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Pearl Mini User Guide

Configure date and time

Configure date and time

Pearl Mini uses the current date and time in naming recorded files and when synchronizing and timestamping
inputs from multiple sources (i.e. when synchronizing an audio and a video source). The Admin panel lets you
specify date and time settings to ensure they are correctly configured for your time zone and your network.

Topics include:

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View the current date and time settings

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Configure a time server

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Manually set the date, time, and time zone

View the current date and time settings

There are two ways to view the current date and time settings:

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From the Date and Time page using the Admin panel.

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From the Settings menu using the touch screen on Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini.

To manually set the date, time, and time zone using the Admin panel, see

Manually set the date, time, and time

zone

.

To change the server used for synchronizing time, see

Configure a time server

. You can also set up a local

Network Time Protocol (NTP) server on Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini.

View the current Date and Time settings using the Admin panel

1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see

Connect to the Admin panel

.

2. From the Configuration menu, select Date and Time. The Date and Time configuration page opens.

Table 23

Date and Time configuration options

Label

Description/Options

Time Zone

The currently selected time zone.

Enable local NTP
server (Pearl Mini
and Pearl-2)

Select to enable local NTP server.

Enable time
synchronization

Whether or not a time synchronization protocol is being used for setting time. If not
selected, time is set manually.

Protocol

The time synchronization protocol.

Service IP Address

The time synchronization server address.

Set time manually

Whether or not time is set manually. If time is not being set manually, a time
synchronization protocol is used.

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