
Features of your Blueprint Cycle Timer, BCT-1
•Controlspumps,fansandotherdevicesusing
adjustableon/offcycles
•Photocellcontrolallowsday,nightor24-houroperation
•Ontimerange:15secondsto5hours
Offtimerange:15secondsto13hours
•Precisetimingaccuracy
•Wall-mountable
•3-yearwarranty
•ETLListed
Specifications
InputVoltage:120V
MaximumAmperage:14.5A@120V
TimingAccuracy:±5%offixedscale
TimingRepeatability:±.3%
Dimensions:3”x6”x3.5”
Installation
•PlugtheCycleTimerintoaNEMA5-15walloutletwitha
120Vpowersupply.ToinstalltheCycleTimerpermanently,
securethemountingtabatthetopoftheunittothewall.
•PlugthedevicetobecontrolledbytheCycleTimerintothe
receptacleonthefrontoftheCycleTimer.Ensurethe
devicebeingconnectedtotheCycleTimerhastheproper
voltageandwillnotexceedthemaximumamperagerating
oftheCycleTimer.
DonotexposetheCycleTimertowater.
Selecting the Timer Mode
SelectbetweenDay,Nightand24-Hourmodesusingtheknobs
onthefrontoftheunit.Thebuilt-inphotocellsensesthelight
levelandactivatestheCycleTimerbasedontheselected
mode.
Day Mode
ToselectDaymode,rotatebothknobsfullycounterclockwise.
Afterafewseconds,theLEDsonthefrontoftheunitwillflash.
Whentheystopflashing,theLEDlabeled“Day”willremainillu-
minatedtoindicatethemodehasbeenset.
Night Mode
ToselectNightmode,rotatebothknobsfullyclockwise.Aftera
fewseconds,theLEDsonthefrontoftheunitwillflash.When
theystopflashing,theLEDlabeled“Night”willremainillumi-
natedtoindicatethemodehasbeenset.
24-Hour Mode
Toselect24-Hourmode,rotate
theleftknobfullycounterclockwise
andtherightknobfullyclockwise.
Afterafewseconds,theLEDs
onthefrontoftheunitwillflash.
Whentheystopflashing,theLEDs
labeled“Day”and“Night”will
remainilluminatedtoindicatethe
modehasbeenset.
Setting Timer Cycles
Thetimercyclescanbesetafter
thetimermodeisselected.Rotate
the“OnTime”knobtotheset-pointcorrespondingwiththe
lengthoftimetheunitistoremainon.Rotatethe“OffTime”
knobtotheset-pointcorrespondingwiththelengthoftimethe
unitistoremainoff.
FAQ
•HowdoIknowifthephotocellisworkingcorrectly?
TheLEDlabeled“Daytime”onthetoprightedgeoftheunit
willilluminatewhenthephotocellisinDaymode.Thephoto
cellchangesstatusona20-seconddelay.
Troubleshooting
•Thetimercyclesettingsdonotseemtobecorrect.
BecausetheCycleTimerallowsveryprecisetimercycles
tobeprogrammed,asmalladjustmenttotheset-pointsmay
resultinasignificantchangeinthetimersettings.Useanother
timingdevicetoensurethedesiredintervalshavebeen
accuratelyset,andmakesmalladjustmentstotheknob
positionsuntilthetimercyclesaresatisfactory.
•Theconnecteddeviceisnotbeingpowered.
Ensurethedevicetobecontrolledisworkingcorrectlyby
pluggingthedeviceintoareliablepowersource.Verifythe
CycleTimerisbeingsuppliedthecorrectvoltage.
•TheCycleTimerintermittentlyfailstoturnonoroff.
Verifythatthecorrecttimermodeisselected.Ensure
enoughlightordarknessispresenttochangethestatusof
thephotocellfromnighttoday.
rev:12013
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Forbestresults,carefullyreadthefollowinginstructions
beforeusingyourBlueprintCycleTimer.
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