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7.0 USING THE HN4000
Now that you have set up your time clock menus, you are 
ready to use your HN4000 time clock.
7.1 Understanding Time Cards
One time card will be used per pay period. The front of the 
time card (orange side) is numbered 1–15, indicating the 
rst 15 days of the month, and the back of the card (brown 
side) is numbered 16–31. The row on which your punch 
appears will depend on your pay period settings. 
Example 1: If you have set up monthly pay periods 
and have selected 1 as the rst day of the pay period, 
row 1 will show punches for the 1st day of the month, 
row 2 will show punches for the 2nd day of the 
month, and so on.
Example 2: If you have set up weekly pay periods 
and you selected Sunday as the rst day of the pay 
period, row 1 will show punches for Sunday, row 2 will 
show punches for Monday, and so on.
Example 3: If you have set up bi-weekly pay periods, 
row 1 will show punches for the rst day of the pay 
period.
Example 4: If you have set up semi-monthly pay 
periods, row 1 will show punches for the rst day of 
the pay period.
NOTE: Make sure you insert the time card on the 
correct side. The time clock will recognize if the time 
card has been inserted backward and will display an 
error message.
7.2 Punching Time Cards
If you are not using the Automatic Column Shift Settings, 
employees must make sure they punch their card in the 
proper cell. Use these steps as a guide for punching time 
cards on the HN4000. The clock will display an error 
message if you attempt to repeat punches in the same cell.