Lathem AirTime ATX6 manual

Model AT X6 Wirel ess W all Clock Trans ceiv er Installation & User's Guide Copyrigh t © 2009 Lathem Time Co rporation. All right s reserved.[...]

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Table of Contents: Intro duc tio n: ............................................................................ 1 Case Desi g n ............................................................................. 2 Insta lla tio n: ............................................................................. 2 ATX6 Quic k Re fer ence G uid e ............[...]

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ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 1 Introduction: Lathem’s A TX6 is a Wireles s Transceive r that ca n func tion in bo th “Mas ter” (Primary) , and “R epeater” ( Secondary ) mod es. In “ Master ” m ode , the ATX 6 can wi relessly t ransmit c lock synchronizat ion sig nals to Lathem AT s eries W all Cloc ks, to o ther Lathem ATX [...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 2 Case Design Bottom V iew Installation: LCD Metal Enclo sure Function Bu ttons IN C NXT SET TRNS RECV RC RS485 RS 232 + - Ext. Sync GPS[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 3 1. Choos e an appropria te loca tio n to install t he ATX6 o n a w all. a. If you inte nd to use t he AT X-GPS acc essory t o synchroniz e the AT X6, the n a site shou ld be se lecte d that is w ithin the 25 -foot c able limi t of the ATX-G PS to a window or skylight havin g an uno bstructed view of the sky[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 4 If mounti ng near a ceiling , make s ure the to p hole s are at leas t 2” awa y from the ce iling. If an exte rnal am plifier wi ll be us ed, mount the AT X6 withi n 6 feet of its l ocation . » After decidi ng th e location where t he clock wi ll be m ounted, use the enc losed t emplate to make the three[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 5 4. Attach t he UHF Ant enna to the ATX6’s B NC Co nnector and place it o n top of th e ATX6 or on a shelf wit hin 12 feet . If an exte rnal amp lifier is used, att ach the amplif iers cabl e to the “RF IN ” BNC con necter and to the BNC co nnector on the ATX6. Con nect the a ntenn a to the “A NT” [...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 6 Apply a mi nimum of 3.5 to 4.5 lb-in tor que for tighte ning fie ld wires into the ter minal bl ocks. Use Ca t-3 or C at-5 Twiste d-Pair Wir es Use only Co pper Wire . ATX6 Qu ick Reference Guide Date/Time Setting s (NXT & SET) # Paramet er Range of Va lues P Awaiti ng Passw ord: (000 ~ 999 ) 1 Month: ([...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 7 Date/Time Set-Up : To enter t he Date/ Time Se t-Up Mo de, simult aneously press the Ce nter (NXT) and Right (SET) butto ns for 1 second. Yo u wil l see the Pas sword prompt: “P0 00” . For each of the fo llowing pa rameter s to be set, the display wil l show t he para meter n umber i n the two l eft dig[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 8 4 Hours (00 ~ 12 A M/PM) Use the INC button to adva nce thro ugh the val ues. A dva ncing past ‘11 ’ will also to ggle th e AM and PM indi cators. Pres s th e SET butto n wh en the corre ct value is displayed. 5 Minutes (00 ~ 59) Use the INC button to chan ge the va lue of the first dig it. Use the NX T[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 9 6 Time Zone (-12 ~ +12 ) Use the INC button to adva nce thro ugh the val ues. A dva ncing past ‘11 ’ will also to ggle th e ‘+’ and ‘- ‘indicato rs. The mo st co mmon Weste rn Hemispher e values (offs ets from GMT / UTC) a re: Atlantic Ti me -04 Eastern Time -05 Central Tim e -06 Mountain Time -[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 10 9 Spring D ST Week : (1,2,3 ,4,L) Use the INC to select w hic h Sunday of mont h that Da ylight Sa vings Tim e begins: 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th or L ast S unday of mont h. Defa ult is ‘02 ’ (2 nd Sunday in Ma rch). Press SE T when t he correct v alue i s dis played. 