The Time Management Screen - Spectracom VersaSync User Manual

3.1 The Time Management Screen
3.1

The Time Management Screen

The Time Management screen is the point of entry for all System Time -related settings that are
user-configurable.
To access the Time Management screen:
1.
Navigate to MANAGEMENT > OTHER: Time Management .
2.
The Time Management screen opens. It is divided into 4 panels:
System Time panel
The System Time panel displays the time scale and the year, and allows access to the Edit Sys-
tem Time window via the GEAR icon in the top-right corner. This window is used to select the
time scale, and to manually set a user- time, if so required.
See "System Time" on page 116.
Offsets panel
The Timescales UTC , TAI , and the GPS - supplied time are offset by several seconds, e.g. to
accommodate leap seconds. The GPS offset may change over time, and can be managed via
the GEAR icon in the top-right corner of this panel.
Leap Second Info panel
From time to time, a leap second is applied to UTC, in order to adjust UTC to the actual pos-
ition of the sun. Via the Leap Second Info panel, leap second corrections can be applied to Ver-
saSync's time keeping. It is also possible to enter the exact day and time when the leap second
is to be applied, and to delete a leap second.
See also: "Leap Seconds" on page 123
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