When I press the button the only thing that will display is the time and then it turns back off. How do I correct this.

The first thing you should check is that the time and location settings on your ej500 are correct. If they are incorrect, the timer may be turning off at the wrong time. Here's how to check:

1. Press and hold the "clock" button on your ej500 timer for about 3 seconds until the display flashes.
2. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to set the current time, making sure to set the correct AM/PM designation.
3. Press the "clock" button again to confirm the time setting.
4. Press and hold the "mode" button until the display shows "LAT" for latitude and "LON" for longitude.
5. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to set your location's latitude and longitude. You can find this information by doing an internet search for your city's coordinates.
6. Press the "mode" button again to confirm the location setting.

Once you have confirmed that the time and location settings are correct, try resetting the timer to its default settings by pressing and holding the "reset" button on the side of the device for about 3 seconds until the display flashes. Then, reprogram the timer to turn on at sunset and off at sunrise. Here's how to do that:

1. Press the "prog" button on your ej500 timer.
2. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to set the "on" time to "sunset" and the "off" time to "sunrise."
3. Press the "prog" button again to confirm the programming.

If the timer still turns off at 11 pm instead of sunrise, it's possible that there is a malfunction with the device. In that case, you may need to contact the manufacturer for further assistance or consider purchasing a new timer.

The right button in the frame of the clock face is chooses mode; it cycles through alarm, date and time, in that order. The left sets alarm, date or time.

1)To set the time:
Press the right button 6 times until the hour display flashes. (Make sure it is the time and not AL = Alarm)
Press the left button until you have the correct hour (note AM or PM)
Press the right button again until the minute display flashes.
Press left button until you have the correct minute.
Press the right button then the left button; the colon should flash.
The clock is set.

2)To set the alarm time:
Press the right button twice until the hour display flashes. (Make sure AL is displayed in top right hand corner)
Press the left button until you have the correct hour (note AM or PM)
Press the right button again until the minute display flashes.
Press left button until you have the correct minute.

3)To turn on the alarm:
Press the right button once
Press the left button once
There should be a symbol which says "AL ON" near the centre top of the time display.
Press the right button 3 times until the colon flashes
The alarm is on.
There is also a way to get a bell symbol displayed at the centre bottom. (I didn't test what it does)

4)To set date:
Press the right button 4 times until the month display flashes.
Press the left button until you have the correct month
Press the right button again until the day display flashes.
Press left button until you have the correct day.

1) Set current time:
Press reset button to clear all programs , display should flash 12:00 AM Monday
Press and hold CLOCK button.
Press Hour, minute and day buttons until current hour minute and day display.
Release Clock button.
Next step is to program the timer
Example shows how to turn on at 5PM each day and turn off at 11 PM each day.
2) Programming review: Each program requires ON time to be set, and then OFF time to be set For example you set Program1 ON 5:00PM for ALL days. And then you set Program1 OFF 11PM for ALL days. Minimum on-off set time is 1 minute.
3) Programming steps: Press PROG button until Timer 1 ON appears on display Use Hour button to set 5 PM Use MIN button to set :00 Default selects ALL days (If you want other days, press DAY button until display shows correct block of days) Press PROG button again to save Program1 ON 4) Now for Program1 OFF 5) To set Program1 Off Press PROG button until Timer 1 OFF shows in display. Use Hour button to set 11 PM Use MIN button to set :00 Default selects ALL days (If you want other days, press DAY button until display shows correct block of days) Press PROG button again to save Program1 OFF 6) Program 1ON and Program1 OFF have been set ... so press the CLOCK button to return to current time. If you want to set another program, press PROG button until Timer 2 ON displays 7) After setting programs, press Clock button so current time shows. 8) The manual shows one more thing ... if you program the timer during the hours 5-11pm, and the timer should be ON during those hours, you have to 'tell' the timer to turn ON by pressing the manual override ... after that the timer will operate normally.

1. scroll to G.D. (gear development) screen with the right button. they call it the S/S button. 2. hold down right button on computer head for a few seconds, the clock should now appear. 3. now press the grey set button on the back, the hour should start flashing. 4. adjust to the correct hour with the right button, then press grey set button (on back) again. 5. the minutes should now be flashing, adjust to correct minute with right button. 6. press set button and this will finish set up. the clock will display the correct time. 7. press the right button, the clock will go back to G.D. screen. Each time you press the right button you can scroll through distance, time, and average speed. 8. To display clock while riding, press the right button to G.D. screen, now hold down right button and the clock will display.

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You posted under the Woods 7-day timer 59018 or 59028.
Here is the manual:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-59018-59028.pdf

There are several programmable timers today that look like Woods, and each brand has different programming.

If you do not have Woods, add a comment and I will walk through programming your brand

1) You have the clock set correctly which implies the wiring is correct. Good job!
2) Programming review:
Each program requires ON time to be set, and then OFF time to be set
For example you set Program1 ON 5:00PM for ALL days.
And then you set Program1 OFF 11PM for ALL days.

