User guide

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M-4659
6.6 Entering Basic Settings
Environment
Basic Environment
• DataKind
Settings Description
Display Records display data.
E+D Records display data and event data. [E+D] cannot be selected when [Trend
Rate Switching] is turned ON under [Environment] - [Basic Environment] in
the [Basic Setting] tab.
Event Records event data.
• TemperatureUnit
Select C or F.
• Timezone
Set the time zone of the region in which the MV will be used in terms of the time
difference from GMT. A negative value indicates that the local time is behind the GMT.
• Time deviation limit
Time deviation limit
Current time
Specified time
When the time deviation between the time on the MV and the specied time is within
±(the value specied here), the time on the MV is gradually corrected. Otherwise, the
clock is corrected immediately.
Select from 10 s to 5 min. Select [OFF] to disables the function.
Example: If [Time deviation limit] is set to 10s and the time on the MV is 10 hours 21 minutes
15 seconds, the time on the MV is gradually corrected if the specified time is
between 10 hours 21 minutes 5 seconds and 10 hours 21 minutes 25 seconds.
• Date format
Settings Display Example
Y/M/D 2005/11/30
M/D/Y 11/30/2005
D/M/Y 30/11/2005
D.M.Y 30.11.2005
Applied Range
The format is applied to the date displayed on the screen. It does not change the date
format on the setup screen of the date/time, the date in the output data via communications,
the date saved along with the data, and the date used in the data le names.