DC asking for date

[danholo]

Hi, everytime I power up my DC (PAL) it asks for the time and date... Why's this? Is there some sort of battery in the machine like the Saturn has?

[charlesr]

If you don't use it for a while the battery runs down. It should last for a couple of weeks. It's better than the Xbox.

[Jei]

Also the first way of playing imports was to disconnect the internal battery so there's a over so slight possibility it could be that too.

As a general rule of thumb leave it turned on for a few hours and plugged in after you've turned it off to charge the battery

[danholo]

OK. Thanks guys.

[Distant Cousin]

I thought you meant I was asking for a date o_O

*needs sleep*

[Pistol]

I thought it kept the time and date settings on a VMU? Hence if your VMU batteries are dead, you lose the time & date.

[danholo]

Hmm... The VMU is "brand" new off Play-Asia, so I wouldn't think that that's the case.

[Jei]

Nope, The VMU sets it's time to whatever the console is (via the menu)

The console keeps it's own time seperatly. Similar to the way the Saturn used to do.