Setting the real-time clock – Epson Y16499100301 User Manual

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and press

Enter.

The Setup menu displays on the screen:

Exit

Real-time clock

Backlight period

Primary serial port

Secondary serial port

select function,

Enter

exit program

Setting the real-time clock

Your computer automatically keeps track of the time and

date using a real-time clock. Because the clock is backed up by

a separate battery, it keeps track of the time and date even

while the computer is turned off.

The MS-DOS TIME and DATE commands, as well as

many application programs, display the time and date held in
the clock, but they cannot make permanent changes to the

time and date settings.

Use the Real-time clock option if you need to change the

time and date permanently-for daylight saving time, for
example. Your computer automatically adjusts for leap years.
Note that even though MS-DOS and your application
programs may use a different format, the real-time clock uses a

24-hour time format to store the time.

To set the real-time clock, follow these steps:

1. On the main menu, press to move the cursor block to

Real-time clock and press

Enter.

You see the time and

date displayed like this:

17:45:55

Time

12-31-1987

Date

2. To set the time, press

Enter

(while the cursor block is on

Time). You see the following:

hh:mm:ss

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