Asking a stupid question

[thedoogmeister]

Okay... okay... help me understand...

Why does the MX2424 initially to 01:00:00:00 on the top line of the LCD? Is there some logical necessity for this? Or is this the (unquestioned) way it's always been done? Perspiring minds want to know.

 

[Rob f]

It's because (at least back in the day) some time coded devices didn't like rolling through zero. It screwed up their sync. Therefore it was normal to start a session at 1 hour to avoid rolling through zero.