WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User

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WFM5200
Waveform Monitor
ZZZ
User Manual
*P077053103*
077-0531-03
xx WFM5200
Waveform Monitor
ZZZ
User Manual
www.tektronix.com
077-0531-03
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USA
For product information, sales, service, and technical support:

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Warranty
Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1)
year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement
in exchange for the defective product. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty
work may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become
the property of Tektronix.
In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of
the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be responsible
for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with shipping
charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a location within
the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping
charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate
maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage
resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product;
b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any damage
or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to service a product that has been modified or
integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time or difficulty
of servicing the product.
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
TEKTRONIX' RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.
TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS
ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Table of Contents
General safety summary .......................................................................................... vi
Preface .............................................................................................................. ix
Where to Find More Information ........................................................................... ix
Conventions Used in This Manual ........................................................................... x
Getting Started ...................................................................................................... 1
Key Features ................................................................................................... 1
Options.......................................................................................................... 3
Connecting Power ............................................................................................. 5
Network Installation ........................................................................................... 6
Incoming Inspection ........................................................................................... 9
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument ...................................................................... 11
Front-Panel Controls ......................................................................................... 11
Instrument Online Help ...................................................................................... 13
Instrument Display ........................................................................................... 15
Signal Inputs and Outputs ........................................................................................ 19
SDI Signals .................................................................................................... 20
Dual Link Signals............................................................................................. 20
Reference Loop ............................................................................................... 21
Signal Generation............................................................................................. 23
Display Information ............................................................................................... 24
Multi-Input Display Mode ................................................................................... 26
Simultaneous Input Monitoring ............................................................................. 29
3D Input Monitoring ......................................................................................... 30
SyncVu™ ...................................................................................................... 35
Waveform Display ............................................................................................ 36
Vector Display................................................................................................. 38
TandemVu® (Overlay) Display ............................................................................. 41
Gamut Display ................................................................................................ 42
Timing Display................................................................................................ 46
Datalist Display ............................................................................................... 50
Bowtie Display................................................................................................ 52
LTC Display ................................................................................................... 53
External Reference Waveform Display..................................................................... 54
Diagnostics Monitor Display ................................................................................ 55
Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display ............................................................................. 56
Status Displays ................................................................................................ 58
Audio Display ................................................................................................. 76
Picture Display ................................................................................................ 82
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Functions ........................................................................................................... 85
Gain, Sweep, and Magnification ............................................................................ 85
Cursors ......................................................................................................... 86
Capture......................................................................................................... 87
Line Select..................................................................................................... 88
Headphone Volume and Source Adjustment............................................................... 89
Presets.......................................................................................................... 89
Software Upgrades ........................................................................................... 92
Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display) .......................................................... 99
Checking Gamut ................................................................................................. 101
To Set Up Gamut Checks .................................................................................. 101
Checking RGB Gamut ..................................................................................... 102
Checking Composite Gamut............................................................................... 105
Checking Luma Gamut..................................................................................... 106
Automating Gamut Checks ................................................................................ 106
ARIB Displays ................................................................................................... 107
ARIB Status ................................................................................................. 108
ARIB STD-B.39 Display .................................................................................. 109
ARIB STD-B.37 Display and Status Screens............................................................ 112
ARIB STD-B.35 Display and Status Screens............................................................ 115
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) Display and Status Screens ......................................................... 117
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) Display and Status Screens ......................................................... 119
ARIB TR-B.22 Display and Status Screens ............................................................. 121
Audio Monitoring ............................................................................................... 123
Configuring Audio Inputs.................................................................................. 123
Selecting Audio Inputs ..................................................................................... 123
To Check Audio Level and Phase......................................................................... 124
To Check Surround Sound ................................................................................. 127
Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance ..................................... 131
Monitoring CC and Teletext ............................................................................... 131
Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance ................................................................... 134
Monitoring for AFD Compliance ......................................................................... 136
Application Example ............................................................................................ 137
Timing a Studio ............................................................................................. 137
Index
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Connecting the instrument to a PC.................................................................... 6
Figure 2: Instrument online help................................................................................. 14
Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers ......................................................... 15
Figure 4: Changing from 4-tile to full-tile view ............................................................... 16
Figure 5: Status bar................................................................................................ 16
Figure 6: Two SDI signal connection ........................................................................... 20
Figure 7: Dual Link information placement in waveform display ........................................... 21
Figure 8: External reference signal connection ................................................................ 22
Figure 9: Signal generation connection ......................................................................... 23
Figure 10: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button ......................................... 25
Figure 11: Waveform display in Multi-Input mode showing multiple channels ........................... 29
Figure 12: Simultaneous 3D display of Left Eye and Right Eye signals.................................... 31
Figure 13: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing a Difference Map and Red/Cyan Anaglyph using
SIM ............................................................................................................. 32
Figure 14: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph and Checkerboard display
using SIM...................................................................................................... 33
Figure 15: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Disparity Grid and Disparity Cursor measurement using
SIM ............................................................................................................. 34
Figure 16: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled..................................... 38
Figure 17: Lightning display ..................................................................................... 39
Figure 18: TandemVu® (Overlay) display and menu option ................................................. 41
Figure 19: Timing display ........................................................................................ 46
Figure 20: Timing display of integer multiples of reference rates ........................................... 48
Figure 21: Timing display of non-integer multiples of reference rates ...................................... 49
Figure 22: Datalist display ....................................................................................... 50
Figure 23: Bowtie display ........................................................................................ 52
Figure 24: LTC display ........................................................................................... 53
Figure 25: External reference waveform (tri-level sync signal).............................................. 54
Figure 26: Diagnostics monitor display......................................................................... 55
Figure 27: ANC Data display .................................................................................... 56
Figure 28: Error log ............................................................................................... 58
Figure 29: Alarm Status display ................................................................................. 60
Figure 30: Video Session display of HD signal ................................................................ 61
Figure 31: Audio Session display................................................................................ 64
Figure 32: Audio Loudness Session display.................................................................... 67
Figure 33: Audio Control Packet format........................................................................ 69
Figure 34: Audio Control Packet structure ..................................................................... 70
Figure 35: Audio Control display................................................................................ 70
Figure 36: Auxiliary Data Status display ....................................................................... 72
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Figure 37: Dolby Status display ................................................................................. 74

Figure 38: Audio display ......................................................................................... 76
Figure 39: 16-Channel audio bars display ...................................................................... 81
Figure 40: Picture display showing color bars ................................................................. 82
Figure 41: VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture display..................... 83
Figure 42: Using cursors in a waveform display............................................................... 87
Figure 43: Navigating line selection ............................................................................ 88
Figure 44: Sample of transfer.exe window after the upgrade is complete .................................. 96
Figure 45: Determining transition intersections in the Lightning display................................. 100
Figure 46: Diamond display plot .............................................................................. 103
Figure 47: Out-of-gamut examples ............................................................................ 104
Figure 48: Arrorwhead gamut display plots .................................................................. 105
Figure 49: ARIB Status display, showing no data present .................................................. 108
Figure 50: ARIB STD-B.39 display (with the associated ARIB Status display)......................... 109
Figure 53: ARIB TR-B.23 (1) display (with the associated ARIB Status display) ...................... 117
Figure 54: ARIB TR-B.23 (2) display (with the associated ARIB Status display) ...................... 119
Figure 55: ARIB TR-B.22 display (with the associated ARIB Status display)........................... 121
Figure 56: Audio levels ......................................................................................... 125
Figure 57: Checking for phase correlation ................................................................... 126
Figure 58: Surround sound indicators......................................................................... 128
Figure 59: Auxiliary Data Status display ..................................................................... 133
Figure 60: Closed caption display area ....................................................................... 133
Figure 61: Safe Action and Safe Title areas .................................................................. 135
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List of Tables
Table i: Product documentation.................................................................................. ix
Table 1: Service options ........................................................................................... 4
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General safety summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to
this product or any products connected to it.
To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
To avoid fire or personal Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
injury certified for the country of use.
Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor
of the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.
Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.
Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that
exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.
Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source.
Do not block the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times.
Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.
Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.
Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when
power is present.
Use proper AC adapter. Use only the AC adapter specified for this product.
Do not operate in wet/damp conditions.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Keep product surfaces clean and dry.
Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for details
on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.
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Terms in this manual These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result

in injury or loss of life.
CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in

damage to this product or other property.
Symbols and terms on the These terms may appear on the product:
product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read
the marking.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you
read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:
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Preface
Preface
This manual contains information to help you use the Tektronix WFM5200
Waveform Monitor. This information includes the following:
How to set up various waveform displays for monitoring SD-SDI, HD-SDI,
and 3 Gb/s SDI video signals.
How to set up audio displays to monitor embedded AES/EBU audio signals.
How to set up parameters for monitoring auxiliary data, ancillary data, closed
captions, and timecode.
How to freeze video data.
How to set up error logging and alarms.
How to operate the instrument remotely.
How to navigate instrument menus.
How to operate the instrument front panel.
Where to Find More Information

This product is shipped with a Product Documentation CD that contains various
user documents for all users and reference information for system integrators. The
following table shows you where you can find this and more information about
your product. You can always find the most updated documentation and software
for your product on the Tektronix Web site at www.tektronix.com/downloads.
Table i: Product documentation

To read about Tektronix part number Use these documents
Installation, safety, and 071-2887-XX Installation and Safety Instructions
environmental compliance Provides installation, safety, general specifications, and
environmental and compliance information.
This is a printed manual and is also available on
the Product Documentation CD and the Web at
www.tektronix.com/downloads.
Instrument operation 077-0531-XX User Manual (this manual)
In-depth descriptions of instrument operation.
Available on the Product Documentation CD and the Web at
Content-sensitive help topics NA Online Help
Detailed instrument operation and UI help is available in your
instrument by pressing the HELP button on the front panel of
the instrument.
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Preface
Table i: Product documentation (cont.)

To read about Tektronix part number Use these documents
Specifications and procedures for 077-0533-XX Specifications and Performance Verification Technical
checking instrument performance Reference
Physical, electrical, and environmental specifications; functional
checks and performance verification procedures.
System integration information 077-0548-XX System Integration Technical Reference
Detailed information about installing the instrument into a
system.
SNMP commands 077-0261-XX WFM and WVR Series Management Information Base (MIB)
Programmer Manual
SNMP command reference for remotely controlling the
instrument.
Information about servicing the 077-0550-XX Service Manual
instrument Detailed information about how to service the instrument at the
module level.
Available on the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads.
Conventions Used in This Manual

The following icon is used throughout this manual:
Sequence step
or item
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Getting Started
Your instrument shipped with a CD containing various user documents and a
printed manual with power-on, installation, and accessories information. That
manual is also available online at www.tektronix.com/downloads. This User
manual contains information about operating your instrument.
This chapter will help you set up and begin to use the instrument. It is divided
into the following four sections:
Key Features describes your instrument and provides a list of and key
features.
Options tells you where to go for a list of available options.
Network Installation shows you how to set up your instrument on an
Ethernet network.
Incoming Inspection provides a procedure for verifying the basic operation
and functionality of your instrument.
Key Features
The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor is a portable, short-depth baseband monitor
that provides comprehensive video and embedded audio features across 3 Gb/s,
SD, and HD signal formats. This instrument provides an ideal solution for
basic video and audio (with Option AUD) monitoring needs with an integrated
high-brightness, low-power consumption LED backlit display in a convenient
3RU, half-rack, short-depth form factor, suitable for space-constrained
environments. This versatile instrument can accept power from a 12 V DC source,
a battery, or a 100-240 V AC converter.
The following key features make this instrument an easy to use, flexible, and
effective tool.
Item Description
Flexible tile displays: Quad Tile (4-Tile): View four measurement displays at once, one
Full and Quad Tile in each tile.
In Quad Tile mode, the high-resolution XGA display provides four
concurrent views of a monitored signal (with a maximum of two
trace displays at once). The instrument also provides the flexibility
to configure each of the four display tiles independently, enabling
you to quickly check the integrity of a signal.
Full: View the active display full screen.
TandemVu® Patented display allows you to overlay the Waveform and Vector
or Waveform and Lightning displays, plus Picture Thumbnail, in
a single, full-tile display.
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Item Description
Multi-Input Display The Multi-Input Display mode allows you to simultaneously view up
to four SDI inputs of the same format. The feature is available in
Waveform, Vector, Lightning, Diamond, Split Diamond, Arrowhead,
and Spearhead displays. If you are monitoring a 2xHD Level B
3 Gb/s signal, you can select to view the streams of that signal
individually.
Presets Customizable presets allow you to quickly save and recall
commonly used configurations.
Digital support Support for digital applications.
Fully digital Fully Digital Processing allows for accurate, repeatable, drift-free
processing operation that surpasses traditional analog designs.
Waveform display Traditional waveform displays allow signals to be overlaid or
paraded. This display type allows you to use the Multi-Input Display
feature.
Vector display Vector display with Composite and Component Compass Rose
Graticules, and gain, sweep, and magnification controls. Traditional
and Lightning Vector displays are available. The latter visualizes
both luma and chroma amplitudes, and quantifies inter-channel
timing. This display type allows you to use the Multi-Input Display
feature.
Spearhead and Vector display that is gated by a specified luminance range. Each
LQV™ (luma qualified vector tile may have a different luminance range specified. This
vector) display (Option display type allows you to use the Multi-Input Display feature.
PROD)
Stereoscopic 3D These displays for camera alignment and
video displays (Option production/post-production applications help to quickly
S3D) resolve difficult content quality and reliability issues. (Option S3D)
Infinite Persistence All trace displays can also be set, tile by tile, to Infinite Persistence.
This mode traces waveforms over time on the same display,
providing a visual history of the trace.
Gamut monitoring Arrowhead, Spearhead, Diamond, Split Diamond, and 3D Quad
Diamond displays offer user-selectable gamut thresholds so that
you can set monitoring limits appropriate to a specific operation.
Gamut monitoring is fully integrated with the alarm logging and
reporting capabilities. This display type allows you to use the
Multi-Input Display feature.
LTC waveform display Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) is monitored in a frame rate display
to allow observation of amplitude and noise, and verify LTC is
locked to the video.
External Reference The External Reference waveform display check the external
Waveform display reference signal integrity, including its shape and amplitude. This
display is independent of the input video signal.
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Item Description
Audio monitoring Surround Sound display of audio signals and phase relationships
(Option AUD) of normal channel pairs.
Lissajous display lets you monitor a user-specified pairing of
channel inputs.
Support and options for viewing and monitoring both levels of
normal channel pairs for embedded audio signals.
Support for loudness measurement, audio control packet coding,
and many popular audio scales, including BBC scales.
Auxiliary data Support for monitoring auxiliary data including data conforming to
monitoring (Option ARIB standards and CEA608, CEA708, AFD, and CGMS-A.
DATA)
Timing display A Tektronix proprietary display that simplifies measuring the timing
difference between two signals. Using the Timing display enables
you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals.
Closed Captioning Support for simultaneous decode and display in multiple languages
support (Option of CC standards (CEA 608 (VBI), CEA 608 (ANC), CEA (608/708),
DATA) CEA 708, TeletextB (VBI), TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC), and
TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC)) with caption text and V-chip
information overlaid on the picture (monitor mode). There are also
settings for missing or incorrectly inserted closed captioning.
Picture area Support for standard and custom Safe Graticules for Picture
displays that look for incorrect placements of graphics, logos, Black
events, and Frozen events. Two Safe Area graticules and Safe
Title graticules are supported.
Status screens Status screens provide content status at a glance.
Error tracking Configurable alarms and error logging.
Remote control Full remote control for complete installation flexibility.
Data List display Examines the contents of all digital formats, structures, and
(Option DATA) transports and displays the data without any interpolation.
Ancillary data Allows you to monitor all ancillary data present in a signal.
inspector (Option
DATA)
Options
Your instrument may have been ordered with one or more options.
Instrument Options Option 3G: Support for 3G-SDI (Level A and Level B) signal formats.
Option S3D: Adds monitoring support for SDI stereoscopic 3D video.
Option GEN: Multi-rate color bar and pathological signal generation provides
engineers with a simple signal source for quick signal path verification during
system and/or equipment setup and troubleshooting.

Getting Started
Option AUD: 16-channel embedded AES/EBU audio simultaneous

monitoring support with Multichannel Surround Sound 1 display and flexible
Lissajous display.
Option LOUD (requires Option AUD): Audio Loudness monitoring to ITU-R
BS.1770-3/1771, EBU R 128, and ATSC A/85 recommendations.
Option CAM: 4-SDI channel simultaneous monitoring (SIM) allows for
quick and easy setup of multiple cameras during content acquisition for OB
van and production studio applications. SIM function allows two channel
monitoring simultaneously with SyncVu™.
Option PROD: Advanced color gamut displays (Spearhead and Luma
Qualified Vector displays) work in conjunction with the Diamond gamut
display to provide the most comprehensive color gamut monitoring tool for
precise color gamut adjustments.
Option DATA: Comprehensive data monitoring helps to quickly resolve
difficult content quality and reliability issues through closed captioning,
subtitles, AFD decode/display and full ANC data support.
1 Audio Surround Sound Display licensed from Radio Technische Werksütten GmbH and Co. KG (RTW).
You can check which options are on this instrument after it is powered on by
performing the following steps:
1. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel.
2. Use the General knob to navigate to Utilities.
3. Press the right arrow button to navigate to the Utilities submenu and select
View Instrument Options. The menu box on the right side of the display
shows the installed options.
Service Options You can add any or all of the following service options to any instrument. (See
Table 1.)
Table 1: Service options

Option Description
Option CA1 Adds a single calibration or coverage for the first designated calibration
interval, whichever comes first.
Option C3 Adds 3 years of Calibration Service.
Option C5 Adds 5 years of Calibration Service.
Option D1 Adds a Calibration Data Report.
Option D3 Adds 3 years of Calibration Data Report (when ordered with option C3).
Option D5 Adds 5 years of Calibration Data Report (when ordered with option C5).
Option R3 Adds 3 years of Repair Service (including the period under warranty).
Option R5 Adds 5 years of Repair Service (including period under warranty).

Getting Started
Connecting Power
AC Adapter The instrument operates from an external AC adapter with a line frequency of 50
or 60 Hz, over the range of 100-240 Volts, without the need for configuration,
except the power cord. The typical power draw is 27 Watts. Refer to the
WFM5200 Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference
on the Product Documentation CD for additional information on power and
environmental requirements.
Battery This instrument can be powered by a 12 V DC input or by a 14.4 V standard

camera battery. If you are using a battery with this instrument, read the following
battery safety notices. This instrument was designed to be used with an Anton
Bauer battery. It can also be used with a Sony or IDX V-mount style battery.
CAUTION. Before using the Anton Bauer Power Tap feature, refer to the product
information included with the battery. If that information is not available, contact
the battery manufacturer for information.
WARNING. Fire can cause personal injury and/or property damage. To prevent
risk of fire, when using a 12 V DC source other than the provided AC adapter,
make sure that it has a suitable current limiting device (such as a fuse).
WARNING. Risk of personal injury and/or property damage from falling

instrument. Batteries from various manufacturers may vary in shape and weight.
When a battery is installed, it is possible that it will make the unit too heavy in the
back, causing the instrument to tip backward.
Power-On 1. Connect the supplied power cord to the rear-panel power connector. If you are
using a battery, connect the battery as explained in the installation instructions
that come with the battery.
2. Press the power button on the instrument front-panel and the instrument will
turn on.
NOTE. The Standby button on the front-panel does not disconnect mains power.
Only the power cord at the rear of the product can disconnect mains power. Make
sure that the power cord is accessible when the product is operating.
Power-Off 1. Press the power button on the instrument front-panel to turn the instrument off.
2. To remove power completely, disconnect the power cord from the rear-panel
of the instrument.

