Tektronix MTM400 User Manual

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MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor User Manual

3-9

Set Time

You can coordinate the time used by the RTM device and/or the remote user
interface. (For a general description of the timing model, see Time Zones,
page 2-13.)

Three time sources are available to the MTM400 from the Time Source
drop-down menu.

Real Time Clock The MTM400 internal clock.

LTC

(Longitudinal Time Clock) An analogue format time clock
often available from a centralized source.

SNTP

(Simple Network Time Protocol) A UTC-synchronized time
clock available over the internet. Appropriate IP addresses of
time servers should be available from the System
Administrator.

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Local time is the time being used by the remote user interface; it is the local
PC time. It is referenced to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and may be
offset to allow for local time variations, for example, British Summer Time =
+60 minutes. The adjusted time is shown. Local time corresponds with the
current Windows clock and time zone parameters.

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RTM Device time is the time being used by the RTM device; this may be in a
completely different time zone. It is referenced to UTC (Coordinated

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