Meinberg TCR509 - Manual (Page 20)

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Setting the local Offset from UTC
The Timecode receiver TCR509 is able to re-calculate UTC from the received IRIG-
Time, on condition that there are timezone changeovers, such as daylight saving e.g.,
performed in the IRIG-Telegram. To carry out this re-calculation TCR509 needs to
know the offset from local time to UTC. When selecting the topic Local Offset from the
Menu TCR-Init the following window pops up.
The field Sign determines whether the local Offset is added or subtracted from UTC to
obtain the local time. (ann.: this example shows the offset for central european summer -
time). The value of the offset given in hours is entered in field Hours. In the example
shown above, an offset of two hours is added to UTC to get the local time. Thus
TCR509 will subtract two hours from the received IRIG Telegram to obtain UTC.
Checkbox Enable UTC String Indicator selects whether the UTC Identifier shall appear
in the issued timestrings. (s. Chapter Format of Standard Meinberg Timestring ).
When using a Meinberg-Driver to synchronize a PC, the correct UTC offset must be
entered and the UTC identifier must be enabled.