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TIMER COUNTING DOWN TO A SET TIME
In this mode the timer indicates the remaining time until a set time is reached, for example the
starting-time of commercials and/or new s. Enter this time from the remote control unit, for
example:
[1] [7] [5] [7] [3] [4] [ENTER]
...to count dow n to 17:57:34. There is an important distinction betw een this mode and the
other modes. This mode can be run in ‘background’, independent from the other timer-modes.
Once the set-time is programmed, the timer can be started, stopped and reset in all other
modes, w hile the countdow n timer keeps running. If you sw itch back to this mode, the
remaining time will be displayed again.
In case the set time is approaching w ith the timer in a different mode, a small blinking dot is
displayed on the left of the timer-display for the last 30 seconds, to draw the users attention.
INPUT-MASK-MODE
For external triggering of the timer 8 sw itch-signals can be connected to the BCS81. Since it is
not alw ays desired to trigger the timer w ith all connected signals, each signal can be
individually blocked out w ith the mask-option. In the initial situation all inputs are enabled, so
the display w ill show ‘1234/ 5678’. With the [1] .. [8] - keys of the remote control unit each
channel can be disabled or enabled. For example by pressing
[3] [5] [6]
the display w ill show ‘12-4 / --78‘. This means channels 3, 5 and 6 are disabled. Inputs 1, 2, 4,
7 and 8 are enabled.
Please note that the BCS70 uses input 1 and 2 to control the timer, so only inputs 3 through 8
are available for user-specific signals. You should alw ays have input 1 enabled. Input 2 can
be enabled or disabled to use the timer in tw o different operating modes. If you enable input 2,
each channel on the BCS70 w hich is configured to control the timer (by means of the RES
setup-option) w ill restart the timer as soon as the channel is opened. If you disable input 2, the
timer w ill run as long as there is at least one open channel on the BCS70 w ith the timer control
setup-option selected.
Setting the time
During normal reception-conditions the clock w ill be synchronized w ithin 2 minutes, and the
right time w ill appear on the display. It is also possible to use the clock w ith the antenna not
connected (‘f ree running’). In this case setting the clock to the right time can be done by
entering the time from the remote control unit, by pressing [0] [0] [0] w hen in input mask mode.
When this is done, ‘ / SEt ‘ will appear. For example:
[1] [7] [2] [8] [0] [0] [ENTER]
The clock starts running from 17:28:00 as soon as the [ENTER] key is pressed.
When the clock is a little slow or fast it can be synchronised by pressing the [C] key at the
w hole hour w hen the timer is in counting-up-mode. This function is only available w hen no
valid DCF-signal is received and the time-deviation is less than 3 minutes.
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