Getting Started
Network Installation
After your instrument is physically installed, you might want to connect it directly
to a PC and a network. The following information can help you do that.
See the WFM5200 Installation and Safety Instructions that shipped with your
instrument for basic installation instructions.
If you are installing this instrument into a system, see the WFM5200 System
Integration Technical Reference for installation instructions.
Connecting Directly to a The following procedure will help you connect your instrument to a PC:
PC 1. Connect the instrument directly to a PC with an Ethernet cable. The instrument
has an auto-crossover feature. You can also use a HUB. (See Figure 1.)
2. Set up the instrument as described in the following procedures, choosing
Manual IP mode to set the IP address manually. Be sure to set an address that
is compatible with the setting of your PC.
3. If you are using an SNMP setup, use the SNMP setup procedure.
Figure 1: Connecting the instrument to a PC
Connecting to a Network The following topics cover configuring the IP settings so that you can use your
instrument over a network, and configuring SNMP, which is required if you are
using commands to control the instrument.

Getting Started
Connection and IP settings. To allow network access to the instrument, you

must set the IP address. Network addresses can be assigned either automatically
(DHCP) or manually. If your network does not use DHCP, you will have to
manually enter the address for the instrument. To get an address, talk to your
LAN administrator.
To connect your instrument to a network and access it with a remote PC, do the
following:
1. Press CONFIG to display the Configuration menu.
2. Select Network Settings > Web Enable. Press SEL to select On.
3. Set the IP Config Mode to Manual or DHCP, depending on your network
setup.
4. If you cannot use DHCP, set the subnet mask and gateway address network
parameters in this menu; see your LAN administrator for required values. (Be
sure to use compatible addresses between the PC and the instrument.) You
can also set the instrument name and view the MAC Address.
5. Press CONFIG to close the Configuration menu.
SNMP Setup If you intend to use SNMP commands to control the instrument (SNMP control
is primarily intended for access through automation systems), you must set up
SNMP parameters.
NOTE. The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor wfm_mon.mib and wfm5200.mib

contain SNMP OIDs and can be downloaded from the instrument Web
page. You can also download a printable version of a MIB manual from
The procedure to set SNMP settings is similar to the procedure for IP settings.
(See page 7, Connection and IP settings.)
This table shows the parameters that you can set.

Setting Description
SNMP Enable This entry in the Network Settings part of the Configuration menu
allows you to turn on or off the remote access through SNMP.
SNMP Trap Enable This menu entry allows you to turn on or off the traps that are
sent out through SNMP.
SNMP Trap Address This menu entry allows you to set IP addresses to which SNMP
traps are sent through SNMP. Traps can be sent to up to four
addresses when error conditions are detected.
NOTE. A value of all zeroes for the address will disable that
trap output.

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Private Community String This menu entry allows you to set the Private Community string.
This string is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP
commands cannot change values in the instrument.
NOTE. The Private String is necessary for SNMP access to
write changes into the instrument.
Public Community String This menu entry allows you to set the Public Community string.
This string is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP
commands cannot read values from the instrument.
NOTE. The Public String is necessary for SNMP access to
read values from the instrument.

Getting Started
Incoming Inspection
The incoming inspection procedures are optional procedures to check the
functionality of your instrument. These procedures require no equipment
other than an external monitor or display. For a more robust inspection, see
the performance verification procedures in the WFM5200 Specifications and
Performance Verification Technical Reference that is included on the Product
Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument.
Basic Turn On and Self You can perform the following test with or without the external monitor. Using
Test the external monitor allows you to check that the DVI connector on the rear panel
is working properly:
1. Connect a monitor to the DVI connector on the rear panel of the instrument.
This connector is a DVI-I connector with socket contacts. The output supports
DVI monitors directly and analog PC (RGB) monitors using a DVI-I to VGA
adapter.
2. Connect the AC line cord to the rear of the instrument and to a 100 to 240
VAC source.
3. Press the Power button on the front panel to turn the instrument on. It is
located on the bottom left corner of the front panel.
4. After about 30 seconds, the power-on diagnostic page should appear on the
screen.
5. Verify that all self tests pass. Any failures are shown in red. The results of
the power-on diagnostics are erased from the screen, but you can view the
results by selecting CONFIG > Utilities > View Diagnostics Log > SEL or
by viewing them on the instrument Web page.
6. After the diagnostics are finished, the instrument state is restored. When the
progress indicator in the status bar is finished, the instrument has finished
initializing.
7. If it is still open, exit the Diagnostics Log.
Front Panel Test 1. Press and hold the PRESET button.

2. Use the GENERAL knob to navigate to Recall Preset.
3. Press the right and down arrow keys to navigate to Recall Factory Preset,
and then press the SEL button.
4. Press the Display Select / Thumbnail button to change the active tile. Check
that the active tile has a blue border.
5. Press and hold the Display Select / Thumbnail button to change the active
tile from 4-tile view to full-tile view. Press and hold the button again to
change it back.

Getting Started
6. Press the MAIN button, highlight Tile Display, and then press the SEL
button to change the view to full tile.
7. Press each of the front panel buttons, one at a time, except for the power
button and the HELP button.
Each button should flash as you press it. When you press the PRESET button,
all of the measurement buttons along the bottom the front-panel should light
up and stay lit until you press the PRESET button again.
Fan Test You should be able to hear the fans and feel air coming out of the back of the
instrument. At low temperatures, the fans will turn slowly and be very quiet.

Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument
Front-Panel Controls
NOTE. Some of the controls that are covered in this section are option-dependent.
For a list of the options that are installed on your instrument, press the CONFIG
button. In the configuration menu, select the Utilities submenu. The View
Instrument Options entry lists the options installed on your instrument.
Three Levels of Control You control the instrument on three levels:

Frequently changed settings. The front-panel buttons control the most
commonly changed parameters, such as which measurement appears in each
tile. The knobs are used to adjust levels and make selections.
Tile-specific settings. Pop-up menus control parameters that are specific to

the tile in which they are displayed. The pop-up menus control less frequently
changed parameters such as the waveform display mode (for example,
changing the waveform display mode from RGB to YPbPr). To display
a pop-up menu, press and hold the desired display or function button for
about a second.
Instrument-wide settings. The parameters in the Configuration menu are
instrument-wide settings. The configuration menu controls settings that are
changed only occasionally, such as changing waveform color or setting the
network address.
Scope of Controls Some controls are global and affect all tiles, while other controls only affect the
active tile. Generally, if a control is configured by front-panel buttons or by a
pop-up menu, it is tile-specific. (Exceptions are the Input buttons and all audio
features, both of which are global.) If a control is configured by the CONFIG
menu, selections are usually global.

Layout and Usage The primary front panel elements shown below are described in the table that
follows. The Usage procedure column in the table refers you to a procedure in
this manual that explains how to use the element. If there is no page reference, the
information given explains the basic function of the element.
Control element or group Usage procedures

Display select / Thumbnail button Press this button to choose which of the four
tiles to activate. Press and hold to view a
display full-screen. You can also change the
function of the button to Thumbnail in the
MAIN button menu.
Measurement buttons How to select a display using the
measurement buttons (See page 24.)
Gain, Sweep, and Mag buttons How to use Gain, Sweep, and Magnification
(See page 85.)
Preset buttons How to use Presets
(See page 89.)
Input Selection buttons Selecting Signal Inputs (See page 19.)
Line Select button Setting Line Select Mode (See page 88.)
EXT REF button External Reference (See Figure 8.)
Timing a Studio (See page 137.)
Capture button Freezing the Display (See page 87, Capture.)
Help button Online Help (See page 14, To Navigate
Online Help.)
Cursor button Measuring Waveforms with Cursors (See
Figure 42.)

Control element or group Usage procedures

Configuration button Use to set parameters, view instrument
options, upgrade software, and perform
many other tasks.
Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow keys and SEL Use to navigate menus and select
button parameters.
General knob Use to navigate menus and adjust
parameters.
Vertical and Horizontal knobs Use to position waveforms when displayed
in tiles or full-screen. When the Audio tile is
active, use the Horizontal knob to adjust the
headphone volume.
Power button Press to turn the instrument on or off. Note
that this button does not remove power from
the mains.
Display button Access to picture brightness, LCD backlight
intensity, dim display, Infinite Persistence
mode, and save display to USB function.
Main button Access to Tile select function, 4-tile and
full-screen display modes, Multi-Input Display
mode, 3D input type select, Multi-Button
function, Overlay (TandemVu®) mode, and
USB status.
Other button Access to the LTC Display, External
Reference Waveform Display, and
Diagnostics Monitor. (See page 53, LTC
Display.)(See page 54, External Reference
Waveform Display.)
Instrument Online Help

When you press the HELP button on the front panel of your instrument, the
instrument online help is accessed. Use the instrument online help when you
have questions about buttons, features, operations, or anything else related to
your instrument. It is:
Context-sensitive. The topic displayed depends on what is displayed in the
active tile when the online help is selected or what control is operated after
help is selected.
Navigable. The Contents and Topic Selector panes, with links within the
topics, provide access to topics. (See Figure 2 on page 14.)

Figure 2: Instrument online help
To Navigate Online Help 1. Press the HELP button.

2. Press the right arrow key to navigate to the one of the three panes: Help
Contents, Help Index, or the right-side pane that contains the topic content
related to the front panel button you press while help is activated or the links
in the help files and menus you use.
3. Use the General knob or the up/down arrow keys to highlight an entry in
the Contents (entries never change) or the Index, or to highlight a link in
the topic pane.
4. Press the SEL button to select the highlighted item.
5. Press the HELP button again to exit online help.

Instrument Display
This instrument uses Quad Tile, which is a flexible, four-tiled display that can
show four tiles at one time or a single, full-screen sized tile. The instrument also
provides the flexibility to configure each of the four display tiles independently,
enabling you to quickly check the integrity of a signal.
Display Select Button This button allows you to select one of four tiles while in 4-tile mode and change
from 4-tile to full-screen mode and back again. To move between tiles, press the
Display Select button. The active tile is outlined in blue. The tile numbers and
their associated quadrants are shown here. You can see that tile four is active
because of its blue border. (See Figure 3.)
Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers

You can change from 4-tile to full-screen mode two ways: press and hold the
Display Select button until the view changes; or press the MAIN button, select
Tile Display from the pop-up menu, and then press the SEL button to select
FULL. (See Figure 4.)
Figure 4: Changing from 4-tile to full-tile view
Status Bar The Status Bar is located on the bottom of the instrument display and shows
instrument status, the type of signal being monitored, any alarms associated with
that signal, and other information. (See Figure 5.)
Figure 5: Status bar

Status display
element Description
Input Format Text indicating the format of the signal on the selected input or whether
signal is missing or unlocked.
EDH Error A one-line area that is visible if EDH errors are present.
RGB Gamut Error A one-line area that is visible if RGB gamut errors are present.
NOTE. Because RGB and Composite Gamut messages appear on
the same line in the display, if both RGB and Composite Gamut errors
are present at the same time, the message "RGB and Cmpst Gamut"
will appear.
Composite Gamut A one-line area that is visible if Composite gamut (Arrowhead) errors
Error are present.
NOTE. Because RGB and Composite Gamut messages appear on
the same line in the display, if both RGB and Composite Gamut errors
are present at the same time, the message "RGB and Cmpst Gamut"
will appear.
Luma Gamut A one-line area that is visible if Luma errors are present.
Errors
Alarm/Error An icon visible when alarms of types other than those in the four
Indicator readouts just listed occur.
Date and Time Readout of the date and time (set in CONFIG > Utilities).
Instrument Name Name assigned to the instrument in the CONFIG > Utilities menu.
Audio Status An up to 32-character string indicating the selected audio input or the
embedded audio channel status, when embedded audio is the selected
input. In the latter case, each character shows the status of a specific
channel: – for not present and p for present.
Timecode A readout showing the selected time-code value.
Readout
Reference Source Text indicating the source of the current reference. Possible references
are: Ext., Internal. Also indicates format and whether the reference is
missing or unlocked.
Current Input Text indicating the selected input. Some possible inputs are: SDI 1A,
SDI 1B, SDI 2A, and SDI 2B. Also indicates if the current input is not in
Auto mode or is unlocked.

Status Bar Icons Display Icons Description

Warning - Appears when an error or an alarm that is mapped
to the user interface triggers.
Alarms Muted - Appears when the alarms are muted from the
STATUS pop-up menu.
Remote Access - Appears when the instrument is accessed

from the network. For example, when sending commands to the
instrument from the remote interface.
Alarms Disabled - This text appears in the Status Bar when

Alarms are disabled from the Configuration menu.
Freeze Active - Appears when the tiles are frozen or captured.
Battery Low - This icon appears only on instruments using an

external battery as a power source. This icon appears when the
battery has less than 10 minutes of operating power remaining.
Camera Tally – Appears when camera tally mode is on. This

setting is accessed from the CONFIG > Utilities > Ground
Closure Mode menu. This mode used the REMOTE connector
and is used to define which input is On-Air (RED) and which
input is available to be adjusted (GREEN). When this mode is
on, it is also indicated above the Picture display of the selected
input.
NOTE. For REMOTE connector pin descriptions, see
the WFM5200 Waveform Monitors Installation and Safety
Instructions.
Rear Panel Specifications See the WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Installation and Safety Instructions that
shipped with your instrument for rear-panel specifications. It is also available in
electronic format on the Product Documentation CD and on the Tektronix Web
site at www.tektronix.com/downloads.

Signal Inputs and Outputs

After you have connected a signal source or a cable for a signal output to the rear
panel of your instrument, there are several menus to use to set up your signal:
Config > SDI Input: select how SDI inputs are displayed. The instrument
can automatically detect the input format, sample structure, and transport type
(or you can specify these manually). You can also choose to not display the
EAV, SAV, and ANC data; set chroma alignment; select HD colorimetry; and
set the dual link threshold.
Input 1A/1B and Input 2A/2B: select a button (press and hold for pop-up
menu) to view the complete signal or selected streams of a 2xHD 3 Gb/s SDI
signal. Input selections that appear depend on installed options and display
settings. Possible menu options include Input 1A, 1A.1, 1A.2, 1A.1+2, 1B,
1B.1, 1B.2, and 1B.1+2.
If you have two separate signals connected to two different inputs on the
rear panel of the instrument, you can control which channel is displayed by
pressing the associated input button on the front panel of the instrument.
When the input button is lit, the channel is displayed. When the button is not
lit, that channel will not be displayed.
Config > External Reference: select how the external reference signal is
displayed. The instrument can automatically detect the input format or you
can specify which format you want detected.
Config > Outputs: select the signal type, format, and pattern to output. Some
signals require Option GEN and Option 3G.
Config > Audio Inputs/Outputs: select the embedded audio signal channel,
format, and mapping. Requires Option AUD.

SDI Signals
Connect one or more 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, or SD-SDI signals to the SDI inputs
on the rear panel of the instrument. After that is finished, use the front panel
buttons to set the parameters for monitoring the signals, such as thresholds, alarms
monitored, and audio source. (See Figure 6.)
Figure 6: Two SDI signal connection
Dual Link Signals

The inputs for dual link signals are the same as for SDI signals. Dual Link
monitoring allows you to set up your instrument to monitor higher resolution
signals than can be monitored using the traditional single link input. Dual link
signals are combined in the instrument and then shown as a single signal on
a waveform or other display.
When you set input formats, sample structure, and transport type to Auto in the
CONFIG > SDI Input menu, your instrument automatically configures for
Dual Link signals if SMPTE352M (VPID) is present. If SMPTE352M (VPID)
is not present, you must manually set up sample structure and transport. View
the Video Session Display (STATUS>Display Type>Video Session) to verify
proper configuration.

Your instrument automatically detects the format on signals with SMPTE352M

(VPID) while operating on Dual Link signals. You can then view combined Link
A, Link B, and Alpha Channel information, which can help with the identification
of correct content. Alpha Channel information is visible, if present. The following
illustration is an example of how the signal components would appear. (See
Figure 7.)
Figure 7: Dual Link information placement in waveform display
Reference Loop
Reference signals can be Black Burst or Tri-level sync. After you connect the
appropriate reference signal, press the EXT REF button the on the front panel
of the instrument. You can also choose which format to lock to by pressing the
CONFIG button and selecting External Ref. The default setting is Auto.
The reference input is passive and requires external termination. If you install
this instrument to monitor an operating link, the destination receiver and the
connecting cable serve as the termination. This monitoring connection checks the
performance of the entire path. The return loss of the instrument is sufficiently
high that, in most cases, the destination receiver sets the system return loss.

In cases where this instrument is placed at the end of a link, you must install a
BNC termination on one side of the loop-through external reference connector.
The termination must be 75 Ω and DC coupled. (See Figure 8.)
Figure 8: External reference signal connection

Signal Generation
If this instrument has Option GEN installed, it can generate SD-SDI and HD-SDI
signals. With Option 3G and Option GEN installed, it can also generate a 3 Gb/s
test signal. (See Figure 9.)
Three types of signals can be generated in SD (525,625), HD (720, 1080), and 3G
Level A and Level B formats:
75% bars
100% bars
Pathological
For more information about these signals, see the appropriate SMPTE standard.
Figure 9: Signal generation connection

After you have connected the signals, press the CONFIG button on the front panel
of the instrument and navigate to the Outputs submenu. From this submenu,
select the test signal pattern, level, and format you want to generate.

Display Information
Display Information
This instrument can support the following displays:
NOTE. Some displays require a specific option to be installed. For example,

the Audio display is not accessible unless you have Option AUD. (See page 3,
Options.)
Waveform: YPbPr, YRGB, RGB, SDI → Composite or XYZ

Vector: Normal, SDI → Composite, Lightning, Luma Qualified Vector (On
or Off)
Gamut: Arrowhead, Spearhead, Diamond, Split Diamond, Quad Diamond
Measure: Timing, Datalist, Bowtie, ANC Data
Status: Error Log, Alarm Status, Video Session, Audio Session, Dolby Status,
Audio Loudness, Audio Control, Channel Status, Auxiliary Data Status
Audio: Phase, Surround, Loudness
Picture: Picture frame (on/off) and various closed caption and safe area
graticules
To Select a Display Push a front panel button corresponding to the display that you want to view and
one of the following selected displays will appear:
WFM: display of video waveform
VECTOR: display of vector and lightning plots of color signals
PICT: display of the picture generated by the video signal
AUDIO: display of levels (meters), phase (plot), and surround sound for
monitoring audio signals
GAMUT: display of one of four views for checking the gamut of an SDI
signal
STATUS: display of extensive views of signal status
MEAS: display of various measurements, including timing, audio video
delay, ANC data, and Data List
OTHER: display of the Longitudinal Time Code (LTC), External Reference
Waveform display, and Diagnostic Monitor

Display Information
Pop-Up Menus All pop-up menus are displayed by pressing and holding the specified display
button for three seconds. To hide a pop-up menu, press the specified button again.
Pop-up menus appear in the active tile and, in general, control only settings
specific that tile. A pop-up menu will not appear if it is not appropriate for the
current instrument setting (for example, trying to display the Gamut menu when
viewing a composite input signal).
To Set Display Parameters Use the pop-up menus to set up the measurements that you display.
1. Select a tile by pressing the Display Select button.
2. Press and hold a display button and the display and the pop-up menu for
that display appears.
NOTE. The selections in a pop-up menu can change depending on settings.
3. Use the right and left keys to move between menu panels. The instrument
surrounds the panel selected with a blue border.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select parameters in a menu. (See
Figure 10.)
Figure 10: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button
5. Navigate through the menu and make your selections.

Display Information
Multi-Input Display Mode

The Multi-Input Display mode is available when Option CAM is installed. This
mode supports the simultaneous display of up to four SDI inputs of the same
format. You can choose to view a specific stream of a multi-stream signal (such
as a 2xHD Level B 3 Gb/s signal) or both streams together. This mode is only
available for use in the WFM, GAMUT, and VECTOR displays. SIM mode
allows for two SDI input channels to be displayed simultaneously.
To Turn On the Multi-Input Enabling the Multi-Input display mode is a two step process. The Multi-Input
Display menu option is only available in the WFM, GAMUT, and VECTOR pop-up
menus when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu and the display is
viewed full-screen. To enable this feature:
1. Press and hold the MAIN button.
2. Navigate to Multi-Input Mode.
3. Press the SEL button to highlight Enable.
4. Press the MAIN button to dismiss the menu.
The Multi-Input display mode is now enabled. The next step is to turn on the
feature in a given trace by doing the following:
1. Select the tile in which you want to view a multi-input display.
2. Press and hold the Display Select button to view either a WFM, Vector, or
Gamut display full-screen.
3. Press and hold the WFM, VECTOR, or GAMUT button to view the pop-up
menu for that display.
4. From the pop-up menu, select On for Multi-Input Display.
The Multi-Input display mode will now be active.
NOTE. The Multi-Input display may be selected for each tile individually, but it
will only be active when the tile is displayed full-screen.
You can configure another tile without multi-input mode so that you can switch
quickly between Multi-Input and normal input modes by switching tiles. In
four-tile display mode, all tiles will display the currently selected input.
To Select Inputs to View If you have two separate signals connected to two different inputs on the rear
panel of the instruments, you can control which channel is displayed by pressing
the associated Input button on the front panel of the instrument. When the input
button is lit, the channel is displayed. When the button is not lit, that channel
will not be displayed.

