How to set your 3D LED digital wall clock. 

At first I'm thinking this is Clive being cynical and the clock is going to bug out at some point in the programming. After a short time, I realize: "I'm gonna watch Clive set a clock I'll probably never use, and like it" :)

A much better and enjoyable description about how to use a digital clock, than the Chinglish manual that generally comes with these clocks.

I feel like I was clickbaited because I was expecting the numbers would also turned green! 😣😫😔

I ordered one last night off the back of the other video. Always good to have a reliable recommendation and Clive is up there with Techmoan for safe RU-vid in my book! I'd been look for a clock for my bathroom, on and off for a few months, so this was perfect. Thanks Clive!

I'll be on the look out for one of these. I can see that from across the room no problems. Thank You.

thank you so much!!!! mine came without ANY instructions! you saved the day

Mine arrived and it's slightly different. It has the ability to show the temperature. Pressing the up button cycles through 3 options where the clock shows or the temperature displays every now and then, which also illuminates a light to indicate temperature is being shown. It's below the PM light.

The functions seem pretty much the same as a basic digital watch from the 90s (the sort you could buy for 20p from a cheap shop), amazing how they're keeping that standard going... :D

we got our clock today and no doubt the booklet was madness of sorts and then found the manufacturer video and yup, that'll work. NOT!!! 🤣 old humor aside, your video was just what I was looking for and the info delivered in an easy format and at a speed even the Wildman could follow along with. Thank you & God bless!

Oh! I remember seeing those clocks when searching for one on eBay the other day, but something stroke me as odd with those. The white overlay over the LEDs just made me worry that you wouldn't be able to read the digits during day time. Can't always trust the product photos on the listings, so this helps out actually. Thanks for the demonstration Clive!

Would it be practical to install an ultra capacitor in place of the battery? Have it charge from the USB.

Clive you should make an instruction vid for safety rules in planes. It´s so relaxing! Ofcourse you should not use one of your fireworks or other special effects in that :D

I quite like this clock, and have just ordered one.

An impressively featured clock. However I think the alarm-off and snooze buttons might be dangerously close to one another!

Thank you so much Clive!

I am waiting for mine and thanks I really needed the tutorial and you deserve a sub!

That's quite a neat clock.

I have a slighty different model with a white middle. Any idea how to lower the brightness on that one other that to have to wait till 7 pm?

Very smart, but what does the night mode look like? And can you get it to click like the Network South East clocks?

Very helpful. Thank you!

Nice Clock, I made my own the 3d printed one.

I liked this clock from your previous video. I still like this clock..... ....but, now I've thought about it, I do wish it displayed seconds as well !

I watched this video and ordered this clock on Amazon (cheaper and faster than ebay where it will get here some time in July). One question, I'm planning to hook this to my little 12v LiFePO battery in the garage (same one that feeds my LED strip light). Only problem I have is the battery is 12v and this clock runs on 5v. Any suggestion on a cheap way to step down the voltage to 5v?

My dad bought one of these a while ago for the bedroom, it was very bright at night, but impossible to see during the day. It seems yours is similarly difficult to see in bright light.

after the 'brute' taking it to bits you assembled it perfectly again

Thank you so much. Your video is very helpful.

I can’t get it to hang on the wall for some reason? There is a small notch but it doesn’t extend all the way in...do you need to hang it on a nail/a specific hook?

It's amazing how much functionality they can hide behind 3 buttons. I wonder if there's even more interesting things it can do, but which you haven't yet figured out...

How can i make one of these at home? I have an arduino nano and one of the rtc modules. Just have no idea how to wire up the LED's. I have seen a few that have them all in one strip but i don't know how they can change the digits on the 7 segment numbers?

So what's the battery for when u still need to plug it in?

Thank you, this helped me a lot

An excellent addendum!

how do I get the flashing middle lights to stop flashing?

What is the best mode for brightness, i want it bright in the middle of the day but very low brightness when i want to sleep.... can you help me?

The the non light (lit?) digits as visible or is it your bright overhead lights

cool, 2 vids at once!

Hi Clive. How would you modify the dimmer on one of these to be even dimmer? It's still a bit bright for my bedroom at night for easy time checking, but its big display is good for not having to put on glasses to just check the time.

From where do we get it & what's the price?

I looked briefly on AliExpress and it looks like some models also can display temperature, and I found one with degree symbol led right there where this empty port covered by front sticker is. Case is a little bit different with cursive digits, but I's sure that you could find one with temp mode and straight digits.

Good video clive

does it reset itself when you turn off the switch as in when using the power adapter but not batteries

Mine lasted 2 years . The leds inside have worn out and became really dim

I have a slightly different model of this. The digits have a slight slant, which looks nice. It has a PM, Alarm, and Temp LED. It now supports three alarms. It will show date and temperature either on an automatic cycle, manually cycled, or temporarily with a button press. Manual says that it has a power saving "voice control" mode, that when activated, shows the time for 15 seconds if sound goes over 75dB. Unfortunately, manual brightness controls, and the option to change the time of auto night time dimming appear to have been sacrificed to make way for the extra alarms and the voice control mode. It appears to be fixed at dimming at 7PM, and brightening at 6AM, and it's only daytime brightness setting appears to be "lighthouse beacon".

Really good video! Brings me back memories from childhood when there still was physical clocks around. Amazing what those 3 buttons can do!

"Turn it clockwise" :)

If you set the snooze to 0 minutes, will it disable snooze completely?

tell me what is the cable length?

I have one of these, but, I just want to use it, as a clock, no timer, no weather, no snooze, just a clock. I was easily able to set it, but it keeps going to other displays every two minutes. Do you know if there is any way to make it just show the time, steadily? Thanks so much..

