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Setting the Date and Time

Article ID: ART166468 | Date published: 09/09/2016 | Date last updated: 09/12/2016
 

Description

Setting the Date and Time

Solution

Solution

All the settings about the timer are listed with short descriptions. Default settings are marked with a dagger ().
NOTE
Asterisks (*)
  • Settings marked with an asterisk (*) have different defaults depending on the country or region of purchase.

Current Date/Time Settings

Set the current date and time. Use / to move the cursor, and / to specify the date and time or switch between <AM>/<PM>.


<Timer Settings> <Date/Time Settings> <Current Date/Time Settings> Set the date and time
NOTE
The current date and time cannot be changed for 1 hour after daylight saving time is in effect.

Time Zone *

Select the time zone. If the time zone setting is changed, the values set in <Current Date/Time Settings> are also changed accordingly.

(UTC-12:00) International Date Line West
to
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
to
(UTC+14:00) Kiritimati Island

NOTE
UTC
  • Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. The correct UTC time zone setting is required for Internet communications.

<Timer Settings> <Date/Time Settings> <Time Zone> Select a time zone

Daylight Saving Time Settings *

Enable or disable daylight saving time. If daylight saving time is enabled, specify the dates from which and to which daylight saving time is in effect.

Off

On
Start: Month, Day
End: Month, Day

<Timer Settings> <Date/Time Settings> <Daylight Saving Time Settings> <On> Select a starting month and day <Apply> Select an ending month and day <Apply>


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SIMS Doc Id

8203145300

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