Setting the Current Date and Time
You can set the current date and time. The current date and time settings are used as standard
timer settings for functions that require them.
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GMT:
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Time Zone:
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Daylight Saving Time: In some countries, time is advanced throughout the summer season.
NOTE
You can also specify to automatically synchronize the date and time with a server on the network from
the Additional Functions screen. (See Chapter 3, "Using a TCP/IP Network," in the Network Guide.)
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Press
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Enter the current date (day, month, year)
and time using
Enter the month and the day using four digits (including
zeros).
Enter all four digits of the year, and the time in 24-hour
notation, as four digits (including zeros) without a space.
Examples: 6 May
● If you are setting the Time Zone:
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Press the Time Zone drop-down list ➞ select the time zone where the machine is located.
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Things You Must Do Before Using This Machine
The time at the Greenwich Observatory in England is called GMT
(Greenwich Mean Time).
The standard time zones of the world are expressed globally in terms
of the difference in hours (
A time zone is a region throughout which this time difference is the
same.
The period in which this is applied is called "Daylight Saving Time."
➞ [System Settings] ➞ [Date & Time Settings].
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(numeric keys).
➞ 0605
➞ 0705
7:05 a.m.
11:18 p.m. ➞ 2318
up to 12 hours) from GMT (
0 hours).