Astronomical time switch

AlphaRex3 D21 Astro with control input

4 126 54 / 55 / 56 - 047 64 / 65 / 66 ®

! Safety notes
This product should be installed in line with installation rules, preferably by a qualified electrician. Incorrect installation and use can lead to risk
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of electric shock or fire. Before carrying out the installation read the instructions and take account of the product’s specific mounting location. Do not open
up, dismantle, alter or modify the device except where specifically required to do so by the instructions. All Legrand products must be opened and repaired
exclusively by personnel trained and approved by Legrand. Any unauthorised opening or repair completely cancels all liabilities and the rights to replacement
and guarantees. Use only Legrand brand accessories.
The device contains a LiMnO2 primary cell. When the product reaches the end of its life, this cell must be correctly removed and disposed of in accordance with
national legislation and the requirements of environmental protection.

L Operating principle: Typ 1.B. S. T.
Supply voltage IEC/EN 60730-1, IEC/EN 60730-2-7
N
Operation in a normal environment
Montage: in distribution panel, Degree of contamination: 2
Switch output, potential-free
Rated impulse voltage: 4 kV
Overview of programmed
switching times for the week.
0 6 12 16 24 Resolution 0.5h General information
Function • Start-up: after applying the supply voltage, the time switch
Switch status
starts automatically with the last selected function. The relay
Receptacle for position is set by the current program.
data key Day, Time, Date • Battery backup
- Backlighting not active
2 1 4 - Data key READ/WRITE only via the menu

L Select menu, back to main menu,

max. 250 V AC N Hold down > 1s = operating display

Confirm selection or load parameters

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600W Select menu options or set parameters

4000W 2000VA 2000W 1000W 2000VA 2000VA 2000VA
max. 70µF

Overview

b c a g d
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
b




 This symbol indicates that the
 selection is active.
* Only available in EXPERT mode 


Technical data 4 126 54 4 126 55 4 126 56

047 64 047 65 047 66
Supply voltage: 230V 50/60Hz 120V 50/60Hz 24V 50/60Hz Control-cable length: max. 50 m
Power consumption: 1 W Control signal: 230V AC/ 2mA, 120V AC/ 2mA, 24V AC/ 2mA
Relay outputs: 1 changeover contact 16A 250V~µ cos ϕ = 1 Control-pulse duration: 100…200ms
Accuracy: ~ 0,1 s/day Delaytime: 0 … 23 h 59 min 59 s
single-strand multi-strand Local coordinates: Resolution 1°/ 1' in EXPERT-Mode
Wire cross-sections: 1,5...4 mm2 1,5...2,5 mm2 Battery reserve: 5 years
N 292568/01

Programs 56 programs Storage temperature: - 20°C to +60°C

Operating temperature: -20°C to +55°C
A Set language 2 Set

A Set time/date

B Summertime

Summertime: ± 1 hour
Europe: Factory set
SPECIAL: The switchover to/from summertime can be freely
programmed by entering a start date and end date and is
then executed each year on the same day of the week,
e.g. Sunday

C Astro

Select country.
Select the city
closest to the
planned location * Only available in EXPERT mode
for use.

Factory setting: 8°E 52°N

You can adjust the coordinates The MINUS key is used to adjust the westward longitude value in the range
more precisely with from 000°EAST/WEST to 180°WEST.
LONGITUDE and
LATITUDE. The PLUS key is used to adjust the eastward longitude value in the range
from 000°EAST/WEST to 180°EAST.
*
The PLUS key is used to adjust the northward latitude value in the range from
00°NORTH/SOUTH to 90°NORTH.
Use the enclosed time-zone map to set
the correct time zone.
The MINUS key is used to adjust the southward latitude value in the range from
From this map, determine the difference
00°NORTH/SOUTH to 90°SOUTH.
between local time and UTC (Universal Time
Coordinated) and set this value.
 D Offset

