50 XLi IEEE 1588 Clock
997-01510-03, Rev. C, 12/12/2006
SSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSS S SSS S SSSSS S
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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)