Retail

All IRT and Debit/Credit Card Offices: Setting Clocks for Daylight Saving Time

Managers must ensure that before opening for business on Monday, March 9, 2009, the clocks in all integrated retail terminals (IRTs) and debit/credit card terminals under their control are set forward (in most locations) 1 hour to reflect the change to Daylight Saving Time. Facilities with Satur­day night operations should reset the time as soon as possible after the 2 a.m. start time, Sunday, March 8, 2009.

The correct system time in IRTs is critical since their internal clocks are used to verify Express Mail^® and Global Express Guaranteed^® acceptance times and service com­mitments. The IRT system time is also printed on customer receipts and employee reports. It is very important that the debit/credit card terminal clocks be set to the correct day, date, and time, as this will help reduce the possibility of accepting an expired debit/credit card.

Integrated Retail Terminals (IRTs)

On the UNISYS III Supervisor Disk, select menu item 11, Set System Date and Time, from the Control menu, and perform the following steps:

1. Observe that the date appears.

2. Press the ENTER key to accept the current date. The time appears.

3. Press the CE key to clear the time.

4. Enter correct Daylight Saving Time in military format (Examples: 8 a.m. = 0800, 1:30 p.m. = 1330).

5. Press the ENTER key to save the corrected time. The Control menu appears.

6. Observe that the corrected time is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Debit/Credit Card Terminals

For debit/credit card terminals, follow these steps:

 

Display	Action
U.S. Postal Service	Press the (*) key and the (3) key at the same time. (If you are having trouble, simply hold the (*) key and tap the (3) key.)
Diagnostics	Press the ALPHA key.
Year	Key in the current year (4 digits). Press the ENTER key.
Month	Key in a number (1–12) for current month. Press the ENTER key.
Date	Key in a number (1–31) for current date. Press the ENTER key.
Hour	Key in a number (1–24) for current hour. Press the ENTER key.
Minutes	Key in number of minutes (0–59). Press the ENTER key.
Seconds	Key in number of seconds or press the ENTER key to bypass.

You must make an entry for each selection, even if the display is correct.

Displaying the Clock and Calendar

To verify the existing date and time of the clock in the terminal, follow these steps:

 

Display	Action
U.S. Postal Service	Press the ENTER key.
Function	Press the (4) key.
Day, Date, Time
Exit	Press the CLEAR key.
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Retail Consolidation Unit (RCU)

The time for the RCU/VAX will be updated automatically by the Raleigh Information Systems FSCS VAX Support Group. However, all RCU operators should validate the correct time and date when they log on to the RCU on Monday, March 9, 2009, and notify the Help Desk (800-USPS HELP) if the time and date are incorrect.

POS ONE Terminals

The POS ONE terminals will automatically change to Daylight Saving Time. No manual changes are necessary.

— Retail Service Equipment,
Retail Operations, 2-26-09