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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Rest, Oct 18, 2007.

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    How do you change the time the call log uses? I made a call today and noticed the log said 16:00, I assume it was meaning 4pm. The actual time was around 2pm or 1400 hours.
     
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    What is the source for the timestamp? I assume it is the NAV, if you have one. Make sure it is set for the correct time zone and for DST.
     
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    I have the NAV and it is set for the correct area map. I don't know how to set the time zone.
     
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    Mind you, I have an '05, so it may be somewhat different in your car.

    Hit the "Menu" button, at the upper right hand corner of the MFD frame, and select "Set Up."

    Scroll down to "Adjust Time Zone" (bottom selection on the first page on my car) and hit the "Change" button.

    The rest should be self explanatory.
     
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    It's the same in my 2007. It had the correct time zone set in it already, so that is not the problem. Strange.
     
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    I checked our other 2006 Prius and the call log in that one was also 2 hours ahead. It also was set for the Pacific time zone, as my 2007 is.

    Could this be an issue with the firmware?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rest @ Oct 23 2007, 10:32 PM) [snapback]529573[/snapback]</div>
    In my 05, the call log does not have a time stamp, so I am unable to check this issue out for you. I wonder if it is your phone or service provider. Try pairing a Bluetooth phone of a friend who uses another network and see if the discrepancy persists.
     
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    On our 2006 Prius I did use a different phone. The Prius gets the time from its computer, not the phone. Even if daylight savings was set wrong, both cars have Pacific time zones set into them. So the call log wouldn't be ahead by 2 hours, it would be 1 hour at the most.

    I hope other 2006/2007 Prius owners check their call log times to see if this isn't a wide spread issue.

    Who could I contact besides a dealership about the issue? I have no faith in dealership service departments.
     
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    Come on, somebody help me out here. Get on your bluetooth phone and make a call from your Pruis. Then check your call log and see if the time is correct as to when you made the call.
     
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    Anyone....please.
     
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    I am still having this issue. I have the Pacific time zone entered and daylight savings time, yet when I make a call the log shows the time as 2 hours ahead.
     
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    I emailed a dealership about this issue and they are claiming the time stamp comes from my cell phone. I find this hard to believe, since my cell phone shows the correct time.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rest @ Oct 31 2007, 05:12 PM) [snapback]533173[/snapback]</div>
    Who is your carrier? Mine is Sprint. If you are with another carrier and wish to perform an experiment, we can hook up and pair my phone to your car and see if the time stamp with my phone is the same as or different than the one with your phone.
     
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    I really don't believe the phone provides the time stamp. I already tried two cell phones here (each had the correct time on them) and the Prius call log still showed the time as being two hours ahead.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rest @ Nov 1 2007, 02:44 PM) [snapback]533572[/snapback]</div>
    Were the two phones on the same or different networks?

    The phone clock and the time stamp in the car may use separate sources of data even if both may be supplied by the cellular carrier.
     
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    They were both Verizon. But again I really believe the time stamp comes from the Prius and not the phone. Why else would we need to input the time zone in the Prius?
     
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    So I tried a test today, I changed the time zone in my Prius from Pacific to Eastern and even turned off daylight savings. I then placed a call from my car. The time stamp was still 2 hours ahead. This now leaves me to believe my cell phone creates the time stamp. I checked my cell phone's call log and the times were correct. Now confused, I placed a call from my house phone to my cell phone while inside my Prius. The Prius call log is still showing 2 hours ahead.

    How is it possible if my cell phone controls the call time stamp that the cell phone's call log is correct?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rest @ Nov 1 2007, 05:35 PM) [snapback]533632[/snapback]</div>
    It is possible that the cell network transmits a universal time signal which your phone converts to the correct time zone but the car does not. That is why I have repeatedly suggested that you perform the test with a cell phone that is on a different carrier than yours to determine if the issue is with your car or your service. I suggest that you test it with a GSM carrier, such as at&t or T-Mobile, instead of Sprint, which like Verizon is a CDMA carrier, in case that the problem lies in the technology.

    Since mine is an 05 and does not have a time stamp, I cannot experiment by trial and error. Do the phone settings in your car have a time adjustment function? (select "Settings" from the phone menu)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Nov 1 2007, 06:33 PM) [snapback]533657[/snapback]</div>
    I can't find any such setting to change the time in the Prius computer. That is why I initially thought the time came from the NAV GPS function. All it allows me to change it the time zone and daylight savings time.

    I did read some threads about the GMT offset. Mine should be GMT -7 hours for the Pacific time zone, with Daylight savings. The only problem is that I can't find a way to adjust the offset in the 06/07 Prius. I wonder if a dealership can adjust this. But right now they seemed to be stumped as well.

    Now that I think about it, the last time I used the NAV system for a route it showed the arrival time as being ahead by an hour (it wasn't daylight savings time then). So it makes sense that the issue is with the Prius computer's time, which is used for the NAV system. I totally believe the offset is incorrect.
     
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    I spent an hour in my car today trying to solve this issue once more. Now my NAV arrival times are correct. But the Bluetooth call logs are still 2 hours ahead. This leads me back to thinking my cell phone is the issue. But it just doesn't make sense that the cell phone's internal call log shows the correct times and the Prius call log is ahead by 2 hours.