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Chapter 18 Time / Date Setup (OPTION) Technical Reference Manual
Chapter 18 Time / Date Setup
(OPTION)
(Time/Date Option GSE Part#: 200550-00TD0)
18.1 Time and Date Operations
The standard 574 includes a Time-Date feature which is
non-battery backed. This means that when the feature is
used, the time and date must be entered every time the
instrument is powered up. The unit can be set up to
prompt you to enter the time and date at power up. If
entering the time and date at each power up is considered
undesirable, a battery-backed Time-Date option is
available at additional cost. The Time-Date feature
permits printouts with time and day of the week and the
date in many possible formats. When enabled, alarms
can be used to cause certain events to occur at pre-timed
intervals.
NOTE:
In the following discussion, HH is a 2 digit
representation for hours, MM is minutes, SS is seconds,
MO is month, DA is day and YR is year. When the unit
is powered up, the time and date clock is set to Jan 1,
1970, 00:00:00 am (the UNIX computer standard). If the
clock is not reset at powerup, either by the operator or by
having the time-date option chip installed, the current
time and date will be the elapsed time since power-up.
The alarms, if enabled, will also show that as their
setting prior to their setup.
It is recommended that the unit be set up so that the time
and date are displayed upon powerup (P502). Time and
date are displayed in the large numeric display in the
format HH.MM.SS and MO.DA.YR (or DA.MO.YR if
set for the international style). If not battery-backed, the
upper line of the character display reads enter. The lower
line of the character display reads time or date as
appropriate. If the battery-backed time-date option is
installed, time and date are each displayed for about 3
seconds and no changes are permitted. If desired, you
can press <ENTER> to end the Time-Date display
before the 3 seconds is over. A new Time and Date
value can also be keyed in by accessing the setup
parameters as described in the Advanced Setup, section.
Viewing Time And Date
While in the Weigh Mode, the time and date can be
displayed simultaneously by pressing <11> <SELECT>.
The date is then displayed on the large numeric display
in the format MO.DA.YR (or DA.MO.YR for
international style) and the time is displayed on the dot
matrix display in the format HH:MM:SS. The time may
be displayed in a 24 or 12 hour format with an am or pm
displayed as appropriate, depending on the setup of time-
date. Press <SELECT> to return to where you were.
Entering Time
As mentioned previously, a new time may be entered at
power-up or into P500 by keying in HH.MM.SS in a 24
hour format. Hours and minutes entries must be
separated by a decimal point. Seconds entry is optional,
and if omitted, they are initially set to zero. To specify
seconds, they also must be separated from minutes by a
decimal point. Leading zeroes need not be entered. For
example, if you enter 8.9.45 and press <ENTER>, the
time will be set to 08:09:45; if you enter 15.02 and press
<ENTER> the time is set to 15:02:00.
If time is entered improperly, the prompt try h.m.s is
displayed.
Entering Date
A new date may be entered at power-up or into P501 by
keying in MO.DA.YR (or DA.MO.YR if international
format was selected) followed by the <ENTER> key.
Month, day and year entries must be separated by
decimal points. Leading zeroes need not be entered. For
example, if you enter 5.1.92 and press <ENTER> the
date is set to 05/01/92. If the date is entered improperly,
the prompt try m.d.y (or try d.m.y for international
format) is displayed.
Time / Date Parameter P502 Update
Beginning with Indicator (Model 550 - included on
M574) firmware revision code 01003, date code April
02, 1992 and later, time / date may now be entered at
power-up if P502 is set for "yes", whether or not the
battery backed time / date module has been installed.
This will give end users the ability to adjust the time
without having to know the setup access code for the
indicator.
Time / Date transmit code update
Beginning with indicator (Model 550 - included on
M574) firmware revision code 01003, date code April
02, 1992 and later, a new choice for the custom transmit
format of time / date has been added, format code 32.
This allows a time / date type variable (current time,
recalled time, and alarms 1 - 4) to be transmitted as a
numeric value in terms of the number of seconds elapsed
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