Lathem 2121 time clock not printing minutes. Clock will print day of week and hours but minutes are only partially printed and unreadable. Time wheel is clean and new ribbon installed.

Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting:
Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button
until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown.
The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select
to set the minutes shown.
The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select.
The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select
to set the year shown.
The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set
the month shown.
The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day
shown.
Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed.
Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods.
The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic
1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time
card is inserted.
2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate
printing.
Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode to return to normal operational. hope this Help : - )

Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting:
Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button
until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown.
The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select
to set the minutes shown.
The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select.
The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select
to set the year shown.
The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set
the month shown.
The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day
shown.
Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed.
Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods.
The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic
1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time
card is inserted.
2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate
printing.
Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode to return to normal operational. hope this work for you best regards happy holidays : - )

Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting:
Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button
until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown.
The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select
to set the minutes shown.
The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select.
The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select
to set the year shown.
The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set
the month shown.
The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day
shown.
Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed.
Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods.
The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic
1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time
card is inserted.
2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate
printing.
Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode to return to normal operational. hope this work for you best regards happy holidays : - )

this should fix your problem
HOW TO USE YOUR TC100 TIME CLOCK Step 1: Remove the front cover - see enclosed instruction sheet on page 5. Step 2: Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting: Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown. The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select to set the minutes shown. The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select. The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select to set the year shown. The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set the month shown. The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day shown. Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed. Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods. The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic 1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time card is inserted. 2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate printing. Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode

Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting:
Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button
until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown.
The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select
to set the minutes shown.
The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select.
The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select
to set the year shown.
The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set
the month shown.
The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day
shown.
Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed.
Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods.
The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic
1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time
card is inserted.
2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate
printing.
Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode to return to normal operational.

Press reset button with paper clip to reset timer

To set current time:
Press and hold clock button
Press day until black triangle lines up with current day symbols that are printed on timer.
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Press Hour until current hour and am pm show
Press min until current minutes show
Release clock button.

Programming:
Write out programming schedule before starting to avoid conflicts in programming that will stop timer from functioning
Set up to 8 programs
program1 program2 ... program8
Step1) Set program1 ON time > with day hour and minute
Step2) Set program1 OFF time > with day hour and minute (choose same days as ON)
Step3) Set program2 ON time, etc

How to program:
Step1) Press PROG button until ON and 1 appear in display
This is program1 ON
Press day button to choose day or blocks of days you want program1 to turn ON
Press hour to choose hour for program1 ON
Press min to choose minute for program1 ON

Step2) Press PROG button until OFF and 1 appear on display
This is program1 OFF
Press day button to choose day or blocks of days you want program1 to turn OFF
Press hour to choose hour for program1 OFF
Press min to choose minute for program1 OFF

Step3) Set program2 thru program8
Press PROG button until ON and 2 appear on display
This is program2 ON
repeat steps to set up to 8 programs.

When programming is complete, press clock button and current time shows
Press manual override button until black triangle lines up with AUTO that is printed on timer.

send it into Gateway Time Systems in Pittsburgh...they will replace the ribbon, clean and lube it, and make sure the program is up to date for you. they did a wonderfull job on my company's time clock and they barely charged anything. i found them @ www.shop.gatewaytime.com good luck :), Adam

Program the Date & Time and Print Method using the 3 buttons: Mode, Select, Setting:
Date & Time: Press the Mode button. The Hour will start blinking. Press the Setting button
until the correct hour is displayed. Press Select to set the hour shown.
The Minutes will blink. Press Setting until the correct minutes are displayed. Press Select
to set the minutes shown.
The Seconds will blink. To set the seconds at 00, press the Setting button. Press Select.
The Year will blink. Press the Setting button until the desired year is shown. Press Select
to set the year shown.
The Month will blink. Press Setting until the correct month is shown. Press Select to set
the month shown.
The Day blinks. Press Setting until the correct day is shown. Press Select to set the day
shown.
Print Method: Press the Mode button until P5 (Program Mode 5 for Print Format) is displayed.
Press Setting to choose one of the following Print Methods.
The TC100 has two settings for print activation: Manual or Automatic
1 = Automatic (default setting) - The TC100 automatically prints when the time
card is inserted.
2 = Manual - After inserting the time card, press the Print Button to activate
printing.
Press Select to confirm the Print Method chosen. Press Mode to return to normal operational. hope this work for you best regards happy holidays : - )

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