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Before the advent of on-screen displays, the only interface available for programming a home video recorder was a small VFD, LED or LCD panel and a small number of buttons. Correctly setting up a recording for a specific programme was therefore a somewhat complex operation for many people. G-Code, VideoPlus+ and ShowView were removed this ...
A typical kitchen timer. A timer or countdown timer is a type of clock that starts from a specified time duration and stops upon reaching 00:00. An example of a simple timer is an hourglass. Commonly, a timer triggers an alarm when it ends. A timer can be implemented through hardware or software.
The timer may switch equipment on, off, or both, at a preset time or times, after a preset interval, or cyclically. A countdown time switch switches power, usually off, after a preset time. A cyclical timer switches equipment both on and off at preset times over a period, then repeats the cycle; the period is usually 24 hours or 7 days.
A watchdog timer (WDT, or simply a watchdog), sometimes called a computer operating properly timer (COP timer), [1] is an electronic or software timer that is used to detect and recover from computer malfunctions. Watchdog timers are widely used in computers to facilitate automatic correction of temporary hardware faults, and to prevent errant ...
A manual self-timer, 2011. A manual self-timer mounted on a film camera, 2011. A self-timer drive mode button on a Canon digital camera, 2008. Robert Faries: Shutter tripper for Camera's, US Patent 690,939, January 14, 1902. A self-timer is a device on a camera that gives a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing. It ...
The device used was the Löbner camera-timer. In 1932 three systems were used: official hand timing, hand started photo-finish times, and the Gustavus Town Kirby timing device, which was designed by Kirby to determine the correct order of finish in horse races. The official report for 1932 Olympics states: "In addition to hand timing, two ...
In spacecraft, a Command-Loss Timer (CLT) is a software timer within the command and data system (CDS) which is restarted every time the spacecraft receives a command from Earth. [1] If the CLT times out , it is assumed that the spacecraft's receiver has failed to reliably receive messages and, in response, the CDS will attempt to restore ...
Planned obsolescence in a Bosch immersion blender: a plastic latch (indicated by the head of a match) designed to break after a certain number of deformations, making it difficult to use the blender. All the elements shown in the photo (motor, switch, speed control microprocessor, power cord, etc.) are sold by the Bosch service as "single spare ...