Display Information
Selecting an input to be displayed does not change the inputs being monitored. For
example, if you have two SDI signals connected, one to Input 1A and the other to
Input 1B, pressing the 1B button so that it is not lit will eliminate the channel from
a trace display, but not stop the channel from being monitored for status or alarms.

Display Information
To Select Streams to View You can select to view one or both streams simultaneously of a 2xHD Level B 3
Gb/s SDI signal from an input button pop-up menu. When you press and hold an
input button, the pop-up menu that appears allows you to select to view stream 1,
stream 2, or both streams of that signal.
The following Input 1A button pop-up menu options appear when a trace display
is set to Multi-Input display mode in full-screen. Pressing the 1B, 2A, or 2B input
buttons will give you the same menu options as follows, but with different labels.
NOTE. You can customize the input labels. (See page 29, To Customize Input
Labels.)
Input 1A: shows the entire stream when a signal stream signal is used or both
streams overlayed when a 2xHD Level B 3 Gb/s signal is used.
Input 1A.1: shows only the first stream of the two streams of a 2xHD Level
B 3 Gb/s signal in the input in the trace display.
Input 1A.2: shows only the second stream of the two streams of a 2xHD
Level B 3 Gb/s signal in the input in the trace display.
Input 1A.1+2: shows both of the two streams of a 2xHD Level B 3 Gb/s
signal individually. Each trace is labeled in the display as either Input 1A.1
or Input 1A.2 (or a label you have customized) and shows both streams
individually in the trace display.
NOTE. When Multi-Input mode is disabled, only the first three options in the
previous list appear in the input button pop-up menu.
You may select up to eight channels of video from 2xHD video sources, but only
the first four are displayed in Multi-Input mode. 2xHD video formats may be used
for 3D video content in which the left eye view is typically carried in channel 1
and the right eye in channel 2. The 2xHD formats are defined by SMPTE 425
as an option for 3 Gb/s Level B SDI video. 2xHD formats are available in 720p,
1080i, and 1080p (23.98 - 30 fps).

Display Information
Figure 11: Waveform display in Multi-Input mode showing multiple channels
To Customize Input Labels You can name the input labels from the CONFIG > Graticules and Readouts
> Input Labels menu. Once you are in the Input Labels menu, select an input
and then press the SEL button. A dialog box will appear allowing you to name
the input.
Simultaneous Input Monitoring

Your instrument can monitor two separate signals simultaneously when Option
CAM is installed. In this mode, the instrument display is divided into two sides,
each with two tiles per input. This allows you to conveniently view measurement
and status displays from two signals at the same time.
SIM is also ideal for monitoring stereoscopic 3D content in production and post
production applications by simultaneously monitoring the Left Eye signal and the
Right Eye signal. (See page 30, 3D Input Monitoring.)
If one or both of the signals being monitored is a 3G signal, they need to be on
numerically different inputs or a trace resource limitation will occur. For example,
3G on Input 1A and 3G on Input 2A; or 3G on Input 1B and HD on Input 2A.
However, there are no resource constraints for 3G Level B 2X HD 1A.1 and 1A.2
or both monitoring channels being set to the same input (Option 3G is required
for 3G-SDI formats).
Connect signals for simultaneous monitoring the same way you would for
connecting two SDI signals. (See Figure 6 on page 20.)

Display Information
3D Input Monitoring
Your instrument can monitor stereoscopic 3D content in production and post
production applications with Option S3D installed. A 3D image is comprised of
a Left Eye and Right Eye view as two separate HD-SDI signals or combined
within a 3G Level B format.
A 3D signal can be carried within a single SDI signal (Side by Side) as a left and
right image in either two SDI signals or a 3G level B 2xHD (Dual Stream) signal.
You can select the input type in the MAIN button menu.
There are a variety of 3D displays to help you determine the difference between
the left and right images, and therefore the depth of an object in an image.
NOTE. Side by Side monitoring is only available in the Picture display.
How to Access the 3D Before you can view and use the 3D menu items in the WFM button menu and
Menus other measurement display menus, do the following:
1. Press the MAIN button.
2. Select 3D Input Type.
3. Select the input type and press the SEL button.

Display Information
SyncVu™ and SIM SIM is ideal for by simultaneously monitoring the Left Eye signal and the Right
Monitoring of 3D Eye signal. You can use SyncVu™ in conjunction with SIM when input A is
used for the Left Eye and input B is used for the Right Eye. When SyncVu™ is
enabled, the Left and Right tile displays are synchronized, so that if a Picture
display is selected for Tile 1, Tile 2 will automatically show a Picture display
in exactly the same mode as Tile 1. This enables you to quickly configure the
instrument identically for Left and Right Eye 3D monitoring.
NOTE. SIM and 3D measurements and displays are included with Option SIM
and Option S3D, respectively.
Figure 12: Simultaneous 3D display of Left Eye and Right Eye signals

Display Information
Difference Map and When 3D input is enabled from the Main button, you can use the Difference Map
Red/Cyan Anaglyph display in the selected measurement button menu to see the difference between
left and right images. The difference map is a subtraction of the two luma video
signals L-R or R-L to produce a grayscale difference map image.
The Red/Cyan anaglyph display shows the left image in red and the right image
in cyan, with identical left and right objects shown in monochrome. This allows
you to isolate differences between objects and gauge the depth of the object
within the image.
Figure 13: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing a Difference Map and Red/Cyan
Anaglyph using SIM

Display Information
Green/Magenta Anaglyph The Checkerboard display shows a block of the image from the left eye and
and Checkerboard then the next block shows the image from the right eye in a 16×9 checkerboard
pattern. This helps you compare the levels and color of the signal between the
left and right images.
The Green/Magenta anaglyph display shows the left image in green and the right
image in magenta, with identical left and right objects shown in monochrome.
If an object appears in magenta and then green, this indicates that the object is
coming out from the screen plane. Similarly, if the object appears in green and
then magenta, the object is behind the screen plane.
Figure 14: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph and
Checkerboard display using SIM

Display Information
Disparity Grid and Cursors A Disparity Grid can be used to measure the depth of an object within an image.
The grid can be overlaid over the picture with a horizontal disparity between
1 to 15% of screen width and a vertical disparity of 50%, 25%, or 10% (user
selectable). The horizontal and vertical position controls allow the grid to be
moved around within the picture display to gauge the depth of objects within
the image.
A set of Disparity Cursors are also available for precise measurement of horizontal
disparity of an object between the Left and Right Eye images. Readout is given
of the pixel difference between the cursors and the percentage of disparity of
an object.
Figure 15: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Disparity Grid and Disparity
Cursor measurement using SIM
NOTE. Additional 3D settings can be found in the CONFIG button menu under
Graticules/Readouts and Display.

Display Information
SyncVu™
The SyncVu™ feature works with the simultaneous input monitoring (SIM) mode
and allows you to configure the settings for two inputs at the same time. (See
page 29, Simultaneous Input Monitoring.)
To set the instrument to SyncVu™ mode after you are in SIM mode, do the
following:
1. Press the MAIN button.
2. Select SyncVu.
3. Select Enable.
How to Change Settings This instrument can display four tiles. When you are viewing two inputs
Using SyncVu simultaneously in SIM mode, the tiles on the left side of the display show the first
input. The tiles on the right side of the display show the second input. The display
type in tile 1 for the first input is the same display type shown for the second input
in tile 2: Top left to top right and bottom left to bottom right. SyncVu™ allows
you to change the settings for the two related tiles at the same time.
For example, if you have a waveform display in tile 1 of input 1A, then tile 2 is
the waveform display for the second input. When you adjust the settings for the
waveform displayed in tile 1, the settings for the waveform displayed in tile 2 are
adjusted simultaneously. Similarly, adjusting settings for tile 2 are applied to tile 1.

Display Information
Waveform Display
The WFM button displays the Waveform display, which is the voltage versus time
display of a signal. You can view the input signal in line or field sweep and choose
which SDI signal elements are displayed (RGB, YRGB, or YPbPr). Filters can
also be applied to the signal. This instrument will allow you to display the signal
from an SDI input as if it were a composite signal and control (from the CONFIG
menu) whether EAV, SAV, and ANC data is included in the display.
Elements of the Waveform

Display
1. This readout is blank when vertical gain is X1; otherwise, this indicates that V
Gain is X5 or variable.
2. This readout lists the currently displayed waveform color-space. Dashes (–)
indicate components not displayed.
3. This readout lists the currently selected field and line (when in Line Select
mode).
4. This readout lists the current sweep rate for tile.
5. This readout lists the Mag rate if MAG is on.
Waveform Pop-Up Menu The Waveform pop-up menu enables you to choose the display style and display
and Settings mode used in the active tile (SDI inputs only), to select a filter to apply to the
input signal, to turn on the Multi-Input display mode, and to center the waveform
in the display.

Display Information
To choose a display mode, select from the following the choices (only available
while displaying SDI inputs) in the menu:
YPbPr - Displays the input as Luma (Y) and color difference (Pb, Pr)
components.
YRGB - Displays the input as Luma (Y), Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B)
components.
RGB - Displays the input as Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B) components.
SDI > Composite - Displays the SDI input as if it is encoded into composite.
The sync and burst in this mode are synthetic and convey no information
about signal quality.
When viewing 525-line SDI input as a composite waveform while using line select
mode, both burst phases may appear when you would expect to see only one. This
is because the line selection in SDI Mode is an odd/even selection, and composite
signals are normally viewed with a one-of-four or one-of-eight line selection.
To choose how the signal components are displayed in the active tile, use the
Display Style menu setting (SDI inputs only) to select:
Parade style - has all the components shown one beside the other.
Overlay style - has all the components drawn at the same location so that
they appear one on top of the other.
The Waveform pop-up menu Filter selection allows you to select filters to be
applied to the video. This is useful for isolating a specific characteristic of the
input. For example, to measure amplitude, you may want to use a Luma or Low
pass filter to remove the high frequency components.
To choose a filter select one of the following filters from the Waveform menu:
Flat - Display with the full available bandwidth.
Luma or Low Pass - Display only the low-frequency part of the signal.
To turn on the Multi-Input display mode, select Multi-Input Display and press
SEL. Next, press and hold the Display Select button to view the display full-tile
and activate the Multi-Input view.
NOTE. The Multi-Input menu option is only available in the WFM pop-up
menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 26,
Multi-Input Display Mode.)
NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the WFM pop-up menu
when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 30, 3D Input
Monitoring.)

Display Information
To cancel any horizontal or vertical position adjustments and restore the trace to
the default position, select Center Waveform and press SEL. For a tile in WFM
mode, this puts the baseline at the zero graticule.
Vector Display
The VECT button calls up the Vector and Lightning displays, which provide for
selection between two plots of the color portions of the signal. (See Figure 16.)
(See Figure 17.)
Figure 16: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled

Display Information
Figure 17: Lightning display
Elements of the Vector The following elements appear on the display. Some elements may only appear
Display on one display type:
V Gain. Press and hold the GAIN button to select V Gain settings. Then
select the gain to 1X, 2X, 5X, 10X, or Variable. (Variable enables you to
adjust the vertical gain using the GENERAL knob.)
H Gain. Press and hold the MAG button to select H Gain Settings. Then
select the horizontal gain to 2X, 5X, 10X, or Variable. (Variable enables you
to adjust the horizontal gain using the GENERAL knob.)
Display Type. The selected display, either Lightning or Vector.
Bar Target Setting. The bar target setting, either 75% or 100%.
LQV Enabled. Luma qualified vector is enabled and luma high (High) and
luma low (Low) values are displayed. (Requires Option PROD.)
Vector Pop-Up Menu The Vector pop-up menu enables you to specify the display type and display mode
(SDI inputs only), to set the bar targets, to turn on the Multi-Input display mode,
and to center the waveform in the display.
If you have Option PROD installed, you can also select to turn Luma Qualified
Vector On or Off. When it is on, you can set luma high and luma low parameters

Display Information
To choose the display type (SDI inputs only), use the pop-up menu to choose:
Vector – The Vector display shows a plot of the R-Y signal on the vertical axis
and the B-Y signal on the horizontal axis. This display is useful for looking at
hue and amplitude of the colors, but does not show luminance information.
Luma Qualified Vector – The Luma Qualified Vector display (available with
Option PROD) is a vector display that is gated by a specified luminance range.
Each vector tile may have a different luminance range specified.
Lightning – This Tek proprietary display shows the same color signals as in
the Vector mode, but they are plotted against luminance. One color difference
signal is plotted in the top half and the other in the bottom. The Lightning
display is useful for checking chroma and luma gain, and for checking chroma
to luma delay using the timing marks that show errors in the green to magenta
transition on a color bar signal.
To select which scaling should be used in the active tile for either the Vector or
Lighting display, use the menu to select 75% or 100% scaling.
NOTE. The Multi-Input menu option is only available in the VECTOR pop-up
menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button or CONFIG button menu.
(See page 26, Multi-Input Display Mode.)
NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the VECTOR pop-up
3D Input Monitoring.)
To cancel any horizontal or vertical position adjustments and restore the trace to
the default position, use the up/down arrow keys to select Center Waveform
in the menu.
For a Lightning display, press SEL to center the waveform. The trace is set
back to the center of the tile.
For a Vector display, press the right-arrow key to select the color you want
to locate at the center of the display.
For additional vector graticule options, see the CONFIG > Graticules and
Readouts menu and select I/Q axis or Compass Rose.

Display Information
TandemVu® (Overlay) Display

TandemVu® is a patented display that allows you to overlay the Waveform and
Vector or Waveform and Lightning displays, plus Picture Thumbnail, in a single,
full-tile display. You can then view Waveform and Vector displays, or Waveform
and Lightning displays, at the same time. This feature allows you maximum
visibility of each trace.
You can overlay the Vector display on the WFM display or the WFM display over
the Vector display. Both overlay options are selected in the display pop-up menus.
If you want to overlay the Lightning display, first select Lightning from the Vector
menu, and then proceed to select overlay.
To enable TandemVu®, do the following:
1. Press and hold the MAIN button.
2. Check that Display Overlay is highlighted.
3. Press the SEL button to highlight WFM & VEC.
The screen will now show the displays overlayed. (See Figure 18.)
Figure 18: TandemVu® (Overlay) display and menu option

Display Information
Gamut Display
Pressing the GAMUT button calls one of the Gamut displays. The Gamut display
provides four proprietary Tektronix display types to enable you to check the
gamut of an SDI signal. Set the thresholds for gamut displays from the CONFIG
menu. The available Gamut displays are:
Arrowhead: provides NTSC and PAL composite gamut information directly
from the SDI signal

Display Information
Spearhead: shows lightness, color value, and saturation of the RGB color
space (requires Option PROD)
Diamond: provides a reliable method of detecting invalid colors

Display Information
Split Diamond: provides a reliable method of detecting invalid colors
Quad Diamond (Option S3D): provides disparity histogram of the left and
right channels of a 3D signal. The black of the signal is at the bottom of the
diamond, with white at the top of the diamond. The left eye differences are on
the left side of the display and the right eye differences are on the right side
of the display. A diamond is provided for each of the Luma, Red, Green and
Blue signals to allow clear identification of the component in error.

Display Information
Elements of the Gamut High threshold: Shows the currently specified high threshold (Diamond
Display High or Arrowhead Max).
Low threshold: Shows the currently specified low threshold (Diamond Low).
Gamut display type: Shows the selected Gamut display type - Diamond,
Split Diamond, Quad Diamond, Spearhead, or Arrowhead.
Threshold indicators: Indicates the threshold settings using blue dashed
lines.
Luma minimum: Shows the currently specified minimum luma threshold
(in the Arrowhead display).
Luma maximum: Shows the currently specified maximum luma threshold
(in the Arrowhead display).
GAMUT Pop-Up Menu The GAMUT pop-up menu allows you to select the type of gamut display shown
in the active tile and to turn on Multi-Input display mode. To change the display
type, use the pop-up menu to select from the following displays:
Diamond shows Gamut violations of the SDI input if translated to RGB
color space.
Quad Diamond shows a disparity histogram of the left and right channels of
a 3D signal.
Split Diamond offsets the two halves of the Diamond to allow you to better
see negative RGB Gamut errors.
Arrowhead shows Gamut violations of the SDI input if translated to the
Composite domain.
Spearhead shows lightness, color value, and saturation of the RGB color
space of all video signals, including dual link signals.
NOTE. The Multi-Input menu option is only available in the GAMUT pop-up
menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button or CONFIG button menu.
(See page 26, Multi-Input Display Mode.)
NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the GAMUT pop-up
3D Input Monitoring.)

Display Information
Timing Display
Pressing the MEAS button displays a Tektronix proprietary display that simplifies
measuring the timing difference between two signals as the timing is corrected.
Using the Timing display enables you to easily compare and correct the timing
between two signals. (See Figure 19.)
Figure 19: Timing display
Elements of the Timing Input Signal Indicator: A single circle representing timing of input signal
Display relative to the reference. 1
Reference Indicator: A cross-hair indictor centered in the display represents
the reference signal.
Vertical Offset: The timing difference between the reference and input signal.
Horizontal Offset: The timing difference between the reference and input
signal.
Relative to: Indicates the chosen zero point for the timing display. 2
Link B to Link A: Indicates the timing relationship between links of a Dual
Link signal.
1 More complex timing relationships display multiple circles. See Timing Displays for Simple Versus Complex
Timing. (See page 48.)
2 Rear Panel is the default setting, where offset is shown as zero when the input and reference are at the same
timing at the rear panel of the instrument. If you select Saved Offset, you can save the timing from one signal, and
then display the timing relative to that saved offset.

Display Information
Measure Pop-Up Menu The Measure pop-up menu enables you to save a timing setting for comparison
with another signal and specify the zero point of the timing display.
To save the timing of the current input as an offset to the timing display, use the
Save Offset menu entry. The current timing becomes the zero point for the saved
offset mode of the timing display. This applies to both the cross-hair target in the
middle of the display and the numeric readouts.
NOTE. You cannot save the timing offset if either the input or reference is missing
or unlocked. You also cannot save a reference when in internal mode. Saving an
offset in these conditions would lead to misleading results so it is not allowed
by the instrument. A warning message appears on the screen if you attempt to
save the offset when it is not allowed.
Save Offset allows you to measure the timing between inputs or to match multiple
signals. To select the definition for the zero timing offset, use the Relative To:
menu entry to select one of the following:
Rear Panel, which means the timing offset is shown as zero when the two
signals are timed down at the rear of the instrument.
Saved Offset, which means that the timing is shown as zero offset when the
input signal matches the timing of the signal that was present when the offset
was saved using the Save Offset menu entry.
This selection changes both the numeric readouts and the target in the middle
of the timing display.

Display Information
Timing Displays for Simple The number of circles, with each representing a time offset, varies with the
Versus Complex Timing complexity of the timing between the reference and input signals.
Integer multiples of reference rates. If you are timing input signals with rates that
are integer multiples of the reference rates, the instrument can measure the timing
deterministically and displays the relationship as one circle (offset) relative to
the cross-hair. (See Figure 20.)
Figure 20: Timing display of integer multiples of reference rates

Such cases include timing an NTSC input (multiplier of 1) or a 525 SDI input
whose frame time is 33.36 ms (multiplier of 2), against an NTSC reference, which
has a frame time of 66.73 ms.

