MasterclockGMRUserManualv2–2016.12
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GPSOPTION..........................................................................................47
GPSANTENNALOCATIONANDINSTALLATION....................................48
GPSLOCKISSUESANDTROUBLESHOOTINGTIPS.................................51
STREAMINGGPSDATAUSINGPUTTY..................................................53
NMEAANDTHERS‐232INTERFACE.......................................................54
PRECISIONTIMEPROTOCOL(PTP–IEEE1588).......................................56
TROUBLESHOOTINGTIPS......................................................................63
WARRANTY...........................................................................................68
DECLARATIONSOFCONFORMITY..........................................................69
CERTIFICATESOFVOLATILITY................................................................71
CONTACTUS.........................................................................................73
Disclaimer
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Masterclock,Inc.(hereinafterMC)
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothismaterial,including,butnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesof
merchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurpose.Masterclockshallnotbeliableforerrorscontained
hereinor
forincidentalorconsequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance,oruseofthismaterial.
Seeimportantlimitedwarrantyinformationattheendofthisdocument.
GPS/GLONASSSATELLITESYSTEMS
DependingonmanyfactorsbeyondthecontrolofMasterclock,thesignalsthatarereceivedfromtheGPS
satellites
aresubjecttointerference,fading,satellitefailureandotherinfluencesthatcouldcausethedeviceto
provideerroneoustimeand/ordateinformationand,undersomeconditions,couldpreventitfromproviding
time/dateinformation.
Itistheresponsibilityoftheusertodeterminetheadequacyandsuitabilityofthisdevicefor
theintendeduse.
TIMECODEINPUT
DependingonmanyfactorsbeyondthecontrolofMasterclock,thesignalsthatarereceivedfromtheTimeCode
InputSourcearesubjecttointerference,noise,loadingeffectsandotherinfluencessuchastimecodeformatthat
couldcausetheTimeCodeReadertoprovide
erroneoustimeand/ordateinformationand,undersome
conditions,couldpreventitfromprovidingtime/dateinformation.
Itistheresponsibilityoftheusertodeterminetheadequacyandsuitabilityofthisdevicefortheintendeduse.
OPERATINGENVIRONMENT
Moisture
TheGMRisnotmoisture‐proof.Itisdesignedforindooruseonly.Treatitasyouwouldanyotherdelicate
electronicdeviceanddonotexposeittowater,highhumidityexcessiveheatorphysicalabuse.
Static
Donotsubjecttheunit,particularlytheantennainputconnector,toelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)duringhandling.
Dischargeyourselftoagroundbeforehandlingtheunit.Preferably,useastaticdischargewriststrapconnectedto
earthgroundwheninstallingorconfiguringthedevice.
Caution:Nouser‐serviceablepartsareinsidetheGMR.PleasecontactMasterclockSupportif
yourequireserviceorrepairbyemailingsupport@masterclock.comorcalling(636)724‐3666.