Elig,
After you set the date and time you will have to set the timers
hit the program button once. This should bring you to timer 1 on.
next set the time at which you would like timer 1 to come on lets say 8:30 and zero seconds. Hit program button again and it should bring you to timer 1 off. Hit the on/off/auto button for seconds. you should notice the seconds move up in time. Set the time for lets say 8:30 and 45 seconds. Repeat as neccessary for the 8 timers that are availible. I only use 4 throughout my 12 hour day. You will not have to use all 8 timers. Once you have completed the timer setup return to the clock and make sure it is in auto. Press the on/off/auto button until it says auto and you should be ready to go.
Hope I got it all. I am going off of memory. So I might of mist something. LOL