Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 2—HCA Properties
12 The Home Control Assistant
You can use this button to override the pre-set time, and make the time check right now.
Hint: If you want to use the modem time set feature, after you select the modem and dialing
location, use the “Call now” button to make sure that you have your modem configured
correctly, and that all works well.
The checkbox option “
When a time change is noted…” tells HCA to determine the next entry in
the current schedule each time the clock on the PC changes. This could be due to an automatic
time change if you have Automatic Clock Correction enabled, or Daylight Saving Time changes
twice a year. Each time HCA notes that the PC clock has changed it creates a log entry.
Several more points about using the HCA clock options:
There are several general tips that can help you make the best use of your PC time settings, and the
Home Control Assistant clock options:
 You should use Windows Control Panel Date/Time option to check that your time zone is
correctly selected. You should also select the option so that Windows can make changes
to daylight saving time if you live in an area of the country that makes daylight saving
time changes.
 If using a modem, in the Windows Control Panel Modems applet, there may be a way to
set the volume of your modem’s speaker. If so, you could set it low or off so you won’t
hear strange noises in the night from your HCA computer when it checks the time.
 If using a modem, and if the time service does not answer or is very busy, HCA will retry
the call once. If that fails, then HCA puts off setting the clock until the next scheduled
time. To see if the clock check worked, check the log. You do have logging enabled,
don’t you?
 Even if you check the option for “Automatic Clock Correction Enabled,” it does not
happen unless HCA is active.