Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETC II
Configuring Local Time Settings
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ETC II Network Communicator
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>date
Date (dd/mm/yy): 27/04/03
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Using PAS
Select the ETC II site from the list box on the PAS toolbar, check the On-line
button, and then select RTC from the Monitor menu.
Click Set to synchronize the ETC II clock with your PC’s clock.
Configuring Local Time Settings
Using PAS
This setup allows you to specify your time zone and daylight
savings time options in the ETC II.
Select the ETC II site from the list box on the PAS toolbar,
select General Setup from the Meter Setup menu, and then
click on the Local Settings tab.
The available setup options are listed in the following table:
Parameter
Options
Default
Description
Time
zone
offset, min
-720 to 720 min
-300
(Eastern
Time)
Local offset in minutes from UTC
(Universal Coordinated or Greenwich
Mean Time). It is used to produce a
local time from the GPS IRIG-B time
code.
Daylight savings
time
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
When DST is disabled, the RTC
operates in standard time only. When
enabled, the device automatically
updates the time at 2:00 AM at the
pre-defined DST switch dates.
DST start month
DST start week
DST
start
weekday
Month-week-
weekday
Week = 1
st
, 2
nd
, 3
rd
,
4
th
or Last (last week
of the month)
First
Sunday in
April
The date when Daylight Savings Time
begins. The DST switch point is
specified by the month, week of the
month and weekday. By default, DST
starts at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday
in April of each year.
DST end month
DST end week
DST
end
weekday
Month-week-
weekday
Week = 1
st
, 2
nd
, 3
rd
,
4
th
or Last (last week
of the month)
Last
Sunday in
October
The date when Daylight Savings Time
ends. The DST switch point is
specified by the month, week of the
month and weekday. By default, DST
ends at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday
in October of each year.