t
0h 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24h

* This function is available in Expert mode.
Setting the correction value (1...30 min.) extends the daily
ON period in the middle of the winter season by up to 60
minutes (OFF up to 30 min. later in the morning, ON up to
30 min. earlier in the evening).
In the middle of the summer season, the correction setting
reduces the daily ON period by up to 60 minutes (OFF up
to 30 min. earlier in the morning, ON up to 30 min. later in
the evening).
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max. 120min max. 120min
The time switch switches on at the calculated sunset time and off
at the calculated sunrise time.
By setting an offset, you can shift the switching times by up to
±120 minutes with respect to the calculated sunrise and sunset
times.
Example: If you set the offset to +30 minutes, the time switch will
switch 30 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes after
sunset. If you set the offset to -30 minutes, the time
switch will switch 30 minutes before sunrise and 30
minutes before sunset.

+12˚

+6˚
0h 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24h
-50’

h -6˚
21.03. 23.09
24 -12˚
22
1
20
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If the offset setting is in degrees the time switch switches on and
16 off at times of equal brightness, despite the differences in twilight
Switching-point time lengths over the course of the year.
14
Offset Sunrise and sunset correspond to -50' for the centre of the sun
12 (the edge of the sun is visible on the horizon).
Correction
10
8
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 3 Programming
A program consists of an ON time, an OFF time and the associated ON and OFF days.
If you select „MON TO SUN“ (Monday to Sunday), the days are
already assigned and you only need to set the ON and OFF times.
If you select „INDIVIDUAL“, you can assign the ON
and OFF times to any desired days.
The programs are linked
to one another by logical OR.

*
CHRONO = the switching times are indicated in chronological order during the week.
INPUTS = programs are indicated in the order in which they are entered.

Select the appropriate symbol with the PLUS and MINUS keys:

ON at sunset
Programming examples
OFF at sunrise
a The timer is to switch on at sunset on each day of the week and
switch off at sunrise. ON/OFF at programmed time

b The timer is to switch on at sunset on each day of the week and switch off at sunrise. In addition, it is to be switched off each night
between 23:00h and 5:00h. This requires the use of two programs.
Program 1: ON at sunset and OFF at 23:00h
Program 2: ON at 5:00h and OFF at sunrise.

Prog 1

Prog 2
4 Modes Reset
Warning!
• Auto - Automatic operation The memory will be cleared,
• Constant ON and all set data will be lost.
• Constant OFF
Note: The output is switched ON if a
Hold down for more than 3 seconds
control input signal is present.
and at the same time press and release
• Extra
The switch status imposed by the .
program is inverted (manual override).
With the next effective switch command, The language, time, date, summertime/
the time switch resumes control of ON/OFF wintertime and switching times will have to be
switching. reentered.

5 Contrast adjustment
 1 h-Test
When this function is activated, the output is switched ON for one hour.

After one hour, the time switch returns automatically to the programmed
mode.

 Data key

or

Load the programs of the time switch on to a data key (WRITE KEY)
Warning! all programs stored on the data key will be overwritten.

or

Load the programs from the data key to the time switch (READ KEY)
Warning! all programs stored in the time switch will be overwritten.

 Hour counter
Displays the total relay ON time (0 to 65535 h) and the date of the last reset.
 Random function
Function to simulate presence.
Function active: the programmed switching cycles are shifted at random within the range of ± 15 minutes.

 Pincode
PIN CODE active: The menus of the time switch will not be accessible unless the PIN CODE has been entered. When the pin code is active,
access to the button and key functions is disabled 1 minute after the last button press.
PIN free access can be re-enabled by selecting PASSIVE or by resetting the device.

Example

 Expert mode
Some additional functions are available in Expert mode:
• Power grid synchronisation to improve the accuracy
• Cycle function
• Summer / winter seasonal correction
• Control input Extra and Off

Note: Upon switching from ACTIVE to PASSIVE the additional menu items are hidden again and all the Expert mode settings are cancelled.
After re-activating, Expert mode will operate again with the basic settings.

