Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 69)

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Chapter 5 Programming
5.3 Time and Date
The Time and Date menu item sets the Recorder’s internal clock for time and date dependent features such as
recording to disk, alarm annotation and records documentation. The time is programmed and displayed in 24-
hour format. The date is programmed and displayed in a Month, Day, Year format. It is recommended that you
set the time and date upon system start-up. Time and date are stored in the battery backed up real time clock. Use
the UP (
↑) or DOWN (↓) Arrow Keys to highlight “Time & Date”. Press ENTER to edit the time or date.
5.3.1 Changing Time
The display will show the time such as “12:30:25”. If the Time is correct, press ENTER to display the date. If
the time is incorrect, press the NO key and the display reads “hours
→XX←“. Use the UP (↑) or DOWN (↓)
Arrow Keys to select the digit and the LEFT ( ←) or RIGHT (→) Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the
correct hour (23 is maximum). When the correct hour is displayed, press the ENTER Key to move on to the
minutes (59 is maximum) and then seconds (59 is maximum). Use the same procedure used in
programming hours to program the correct minutes and then seconds.
5.3.2 Changing Date
After the correct seconds is displayed and ENTER is pressed, the date will be displayed similar to this
example: “01/01/95”. If the date is correct, press ENTER or EXIT to return to the Date & Time display. If the
date is incorrect, press the NO key and the display reads “month?
→XX←“. Use the UP (↑) or DOWN (↓) Arrow
Keys to select the digit and the LEFT (
←) or RIGHT (→) Arrow Keys to move to a position to enter the correct
month number (12 is maximum). When the correct month is displayed, press the ENTER Key to move on to
the day (31 is maximum) and then year (no maximum). Use the same procedure used in programming the
month to program the correct day and year.
5.4 Displays
This menu item allows the user to program several items dealing with the way data is
displayed on the screen. The display menu is shown in Figure 5-3. Use the UP (
↑) and
DOWN (
↓) Arrow keys to select the option you wish to program then press ENTER. The
selections are detailed as follows.
5.4.1 Display Rate
The Display Rate determines the time lapse between consecutive display updates
in the Status Line window when you have chosen to display information other than
time and date, such as Point or Alarm information. The display rate controls the
AUTO JOG function jog rate, and the display update of a single point or alarm being
displayed. The display rate is programmable from 1 to 60 seconds in one second
intervals. The factory default display rate is one second.
When this option is selected, the display will show the current display rate such as “seconds
→10←”. If the
display rate is correct, press ENTER to return to the ‘Display rate’ menu item, or use the numeric keypad to
change the update time, press ENTER to accept the programmed display rate and the display will return to the
“Display Rate” menu item. Press EXIT twice to return to the “COMMAND” prompt.
Figure 5-3
Display Menu
Time format
Powerup disp
Bar assign
Digital assign
Display Colors
Pick Views
Rotate Scales
Screen Dimmer
Display rate