
Issue 2.1
The 470A series of time zone displays are designed to show the local time in a number of different national
and international locations. The 470A series comprises a number of different models offering a choice of
number of zones, horizontal or vertical display format, character height and calendar display options.
Each time zone is identified with the appropriate city or geographical name to suit customer’s requirements.
Operating Modes
470A series time zone displays are user programmable to provide a wide range of operating features.
• 470A series time zone displays can be used as stand-alone units, deriving their timekeeping from a
highly accurate internal quartz crystal oscillator, or to operate as slave displays controlled by time
signals from many different sources.
• Each time zone can be programmed to automatically adjust for individual seasonal time changes
according to British, European or North American conventions.
• In small systems one 470A series display may be used to control up to ten similar units using a simple
single cable pair interconnection - please refer to page 3 for further information. In large systems a
482D, 4800 or 4850 series master clock should be used for centralised control.
• 470A series time zone displays can also be synchronised from:
~ Radio time code signals when connected to a 484 series DCF or MSF radio receiver - please refer
to pages 4, 12 and 13.
~ GPS satellite time signals when connected to a 488GPS receiver system - please refer to page 4
and 13.
~ One minute 6-48v alternate polarity impulses - please refer to page 3.
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multi-zone code signals from a 482, 4800 or 4850 series master clock - please refer to
page 3.
• The display brightness may be adjusted through a range of 7 settings - please refer to page 5.
• Units fitted with a calendar display show the abbreviated day of week, day of month and abbreviated
month. The language for the calendar information may be selected from the following list: - please
refer to page 11:
~Catalan - selection CA ~Czech - selection CR
~German - selection D ~Danish - selection DK
~Spanish - selection E ~French - selection F
~Gallician - selection GA ~English - selection GB
~Hungarian - selection H ~Croat - selection HR
~Italian - selection I ~Norwegian - selection N
~Dutch - selection NL ~Portuguese - selection P
~Polish - selection PL ~Russian - selection RU
~Swedish - selection S ~Finnish - selection SF
~Welsh - selection W
Installation
470A and 474A series time zone displays are available with cases suitable for surface wall mounting, flush
mounting in a panel with rear access, flush mounting in a wall box and single or double sided ceiling
suspension. The surface wall mounting case is supplied with wall mounting brackets. Please refer to pages 14
and 15 for further mounting information.
Power Supply Connection
470/474A series of time zone displays are manufactured with universal mains power supplies enabling
operation at voltages from 100 to 240V ac 50/60Hz without adjustment.
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