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Cuckoo Clock Setup Instructions
Normal packaging carton box contents would have the following parts:
One top carving and any other top part attachments (house or chalet
models normally will not include these items)
One pendulum
Two or three pieces of metal pine cone weights (three weights, if the
clock is a musical cuckoo clock)
And of course, the clock
IMPORTANT: DO NOT DISCARD THE CARTON OR INSIDE PACKING MATERIAL you will
need the box if you have to send the clock back for service.
Carefully remove clock from carton and unwrap loose accessories.
Do not remove the tied wire under the clock.
Put clock face down.
Rotate rear door retainers out of the way of the door.
Insert a pointed item (example a screwdriver) into the small opening at
the top of the rear door to remove rear door.
Carefully remove the cardboard under gong on back panel.
Pull out the two wire bellows clamps from the 2 bellows.
Reinstall the rear door.
Rotate the rear door retainer to hold the door in place.
Now turn the clock over on its back.
Fasten the hand carved top ornament with the two clips onto the front of
the roof.
Now select a place to hang your new clock.
Put a strong nail, screw, on preferably dry wall anchor at least 7 feet
above the floor.
Make sure that the clock is hanging straight and flush against the wall.
Carefully unwrap chains from paper bag fastened at the bottom of the
clock, only after the clock is hanging on the wall.
Remove the wire from the chains. This wire prevents the chains from from
coming off the movement wheels.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT TURN CLOCK UPSIDE DOWN AT ANY TIME AFTER REMOVING THIS
WIRE!
Remove any knots from the chains and make sure they are hanging
straight.
FRONT OF CLOCK: Rotate the retaining wire away from the cuckoo bird
door, do not remove the wire, it will rotate out of the way (Some
musical clocks have 2 doors and 2 door wires).
Hang the pendulum onto wire-loop at the bottom of the clock.
Hang the pine cone weights onto the weight hooks.
If the clock starts to cuckoo this is normal allow it to finish
If it cuckoos the wrong number of hours do not be alarmed, after the
first full hour, the striking mechanism will adjust itself and will
cuckoo the proper number to match the hour the next hour.
BEFORE STARTING THE CLOCK, READ THE FOLLOWING:
Setting to correct time:
Turn the minute hand (long hand) slowly backwards. DO NOT touch the hour
hand (short hand). If you turn the minute hand forward to see the time
you MUST stop on the hour and the half hour to let the cuckoo cuckoo and
if it is musical to let the music play. The cuckoo will automatically
adjust itself and strike the correct time. Start you clock by gently
swinging the pendulum to the side.
Winding:
After a few hours the pine cone weights have lowered and the rings
fastened to the end of the chains have come up. (The weights will not
descend at the same rate). Pull the chains down to raise the weight;
your clock is now fully wound. One weight operates the clock movement
the other weight operates the cuckoo-bird mechanism. Musical cuckoo
clocks have three weights. The third weight operates the music movement.
Timekeeping adjustment:
If your clock is running too fast, lower the leaf by sliding it down the
pendulum rod. If your clock is running too slow, move the leaf up, make
small adjustments, with patience you can get your clock keeping good
time.
TROUBLE SHOOTING:
Clock does not run:
(1) If you put the clock near open windows, fans, doorways, or heating
vents, the clock may stop periodically due to drafts.
(2) If the clock does not run, move the minute hand back half an hour
and forward to the hour and let it cuckoo. Start the pendulum again.
(3) If the clock does not run, wind the weights fully and check the
chains for any kinks of the chain links
Listen to make sure that the clock has an even tic-toc – tilt the clocks
slightly to the left or right to obtain an even tic-toc. It is better to
listen for an even tic-toc than to level the clock.
(4) If the clock still does not run – look underneath and see if “loop”
that the pendulum hangs on is rubbing on the clock case. The clock must
hang flush to the wall and the wire must not touch any part of the
clock.
Clock does not cuckoo or music does not play:
(1) Check on the side of the clock for a metal lever that is the night
shut-off lever. The lever may be turned to the “off” position. Disregard
the sticker which tells you which way to move the lever to turn the
music and the cuckoo off and on. Sometimes these stickers are wrong. The
lever must be moved to one extreme either up or down. Your clock may
have a black wire that extends through the bottom for shut off, move the
wire either up or down, advance the minute hand to see if the clock will
cuckoo now.
Gong Adjustment:
To adjust the sound of the gong look through the hole on the rear door
of the clock, you will see the horizontal gong wire and the hammer that
strikes the gong. The hammer should strike the gong and move away from
it, make sure you have a space so as to achieve the proper sound. The
hammer can be bent slightly closer or further away from the gong to
obtain a desirable gong sound.
Clock does not cuckoo the proper number:
If the clock does not give the correct number of cuckoos at the full
hour, this means that the hour hand is not in the correct position. Wait
until the next full hour and set the hour hand to the hour that the
clock strikes and then set the time again with the minute hand.
For example: If it is 6 o’clock but the clock only strikes 5 times, move
the hour hand (small hand!) back to 5 o’clock and then set the time to 6
o’clock again with the minute hand (big hand!).
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