note: if you do not use the Daylight Saving Time function, set the month value to 00.
Press the [SW2:MINUTE/DAY] key until the desired start day is displayed. If you are setting standard U.S. Daylight Saving Time, this should be the second Sunday in March of the current year.
Verify that the desired start year, month, and day are displayed on the LCD. Then press the [SW1:SET] key.
Press the [SW1:SET] key again.

Setting the DST End Date

Press the [SW5:MODE] key four times. The End Daylight Saving arrow flashes.
Press the [SW4:YEAR] key until the current year is displayed.
Press the [SW3:HOUR/MONTH] key until the desired end month is displayed. If you are setting the standard U.S. Daylight Saving Time, this should be the month of November.
Press the [SW2:MINUTE/DAY] key until the desired end day is displayed. If you are setting the standard U.S. Daylight Saving Time, this should be the first Sunday of November of the current year.
Verify that the desired end year, month, and day are displayed on the LCD. Then press the [SW1:SET] key.
Press the [SW1:SET] key again.

Setting the Time Manually

Press the [SW5:MODE] key once. The Hour Minute arrow flashes.
Press the [SW3:HOUR/MONTH] key until the correct hour is displayed. The seconds are automatically reset to 00.
Press the [SW2:MINUTE/DAY] key until the desired minutes are displayed.
Verify that the desired time is displayed on the LCD. Then press the [SW1:SET] key.
Press the [SW1:SET] key again.

Important: if you do not press the [SW1:SET] key a second time, the clock will not print.

For more information, refer to your User Manual. [ download PDF version ]

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