INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Vacations or
holiday program
C1 circuit status
Day of the week
indicator
Current time
Summer time
Time scale
0
3
O N
O F F
1
2
Decrease or move up menu /
3
4
5
6
C1 manual operation
7
C
Go back
C1
DESCRIPTION
The ASTRO NOVA CITY is a time switch designed to control luminous loads in
function of dawn and dusk times. It includes a program that automatically adjusts
the dawn lighting-up and dusk switching-off times, without any need for
maintenance. The geographic position location is made by selecting the closest
city to your location from a list of the most important cities in your country.
Its small size of only two modules makes it ideal for installation on boards with little
available space. The unit includes 22 memory spaces in two independent circuits
that can be programmed in an astronomic manner or with fixed times.
INSTALLATION
WARNING: The assembly and installation of the electric apparatus must be
carried out by an authorised installer.
THE ELECTRIC POWER MUST BE SWITCHED OFF BEFORE COMMENCING
INSTALLATION.
The unit is internally protected against interference by a security circuit. However,
certain especially strong fields could affect correct operation. Interference can be
avoided if the following installation rules are followed:
- The unit must not be installed close to inductive loads
(motors, transformers and contactors etc )
- It is recommended that a separate power line be employed
(fitted with a mains filter if necessary).
- Inductive loads must be fitted with interference suppressors (MOVs, RC filters).
If the time switch is used with other devices in an installation, it will be necessary
to verify that the overall assembly does not generate any parasitic interference.
INSTALLATION: Electronic control device, independently installed in a distribution
cabinet, fitted with 35-mm symmetric profile in accordance with EN 60715 (DIN
rail).
CONNECTION: In accordance with the wiring drawing
C2
4
C1
1
PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND INSTALLATION
All programming sections comply with the following rules:
- The data to be modified is identified by flashing.
- Each press of the and keys increases or decreases the flashing data. If it is
maintained pressed, the increase/decrease speed becomes five units per second.
- After the last data item, confirmation is given by OK or, if no key is pressed with
in one minute, the unit returns to normal operation: the screen displays the current
time and the C1 and C2 circuit status.
The dawn and dusk times can be displayed in normal mode by pressing "C", which
shows AST screen, together with current dawn and dusk times.
To install the ASTRO NOVA CITY as an astronomic time switch, it is only
necessary to enter the ZONE MENU, pressing the OK key and selecting the city
closest to the installation and confirm with OK: The screen displays CORR: NO
and the RISE and SUNSET times (automatically changes from one to another
every five seconds) corresponding to the selected zone. if no corrections are to be
performed, confirm with OK and the switch is programmed with the two circuits
operating in astronomic mode.
ASTRONOMIC TIME SWITCH
ASTRO NOVA CITY
C2 circuit status
Permanet
channel indicator
12-hour
time format
Winter time
Screen
6
9
12
15 18 21
24
Decrease or move down menu /
C2 manual operation
C1
C2
Confirm screen option /
OK
Access menu
C2
MENU
5
6
L
2
3
N
SELECTING LANGUAGE
Pressing OK enters MENU and with the and keys select LANGUAGE, confirming
with OK. The and keys are used to select the desired language, confirming with
OK and returning to the main screen.
ZONE ASSIGNMENT
Pressing OK enters the MENU ZONE, pressing it again enters the city list, the and
keys are used to select the closest city to the installation zone. Confirm with OK
and the screen displays CORR. NO and the dawn and dusk rimes alternatively. If
the displayed dusk (switch-on) and/or dawn (switch-off) times are to be modified,
"YES" is selected with the and keys, pressing OK to confirm, dawn correction is
entered and the screen displays CORR. RISE the dawn time and 0:00 in the lower
section, which indicates the correction time. Using the and keys the value is
modified increasing or decreasing it up to three hours. Confirm with OK to display
CORR. SUNSET and the dusk time, the operation is repeated, confirmed with OK
and returning to the main screen.
PREDEFINED PARAMETERS
The time switch leaves the factory programmed in the country language, set to the
official country date and time, with the zone set to the first alphabetical city to the
list, and 4 pre-established programs.
Program 01: C1 ON SUNSET for all days of the week
Program 02: C1 OFF RISE for all days of the week
Program 03: C2 ON SUNSET for all days of the week
Program 04: C2 OFF RISE for all days of the week
on
SUNSET
off
C
P1
1
C
P3
2
These programs remain in memory even if a reset is performed.
If any of these programs is not suitable, it can be modified or deleted by pressing
OK and entering the MENU ZONE, selecting PROGRAM MENU with the and
keys and pressing OK again to display PROG 01. The program to be modified or
deleted in selected with the and keys and OK is pressed. The program number is
displayed on the screen with ENTER (example: PROG:02 ENTER). Again with the
and keys ENTER is selected if the program is to be modified or DELETE if it is to
be eliminated. If ENTER has been selected, the program to be modified will be
displayed. The and keys are used to modify and OK to confirm. If DELETE is
selected, once the program has appeared on the screen, OK is pressed and the
program is deleted.
SETTING THE TIME
Pressing OK enters the MENU ZONE and the and keys are used to select D
MENU DATE, confirmed with OK to enter YEAR DATE with the year digits flashing
on the screen and the and keys are used to change the year value with OK
confirming the entered digits. The MONTH, DAY, DAY OF THE WEEK, TIME and
MINUTES are similarly entered, confirming with OK to enter in ZONE.
CHANGING THE GEOGRAPHIC ZONE
If, once the unit is programmed we wish to change the zone, the dawn or dusk
times, MENU ZONE is entered again and the necessary parameters are changed
in the same way as in the Zone Assignment section.
PROGRAMMING
In normal mode press the OK key to access the MENU ZONE and select MENU
PROGRAM with the and keys. OK is pressed and PROGRAM
PROG 01 is displayed on the screen, if an operation is to be programmed in this
program press OK to display PROG 01 ENTER, press OK again and select the
circuit and the operation to be executed from: C1 ON, C1 OFF, C2 ON and C2
OFF. Confirm the selection with OK and select the operation type, which may be:
Fixed time, Dawn (RISE) astronomic time or Dusk (SUNSET) astronomic time.
FIXED TIME OPERATION
If fixed time is selected, press OK and enter the hour and minutes, day or days of
the week information in those desired accepting or not, day by day, in those for
which the operation is to be performed, confirming with OK. If, when confirming the
day of the week with the OK key, this is maintained pressed, the operation will be
selected as a holiday, the word FESTIVE is displayed on the screen, together with
the symbol " ···· " and confirm with OK, the screen will display PROGRAM PROG
02.
ASTRONOMIC OPERATION
Once the circuit is selected, together with the operation between C1 ON, C1 OFF,
C2 ON and C2 OFF, the type of operation to choose is displayed. The dawn
(RISE) or dusk (SUNSET) operation that is to be performed is selected and the
screen displays the possibility to correct the time for the displayed dawn or dusk
time. If we agree with the screen display the correction is left at zero and the hours
and minutes are confirmed with OK. If it is to corrected by more or less, the
correction time is entered in hours and minutes (up to ± 9 hours and 59 minutes),
automatically displaying the time at which the operation is to be performed, confirm
with OK then select the day or days of the week on which this operation is to be
carried out.
If, on confirming the last day of the week with the OK key, this is maintained
pressed, the operation will be selected as a holiday, the word FESTIVE is
displayed on the screen, together with the symbol "
WARNING: If an operation is programmed on a FESTIVE, the HOLIDAYS
program cannot be used and is removed from the menu remaining as a
FESTIVE period.
Night period
RISE
P2
PREDEFINED
OPERATIONS
P4
".