About This Manual - Symmetricom 5120A Operation And Maintenance Manual

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1.2 About This Manual

This manual describes how to set up, use, maintain, and troubleshoot a PNTS. The 5120A-01 is
equipped with two internal reference oscillators that automatically serve as the reference signal
when no external signal is connected to the Reference port. In this manual, the term "reference
signal" is inclusive of both reference signal sources.
"Chapter 1, Introduction"
on page 1 explains symbols that appear in the manual and on the test set
as well as documentation conventions. The chapter also briefly describes the test set.
"Chapter 2, Setting Up a PNTS"
on page 7 contains important safety information and describes
how to set up the test set for the first time.
"Chapter 3, The Screen and Basic Concepts"
on page 11 describes the main components of the
graphical user interface, basic concepts related to navigating the user interface, and making
settings in general.
"Chapter 4, Global System Settings"
on page 21 describes individual system settings such as
system time, network configuration and printer settings in detail.
"Chapter 5, Configuring Data Displays"
on page 31 describes the various data displays for the
5120A, 5120A-01 and 5115A and how to manipulate and configure each data set.
"Chapter 6, Collecting and Viewing Data Locally"
on page 53 describes how to start and stop data
collection and how to print using the front panel.
"Chapter 7, Collecting and Viewing Data Remotely"
on page 57 describes how to view, print and
configure data sets using the Ethernet command port.
"Chapter 8, Optional Functionality"
on page 69 describes optional functionality.
"Chapter 9, Maintaining a PNTS"
on page 75 describes how to maintain the test set.
"Chapter 10, Troubleshooting"
on page 77 describes how to troubleshoot using error messages.
"Appendix A, Specifications"
on page 81 contains the detailed specifications for the test set.
"Appendix B, Theory of Operation"
on page 87 contains the detailed information about the
algorithms and underlying theories for the test set.
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