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Cuckoo clock adjustment.
1 assemble and hang the cuckoo clock according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Speed up the clock by gently sliding the weight about 1 4 inch up the pendulum rod with one hand while supporting the rod firmly in the other hand.
After assembly you can set the cuckoo clock s time and make adjustments if it runs too fast or slow.
Set the time on the cuckoo clock by rotating the minute hand slowly clockwise.
At times a cuckoo clock can run too fast making an adjustment necessary.
Do not advance the time while the cuckoo or music is playing.
The job requires patience observance and a gentle touch.
Adjusting the speed and accuracy of your cuckoo clock.
Set the pendulum on the cuckoo clock in motion again and allow the clock to operate for another eight hours.
Move the leaf in small increments in the required direction.
This adjustment of the cuckoo clock will regulate its timekeeping to a slower pace that will bring it within an accurate timekeeping range.
The clock dial says it is 1 p m but the cuckoo chimes twice this all too common situation may seem a bit annoying defeating the purpose of using a cuckoo clock compared to an ordinary clock.
Setting a cuckoo clock is a fairly simple process but you must handle the clock gently and in the correct manner to avoid breaking it.
In the silent or off position both cuckoo and music are silenced.
First move the shut off switch to the off position to disable the cuckoo and music.
Slide the wooden leaf on the pendulum shaft up if the clock was running slow and down if it was running fast.
Hang the pendulum back onto the loop and set the hands to the correct time.