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Setting/Using Control and Management Functions
Setting/Checking the Internal Clock
Step 7. Press the DAY key. In the set parameter value field in the upper left area of the screen, a 
number indicating the currently set day is displayed. Below it, the currently set date (year, 
month, and day) is displayed in a smaller size as in Step 5.
Step 8. Use the keys or rotary knob of the ENTRY block in one of the following ways to specify 
the “day.”
• Enter the desired value with the numeric keys (
[0] to [9]) and then press the [´1] unit 
key.
• Turn the rotary knob (
m
mm
m) until the desired value is set. 
• Press the step keys ([][¯]) to set the desired value.
“Day” can be set to an integer ranging from 1 through 31.
Step 9. Press the 
YEAR key. In the set parameter value field in the upper left area of the screen, a 
4-digit number indicating the currently set year is displayed. Below it, the currently set date 
(year, month, and day) is displayed in a smaller size as in Step 5.
Step 10. Use the keys or rotary knob of the ENTRY block in one of the following ways to specify 
the “year” as a 4-digit number.
• Enter the desired value with the numeric keys (
[0] to [9]) and then press the [´1] unit 
key.
• Turn the rotary knob (
m
mm
m) until the desired value is set. 
• Press the step keys ([][¯]) to set the desired value.
“Year” can be set to an integer ranging from 1900 through 2099.
Step 11. Press the 
done key to save the month/day/year data set in Steps 5 through 10 in the Agilent 
4294A and to return to the Internal Clock menu.
NOTE When the done key is pressed, the entered value is checked for whether it is valid as an 
actual date. If invalid, the “CAUTION: INVALID DATE” message appears. In this case, 
set the correct date.
When you want to cancel the setting of the date, press the 
cancel key instead of the done 
key. The previous date setting remains without changes.
Setting/Checking the Time
Step 1. Press the [System] key to display the System menu.
Step 2. Press the 
CLOCK key to display the Internal Clock menu.
Step 3. Press the TIME key to display the Time Configuration menu.
Step 4. Press the 
HOUR key. In the set parameter value field in the upper left area of the screen, a 
number indicating the currently set hour is displayed. Below it, the currently set time 
(hour:minute:second) is displayed in a smaller size.
NOTE When you press the TIME key in Step 3, the same display as when you press the HOUR key 
appears in the set parameter value field. Therefore, you do not need to press the 
HOUR key 
here. You use the 
HOUR key when you want to change the “hour” setting after executing