6.5 Setting the Date and Time
From the "MAIN IDLE DISPLAY" press the "Setup" key twice until the message below
appears;
Set DATE and TIME
dd mmm yyyy hh:mm
where;
dd = day of the month
mmm = month
yyyy = year
hh = hour (0-24, 24 hour system) mm = minutes (0-59)
The date and time are read from the real time clock just prior to entering this screen. This
action copies the precise date and time data at that instant to temporary memory locations.
Once the values have been established in these temporary locations they are then
modifiable by the user and will then be flashing on the display.
If all is correct pressing the "Setup" key will change nothing and will step the menu to the
next selection. If a change is required, press the "Enter" key. You will notice that the day
will then remain on while the rest of the values continue flashing. The value that remains
on is the one that will change when the "+/-" keys are pressed. When the proper value has
been reached, pressing the "Enter" key will then select the next value for editing. After
all the values have been entered, pressing the "Setup" key will then write the new values
to the real time clock and step to the next menu selection.
Notes:
1. Seconds will always default to zero. Therefore, if you wish to synchronize the
clock exactly, press the "Setup" key at zero seconds.
2. Once the Set Time menu selection is entered, the clock is not read again during
this screen. Don=t expect the date or time to change while this menu selection is
engaged. However, the clock is not halted, and is still keeping time. If the
"Enter" key is never pressed while this menu selection is being displayed no
changes are made to the date or time even though the time does not appear to
change.
3. Century will only change on 12/31/1999 at midnight. Century will then become
2000.
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