Date/time – Rockwell Automation 2706-M1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 HARDWARE MANUAL User Manual

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Front Panel Editor

Publication 2706–816

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

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