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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 set-
tings 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 System 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 96.
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 man-
aged 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
position of the sun. Via the
Leap Second Info
panel, leap second corrections can be
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