iOptron SmartStar G-N114 - Manual (Page 13)

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Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and
Site”
Press ENTER. The “Set Local Time” screen
will show:
The local time will be updated when the
GPS picks up satellite signals. If for any
reason your GPS can’t pick up a signal you
can manually enter the time. Press ◄ or ►
key to move the cursor and using ▲ or ▼
key to change the number.
Press ◄ or ► key, move the cursor to the
line below time info to set the time zone
information (add or subtract 60 minutes per
time zone). Enter minutes “ahead of” or
“behind” UT (universal time).
• New York City is 300 minutes “behind”
UT
• Los Angeles is 480 minutes “behind” UT
• Rome is 60 minutes “ahead of” UT
• Beijing is 480 minutes “ahead of” UT
• Sydney is 600 minutes “ahead of” UT
All the time zones in North America are
behind
UT (universal time), as shown in the
following table. So make sure it shows
“behind” instead of “ahead of” UT.
Time Zone Hours
behind UT
Enter
Minutes
Hawaii -10 600
Alaska -9 540
Pacific -8 480
Mountain -7 420
Central -6 360
Eastern -5 300
To adjust minutes, move the cursor to each
digit and use the n▲ or ▼ key to change
the number. To change the “behind” or
“ahead of” UT, move the cursor to “ahead
of” and using ▲ or ▼ key to toggle between
“behind” and “ahead of”. For other parts of
the world, you can find out your “time zone”
information from internet, such as
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ .
DO NOT COUNT DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME.
To set daylight saving time, use the ◄ or ►
key to move the cursor to the bottom of the
screen, use ▲ or ▼ button to toggle the
Daylight Time Saving between X, which
means “No” and √, which means (Yes).
When the number is correct, press ENTER
and go to “Setup Site Info” screen:
The longitude and latitude coordinates will
be updated when the GPS picks up satellite
signals. “W/E” means west/east
hemisphere; “N/S” means north/south
hemisphere; “d” means degree; “m” means
minute; and “s” means second.
Set Local Time:
2009-06-01 11:55:09
300 Min. behind UT
Daylight Time Saving
√
Set up site info:
Longitude:
W071d27m47s
Latitude:
N42d15m40s
Set Up Time and Site
Set Display Info
Set Key Beep
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