Model 5600MSC Master Clock/SPG Manual
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Revision 1.6 OPERATION
3.2. FRONT PANEL DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
3.2.1. Front Panel Displays
The DISPLAY key is used to select what data is being displayed in the alphanumeric display. After you
press the
DISPLAY key, you can use the Ï, Ð keys or the shaft encoder knob to select the various
Display items. The leftmost characters of the display indicate what is being displayed as follows:
SYS 12:34:56.00 Generator Time information
DATE 22 Jan 2003 Generator User Bit information
L1 12:34:56:78 Primary LTC Generator Output Time information
L2 12:34:56:78 Secondary LTC Generator Output Time information
V i 12:34:56:78 VITC Input Time information
S1 12:34:56:00
Sync Output 1 VITC Generator Time information
S2 12:34:56:00 Sync Output 2 VITC Generator Time information
S3 12:34:56:00 Sync Output 3 VITC Generator Time information
S4 12:34:56:00 Sync Output 4 VITC Generator Time information
S5 12:34:56:00 Sync Output 5 VITC Generator Time information
S6 12:34:56:00 Sync Output 6 VITC Generator Time information
If the +L option is used, then L1 and L2 are replaced with:
L o 12:34:56:78 LTC Generator Output Time information
L i 12:34:56:78 LTC Input Time information
3.2.2. Special Front Panel Indicators
The following special indicators are used between the seconds and frames digits of the front panel time
display to identify non-drop frame and drop frame code when the time code is counting at 29.97 frames
per second.
Non Drop Frame Colon (:)
Drop Frame Period (.)
The following special indicators are used between the hours and minutes digits of the front panel time
display when the display is being adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.
DST Time Not Active Colon (:)
DST Time Active Period (.)
3.3. FRONT PANEL STATUS FUNCTIONS
The STATUS key is used to enter Status Display mode that allows you to quickly view fault messages,
the status of the power supplies, and GPI inputs on the alphanumeric display. After you press the
STATUS key, you can use the Ï, Ð keys or the shaft encoder knob to select the various Status items.
Some of the common
Status messages are: