Section 8: Setting The Real-Time Clock; General Information; Setting The Time And Date - Honeywell ADEMCO VISTA-120 Installation And Setup Manual

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General Information

This system provides a real-time clock, which must be set in order for the system's event log to keep track of events by
time and date. It must also be set in order to execute scheduling programs (time-driven events).
Use an alpha keypad to set the real-time clock, or set the clock via the Downloader software. Only users
with installer or master authority level can set the real-time clock.

Setting the Time and Date

1. Enter installer or master code + # 63. Typical display shows
TIME/DATE ––
12:01 01/01/90
2. The day of the week is automatically calculated based on the date entered. Time and date entries are made by
simply entering the appropriate hour, minute, day, month, and year.
Press the T key to accept the entered value. The cursor then moves to the right.
Press the # key to move the cursor to the left of the display, to the previous position.
Enter the correct hour then press T to move to the minutes and make the correct entry.
Press T to move cursor to the day position and enter the correct day using a 2-digit entry.
Press T and enter the correct month.
Press T and enter the correct year.
Exit clock mode by pressing the T key after the cursor is in the year position.
3.
Be sure to select the correct sync source for the Real-Time Clock (AC or the internal crystal) in field 1 T 54.
If you select the internal crystal, use fields 1 T 50 and 1T 51 to compensate for any internal crystal
inaccuracies.
Setting The Real-Time Clock
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