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Two questions regarding the 8910 extender and setting the clock:

(1) Is it necessary to reload the entire extender to set the clock?

(2) Is there a way to implement a 24-hour clock display? The 8910's display has that capability (for non-US/military markets?), and it might eliminate the "12 problem" (i.e., not resetting at 1:11, 2:10, 3:09, etc.), since the test would be at 0:00 (midnight) only.

alex750 wrote:(1) Is it necessary to reload the entire extender to set the clock?.

Yes, the time that the remote is set to is the PC time at the time the extender is installed so in order to get the current time you must reinstall the extender

alex750 wrote:(2) Is there a way to implement a 24-hour clock display? The 8910's display has that capability (for non-US/military markets?), and it might eliminate the "12 problem" (i.e., not resetting at 1:11, 2:10, 3:09, etc.), since the test would be at 0:00 (midnight) only.

I don't think so. It is a hardware clock and I have not seen the capability to choose between 12 and 24 hour settings.

alex750 wrote:Is there a way to implement a 24-hour clock display? The 8910's display has that capability (for non-US/military markets?)

Are you sure? If so, could you describe how you switch the display to the 24 hour clock?

The Robman wrote:Are you sure? If so, could you describe how you switch the display to the 24 hour clock?

Yes and no. By "has that capability" I mean the LCD has the extra segments, visible when examined under direct lighting. Whether they actually function I don't know.

I assume the clock is 24 hours because it distinguishes AM and PM, and because my PC clock, both in hardware (that is, in the BIOS setup) and in Windows display 24 hour time; and operation of the extender's clock set function is not affected--if the time on the PC is 17:39, the time on the remote will be set to 5:39 PM.

As for how the switch would be accomplished, I would guess that it would involve setting a hidden (undocumented) bit somewhere--if it's possible at all. For the extender, it would also involve changing the test from 12:00 to 0:00.

Of course it's also possible I'm talking out my backside.

Nils_Ekberg wrote:

alex750 wrote:(1) Is it necessary to reload the entire extender to set the clock?.

Yes, the time that the remote is set to is the PC time at the time the extender is installed so in order to get the current time you must reinstall the extender.

At the risk of partly contradicitng Nils, I would venture a hesitant "not exactly".

If you need only to set the time, but NOT reload your IR image, (like when you replace the batteries), all you have to do (in my experience) is remember to set the time (from the remote's keypad) BEFORE re-activating the extender. If you have the extender active and need to reset the time, remove a battery for a bit, reinstall it, set the time and then activate the extender.

This seems to work for me.

The words "re-install the extender" make it sound like the process is big and difficult, but keep in mind all that it really means is "open your current IR file and re-load it into the remote", which is probably alot quicker than setting the time manually on the remote.

So, I guess you have two options, one for when your near your computer and one for when you're not.

The Robman wrote:So, I guess you have two options, one for when you're near your computer and one for when you're not.

Precisely. If I replace the batteries, or when the remote is dropped by ten-thumbed children and the batteries fall out, for me it's simpler to just update the time before re-activating the extender, rather than running upstairs, (possibly) powering up the PC, (likely) opening IR, and uploading the IR image just to re-synch the time.