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You can configure Weather Display to synchronize the time on your computer with an Internet time source. Synchronization ensures that the weather observations from your station have the same time and date as others around the world.
You can configure Weather Display to synchronize the time on your computer with an Internet time source. Synchronization ensures that the weather observations from your station have the same time and date as others around the world.


# On the '''Setup''' menu, select "Offsets".
# On the main Weather Display window, click '''Control Panel'''.
# Select the option for Weather Display to synchronize your computer clock via the Internet. You need to have the FTP program set up for this (the ISP or the cable modem option selected). The time synchronization occurs every six hours, at 30 minutes past the hour.
# Under '''Station Settings''', click '''Offsets & Initial Rain'''.
# Select the '''Sync the time every 6 hours at 30 minutes past the hour, over the Internet''' check box.
# To synchronize the clock immediately, click '''Sync time now'''.


Alternatively, you can use a clock offset, which is added/subtracted every hour if your computer clock loses/gains time at a known rate.
Alternatively, you can use a clock offset, which is added/subtracted every hour if your computer clock loses/gains time at a known rate.


Weather Display does not use the time from weather station consoles.
* Enter a number of seconds in the '''PC Clock adjust per hour (seconds)''' box.
 
'''Note'''   Weather Display does not use the time from weather station consoles.

Revision as of 04:48, 22 January 2006

You can configure Weather Display to synchronize the time on your computer with an Internet time source. Synchronization ensures that the weather observations from your station have the same time and date as others around the world.

  1. On the main Weather Display window, click Control Panel.
  2. Under Station Settings, click Offsets & Initial Rain.
  3. Select the Sync the time every 6 hours at 30 minutes past the hour, over the Internet check box.
  4. To synchronize the clock immediately, click Sync time now.

Alternatively, you can use a clock offset, which is added/subtracted every hour if your computer clock loses/gains time at a known rate.

  • Enter a number of seconds in the PC Clock adjust per hour (seconds) box.

Note   Weather Display does not use the time from weather station consoles.

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