Display Information
Non-integer multiples of reference rates. If you time input rates that are not
integer multiples of the reference rates, the instrument cannot measure the
timing deterministically, so it displays the relationships as several circles. Each
circle represents a possible timing offset measurement relative to the reference
cross-hair. Display emphasis is given to the circle that times closest to zero offset
and the numerical readouts track this pair. (See Figure 21.)
Figure 21: Timing display of non-integer multiples of reference rates

Non-deterministic cases include timing of slow rate inputs against fast frame-rate
references or when timing video against film rates.
Multiple relationships. For a case where multiple relationships would display,

consider an input of 1080p/23.98 Hz with a reference of NTSC/59.94 Hz:
The different rates result in timing relationships between the signals that
repeat once for every four fields of the input and five frames of the reference.
Because this allows for five possible ways to measure timing between these
two signals, the timing display shows four circles, with emphasis and readouts
as previously described above.

Display Information
Datalist Display
The Datalist Display is accessed from the MEAS button when Option DATA is
installed. This display allows you to see SD, HD, or 3 Gb/s data without any
interpolation.
The Datalist tool examines the contents of all digital formats, structures, and
transports (SD, HD, dual-link, 3 Gb/s, 4:2:2, 4:4:4, and others). Datalist works
for all signals except composite signals (analog NTSC and analog PAL). From
the display screen, you can select and isolate specific lines and words from the
video or data stream. (See Figure 22.)
Figure 22: Datalist display
Elements of the Datalist Use the navigation text on the bottom of the display screen to select line and
Display sample items using the arrow keys and the General knob.
Line Select: Shows which line is selected; press the SEL button to switch
between Line Select and Word Select.
Word Select: Shows which word is selected; press the SEL button to switch
between Line Select and Word Select.
Samp#: Shows the sample number.
Y0, Cb, Cr, Y1: These labels change based on the signal, but they show
the line number for each component.

Display Information
Datalist Color Coding Different fields of the data stream are shown in different colors:
Green: Active video data.
Blue: Data in horizontal or vertical blanking intervals.
White: EAV and SAV packets; other reserved values such as the XYZ word.
Yellow: Data outside the nominal allowed values.
Red: Data with illegal values.
Quickly Finding SAV and From anywhere in the video stream, pressing the CURSOR button once will take
EAV in the Active Video you immediately to the EAV of that line. Press it again to jump to the SAV of
Stream the same line. This is also an easy way to move quickly to the beginning of the
ANC data, which is right after the EAV.
Datalist Display Pop-Up Trace Type: Select from Video or Data. If you select Video, you can then
Menu select to turn on or off individual components (traces) of the display. (Default
is Video.)
Video mode shows the data similar to the video YPbPr display in
waveform mode, but without interpolation. The Y, Cb, and Cr traces are
offset vertically to separate them, but are aligned temporally.
Data mode using a SD signal shows the data in the same sequence as it
occurs in the serial domain. You see a sample of Y, then of Cb, then of Y'
(Y prime), and then of Cr. Then the sequence repeats. The Y sample is the
co-sited sample and the Y' sample is the isolated luma sample.
Data mode using an HD signal splits the serial input into a Y channel
and a multiplexed Cb/Cr channel. The intent is to show the data in the
same block structure as it occurs in the serial domain, even though it is
displayed as 8 or 10-bit values.
Format: Select from Hexadecimal, Decimal, or Binary. (Default is
Hexadecimal.)

Display Information
Bowtie Display
The Bowtie Display is accessed from the MEAS button. This display allows
you to look at inter-channel timing between Y Pb and Y Pr. The left side of
the display compares Y and Pb; the right side compares Y and Pr. The Bowtie
Display requires a test signal with signals of slightly differing frequencies on the
chroma channels than on the luma channel.
If the bowtie patterns have a sharp null, and the null is at the center of each
line, the relative amplitudes and inter channel timing are correct. Interchannel
timing errors will move the position of the null. A relative amplitude error will
decrease the depth of the null. An incomplete null combined with an offset from
center indicates both amplitude and timing problems between the channels being
compared. (See Figure 23.)
Figure 23: Bowtie display
Elements of the Bowtie Display: Shows the display type as Bowtie.

Display Y-axis units: The units for the y-axis depend on the test signal and the signal
format.
X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in microseconds/divisions.
Bowtie Display Pop-Up Parade / Overlay: Select how the waveform appears by selecting Parade
Menu or Overlay.
Center Waveform: Press the SEL button to center the waveform.

Display Information
LTC Display
The Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) Display is accessed from the OTHER button.
LTC is monitored in a frame rate display to allow observation of amplitude,
synchronization and phase with respect to reference vertical interval time code
(VITC). (See Figure 25.)
The input of LTC is through the REMOTE connector on the rear panel of the
instrument. The REMOTE connector is a 15-pin D-type connector with socket
contacts. For pin information, see the Installation and Safety manual or the System
Integration manual on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your
instrument and the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads.
Figure 24: LTC display
Elements of the LTC Display: Shows the display type as LTC.

Display Y-axis units: Shows the y-axis units in volts/divisions.
X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in milliseconds/divisions.
LTC Display Pop-Up Menu The OTHER pop-up menu allows you to select Center Waveform and press the
SEL button to center the waveform.

Display Information
External Reference Waveform Display

The External Waveform Display is accessed from the OTHER button. This
display allows you to check the external reference signal integrity, including
its shape and amplitude. This display is independent of the input video signal.
(See Figure 25.)
The input of external reference waveform is through the EXT REF connector on
the rear panel of the instrument.
Figure 25: External reference waveform (tri-level sync signal)
Elements of the External Display: Shows the display type as External Reference.
Reference Waveform Y-axis units: Shows the y-axis units in volts/divisions.
Display
X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in milliseconds/divisions.
External Reference The OTHER pop-up menu allows you to select Center Waveform and press the
Waveform Display Pop-Up SEL button to center the waveform.
Menu

Display Information
Diagnostics Monitor Display

The Diagnostics Monitor Display is accessed from the OTHER button. This
multiple page display allows you to view system diagnostics information such as
temperature, fan speed, and power supply readings. This display is independent of
the input video signal. (See Figure 26.)
Figure 26: Diagnostics monitor display
To navigate the Diagnostics Monitor pages. Press the up or down arrow key to
move from one page to another.
To reset all of the diagnostics. Press the SEL button to reset all of the diagnostics
readings on all pages of the display.

Display Information
Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display

The ANC Data Display is available with Option DATA. It allows you to more
closely examine all of the ANC data in a signal. The ANC Data Inspector is
part of the ANC Data Display. This ancillary monitoring feature allows you to
see all ancillary data present in a signal. The instrument continually monitors the
signal and tells you when changes in the presence of data occur. When Watch List
mode is activated, the instrument displays the presence and status of ANC data
types you have selected in the Watch List. This allows you to focus on the ANC
data types that are important to you.
The Detail area (lower part of the display) displays only when in full-tile mode.
The Detail area can be expanded to show more data by pressing the MAG button.
(See Figure 27.)
Figure 27: ANC Data display
Elements of the ANC Data The following information is available on the ANC Data Display when in full
Display screen mode:
DID: Data Identifier of the requested packet; permissible values range from 1
to 0xFF (255) inclusive.
Type: Type of the ANC Data packet; either Type 1 packet (DID greater than or
equal to 0x80), or Type 2 packet (DID less than 0x80), as defined by SMPTE
291M; Type 1 packets do not have a SDID field, instead they have a DBN
field; the "actual value" (with parity bits added) is displayed in parentheses.
SDID: Secondary Data Identifier of the requested packet; permissible values
range from 0 through 0xFF (255) inclusive; this field only appears when
a Type 2 packet is selected; the "actual value" (with parity bits added) is
displayed in parentheses (mutually exclusive with DBN field).

Display Information
DBN: Data Block Number of the acquired packet; values range from 0 to
0xFF; the "actual value" (with parity bits added) is displayed in parenthesis
(mutually exclusive with SDID field).
DC: Data Count word of the acquired packet; the number of User Data words
is displayed in decimal; the "actual value" (with parity bits added) is displayed
in parenthesis, in hexadecimal.
Field: The field of the video from which the packet was acquired; for
progressive formats, 1 is displayed.
Line: The line of the video (within the field) from which the packet was
acquired.
Stream: For HD (SMPTE 292M), indicates whether the ancillary packet was
acquired from the Y or C data streams; for SD, "N/A" is displayed.
Status: Indicates whether packet(s) of the desired type are present in the
video; also indicates Checksum or CRC errors.
Checksum: Indicates the checksum word that was recovered from the
acquired packet.
Should be: Indicates the checksum work computed by the instrument, based
on data of the packet.
Format: Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard.
User Data Words: Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in
hexadecimal; all 10 bits are displayed.
Configuring the Watch List The Watch List allows you to limit the data types viewed in the ANC Data
Display to only those you specify. To configure the Watch List, perform the
following steps:
1. Press the CONFIG button and select ANC Data Display.
2. Select Config Watch List from the menu.
3. Press the SEL button and a table of data types appears.
4. Check the boxes next to the data types you want to view in the ANC Data
Inspector. Use the SELECT ALL and CLEAR ALL boxes to quickly select
or clear all data types.
5. When you are finished selecting the data types, navigate to the Return box
and press the SEL button.
6. Press the CONFIG button to dismiss the menu.
7. Press and hold the MEAS button and select Display Type and then ANC
Data Display from the pop-up menu.
You can now view the data types you checked in the Watch List.

Display Information
Status Displays
Pressing the STATUS button calls up the Status display, which provides several
views of signal status. Status displays are text displays that show signal status.
You can view current alarms and errors (those occurring now and within the last
few seconds), a history of errors and alarms (up to 10,000 entries), video error
statistics or audio error statistics. You can display a different Status display type
in all four tiles.
Error Log View a log of errors and control the error logging settings. (See Figure 28.)
Figure 28: Error log
Elements of the Error Log display.

Across the top of the display screen, the following items are shown:
Log status: Shows that the currently viewed log is active (Active Log) or
that logging has stopped (Active Log (Stopped)).
Filter: Shows the currently selected error filter. All means that all errors
from all inputs and channels are being shown. You can also select to view
errors by input or channel.
Date: Shows the date, according to the internal clock, that the error occurred.
The date is displayed as month/day/year.
Page: Shows which page you are viewing out of the total number of pages in
the log.

Display Information
The Error Log is also divided into the following four columns:
Source: Shows the inputs on which the errors have occurred.
Error Status: Shows the current state of the entry: White items are
informational and identify a change in instrument state; Green items are
errors that have cleared; Red items are triggered errors.
Timecode: Shows the time, according to VITC or LTC in the signal, that the
error occurred. In the case of ongoing errors, this shows the time the error
first occurred.
Time: Shows the time, according to the internal clock, that the error occurred.
Error Log pop-up menu.

Mute Alarms: Mutes alarms for all Status display types.
Logging Active: Turns alarm error logging On or Off.
Logging Reset: Press the SEL button to clear the log.
Input/Channel: Allows you to select to filter errors in the error log so that
you can view them by channel or input. When the instrument is in SIM
mode, you can select to view errors from only Channel 1 (the left channel) or
Channel 2 (the right channel).
Save to USB (ALL): Saves the entire unfiltered error log to a USB memory
device.
Save to USB (Sel.): Saves only the errors in the error log for the selected
channel or input to a USB memory device.

Display Information
Alarm Status View current alarm status. (See Figure 29.)
Figure 29: Alarm Status display
Elements of the Alarm Status display.

Alarm: Shows alarms that occurred.
Status: Shows whether an error occurred but has cleared (green), whether an
error has appeared in the last five seconds but has cleared (yellow), or whether
an error is ongoing (red). Gray indicates the alarm is not being logged but
still provides information on the function.
Additional Information: Provides explanatory information about the error,
if available.
Alarm Status pop-up menu. Mute Alarms mutes alarms for all Status display
types.

Display Information
Video Session The Video Session display contains several performance parameters that you can
view to get an overview of the video input signal. This instrument maintains a
running video status session. (See Figure 30.)
Figure 30: Video Session display of HD signal
SDI elements of the Video Session display. The following elements are visible
when SDI 1A or 1B is the selected signal:
Input: Shows the selected input source.
Signal: Indicates whether the instrument is locked to the selected input.
Effective: Shows, in order, the detected format, sample structure, and
transport of the input signal.
Selected: Shows, in order, the selected format, sample structure, and transport
of the instrument.
352M payload: Indicates the presence of a SMPTE 352M payload.
SAV Place Err: Indicates whether a Start-of-Active-Video Placement Error
has occurred.
Field Length Err: Indicates whether a Field Length Error has occurred.
Line Length Err: Indicates whether a Line Length Error has occurred.
Ancilliary Data: Indicates whether Ancillary Data is present in the video
signal. The displayed values are either Present or None for SD signals, or Y
and C Present and None for HD and 3 Gb/s signals.
F1 AP CRC: For SD signals only, calculates and displays the active picture
CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Check) for field one in hexadecimal. The

Display Information
instrument uses the SMPTE RP165 standard for error checking. For HD and
3 Gb/s signals, the CRCs change on every video line.
F2 AP CRC: For SD signals only, calculates and displays the active picture
CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Check) for field two in hexadecimal. The
instrument uses the SMPTE RP165 standard for error checking. For HD and
3 Gb/s signals, the CRCs change on every video line.
Data Collect: Shows the state of error gathering. The possible states are:
Running: Indicates errors are being gathered and displayed on the status
page.
Stopped: Indicates errors are not being gathered. The status page is not
being updated.
Resetting: Appears briefly after the SEL button is pressed to reset the
statistics.
Runtime: The time since the last reset occurred. Time is displayed as "DD,
HH:MM:SS", where DD is the number of days, HH is the number of hours,
MM is the number of minutes, and SS is the number of seconds.
Stuck Bits: For SD signals only, displays which of the video bits are stuck. If
the readout is "—- —- –", then none of the bits are stuck.
Y Stuck Bits: For HD signals only, displays which of the luminance video
bits are stuck. If the readout is "—- —- LL", then none of the bits are stuck.
LL is displayed for the two unused bits.
C Stuck Bits: For HD signals only, displays which of the chrominance video
bits are stuck. If the readout is "—- —- LL", then none of the bits are stuck.
LL is displayed for the two unused bits.
EDH Error: For SD signals only, indicates that there is an error in the EDH
packet (checksum or parity) of the signal.
Statistics: This section of the display shows the status and statistical values
for certain errors. For information about the errors in this section, view the
help file in your instrument: while the Video Session is active in a tile, press
the HELP button.
Status: Shows the status of the associated error as either OK, Invalid,
Missing, or Error.
Err Secs: The number of seconds, since the last reset, that contained at least
one error.
Err Fields: The number of fields, since the last reset, that contained at least
one error.
% Err Fields: Shows a calculated number showing the percentage of all
fields since the last reset that contained at least one error.

Display Information
Black Events: Shows when a black frame has occurred within the video
image. Settings configured in the CONFIG > Measurement Settings menu.
Frozen Events: Shows when a frozen frame has occurred within the video
image. Settings configured in the CONFIG > Measurement Settings menu.
Changed Since Reset: Indicates if either the F1 or F2 AP CRC values have
changed since the last reset.
Frozen: This readout only appears when you press the CAPTURE button.
It indicates that errors are being gathered, but are not being displayed on the
Status page. This state is useful for looking at EDH (Error Detection and
Handling) CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) values on live video.
Video Session pop-up menu.
NOTE. To reset, stop, or start an individual video or audio session, select the
tile in which it is displayed and use the SEL button, right arrow key, and left
arrow key, respectively. Remember that the STATUS pop-up menu must be closed;
otherwise, the button and key presses will navigate through that menu.

All Sessions Reset: Globally resets any and all video sessions displayed in all
panes, regardless of the display and session from which it is executed.
All Sessions Start: Globally starts any and all stopped video sessions
displayed in all panes, regardless of the display and session from which it
is executed.
All Sessions Stop: Globally stops any and all stopped video sessions
is executed.

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Audio Session With Option AUD, you can access the Audio Session display, which contains
several performance parameters that you can display to see an overview of the
audio input signal. This instrument maintains a running audio status session.
(See Figure 31.)
Figure 31: Audio Session display
Elements of the Audio Session display.

Audio Input: Shows the selected input source.
Signal Loss: Indicates the level meter bars (1-8) that have triggered a signal
loss alarm. Dashes indicate that no alarm was triggered.
Data Collect: Indicates the status of error collection as Running or Stopped.
Channel: This row aligns the channel number with the status readouts that
appear below the row.
Clip: The number of CLIPs detected during the session. (Only displayed for
digital audio feeds.)
Over: The number of OVERs detected during the session. (Only displayed
for digital audio feeds.)
Loud: The number of times the Analog Audio or Digital Audio loudness
alarms have been trigger during the current session.
Mute: The number of MUTEs detected during the session.
Silence: The number of SILENCEs detected during the session.

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Peak (dBFS): The True Peak signal level measured on the channel.
High (dBFS): The highest signal level measured by the signal level meter.
The level meter response is based on the Ballistics setting. If ballistics is set
to True Peak, this readout is the same as the Peak readout.
Active Bits: The number of active bits in the channel. For SD Embedded
Audio the maximum is 20 bits.
Smpl Rate: The sample rate of the channel pair.
L (K)/(eq) (dBFS): The average loudness level for each channel. This can be
either a "long" (averaged over the entire session), or "short" (averaged over a
10-second rolling interval) average.
NOTE. When AUDIO > Loudness Filter & Measure > Linear is selected, Leq
(dBFS) is displayed; for A-weighted loudness, LAeq (dBFS) is displayed; for
LKFS ITU-R BS.1770 loudness, L(K) (dBFS) is displayed.
L (K)/(eq) (pair): The average loudness level for each pair of channels. This
can be either a "long" (averaged over the entire session), or "short" (averaged
over a 10-second rolling interval) average.
NOTE. When AUDIO > Loudness Filter & Measure > Linear is selected, Leq
(pair) is displayed; for A-weighted loudness, LAeq (pair) is displayed; for LKFS
ITU-R BS.1770 loudness, L(K) (pair) is displayed.
Program (number) Loudness: Represents the running average loudness for

selected channels from the current audio input. This value is derived over the
entire session, so the sample period is infinite. It is also known as the "long"
loudness average.
Short: Represents the running average loudness for selected channels for the
current audio input. This value is derived from a short period duration set by
the user. It is commonly referred to as the "short" loudness average.
Short Pd: The Short Period defines the duration of the short Loudness average
and is defined by the user within the Config menu for Loudness Settings.
Chans: The Channels Summations shows the number of channels that are
currently summed together for the Loudness average.
Changed Since Last Reset: Either Yes or No. Indicates whether an error has
occurred since the last reset.

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Audio Session pop-up menu.
NOTE. To reset, stop, or start an individual audio or video session, select the
tile in which it is displayed and use the SEL button, right arrow key, and left
arrow key, respectively. Remember that the STATUS pop-up menu must be closed;
otherwise, the button and key presses will navigate through that menu.

Loudness Avg: Allows you to choose the duration over which the loudness
count is averaged: Long is calculated on the interval of time since the last
session reset; Short is calculated on the most recent 10 second interval.
All Sessions Reset: Globally resets any and all audio sessions displayed in all
panes, regardless of the display and session from which it is executed.
All Sessions Start: Globally starts any and all stopped audio sessions
is executed.
All Sessions Stop: Globally stops any and all stopped audio sessions
is executed.

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Audio Loudness Session The Audio Loudness Session display is available when Option LOUD and Option
AUD are installed. This display allows you to view an audio loudness chart
and the values associated with audio loudness measurements. This instrument
maintains a running audio loudness session. (See Figure 32.)
Figure 32: Audio Loudness Session display
Configuring loudness parameters from the configuration menu. From the

Loudness Settings menu in the CONFIG button menu, you can set the parameters
that affect loudness measurements. For example, the Loudness Filter/Measure
selection controls which of three weighting filters are applied to the audio loudness
measurement. It is used by the loudness algorithm to calculate the audio loudness.
Elements of the Audio Loudness Session display.

Max Value: Shows the maximum loudness value recorded during the session.
Min Value: Shows the minimum loudness value recorded during the session.
Loudness Session Avg: Shows the loudness session average, which is a
summed average of all the values recorded in the session.
Short Period: Shows the current duration of the short period loudness
average.
Channel Summation: Shows the summation of audio channels currently
used to compute the loudness average.
Target Value: Shows the currently defined Target Loudness level.
Loudness Session Time: Shows the current duration of the loudness session
since last reset.

