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Apple TV Internal Clock - Wrong Time, can't fix
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Mar 27, 2007, 01:10 PM
 
My Apple TV's Internal Clock is out by 8 hours (in advance), and there is no option where you can change it.

It is really messing up my smart playlists, which now have last played dates in the future.
So if I have playlist that only has tracks not played in the last 6 months, it now includes those played in the future!

I can't see how this can be reset and neither can quite a few more people on the Apple Forums.
These are people from all around the world!

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Mar 27, 2007, 02:53 PM
 
Sounds like a time zone issue of some sort. I'm not sure how to fix it though, as I don't have an Apple TV.
     
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Mar 27, 2007, 03:25 PM
 
There are no options to set the time zone, I wish there was.

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Mar 27, 2007, 07:46 PM
 
What about a "location" option? I'm grasping at straws here, but it sounds very much like the box thinks it's somewhere it's not-like the U.S. West Coast...
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Mar 28, 2007, 12:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by ghporter View Post
What about a "location" option? I'm grasping at straws here, but it sounds very much like the box thinks it's somewhere it's not-like the U.S. West Coast...
There is no location option or any other option that could change the internal clock.
The only option is the Language and only one of those for English.

There are many people with this issue, have a look at the Apple Forums.

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Mar 29, 2007, 06:47 AM
 
Apple are now aware of the problem and are asking users with problems to submit details of their setup. You can read more here :-

Apple - Support - Discussions - Internal Clock ...

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Mar 29, 2007, 08:58 AM
 
Are you using a non-Apple router?
     
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Mar 29, 2007, 09:59 AM
 
Originally Posted by icruise View Post
Are you using a non-Apple router?
No - I am using an Apple Airport Express with a 24" iMac.
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Mar 29, 2007, 11:07 AM
 
So much for that theory, then.
     
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Mar 29, 2007, 11:29 AM
 
Wonder what Apple is using to set the clock ... pulling it from your computer? Location by IP address?

Apple seems to have alot of control over the Apple TV's ... even for Apple. There's this. There's also the rumor of modded Apple TV's being locked down.
     
   
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