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Chapter 18 •
Clock and Date Features
WithTitleMaker3000’sversatileclockanddatefeatures,youcan
displaya“real-time”clockand/ordateandyoucantrigger
projectsautomatically,atapredeterminedtimeanddate.Youcan
alsodroptoday’stimeordateintoyourprojectwithjustakey-
stroke.
SettingtheClockandDateFormats
Theclock can useany of sixformats. Press CMD+ Z forthe clock menu.To
select a format, highlight the top sub-menu, then move the cursor using the
up or down arrow keys. To return to the editing screen press NEW LINE/OK.
The date can use any of eight formats. Press CMD + X for the date menu.
To select a format, highlight the top sub-menu, then move the cursor using the
up or down arrow keys. To return to the editing screen press NEW LINE/OK.
Settingthe ClockandDate
To set or change the current time, press CMD + Z. Highlight the middle
sub-menu and type in the new time, using leading zeros for numbers 1-9. For
example, type 09 45 00, not 9 45 00, for 9:45. The numbers that are typed dis-
play from right to left, replacing the old time. When a format that contains
AM or PM has been selected, after entering the time, press the right arrow
key to highlight the AM/PM field, then type “A” for AM or “P” for PM (the
up and down arrow keys will also work). To start the new time, press NEW
LINE/OK.
To set or change the current date, press CMD + X. Highlight the bottom
sub-menu and type in the new date according to the format you selected in
the top sub-menu, using leading zeros for numbers 1-9. Use the left and right
arrow keys to move between the month, date, and year.
ClockandDateNotes
• Onceset, TitleMaker3000 will retainthe correctdate andtime initsmemory.
• When using a time format that includes seconds (HH:MM:SS), you can
synchronize theclock to a time reference by settingit ahead to a time in the
future and then pressing NEW LINE/OK when that moment arrives. For
instance, set the clock 10 seconds ahead and watch your reference clock.
As the tenth second passes, press NEW LINE/OK and the internal clock
will be synchronized.