3.3.5. "TIMEZONE" menu, Set time zone

The time zone details are required for calculating the sunrise and sunset times. Enter the current difference to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

The Appendix C countains a table with the time zone difference from UTC for the US.

-Select the "TIMEZONE" menu:

NEXT

TIMEZONE

ENTER

 

 

 

-Touch the "ENTER" field, the display is:

TIMEZONE+ - 05 -

-Touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the longitude.

-Wait a few seconds; you will then see the corrected day for sunrise and sunset in the display.

3.3.6."LIGHTING" menu, time setting for the background lighting and regulating the brightness of the lightening

In this menu you can set the switching time for the background lighting that auto- matically switches on when you touch the screen and switches off after a set pe- riod. This can range from "OFF" (lighting never switches on), to periods between 5 seconds and 10 minutes till permanent lighting (ON). Further, you can also set the times when the lighting should permanently be on.

You can also activate/deactivate an automatic adjustment to the surrounding bright- ness so that the display is optimally legible under all surrounding conditions.

The background lighting can only be used if you are connected to the AC adapter!

-Select the "LIGHTING" menu:

NEXT

LIGHTING

ENTER

 

 

 

-Touch the "ENTER" field, the display is:

LIGHTING

+ 10 SEC -

 

 

-Touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the switch-on time.

-Touch the "LIGHTING" field, the display is:

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La Crosse Technology WS 550 US Timezone menu, Set time zone, Next Timezone Enter, Timezone+, Next Lighting Enter, + 10 SEC

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