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UPB Timer (TIM-01) Version 3 12
At this point, if you push the MENU button or the FUNCTION button rather than the ENTER button, the Timer will go to the next screen with all
settings exactly the same as before the Reset procedure was started. If, however, you hit ENTER here, the Timer will reset all values (except Time
and Date) to default values and show this screen:
If you push ENTER here, the Timer will utilize the 2007 law to determine Daylight Saving Time changes. If you push the MENU or FUNCTION
buttons at this point, the Timer will utilize the pre-2007 law to determine Daylight Saving Time changes. No matter which button is pressed, the Timer
will then show this screen:
If you push ENTER here, the Timer will use the AC power signal to correct for time-keeping inaccuracies. The Timer is designed and warranted to
normal digital crystal standards and should gain or lose no more than 2 seconds per day. If this level of accuracy is not satisfactory, this function
should offer a more accurate time function. Whether this function is used or not, a TIM-01 product is not warranted for accuracy any better than +/- 2
seconds per day. If you push the MENU or FUNCTION buttons at this point, the AC correction will not be used. No matter which button is pressed,
the Timer will revert to the RUN screen. By default, Timers come from the factory with the AC synchronization turned on.
Be careful with the Reset operation - resetting the Timer will remove all defined programs and will set all other Timer values back to factory defaults,
except for Time and Date which will remain at their most recent values.
12 Emergency Mode
If you desire to make use of the ENTER or PANIC buttons for Emergency operation, it is best to define a specific Link to perform the desired
emergency operations. By default, UPB uses Link001 as an All On signal. You can use that Link as your Emergency mode action, or you can define
a different one to perform exactly the actions that you think are appropriate in an emergency situation. See the “SET EMERGENCY Mode” section of
Chapter 9 for more details on setting up Emergency mode.
13 Random Timers
Each timed program that is defined can be made to start at a random time within 30 minutes before or after the time entered during the program’s
setup. This feature enhances the notion that an unoccupied house has someone inside. If a thief is casing the house, the fact that lights come on
every night but not at exactly the same time may convince the scofflaw that someone is home. By definition, every program that is set up with the
Vacation attribute will be considered a Random program. The only caution with using Random and Vacation programs is to make sure that all pairs of
programs meant to randomly turn a Link on and then later randomly turn that same Link off are separated by more than one hour. If this is not the
case, it is possible that some day the Timer will Activate the Link 30 minutes later than the nominal start time. If the Timer also randomly selects a
start time to Deactivate the Link that is 30 minutes earlier than the nominal start time, the Deactivation may actually happen before the Activation,
resulting in a Link that does not turn off at all that particular day.
14 Trouble Shooting
Symptom Likely Cause Suggested Action
The Timer
cannot control
any UPB Links.
The Timer’s Network ID
(NID) is not the same as
the UPB network it is
trying to control.
Make sure you know the NID for the UPB
network in question and use the TRY/NID
screen to set the Timer accordingly. Make
sure to push the ENTER button to save the
new NID setting.
The Timer is
not calculating
Sunset and/or
Sunrise times
correctly.
Either the LAT/LONG
pair is incorrect or the
TIME ZONE is incorrect.
Make sure you know your Lat/Long and
time zone and use the LAT LONG ZONE
screen to set the correct values. Make sure
to push the ENTER button to save the new
settings.
1) Some
programs are
not operating
correctly, but
others are.
Incorrect Link definition
or incorrect program
settings on the Timer.
Make sure you have defined the Link to do
what you want with a UPB set up tool. Use
the set up tool to test the Link. Verify all
program settings. Make sure the time is
set right, that AM/PM is selected correctly,
that the right Link is assigned, that either A
or D is selected properly, that the program
is not considered a Vacation program and
that the days of the week are selected
correctly. Make sure to push ENTER to
save all settings.