Adjusting the speed and accuracy of your cuckoo clock.
Cuckoo clock adjustment.
Place the lever in the on position if you want your clock to cuckoo and play music on models so equipped.
After assembly you can set the cuckoo clock s time and make adjustments if it runs too fast or slow.
Slide the wooden leaf on the pendulum shaft up if the clock was running slow and down if it was running fast.
Do not advance the time while the cuckoo or music is playing.
The job requires patience observance and a gentle touch.
Move the leaf in small increments in the required direction.
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.
At times a cuckoo clock can run too fast making an adjustment necessary.
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.
Set the pendulum on the cuckoo clock in motion again and allow the clock to operate for another eight hours.
Hang and start the clock before setting the time then make any necessary adjustments to the speed of the clock if the time it keeps seems too fast or too slow.
First move the shut off switch to the off position to disable the cuckoo and music.
1 assemble and hang the cuckoo clock according to the manufacturer s instructions.
In the silent or off position both cuckoo and music are silenced.
Most river city cuckoo clocks have a silent lever on the side or bottom of the case.
This adjustment of the cuckoo clock will regulate its timekeeping to a slower pace that will bring it within an accurate timekeeping range.
Set the time on the cuckoo clock by rotating the minute hand slowly clockwise.