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Instruction Manual
DIN Rail Mounted Programmable Digital Timer Switch
(DRTS-120 / DRTS-12)
Version 1.0 (Mar, 2016)

1. Overview 4. Wiring Diagrams

DRTS is a programmable digital timer switch with relay output. It can be used
to switch on or off lights, appliance, or other small loads at specified date and
time. The timer can be programmed to turn on/off the relay in 17 different daily/
weekly schedules. Manual mode is available to overrule the programmed relay
events. A 1.2 V / 40 mA lithium battery inside the timer switch provides power
to the timer and it will be charged whenever the switch is connected to an AC
power. The DIN rail mount of this timer switch makes it suitable for power
management in a control panel.

2. Specifications
Table 1. Specifications
Power supply voltage rating 110 VAC or 12 V AC / DC
Power consumption (MAX) 2W
Display type LCD
Mechanically 10,000,000;
Relay lifetime
Electrically: 100,000
Resistive load: 16 A / 250 V AC;
Load capacity Lagging load: 8 A / 250 V AC;
Lamp Load: 2000 W
Output relay 1 x form C relay (1 N.O., 1 N.C.)
Timer range 1 minute ~ 168 hours (7 days)
Figure 2(a). Wiring for 110 V version DRTS (DRTS-120).
Timer deviation +/- 1 second / 24 hours, 25°C
Power-off memory 60 days
Working temperature -14°F ~ 104°F ( -10°C ~ + 40°C)
Ambient humidity 35 - 85% RH
Power reserve 3 years (lithium battery)
Size 86.5 mm x 36 mm x 65.5 mm
Weight 120 g

3. Dimensions

Figure 2(b). Wiring for 12 VDC version DRTS (DRTS-12).

Figure 1. Dimensions of DRTS-120 / DRTS-12.

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5. Timer Display and Key Pad switch (mode “ON”) or turn off the timer switch (mode “OFF”) by pressing the
5.1 Timer Display Window MANUAL key.

Table 3. Steps to program the event timer.

Step Action Description
Enter the Event Setting Mode. You can set up to 17
different relay events. Each event is numbered, and
1 Press ○ P has an ON time when the relay will pull in and an
OFF time when the relay will drop off. By pressing
○
P key, you can go through all these settings.
Press H+ /
2 Set hours and minutes for the current event.
Figure 3. Display window of the timer. M+
Select recurring days for this event. There are 15
3 Press D+ different combinations. Keep pressing D+ briefly to
Descriptions
cycle through these available options.
D: This section of the LCD shows the days of the week. Confirm the current timer setting and go to the next
H, M, S: Shows the time in the format of Hour: Minute: Second (HH:MM:SS). 4 Press ○
P setting. For example, if you just edited the “1 ON”
P: Program/event number. “ON” or “OFF” will appear when editing the event- timer, by pressing this key, you will go to “1 OFF”.
on time and the event-off time. Press H+ /
5 Set hours and minutes for the current event.
MANUAL: Indicating whether the time switch is ON, in AUTO mode, or OFF. M+
Select recurring days for this event. Keep pressing
6 Press D+
D+ briefly to cycle through these available options.
5.2 Key Pad on the Timer Switch
Confirm your previous setting and go to next. Set the
ON/OFF timer for event 2 - 17. Leave the event timer
as blank if you don’t want to use this event. If you
Repeat step
7 have previously set the timer for an event but no
2-6
longer need it, use the MANUAL key to clear the
timer setting. If you don’t need the rest of the events,
press 🕒 to exit the timer programming mode.

Figure 4. Key pad of the timer switch.

8 Press 🕒 Exit the timer programming mode.

NOTE:
1) As the execution of relay events relies on the clock setting, please adjust
Table 2. Key Functions.
your clock first before programming the event timer.
Symbol Function
2) You can set up to 17 relay events on this timer switch. Each event has two
○
P Program the timer switch events timer settings: the time to activate the relay (displayed as “1 ON”, “2 ON”, and so
D+ Day adjustment on), and the time to deactivate the relay (displayed as “1 OFF”, “2 OFF”, and so
H+ Hour adjustment on).
M+ Minute adjustment 3) To cancel or disable an event, please make sure both the ON and OFF timer
🕒 Clock setting are cleared “ - - : - - “.
RESET Reset 4) When program the event timer, if no key is pressed for 10 seconds, the timer
Switch mode between ON / AUTO / OFF; display will automatically go back to normal display mode and no settings will
MANUAL
Clear / reset the timer event.
be saved.
5) To use the relay function, this timer must connect to external power supply.
The embedded battery only provide power to the clock/timer, it cannot energize
6. Setup the Timer Switch the coil of the relay.
1. When you first use this timer switch, press RESET key to reset this timer
switch. This will clear all programmed events and reset the clock.
2. Set the Clock: Press and hold the CLOCK key (🕒), then press "D+", "H+" or 5. Troubleshooting
"M+" key to adjust the day, hour or minute respectively to match with the If the relay had not been activated or deactivated at your pre-set time. Please
current time. do the following steps:
3. Set up ON/OFF timer of each event. Please follow the steps in the Table 3 to 1) Double check if the recurring weekday setting is correct for your event;
program the event. otherwise, just reset your event.
4. To have the timer switch run by the programmed events, set the mode to 2) If the date and time were set correctly for both the ON and OFF timer, but
“AUTO” using MANUAL key. At any time, you can manually turn on the timer the relay is pulling in or dropping out at unexpected time, please check other

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unused events one by one, and press MANUAL key to clear both the ON and
OFF timer to show “- - : - -”.
3) If your switch is still not working properly after performing 1) and 2), please
check if timer is running under “Auto” mode (In normal operation mode, press
Manual key to change).

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