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without the need to perform a software upgrade for a new DST rule to be defined.
Select this drop-down and enter the DST parameters for the new rule.
DST Start Date & End Date —Click anywhere in the DST Start Date field to
select a start day&time, and/or end day&time for DST.
NOTE – The option of a manually defined DST is provided for those customers who
may be in a location that does not follow any of the pre-configured DST rules. You
can input start time, end time and the hour to change for the daylight saving. By
selecting this option, the DST rule can be custom defined based on the weekday,
week, and month of the local time you defined for this interface.
A calendar and an hour slider will display:
Choose a date in the calendar, and an hour with the slider.
The date followed by the time will display in the DST Start Date field. The time will
display in the Time field between the calendar and the Hour slider.
Clicking the Now button will make the current time the start of DST.
Clicking the Done button will close the calendar, and accept the chosen day&time.
Offset —In seconds. Use this field to manually define your local clock's DST offset.
DST Reference —When using a Local Clock with an input reference (such as IRIG input, in
order to provide proper internal conversion from one Timescale to another, SecureSync
needs to know if the input time is in Local Timescale or UTC Timescale. Select "Reference
is Local time" or "Reference is UTC " depending on the Timescale of the Input reference this
Local Clock is being used with. Additional Local Clocks may need to be created if multiple
input Timescales are being submitted.
Click the Submit button at the bottom of the window. Your local clock will appear in the
Local Clocks panel.
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