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Configuring System Information 87
There are two types of daylight settings, either by a specific date in a particular year or a recurring setting
irrespective of the year. For a specific setting in a particular year complete the Daylight Savings area, and
for a recurring setting, complete the Recurring area.
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Daylight Savings
— Enables the Daylight Savings Time (DST) on the device based on the device’s
location. The possible field values are:
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USA
— The device switches to DST at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March, and reverts to
standard time at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November.
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European
— The device switches to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March, and reverts to
standard time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The
European
option applies to
EU members, and other European countries using the EU standard.
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Other
— The DST definitions are user-defined based on the device locality. If Other is selected,
the
From
and
To
fields must be defined.
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Time Set Offset (1-1440)
— Indicates the difference in minutes between DST and the local
standard time. The default time is 60 minutes.
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From
— Defines the time that DST begins in countries other than USA or Europe, in the format
DayMonthYear in one field and time in another. For example, DST begins on the 25th October 2007
5:00 am, the two fields will be 25Oct07 and 5:00. The possible field values are:
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DD/MMM/YY
— The date , month, and year at which DST begins.
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HH/MM
— The time (hour and minutes) at which DST begins. The field format is HH/MM,
for example, 05:30.
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To
— Defines the time that DST ends in countries other than USA or Europe in the format
DayMonthYear in one field and time in another. For example, DST ends on the 23rd March 2008
12:00 am, the two fields will be 23Mar08 and 12:00. The possible field values are:
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DD/MMM/YY
— The date , month, and year at which DST ends.
–
HH/MM
— The time (hour and minutes) at which DST ends. The field format is HH/MM,
for example, 05:30.
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Recurring
— Defines the time that DST starts in countries other than USA or European where the
DST is constant year to year. The possible field values are: