diff --git a/src/rec/recAai.c b/src/rec/recAai.c
index 4e2ddb59e..66981ebe1 100644
--- a/src/rec/recAai.c
+++ b/src/rec/recAai.c
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ static int sizeofTypes[] = {0,1,1,2,2,4,4,4,8,2};
 static void monitor();
 static long readValue();
 
-/*Following from timing system          */
-extern unsigned int     gts_trigger_counter;
 
 
 static long init_record(paai,pass)
@@ -187,22 +185,16 @@ static long process(paai)
                 recGblRecordError(S_dev_missingSup,(void *)paai,"read_aai");
                 return(S_dev_missingSup);
         }
-        /* event throttling */
-        if (paai->scan == SCAN_IO_EVENT){
-                if ((paai->evnt != 0)  && (gts_trigger_counter != 0)){
-                        if ((gts_trigger_counter % paai->evnt) != 0){
-	                        status=readValue(paai);
-                                return(0);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
 
 	if ( pact ) return(0);
 
 	status=readValue(paai); /* read the new value */
+	/* check if device support set pact */
+	if ( !pact && paai->pact ) return(0);
+	paai->pact = TRUE;
 
 	paai->udf=FALSE;
-	tsLocalTime(&paai->time);
+	recGblGetTimeStamp(paai);
 
 	monitor(paai);
         /* process the forward scan link record */
@@ -328,8 +320,8 @@ static long readValue(paai)
 
 
         if (paai->pact == TRUE){
-		/* no asyn allowed, pact true means do not process */
-                return(0);
+		status=(*pdset->read_aai)(paai);
+                return(status);
         }
 
         status=recGblGetLinkValue(&(paai->siml),
diff --git a/src/rec/recAao.c b/src/rec/recAao.c
index 9701d9502..600e6074a 100644
--- a/src/rec/recAao.c
+++ b/src/rec/recAao.c
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ static int sizeofTypes[] = {0,1,1,2,2,4,4,4,8,2};
 static void monitor();
 static long writeValue();
 
-/*Following from timing system          */
-extern unsigned int     gts_trigger_counter;
 
 
 static long init_record(paao,pass)
@@ -187,22 +185,13 @@ static long process(paao)
                 recGblRecordError(S_dev_missingSup,(void *)paao,"write_aao");
                 return(S_dev_missingSup);
         }
-        /* event throttling */
-        if (paao->scan == SCAN_IO_EVENT){
-                if ((paao->evnt != 0)  && (gts_trigger_counter != 0)){
-                        if ((gts_trigger_counter % paao->evnt) != 0){
-	                        status=writeValue(paao);
-                                return(0);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
 
 	if ( pact ) return(0);
 
 	status=writeValue(paao); /* write the data */
 
 	paao->udf=FALSE;
-	tsLocalTime(&paao->time);
+	recGblGetTimeStamp(paao);
 
 	monitor(paao);
         /* process the forward scan link record */
diff --git a/src/rec/recDfanout.c b/src/rec/recDfanout.c
index 6bdefc7d8..c3c28d02e 100644
--- a/src/rec/recDfanout.c
+++ b/src/rec/recDfanout.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static long process(pdfanout)
 	if ( !pact && pdfanout->pact ) return(0);
 	pdfanout->pact = TRUE;
 
-	tsLocalTime(&pdfanout->time);
+	recGblGetTimeStamp(pdfanout);
 
 	/* check for alarms */
 	alarm(pdfanout);
diff --git a/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c b/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
index d05e86a3d..3bd1fef64 100644
--- a/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
+++ b/src/rec/recMbbiDirect.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static long process(pmbbiDirect)
 	if ( !pact && pmbbiDirect->pact ) return(0);
 	pmbbiDirect->pact = TRUE;
 
-	tsLocalTime(&pmbbiDirect->time);
+	recGblGetTimeStamp(pmbbiDirect);
 
 	if(status==0) { /* convert the value */
 		unsigned long rval = pmbbiDirect->rval;
diff --git a/src/rec/recMbboDirect.c b/src/rec/recMbboDirect.c
index e30cd9d38..7772fd208 100644
--- a/src/rec/recMbboDirect.c
+++ b/src/rec/recMbboDirect.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static long process(pmbboDirect)
     if ( !pact && pmbboDirect->pact ) return(0);
     pmbboDirect->pact = TRUE;
 
-    tsLocalTime(&pmbboDirect->time);
+    recGblGetTimeStamp(pmbboDirect);
     /* check event list */
     monitor(pmbboDirect);
     /* process the forward scan link record */
diff --git a/src/rec/recSubArray.c b/src/rec/recSubArray.c
index 5e098df7b..e118f62d0 100644
--- a/src/rec/recSubArray.c
+++ b/src/rec/recSubArray.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static long process(psa)
         psa->pact = TRUE;
 
         psa->udf=FALSE;
-        tsLocalTime(&psa->time);
+        recGblGetTimeStamp(psa);
 	monitor(psa);
 
         /* process the forward scan link record */