Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8600Si, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD-FM DIGITAL INSTALLATION
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B) Set time zone to correspond to your local time zone.
C) In Windows, navigate to the
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
> D
ATE AND
T
IME
> I
NTERNET
T
IME
tab.
D) If you are running Windows XP:
a) Check “Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server” to set your
Optimod’s
S
YNC
P
ERIOD
to “24.”
b) Set “Server” to the desired timeserver.
c) Click the “Update Now” button to synchronize your computer’s clock to
the selected timeserver. If this is successful, this means that you can connect
to the selected timeserver over your network.
•
The
I
NTERNET
T
IME
tab is not available in Windows 2000. If you are running
Optimod PC Remote on Windows 2000, you must enter the timeserver from
your Optimod’s front panel as an IP address (step 4 on page 2-58).
•
If the timeserver you selected in Windows is a named address, not an IP ad-
dress, the 8600Si will resolve it correctly but the IP address that appears in
your Optimod’s display will be 0.0.0.0.
•
To use PC Remote to turn off your Optimod’s automatic synchronization,
uncheck “Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server” on your
PC. Then click the “Update Now” button on PC Remote.
E) Navigate to Optimod PC Remote’s
S
ETUP >
U
TILITY
tab and click the
S
ET
8600S
I
C
LOCK
button.
•
If you are running Windows XP, PC Remote will download your computer’s
currently specified timeserver into your Optimod.
•
PC Remote will adjust your Optimod’s
O
FFSET
setting to correspond to your
computer’s time zone setting.
•
PC Remote will synchronize your Optimod’s clock with your computer’s
clock.
F) It is wise to disconnect from PC Remote and then to press the
S
YNC
N
OW
but-
ton on your Optimod [step (4.B) on page 2-58]. This is to test the ability of
your Optimod to synchronize to the selected timeserver and to ensure that
your Optimod’s clock is set accurately.
NOTE: Manually setting your Optimod’s clock via Set Time, Set Date, Daylight
Time, and the remote contact closure Reset to Hour and Reset to Midnight will
not work when the automatic synchronization function is active. To inactivate
this function (thereby permitting manual setting to work), set the
S
YNC
P
ERIOD
to
O
FF
.