Section 4: Software Commands
8197 Instruction Manual
Page 4-9
4.2.7 DATE
The
DATE
command reads or sets the date of the Model 8197. To retrieve the
current UTC date, issue the
DATE
command as shown below:
Type:
DATE <ent>
Response:
DATE = YYYY - MM - DD
Where:
YYYY
= Year value, 1999, 2000, etc.
MM
= Month value, 01 to 12, 01= January, 04= April
DD
= Day of the month, 01 to 31
-
= Hyphen
To set the date, place the clock in
Set Mode
, then issue the
DATE
command as
follows:
Type:
DATE YYYY-MM-DD <ent>
Where:
YYYY-MM-DD
= As defined above.
The clock responds with the date message reflecting the date entered.
NOTE
: The date can not be set on receivers tracking
GPS satellites. The set date is overwritten with the
received date information.
Example:
Set the date for May 9, 2000.
Type:
SM ON <ent>
Response:
SET MODE ON
Type:
DATE 2000-05-09 <ent>
Response:
DATE =2000-05-09