 Holidays
After activation the holiday program is executed between 0:00h on the start date and 24:00h on the end date (Constant ON/OFF).
After the holiday program has run once, it must be reactivated.

 Activating and deactivating grid synchronisation

Only available in EXPERT mode.
The default setting is PASSIVE. In order to improve the long-term accuracy, it is advisable to activate synchronisation if the time switch is
supplied from a on 50/60 Hz grid with frequency adjustment.
 Cycle function
Only available in EXPERT mode

For cyclical switch commands the switching on time is set by logical “OR“ of programs of all types. A fixed cycle of ON and OFF time then ope-
rates within those limits. The cycle always starts with the ON time.
The cycle duration and the ON time within the cycle have the same length for all switching times. The cycle duration and the ON time can be
set independently in one-second increments. If the switching time is shorter than the cycle duration, the cycle will be shortened accordingly.
The ON time will remain unchanged. If the switching time is actually shorter than the ON time, the ON time will be shortened accordingly.

min max
Period 2s 2h
Pulse 1s 1h 59min 59s

15:00:00 15:10:00 15:20:00 15:30:00

0:10:00 0:10:00 0:10:00
15:32:00

Program n
Program 1

Relais
0:04:00 0:04:00 0:04:00
 Control input with delay time

A control signal is superimposed on all program commands. While this control signal is applied, the output is switched ON.
When the control signal is switched off, the output is switched OFF after a delay time, unless an ON command is applied by a program.

Control input

Switch output
0 ... 23h 59min 59s

* Only available in EXPERT mode

DELAY
The output switches on when the control input is activated and remains switched on for the duration of the set delay time after the control input
has been deactivated. Delay time setting range 0h 00min 00s … 23h 59min 59s. The control input can be subsequently triggered within the
delay time.

EXTRA
The control input signal inverts the switching state specified by the program.
At the next valid switching command the time switch resumes switching ON and OFF.

OFF
The control input signal sets the switching state to OFF if the program specifies ON.

Warning: Elektrical shock - Disconnect all power from the device before dismantling the module and replacing the battery.
Always use a Li cell type battery (LiMnO2) CR2477, 3V high temperature type min +85 °C

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• Carte des fuseaux horaires • Carta de husos horarios • Tidzons kartan • Laika zonu karte • Karta časovnih pasov
• Time-of-day map • Time-of-day oversigt • Carta de fusos horários • Laiko juostų žemėlapis • Mapa časových pásem •
• Tijdszone kaart • Aikavyöhykekarttaa • ‹ÒÙ· ˘ÒÈ·fl˘Ì ·ÙÒ‹ÍÙ˘Ì • Mapa stref czasowych • Időzóna térkép

