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    Model ATX 6 Wireles s Wall Clock Transceiver Installation & User's Guide Copyright © 2009 Lathe m Time Corpora tion. All rights reserved.[...]

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    AirTime, Lathem and the Lathem logo are registered trademarks of Lathem Time Corporation. Ot her product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledg ed. WARNING: Changes or modifications to thi s product not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could vo id t he user?[...]

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    Table of Contents: Introd ucti on: ............................................................................ 1 Case D esig n ........................................ ..................................... 2 Insta llati on: ............................................................................. 2 ATX6 Q uic k Refer enc e G uide .............[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 1 Introduction: Lathem’s AT X6 is a Wirel ess Transceiver t hat can func tion in both “Master” (P rimary), and “R epeater” (Secon dary) mod es. In “ Master ” mo de, the AT X6 can wire lessly transmit c lock synchronizati on signals to Lathem AT se ries Wall Cloc ks, to other Lathem ATX -series T[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 2 Case Design Bottom View Installation: LCD Metal Enclos ure Function Butto ns INC N XT SET TRNS RECV RC RS485 RS232 + - Ext. Sync GPS[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 3 1. Choose a n appropriate loca tion to i nstall the ATX6 o n a wall. a. If you intend to use the A TX-GPS access ory to synchroniz e the ATX6, the n a site should be selecte d that is wi thin the 25-foot cable limit of the ATX-G PS to a window o r skylight havin g an unobstru cted view of the sky. b. If the[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 4 If mounting near a ceiling , make sure the top hole s are at least 2” away from the ceiling. If an exter nal amplifier wi ll be used, mou nt the ATX 6 within 6 feet of its lo cation. » After decidi ng the location where the clock will be m ounted, use the enc losed template to make the th ree marks f or [...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 5 4. Attach the U HF Antenna to the ATX6’s BNC Connector and place it on to p of the ATX6 or on a she lf within 12 feet. If an externa l amplifier is used, attach t he amplif iers cable to the “RF IN” BNC connecter and to the BNC connector on the ATX6. Conne ct the antenn a to the “ANT” B NC connec [...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 6 Apply a mini mum of 3.5 to 4.5 lb-in torque for tighte ning field wire s into the term inal blocks. Use Cat-3 o r Cat-5 Twiste d-Pair Wires U se only Copper Wire. ATX6 Qui ck Reference Guide Date/Time Setti ngs (NXT & SET) # Parameter Range of Val ues P Awaiting Pa ssword: (000 ~ 9 99) 1 Month: (01 ~ 12[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 7 Date/Time Set -Up: To enter the Da te/Time S et-Up Mode , simultaneously press the Ce nter (NXT) and Right (SET) butt ons for 1 seco nd. You will s ee the Passwo rd prompt: “P00 0”. For eac h of the following parameter s to be set , the display will sho w the para meter numb er in the two l eft digit po[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 8 4 Hours (00 ~ 12 AM/PM) Use the INC b utton to adva nce through t he values. A dvancing past ‘11’ will also togg le the AM an d PM indicato rs. Press the S ET button wh en the correct v alue is disp layed. 5 Minutes (00 ~ 59) Use the INC b utton to chan ge the value of the first digit. Use th e NXT butt[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 9 6 Time Zone (-12 ~ +12) Use the INC b utton to adva nce through t he values. A dvancing past ‘11’ will also togg le the ‘+’ and ‘-‘indicators. T he most co mmon Western Hemisphere va lues (offs ets from GMT / U TC) are: Atlantic Time -04 Eastern Time -05 Central Tim e -06 Mountain Ti me -07 Paci[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 10 9 Spring DST Week: (1,2,3,4,L) Use the INC to select whic h Sunday of mo nth that Da ylight Savings Time begins: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th or L ast Sunday o f month. Defa ult is ‘02’ (2 nd Sunday in Mar ch). Press S ET when the co rrect value i s displayed. 