10 Fall DST Month : (00 ~12 ) Use t[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 11 14 Time Slot: (A or 0~ 9) To suppor t systems that i nclude m ultiple T ransceiv ers using the sam e Frequency C hannel , AirTim e Trans ceivers ca n automa ti cally determin e their pos ition in a network of tra nsceivers . In mos t cases, th e ATX6 w ill determin e its own po sitio n by liste ning to tra[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 12 16 UHF P ower Lev el (Lo / Hi) Use the INC button to toggl e betwee n L o (4-Watt) a nd Hi (6-Watt ) transmis sion power s etting s. Select t he H i setting fo r the wid est area o f coverage. Select the L o to minimize i nterfer ence with systems outside of yo ur facility. Pr ess SET when th e desired val[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 13 P Password (0 00 ~ 9 99) For security purpos es, you may set a unique pa sswor d fo r your ATX6. To change th e Passwo rd, use t he INC , NXT and S ET butto ns . The INC button wi ll increm ent the di git ov er the disp layed cu rsor. The NXT button wi ll move th e curso r to the next dig it. The SET butto[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 14 Operating Modes: Normal : In Norma l Mode, t he ATX6 will listen fo r synch ronizati on si gnals from the device s electe d as the Time Ref erence (Set-Up p a rameter # 7 ). If an external Time S ource is selected , the ATX6 will s ynchroni ze its Rea l- Time-Clock to that so urce, when th e synchro nizati[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 15 If ‘PcL’, ‘485’ or ‘ GPS’ is s elected as the time r efe rence, t he ‘PCL’, ‘485’ or ‘ GPS’ LED w ill flas h twice each time a valid s ig nal is receiv ed. The ‘485 ’ or ‘UHF ’ LED wil l flash o nce each ti me a s ig nal is transmit ted by the AT X6. AirTime Tr ansmit Mode: [...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 16 Receive Mode: Automati c: If RS485 , GPS or Air have b een select ed as the s ynchr onizatio n type (i n Set-Up Param eter # 7) , the n the AT X6 will a utomati cally ent er a “listen” mo de fo r 15 minut es after pow er up an d eac h day at 1 :05AM , 3:05AM a nd 10:45PM . This is indicat ed by the “[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 17 RC Trans mit: If RC EMU LATION is enable d [Set-U p paramete r #15 , a bove, = ‘1 ’] RC Transmit is select ed by pre ssing and holding RC (SET ) fo r 2 seconds. The ATX6 t ransmits one (1) RC synchroni zatio n signa l to a ll RC-series Wall Clock s, as indica ted b y illumina tion of t he UHF Indicato [...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 18 Installatio n Exam ples ATX6 Stan d Alone correctin g Wireles s Wall C locks ATX-GPS to ATX6 co rrectin g Wireles s Wall C locks and LTR Maste r[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 19 ATX Recei ving WWV B signal s ynchro nizing an ATX 6 co rrecting Wi reless Wall Clock s and LTR Master ATX6 thro ugh an ext ernal a mplifier correcting W irel ess Wall Clocks[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 20 Wiri ng Diagr ams Synchronizing the ATX6 to Lathem’s AirTim e TimeSync Software via Etherne t to RS2 32 Converter (Progra m Synchronization “PcL”) Synchronizing the ATX6 to the ATX6-GP S Receiver (Progra m Synchronization “GPS”)[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 21 When atta ching w ires to the ter minal block the ATX 6 sho uld be in a vertical position . If the AT X6 is hori zontal the termin al block will not lock dow n the w ires. Synchronizing a LTRX- 512 to an ATX6 using RS4 85 Synchronizing the ATX6 from a LTRX-51 2 (Progra m Synchronization “485”)[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 22 Synchronizing a LTR0 or DWA-S to an ATX6 Synchronizing a DDC2 /4-RS to an ATX6[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 23 Synchronizing the ATX6 to a LTR-GPS[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 24 Synchronizing a LTRX- 512 to ATX6 usi ng Sync Relay closure (Progra m ATX6 Relay closure at 12:00AM) Verify Jump ers ar e “Open” as s hown for Sync Output . To access jumpers s ee pag e 3.[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 25 Synchronizing the ATX6 to an External Rel ay Closure (Progra m Synchronization “SYN”, ver ify J7 & J8 are Close d) Verify Jump ers ar e “Closed ” as s hown for Sync I nput . To access jumpers s ee pag e 3.[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 26 Specificat ions Dimensio ns 9" H X 5 1/ 8" W X 3 1/8" D Weight 3.8 lbs (1 .702 kg ) Display LCD with Tim e / St atus in dicato rs and 4 L ED indicators Housing All metal e nclosure wi th gr ey texture d paint . Line Pow er 90 to 250vAC , 47 - 63Hz, 1 0W ma x Max Current = 10 0mA (w hile tran[...]

ATX6 I nstallation and User G uide Page 27 W arr anty Limited One-Year Limit ed Warranty La the m war ra nts th e h ar dw ar e pro duc ts de scr ib ed in t hi s gu id e a gai ns t d ef ec ts i n ma t er ial an d wo rk ma ns hip f or a p eri od o f on e y ear fr om da te of or i gin a l p ur cha se fr o m L ath em or fr o m a n a u th ori zed L at h[...]