AMANO PIX-55 User's Manual

Setting Daylight Saving Time for model PIX-55

Setting Daylight Savings Time (DST) Start and End Times for
the Amano PIX-55 Time Clocks

The following information is effective for Year 2007 and later for U.S.-based time clocks

Note: The following DST changes are necessary because of the government-mandated change for new
start and end date for all US states that observe the DST calendar beginning in 2007.

About the DST Change:

From 1986 to 2006, DST started the first Sunday in April and ended the last Sunday in October.

Starting in 2007, DST starts the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.

If you have not adjusted the DST start- and end-times for your time clock, proceed with the following
instructions.

Your Amano Time Clock is programmed with the old DST calendar structure. A one-time customization
change will allow your clock to correctly set itself for the new DST structure for 2007 and each year
thereafter.

For your reference, dates for DST change are as follows for the period of 2007 to 2011:

2007: March 11 - Nov. 4

2008: March 9 - Nov. 2

2009: March 8 - Nov. 1

2010: March 14 - Nov. 7

2011: March 13 - Nov. 6

Note that although the date is different each year, you need only change the start and end times once for
the change to take effect each year thereafter through the year 2099.

Hawaii and Arizona will be the only U.S. states (along with Puerto Rico) that do not observe DST after

2006.

The Daylight Saving Time Function operates in the following manner:

• When 2:00 am comes on the first day of daylight saving time, the clock automatically gains one
hour to show 3:00 am. (The clock will change from 1:59 am to 3:00 am for beginning of DST.)

• When 2:00 am comes on the last day of daylight saving time, the clock will automatically lose
one hour and return to 1:00 am. (The clock will change from 1:59am to 1:00am for the end of
DST.)

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Setting Daylight Saving Time for model PIX-55

Setting Clock Time

Note: When setting the clock’s time, seconds are fixed at 00 as the beginning point and cannot be
changed. The seconds will start incrementing from 00 when the ENTER button is pressed.

1. Press the PROGRAM button for two seconds, then the CHANGE button until CLoc P2 flashes in
the display.

2. Press the ENTER button.

3. Press the CHANGE button until the correct minute appears, then press the ENTER button.

4. Press the CHANGE button until the correct hour and time of day appears, then press the ENTER
button.

5. When the display flashes the correct time, press the ENTER button.

6. When the display flashes CLoc P2, press the CHANGE button to move to the Daylight Saving Time
Setting or press the PROGRAM button to exit the Program Mode.

Daylight Saving Time Disable/Enable

Note: When this setting is set to ON, the clock’s time will automatically change for DST. When this
setting is set to OFF, the clock’s time will not change for DST.

Typically, turning off DST is only appropriate for Arizona, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Note that in 2007 the standard for DST changed to a different start date and end date. The steps below
turn the one-hour correction function on or off, but do not correct the change in the new start date or end
date for DST. To program the dates to begin and end DST, refer to the Other Options Menu sections,
below.

1. Press the PROGRAM button for two seconds, then press the CHANGE button until dL St P3
flashes in the display.

2. Press the ENTER button.

3. Press the CHANGE button to alternate between On and Off.

4. When the display flashes the correct setting, press the ENTER button.

5. When the display flashes dL St P3, press the PROGRAM button to exit the Program Mode.

Changing the Begin Date for DST: Other Options Menu

Note that in 2007 the standard for DST changes to a different start date and end date. The steps below
correct the change in the new start date for DST. The new start date and end date need only be changed
once, since the clock’s rolling calendar function auto-calculates the start date and end date for DST every
year thereafter.

Note: If the begin date for DST has passed, in addition to modifying the begin date (and end date), you
will also need to modify the time.

1. Press the PROGRAM button for two seconds, then the CHANGE button until 0t hr P5 flashes in
the display.

2. Press the ENTER button.

3. Press the CHANGE button until bdLt 16 (begin Daylight Saving Time Date) flashes in the
display.

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