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4.2.1. Set Up Time and Site
Press MENU button, from the main menu, scroll down and select "Set up controller"
Select and slew
Land Objects
Sync. to target
Electronic focuser
Set up controller
Align
User Object List
Watch List
Press ENTER. Select "Set Up Time and Site"
Set Up Time and Site
Set Display Info
Set Key Beep
Reset All
Upgrade Firmware
Press ENTER. The "Set Local Time" screen will show:
Set Local Time:
2009-06-01 11:55:09
300 Min. behind
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).
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New York City is 300 minutes "behind" UT
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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
Hour behind UT
Enter Minutes
UT
√
Hawaii
Alaska
Pacific
-10
-9
600
540
13
Mountain
Central
-8
-7
480
420
Eastern
-6
-5
360
300
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