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Setting the real-time clock – Epson Equity II User Manual

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Setting the Real-time Clock

If your system has a real-time clock, it automatically keeps track of the

time and date. This kind of clock is backed up by a battery so it keeps
running even while the computer is turned off.

The MS-DOS TIME and DATE commands, as well

as

many software

packages, display the time and date held in the clock, but they cannot make

permanent changes to the time and date settings.

Use the Real-time clock option if you need to change the time and date

permanently. For example, you may need to change the clock to accommo-
date seasonal adjustments, such as daylight saving time. Your computer

automatically adjusts for leap years. Note that even though MS-DOS and

your applications programs may use a different format, the real-time clock
uses a 24-hour time format to store the time.

To set the real-time clock, follow these steps:

1. On the main menu, press to move the cursor block to

Real-time

clock

and press

Enter.

The time and date appear like this:

Date

2. To set the time, move the cursor

to Time

and press

Enter. You

see:

Enter the time in the exact form shown in the box, using two digits for

each part; the program automatically inserts the colons (:).

When the time is correct, press

Enter.

If you enter an invalid time, the

computer beeps, and the time does not change.

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