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Short Loud: The displayed value is the short duration loudness measurement
based on the short duration period.
Infinite: The displayed value is the loudness measurement average based
on the duration of the audio session.
True Peak: The displayed value is the maximum true peak value recorded by
the audio meters. More detailed information on the true peak level of each
channel is displayed within the audio session.
Dailnorm: The displayed value is the metadata value that is present either
within the Dolby data stream or carried as a Ancillary data packet per
SMPTE2020.
Loud Range: The displayed value is the quantified (in LU) variation of the
loudness measurement of a program and is based on the statistical distribution
of loudness.
Audio Loudness Session pop-up menu.

Mute Alarms: Temporarily mutes alarm reporting.
Graph Scale: Allows you to change the horizontal scale of the chart from 0
to 60 seconds to a total duration of up to 30 hours.
Graph Gain: Allows you to change the vertical gain of the chart between
0-60 dB, 8-40 dB, and 12-36 dB.
Save History to USB: Saves the audio loudness session history to a USB
memory device.
History Reset: Resets the audio loudness session history.
All Sessions Reset: Globally resets any and all audio and video sessions
is executed.

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Audio Control The Audio Control Packet Display allows you to view information on audio frame
number, sampling frequency, active channels, and relative audio-to-video delay of
each channel, as encoded in the audio control packet metadata. (See Figure 33.)
Figure 33: Audio Control Packet format

For SD signals, transmission of audio control packets is optional for 48 kHz
synchronous operation and required for all other modes of operation (since
it contains the information as to what mode is being used). Where frequent
switching is planned, receiving equipment can be designed to add or drop a
sample following a switch in the four out of five cases where the sequence is
broken. The challenge in such a system is to detect that a switch has occurred.
This can be facilitated by use of the data block number in the ancillary data format
structure and by including an optional frame counter with the unused bits in the
audio frame number word of the audio control packet. (See Figure 34.)
For HD signals, the audio control packet carries additional information used in
the process of decoding the audio data and has a similar structure to standard
definition.
The elements of the Audio Packet display vary depending on the monitored
signal. (See Figure 35.)

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Figure 34: Audio Control Packet structure
Figure 35: Audio Control display
Elements of the Audio Control display.

Group 1 through n: Shows the audio group number of the audio control
packet to be used for decoding.
DID: Shows the Data Identifier of the ancillary data packet for the audio
control packet. For specific information about permissible DID values, view
the help file in your instrument: while the Audio Control display is active in a
tile, press the HELP button and follow the link at the bottom of the page to
Audio Control Packet Display Elements.

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Data Block: Always 200h for HD. If SD is present, this increments by 1

when consecutive data for each DID is present, or when data blocks within
a common data ID are to be linked.
Data Count: 10Bh for HD. For SD, the data count represents the number of
user data words to follow, up to a maximum of 255 words.
Field/Line: Shows the field of the audio from which the packet was acquired.
The line of the audio (within the field) from which the packet was acquired.
Checksum: Shows the checksum word that was recovered from the acquired
packet.
Should be: Shows the checksum word computed by the instrument, based on
the packet data.
Channel: Shows the specific channel(s) to which the Audio Frame, Rate
(kHz), Active Chan, and Delay Samples data apply.
Audio Frame: Audio frame (AF) number data provide a sequential
numbering of video frames that indicate where they fall in the progression of
the non-integer number of samples per video frame (audio frame sequence).
The first number of the sequence is always 1 and the final number is equal to
the length of the audio frame sequence. An audio frame value of one or more
zeroes indicates that frame numbering is not available.
Rate (kHz): Shows the audio sampling rate.
Active Chan: Shows whether the audio channel is active or inactive.
Delay Samples: Shows the amount of accumulated audio processing delay
relative to video, measured in audio sample intervals.
Audio Control Pop-up Menu. Mute Alarms mutes alarms for all Status display
types.

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Aux Data Status The Aux Data Status Display allows you to view closed-caption, teletext, video
index, AFD, WSS, V-chip related status, and other ancillary data present on
monitored signals. (See Figure 59.)
Figure 36: Auxiliary Data Status display
Elements of the Aux Data Status display.

Ancillary Data Present: Indicates if ANC data is present in the SDI stream.
CC/Teletext Type: Indicates the Closed Caption or Teletext type in use, with
the element turning red if an error is detected or the type is missing. Possible
values are CEA-608 (VBI), CEA-608 (ANC), CEA-608 (708), CEA-708,
Teletext B (WST) / VBI, Teletext B (WST) / OP47 SDP, Teletext B (WST) /
OP47 Multi. If the CC type data is present, but is either late or early, the
error message is displayed in yellow.
CEA 608: Indicates the number and type of services present in the closed
caption data CEA608 format. If a service has no activity for 30 seconds, it
is considered missing.
CEA 708: Indicates the number and type of services present on closed
caption data in CEA708 format. If a service has no activity for 30 seconds, it
is considered missing.
RP207: Indicates the presence of Program Description Data.
Teletext: Detects the location and line numbers for which teletext information
is present.
CDP: Indicates the presence of Caption Distribution Packets and provides
information on frame rate and data count of 608 and 708 packets. Note that
packet 608 typically has 4 data words and packet 708 has up to 46 data words,
depending on the frame rate as defined in SMPTE 334.

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V-Chip Rating: Detects ratings from: MPAA (US), TV (US), Canadian

English, and Canadian French systems.
Transmission Signal Identifier (TSID): Indicates if the TSID is present in
the SDI stream. If missing, "Not Detected" will display; otherwise, the TSID
is displayed as a hexadecimal number.
Copy Generation Management System-Analog (CGMS-A): Indicates if
the CGMS-A is present in the signal. If missing, "Not Detected" will display;
otherwise, the CGMS-A value is displayed.
Broadcast Flag: Indicates if a broadcast flag was detected or not.
Timecode (TC) Flags: Indicates the timecode status. The drop frame (DF) is
0 when drop frame compensation is being performed normally. DF is 1 when
the count is not drop frame compensated. The color frame (CF) status is 0
when there is no relationship between the CF sequence and the time address.
CF is 1 when CF ID is applied to the time address. Support for measuring
timecode discontinuities and Jog/Shuttle detection.
Pol: Indicates the biphase polarity correction.
BG Flags: Indicates the binary group (BG) values and whether they are
specified. The readout will display a number from 0 to 7. For example, bit 0
is BGF0, bit 1 is BGF1, and bit 2 is BGF2.
BG Data: Indicates the binary group (BG) data value.
Wide Screen Signaling (WSS): Indicates if the WSS is present. The
supported formats include Composite PAL and 625-line SD. The WSS data is
displayed with the hexadecimal byte value and its description. WSS decoding
conforms to standard ITU-BT.1119-2.
Active Format Description (AFD): Indicates if the SMPTE 2016-1 and 3
Format for Active Format Description and Bar Data is present. The AFD
data is displayed with the hexadecimal byte value and its description. AFD
decoding conforms to standard SMPTE 2016 1-3.
Video Index Scanning B2-B0: Shows the Video Index Scanning System
information. Conforms to SMPTE RP186-2008 Class 1.1. Data Octet 1.
Scanning System provides information about the total number of lines, field
rate, and aspect ratio.
Video Index AFD/ARD B6-B3: Shows the Video Index binary value of Bits
6 to Bits 3 that are used to define the Active Format Descriptor. Conforms to
SMPTE RP186-2008 Class 1.1. or ARDSPEC 1. See the instrument online
help for a detailed description of codes: while the Aux Data Status display is
active in a tile, press the HELP button.

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Dolby Status When your instrument is equipped with Option AUD, you can view Dolby
metadata from the currently monitored SDI input. You can view Dolby VANC
data (SMPTE 2020) from the Dolby Status Display. (See Figure 37.)
Figure 37: Dolby Status display
Elements of the Dolby Status display. The following is a list of some of the
elements that show on the Dolby Status display. Some elements apply only
to Dolby type E. If Dolby type D is detected, these elements display with their
names grayed out and with a value of N/A. For a complete list of the elements that
might appear, see the instrument online help by pressing the HELP button when
the Dolby Status display is active in a tile.
Program Description Text: A 32-character ASCII text field used by the
program author to describe the audio program; for example, the name of the
program (Movie Channel Promo), the program source (Football Main Feed),
or the program language (Danish).
Dolby Format: Indicates the Dolby Format. This indicator is also tied to the
Dolby Format Error/Alarm: if the Alarm is asserted, the Dolby Format is
displayed in red.
Channel Mode (or Audio Coding mode): Indicates the active channels
within the encoded bit stream, representing it in a ratio, X/Y, where X is the
number of front channels (Left, Center, Right) and Y is the number of rear
(Surround) channels. If the LFE Channel is present, an L is appended at the
end of the channel mode.

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Program Configuration: Determines how the audio channels are grouped

within a Dolby E bitstream. Up to eight channels can be grouped together in
individual programs, where each program contains its own metadata.
Dolby Source: Indicates the instrument input from which the Dolby Content
is sourced.
Dolby Data Rate: For Dolby D, indicates the encoded data rate; for Dolby E,
indicates the data rate that would be used to encode a Dolby Digital bitstream.
Dolby Sample Rate: Indicates the sample rate of the decoded Dolby Digital
bitstream.
Bitstream Mode: Describes the audio service contained within the Dolby
Digital bitstream. A complete audio program may consist of a main audio
service (a complete mix of all the program audio), an associated audio service
comprising a complete mix, or a main service combined with an associated
service. For more information about possible values, see the instrument online
help; when the Dolby Status display is active in a tile, press the HELP button.
Dolby E Frame Rate: Indicates the Dolby E frame rate. If Dolby Frame Rate
is not the same as the video Frame Rate, the rate value is displayed in red.
ARIB Status Check for the presence and status of ARIB-based information encoding. The
instrument supports TR-B.22, TR-B.23-1, TR-B.23-2, B.35, B.37, and B.39 ARIB
standards. To view the ARIB content displays, enable this option in CONFIG >
Aux Data Settings > ARIB Content Display. For detailed information about
ARIB displays, go to the ARIB Displays section in this manual. (See page 107.)

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Audio Display
Pressing the AUDIO button brings up the Audio Display if the instrument has
Option AUD installed. This display provides level meters and a phase display
for monitoring audio signals. The Audio display always shows the level meters
and correlation meters. When you choose to display the Phase plot (also known
as Lissajous) or Surround Sound, the left part of the Audio tile displays the level
meters and the right part the Phase or Surround Sound display. You can also view
Dolby E timing in this display. (See Figure 38.)
Figure 38: Audio display
Elements of the Audio Level meters: Shows the audio levels. (See page 124, To Check Audio Level.)
Display Loudness meter: This meter is configured in the CONFIG > Loudness
Settings menu. Once configured, enable it by pressing and holding the
AUDIO button to get the pop-up menu. The following indicators appear next
to the meter and show the loudness:
Gray diamond: indicates Too Quiet loudness threshold
White diamond: indicates Target Loudness threshold
Blue diamond: indicates target loudness low threshold
Yellow diamond: indicates target loudness high threshold
Red diamond: indicates Too Loud loudness threshold
Loudness channel: appears at the base of the loudness meter and shows
which channels are being displayed. If Program is selected, the channel
label will be P1 up to P8. The channel text is green if the channels are
set to Program.
Phase, Surround, or Loudness Display: Select between the Phase display,
where the phase of a selected pair of channels is plotted against an X-Y or
sound-stage plot, the Surround display, where all the channels' levels display

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in positions matching their place in a surround-sound listening environment,

and the Loudness display, where loudness targets are shown. (See page 125,
To Check Audio Phase.) (See page 128, Elements of the Surround Sound
Display.) (See page 67, Audio Loudness Session.)
Audio source/setup: Displays the selected audio input and related setup
information, such as Listening Mode when in Surround display. (See
page 123, Audio Monitoring.)
Level meter labels: Identifies the signal in each meter bar. The labels vary
according to whether the audio sources to the level meter bars are normal
channel pairs, surround channels, or Dolby sources (the Dolby source labels
include Dolby type).
Level meter ballistics readouts: Displays the selected dynamic response
characteristic.
Axes: Shows the orientation of the two audio signals when displaying phase;
shows the orientation and amplitudes of the sound field when displaying
surround sound. (Axes are selectable for an X-Y or Soundstage plot.)
Phase correlation meters: Displays the phase correlation between the
two-channel bars under which it appears. The meter of the pair selected for
the Phase display also appears in the Phase display. (See page 125, To Check
Audio Phase.)
Test level and Peak program level indicators: Diamond-shaped markers
between the level bars indicate the configurable limits set up for the display.
Above the Test level, the bar displays in a yellow color. Above the Peak
level, the bar displays in a red color. Test level is also known as Reference
level or Line-up level.
Level meter scale and units: By default, the units are in dB relative to full
scale (dBFS) for digital inputs and dB relative to 0.775 Volts (dBu) for analog
inputs. The 0 dB mark is digital Full scale for digital inputs and 0 dBu for
analog inputs. You may also set the 0 dB mark to either the Peak Program
level or the Test level. See also CONFIG > Digital Audio Displays > Set
Meter Type To, and CONFIG > Analog Audio Displays > Set Meter Type To.
NOTE. The loudness measurement supports three types of filters: Flat,

A-weighted, and RLB (ITU-R BS.1770). You can view the measurement in the
Audio Session display and configure it from the Audio pop-up menu.

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Above-Bar Warning This instrument displays warning messages above the level meter bars. The
Messages warning messages that can appear above the bars as follows:
Clip. The number of consecutive samples equals or exceeds the # Samples
for Clip setting.
Over. The signal is at or above the specified Over Level for a time exceeding
the Duration for Over setting.
In-Bar Warning Messages This instrument displays warning messages within the level meter bars. The
warning messages that can appear are shown below in order of priority.
UNLOCKED. The instrument is not locked to an incoming signal on the
indicated input channel. Data cannot be decoded and all data and other errors
are ignored. This means that if embedded audio is selected, the VIDEO input
is unrecognizable.
AES PARITY. The incoming subframe does not have even parity as specified
by the digital audio standards. The data sample is unreliable and is ignored.
The level meters and Lissajous display treat the sample as a zero sample.
AES CRC ERROR. The CRC code in the AES channel status packet is
incorrect. Sometimes the CRC code is set to zero, indicating that the signal is
missing; when this is the case, this message is not displayed.
MUTE. The number of consecutive all-zero samples equals or exceeds the
# Samples for Mute setting.
SILENCE. The signal is at or below the specified Silence Level for a time
exceeding the Duration for Silence setting.
DISABLED. Indicates that an audio bar is not active. This message is mainly
seen with a Dolby Digital source when a listening mode is selected with a
reduced number of channels.
AES V BIT. Indicates that the Validity bit is set high for one or more data
samples. In the AES/EBU standard, a set validity bit indicates that the sample
is not suitable for conversion to audio. By default, the level meter bars and
Lissajous display treat the affected samples as zero samples.
NO AUDIO. Indicates that an embedded input has the Non audio bit set.
NOT PRESENT. Indicates that an audio bar is not present in the current
audio input. This can be present if a Dolby Digital input has a coding mode
indicating a reduced number of channels.
DOLBY D+. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY Digital Plus.
DOLBY E. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY E.

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Audio Display Pop-Up The Audio pop-up menu enables you to select the audio input source and specify
Menu whether a phase display or a surround-sound displays appears in a subtile to the
right of the level meter display.
To select the source for the Audio display, select Audio Input in the menu and
set a source. The number of available sources depends on which audio option is
installed. Choosing any given input will make that audio the monitored signal
regardless of which video input is active. Alternatively, choose Follows Video
to enable the mapping that allows changing the audio source as the video input
selection is changed.
NOTE. Use the CONFIG menu to select the mapping of input to bar, the meter
type, and the Follows Video mapping of audio to video.
Headphone input maps audio pairs to the front panel headphone jack.
Analog Out Atten is used to adjust the levels to the rear panel analog outputs.
To add a 2-channel phase display to the audio tile, set Aux Display to Phase
Display in the Audio pop-up menu. A phase display is also called a "Lissajous"
display.
To choose the plot style of the Phase Display, select between the following two
entries in the pop-up menu:
Sound Stage has axes rotated at a 45 degrees.
X-Y has axes that are horizontal and vertical.
To choose the pair of inputs that is displayed in the phase display, select Phase
Pair and set a value. You can also select Custom, and then specify individual
channels for the input pair, using the Phase Channel A and Phase Channel B
entries.
To define when audio channel pairs are considered out of phase and the Audio
Phase alarm occurs, you should set the following two parameters:
Phase Err Corr: Defines the percentage of correlation error that must occur
before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered.
Phase Err Duration: Defines the duration of time for which the error must
occur before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered.

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To add a multi-channel surround sound display to the audio tile, set Aux Display
to Surround Sound in the Audio pop-up menu. You can also enable either or
both of the following entries:
Dominance Indicator. When on, indicates the location of the dominant sound
in the surround sound image using a cross-hairs pointer (surround display
only).
Loudness. When set to Flat, results in a non-weighted response; when set
to A-weighted, results in a response that more closely matches that of the
human ear.
NOTE. The Audio Surround Sound display is courtesy of Radio-Technische

Werkstaetten GmbH & Co. KG (RTW) of Cologne, Germany. Surround Sound:
Radio-Technische Werkstaetten GmbH & Co.
Configuring Audio Inputs To set up an Audio Input for Embedded 16-Channel audio:
for Embedded 16-Channel 1. Press the CONFIG button to display the configuration menu.
Audio
2. Use the arrow keys and SEL button to make selections in the steps that follow.
3. Select Audio Inputs/Outputs.
4. Select Video to Audio Map.
5. Select the correct SDI input.
6. Select Emb. 16-Ch.
7. To set the appropriate ballistics (True Peak, PPM Type 1, PPM Type 2, or
Loudness), see the Config > Digital Audio Displays menu.

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The following functions are not supported for 16-Channel audio:

Audio input to bar mapping
Audio output mapping
Correlation meters
Lissajous and phase displays
Headphone
NOTE. You cannot modify the input and output mapping because the mappings
are fixed for 16-Channel audio.
Selecting Audio Input for 1. Select a tile.

Embedded 16-Channel 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and view
Audio the Audio pop-up menu.
3. Select Audio Input and then select the Emb. 16-Ch option.
Figure 39: 16-Channel audio bars display

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Quick Selection of 1-8 1. Select a tile.

or 9-16 Channels of 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and view
Embedded Audio the Audio pop-up menu.
3. Select Audio Input and then select Emb. 1-8 or Emb. 9-16.
Picture Display
Pressing the PICT button calls up the Picture display, which lets you see the
picture generated by the video signal. You can choose to display the picture
with or without a Picture Frame, VChip, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, and
Safe Area Graticules. (See Figure 40.) (See page 131, Closed Captioning (CC),
Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance.)
Figure 40: Picture display showing color bars

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Elements of the Picture In full-screen mode, there is no cropping. Pictures are decimated horizontally or
Display vertically to obtain the correct aspect ratio. This decimation may cause some
artifacts. This behavior may be evident on a sweep signal. Also see the online
help for the Picture Aspect Ratio for related information. Display can be set to
include Closed Captioning text or Teletext subtitles overlaid on the picture.
The VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule are described below:
(See Figure 41.)
1. VChip Area: Displays detected VChip ratings from any of these systems:
MPAA (US), TV (US), Canadian English, and Canadian French. VChip
information is labeled CA (Content Advisory).
2. Safe Graticules: SMPTE, BBC, and ARIB B-4 standards for safe area
graticules allow for selection of up to two Safe Area and two Safe Title
graticules. Custom graticules with adjustable areas can also be specified.
3. Closed Caption Text and Teletext Area: Displays closed captioning or
Teletext, configurable to decode to the following Closed Caption and Teletext
standards.
For Composite: CEA-608-line-21 (VBI), TeletextB VBI (PAL)
For SD: CEA-608-line-21, TeletextB VBI (625), CEA-608 (ANC),
CEA-608 (708), CEA-708, TeletextB VBI, TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC),
and TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC)
For HD and 3G: CEA-608 (ANC), CEA-608 (708), CEA-708, TeletextB
VBI, TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC), and TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC)
Figure 41: VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture display

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Picture Display Pop-Up When monitoring to ensure that branding or other elements do not overlay
Menu essential text or video action, use the PICT pop-up menu to select a Safe Action
and Safe Title graticule. The Safe Action Area is the maximum image area within
which all significant action should be contained, and the Safe Title Area is the
maximum image area within which all significant titles should be contained. You
can select standard or custom safe area graticules.
Picture Frame: Select to turn the picture frame On or Off.
CC/Teletext Format: Select from Off, Auto, CEA608, CEA708, and WST.
CEA608 CC Services: Select from CC Channel 1 through 4 and Txt Channel
1 through 4.
CEA708 CC Services: Select from Service 1 through 6.
TtxtB Page: Select the teletext B page.
Safe Area Action 1: Select from Off, Auto, 4x3, 14x9, 16x9, Custom_1,
and Custom_2.
Safe Area Title 1: Select from Off, Auto, 4x3, 14x9, 16x9, Custom_1, and
Custom_2.
Safe Area Action 2: Select from Off, Auto, 4x3, 14x9, 16x9, Custom_1,
and Custom_2.
Safe Area Title 2: Select from Off, Auto, 4x3, 14x9, 16x9, Custom_1, and
Custom_2.
Black/Frozen Grat: Select from Off, Black, and Frozen.
AFD Graticules: Select from ON and Off.
Picture Center Grat: Select from ON and Off.

