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Front Panel Interface
Chapter 2: Installation and Start-Up
2.4
Front Panel Interface
Figure 2-6 Front Panel Display and Keypad
The TimeVault front panel provides input through 6 keypad push-buttons (four directional 
keys, SET-UP, and SAVE), and output through the two-line, 32-character alphanumeric 
LCD. The letter at the end of the output date line indicates the synchronization source in 
use (
G
for GPS,
A
for ACTS and
N
for NTP).
2.4.1
Alphanumeric Display
The two-line, 32-character alphanumeric display has several functions:
Use the keypad for initial system configuration (see page 2-28).
Table 2-2 Alphanumeric Display Functions
The Display Shows
During
How to Access
Status Messages
Start-Up and Initialization
Default
Satellite Acquisition Status
Start-Up and Initialization
Default
Configuration Information
Parameter and User 
ID / Password Set-Up
Use the Directional 
Key Pad 
Push-Buttons
Current UTC
Date and Time (in real
time, as illustrated above)
Normal Operation
Default*
*If another display is active
during normal operation, 
press SET-UP repeatedly 
until the UTC display 
appears
Ethernet Address Parameters, starting 
with IP Address
Normal Operation
Press the SET-UP 
push-button
Remote Control Status
Normal Operation
Press the SET-UP 
push-button after 
viewing the Default 
Gateway display