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-8:00 21 W, 64 N +1:00 Helsinki +3:00 +5:00
-7:00 25 E, 60 N
60 Oslo Sankt Peterburg 60
11 E, 60 N 30 E , 60 N
Stockholm Perm Omsk Novosibirsk
-6:00 -5:00 18 E, 59 N Moskva +4:00 56 E, 58 N 73 E, 55 N 83 E, 55 N +8:00
55 London 38 E, 56 N 55
-4:00 Dublin Berlin Warszawa Krasnojarsk
Vancouver Calgary -3:30 6 W, 53 N
0 WE, 51 N 13 E, 52 N
+ 3:00 Saratov 93 E, 56 N Irkutsk
123 W, 49 N 114 W, 51 N Praha
21 E , 52 N Kiev +6:00 104 E, 52 N
50 Québec 46 E, 52 N 50
14 E , 50 N 31 E , 50 N + 6:00 Harbin
71W, 47 N Paris Ulaanbaatar
Seattle Minneapolis Toronto 2 E, 49 N
Zürich Wien
9 E, 47 N 16 E, 48 N
+5:00 107 E, 48 N 127 E, 46 N
93 W, 45 N Montreal Alma Ata
45 122 W, 48 N 79 W, 44 N Roma 77 E, 43 N 45
Chicago 74W, 45 N
Porto 12 E, 42 N Shenyang
88 W, 42 N New York 9 W, 41 N Istanbul +8:00 +9:00
40 Denver Detroit 74 W, 41 N Madrid 29 E, 41 N +5:00 Beijing 123 E, 42 N 40
104 W, 39 N 83 W, 42 N 4 W, 40 N
Lisboa Tunis Adana Kabul Lanzhou 116 E, 40 N Tokyo
San Francisco Philadelphia 35 E, 37 N Tehran
75 W, 40 N 9 W, 39 N 10 E, 37 N Athinai Ismir 69 E, 35 N 104 E, 36 N Seoul 140 E, 36 N
35 122 W, 38 N Los Angeles El Djazair 24 E, 38 N
51 E, 36 N Xi'an 127 E, 38 N 35
Dallas Atlanta 3 E , 37 N 27 E, 38 N Islamabad 109 E, 34 N
118 W, 34 N Casablanca +4:30 73 E, 34 N Osaka
97 W, 33 N 84 W, 34 N Baghdad +3:30 Chongqing 135 E, 35 N
30 Houston 8W, 34N Tarabulus 44 E, 33 N Delhi Shanghai 30
13 E , 33 N Al-Qahira +5:00 77 E , 29 N 107 E, 30 N
95 W, 30 N Miami +1:00 31 E, 30 N Taipei 121 E, 31 N
Ar-Riyad Abu Dhabi Karachi Kathmandu
80W, 26 N +2:00 54 E, 24 N 67 E, 24 N 121 E, 25 N
25 Monterry 47 E, 25 N Kanpur 85 E , 28 N 25
100 W, 26 N Havana 80 E, 26 N +6:30
82 W, 23 N Jiddah Muscat Ahmadabad Hong Kong
Guadalajara 39 E, 21 N +5:30 Kolkata Hanoi
20 Mexico City 58 E, 24 N 73 E, 23 N 114 E , 22 N 20
103 W, 21 N 88 E, 23 N 106 E, 21 N
99 W, 19 N UTC +4:00
-10:00 +2:00 Mumbai
Santo Domingo 73 E, 19 N Bangkok Manila
15 70 W, 19 N 15
Chennai 101 E, 14 N 121 E, 15 N
80 E, 13 N
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Austria
Klagenfurt 14 E 47 N N +3:00
5 Salzburg 13 E 48 N 5
Linz 14 E 48 N -5:00
0 Wien 16 E 48 N W E 0
Graz 15 E 47 N +7:00
+9:00
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Benelux -4:00 S
-3:00
Amsterdam 5 E 52 N
10 10
Bruxelles 4 E 51 N
Luxembourg 6 E 50 N +1:00 +3:00
15 Brasilia 15
La Paz 48 W, 16 S Cairns
Danmark 68 W, 16 S Antananarivo 146 E , 17 S
20 Københaven 13 E 56 N France 48 E , 19 S 20
Rio de Janeiro Windhoek +9:30
Ålborg 10 E 57 N Bordeaux 1W 45 N 43 W , 23 S 17E, 22 S
25 Århus 10 E 56 N Brest 5W 48 N Sao Paulo Johannesburg 25
