Optimus ACR-326 - Manual (Page 9)

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Note: Changing the date automati-
cally changes the month, the day of
the week, and the year. The calen-
dar automatically adjusts for a leap
year, also.
5. Press MODE to store the setting.
SETTING THE WORLD
TIMES
For the purpose of timekeeping, the
globe is divided into 24 time zones. The
zone where Greenwich, England is lo-
cated is considered the starting zone
(represented by 12:00 in the chart on
Page 15). The time in every other zone
is set based on the time in Greenwich,
England; therefore, the times were de-
scribed as “Greenwich Mean Time”
(GMT).
For clarity, the “GMT” reference was re-
cently changed to “UTC,” which stands
for Universal Time Coordinate. The ra-
dio station WWVB transmits the time
based on the starting UTC time zone
(12:00). By setting your local city, you
program the clock a certain number of
hours ahead or behind the UTC starting
point. The clock’s initial setting of
LAX
(for example) is –8 hours with respect to
the UTC.
Follow these steps to set a second
(world) time zone.
1. Press MODE six times. The time
appears and another city (in a differ-
ent time zone) appears.
2. Select a city that is in the desired
world time zone from the chart in
“Resetting Your Local Time Zone”
on Page 7.
3. Press UP to select a city (time zone)
east of your location. Press DOWN
to select a city west of your location.
4. Press MODE to store your selection.
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