This guide walks you through opening the Admin Menu on your VTM Vending machine and setting the date, time, and time zone, either automatically over the network or manually.
CAUTION
The Admin Menu password is different from your VTM Web Portal login password, and it is case-sensitive. Confirm the correct Admin Menu password with your VTM Vending account before starting if you are not sure of it. You can find in from your onboarding email, web portal login or mobile app login.
Steps on the machine
1. Open the Admin Menu. Place and hold your finger in the upper-right corner of the machine screen until the password field appears.
2. Enter the Admin Menu password (not your VTM Web Portal password) and tap Confirm.
3. Select Equipment Configuration from the menu (second option).
4. Turn on the Navigation Bar toggle, then tap Submit in the top-right corner.
5. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open the navigation bar.
6. Tap the circle in the middle of the navigation bar to open the Android menu, shown below: Applications, Settings, File Manager, and Browser.
The Android menu. Tap the Settings icon (gear).
7. Tap Settings (Android settings)
8. Scroll down to the bottom of the Settings list until you see System, highlighted below in the green box.
Settings menu. System is outlined in green near the bottom of the list.
9. Tap System, then select Date & time, highlighted below in the red box.
System menu. Date & time is outlined in red.
Setting the time zone
10. On the Date & time page, find Use network-provided time zone, pointed out below with the black arrow. This toggle controls whether the time zone is set automatically:
• Leave it ON for the machine to set its time zone automatically based on the network.
• Turn it OFF to set the time zone manually.
Date & time page. Black arrow: the network time zone toggle. Red circle: the Time zone field.
11. Once Use network-provided time zone is turned OFF, the grayed-out Time zone field shown above in the red circle becomes active. Tap it, then choose your Country followed by your Region from the list. The time zone saves automatically once selected.
CAUTION
An incorrect time zone can cause transaction timestamps, sales reports, and scheduled restocks to be logged at the wrong time. Double-check the Country and Region before moving on.
Setting the date and time manually
12. To change the date or time by hand, turn OFF Use network-provided time at the top of the Date & time page. This activates the grayed-out Date and Time fields below it, which you can now edit directly.
13. On the same page, you can also switch the time display between 12-hour and 24-hour format using the Use 24-hour format toggle.
NOTE
You do not need to be at the machine to update these settings. As long as the machine is powered on and connected to a stable network, you can view and change its date, time, and time zone remotely from the VTM Web Portal.