Installation & Operation Manual TCC70XS
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Local Time Zone
(DST = Daylight Saving Time)
The time code generator operating in the REAL
–
TIME mode generates the
local time zone
.
The following settings are used to calculate the local time zone from the internal UTC time
base.
Preset
You can select the local time zone from the drop
–
down list. Click button
Load
to
automatically enter the parameter at
Offset from UTC
,
DST Bias
and
Daylight Saving
.
Offset
Offset from UTC
Enter sign and hours/minutes offsets with respect to UTC.
DST Bias
Enter the DST correction value in case the local time zone has a DST
period. Most of the cases the correction value will be one hour.
Daylight Saving
The local time zone may have a Daylight-Saving Time (DST). These settings determine the
moments of switching on and off the DST, referenced to the local time.
Start
Using these inputs (e.g. last Sunday of March at 2 o’clock), start of DST for the
current year will be calculated.
End
Using these inputs (e.g. last Sunday of October at 3 o’clock), end
of DST for the
current year will be calculated.
Aux
These settings refer to selection “User Mode = AUXOFFS” –
please refer to the drop
–
down list
“User Mode” at the “Generate“ configuration page.
Offset
:
Select the auxiliary offset from the drop
–
down list.
Reference
: Check this checkbox if the auxiliary offset should automatically be fixed in a way
that local time = reference time. In this case the
Offset
entry above will
not be used.
Manual
Clicking
Update Now!
forces a manual update with the real
–
time reference. All changes at
this configuration page will immediately get effective
–
provided that the real
–
time reference
currently delivers valid data.
