Troubleshooting Clock problem

dschamis · 03-10-2009, 03:54 AM

The clock on my Kindle2 appears not to be working. I know this because the Home screen appears out of order (I have set it to 'Most Recent First'). When I connect via USB and look at the files, the dates associated with the files I open are all 'January 1, 1980'.

Any idea how to check and set the clock?

P.S. I am in Tokyo right now and haven't been able to connect via wireless since Sunday - could this be causing the problem?

stevenmoy · 03-10-2009, 05:14 AM

Yes. Unfortunately, there is no UI available to set your own time. Normally, you will just turn on wireless and let the device go seeks out what the time is.

4youreyes · 03-10-2009, 07:37 AM

I also had a problem with my clock .I have Kindle 1.We changed to daylight savings time.I turned on my whispernet and checked for updates and it did update my time.Good Luck. Wendy

sirbruce · 03-10-2009, 01:18 PM

From my experience, if wireless on the Kindle 2 is off for more than a day, the Kindle 2 stops timestamping files, thus resulting in them going to the end of the Most Recent list if you access them rather than the beginning. I have no idea *why* it does this, as the clock still seems to show the correct time. Turning whispernet back on for a while and then off again corrects the problem.

catsittingstill · 03-18-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirbruce

From my experience, if wireless on the Kindle 2 is off for more than a day, the Kindle 2 stops timestamping files, thus resulting in them going to the end of the Most Recent list if you access them rather than the beginning. I have no idea *why* it does this, as the clock still seems to show the correct time. Turning whispernet back on for a while and then off again corrects the problem.

How do you find the clock on the Kindle 2? I haven't been able to check the time; alt-T doesn't seem to work anymore.

KindleDude · 03-18-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsittingstill

How do you find the clock on the Kindle 2? I haven't been able to check the time; alt-T doesn't seem to work anymore.

Just press the Menu button, the time is at the top, along with the remaining free space.

sirbruce · 03-18-2009, 07:03 PM

You can also type @time into the search box.

catsittingstill · 03-18-2009, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the explanation!

tlc · 05-02-2009, 09:16 AM

I've been out of the country for the last 5 weeks. There is no EVDO Whispernet here. I cannot set the time.

oilcitysis · 08-09-2010, 09:10 AM

Good morning everyone.
I was having trouble with the time zone on my Kindle 2.
I am in Florida and it was 4 hours off. I called amazons help line and they checked my address. It wasn't registered to the kindle. This corrected the problem right away. So instead of getting frustrated and trying other suggested (forum) fixes just call amazon and ask them to check that the address is registered to your kindle. Have a great week.

Hope this was helpful.

williemack · 02-05-2011, 09:25 PM

Go to Menu
Go to Settings
Go to Page 2 to Device Time
Go to Set
Set time and save

JMikeD · 02-05-2011, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by williemack

Go to Menu
Go to Settings
Go to Page 2 to Device Time
Go to Set
Set time and save

That's how you set the Kindle 3 clock, but it doesn't work for the Kindle 2. There is no way without hacks to manually set the time on a K2.

03-10-2009, 03:54 AM	#1
dschamis Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle2	Clock problem The clock on my Kindle2 appears not to be working. I know this because the Home screen appears out of order (I have set it to 'Most Recent First'). When I connect via USB and look at the files, the dates associated with the files I open are all 'January 1, 1980'. Any idea how to check and set the clock? P.S. I am in Tokyo right now and haven't been able to connect via wireless since Sunday - could this be causing the problem?

05-02-2009, 09:16 AM	#9
tlc Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 50288 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: KK 3G, iPad	I've been out of the country for the last 5 weeks. There is no EVDO Whispernet here. I cannot set the time. Last edited by tlc; 05-02-2009 at 11:29 PM.

08-09-2010, 09:10 AM	#10
oilcitysis Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 2	call amazon help Good morning everyone. I was having trouble with the time zone on my Kindle 2. I am in Florida and it was 4 hours off. I called amazons help line and they checked my address. It wasn't registered to the kindle. This corrected the problem right away. So instead of getting frustrated and trying other suggested (forum) fixes just call amazon and ask them to check that the address is registered to your kindle. Have a great week. Hope this was helpful.

02-05-2011, 09:25 PM	#11
williemack Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kindle	Setting Kindle 2 Clock Go to Menu Go to Settings Go to Page 2 to Device Time Go to Set Set time and save

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03-10-2009, 05:14 AM	#2
stevenmoy Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 348 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kindle 2	Yes. Unfortunately, there is no UI available to set your own time. Normally, you will just turn on wireless and let the device go seeks out what the time is.

03-10-2009, 07:37 AM	#3
4youreyes Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 126 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Amish country in upstate New york Device: kindle	I also had a problem with my clock .I have Kindle 1.We changed to daylight savings time.I turned on my whispernet and checked for updates and it did update my time.Good Luck. Wendy

03-10-2009, 01:18 PM	#4
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	From my experience, if wireless on the Kindle 2 is off for more than a day, the Kindle 2 stops timestamping files, thus resulting in them going to the end of the Most Recent list if you access them rather than the beginning. I have no idea why it does this, as the clock still seems to show the correct time. Turning whispernet back on for a while and then off again corrects the problem.

03-18-2009, 07:03 PM	#7
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	You can also type @time into the search box.

03-18-2009, 08:43 PM	#8
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Thanks for the explanation!

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