Kevin,

I went through a lot of gyrations to try to set the clock accurately until I 
realized that (1) the clock isn't all that accurate anyway, and (2) 30 
seconds one way or the other doesn't really matter in a thermostat.  I have 
another brand of talking thermostat whose clock is much less accurate than 
the one you've got, so I just count myself lucky that the damned thing works 
at all.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:01
Subject: OT: Is there a way to set accurate time on the VIP 3000 talking 
thermostat?


> Hi.
>
>
>
> I know this isn't exactly ham radio related, but one thing I've learned
> about a lot of hams, and I include myself in this group, is we like all 
> our
> clocks to be accurate to the second.  With that in mind, here's my 
> question.
> I got the VIP 3000 talking thermostat, and it's working great, except for
> one detail.  I can't get the time to be as accurate as I'd like.  I set 
> it,
> but it was about 30 seconds fast.  I called up Harry with Talking
> Thermostats, and he told me that the clock on the thermostat can be off by
> up to a minute either way, and there was no way to set it to the second. 
> I
> can accept this, but I thought I'd ask other folks who have a talking
> thermostat to see if you've mastered setting the clock on this thing?  As 
> I
> said before, I'm quite happy with how it's working, and if all that's 
> wrong
> is the clock on it can't be set as accurately as I'd like, that's fine.  I
> just hope it stays where it is, not losing or gaining time quickly.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance for help on this.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
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