GE Transport PT878, Abridged Manual

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Operation 3-17
August 2008
The Locale Option
In addition to setting the correct date and time, you can also change
their format to suit local preferences. This is accomplished using the
Locale option.
1. Access the Meter Menu as described on page 3-13.
2.
Scroll to the Locale option and press
[ENTER]
. The Locale tab of
the Display Options window opens (see Figure 3-14 below).
Figure 3-14: Locale Tab Window
3.
The Separators section allows you to select the symbols used in
the following items:
a.
Scroll to the Date text box and press [ENTER] to open the drop-
down list. Select a dash (-), comma (,) or slash (/) for the date
separator and press
[ENTER]
to confirm your choice.
b.
Scroll to the Time text box and press
[ENTER]
to open the drop-
down list. Select a period (.) or colon (:) for the time separator
and press
[ENTER]
to confirm your choice.
c.
Scroll to the Decimal text box and press
[ENTER]
to open the
drop-down list. Select a period (.) or comma (,) for the decimal
separator and press
[ENTER] to confirm your choice.
Display
Display Options
Locale
Date Format
Separators:
Time Format
Time
Date/Time, Decimal Formats:
MM/DD/YYYY
/
12 Hour
:
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS PM, 123.45
Cancel
OK
Decimal
Date
.