This is the thread Ray is referring to.

http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=1051299&Forum=trouble&Words=central%20timer&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=1050786&Search=true#Post1051299

As for the light on and no digital display on the clock, the illumination and the clock digital display are two different circuits. Most of us have problems with the illumination.

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