10 Fall DST Month: (00 ~12) Use the INC b utt[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 11 14 Time Slot: (A o r 0~9) To support s ystems that i nclude multi ple Transceiv ers using the sa me Frequency Cha nnel, AirTim e Transceive rs can automa tically det ermine their posi tion in a network of transceiv ers. In mos t cases, the ATX6 will determine it s own positio n by listening to transmis sio[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 12 16 UHF Po wer Level (Lo / Hi) Use the INC b utton to togg le between L o (4-Watt) a nd Hi (6-Watt) transmiss ion power setting s. Select the H i setting fo r the widest a rea of coverage. Se lect the L o to minimize interf erence with systems outsi de of your faci lity. Press SET when the d esired value i [...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 13 P Password (0 00 ~ 99 9) For security purposes, you may set a uni que passwor d for your A TX6. To change the Pa ssword, use the INC, N XT and SET butto ns. The INC button will i ncrement the digit over the dis played cu rsor. The NXT button will m ove the curso r to the n ext digit. The SET button will en[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 14 Operating Modes: Normal: In Normal Mo de, the ATX6 will listen for sy nchronizati on signals fro m the device s elected as th e Time Refe rence (Set-Up p arameter # 7). If an external Ti me Source is selected, t he ATX6 will s ynchronize its R eal- Time-Clock to that source , when the syn chronization sign[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 15 If ‘PcL’, ‘48 5’ or ‘GPS’ is s elected as the time refe rence, the ‘PCL ’, ‘485’ or ‘GPS ’ LED will flas h twice each tim e a valid s ignal is rec eived. The ‘485’ or ‘UHF’ LED wil l flash once ea ch time a s ignal is trans mitted by the ATX6 . AirTime Tr ansmit Mode : Autom[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 16 Receive Mo de: Automatic: If RS485, GPS or Air have b een selected as the synchr onization typ e (in Set-Up Param eter #7) , th en the ATX6 w ill automatic ally enter a “listen” mode for 15 minut es after pow er up and eac h day at 1:05AM , 3:05AM and 1 0:45PM. This is indicated by t he “~” sy mbol[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 17 RC Transmit : If RC EMULATIO N is enabl ed [Set-Up pa rameter #15 , above, = ‘1 ’] RC Transmit is s elected by p ressing and hol ding RC (SET ) for 2 seco nds. The ATX6 t ransmits one (1) RC synchroni zation signa l to all RC-seri es Wall Clocks , as indicated by illuminatio n of the UHF Indicator. T h[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 18 Installation Ex amples ATX6 Stand Alo ne correctin g Wireless W all Clocks ATX-GPS to ATX6 correctin g Wireless W all Clocks and LTR Master[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 19 ATX Receiv ing WWVB sig nal synchronizing an ATX 6 co rrecting Wireless Wall Clocks and LTR Mas ter ATX6 through a n external a mplifier corr ecting Wirel ess Wall Clocks[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 20 Wirin g Diagr ams Synchronizing the ATX6 t o Lathem’s AirTime TimeSync Software via Ethernet to RS232 Converter (Program Synchronization “PcL”) Synchronizing the ATX6 t o the ATX6-GPS Receiver (Program Synchronization “GPS”)[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 21 When attach ing wires to the terminal blo ck the ATX 6 should be i n a vertical position. If the AT X6 is horizonta l the termina l block will not lock down the wires. Synchronizing a LTRX-5 12 to an ATX6 using RS485 Synchronizing the ATX6 fr om a LTRX-512 (Program Synchronization “485”)[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 22 Synchronizing a LTR0 o r DWA-S to an ATX6 Synchronizing a DDC2/4 -RS to an ATX6[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 23 Synchronizing the ATX6 t o a LTR-GPS[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 24 Synchronizing a LTRX-5 12 to ATX6 using Sync Relay closure (Program ATX6 Relay closure at 12:00AM) Verify Jump ers are “Open” as shown f or Sync Output . To access j umpers see pag e 3.[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 25 Synchronizing the ATX6 t o an External Relay Closure (Program Synchronization “SYN”, verify J7 & J8 are C losed) Verify Jump ers are “Closed ” as show n for Sync Input . To access j umpers see pag e 3.[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 26 Specificati ons Dimensions 9" H X 5 1/ 8" W X 3 1/8 " D Weight 3.8 lbs (1.70 2 kg) Display LCD with Tim e / Status in dicators and 4 LED indica tors Housing All metal e nclosure with gr ey textured pai nt. Line Power 90 to 25 0vAC, 47 - 63Hz, 1 0W max Max Current = 1 00mA (whil e transmittin[...]

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    ATX6 Installatio n and User G uide Page 27 W arr anty Limited One-Year Limited Warr anty La th em w ar ran ts t he har d war e p ro duct s desc rib ed i n th is gui d e a gai nst d ef ec ts i n ma ter ia l and wo rk man sh ip for a pe ri od of one y ear fro m da te o f or i gi na l p ur ch as e fr om La them or fro m a n au thor iz ed La them r ese[...]