Emerson AC8 7.9.1Change Password, Change the Password, Setup System Info Menu, Change Date & Time

System and Control Options

7.9.1Change Password

A password is required to access the AC8’s system and control options, as described in 7.1 - Login. The password consists of four characters (see Table 14 for valid characters). The default password is AAAA.

Change the Password

To change the password:

• From the Setup System Info Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose Change Password, then press Enter ↵ .

•To change your password:

•Use the arrows ↑↓ to choose a character.

•Press Enter ↵ to advance to the next character position.

•When finished, press Enter ↵ again.

Setup System Info Menu

SETUP SYSTEM INFO

>CHANGE PASSWORD

CHANGE DATE & TIME ↑↓ =NEXT ↵ =SELECT

SETUP SITE ID CONNECT BATTERY SETUP SERV PH NUM FACTORY DEFAULTS

Change Password

CHANGE PASSWORD

AAAA

↑↓ =SELECT ↵ =NEXT/END

Reset Password to the Factory Default (“AAAA”)

To reset the password to the factory default of AAAA:

•Locate DIP switch 1 on the unit’s circuit board (see 1.7 - Controller Board Overview) and move all switches to the OFF position (down).

•Move the second switch to the ON position, then to the OFF position.

•Move the seventh switch to the ON position, then to the OFF position.

•Move the eighth switch to the ON position, then to the OFF position.

The password should now be AAAA.

7.9.2Change Date & Time/Automatic Daylight Saving Time

The AC8 has a built-in real-time clock that is backed up by an encapsulated lithium battery and set up to adjust automatically for daylight saving time twice a year. The Setup System Info menu allows you to change the date or time or automatic adjustment at any time.

To change the daylight saving time setting, date or time:

• From the Setup System Info Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose Change Date & Time, then press Enter ↵ .

• To change the daylight saving time setting:

• To the right of Daylight Svg Time? use the arrows ↑↓ to choose Y (Yes - automatically adjust for daylight saving time) or N (No), then press Enter ↵ .

•The format of the date and time is DD-MMM-YY HR:MM:SS. To change the date or time:

•Press Enter ↵ to advance to the next character position you want to change.

•Use the arrows ↑↓ to choose from available entries:

Date	Day (DD)	0-31
	Month (MMM)	JAN-DEC
	Year (YY)	00-99
Time	Hour (HR)	00-23
	Minutes (MM)	00-59
	Seconds (SS)	00-59

Setup System Info Menu

SETUP SYSTEM INFO CHANGE PASSWORD

>CHANGE DATE & TIME

↑↓ =NEXT ↵ =SELECT

SETUP SITE ID CONNECT BATTERY SETUP SERV PH NUM FACTORY DEFAULTS

Change Date & Time

CHANGE DATE & TIME

DAYLIGHT SVG TIME: Y

18-MAY-05 10:56:30 ↑↓ =SELECT ↵ =NEXT/END

•Press Enter ↵ to advance to the next character position.

•When finished, press Enter ↵ again.

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