Functions
Functions
Gain, Sweep, and Magnification

Set the gain, sweep mode, and sweep rate using the GAIN, SWEEP, and MAG
buttons. A lit front-panel button indicates that the function is active.
NOTE. Gain, Sweep, and Magnification do not apply to all display types.
To Set Gain Use Gain with the WFM, VECTOR, and Bowtie displays.
Select a trace display.
Press and hold the GAIN button to display the Gain pop-up menu.
If you enable VAR Gain, set the gain using the General knob. If you select
Gain Settings, choose the gain (x2, x5, x10) of your choice.
After you have set up Gain parameters, you only need to press the GAIN button
once to activate Gain. Press it again to remove Gain.
To Set Sweep Mode Use Sweep with the WFM and Bowtie displays.
Press and hold the SWEEP button to display the Sweep pop-up menu.
Select Line or Field sweep. The available options depend on which display is
active. For example, when the WFM Display is in Overlay mode, you can
select from either Line or Field. When that same display is in Parade, only
Line is available.
After you have set up Sweep parameters, you only need to press the SWEEP
button once to activate Sweep. Press it again to remove Sweep.

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To Set Magnification Use Magnification with the WFM, VECTOR, and Bowtie displays.
Press and hold the MAG button to display the Magnification pop-up menu.
Select a magnification setting, such as Best View, x10, x20, x25, or x30. In
the Vector displays, the magnification is called H Gain (horizontal gain). The
available options depend on which display is active.
After you have set up Magnification parameters, you only need to press the MAG
button once to activate Magnification. Press it again to remove Magnification.
Cursors
Cursors enable you to measure time or voltage on a waveform. Cursors appear
only in a tile set to Waveform mode. If the active tile is not in Waveform mode,
then an error message is displayed.
Display and adjust the cursors as follows:
1. Choose a tile that is currently displaying a waveform.
2. Press and hold the CURSOR button to display the cursor menu and then
select the cursor style you want: Voltage, Time, or Voltage + Time. (After
the cursors are activated and the pop-up menu is closed, pushing CURSOR
again turns the cursors off.)
3. Push the arrow keys to select the active cursor:
If Voltage or Time cursors are displayed, press any arrow key to activate
a cursor.
If Voltage + Time cursors are both displayed, press either the up or down
arrow key to select between voltage cursors. Press either the left or right
arrow key to select between the time cursors.
4. Turn the GENERAL knob to adjust the selected cursor on the waveform. The
active cursor readout appears in yellow with a knob icon.
NOTE. To quickly center the active cursor on screen, press and hold the SEL
button.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to adjust the other cursor.

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6. Read the cursor measurement in the Cursors readout.
Figure 42: Using cursors in a waveform display
Capture
Use the CAPTURE button to freeze a single tile, or all tiles simultaneously,
saving it to memory while other displays and information continue to be live.
Frozen information is lost when the power cycles.
NOTE. Freeze information can be downloaded from the instrument Web page.
Capture freeze works in both four-tile and full-screen modes, however, if you
freeze a trace in 4-tile mode, the image will not be shown if you go to full-screen
mode. The image will still be available if you go back to 4-tile mode. Likewise,
if you freeze a waveform image in a tile and then switch the tile to another
measurement such as Vector, the frozen waveform image is hidden. If you then
change the tile back to waveform, the image will reappear.
NOTE. For waveform displays, the captured image is shown in a different color to
distinguish it from the live image. For all displays, the instrument continues to log
error status in the background while the display is captured.

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Line Select
Line Select allows you to select lines in the waveform display. This function is
accessible from the front panel of your instrument by pressing the LINE SEL
button.
1. Select the tile containing the display for which you want to set Line Select
Mode.
NOTE. Line Select Mode can only be active on one tile at a time, but the line
select brightup cursor does appear in other tiles and moves as you select lines
in the active tile.
2. Press the LINE SEL button to toggle Line Select Mode on or off. When on,
the tile displays the selected line information only.
3. Press the left or right arrow key to select F1 (field 1), F2 (field 2), F3 (field3),
F4 (field 4), or All.
4. The line and field information will appear at the bottom of the display screen.
5. Turn the GENERAL knob to select the line you want to view.
Figure 43: Navigating line selection

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Headphone Volume and Source Adjustment

WARNING. To avoid damaging your hearing, always turn the volume down to the
minimum before you put on headphones, and then turn the volume up slowly.
The headphone jack is located on the front panel of your instrument. You can
adjust the volume to the headphones from the Audio menu as follows:
1. Press the AUDIO button to show the audio display in a tile.
NOTE. The headphone icon appears at the bottom of the Audio display.
2. Use the Horizontal knob to adjust the volume.

3. Adjust the headphone source by pressing the AUDIO button, selecting
Headphone Input, and then selecting the source you want.
You can adjust the master headphone volume from the Config > Audio
Inputs/Outputs > Headphone Volume menu.
Presets
Instrument setups can become complex as you tailor them to monitor various
parameters. To save set up time and ensure consistency, you can save instrument
setups as presets in your instrument. Save and quickly access presets from the
PRESET button on the instrument front-panel and from the instrument Web page.
All instrument settings except those set in the Utilities and Network Settings
submenus of the Configuration menu are saved in a Preset. Settings that are not
saved are those such as the clock setting, IP configuration, and network address.
The following is an overview of the settings saved in a Preset:
Measurement assigned to each tile
Tile specific settings
Input selection
SDI Input settings
External Reference settings
Audio Displays settings
Audio Inputs/Outputs settings
Alarm settings
Gamut thresholds

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Display settings
Readout setting
Graticule settings
To Save Presets The instrument can store up to 32 separate instrument presets. The presets are
divided into four groups, A through D, with each group containing 8 preset storage
locations. The default preset names are A1 – A8, B1 – B8, C1 – C8, and D1 – D8.
Quick access to presets 1 – 8.

1. Set up the instrument exactly as you want to have it configured. This includes
setting the contents of each tile and the audio and video settings.
2. Press and hold one of the preset buttons (1 through 8) to which you want
to save the setup.
NOTE. Pressing and holding a preset button accesses the Group A preset locations
by default. You can use the Bezel Group Select menu in the Preset menu to change
which of the four preset groups are associated with the front panel preset buttons.
3. In the dialog box that appears, press the right arrow key to highlight the
Continue box.
4. Press the SEL button. A message displays that your preset is saved.
Access to all presets.

1. Set up the instrument exactly as you want to have it configured. This includes
setting the contents of each tile and the audio and video settings.
2. Press the PRESET button to display the Preset Menu.
3. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to a preset location to save the instrument
settings. For example select Save Preset > Select Group B > Save B1.
4. Press the SEL button. A message will display that your preset is saved.
To Recall Presets Recalling presets is easy: press the PRESET button to display the Preset Menu.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the preset that corresponds to the preset
you want and press the SEL button.
To recall factory presets, press the PRESET button to display the Preset Menu.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate to Recall Preset > Recall Factory Preset

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Importing Presets from a You can also save presets to the USB drive so that you can load them onto
USB Device multiple WFM5200 instruments in your system. To import presets to a USB
memory device:
1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB drive located in the front of the
instrument. To check that the drive mounted properly, press the MAIN button
2. Press and hold the Preset button to view the Preset menu.
3. Press the down arrow key to select Import Presets.
4. Press the right arrow key to access the submenu and then press the up/down
arrow keys to navigate to Select Source.
5. Press the right arrow key to access the submenu, highlight the USB folder
from which you want to import, and then press the SEL button.
6. Navigate to the Select Dest menu option and use the arrow keys to access
the submenu.
7. Navigate to the preset group that matches the source preset group and press
the SEL button.
8. Press the left arrow key and then the down arrow key and highlight Copy.
9. Press the SEL button. You should see a pop-up notice that says Import
Complete.
10. If you do not want to import any other presets at this time, press the Preset
button to dismiss the menu.
11. Remove the USB memory device from the USB drive.
Exporting Presets to a USB To export presets to a USB memory device:

Device 1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB drive located in the front of the
instrument. To check that the drive mounted properly, press the MAIN button
2. Press and hold the Preset button to view the preset menu.
3. Press the down arrow key to select Export Presets.
4. Press the right arrow key to access the submenu and then press the up/down
arrow keys to navigate to Select Source.
5. Press the right arrow key to access the submenu, highlight the Preset Group
you what to export to the USB memory device, and then press the SEL button.
6. Navigate to the Select Dest menu option and use the arrow keys to access
the submenu.
7. Select a USB folder if one exists or create a folder by following the
instructions for the Create USB Folder menu selection.

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8. In the same submenu, navigate to the Preset Group that matches the source
Preset Group and press the SEL button.
9. Press the left arrow key and then the down arrow key and highlight Copy.
10. Press the SEL button. You should see a pop-up notice that says Export
Complete.
11. If you do not want to export any other presets at this time, press the Preset
button to dismiss the menu.
12. Remove the USB memory device from the USB drive.
Software Upgrades
After you have verified that your instrument must have the software upgraded,
use the following procedures to upgrade the software.
After obtaining the latest software package, you can upgrade the instrument
either using the USB Software Installation procedure or the Network Software
Installation procedure.
Obtain the Latest Software Download the latest version of software available for your instrument.
1. Use the Web browser on your PC to navigate to the following Tektronix Web
site:
http://www.tektronix.com/downloads
2. On the Downloads Web page, search by model number (for example,

WFM5200) and filter by software and software type to locate the latest
software-upgrade package for the instrument.
3. Download the latest version to your PC.
4. After the software package is downloaded, click the self-extracting archive to
extract the following files into a directory of your choice. You should have
two file: transfer.exe and firmware.pkg. There may also be a readme.txt file.

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USB Software Installation Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument software using a USB flash
drive:
1. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port (of the PC containing the latest
software).
2. On the PC, navigate to the USB flash drive.
3. On the USB flash drive, create a directory named:
WfmUpgrd
NOTE. To avoid upgrade problems, remove all pre-existing files and directories
from the USB flash drive. Be sure to create the WfmUpgrd directory exactly as
shown.
4. Open the directory (from the extracted archive) and copy the firmware.pkg
file to the WfmUpgrd directory on the USB flash drive.
You should have a directory path WfmUpgrd\firmware.pkg.
5. Safely remove (eject) the USB flash drive from the PC.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the
instrument.
7. Check that the USB flash drive is mounted. Press the MAIN button and
navigate to USB Status and press the SEL button. A USB Status message
is displayed. (If the USB flash drive successfully mounted, you will also
see the USB Unmount menu selection. Do not unmount.) Press the MAIN
button again to dismiss this menu.
8. Press the CONFIG button.
9. Navigate to Utilities > System Upgrade > Upgrade Options > USB
Upgrade and press the SEL button.
If the USB flash drive is properly mounted and the firmware package is
detected, the System Software Upgrade form USB window displays.
NOTE. If the instrument displays a message indicating that a USB storage device
containing firmware package was not detected, make sure you have the correct
directory path with the firmware package on the USB flash drive.
In some instances, you may need to use your PC to re-format the USB flash drive
and start the process again.

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10. Select Continue from the upgrade window and press SEL to start the software
upgrade. (Select Cancel if you do not want to continue with the upgrade.)
WARNING. To prevent upgrade failure, do not remove the USB flash drive or
power off the instrument until the upgrade is complete. The instrument displays
messages indicating the upgrade status. The upgrade may take up to 12 minutes.
11. When the process is complete, a message displays to cycle the power to the
instrument.
12. After the instrument finishes restarting, use the Configuration menu to verify
the correct software version installed.
13. Press the MAIN button and navigate to USB Unmount and press the SEL
button. This electrically unmounts the flash drive so that it can be safely
removed from the instrument.
Network Software Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument software using a network
Installation connection:
1. Connect the instrument and PC to your local Ethernet network.
2. Power on the instrument.

3. Assign the instrument an IP address:
NOTE. The data-transfer utility requires that the instrument be assigned a valid
IP address. To allow network access to the instrument, the instrument must be
assigned a valid IP address for your network. Network addresses can be assigned
either manually or automatically using DHCP. If your network does not use
DHCP, you will have to manually enter the address for the instrument. To get a
valid IP address, contact your local LAN administrator.
Alternatively, if you connect the PC directly to the instrument using an Ethernet
cable, you can assign the instrument any IP address that is compatible with the
IP address of the PC.
a. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel.

b. Navigate to Network Settings > IP Config Mode.
c. Select either Manual or DHCP as directed by your LAN administrator.
Select Manual if you are using an Ethernet cable to connect the PC
directly to the instrument.
d. If you selected Manual mode, enter the IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway address as directed by your LAN administrator. You need to

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enter only an IP address if you are using an Ethernet cable to connect

the PC directly to the instrument.
NOTE. If you selected DHCP mode, the network automatically assigns the
instrument an IP address.
e. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel to close the menus.
4. Prepare the instrument for the software upgrade:
a. Press the CONFIG front panel button.
b. Navigate to Utilities > System Upgrade > Upgrade Options > Network
Upgrade.
c. Press the SEL front panel button. This displays the System Software
Upgrade window.
5. Perform the software upgrade:
a. On the PC, double-click the transfer.exe file to launch the transfer
program.
b. Type the IP address or DNS name of the instrument you are upgrading,
and then press Enter. This starts the software upgrade process.
CAUTION. To prevent upgrade failure, do not close the transfer.exe window

until the transfer utility asks for another IP address.
When the software upgrade completes, the instrument may reboot.
c. The transfer utility displays done when the software upgrade completes.
When the software upgrade completes, the instrument will reboot.

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Figure 44: Sample of transfer.exe window after the upgrade is complete

6. If the instrument did not reboot at the completion of the software upgrade,
remove and then reapply power to the instrument to cause it to reboot.
Verify Software 1. If the instrument did not reboot at the completion of the software upgrade,
cycle the power to the instrument to cause it to reboot.
2. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel.
3. Navigate to Utilities > View HW/SW Version.
4. Verify that the software version number matches the version of the
software-upgrade package you installed.
SW Installation If a power failure occurs during SW upgrade and the instrument has a blank screen
Troubleshooting when you reapply power, perform the following procedure.
1. Make sure that an Ethernet cable is connected directly from your PC to the
instrument. You need a direct network connection. (See page 6, Connecting
Directly to a PC.)
2. Turn off the instrument (remove power).
3. Press and hold the left arrow key while you press the power button.
4. The instrument will turn on and the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 will
be set.
5. Set the IP address of your PC to 192.168.1.x, where x ≠ 1.
6. Enter the IP address of the instrument (192.168.1.1) for the upgrade transfer
application.
7. Start the upgrade process. When it is complete, the instrument should reboot.
If it does not, cycle the power.

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If you continue to experience a problem, contact your Tektronix sales

representative for assistance.

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Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display)
The Lightning display can be used for interchannel timing measurements. If the
color-difference signal is not coincident with luma, the transitions between the
color dots will deviate from the center mark of a delay scale. The amount deviated
represents the relative signal delay between luma and the color-difference signal.
1. Connect a signal containing color bar information to an input on the rear panel.
2. Select a tile to view the Lightning Display, then press and hold the VECTOR
button.
3. In the Vector pop-up menu, select Lightning for the Display Type.
4. Set Bar Targets to match your input signal.
5. Select Center Waveform and press the SEL button to center the waveform.
6. Press the VECTOR button to close the pop-up menu.
7. Determine where transitions intersect the delay scales and derive the timing
error in nanoseconds, as deflected from the center mark, using the following
guidelines. (See Figure 45.)
The center mark of the nine marks spanning each green-magenta transition
is the zero error point.
Alignment to a mark toward black means the color-difference signal lags
with respect to luma.
Alignment to a mark toward white means the color-difference signal leads
the luma signal.
The upper half of the display measures the Pb to Y timing; the bottom
half measures the Pr to Y timing.

Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display)
Figure 45: Determining transition intersections in the Lightning display
The + tic marks on the graticule indicate the following timing errors:
1080p 50, 59.94, 60, 3Gbps (3 Gb/s
and dual link formats) Timing error
Tic mark SD Timing error (ns) HD Timing error (ns) (ns)
0 marks 0 0 0
1st 20 2 1
2nd 40 5 2.5
3rd 74 1 13.5 6.75
4th 148 2 27 13.5
1 Luma sample
2 Chroma sample

Checking Gamut
Checking Gamut
Signals that are legal and valid in one signal representation may not be legal in
another representation. Specifically, signals which are legal in the Digital YCbCr
representation may not be legal if transcoded to RGB or encoded to NTSC / PAL.
Any signal that fails this test is considered out of gamut.
Adjust Gamut Thresholds from the Configuration menu. From this same menu,
you can also reset some gamut thresholds to default values.
Your instrument supports multiple displays and alarms to detect out-of-gamut
signals. The flexible, tiled display allows you to simultaneously view several
gamut measurements to learn which is most appropriate for a given application.
The displays are and their uses follow:
Diamond for checking that SDI signals conform to legal RGB gamut space.
Split Diamond separates the upper and lower diamonds to show excursions
below black; otherwise it is identical to the Diamond display.
Arrowhead for checking if an SDI signal is legal for composite color space.
Composite Waveform modes for checking video signals for legality in
composite color space.
Spearhead for showing lightness, color value, and saturation of the RGB
color space.
Diamond, Split Diamond, Arrowhead, and Spearhead have adjustable thresholds.
If the signal goes outside the area defined by the thresholds, the signal is out of
gamut. If these limits are exceeded, then the instrument can generate alarms
if configured to do so. For composite waveforms, the legal limit is simply the
maximum level allowed for the combination of luma and chroma. This limit
depends on the application. For example, a video tape machine may be able to
record and play out signals with higher luma and chroma components than a
transmitter.
To Set Up Gamut Checks

1. Connect a video signal to an SDI input on the rear panel.
2. Select a tile in which to view the Gamut Display and press and hold the
GAMUT button.
3. In the Gamut pop-up menu, select from the following gamut display types:
Diamond – Use to detect, isolate, and correct RGB component gamut
errors. (See page 102, Checking RGB Gamut.)
Split Diamond – Use to reveal hard-to-find black gamut errors.

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Quad Diamond (Requires Option S3D)– Use to show the disparity between
the left and right channels of a 3D signal. (See page 42, Gamut Display.)
Arrowhead – Use to detect composite gamut errors, without employing a
composite encoder.
Spearhead – Use to detect RGB gamut errors.
4. Press the GAMUT button to dismiss the pop-up menu.
5. Press the CONFIG button and select Gamut Thresholds.
6. Set the thresholds as desired.
Checking RGB Gamut

The Diamond and Spearhead displays effectively show how the R, G, and B
signals relate. The Diamond display is a good tool for detecting gamut errors.
Spearhead requires Option PROD.
To form the Diamond display, the instrument converts the Y, Pb, and Pr components
recovered from the serial signal to R, G, and B. To predictably display all three
components, they must lie between peak white, 700 mV, and black, 0 V.

