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THE HART COMMUNICATOR AND THE YEAR 2000
TheHART Communicator is Year2000 Compliant if the operating system is
level4.6 or greater. To determine the operating system level in your HART
Communicator,turn it on. The first screen displays the “Modu le Rev”, which
isthe operating system level. If you need to update your operating system
software,contact your nearest product represe ntative.
NOTE:When you po wer up the Communicator,the F irmware Rev number
appearsfirst. A few seconds later, the Module Rev number displays one line
belowthe Firmware R ev.
Editing the Date
Whenyou edit a date, you have three fields to edit: the first field is the month,
thesecond field is the day, and the third field is the year.
Ifyou enter the year using two digits, the HART Communicator will assume
thatthe year is 1900 plus the value you enter.
Ifyou enter four digits, the HART Communicator will use all four digits to
representthe year. By definition in the HART PROTOCOL, the year must be
between1900 and 2155.
Whena date is displayed, theHART Communicator will display twodigits in
theyear if the year is between 1900 and 1999. If the year is 2000 or greater,
theHART Communicator will display all four digits.
FIGURE1-41. Date M enu.