Date/time – Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL User Manual
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Front Panel Editor
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The Date/Time option on the Front Panel Editor menu allows you to
set the date and time of the terminal’s Real Time Clock (RTC). The
RTC Download feature of the MessageBuilder software may also be
used to set the RTC. Refer to MessageBuilder Software manual.
To set the time and date:
1. Select Date/Time from the Front Panel Editor menu. Press the
Enter
key to display the Date/Time submenu.
Year
Day
Hour
Month
Minute
Second
2. Use the up
or down
arrow keys to scroll through the
available options.
3. Press the Enter
key to select the highlighted option.
The current date or time in the RTC is displayed. At the top of the
display is the item you selected for change. For example:
Hour
12:32:57 pm
4. Press the up
or down
arrow keys to change the selected
time or date. Numeric keys are not active for this option.
Note: Seconds are displayed only if that option is enabled in the
application. If you select the Second option when it is disabled, the
display reads:
Not Active
5. Press the Enter
key to save the settings and return to the
Date/Time submenu.
Or press the Ack
key to return to the Date/Time submenu
without changing the settings.
6. Press Ack
again to return to the FPE menu.
Date/Time