Checking Gamut
For a signal to be in gamut, all signal vectors must lie within the G-B and G-R
diamonds. Conversely, if a signal vector extends outside the diamond, it is out
of gamut. The direction of an excursion out of gamut indicates which signal is
excessive. Errors in green amplitude affect both diamonds equally, while blue
amplitude errors affect only the top diamond and red errors affect only the bottom
diamond. (See Figure 46.)
Figure 46: Diamond display plot

Set the thresholds for gamut. (See page 101, To Set Up Gamut Checks.) After
selecting the Diamond display, compare the signal to the display to determine
out-of-gamut components. Note the following:
The intensity of a vector indicates its duration.
A momentary out-of-gamut condition appears as a faint trace. Long duration
violations show as a bright trace.
When evaluating out-of-gamut components, consider the following examples.
(See Figure 47.)
Example A:
R - Ok
G > 700 mV
B - Ok
Example B:
R - Ok
G - Ok

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B > 700 mV
Example C:
R - Ok
G - Ok, 350 mV
B < 0 mV
Figure 47: Out-of-gamut examples
Usage Notes As with the lightning display, bending of the transitions indicates timing delays.
When a color bar signal is applied, the vertical axis becomes an indicator of
delay errors.
On the Diamond display, monochrome signals appear as vertical lines. Nonlinear
component processing, such as from a gamma corrector that alters white balance,
can cause deviations along the vertical axis.
To isolate gamut bright-ups, try the following:
Use the LINE SEL button to select individual lines.
Use the PICT display to examine the signal (turn on gamut bright-ups in the
Display Settings submenu of the Configuration menu).
Use the Diamond Area or Arrowhead Area settings (found in the Gamut
Thresholds submenu of the Configuration menu) to specify a percentage of the
image pixels to ignore for gamut violations. The Gamut bright-ups, however,
will continue to indicate all Gamut violations.

Checking Gamut
Checking Composite Gamut

The Arrowhead gamut display plots luminance (Y) against chrominance (C)
to check if the composite signal adheres to standard gamut. NTSC and PAL
Arrowhead displays (75% Color bars) and indicates the values of the graticule
lines. The arrowhead shape of the graticule results from overlaying the standard
limits for luminance and luminance-plus-peak chrominance. (See Figure 48.)
Figure 48: Arrorwhead gamut display plots

selecting the Arrowhead display, compare the signal to the display to determine
out-of-gamut composite components. Note the following:
Signals exceeding the luminance amplitude gamut extend above the top
horizontal limit (top electronic graticule line).
Signals exceeding the luminance plus peak chrominance amplitude gamut
extend beyond the upper and lower diagonal limits.
The bottom horizontal line shows the minimum allowed luminance level. 0 or
7.5 IRE for NTSC and 0 mV for PAL.

Checking Gamut
Usage Notes To automate this check, do the procedure Automating Gamut Checks. (See
page 106.)
Checking Luma Gamut

Luma limit thresholds can be configured for identifying luma exceeding threshold
limits. They apply to both the incoming SDI and to the Arrowhead representation
of the SDI input as a composite signal. By defining these levels in percent, they
automatically account for the presence or absence of setup. The thresholds are
affected by your choice of set-up or no set-up for the Arrowhead display.
selecting the Arrowhead display, compare the signal to the display to determine
out-of-gamut luminance. Note the following:
The adjustable thresholds are indicated by the dark blue horizontal graticule
lines.
The thresholds are defined in terms of percent of full scale.
The range for the Upper limit is 90% to 108%.
The range to the Lower Limit is –6% to +5%.
Another useful Arrowhead function is a measure of how well the active video
signal is using the dynamic range of the video channel. A properly adjusted signal
should be centered in the arrowhead graticule and have transitions that approach
all the limits.
Automating Gamut Checks

You can use alarms to automatically monitor for out-of-gamut conditions.
1. Check that Gamut thresholds are configured as you want them. (See page 101,
To Set Up Gamut Checks.)
2. Press the CONFIG button to display the Configuration menu.
3. Select Alarms and then Video Content. A dialog box appears where you can
select for the various Video Content alarms.
4. Use the up/down arrow keys to move to each of the alarms that you want to
set. Press the SEL button to toggle the alarm on (X) or off.
5. When you have configured the Alarms as you want them, move to the Select
here box and select it.
6. Back in the Alarms menu, check that Enable Alarms is set to On before
exiting the Alarms menu.

ARIB Displays
ARIB Displays
Your instrument supports conformance to ARIB data standards contained in the
signal source. You will need to enable the ARIB displays from the Configuration
menu in the Aux Data Settings submenu. ARIB information is contained in the
following status screen displays:
ARIB Status
ARIB STD-B.39 Display
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) Display
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) Display
ARIB TR-B.22 Display
The following DID and SDID values are defined for common types of
ARIB-compliant data.
DID and SDID values for common ARIB data types
DID SDID
Ancillary data type value value
ARIB TR-B.22, Sub Information of transmitting materials 0x5F 0xE0
ARIB TR-B.23, Line 20 User Data - 1 0x5F 0xFC
ARIB TR-B.23, Line 20 User Data - 2 0x5F 0xFB
ARIB STD-B.35 Trigger Signal for Data Broadcasting 0x5F 0xFD
ARIB STD-B.37 Closed Captioning
Analog signal 0x5F 0xDD
SD signal 0x5F 0xDE
HD signal 0x5F 0xDF
ARIB STD-B.39 Inter Stationary Control Data
ARIB specification 0x5F 0xFE
ITU specification 0x43 0x01

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ARIB Status
The ARIB Status display is a status summary screen for the signal. (See
Figure 49.)
Figure 49: ARIB Status display, showing no data present

Use the ARIB Status display with the other specific ARIB Display screens to
quickly determine if the data you are interested in is present in the signal. If the
data is present, use the STATUS > ARIB Display menu to select the specific
ARIB data packet type to view.
The ARIB Status display shows the presence (or absence) of each of the following
supported standards (STD) or technical reports (TR):
Transmitting station code (unique identification code of the transmitting
station).
Transmitting station time (time of broadcast from the transmitting station).
ARIB STD-B.39 (inter-stationary control data).
ARIB STD-B.37 (closed caption data).
ARIB STD-B.35 (trigger signal data).
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) (guidelines for inter-stationary control data transport,
group 1).
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) (guidelines for inter-stationary control data transport,
group 2).
ARIB TR-B.22 (guidelines for ancillary data transport).

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Also, the status of the following ITU standard is shown:

ITU.R BT-1685 (inter-stationary Control Data conveyed by ancillary data
packets).

The ARIB STD-B.39 display shows the decoded data for video signals using
ancillary data compliant with ARIB STD-B.39. (See Figure 50.) When this
display is selected, the instrument searches the signal for ARIB STD-B.39 packets
using the DID/SDID combinations defined by either the ITU or ARIB standards
organizations.
Figure 50: ARIB STD-B.39 display (with the associated ARIB Status display)

ARIB Displays
The decoded ancillary data includes the following:

DID - Data Identifier of the requested inter-stationary control packet; can be
any of the following:
ARIB specification - 0x5F
ITU Specification - 0x43
Type - Type of the ANC Data packet. For ARIB B.39, this is always a Type 2
packet (DID less than 0x80), as defined by SMPTE 291M. The actual value
(with parity bits added) is displayed in parentheses.
SDID - Secondary Data Identifier of the requested interstationary control
packet; can be any of the following:
ARIB specification - 0xFE
ITU Specification - 0x01
Line - The line of the video (within the field) from which the packet was
acquired.
Stream - For HD (SMPTE 292M), indicates whether the ancillary packet was
acquired from the Y or C data streams. For SD, N/A is displayed.
Status - Indicates whether packet(s) of the desired type are present in the
Checksum - Indicates the checksum word that was recovered from the
acquired packet.
Should be - Indicates the checksum word computed by the instrument, based
on the packet data.
Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard.
Inter-Station Ctrl Header - A header byte indicating packet continuity, and the
presence or absence of the error correcting code.
Transmitting Station Code - The name of the transmitting station. The
instrument supports the display of Japanese characters.
Transmitting Station Time - The broadcast time at the transmitting station.
Current Video Mode - The video format of the current program.
Next Video Mode - The video format of the next scheduled programming.
Video Mode Countdown - A countdown timer indicating an upcoming change
in video mode, which counts down from 254 (0xFE). A value of 0xFF
indicates that no format change is pending within the next several seconds.
Current Downmix/Audio Mode - Indicates the audio downmix and soundstage
configuration of the current program.

ARIB Displays
Next Downmix/Audio Mode - Indicates the audio downmix and soundstage

configuration of the next scheduled program.
Audio Mode Countdown - A countdown timer indicating an upcoming
change in audio mode, which counts down from 254 (0xFE). A value of 0xFF
Trigger Bits (Q8..Q1 Q16..Q9) - Together with trigger bits Q24..Q17
Q32..Q25, 32 bits that can be used to indicate changes in the program; usage
is user-defined.
Trigger Bits (Q24..Q17 Q32..Q25) - Together with trigger bits Q8..Q1
Q16..Q9; 32 bits that can be used to indicate changes in the program; usage is
user-defined.
Trigger Counter - Increments when bits Q1-Q4 go from 0 to 1. Wraps from
254 (0xFE) to zero. Value of 0xFF indicates the trigger counter is not used.
Trigger Countdown - A countdown timer indicating an upcoming change in
trigger bits Q1-Q4, which counts down from 254 (0xFE). A value of 0xFF
Status Bits (S8..S1 S16..S9) - 16 user-defined status bits.
Error Correcting Code - A six-word, Reed-Solomon error correcting code,
which is used to verify the integrity of the ARIB B.39 or ITU-R BT.1685
packet.

ARIB Displays
ARIB STD-B.37 Display and Status Screens

using the DID/SDID combinations defined by ARIB.

ARIB Displays

DID - Data Identifier of the requested closed captioning packet; can be any
of the following:
Analog signal - 0x5F
SD Signal - 0x5
HD Signal - 0x5F
SDID - Secondary Data Identifier of the requested packet; can be any of the
following:
Analog signal - 0xDD
SD Signal - 0xDE
HD Signal - 0xDF
Mobile signal - 0xDC
Field/Line - The field or line of the video from which the packet was acquired.
Displays 1 for progressive formats.
NOTE. The Line field turns red if the ARIB B.37 packets are not on the line
as defined by ARIB TR-B.23.

Header 1st - Displays the first of four User Data Words of the corresponding
packet, in binary.
Header 2nd - Displays the second of four User Data Words of the
corresponding packet, in binary.
Header 3rd - Displays the third of four User Data Words of the corresponding
packet, in binary.
Header 4th - Displays the last of four User Data Words of the corresponding
packet, in binary.
ECC Status - Indicates the presence or absence of the Error Correcting Code
information in the payload.
Format ID - Indicates whether the packet is for HD, SD, Analog, or Mobile
captions.
Language - Indicates the language code (1st through 8th) of the packet.

ARIB Displays
CC Data ID - Indicates the CC Data ID of the packet. Can be one of the

following:
Exchange Format CC
Exchange Format PMI
Exchange Format Page 1
Exchange Format Page 2
Short Form Management Data
Short Form Text
Undefined or Dummy Data
Set Mode - Mode can be either Sequential or Buffer.
Packet Flags - Indicates whether the packet is Leading, End, Intermediate,
or Single.
acquired packet.
Placement - Can display either OK or ERROR, indicating whether the ARIB
B.37 packets are present in the allowable configuration(s) specified in ARIB
TR-B.23.

ARIB Displays
ARIB STD-B.35 Display and Status Screens

using the DID/SDID combinations defined by ARIB.
DID - Data Identifier of the requested packet; permissible values range from 1
Type - Type of the ANC Data packet. For ARIB B.35, this is always a Type 2
packet (DID less than 0x80), as defined by SMPTE 291M. The actual value
(with parity bits added) is displayed in parentheses.
SDID - Secondary Data Identifier of the requested packet; permissible values
range from 0 through 0xFF (255) inclusive. This field only appears when
a Type 2 packet is selected (see above). The actual value (with parity bits
added) is displayed in parentheses.

ARIB Displays
DC - Data Count word of the acquired packet. The number of User Data
words is displayed in decimal. The actual value (with parity bits added) is
displayed in parenthesis, in hexadecimal.
Field - The field of the video from which the packet was acquired. Displays 1
for progressive formats.
acquired.
acquired from the Y or C data streams. Displays N/A for SD.
acquired packet.
Should be - Indicates the checksum word computed by the instrument, based
on the packet data.
User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in
hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits.

ARIB Displays
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) Display and Status Screens

The ARIB TR-B.23 (1) display shows the decoded data for video signals using
ancillary data compliant with ARIB TR-B.23 (1). (See Figure 53.) When this
display is selected, the instrument searches the signal for ARIB TR-B.23 (1)
packets using the DID/SDID combinations defined by ARIB.
Figure 53: ARIB TR-B.23 (1) display (with the associated ARIB Status display)
Type - Type of the ANC Data packet. For ARIB TR-B.23-1, this is always a
Type 2 packet (DID less than 0x80), as defined by SMPTE 291M. The actual
value (with parity bits added) is displayed in parentheses.

ARIB Displays
acquired.
acquired packet.
Should be - Indicates the checksum work computed by the instrument, based
on the packet data.

ARIB Displays
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) Display and Status Screens

The ARIB TR-B.23 (2) display shows the decoded data for video signals using
ancillary data compliant with ARIB TR-B.23 (2). (See Figure 54.) When this
display is selected, the instrument searches the signal for ARIB TR-B.23 (2)
packets using the DID/SDID combinations defined by ARIB.
Figure 54: ARIB TR-B.23 (2) display (with the associated ARIB Status display)
Type - Type of the ANC Data packet. For ARIB TR-B.23-2, this is always a

ARIB Displays
acquired.
acquired packet.
on the packet data.

ARIB Displays
ARIB TR-B.22 Display and Status Screens

The ARIB TR-B.22 display shows the decoded data for video signals using
ancillary data compliant with ARIB TR-B.22. (See Figure 55.) When this display
is selected, the instrument searches the signal for ARIB TR-B.22 packets using
the DID/SDID combinations defined by ARIB.
Figure 55: ARIB TR-B.22 display (with the associated ARIB Status display)
Type - Type of the ANC Data packet. For ARIB TR-B.22, this is always a

ARIB Displays
acquired.
acquired packet.
on the packet data.

Audio Monitoring
Audio Monitoring
Your instrument can monitor embedded audio signals if it has Option AUD
installed. It can measure levels, monitor phase, display phase correlation, and
monitor surround-sound audio. You can specify meter ballistics and scales, set
test and peak program indicator levels, and specify how phase is displayed.
NOTE. The audio monitoring features described in this chapter requires that
Option AUD be installed. For a list of the options currently installed on your
instrument, press the CONFIG button. In the configuration menu, select Utilities.
The View Options entry lists the installed options.
Configuring Audio Inputs

Audio inputs come set to factory defaults. As a result, you may need to configure
them before performing the audio monitoring procedures in this section. The
first procedure helps you configure the inputs. After you have completed that
procedure, check that the alarms are configured as you want them. Your setup
here determines, in part, which audio-signal characteristics are displayed.
To Set Up an Audio Input 1. Press the CONFIG button to display the configuration menu.
2. Select Audio Inputs/Outputs and select the input to be configured.
3. Select from Srnd (Surround) for a 5.1 or 5.1+2 type display, or Pairs for a
stereo with SAP and discrete channels type installation.
4. Select Bar to Input Map and select which input pair should be displayed
in each bar pair.
5. Select which inputs are allowed to generate alarms.
6. Select the box to return to the Configuration menu.
7. Repeat these steps for any other Audio inputs.
Selecting Audio Inputs

You select the audio input to be monitored from the front-panel AUDIO button
pop-up menu. Note that the Audio display can appear in only one tile at a time.
1. Select a tile.
2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and pop
up the Audio menu.

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3. Use the Arrow Keys and SEL button to make selections in the steps that
follow.
4. Select Audio Input and then select one of the audio input options shown.
NOTE. The available selections depend on the installed audio option. Selecting
Follows Video selects the audio to video mapping set in the configuration menu.
(See page 123, Configuring Audio Inputs.)
To Check Audio Level and Phase

Level meters are vertical bar graphs on which the height of the bar indicates the
amplitude of the audio program in the corresponding input channel. Use the
Audio pop-up menu to change the input and turn on and off the Phase display.
Other meter characteristics such as ballistics, scale units, and program and test
levels are configured through the Configuration menu.
If your instrument is equipped with optional audio features, it can display phase
of one input pair as a Lissajous pattern, and display relative phase on all four
pairs of inputs with correlation meters.
To Check Audio Level 1. Open the audio display in one tile and select an input. (See page 123, To Set
Up an Audio Input.)
2. Check the level meter bars for current audio levels, which are displayed
according to the selected meter ballistics. Each bar displays three colors.
(See Figure 56.)
Green – Indicates audio levels below the test level.
Yellow – Indicates audio levels between the test and peak program level.
Red – Indicates audio levels above the peak program level.

Audio Monitoring
Figure 56: Audio levels
To Check Audio Phase 1. Select Aux Display.

2. Select Phase Display to turn it on.
3. Select the Phase Style. Choose either a Lissajous Soundstage or X-Y
orientation for the Lissajous signal.
4. Select the phase pair to be displayed, or select Custom and select independent
channels using the Phase Channel A and Phase Channel B entries.
5. Set the Audio Input to match the signal that you are checking (or use the
Audio Follows Video mode set in the CONFIG menu).
6. Check for Phase correlation of the signals, noting the following: (See
Figure 57.)
Phase correlation meters are located under the appropriate bars and one is
duplicated under the phase display.
For identical and correlated signals, the indicator is white and moves to
the right side.
For highly correlated signals, the indicator is green and moves to the right
side.
For uncorrelated signals, the indicator is yellow and tends to stay in the
middle.
For anticorrelated signals (one goes up when the other goes down), the
indicator is red and moves to the left side.

Audio Monitoring
Figure 57: Checking for phase correlation
Usage Notes The Lissajous or phase display is a plot of one channel against another on
an orthogonal pair of axes.
Soundstage plots the two channels at 45 degree angles, with the mono
combination appearing on the vertical axis– like a left-right image in a studio.
X-Y plots left-channel data on the vertical axis and right channel data on the
horizontal axis, emulating the X-Y display of an oscilloscope.
The following response times of the correlation meters can be set from the
Configuration menu.
Speed Response averaging time Speed Response averaging time

setting (s) setting (s)
1 0.0167 11 3.0
2 0.0333 12 3.5
3 0.0667 13 4.0
4 0.1333 14 4.5
5 0.2667 15 5.0
6 0.5333 16 5.5
7 1.0 17 6.0
8 (default) 1.5 18 6.5
9 2.0 19 7.0
10 2.5 20 7.5

Audio Monitoring
To Check Surround Sound

Your instrument can also display the surround sound listening environment. The
following procedures help you get started.
1. Open the audio display in one tile and select the input containing the surround
audio. (See page 123, To Set Up an Audio Input.)
2. Select Aux Display and then select Surround Sound Display. Press SEL or
the right-arrow key to turn the phase display on.
3. Set the Audio Input to match the signal that you are checking.
NOTE. If you want the level bars labeled with their surround sound channel
names instead of channel numbers, select Srnd (Surround) when you configure
the audio inputs. (See page 123.)
4. Set the surround Dominance indicator to ON or OFF.

5. Set the Loudness Filter to the type preferred. A-Weighting biases the
response toward that of human hearing.
6. Use the level bar display to monitor level control. (See page 124, To Check
Audio Level.)
7. Use the surround display to monitor relative loudness of the individual
elements rendered in a surround-sound listening environment. Check the
surround sound display for performance parameters and indicators. (See
Figure 58.)

