User guide

SerVision MVG 400 System Guide

Configuring the MVG 400 60

Note: When daylight savings time is activated, the time on the unit clock is set one hour

ahead of the time in the selected time zone.

3. Under Time Zone, select the time zone in which the MVG 400 is located.

4. Click Update, and then save the settings. They will be implemented after the unit is

restarted (see Saving Configuration Changes, page 139).

Updating the Date and Time Manually

You should set the unit date and time manually when you first set up the system and when the

MVG 400 has not been used for a while. If you cannot or do not want to implement automatic

time setting, you should also update the time manually whenever the date and time are no

longer accurate.

You can see the current date and time settings of the MVG 400 unit and of the PC in the

Date

and Time Settings

screen; the time on the MVG 400 unit is shown in the System time field

and the time on your computer is shown in the PC time field. Before you manually set the

date and time on the MVG 400 unit, make sure the date and time on the PC are correct.

The system stores time in GMT. Because of this, it is very important to ensure that the time

zone and daylight savings time settings are identical on the PC and the MVG 400. For

example, if the PC is located in New York, the system should be set to use GMT-5:00

(Eastern Time). If daylight savings time is in effect in New York at the time, daylight savings

time must be activated on the MVG 400 or the GMT conversion will not be accurate and the

time entered on the unit will not be correct.

Because time setting must be performed immediately to be accurate, the unit is automatically

updated as soon as the Sync time with PC button is clicked. (The unit should still be reset

manually to fully implement the new time setting.) If other configuration changes were made

– including daylight savings time and time zone settings – be sure to save the changes before

using the Sync feature (it is not necessary to restart the system). Changes that were not saved

before the Sync operation are lost when the Sync is implemented. For additional information

about saving configuration changes, see page 139.

Under certain circumstances, resetting the time may make it impossible to view some

recorded video, including some video that is recorded after the time is set.

To update the time on the MVG 400 unit manually:

1. Make sure the date, time, and time zone on the PC are correct.

Note: The current date and time recorded on the clock of the MVG 400 unit appear in

the System Time field.

Note: If you have made other changes to the configuration, save them before continuing.

2. In the

Date and Time Settings screen, click the Sync time with PC button. The date and

time on the MVG 400 unit are set to match the date and time on the PC, a confirmation

message appears at the top of the screen, and the

System Restart Page is displayed with

a confirmation message on the lower left of the screen.