iOptron G-MC90, G-R80, G-N114 instruction manual Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site”

Models: G-N114 G-MC90 G-R80

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Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site”

Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site”

Set Up Time and Site

Set Display Info

Set Key Beep

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Press ENTER. The “Set Local Time” screen will show:

Set Local Time:

2009-06-01 11:55:09

300 Min. behind

UT

Daylight Time Saving

The local time will be updated when the GPS picks up satellite signals. If for any reason your GPS can’t pick up a signal you can manually enter the time. Press ◄ or ► key to move the cursor and using ▲ or ▼ key to change the number.

Press ◄ or ► key, move the cursor to the line below time info to set the time zone information (add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone). Enter minutes “ahead of” or “behind” UT (universal time).

New York City is 300 minutes “behind”

UT

Los Angeles is 480 minutes “behind” UT

Rome is 60 minutes “ahead of” UT

Beijing is 480 minutes “ahead of” UT

Sydney is 600 minutes “ahead of” UT

All the time zones in North America are behind UT (universal time), as shown in the following table. So make sure it shows “behind” instead of “ahead of” UT.

Time Zone

Hours

Enter

 

behind UT

Minutes

Hawaii

-10

600

Alaska

-9

540

Pacific

-8

480

Mountain

-7

420

Central

-6

360

Eastern

-5

300

To adjust minutes, move the cursor to each digit and use the n▲ or ▼ key to change the number. To change the “behind” or “ahead of” UT, move the cursor to “ahead of” and using ▲ or ▼ key to toggle between “behind” and “ahead of”. For other parts of the world, you can find out your “time zone” information from internet, such as http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/.

DO NOT COUNT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

To set daylight saving time, use the ◄ or ► key to move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, use ▲ or ▼ button to toggle the Daylight Time Saving between X, which means “No” and √, which means (Yes).

When the number is correct, press ENTER and go to “Setup Site Info” screen:

Set up site info:

Longitude:

W071d27m47s

Latitude:

N42d15m40s

The longitude and latitude coordinates will be updated when the GPS picks up satellite

signals. “W/E” means west/east hemisphere; “N/S” means north/south hemisphere; “d” means degree; “m” means minute; and “s” means second.

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iOptron G-MC90, G-R80, G-N114 instruction manual Press ENTER. Select “Set Up Time and Site”