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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Drewomega on 16 August 2019, 13:01:40

Title: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Drewomega on 16 August 2019, 13:01:40
Hiya! as posted on GH I have been over there for a while. My time and date does not update and shows 31-12-1999 and shows wrong time. I have adjusted it on settings and the auto update is clicked but reverts back to the same time when I restart. Any idea guys? TIA
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Nick W on 16 August 2019, 13:14:41
If it's got the stock radio, tune it in to one of the national BBC stations for a while.
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2019, 09:03:24
Yup, a lot of the independents and even BBC local stations don't broadcast time often enough.

Flick it to Radio 2 and drive around for a bit.
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Drewomega on 17 August 2019, 10:45:40
Hiya!

Thanks for your replies chaps  :y but I listen to radio 2 all the time and still no change in date or time.
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: dave the builder on 17 August 2019, 13:25:29
perhaps there is an internal cmos type battery or capacitor that has died , so not storing the date/time  :-\
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2019, 15:50:31
Hiya!

Thanks for your replies chaps  :y but I listen to radio 2 all the time and still no change in date or time.
Try a day or 2 of bongo bongo Radio 1 shite
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Andy B on 17 August 2019, 16:52:27
There was a setting on my Omega's head unit to tell it NOT to use RDS for the time signal .... no idea now how to set it  :-\
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Magwheels on 17 August 2019, 17:46:44
I take it the permanent live is working? Can you turn the radio on without turning on the ignition?
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: dave the builder on 17 August 2019, 18:22:47
I take it the permanent live is working? Can you turn the radio on without turning on the ignition?
good call  :y
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: TheBoy on 17 August 2019, 18:28:47
There was a setting on my Omega's head unit to tell it NOT to use RDS for the time signal .... no idea now how to set it  :-\
Good point, what radio does the OP have?

On NCDC radios, the setting is under the tuner menu.


Also, RDS has to be enabled.
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Drewomega on 18 August 2019, 11:37:21
Hiya!

Thats weird! I have just been out and checked all your suggestions and now the time is correct but the date is now 02-01-2000!
RDS enabled and it is an NCDC 2013 and radio works without ignition on. :-\
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 August 2019, 12:02:24
Hiya!

Thanks for your replies chaps  :y but I listen to radio 2 all the time and still no change in date or time.
Try a day or 2 of bongo bongo Radio 1 shite

I think I'd rather just wear a watch. ;D
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 18 August 2019, 12:19:46
Hiya!

Thats weird! I have just been out and checked all your suggestions and now the time is correct but the date is now 02-01-2000!
RDS enabled and it is an NCDC 2013 and radio works without ignition on. :-\

Yes, do your date has correctly moved on by the two days that have elapsed since your first post.

As others have said, tuning in to Radio 2 normally makes all go to the correct time, but date is something else.  I would see if you can manually adjust just that which, from memory, you can do under settings. Sorry I cannot be more helpful! ::) ::) ;)

PS  I have now found the PDF version of the manual, and in particular Page 38 that describes how to reset time and datr:

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf

Please note that if manually setting the radio must be turned off.

If that does not do it, then as others have said something else is wrong. :(
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Drewomega on 18 August 2019, 12:33:49
Hi guys!

Thanks everybody for their inputs. :y
Don't know if I can stand listening to bongo bongo radio 1 so I will just use my watch.
Maybe it will sort itself out in time. Not that important!!

Cheers. :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Drewomega on 18 August 2019, 12:42:03
PS! Lizzie I have adjusted date and time a few times in settings and as original posting the date and time reverts to in this case today 02-01-2000. Thanks. :y :y
Title: Re: Time and Date Wrong
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 18 August 2019, 13:00:58
PS! Lizzie I have adjusted date and time a few times in settings and as original posting the date and time reverts to in this case today 02-01-2000. Thanks. :y :y

Ok, just put it down to the millenium bug!! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;)