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CLOCK
The 764 has a built in clock, this is used to show the time of maximum and minimum
values and for data logging. The date functions are valid until January 2098 so the unit
is completely year 2000 compliant.
Setting the Time
To set the time proceed as follows, the procedure can be abandoned at any time by
pressing the X button:
1. Press Set\Clock\Set time. The display shows the current time with the hours
highlighted.
2. Use é and ê buttons to adjust the hours to the correct value and press the
Set button.
3. The minutes are now highlighted. Repeat 2 above to set the minutes, when
the set button is pressed the seconds are set to zero.
Setting the Date
To set the date proceed as follows, the procedure can be abandoned at any time by
pressing the X button:
1. Press Set\Clock\Set date. The display shows the current date as Day-Month-
Year with the day highlighted (note that the date is always shown in this
order regardless of the date format setting as described below).
2. Use é and ê buttons to adjust the day to the correct value and press the Set
button.
3. The month is now highlighted. Repeat 2 above to set the month.
4. The year is now highlighted, repeat 2 above to set the year.
Date Format
The time and date are shown at the bottom of the display with every reading. The date
is normally displayed as day-month-year, this can be changed to the American format
(month-day-year) by pressing Set\Clock\DMY or MDY. The format can be restored to
day-month-year by repeating this.
Hiding the Clock
If the date and time are not needed they can be hidden by pressing
Set\Clock\Hide-Unhide. Repeat to unhide.