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This article provides a quick reference for programming the MK1000 Time Clock.

Programming Overview

Menu Navigation Basics

Menus

 

Programming Overview

Recommended Workflow

Although the MK3000 supports on‑device editing, it is significantly faster to edit information using Excel. The resources on a computer and in Excel provide a robust, familiar environment for adding and editing information. 

We recommend editing most data, such as users and shifts on a computer whenever possible. It is much easier to enter employee and shift settings on a PC and upload them to the clock, since T9 (Text on 9 keys) keyboard entry can be time consuming.

 

Device Menu Access

To access the MK3000 Menu:

  • Press the [MENU] button on the face of the time clock. 
  • If the device has a designated Manager‑level user, a manager must authenticate to enter the menu. Authentication can be completed using a face scan, password, badge, or fingerprint.

 

USB Import/Export Quick Steps

  1. Insert the provided USB drive into the time clock. 
  2. Download the necessary files:
    • From the Shift menu: download Shift Setup
    • From the User Mgt menu: download User Setup
  3. Remove the USB from the time clock and insert it into a computer. 
  4. Edit the files in Excel - do not adjust the name or file type. 
  5. Insert the USB back into the time clock and upload the updated files.

 

See Getting Started with the MK3000 for more information and detailed steps.

 

Menu Navigation Basics

  • To select a menu item, highlight the item using the arrow buttons, then press [OK].
  • Use the up arrow [▲] and down arrow [▼] buttons to scroll through lists and menu options.

 

Buttons

  • [Menu]: Opens device menu
  • [OK]: Confirm or select
  • [ESC]: Go back or go to a previous page
  • Up arrow [▲] and down arrow [▼]: Scroll through lists and menu options
  • Power []: Power the device off/on

 

Key Diagram

 

uPunch - MK1000 - T9 keypad Diagram.png

 

Character Input Method

The MK3000 uses a T9‑style input method for entering letters.

  • To switch between capital letters, lowercase letters, and numbers: Press [MENU].
  • To enter a letter: Switch to capital letters or lowercase letters. Press the corresponding number until the letter appears.
  • To enter a symbol: Switch to capital letters or lowercase letters. Press 1 until the desired symbol appears.
  • To enter a number: Switch to numbers and press the number your wish to enter.
  • To delete a character: Press the down arrow.
  • To enter a space: Press the up arrow.

 

Menus

  • User Management: Add, edit, and delete user information, or register a user’s face, finger ID, proximity card, or user ID and password.
  • Shift: Create shifts, import and export shift sheets in Excel format, define attendance rules, and set an alarm bell.
  • Report: Set a date range and download the available reports.
  • System: Change device settings like language preference, hour and date format, and more.
  • Data Management: Download and delete attendance logs, delete all user authentication data, reset the device to factory settings, and reset all manager privileges.
  • Access: Configure access privileges (not supported)

 

Menu Tree

 

uPunch - MK3000 - Menu Tree.png

 

Description of Menu Items

User Management

  • Add user: Add a new user to the MK3000. We recommend completing this process using the available Excel resources. See Getting Started with the MK3000 for more information.
  • User view: View all users on the time clock. Select a user from list of all users to:
    • Edit:
      • ID
      • Name
      • Face Scan
      • Fingerprint Scan
      • RFID Badge
      • User Privilege
      • Password
      • Shift
      • Department
    • Del: Delete the User ID and associated punches
    • Log: View all punches stored on the time clock for the user
    • Sign: Insert a missed punch
  • Download users: Download all users on the time clock to the USB drive.
    • Note: this will overwrite the existing file on the USB drive. It will not append the data.
    • Downloaded Files:
      • File name: 01STAFF.XLS (where 01 is the clock ID)
      • File name: AFP_001.DAT (where 001 is the clock ID)
  • Upload users: Upload all Users on the USB drive to the time clock
    • Note: this will overwrite any existing pins on the time clock with corresponding pins on the USB drive. pins only on the time clock will not be overwritten.

 

Shift

  • Download shift: Download Shift Setup file from the time clock to the USB drive
    • File name: 01SHIFT.XLS (where 01 is the Clock ID)
  • Upload shift: Upload shift settings from USB drive.
  • Edit shift: Access to edit all shifts.
  • Atten rules: Adjust the late time, early leave time, re-verify, and auto sign settings.
  • Bell set: Set alarms.

 

Report

  • Download the Original record (punches), Schedule (time cards), and Summary (total hours) Reports.

 

System 

  • Device Setup:
    • Device ID: Set a unique identity for each time clock so that you can identify which clock download files came from/go to. (Values: 1 to 255)
      • The device ID is required but it is only important when you have more than one time clock
      • Factory Default: 1
      • Reports generated will show the clock ID in the export file/timecard
      • If a USB has files for multiple clocks, the device auto-selects the correct files based on the Device ID.
    • Language: English, Bengali, French, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Persian
    •  Voice (volume): Set the device volume (percentage) or turn off
    • Sleep mode: Not supported.
    • Power off: Enable or disable the power button
    • Display battery: Display backup battery percentage on the device main screen
  • Advanced setup: Advanced face and fingerprint settings
  • Comm set: Not supported.
  • Time: Adjust the time and date, date format, time format, and set DST.
  • Sys info: 
    • Capacity:
      • Add user: Displays number of Users enrolled on the time clock.  
        • Capacity: up to 3000 employees
      • Manager: Displays number of Users with Manager privilege.
        • Capacity: up to 10
      • Face: Displays number of Face Templates enrolled on the time clock
        • Capacity: up to 1000 face templates
      • Finger: Displays number of Fingerprint Templates enrolled on the time clock
        • Capacity: up to 3000 fingerplate templates
      • Card: Displays the number of proximity badges / key fobs enrolled on the time clock
      • Password: Displays the number of passwords enrolled on the time clock
        • Capacity: up to 3000 cards
      • G_Log: Displays the total number of punch transactions for all users on the time clock.
        • Capacity: up to 200,000 transactions
    • Info: Software Version, Device ID, Serial Number

 

Data Management

  • Down GLog: Download all punch data since the last download
  • Down all GLog:  Download all punch data on the time clock
  • Clean all enroll: Delete all Users on the time clock
  • Delete all GLog: Delete all punch data from the time clock
  • Delete all Data: Delete all data from the time clock
  • Menu Init: Return all settings to Factory Defaults.
    • Warning: this removes all Users and all Punch Data from the time clock.
  • Clean Manager: Set all users back to user privilege (removes all set manager privileges)

 

Access

  • These settings relate to a door lock feature that is not supported.

 

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