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From the main menu, press the Setup key > View/Edit Preferences > Date and Time.
(1) Current Time:
1. To set the Current Time, press the Setup key and press the Down Arrow key
until View/Edit Preferences is highlighted.
2. Press the Enter key.
3. Press the Down Arrow key until Date and Time is highlighted, than press the
Right Arrow key to access the menu.
4. Current Time is the first item within the Date and Time menu. Press the
Right Arrow key to access the menu and change the current time manually.
The following menu appears:
5. Use the Down Arrow to highlight the item you want to change, and then press
the Right Arrow enter the editing mode.
6. Press the Right or Left Arrow to move to the next value entry.
7. Press the Up or Down Arrow to change the value of each field.
8. Press the Enter key to Save the changes, or the Cancel key to exit without
saving any changes made.
(2) Set UTC Time from GPS:
For accuracy and synchronization of several units, the unit time can also be set with
a GPS device. This UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time is created from the
mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. If you are using a GPS
device to set the time, you will also need to set the UTC Offset, refer to part (3).
1. To set the time with a GPS device, press the Down Arrow key until Set UTC
Time from GPS is highlighted. Press the Right Arrow key to Read.
2. A Current Time from GPS confirmation menu appears, requesting that you
ensure a NMEA 4800 compliant interface is selected:
3. Press the Enter key to Read from GPS, and the unit responds with a brief
message, “Setting Time from GPS. Please Wait…”
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