英式定时插座
Timer
Socket AL-06E
There are times when the internet speed suddenly slows down, that I have to turn off my modem and router, and then restart them again. As this happens quite often, and I have tried many ways of solving the problem, I finally come to the conclusion that a Timer Socket should be of great help.
So. I went to the Tao Bao market and bought this socket, Timer AL-06E :
This Timer costs me around ¥30.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?_u=1rab8tn5a74&id=692739617312&spm=a1z09.2.0.0.c6342e8dfwMS8w
Before
Use
Inside
the Timer there is a built-in rechargeable battery which is used as
a backup power source. When the wall socket is powered off, it can
still display time, and keep data storage for more than six months.
The
backup battery needs to be
charged for approximately 12 hours before the Timer can be used. To do this, I plug
the Timer into a regular household power point and turn the power on. After
charging it for approximately 12 hours, I use a toothpick to
press the ‘R’ button to
clear all current information.
Setting
the time for the Timer
After charging the backup battery, the first thing to do is to set up the current time for the built-in clock. The procedures are as follows:
- Press and hold the ‘Clock’ button
to perform the following:
-
Press the ‘Week’ button until
the current day is displayed
-
Press the ‘Hour’ button until
the current hour is displayed
-
Press the ‘Minute’ button
until the current minute (approximate) is displayed
- Release the Clock button, the Timer will then function as a clock.
N.B.
for rapid setting, hold the buttons.
The built-in Programs
The
Timer has 16 program settings. By pressing the ‘Prog’
button repeatedly, we can see them one by one.
When
the ‘Prog’ button is pressed and then released for its first
time, the first program with an ON setting
will pop up (‘1 on’ displayed on the LCD); if you press it again, the first
program with the OFF setting is
obtained (‘1 off’ displayed); pressing it further, the second,
the third and so forth will be displayed.
Ways of Setting
the Week Day(s)
After choosing a program setting (e.g. '1 ON' or '2 OFF'), pressing the ‘Week’ button lets you choose your preferred weekday or a block of weekdays.
The
Timer provides 15 combinations of weekday or blocks of weekdays.
- It allows you to
choose a single weekday from Monday to Sunday,
- It also allows you to
choose any block of weekdays from the following:
(MO, TU, WE, TH, FR),
(SA,
SU),
(MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA),
(MO, WE, FR), ( TU, TH, SA),
(MO, TU, WE),
(TH,
FR, SA),
(MO,
TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU)
Example
of setting the Timer OFF at 4:00 and ON at 4:05 every Wednesday
Press
the ‘ON/AUTO/OFF’
button to set the AUTO mode
Press
PROG twice to make the LCD displays ‘1 OFF’
Press
WEEK till LCD displays ‘WE’
Press
HOUR till LCD displays 4:00
Press
PROG till LCD displays ‘2 ON’
Press
WEEK till LCD displays ‘WE’
Press
HOUR till LCD displays 4:00
Press
MIN till LCD displays 4:05
Press
CLOCK to leave.
At this point, the Timer Socket can then be used to set my Modem and Router off on every Wednesday at 4 am and then on again after 5 min. at 4:05 am.
The other uses of the Timer:
