dgt 3000 chess clock

I have got this clock but notice in the presets if I choose a 3 minute game with 2 second increment it actually starts with 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Is this meant to be right

Also the clock doesn't seem to count the moves in a period and then add the time. Doesn't seem that advanced for the most advanced clock so far.

dont own the clock, but you must understand that there are different "standard" incrment types: Delay, Fisher, Bronstein are the most used.

have a look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_control#Compensation_.28delay_methods.29

Probably you have to chose what type of increment you want.

yes you can:

http://www.dgtprojects.com/site/index.php/dgtsupport/developer-info/downloads/doc_download/271-dgt-3000-manual

Page 6 of your clock manual.

Before saiing that something its crap, maybe you should learn to use it. Or at least try, or at least gave a look on the manual.

just my 2 cents

I do know about what the different time control. It specifically says Fischer time control for 3 minutes plus 2 second move bonus (setting 10). Since the standard in chess is to have 3 minutes on the clock from the start and then add time for each move from then it isn't unreasonable to expect a clock to respond in this manner, especially a preset option. In regards to the manual it says a player has to run out of time and an arbiter check to see if the required moves have been made. That suggests to me that the clock doesn't count. I'm not saying that the clock is crap, but most people would think that a premium end product would have that feature and that it doesn't is a surprise. I probably should have done my research first but it was the first clock I have purchased as I am new to OTB chess.

That's normal.  If it bothers you, you can use a custom setting and set the time for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with a 2 second increment- then the game will start showing 3 minutes.

But showing 3:02 is normal and consistent with FIDE rules.

Is it, though?
I've no chess clocks, I'm using the Chess.com chess clock app, and even that knows that 3/2 starts with 3 minutes and adds increment every move, rather than starting with 3:02 OR 2:58. 

chess com follow USCF. Its knows that FIDE and USCF use different incrementing method.

Yes, it is.

All right, I was not aware that FIDE did that.

To be fair, FIDE its the world wide chess federation, while USCF its just the US national chess federation. So its not that "FIDE does different". Its "USCF that does not want to follow the international standard".

To be fair, I don't actually follow anything like that, and I'm not even american.
Not long ago, I didn't even know there were two systems.
Being a hungarian, I've always played for example with the 'insufficient material' draw rule without even knowing it's USCF.
That's how my father taught me.

The rule for Fischer increments is that the increment is added before each move, beginning with move one.  DGT timers handle it that way by default.

But it's not done that way everywhere, including here and at chessclub.com. 

I helped author the following "TD Tip" which has just been added to the online edition of the US Chess rulebook (https://new.uschess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/US-Chess-Rule-Book-Online-Only-Edition-Chapters-1-2-11-5-11-20.pdf) and will appear in the print edition the next time it is updated. The TD Tip makes it clear that for increment time controls, the players get the increment for move one under US Chess rules and gives the recommended procedure for TD’s to use if a game is started without the increment applied for move one.

“TD TIP: Not all digital clocks correctly give the increment for move one when you set increment on the clock. For clocks that don't, the increment time in seconds should be added manually to the base time, if possible, so each player gets the increment for move one. For example, for G/3;inc2, each player gets 3.02 (three minutes and two seconds) to complete move one. If the clock only gives 3.00 for each player’s first move when the clock is set—with a base time of three minutes and increment of two seconds—then, if possible, two seconds should be added to each player’s base time when setting the clock. If a game is started without the increment applied for move one, it is recommended that the TD not allow the clock to be subsequently adjusted to add the increment for move one. This failure to adjust the clock initially should not be allowed as grounds to contest a later time forfeit claim.“

Here is the answer to the other question:

For multiple time controls with increment (FIscher), if you choose one of the presets on the DGT 3000, it's set to add the second time control for both players simultaneously once the time in the first time control runs out for one of the players, regardless of if the required number of moves in the first time control were met. This is the FIDE preference since if a clock is set to add the second time control once the required number of moves in the first time control is met, it counts the number of moves based on the number of times the clock has been pressed but the clocks move count can become inaccurate, and thus add the second time control at the wrong time, if the clock was pressed too few or too many times (for instance, a player forgetting to press their clock after a turn). If you set a multiple time control with increment manually, you have the option to specify the number of moves in the first time control and then the clock will add the second time control independently for each player once they have reached the required number of moves in the first time control. 

For time controls with delay and time control with neither delay or increment, the DGT 3000 has no option to set a specified number of moves in the first time control (not sure why) so it will always add the second time control for both players simultaneously once the time in the first time control runs out for one of the players, regardless of if the required number of moves in the first time control were met.

It SHOULD show 3/02 from the start! 

It does count moves ! 

You are just a noob who bought best FIDE chess clock available out there no wonder you have problems. It's like buying your first car Lamborgini and complaining about having only 2 doors, when every car has 4 doors around you.

Do you even watch youtube?  Look at the clock there 

You misunderstood what he was saying about the clock "counting moves". 

It counts moves in the sense that you can press a button on the clock to see the number of moves made (It's annoying though to have to press a button on the clock to see the number of moves made. It would be nice if it could show the number of moves made on the screen at all times.). For time controls without increment, it doesn't count moves in the sense that it doesn't add the second time control once the required number of moves in the first time control are met. For time controls with increment, you can set it either way.   

I'm a bit late to the party, but I'd like to contribute. I just got the DGT3000 as well, and it IS possible to have it automatically advance to the next period after a fixed set of moves. For any of the manual options, it gives you the option to do this in a FISCH period.