SATEC ETC2002 - Manual (Page 33)

Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETC2002 Changing Time and Date
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Changing Time and Date
Using HyperTerminal or Telnet
To view or change time or date in the ETC2002, type time or date, and
then press Enter. To change the time or date, type the new setting after the
prompt and press Enter. To leave the time unchanged, just press Enter.
>time
Time: 15:24:49
New:
or
>date
Date (dd/mm/yy): 27/04/03
New:
Using PAS
Select the ETC2002 site from the list box on the PAS toolbar, check the On-
line button, and then select RTC from the Monitor menu.
Click Set to synchronize the ETC2002 clock with your PC’s clock. You need
not update the clock in your device if the clock is synchronized with the GPS
master clock.
Configuring Local Time Settings
Using PAS
This setup allows you to specify your time zone and daylight savings time
options in the ETC2002.
Select the ETC2002 site from the list box on the PAS toolbar, select General
Setup from the Meter Setup menu, and then click on the Local Settings tab.
The available setup options are listed in the following table:
Parameter Options Default Description
Time zone
offset, min -720 to 720 min -300
(Eastern
Time) Local offset in minutes from UTC
(Universal Coordinated or Greenwich
Mean Time). It is used to produce a
local time from the GPS IRIG-B time
code.
Daylight savings
time Disabled
Enabled Disabled When DST is disabled, the RTC
operates in standard time only. When
enabled, the device automatically
updates the time at 2:00 AM at the
pre-defined DST switch dates.
DST start month
DST start week
DST start
weekday
Month-week-
weekday
Week = 1
st , 2 nd , 3 rd ,
4 th or Last (last week
of the month)
First
Sunday in
April
The date when Daylight Savings Time
begins. The DST switch point is
specified by the month, week of the
month and weekday. By default, DST
starts at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday
in April of each year.