Changing the time and date NEC DS1000 and DS2000

Posted in NEC DS 2000 and DS 1000 Phone Systems. Written by TelephoneSystemsDirect.com on November 3rd, 2008

To change the time and date on a NEC DS1000 or DS2000 telephone system using a NEC 22-BTN Display Tel or a NEC 34-BTN Display Tel follow these steps:

1. Locate extension 300 (You can get the extension number by pressing 6 with the phone in an idle state).
2. With the phone in an idle state press # 8 3
3. Enter 2 digits for the hour (24 hour format)
4. Enter 2 digits for the minutes
5. Enter 2 digits for the seconds
6. Press the HOLD button
7. Enter 2 digits for the month
8. Enter 2 digits for the day
9. Enter 4 digits for the year
10. Press the HOLD button and then the SPEAKER button to exit programming

If you make a mistake while entering the time and date you can press the CLEAR button to start over.