Esbjerg 8 E 55 N Calais 2E 51 N 47 W, 24 S 28 E, 26 S Poland +8:00 +10:00 Brisbane
153 E, 27 S
30 Dijon 5E 47 N Cordoba Durban Gdansk 19 E 54 N 30
Germany La Rochelle 1W 46 N Santiago 64 W, 31 S +2:00 31 E, 30 S Katowice 19 E 50 N Perth Sydney
71 W, 33 S 116 E, 32 S Adelaide
Aachen 6E 51 N Le Havre 0 WE 49 N Buenos Aires Capetown Kraków 20 E 50 N 151 E , 34 S
35 139 E , 35 S 35
Berlin 13 E 52 N Le Mans 0 WE 48 N Concepcion 58 W, 35 S 18 E, 34 S
-3:00 Poznan 17 E 52 N Canberra Auckland
Düsseldorf 7E 51 N Lille 3E 51 N 73 W, 37 S Melbourne 175 E, 37 S
Hungary Szczecin 15 E 53 N 149 E , 35 S
40 145 E , 38 S 40
Dresden 14 E 51 N Limoges 1E 46 N Budapest 19 E 47 N Warszawa 21 E 52 N
Emden 7E 53 N Lyon 5E 46 N Wellington
Gyor 18 E 48 N 175 E, 41 S
45 Flensburg 9E 55 N Marseille 5E 43 N Szombathely 17 E 47 N Portugal Espana 45
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Frankfurt 9E 50 N Mulhouse 7E 48 N Pecs 18 E 46 N Lisboa 9 W 39 N Barcelona 2 E 41 N
50 Freiburg 8E 48 N Nancy 6E 49 N Szeged 20 E 46 N Faro 8 W 37 N Madrid 4 W 40 N 50
Hamburg 10 E 54 N Nantes 2W 47 N Debrecen 22 E 48 N Porto 9 W 41 N Palma 3 E 40 N
55 Hannover 10 E 52 N Paris 2E 49 N Miskolc 21 E 48 N Selvilla 6 W 37 N 55
Kassel 9E 51 N Perpignan 3E 43 N Great Britain Salgotarjan 20 E 48 N Ireland Turkey Valencia 0 WE 39 N
Köln 7E 51 N Strasbourg 8E 49 N Aberdeen 2W 57 N Dublin 6 W 53 N Adana 35 E 37 N
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Leipzig 12 E 51 N Toulouse 1E 44 N Belfast 6W 55 N Italy Cork 8 W 52 N Adapazari 30 E 41 N Sweden
München 12 E 48 N Glasgow 4W 56 N Cagliari 9E 39 N Galway 9 W 53 N Ankara 33 E 40 N Goteborg 12 E 58 N
65 Münster 8E 52 N Finland Newcastle 6W 54 N Milano 9E 45 N Antalya 31 E 37 N Halmstad 13 E 57 N 65
Nürnberg 11 E 49 N Rovaniemi 26 E 66 N Liverpool 3W 53 N Venézia 12 E 45 N Norway Canakkale 26 E 40 N Linkoping 16 E 58 N Switzerland
70 Passau 13 E 49 N Oulu 25 E 65 N Manchester 2W 53 N Génova 9E 44 N Narvik 17 E 68 N Gaziantep 37 E 37 N Orebro 15 E 59 N Bern 7E 47 N 70
Regensburg 12 E 49 N Kajaani 28 E 64 N Sheffield 1W 53 N Roma 12 E 42 N Trondheim 10 E 63 N Istanbul 29 E 41 N Stockholm 18 E 59 N Basel 8E 47 N
75 Rostock 12 E 54 N Tampere 24 E 61 N Birmingham 2W 52 N Ellas (Greece) Nápoli 14 E 41 N Bergen 5E 60 N Mugla 28 E 37 N Gavle 17 E 61 N Sankt Gallen 9E 47 N 75
Soest 8E 52 N Turku 22 E 60 N London 0 WE 51 N Saloniki 23 E 41 N Bari 17 E 41 N Oslo 11 E 60 N Samsun 36 E 41 N Umea 20 E 64 N Lugano 9E 46 N
80 Stuttgart 9E 49 N Helsinki 25 E 60 N Plymouth 4W 50 N Athinai 24 E 38 N Palermo 13 E 38 N Mo i Rana 14 E 66 N Izmir 27 E 38 N Lulea 22 E 66 N Zürich 9E 47 N 80

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