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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.
To assure that weather observations from your station have the same time and date as others around the world.
# On the main Weather Display window, click '''Control Panel'''.
 
# Under '''Station Settings''', click '''Offsets & Initial Rain'''.
Go to the Setup menu and select "Enter Barometer Offset, other offsets, and Rainfall".
# 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'''.
On this page, you can tick if you want weather display to synchronize your PC clock via the internet (you need to have the FTP program set up for this; i.e the ISP selected or the cable modem option selected). The time sync occurs very 6 hours, at 30 minutes past the hour.
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.
Alternatively you can use the clock offset , which is added/subtracted every hour if your PC clock looses/gains time (weather display does not use the time from the weather station).
'''Note:''' Weather Display does not use the time from weather station consoles.
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 7 May 2022

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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