3) Programming steps:
Press PROG button until Timer 1 ON appears on display
Use Hour button to set 5 PM
Use MIN button to set :00
Default selects ALL days
(If you want other days, press DAY button until display shows correct block of days)
Press PROG button again to save Program1 ON

4) Now for Program1 OFF

5) To set Program1 Off
Press PROG button until Timer 1 OFF shows in display.
Use Hour button to set 11 PM
Use MIN button to set :00
Default selects ALL days
(If you want other days, press DAY button until display shows correct block of days)
Press PROG button again to save Program1 OFF

6) Program 1ON and Program1 OFF have been set ... so press the CLOCK button to return to current time.
If you want to set another program, press PROG button until Timer 2 ON displays

7) After setting programs, press Clock button so current time shows.

8) The manual shows one more thing ... if you program the timer during the hours 5-11pm, and the timer should be ON during those hours, you have to 'tell' the timer to turn ON by pressing the manual override ... after that the timer will operate normally.

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How do I set the clock?
A5
There are several methods to set the clock, depending on the model.

Method 1
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons until the time display flashes
SEARCH left to adjust the hours; right to adjust the minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 2
Same as Method 1, except press DISP to store the time
Method 3
Press ADJ
SEARCH left or right to select clock and press ENT
SEARCH left or right to select the hour or minute
Turn rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to set the correct time
Press enter to store the time
Press ADJ to return to the previous mode
Method 4
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons until the display flashes
Search left to adjust hours; right to adjust minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 5
While the display is showing the clock, press and hold the CLOCK knob until the minutes flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the minutes
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the hours will flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the hours
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the time will be stored
How do I set the clock?
A5
There are several methods to set the clock, depending on the model.

Method 1
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons until the time display flashes
SEARCH left to adjust the hours; right to adjust the minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 2
Same as Method 1, except press DISP to store the time
Method 3
Press ADJ
SEARCH left or right to select clock and press ENT
SEARCH left or right to select the hour or minute
Turn rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to set the correct time
Press enter to store the time
Press ADJ to return to the previous mode
Method 4
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons until the display flashes
Search left to adjust hours; right to adjust minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 5
While the display is showing the clock, press and hold the CLOCK knob until the minutes flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the minutes
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the hours will flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the hours
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the time will be stored
How do I set the clock?
A5
There are several methods to set the clock, depending on the model.

Method 1
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons until the time display flashes
SEARCH left to adjust the hours; right to adjust the minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 2
Same as Method 1, except press DISP to store the time
Method 3
Press ADJ
SEARCH left or right to select clock and press ENT
SEARCH left or right to select the hour or minute
Turn rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to set the correct time
Press enter to store the time
Press ADJ to return to the previous mode
Method 4
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons until the display flashes
Search left to adjust hours; right to adjust minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 5
While the display is showing the clock, press and hold the CLOCK knob until the minutes flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the minutes
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the hours will flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the hours
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the time will be stored
How do I set the clock?
A5
There are several methods to set the clock, depending on the model.

Method 1
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons until the time display flashes
SEARCH left to adjust the hours; right to adjust the minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 2
Same as Method 1, except press DISP to store the time
Method 3
Press ADJ
SEARCH left or right to select clock and press ENT
SEARCH left or right to select the hour or minute
Turn rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to set the correct time
Press enter to store the time
Press ADJ to return to the previous mode
Method 4
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons until the display flashes
Search left to adjust hours; right to adjust minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 5
While the display is showing the clock, press and hold the CLOCK knob until the minutes flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the minutes
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the hours will flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the hours
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the time will be stored
How do I set the clock?
A5
There are several methods to set the clock, depending on the model.

Method 1
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and DISPLAY buttons until the time display flashes
SEARCH left to adjust the hours; right to adjust the minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 2
Same as Method 1, except press DISP to store the time
Method 3
Press ADJ
SEARCH left or right to select clock and press ENT
SEARCH left or right to select the hour or minute
Turn rotary knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to set the correct time
Press enter to store the time
Press ADJ to return to the previous mode
Method 4
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons to display the clock
Press and hold the BAND and FUNCTION buttons until the display flashes
Search left to adjust hours; right to adjust minutes
Press BAND button to store the time
Method 5
While the display is showing the clock, press and hold the CLOCK knob until the minutes flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the minutes
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the hours will flash
Press the CLOCK knob to adjust the hours
When the CLOCK knob is released for 5 seconds, the time will be stored
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Same thing happened to our Kenmore range and I found a solution on the web about fixing this problem on a fridgedaire range. It was to hold down the clock button for an extended time ~15 sec. It worked for our kenmore and hopefully for yours too.

First things first, if you havent already done so, check the owners manual. If you lost it or dont have one, i suggest 1 of these 2 procedures:

1.) Next to the radio, there should be 2 little holes. They are actually buttons. One of these has hours or "h" above it, while the other is labelled minutes or "m". Use a pen to press those little buttons to set the correct time.

OR

2.) Use the knobs to tune the radio (AM/FM and volume) to set the time. This is how it works:

-Press and hold the Time button
-The "hours" on the display should flash
-Turn the radio tuning knob to set the correct time
-Press and hold the tuning knob
-The "minutes" on the display should flash
-Set the correct time

Then you should either wait for it to stop flashing or press the time button to set it.

One of the replies from another 'helper' hit it on the money with a different model. You need to press & hold (in off position) the # 6 button for demo. Once the demo starts, a choice for inverted display will suggest to press #5 to turn off or on. At that time you will be able to correct your problem as I have. I had to do it twice because I was driving at the time, which I don't suggest , when I remembered the advice , lo and behold, it worked . Thank you other replier for that tip.