Random "mode flipping"

This timer cannot be programmed.
Timer has pre-set program to turn lights or appliances on-off at random times so home looks occupied. GE 7-Day Random Vacation Timer turns lamps or appliances on or off during late evening and early morning hours, confusing potential burglars.
Rotate dial clockwise until current day and time lines up with pointer, and plug in.

Try flipping the plug on the wall plug it in c which way the unplug rotate an plug it in again I no when working with. Motor proper polarity determined direction

The RAN# button generates a random number between 0 and 1.If you want to flip a coin, see whether the generated random number is less than 0.5. Alternatively, multiply by 2 and see whether the integer portion is 0 or 1.If you want to flip a die, multiply the generated random number by 6, add 1, and ignore the fractional portion. This will give you a number in the range 1 through 6. A similar method will allow you to generate random numbers in any range.

You posted under GE 7-day random vacation timer.
This timer shows 7 days of the week.
The nighttime hours are white with blue background.
Daytime hours are blue with white background.
Timer dial rotates clockwise, and make 1 revolution each week.
To set timer, manually rotate dial until current day and hour line up with 'time now' pointer.
Move slide switch to TIMER ON.
Timer randomly turns on-off at preset times.
To watch timer in action: turn lamp ON, plug lamp into timer, plug timer into outlet, and then manually rotate dial clockwise several rotations and watch lamp turn on-off.
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/GE%2050462%207-Day%20Random%20Vacation%20Timer.jpg
http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#50462

http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/TE02DHB-manual.pdf
Timer has to be programmed first with on and off times.

Manual says press FUNCTION and RND digits 'flash' on display
Then press set button
Then RND will appear on display.

Timer then uses your programmed on-off times, and randomly varies programmed on-off times in range from 2 to 30 minutes.
So if regular program says ON at 7, then random will vary ON time from 6:30 to 7:30, assuming timer functions as shown in manual and timer is not defective.

If above information does not work, then use circuit analyzer and check polarity of outlet.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html#polarity

• There is a random setting rather than a shuffle mode. Same thing just a different name.
• While in the play mode menu press "PREV/NEXT" to select the desired repeat mode ie.
• Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random, Random All, Preview.
• You want to choose "Random" or Random All" depending on
• Random - All music is played randomly until all songs have been heard.
• Random All - All music will play randomly until you turn the MP3 player off.

• Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa.

Regards, Tony

Hi I'm having a similar problem and haven't managed to fix it. Have you solved it? Thanks Martin

Hello,
To access the Random number generator, press [MENU], Use arrows to select [RUN] and press [EXE].
In [RUN] press [OPTN][F6:->] to pan to the right then press [F3:PROB] then [F4:RAND#]. The command echoes on the screen.

1. Now if you press [EXE] a number between 0 and 1 is generated.
2. Each time you press [EXE] a new number is generated.

Although it is not documented, I found out that if you enter RAND#(n) where n is an integer, it generates a number between (0 and n)

Hope it helps.

If it isn't a very early OMT then there is a switch on the right of the Credit Computer which says Continuous Play on it. Flip the switch and the machine will play random selections.

The touch pad may be defective. There is a membrane behind the buttons that will cause problems like that. The only cure is to replace the touch assy.