User's Manual

• All models may be programmed to provide one of seven serial RS232 ascii data output messages
when used in stand-alone or radio-synchronised modes - program function 9. The output messages
may be either every second, after receipt of an ascii `T’ or `t’ - program function 7, selection 4) or
on a voltage free switch closure - program function 7, selection 5. The output messages may be at
1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 baud - program function 10 - , with seven or eight data bits - program
function 11 - and odd or even parity - program function 12. Requires optional internal 404.2
(RS232) interface. Please refer to pages 12 and 20 - 21 of this manual for further information.
• All models may be programmed to provide an alternating time/temperature display - program
function 7, selections 6 or 7 - with user selection of the time interval between display changes -
program function 13 . The display temperature may be adjusted to correct errors due to sensor
location and calibration. - requires optional temperature sensor. Please refer to page 22 of this
manual for further information.
• All models may be programmed for automatic seasonal time changes in accordance with European,
UK or US change-over patterns - program function 14 . Manual selection of the appropriate
change-over month and Sunday (first, second, third, fourth or last in month) is normally once-only.
• The 450A, 451A, 452A, 453A, 454A and 460A calendar clocks may be programmed for four
alternate date displays to show:
∼ Julian date (the day of year) in place of day-of-week display - program function 15,
selection 2
∼ Week number in place of day-of-week display - program function 15, selection 3
The first Monday in each year is taken as the start of week 1.
∼ Numeric day-month-year display - program function 15, selection 4
∼ Numeric month-day-year display - program function 15, selection 5
• The date display of calendar clocks may be programmed to display one, two, or three languages -
program functions 16 to 19 - from those listed below. If two or three languages are selected the
display changes at a user-selectable rate - program function 13.
∼ Catallonian - selection CA ∼ Czech - selection CR
∼ German - selection D ∼ Danish - selection DK
∼ Spanish - selection E ∼ French - selection F
∼ Galician - selection GA ∼ English - selection GB
∼ Hungarian - selection H ∼ Croat - selection HR
∼ Italian - selection I ∼ Norwegian - selection N
∼ Dutch - selection NL ∼ Portuguese - selection P
∼ Polish - selection PL ∼ Russian - selection RU
∼ Swedish - selection S ∼ Finnish - selection SF
∼ Slovak - selection SK ∼ Slovenian - selection SL
∼ Welsh - selection W
Installation
400A series clocks are available with cases suitable for surface wall mounting, flush mounting in a panel with
rear access, flush mounting in a wall box and single or double sided ceiling suspension. The surface wall
mounting case is supplied with special mounting brackets to enable the angle of the front face of the clock to
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