Date/Time Settings fields

The Date/Time Settings fields (see figure 57) provide a location for viewing and setting the time functions.

Figure 57. Date/Time Settings Fields

Change the date and time settings as follows:

1.Click the drop box for variable to be changed. The adjustable variables are month, day, year, hours, minutes, AM/PM, and (time) zone. A drop-down scroll box appears (the year drop box is selected in figure 57).

2.Click and drag the slider or click the scroll up button or the scroll down button until the desired variable is visible.

3.Click the desired variable.

NOTES: • If setting the time, set the local time. The Zone variable allows you to

then enter the offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

• The Zone field identifies the standard time zone selected and displays the amount of time, in hours and minutes, that the local time varies from the GMT international time reference.

4.Repeat steps 1 through 3 for other variables that need to be changed.

5.If appropriate, select the appropriate Daylight Saving radio button to turn on the daylight savings time feature for your region or nation.

NOTE: When Daylight Saving Time is turned on, the switcher automatically updates

its internal clock between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall on the date that the time change occurs in the country or

region selected. When Daylight Saving Time is turned off, the switcher does

not adjust its time reference.

6.Click the Submit button at the bottom of the Date/Time Settings area.

MPX 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • HTML Operation 101

MPX 866 A specifications

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