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Changing between winter/
summer time (DST)
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Changing between winter/
summer time (DST) The easySafety models are fitted with a real-time clock.
These devices can be automatically switched between
summer and winter time.
The following options are available for setting DST parame-
ters:
• NONE: No DST setting.
• MANUAL: User-defined daylight saving time setting.
• EU: Date for European Union; Start: Last Sunday in March;
End: Last Sunday in October.
• GB: Date for United Kingdom (the rules of the European
Union now apply to GB); Start: Last Sunday in March; End:
Last Sunday in October.
• US: date defined in the United States of America:
Commences: second Sunday in March;
Ends: first Sunday in November.
• RULE: User-defined dates and changeover times as well as
time difference selectable between 0 and 3 hrs; can be set
in stages of 0.5 hrs.
h The DST setting you have made is always associated with
of the configuration. If you are commissioning easySafety-
controlled plants worldwide, it may be necessary to also
set and store this configuration with the regional time
settings.
For these kinds of easySafety devices for worldwide use,
use the “Rule” option for a DST setting.