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Chapter 5
Setup and Configuration
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Figure 118: Time and Date Form
1. Time 2. Date 3. Time Zone 4. DST Offset 5. DST Rule 6. Apply Button 7. Reload Button
2. Configure the following parameter(s) as required:
Parameter Description
Time Synopsis: HH:MM:SS
This parameter allows for both the viewing and setting of the local time.
Date Synopsis: MMM DD, YYYY
This parameter allows for both the viewing and setting of the local date.
Time Zone Synopsis: { UTC-12:00 (Eniwetok, Kwajalein), UTC-11:00 (Midway Island, Samoa),
UTC-10:00 (Hawaii), UTC-9:00 (Alaska), UTC-8:00 (Los Angeles, Vancouver),
UTC-7:00 (Calgary, Denver), UTC-6:00 (Chicago, Mexico City), UTC-5:00 (New York,
Toronto), UTC-4:30 (Caracas), UTC-4:00 (Santiago), UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland),
UTC-3:00 (Brasilia, Buenos Aires), UTC-2:00 (Mid Atlantic), UTC-1:00 (Azores),
UTC-0:00 (Lisbon, London), UTC+1:00 (Berlin, Paris, Rome), UTC+2:00 (Athens, Cairo,
Helsinki), ... }
Default: UTC-5:00 (New York, Toronto)
This setting allows for the conversion of UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) to local time.
DST Offset Synopsis: HH:MM:SS
Default: 00:00:00
This parameter specifies the amount of time to be shifted forward/backward when DST
begins and ends. For example for most part of USA and Canada, DST time shift is 1
hour (01:00:00) forward when DST begins and 1 hour backward when DST ends.
DST Rule Synopsis: mm.n.d/HH:MM:SS mm.n.d/HH:MM:SS
This parameter specifies a rule for time and date when the transition between Standard
and Daylight Saving Time occurs.
• mm - Month of the year (01 - January, 12 - December)
• n - nth d-day in the month (1 - 1st d-day, 5 - 5th/last d-day)
• d - day of the week (0 - Sunday, 6 - Saturday)
• HH - hour of the day (0 - 24)
• MM - minute of the hour (0 - 59)
• SS - second of the minute (0 - 59)
Example: The following rule applies in most part of USA and Canada:
03.2.0/02:00:00 11.1.0/02:00:00
DST begins on March's 2nd Sunday at 2:00am.