Dranetz-BMI - Y2K Recommendations for 130 PQSentry Software

Dranetz-BMI - The Year 2000 Recommendations for 130 PQSentry Software

The 130 PQSentry Software (Version 1.40) will have some difficulties during and after the Year 2000. We've developed a list of known issues that this product will encounter and some recommended work-arounds to keep it in use.

Known Issues:
The PQ Sentry Utility Software will operate in the 21^st (i.e. will not lock or close the system O/S). However, the command functions within the PQ Sentry Utility Software will NOT function properly for the 21^st century criteria. The PQ Sentry Software does not allow for date entries beyond 12/31/99 23:59:59. This includes such commands as: Plotting data by date/time, View data by date/time, Downloading data by date/time, etc.

Recommendations:
Change the PC date to 1980 and connect to the unit. This will set the unit date for 1980. The unit will then record data as if it were in a 1980 time frame. Any data stored to the unit will have a 1980 time stamp. This will allow the software to search for data by date and time prior to 2000.

Reminder: Once the PC and the unit are synchronized with the date and time, the PC's date must remain the same as the unit (i.e. unit is set for 3/5/81, then the PC must be set for 3/5/81).

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