Front Panel Interface

Chapter 2: Installation and Start-Up

2.4Front Panel Interface

Figure 2-6 Front Panel Display and Keypad

The TimeVault front panel provides input through 6 keypad push-buttons (four directional keys, SET-UP, and SAVE), and output through the two-line, 32-character alphanumeric LCD. The letter at the end of the output date line indicates the synchronization source in use (G for GPS, A for ACTS and N for NTP).

Use the keypad for initial system configuration (see page 2-28).

2.4.1Alphanumeric Display

The two-line, 32-character alphanumeric display has several functions:

Table 2-2 Alphanumeric Display Functions

The Display Shows

During

How to Access

 

 

 

Status Messages

Start-Up and Initialization

Default

 

 

 

Satellite Acquisition Status

Start-Up and Initialization

Default

 

 

 

Configuration Information

Parameter and User

Use the Directional

 

ID / Password Set-Up

Key Pad

 

 

Push-Buttons

 

 

 

Current UTC Date and Time (in real

Normal Operation

Default*

time, as illustrated above)

 

*If another display is active

 

 

during normal operation,

 

 

press SET-UPrepeatedly

 

 

until the UTC display

 

 

appears

 

 

 

Ethernet Address Parameters, starting

Normal Operation

Press the SET-UP

with IP Address

 

push-button

 

 

 

Remote Control Status

Normal Operation

Press the SET-UP

 

 

push-button after

 

 

viewing the Default

 

 

Gateway display

 

 

 

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