User's Manual Part 2

B-4 Universal Coordinated Time
UTC Offset
Since few people operate on UTC on a daily basis, VitalSense needs a
means to display local time. This is done with the UTC offset. Typically
the UTC is entered into the monitor followed by the offset. For example,
the offset for the US Eastern Time Zone is -5 hours. Once the offset is
entered, the local time is correctly displayed.
Conversely, if the Local Time is entered, and the offset is entered, the
Universal Coordinated Time is calculated and displayed.
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time within the United States is automatically
compensated for by VitalSense. However, when setting the Time and Date
in the VitalSense Monitor, Local Time should be entered. Once Local
Time is entered, the Daylight Saving compensation box can be checked,
and Vital Sense will, based on the time and date, change the Local Time
automatically if appropriate.
For regions within the United States that do not follow DST, DST may be
disabled and the UTC offset would be used to set the correct local time.
The same is true for local time outside the United States.
Keeping it Simple
There are two methods by which the clock should be set.
Method A
1 Check (or uncheck) Daylight Saving Time Auto-set.
2 Set the UTC Offset.
3 Set the local time.
If the previous three steps are followed, the UTC clock will be set
automatically.
Method B
1 Set the UTC time.
2 Set the UTC offset.
3 Check (or uncheck) Daylight Saving Time Auto-set.
If the previous three steps are followed, the Local Time will be set
automatically.
For more detailed information on setting the VitalSense Monitor clock,
refer to:
• “Adjusting the Time/Date” on page2-20
• “Setting the Monitor Clock” on page3-9