Sperry Marine VISIONMASTER FT ECDIS-E, User Manual

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ECDIS-E User Guide System
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Time Management
The Time Management facility enables the
operator to select local date and time and set a
time zone offset from GMT. The window also
displays the sensor (e.g. GPS) which is used as
the time source.
In addition to the System menu the Time
Management window can be quickly accessed by
left clicking on the date and time field in the lower
popup toolbar.
The Time Management window is divided into
three areas:

System Time - enables the selection of UTC
or local time, (local time represents time offset
applied, if no time offset has been applied
then both UTC and local time will be the
same) The time current time selected (UTC or
Local) is displayed in the lower popup toolbar.

Local Offset - enables the input of a local time offset from GMT in
either an East direction (offset before GMT) or a West direction (offset
after GMT).

Time Sync Source - shows the selected time sensor used by the
system to synchronize the date and time of all nodes, valid data is
shown in green. The
Select Source button enables selection of other
time sources, if configured.
Local Offset
To set a local time offset do the following
1. Select the direction of the local time offset by clicking on the East
or West radio buttons.
2. Enter the required time offset by clicking in the Hours and Minutes
fields and moving the trackball to the right, left click again to exit
the edit mode.
3. With the correct offset displayed click the Apply button. The Local
time is adjusted to the time offset applied Position and the lower
popup toolbar shows the local offset time