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Changes in Daylight Savings Time that Might Impact your HiTech Electronic Display
(March 2008)

Do you need to update your HiTech Display?

Hi-Tech has provided information about the effects of this change on their products on our website in order to enable our customers to deal with this change.  Also, please visit www.microsoft.com and download the update files Microsoft recommends in order to correct the time zone changes in your version of Windows.  If your PC has the capability of accessing Windows Update, perform all available updates as this is one of them.

Do you use WinPlay software to communicate to your display?

If you are using WinPlay software to control a HiTech HX-2 display, the Display time is controlled solely by the Microsoft Windows operating system.  Aside from the above Windows Updates, no further changes should be necessary.

Do you use Complay 3.0 or Complay 3.5 to communicate to your display? 

If you connect to your display via Complay 3.0 or Complay 3.5; you will need to manually update the display time after the Daylight Savings time changes have occurred.

  1. First, verify that your Windows time is updated and displaying the correct time.  
  2. Then, open your Complay software, right-click on your current display and select “Edit” from the Context menu.  (Alternatively, you can get to the same screen by going to “Tools” and “Options/Settings” in the main menu of Complay.  
  3. In the upper-right corner is an on/off switch for Daylight Savings Time.  
  4. Choose the “Off” selection. 
  5. Next to this is an on/off switch for “Apply Options on Get Info”.
  6. Choose the “On” selection.
  7. If your display is in a different time zone, select the appropriate time zone adjustment.
  8. For example, if the time zone for the display is an hour ahead, choose +1.  If it is an hour behind, choose -1.
  9. Then click the “OK” button.
  10. Next, Select “Display” on the text menu and select “Get Info”.  
  11. Once this process has completed, the display should show the correct time.
  12. You will need to repeat this process for any other displays that you have.

Do you use Complay 2000, Complay 1.70, or an earlier version to communicate to your display? 

If you use Complay 2000, Complay 1.70 or any earlier versions; you will need to manually update the display time after the Daylight Savings time changes have occurred.

  1. First, verify that your Windows time is updated and displaying the correct time.
  2. Then, open your Complay software and on the Menu, click “Options” and “Settings”.
  3. Click on the “Display Settings” Tab (If applicable in your version).
  4. Set the “Daylight Savings” option to “Off”.
  5. Set the “Apply Options on Get Info” option to “On”.
  6. If your display is in a different time zone, select the appropriate time zone adjustment.
  7. For example, if the time zone for the display is an hour ahead, choose +1.  If it is an hour behind, choose -1.
  8. Then click “OK”.
  9. Next, Select “Transmit” (Complay 2000) or “File” (Complay 1.7) on the text menu and “Get Display Info”.
  10. Once this process has completed, the display should show the correct time.
  11. You will need to repeat this process for any other displays that you have.

Do you have a HiTech Time and Temp display?

If you have a HiTech Time and Temp display which operates via a wired toggle switch; you can simply advance the time forward or backward an hour as appropriate.

In order for your display to update automatically, you can call your HiTech customer service representative for a firmware update that can be emailed to you to install in your display (1.800.723.9402).  Please note that you will need a sign company to physically open the display, and connect to it with a laptop via a special RS232 cable to update the firmware.

If you operate your Time and Temp display via a 12-button silver remote control:

  1. Press the “SET” button.
  2. Enter your 6-digit password.
  3. Press the “Enter” button repeatedly until you see “dL:0F” or “dL:On”.
  4. If your display shows “dL:OF” then press the “SET” button;  you are done.
  5. If your display shows “dL:On” then press the “0” button until the display shows “dL:On”.
  6. Press the “Enter” button repeatedly again until you see the time displayed.
  7. Edit the time by entering the current time in 24-hour manner.
  8. After you do not press any keys for a few seconds, the display will resume normal operations and should now show the correct time.

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