
Chapter 5 Configuring the EM720
General Meter Setup
EM720 Power Quality and Revenue Meter
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The available options are listed in the following table.
Display Label
Parameter
Options
Default
Description
Country Country Default,
or
country name
Default
Indicates the location of the meter.
The default setting stands for the
U.S.A.
Offset
Time zone offset,
min
-720 to 720
min
120
Local offset in minutes from UTC
(Universal Coordinated or
Greenwich Mean Time). Required if
the GPS IRIG-B or SNTP
synchronization is selected.
Daylight Daylight
saving
time (DST)
Disabled
Enabled
Scheduled
Disabled
Disabled: the RTC operates in
standard time only.
Enabled: the time is automatically
updated at the predefined fixed
DST switch dates.
Scheduled: the time is
automatically updated at the
calendar scheduled DST switch
dates.
Start Month
DST Start Month January-
December
March
The month when DST begins.
Start Week
DST Start Week
First, Second,
Third, Fourth,
Last
Second
The week when DST begins.
Start Day
DST Start Day
Sunday-
Saturday
Sunday
The day when DST begins.
Start Hour
DST Start Hour
1-6
2
The hour when DST begins.
End Month
DST End Month
January-
December
November The month when DST ends.
End Week
DST End Week
First, Second,
Third, Fourth,
Last
First
The week when DST ends.