QUESTION ABOUT SETTING THE CLOCK
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planet4ever
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Please don't shout; it's not that serious. See page 2-28 in the Owner's Manual.
davewill
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Well, it IS in the manuals gentlepersons. It's possible that the page numbers have moved in the newer manuals, but it won't be by very many pages. The one behind the steering wheel is in the section of the Owner's Manual called "Trip Computer", and the one on the touchscreen is in the Navi System manual on page 1-16. The section is called "Clock Settings".
planet4ever
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More specifically for the one behind the steering wheel, Owners manual -> Instruments and controls -> Dot matrix liquid crystal display -> Trip computer -> Settings. Yes, that certainly isn't the most logical structuring I can imagine.
It should also be noted that the two clocks are not synchronized with each other, though the one on the console display is synchronized with CarWings. Many people find the one on the dash runs fast -- mine gains about 2 minutes per month. Neither of them adjusts automatically for Daylight Savings Time. If you use DST, the one on the dash will have to be spun forward 23 hours next fall. Over on the console you will need to turn off the DST switch. (Menu -> Settings -> Others -> Clock -> Daylight savings time -> OFF)
And while we're on the subject, if someone is puzzled because they don't see a console clock, follow that same Menu path and set On-screen Clock -> ON. This is the more important one, because it is the one that charging and climate control timers are based on. It is always running whether you see it or not, but if you can't see it you may be very confused about timer behavior.
Ray
It should also be noted that the two clocks are not synchronized with each other, though the one on the console display is synchronized with CarWings. Many people find the one on the dash runs fast -- mine gains about 2 minutes per month. Neither of them adjusts automatically for Daylight Savings Time. If you use DST, the one on the dash will have to be spun forward 23 hours next fall. Over on the console you will need to turn off the DST switch. (Menu -> Settings -> Others -> Clock -> Daylight savings time -> OFF)
And while we're on the subject, if someone is puzzled because they don't see a console clock, follow that same Menu path and set On-screen Clock -> ON. This is the more important one, because it is the one that charging and climate control timers are based on. It is always running whether you see it or not, but if you can't see it you may be very confused about timer behavior.
Ray
garygid
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I believe the Nav screen clock comes from GPS data, not CARWINGS.
DeaneG
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Isn't it fiendish that the dash clock always runs fast, but you can't go "backwards" using the setting buttons? It's the little things that make it so special.
TomT
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Correct. It should be accurate to a nanosecond or so...
garygid said:
planet4ever
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"I knew that."
- Arthur Fonzarelli
Actually, I did know that, since I always tell CarWings it is not allowed to communicate, yet my console clock keeps perfect time. But, hey, CarWings, GPS, whatever, it's all some kind of mysterious radio waves.
Ray
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Arthur Fonzarelli
Actually, I did know that, since I always tell CarWings it is not allowed to communicate, yet my console clock keeps perfect time. But, hey, CarWings, GPS, whatever, it's all some kind of mysterious radio waves.
Ray
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
Nubo
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rkshack said:
Did you set the correct time zone?
planet4ever
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Maybe you got the Oriental version of the navigation system, and it is taking "Eastern" to mean Beijing time. :lol:rkshack said:
Ray
dgpcolorado
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WRT the original question, it is possible that the dealer set the dash clock wrong when prepping the car. I suppose it is an easy mistake to make.
As for the many comments about the dash clock running fast, I wonder if that has changed for newer cars/software? I haven't reset mine in months and I just noticed a couple of days ago that the dash clock was a whole two seconds ahead of the console clock. Not something I am going to get hot and bothered over.
As for the many comments about the dash clock running fast, I wonder if that has changed for newer cars/software? I haven't reset mine in months and I just noticed a couple of days ago that the dash clock was a whole two seconds ahead of the console clock. Not something I am going to get hot and bothered over.
TomT
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No, it is that instead of using a crystal as a reference for the clock oscillator, Nissan choose a cheaper but less accurate resonator. Thus, there can be a lot of tolerance from clock to clock. You just got lucky and got a good one.
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dgpcolorado
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Interesting, I never knew that.TomT said:
