Symmetricom XL-GPS User Manual

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Use function F69 to select the time type displayed by:

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The XL-GPS’s front panel display

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Select between the following types of time: 

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 differs from GPS Time by the addition of leap-second 

corrections to compensate for variations in the earth’s rotation.

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is derived directly from the GPS constellation and doesn’t contain any leap-second 

adjustments or other GPS-to-UTC corrections.

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is UTC plus a time zone adjustment. For example, Pacific Standard Time is UTC 

minus 8 hours

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 is UTC plus a time zone and a daylight saving time adjustment.

The factory setting is UTC. Local Time modifies UTC time to include the Time Zone and Daylight Saving 
Time adjustments, if enabled by the user.

Related functions:

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Command Line

Use the following format to display the time mode currently used:

F69 responds using the following format:

F69<S><TT><CR><LF>

where:

F69

=  Function number 69

<S>

= ASCII 

space 

character.

<TT>

=  Time Type. Either GPS, UTC, LOCAL, or STANDARD.

<CR>

= Carriage 

return 

character.

<LF>

=  Line feed character.