SATEC PM296 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 4 Setup Menus 33
4.9 RTC Setup Menu
This menu allows you to view and set the time, date and day of week in the
onboard Real Time Clock (RTC), and to modify the Daylight Savings Time (DST)
settings for your time zone.
T he time is displayed as HH.MM.SS, where the hour and minute are
shown in the middle window separated by a dot, and the seconds - in the
lower window.
The date is displayed as per the user definition (YY.MM.DD, MM.DD.YY,
or DD.MM.YY), where the first two items are shown in the middle
window, and the last one - in the lower window. For instructions on how
to select the date format, see Section 4.10.
The day of the week is displayed in the lower window, as follows:
Sun Sunday thu Thursday
Πon Monday Fri Friday
tuE Tuesday Sat Saturday
UEd Wednesday
The day of the week can be only viewed. It is set automatically when
you change the date.
T he DST option can be disabled or enabled. When DST is disabled, the
RTC will operate in standard time only. When enabled, the instrument
will automatically update the time at 2:00 AM at the pre-defined DST
switch dates. The DST switch points are specified by the month, week of
the month and weekday. Select the appropriate weekday in the month by
specifying the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or the last (abbreviated as LSt) weekday
in the month.
This entry specifies the DST start date when Daylight Savings Time
begins. Press to select the date parameter you wish to
change. By default, DST starts at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in April of
each year.
This entry specifies the DST end date when Daylight Savings Time
ends. Press to select the date parameter you wish to change.
By default, DST ends at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in October of each
year.
dAtE
99
25.07.
hour
45
11.52
dAY
Sun
dSt
diS
dSt.S
1St.Sun
APr
dSt.E
LSt.Sun
Oct
SELECT
SELECT
SELECT CHG rtc ENTER ENTER