SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

F9<CR>

Then, to request the current time, enter SHIFT-T on your keyboard. ("T" does not appear). XLi responds:

<SOH>128:20:30:04.357*<CR><LF>

To exit F9 press Ctrl-C on your keyboard.

F11 - Time Output Format

Use function F11 to change the format of the F8 and F9 time output strings. The factory setting for F11 format is null, which reinstates the factory default time output formats for F8 and F9:

<SOH>DDD:HH:MM:SSQ<CR><LF>

(for

F8)

<SOH>DDD:HH:MM:SS.mmmQ<CR><LF>

(for

F9)

To display the default format for F11, enter:

F11

F11 responds:

F11 DDD:HH:MM:SS.mmmQ

where:

<SOH>

=

ASCII Start-of-Heading character

<CR>

= ASCII Carriage Return character

<LF>

=

ASCII Line Feed character

DDD= day-of-year.

HH = hours.

MM = minutes.

SS = seconds. mmm = milliseconds.

: = colon separator.

Q= time quality character (see the following table)

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Symmetricom XLi IEEE 1588 manual F11 Time Output Format, To exit F9 press Ctrl-C on your keyboard, F11 responds