Is there a way for it to stop turning off? It keep turning off the led light aftwr 5 secs

Hey Clive, you should replace the LED's for RGB or some pleasant color that resembles your edited thumbnail. Would be a fun little mod, especially an RGB version with bodged data lines for control.

So I have this clock and I bought the batteries for it, but it only works just plugged in the power. Is it supposed to work like that, or is the battery getting charged over time and I can uplug it? Thank you for answers and this amazing video! :)

3,2,1 and they have all sold out on Ebay

Mine keeps on going from the time, to the temperature i want it to just make it stay on the current time

Oh this is a rather nice design. I was thinking it'd be nice if it could display the temp and lo and behold, I happen to find one that does, all for 15 Aussie dollarydoos. Bargain! This will be great for camping, especially for pointing out that yes, it is as infact hot as balls. It says so right there on that cool clock.

Is it possible to turn off the light at night? I don’t want any light in my room at night. Is that a function too?

Tnx , very helpfull indeed

hi clive, is there a way of testing a resistor without de-soldering it from the board ???

does anyone have a link for a longer cable

Hello, I connected it on my PC and set the time and date. But everytime i unplug my computer and open it again, the clock is on default mode (you have to reset it everytime you open your pc). Can it work like regular clocks? If not, Can I use it USB adaptor and plug it strsight to wall socket and leave it 24/7? Pls help me. Thank uyou

very helpful!!!

Bought one. Green. Not disappointed

"you also have the hidden function when turning the alarm off of using this mallet....."

I tried doing the brightness thing, but it won’t work :(

I just bought one just like it, I want to hang it on the wall but the cable is very short so I tried only with the battery but it doesn't turn on. What I can do?

Does anyone know how loud the alarm is ?

Could one use a set of batteries (the type that comes with LED lights, in a plastic box with a switch) instead of the USB power supply?

When I go to shut off the alarm, it doesn't work. It switches through modes like temperatures and other stuff. Also the middle dots flash for some reason.

Thanks dude

"Very easy to set" ? Wow ! I must be completely stupid ! I need a degree to set that clock ! Hehehe ! Thanks for sharing !

Mine arrived yesterday and to my surprise the display can be sound activated!

Big Clive, I'm wondering how accurate the clock is? I hate clocks that don't have time sync so they drift off and give the wrong time after a few weeks. I have two on clocks on my desk right now and I average the difference between them to get the right time!!! LOL.

I have the model with temperature display. Typically, Chinese clocks with temp will have a calibration feature so the mfr doesn't need to use an expensive cal'd sensor. The user can usually set the reading +/-5 degrees. Now while the instructions seem to suggest that the feature is present, I can't figure out how to do it. So I have the temp display disabled as it's off by several degrees. Does anyone know how to adjust it?

I received this clock but it only works with the plug. It has a 3v battery option but it doesnt light up with just the batter installed. Is the battery casing bad?

I have this one, but I noticed it goes through the backup batteries very fast. like 3 per year

thank you very good

I've had a few of these for years and couldn't remember how to dim the display. Google search brought me right here!

I was going to pick one up from AliExpress!

It's great to have a video on this clock. At first I couldn't even find where to plug the cord into the clock, LOL, who would expect it to plug it in slantingly, lol.

And if you wanted to auto dim the clock based on ambient light levels... this is how to achieve it with an LDR and a resistor should be your next video. ;)

Thanks much. Lost my instructions. Love the accent. ;-)

The only problem that I had was that the light turned off when it stays for more longer than 5 sec without touching it . How do I fix it ?

I have got one which shuts off display after 5 seconds and gets on with clap sound or any other high pitch sound. Don't know how to deactivate that mode! 😢

where can I buy one ? and more to the point should I buy one ? Winston 27 years of age Stirling , Scotland

Ok but does it have SOS mode?

Damn you made me buy one.

I bought one. In pink with a white case. It's in italic style though.

Hi Big clive. i need a lil help. I have a battery, a 3prong switch, and an led light i made of single 10mm leds. So far as is, everything is fine and dandy. Problem is i have to disconect the battery to charge it everytime. I have a tp4650 w/out protection, that i would like to incorporate. Can you help me with a diagram for this please. I know its easy i just cant get my head around the connection it would be bit easier if i had a 2 prong switch but my wife dosent want anymore gadgets in the house so i have to do with what i have. I would appreciate your help. I changed my profile pic on youtube so you could see the diagram i have so far.

How to set it for green digits?

.... A 'Live Stream' exploration of the colon ? (With an Endoscope ?)

Thanks!

help meee,, how to turn off the sleep mode?

help please!!! spent hrs. trying to set this clock I ONLY WANT THE TIME DISPLAY- Please how do i do that. THANK YOU! xox

Hey is there a way to turn the clock off during night time cause it’s right next to my bed pls help

How accurate is the timekeeping on it? I recently bought a chinese clock kit and it gains half an hour every day - I've yet to have time to get it back on the bench and figure out where the issue lies.

I have a clock kit that looks like this one except larger and it has Wi-Fi that goes to the Internet to set the time

Hi how to save the settings when I unplugged it, it resets the time

I can set the time but the two middle lights continue to flash and the display shuts down. When I touch it again it lights up but shuts down after about ten seconds?

I have bought a handful of cheap chinese digital clocks this year and all of them have that same button / setting arrangement

anyone know how to keep it on time only? mine flashes through time, temp, and date.. would love it to just show time

So what the battery for ? When we using usb cable ! I bought a battery 3v and it’s never worked