TEK-NTS03-G+-Manual-v3.-012022
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All screens displayed after the initial start-up screen show a three-character status field at the
bottom right-hand corner of the display. When the NTS 03-G+ is operating in its default mode
(GNSS synchronized), this field provides further details about the GNSS function as shown in
Figure 11 and Table 1 - GNSS Status below.
When the NTS 03-G+ is synchronized to a source other than GNSS, this field directly indicates
the alternate sync source being used. Table 2 - Alternative Sync Source shows the alternate
sync sources supported by the NTS 03-G+.
Figure 11 – Satellite tracking status
Table 1 - GNSS Status
Character
Values
Description
Satellites in
the sky
“0 - 9”: 0 - 9
“A - E”: 10-14
“F”: >14
This character represents the total number of satellites
currently present in the sky according to the GNSS almanac.
“0” in this position means that NTS 03-G+ has lost its
knowledge of the GNSS satellites’ orbit geometries. This
occurs if the unit has been in storage for an extended period,
or if the GNSS receiver has been reset. It will typically take 20
minutes (worst case two hours) for the unit to gain GNSS
synchronization and resume normal operation.
Satellites
tracked
“0 - 9”: 0 - 9
“A - E”: 10-14
“F”: >14
This digit represents the number of satellites currently being
used to compute the time solution. A “0” value means that no
updated time solution is available, (“out of lock” condition). If
this condition persists for the “Holdover” time the time server
will indicate the “out of sync” condition.
Receiver
status
“A”
NTS 03-G+ is in Acquiring mode - attempting to get satellite
fixes.
“G”
“Bad geometry”: Satellites are positioned in almost a straight
line so best accuracy cannot be obtained, but the unit will still
sync to UTC.
Satellites in sky
Satellites tracked
Receiver status
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