Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 228)

10–20 Terminal and Communication Setup
Publication 2706-817
Use the Date Format area to set the options for the date format. The
Sample area (lower right) displays the format as it is selected.
Option: Used to:
Order
Select the order of the month (M), day (D) and year (Y).
Default is MDY.
Separator
Specify the symbol to separate the month, day and year. Any
character may be used.
Default is the slash (/).
Leading Zero
Specify that the day and month always have two digits.
If this option is enabled, February 2 displays as 02/07.
Default is leading zeros not displayed: 2/7.
Year
Specify whether the year is displayed as two or four digits. For
example the year 1996 can be displayed as 96 or 1996.
Use the Time Format area to set the options for the time format.
The Sample area (lower right) displays the format as it is selected.
Option: Used to:
12-Hour/24 Hour
Display the time in numbers representing hours:
Select 12-Hour to reset time to 00:00 after 11:59.
Select 24-Hour to reset time to 00:00 after 23:59.
The text boxes to the right display editable suffixes.
Separator
Specify a character to separate hours, minutes and seconds.
Default is the colon (:).
Leading Zero
Display the hours before ten with a leading zero.
If this option is enabled, 3:15 displays as 03:15.
Default is leading zero not displayed: 3:15.
Display Seconds
Specify whether seconds are displayed.
Default is to display seconds.
Set the time and date in the MessageView terminal using the RTC
Download command. See Page 11–9.
The terminal operator can use the Front Panel Editor to change the
Time and Date in the Real Time Clock. The format can be changed
only by using MessageBuilder software.
See Page 4–6 for the ASCII Triggering device command for the
Special Messages that get or set the Real Time Clock time.