Quick Setup Guide

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Step 6.
Plug in power plug and hand controller.
Step 7.
Turn on and wait for controller lights to come on.
For SmartStar™G users (with GPS) wait for controller
to say “G_OK”—not “G_ON”. GPS provides Latitude,
Longitude, and current time only.
Note: this photo shows the SmartStar™G hand
controller. The SmartStar
®
E has the same menu but
with a smaller screen.
Step 8.
Press Menu button.
Go to:
Set up controller. Press ENTER.
Step 9.
Go to:
Set up Local Time (or “Local Time and Site”).
Press ENTER.
Enter date and day-light savings (Y-yes. N-no).
For SmartStar°-E controller a checkmark is “yes”, X is
“no”.
Then press ENTER
(Note: use arrow keys to scroll through screen and select
numbers)
Step 10.
Go to: Set Up Site.
(SmartStar
®
-E users need to enter longitude and latitude for
their city or town –a simple search online will provide this)
Enter time zone: (add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone)
Enter minutes “behind” UT or “ahead” of UT
• New York City is 300 minutes “behind” UT
• Los Angeles is 480 minutes “behind” UT
• Rome is 60 minutes “ahead” of UT
• Sydney is 600 minutes “ahead” of UT