Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8500S Operating Manual page 111

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The choices are O
If the connection to the timeserver fails (due to network overload or
other problems), your Optimod will try once per hour to synchronize un-
til it is successful.
C) Set the O
FFSET
versal Time (UTC).
UTC is also known as GMT, or Greenwich Mean Time.
• The value can range between –12 and +12 hours in increments of 30 min-
utes. If this value is set to 0, your Optimod's time will be the same as UTC.
• You can empirically adjust this value until the correct time for your location
is displayed after you synchronize your Optimod to a timeserver.
2. Choose a timeserver.
As of March 2013,
timeservers available on the Internet. You network may also have a local time-
server; ask your network administrator.
3. Press the NEXT button to set up timeserver parameters.
The T
S
IME ERVER
tions. (You can access this function from anywhere in the Optimod menu tree by
navigating to Setup > Next > T
You can specify the timeserver either from your Optimod's front panel or from
its PC Remote software. From the front panel, you can only enter the time-
server's IP address (for example, 192.43.244.18). If you specify the timeserver
from PC Remote, you can specify either its named address (for example,
time.nist.gov) or its IP address. The PC Remote method is easier.
4. Specify the time sync parameters from your Optimod's front panel:
[Skip this step if you wish to specify the timeserver and time sync parameters
from your Windows XP or higher computer.]
A) Press the T
IME
The timeserver IP Address Screen appears.
a) Use the Next and Prev keys to move the cursor in turn to each digit in the IP
address. Use the knob to set the digit to the desired value. Repeat until you
have selected all the numbers in the desired IP address.
b) Press the S
B) Press the S
should indicate that it is connecting to the IP address that you specified. When
the connection is successful, the Optimod's clock will automatically synchro-
nize to the timeserver.
• If the connection is not successful within five seconds, the display will indi-
, 8 , and 24
FF HOURS
to the difference (in hours) between your time zone and Uni-
http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi#
button is located on the second page of the T
D
IME ATE
button.
S
ERVER
soft button to confirm your setting.
AVE
soft button to test your settings. Your Optimod's display
N
YNC OW
.
HOURS
provides a current list of
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ND D IME
INSTALLATION
func-
S
IME YNC
> Next.)
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