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Basic Configuration

•Time Zone: Sets the time zone, relative to Greenwich Mean Time. Note that the Time Zone setting will function differently, depending upon whether or not the NTP feature is enabled and properly configured. (Default = GMT (No DST).)

◆NTP Enabled: The Time Zone setting is used to adjust the Greenwich Mean Time value (received from the NTP server) in order to determine the precise local time for the selected time zone.

◆NTP Disabled: If NTP is disabled, or if the MPC is not able to access the NTP server, then status screens and activity logs will list the selected Time Zone and current Real Time Clock value, but will not apply the correction factor to the displayed Real Time Clock value.

•NTP Enable: When enabled, the MPC will contact an NTP server (defined via the NTP Address prompts) once a day, and update its clock based on the NTP server time and selected Time Zone. (Default = Off.)

Notes:

•The MPC will also contact the NTP server and update the time whenever you change NTP parameters.

•To cause MPC to immediately contact the NTP server at any time, make certain that the NTP feature is enabled and configured, then type /F and press [Enter]. When the System Parameters menu appears, press [Esc]. The MPC will save parameters and then attempt to contact the server, as specified by currently defined NTP parameters.

•Primary NTP Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters long) for the primary NTP server. (Default = undefined.)

Note: In order to use domain names for web addresses, DNS Server parameters must first be defined as described in Section 5.9.5.

•Secondary NTP Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters long) for the secondary, fallback NTP Server. (Default = undefined.)

Note: In order to use domain names for web addresses, DNS Server parameters must be defined as described in Section 5.9.5.

•NTP Timeout: The amount of time in seconds, that will elapse between each attempt to contact the NTP server. When the initial attempt is unsuccessful, the MPC will retry the connection four times. If neither the primary nor secondary NTP server responds, the MPC will wait 24 hours before attempting to contact the NTP server again. (Default = 3 Seconds.)

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