1.
How to Use this Manual
This chapter describes the format, layout, and purpose of this manual.
1.1
Purpose of this Manual
Welcome to the GridTime
™
3000 GNSS Time Server.
This document aims to help you use the GridTime 3000 to reliably deliver high accuracy time to your end devices.
The GridTime 3000 Installation Manual contains everything you need to know for unpacking, installing, using,
maintaining, and troubleshooting the Microchip GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server.
1.2
Who Should Read This Manual
This section describes who should read this manual and what chapters they should read.
is written for general readers who want information about the product. Subsequent chapters contain
technical information about the product. Other chapters describe installation, maintenance, and configuration
instructions or details primarily intended for qualified maintenance personnel. This manual is designed for the
following categories of users:
provides an introduction to the GridTime
™
3000 GNSS Time Server. Cross-
references in this chapter direct you to detailed system information in other chapters as appropriate.
• Installation Engineers – Chapters
provide detailed information and
procedures to ensure proper installation, operation, configuration, and testing of the GridTime 3000.
• Maintenance Engineers –
11. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
and the appendices provide preventive and
corrective maintenance guidelines, as well as procedures for diagnosing and troubleshooting fault indications
and alarms.
1.3
Conventions Used in This Manual
This section describes the conventions used in the GridTime 3000 Installation Manual.
This manual uses the following conventions:
•
Acronyms and Abbreviations
— Terms are spelled out the first time they appear in text. Thereafter, only the
acronym or abbreviation is used.
•
Revision Control
— The title page lists the printing date and versions of the product this manual describes.
•
Wording Conventions
— This manual uses the typographical conventions described in the table below.
Apperance of text
Example
Meaning
First letter initialized
GridTime 3000 Installation Manual
The title of a document or section.
All capital letters
ADMIN
An operating mode, alarm state,
status, or chassis label.
Bold and italicized.
Microchip
does not
recommend...
A word or term given special
emphasis.
1.4
Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes
This section describes how warnings, cautions, tips and notes are used in the GridTime 3000 Installation Manual.
Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes attract attention to essential or critical information in this guide. The types of
information used in this guide are as follows:
How to Use this Manual
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