Daylight saving time auto change over

To change the time on your TIMELINK plug-in clock model 88141 for daylight savings, follow these steps:

1. Locate the "Time Set" button on the top or side of the clock.
2. Press and hold the "Time Set" button until the clock display flashes.
3. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to adjust the hours and minutes to the correct time.
4. Press and release the "Time Set" button again to save the time.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for the alarm if needed.

Note: Some TIMELINK clocks have a DST (Daylight Saving Time) button that can be pressed to turn DST on or off. If your clock has this button, press it to turn on DST and press it again to turn it off.

All you need to do to advance your clock an hour for daylight savings time, is hold down your clock button without letting it go. Then press your hour button once and you should be all set.
Most clocks that are older than when they changed the date of daylight savings time will either not change it for you on the right day anymore. Or they don't have that feature in it.
If yours does have an automatic daylight savings feature...you may find it helpful to take it off "automatic" and just change it manually from now on. That's what I do with my VCR. It has an automatic daylight savings time feature, but it's useless now that they have changed the date when we set our clocks for DST.
Some manufacturers will give you instructions on how to change the feature settings so your product will again work correctly for you. But not all will or can. You can look it up at your manufacturers website to know for sure.
Good Luck...and I hope this helps you.

The DST schedule is hardwired into the older clocks and cannot be modified to run on the new schedule. If the clock has a DST switch, you can can turn it OFF and reset the clock only twice a year. On my old "ATOMIC" clock, I've set the DST function OFF, and I use the time zone switch for my adjustments. Sorry, but your only other choice is a new clock.

Bill B

The daylight saving time change is calendar based, and unfortunately there is no way to reprogram it to the new schedule. You'll have to make the time changes manually.

I forund a solution at http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/product/view/14383

I do not believe this can be fixed. From the user manual:

http://www.timexaudio.com/pdf/T611IB59075_73.pdf

Page 10 says:

Note: The clock and calendar automatically adjust for daylight-saving time and leap years. If you live in an area
that does not follow daylight-saving time, you will need to reset the clock when these adjustments occur.

Maybe acknowledging the intractability of the problem is the solution in this case.

There is a solution for this already. You can reprogram the clock to use the new DST settings.

See http://www.fixya.com/support/t137304-daylight_saving_time_issues

The Daylight Saving dates appear to be hard-coded per the manual:

• Start of Daylight Saving Time:
At 1:59.59 AM on the first Sunday in April, the clock will automatically advance to 3:00 AM.
• End of Daylight Saving Time:
At 2:59.59 AM on the last Sunday in October, the clock will automatically reset to 2:00 AM.

So the easiest thing to do is to change your time zone up or down one for the period between the new DST date and the old -- or you can buy a new SmartSet for about $15. The newer ones do not have the same problem.

Petewete,
Here is the manual.
http://www.timexaudio.com/pdf/T301IBOnline57204_83.pdf

Frank081541,
You can't adjust the Daylight Savings Time. I called Timex and they confirmed this.