Everytime you put your card in, you have to move the dial on the side to say in our out on your shift?

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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