Digital Clock - 12hr vs 24hr?

[rapieper@yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

I think Rick Alexander had it right when he indicated that mode-change
is done via some combination/sequence/duration of button presses.  That
makes the most sense to me - if I were manufacturing little LCD clocks,
I'd want to be able to change config with no additional mechanical
devices.

I wonder if Rick's setting of 24-hr display is maintained through a
power cycle?

That being said, I took my ruined cluster a little further apart and
found a solder-label on the little PCB that reads "12H."  Hmmm...the
German translation for 12 is...uhhh...12, and for Hours it's Heures. 
Deciphering all that might be a clue...12H...12 hours display???

Next to that were two soldered legs of a through-hole device mounted
from the backside.  It looked like a little capacitor; it was metal.  

Now, does one remove this device to change default power-up mode, or
what?  I have no time right now to fool with it and wont for a week or
more.  But if someone else does....that'd be cool.

Drew, thanks for the offer, I'm not yet desperate though!

C.A. Ron


--- drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> 
> ETKA differentiates between 24hr (161 919 203) and 12hr (161 919 203
> B)  
> clocks - the 24 hour are for Candian models, 12hr for US models.  I
> expect
> that European models also came with the 24 hour clock.
> 
> I believe with the A3's VW dropped the 24hr clock on Canadian models
> - I
> seem to recall my 97 Golf was only 12hr and our 99 is.
> 
> 24 hour time is the second best way to go - but alas the Scirocco
> clock
> can't  display time in epoch seconds... 
> 
> If you're desparate Ron I could mail you a 24 hour clock.
> 
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, Allyn wrote:
> 
> > ron, im not sure the factory clocks have a 24hr mode. they do show
> funky hours
> > when first powered up due to there being no reset circuit. next
> time i have a
> > cluster ripped open i'll check for a jumper for 24hr mode, if one
> exists.
> > Al
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:29 PM
> > Subject: Digital Clock - 12hr vs 24hr?
> > 
> > 
> > > Since I have my cluster out, and the digital clock has been
> operating
> > > intermittently, after fixing it I'd like to set it to 24 hour
> time.
> > >
> > > No, I ain't military or Canadian, I just think it'd be cool.
> > >
> > > Anyone done this or know how?
> > >
> > > Thx,
> > >
> > > =====
> > > Cheapass Ron
> > > '87 Scirocco 16'Victor'
> > >
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