Audio Monitoring
Figure 58: Surround sound indicators
NOTE. The Audio Surround Sound display is courtesy of Radio-Technische

Werkstaetten GmbH & Co. KG (RTW) of Cologne, Germany.
Elements of the Surround Level Indicators – indicate the audio level balance among the left (L), right
Sound Display (R), left-surround (Ls), and right-surround (Rs) channels as cyan lines on the
Loudness Grid.
Loudness Grid – the ruled scale, radiating from the center, on which the level
indicators register their audio level and balance. The scale has tic marks at
10 dB intervals. An additional tic mark indicates the –18 dB level. The
–18 dB and –20 dB levels are typically used for aligning audio levels.
Total Volume Indicator – the cyan polygon formed by connecting the level
indicator end points, showing the total sound volume of the L, R, Ls, and
Rs channels. Each connecting line bends away from the center if the two
signals have a positive correlation, bends toward the center if the signals have
a negative correlation, and do not bend if the signals are uncorrelated.
Center Volume indicator – displays the sound volume of the center channel as
a vertical yellow bar between the L and R channels, and connects the ends of
the L, C, and R audio level indicators with straight lines.
Channel-Pair Phantom Sound Indicators (PSIs) – located on each side of the
Surround Sound display, indicates the location of potential phantom sound
sources formed by adjacent channels. The white tic marks on these moving
bar indicators show the phantom source locations. The bar length indicates

Audio Monitoring
the correlation between the adjacent channels. A short-to-medium length

green bar indicates positive correlation between the channels, forming a
localized phantom sound source located at the white tic mark. The bar grows
to full length and changes color to yellow as the correlation moves to zero,
indicating a wide, non-localized sound image. The bar changes color to red
for adjacent channels with significant negative correlation. For negative
correlations, the ends of the PSI for the L and R channels continue to grow at
a 45° angle while the other PSIs remain at full length.
Center-Pairs Phantom Sound Indicator – a fifth PSI at the top of the display
shows potential phantom sources formed by the LC channel pair and the CR
channel pair. If the L, R, and C channels all have the same signal level, the
white tic mark on the bar appears directly above the C level indicator. The
white tic mark moves right or left depending on the relative balance between
the three channels. A short bar to the left of the white tic mark indicates
a positive correlation between L and C. The bar grows as the correlation
decreases. Like the L-R PSI, the bar continues to grow at a 45° angle for
negative signal correlations. The bar to the right of the white tic mark behaves
similarly, depending on the C-R correlation. This PSI indicator uses the same
color coding as the other PSI indicators.

Audio Monitoring
Usage Notes The displays shown here are examples of how the surround sound waveform
appears for some typical signal types.
1. Uncorrelated signals: same level in the L, C, R,
Ls, and Rs channels.
2. Sine wave test tone: same level in the L,C, R,
Ls, and Rs channels. All signals are in phase,
creating phantom sources between the adjacent
channels.
3. Same as 2, with the exception that Channel L is

out of phase.
4. Surround sound program with strong center
channel presence.
5. Surround sound program with weak center

channel presence.
6. Monaural signal in channels Ls and Rs, creating a
phantom source in the center, as in a 3.1 surround
sound system.

Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance
Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area

Compliance
With Option DATA installed, this instrument can monitor for CC data (including
V-Chip ratings) present in the selected signal and display that data overlaid on the
Picture display. (CEA 608 (VBI), CEA 608 (ANC), CEA (608/708), CEA 708,
TeletextB (VBI), TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC), and TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC)
closed caption transports are supported.
Your instrument can also display Safe Action and Safe Title graticules, allowing
you to monitor for incorrect placements of graphics, logos, and other branding
elements. This will help you ensure that those items do not obscure text or
essential action. SMPTE, ITU, and ARIB TR-B.4 standards are supported.
NOTE. CC/Teletext format monitoring is tile specific. To simultaneously monitor

more than one format, select the appropriate settings in the desired tile.
Monitoring CC and Teletext

Perform the following procedures before monitoring CC and Teletext.
To Configure CC and 1. From the CONFIG menu, select Aux Data Settings.
Teletext 2. Select from the following CC types:
CEA 608 Settings (See page 131.)
CEA 708 Settings (See page 132, Configuring CEA 708 settings.)
Teletext B Settings (See page 132, Teletext b settings.)
Configuring CEA 608 settings.

1. Select CEA608 Settings from the Aux Data Settings submenu.
2. Select CEA608 Required and then select Yes or No, depending on whether
you want to monitor for required settings.
3. Select CEA608 Transport, and then select from Auto, Line 21, S334
(RAW), or S334 (CDP). If you select Auto, the instrument will search for
any available transport.
4. Select VBI Mode, and then select Auto or Manual. If you select Manual, set
VBI Line Num using the General knob.

5. Select VBI Timing and select Normal, Early, or Late.

6. If required services is set to Yes, select Req Services and press the SEL
button. This will show a dialog box that allows you to select CC and Text
required channels.
Configuring CEA 708 settings.

1. Select CEA708 Settings from the Aux Data Settings submenu.
2. Select CEA708 Required and select Yes or No, depending on whether you
want to monitor for required settings.
3. If required services is set to Yes, select Req Services and press the SEL
button. This brings up a dialog box that allows you to select CC and Text
required channels.
Teletext b settings.
1. Select Teletext B Settings from the Aux Data Settings submenu.
2. Select Teletext Required and select Yes or No, depending on whether you
want to monitor for required settings.
3. Select WST Transport, and select from Auto, VBI, OP47 (SDP), or OP47
(Multi). If you select Auto, the instrument searches for any available
transport.
4. If required services is set to Yes, select Teletext Req Pages and press the
SEL button.
5. When Teletext Required Pages dialog box appears, use the General knob to
navigate to the box in the Allow Alarm column that is next to the page for
which you want monitor.
6. Press the SEL button to mark the box.
7. Press the right arrow key and then press the SEL button to highlight the Page
Number box.
8. Use the General knob to set the box to the desired page number and press
the SEL button.
9. When you are finished with your selections, use the down arrow to navigate to
the Return box and press the SEL button.
To View CC Status and 1. Select a tile.

Subtitles 2. Press and hold the STATUS button to display the Status pop-up menu.
3. Select Display Type.
4. Select Aux Data Status. The Auxiliary Data Status display shows the status
of the closed caption data. (See Figure 59.)

Figure 59: Auxiliary Data Status display
To Display CC 1. Select a tile.

2. Press and hold the PICT button to display the Picture pop-up menu.
3. Select CC/Teletext Format and select the CC type, if any, you want to
display.
4. Select the channel, service, or page to display.
The Picture display includes Closed Captioning in the area designated by the
Closed Caption data. (See Figure 60.)
5. Press the PICT button again to dismiss the Picture pop-up menu.
Figure 60: Closed caption display area

Usage Notes PICT displays in individual tiles allow their Services and Pages to be selected
independently.
CC text is not captured with the Picture image when using Freeze.
CC/Teletext setups are also stored when saved with Presets and restored at
power on.
The CC alarms are available from the Configuration menu in the Alarms
submenu under Closed Captions/Metadata.
Teletext can be viewed as captions or as a whole page.
Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance

To display graticules for monitoring for incorrect placements of nonessential
elements relative to essential ones, set global settings in the Configuration menu
and turn on up to four Safe Area graticules, each with independent settings, in
the Picture menu.
To Configure Safe Area Before using Safe Area Graticules, configure them from the Configuration menu
Graticules by performing the following steps:
1. Select Graticules and then select Safe Area Graticule Standard from the
CONFIG menu.
2. Choose from the SMPTE, ITU, or ARIB TR-B.4 standards. The selection
you choose will be the graticule used when AUTO is chosen for any of the
four Safe Area Graticules, accessed in the Picture menu.
3. To set the Height, Width, and Offsets of the title and action areas for Custom
Safe Graticules 1 and 2, first select the title or action to change.
4. Set the percentage level for each of the parameters. Parameters are set as a
percentage of screen height or width, and you can watch the graticules update
on the screen as you change them.
NOTE. The custom parameters you set are used when Custom_1 or Custom_2 is
chosen for any of the four Safe Area Graticules accessed in the Picture menu.
To Display Safe Area 1. Select a tile.

Graticules 2. Press and hold the PICT button to display the Picture menu.
3. Select Safe Area Action 1.

4. Select one of the following:

Auto to let the instrument automatically select the size and offsets of the
safe area.
4x3, 14x9, or 16x9 to set the safe area size and offsets appropriate for
these aspect ratios based on the selected standard.
Custom_1 or Custom_2 to set the safe area size and offsets to match the
custom settings in the Graticules Configuration menu.
5. After setting each Safe Area selection, press the PICT button to dismiss the
pop-up menu.
Usage Notes The Safe Action Area shows the maximum image area within which all
significant action should be contained; the Safe Title Area shows the
maximum image area within which all significant titles should be contained.
(See Figure 61.)
Safe Area Graticules can globally be configured to comply to accepted
standards in the Configuration menu.
Custom selections for vertical and horizontal size and offset of the Save Areas
can be set in the Configuration menu.
Figure 61: Safe Action and Safe Title areas

Monitoring for AFD Compliance

To display graticules for monitoring for AFD compliance, you must turn the
graticules on from the pop-up menu in the Picture Display. View information
about AFD graticules on the Auxiliary Data Status display.
To Configure AFD 1. Press and hold the PICT button to display the Picture menu.
Graticules 2. Select AFD Graticules and then select On.
View the graticules in the Picture display. AFD information can viewed in the
Auxiliary Data Status display. (See Figure 59 on page 133.)

Application Example
Application Example
Timing a Studio
Your instrument supports multiple methods and techniques for timing a studio,
all of which require an external reference to your instrument. Timing a studio
involves adjusting the references going to different sources so that their output
feeds have the same timing when they arrive at a common point, such as a
production switcher. For digital systems, timing typically must be close, but not
exact, because most switchers have some tolerance for timing errors. For analog
composite systems, the timing may need to be matched within a small part of a
subcarrier cycle to prevent hue shifts when switching between sources.
Following are procedures for timing a studio using various methods.
Using the Traditional Your instrument makes the traditional method of comparing Horizontal and
Method Vertical timing easier by providing flexible tiles and a Freeze function. To time a
studio using the traditional method, you store an input as a baseline and compare
signals that you time against the baseline.
1. Select a tile in which to time the active input. Select WFM.
2. Apply the first input signal to the appropriate input, terminate it properly,
and select it.
3. Push and hold the WFM button. From the Display Mode submenu, select a
display mode that is appropriate to the signal that you input.
4. Apply the house reference signal to the external reference input, terminating it
properly.
5. Press the EXT REF button to select External Reference mode. (Connected to
the house reference.)
6. Put the selected tile in line mode Using the SWEEP button menu.
7. Use the HORIZONTAL knob to center the sync edge or the SAV pulse. (If
using the SAV pulse, turn off Stripping EAV/SAV/ANC in the SDI Input
setting of the Configuration Menu.)
8. Press the MAG button to increase the timing resolution.
9. Activate another waveform display in a second tile.
10. Press and hold the SWEEP button and select FIELD to put the display in
field mode.
11. Use the HORIZONTAL knob to center the vertical interval.
12. Press the MAG button to increase the timing resolution.
13. Press the CAPTURE button to save the waveform as a baseline.

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14. Apply an input that must match timing of the first input.
15. Adjust the timing offset of the signal being timed to match the timing to the
saved baseline.
16. Repeat steps 14 and 15 for any other required signals.
NOTE. Use the Cursors as markers or to measure timing differences between

sources.
Other tiles can be used to set fine timing and check color frame alignment on
composite signals. Alternatively, the other two tiles could be used for line and
field rate displays without Mag active to show the location of significantly
mistimed signals.
Using the Timing-Display The Tektronix Timing Display provides a quick, easy way to measure the timing
Method of an input relative to the external reference:
The rectangular display automatically scales to match the input signal. For
progressive signals, the display represents one field; for interlace signals, the
display represents one frame; and for composite inputs, the display represents
one color frame.
The cross-hair in the center represents zero offset, and the circle represents the
timing of the input signal. Lines of advance or delay are shown as vertical
displacement, while timing errors of less than one line are shown as horizontal
displacement. If the input is at the same time as the reference, then the circle
will be centered on the cross-hair.
The timing offset is also shown numerically as lines and micro-seconds of
advance or delay in the boxes at the right side of the display.
For input and reference signals with closely related frame rates, there is only
one timing relationship, so a single circle is shown on the display to indicate
the timing offset of the input signal.
For input and reference combinations with more complex relationships,
multiple circles are displayed to indicate all the possible interpretations of
the timing offset, with the one that is closest to zero shown with emphasis.
The numerical readouts will correspond to the timing indicator circle with
the emphasis.
The Relative to: box indicates the chosen zero point for the timing display.
The default is Rear Panel. In this mode, the offset is zero when the input and
reference are at the same timing at the rear panel of your instrument. The
other choice is Saved Offset. In this mode, you can save the timing from one
signal and then display the timing relative to that saved offset.

Application Example
To use the Timing display to time a signal to a reference.

1. Select a tile in which to time the active input.
2. Apply the input signal to be timed to the appropriate input, terminate it
properly and select it.
3. Apply the house reference signal to the external reference input, terminating it
properly.
4. Press the EXT REF button to select External Reference mode.
5. Press the MEAS button to select the Timing display for the tile selected in
step 1.
6. If only one circle is displayed, adjust the timing offset of the black generator
to match the timing to the external reference. Adjust for a perfect coincidence
of the circle around the reference target (circle turns green at coincidence) and
null values of the vertical and horizontal timing readouts.
7. If multiple circles are displayed, the timing is complex, and you must choose
the one you want. The measurement that is closest to zero offset is displayed
with emphasis and appears in the readouts.
NOTE. See Timing Displays for Simple Versus Complex Timing for more
information about complex timing displays and their elements. (See page 48.)
9. Repeat step 6 or 7 for any other signals.
NOTE. As you adjust timing, the circle representing the input timing may jump
occasionally. This is because the color frame detection circuit can be temporarily
disrupted as the signal shifts. The jump is often a multiple of the field time. The
circle will settle back to the correct location in a second or so.
Timing Multiple Inputs to a Use the Relative to: function to set the offset between a master signal and a
Router reference signal as the zero-point reference for time-down applications. The
Relative to: box indicates the chosen zero point for the timing display:
Rear Panel. In this mode (default), the offset is zero when the measured signal
input and reference are at the same timing at the reference at the instrument
rear panel. This setting was used in the Timing Display Method procedure.
Saved Offset. In this mode, you can save the timing from a master signal
relative to the reference as the zero point offset. Then route other inputs and
measure relative to this saved offset.

Application Example
To time the inputs to a router.

1. Perform steps 1 through 5 of the previous procedure.
2. Route the signal you want as the master to the appropriate input, SDI or
Composite, and terminate properly.
3. Route the reference signal to the reference input and terminate appropriately.
4. Save the timing offset for the master input (MEAS > Save Offset > SEL) and
select the Relative to: Saved Offset mode from the pop-up menu.
NOTE. You cannot save the timing offset if either the input or reference is missing
or unlocked. You also cannot save a reference when in internal mode. Saving an
offset in these conditions would lead to misleading results so it is not allowed by
the instrument. A warning message will appear on the screen if you attempt to
save the offset when it is not allowed.
5. Now select other inputs to the router to be connected to the instrument. For
each input, the relative timing will be displayed.
6. Adjust the timing offset at the master sync source to time down the inputs to
the router to match the master.
Usage notes.
The resolution of the timing display for SD signals is one 27 MHz clock cycle
or 37 ns. For HD signals, it is one clock at 74.25 MHz, which equates to about
13.5 ns. To get the greater accuracy needed for a composite signal, first use
the timing display to get close, then use a vector display for the final burst
phase alignment. Since the instrument can display both the timing display
and a vector display simultaneously (each in its own tile), this process can
still be easy and quick.
For an SDI input relative to an analog reference, the situation is more
complex. For the timing display, three definitions of “zero offset” on an SDI
input are supported, Analog (DAC) and Serial (0H) and Saved Offset.
The Analog (DAC) setting uses the methodology illustrated in appendix B of
SMPTE RP168. This method shows the SDI signal being converted to analog.
The converted analog signal is then compared to the analog reference. For
this mode the nominal delay of the D to A converter is assumed to be 4.6
microseconds for SD, 1.3 μs for HD and 0.0 us for 3 Gb. The 0.0 μs delay
for 3 Gb means the Analog (DAC) and Serial (0H) modes are equivalent
for 3 Gb signals.

Application Example
The Serial (0H) setting, uses the methodology implied in appendix A of

SMPTE RP168. In this mode timing is considered to be zero when the 0H
sample of the serial stream aligns with the reference edge of the analog sync.
Note that this timing is actually at the scrambled interface which is slightly
different than timing to the parallel data into the serializer or the parallel data
out of the deserializer due to delays in those functions.
In the Relative to: Rear Panel mode, this 3 µs conversion delay is removed
from the measured offset before the display is generated. In the Relative to:
Saved Offset mode, it has no effect.
In the Relative to: Saved Offset mode, the timing of one signal is “saved”
and then that becomes “zero” for subsequent measurements. This removes
any need for a specific definition of zero timing, since the display shows the
difference in timing between the initial and current signals.
This timing relationship between input and reference is also compatible with
the waveform mode. That is, if you have zero timing on the Timing display
and change from internal to external reference, the displayed waveform will
not shift position.
NOTE. If you have an input and reference combination that requires multiple
timing indicator circles, then it can be misleading to compare timing offsets
between multiple inputs. Because the timing display chooses the smallest of the
possible timing offsets, if a large timing difference exists between two inputs,
then they may not be matched. This problem also occurs using traditional timing
methods unless you use something similar to the SMPTE318 10 field flag to
identify a specific sub-multiple of the reference.

Application Example

Index
Symbols and Numbers Audio B

2xHD Level B 3 Gb/s signal, 28 Above-bar warnings, 78 Bar Targets
3D, 2, 29, 30 AUDIO button, 76 Vector pop-up menu, 40
additional settings in CONFIG checking surround sound, 127 Basic operation, 24
menu, 34 configuring and Battery, 5
anaglyph, 32, 33 monitoring, 123 Battery low indicator, 18
checkerboard, 33 configuring inputs, 123 Black events, 63
difference map, 32 for embedded 16-channel Bowtie display, 52
disparity cursors, 34 audio, 80
disparity grid, 34 display, 76
how to access menus, 30 In-bar warnings, 76, 78 C
Level meters, 76 Calibration
left eye, 28
Pop-up menu, 79 service options, 4
Quad Diamond display, 2
selecting 1-8 or 9-16 channel Camera tally, 18
right eye, 28
audio, 82 Center Waveform
3G
selecting an input, 123 Vector pop-up menu, 40
connecting a signal, 20
for embedded 16-channel Waveform pop-up menu, 38
audio, 81 Checking surround sound
A Audio Control task description, 127
AC adapter, 5 display, 69 Chroma/Luma delay, 99
AFD packet format, 69 Closed captioning
configuring graticules, 136 packet structure, 69 configuring and
monitoring for Audio input monitoring, 131
compliance, 136 allow alarms for, 123 Composite gamut
Alarm Status display, 60 configure for pairs or diamond display, 105
Applications surround, 123 Controls
checking Chroma/Luma map bars to input, 123 front-panel, 11
delay, 99 selecting, 123 Cursors
timing a studio, 137 for embedded displaying, 86
ARIB Status display, 108 16-channel, 81
ARIB STD-B.35 display, 115
ARIB STD-B.37 display, 112
Audio level D
checking, 123, 124, 127 Diagnostics monitor, 24
ARIB STD-B39 display, 109 Audio Loudness Session Diagnostics Monitor, 13
ARIB TR-B.22 display, 121 configuring, 67 Diagnostics monitor display, 55
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) display, 117, display, 67 Diamond
119 elements of, 67 gamut pop-up menu, 45
Arrowhead display, 42, 101 Audio phase Diamond display, 43, 101
composite gamut, 105 alarm, 79 checking RGB gamut, 102
gamut pop-up menu, 45 checking, 124 construction of the diamond
Audio Session display, 64 graticule, 102
Aux Data Status display, 72 Display
how to control, 15
status bar icons, 18
Display information, 24

Index
Displays Gamut, 2 Inputs

how to select, 24 3D Quad Diamond, 2 selecting, 19, 26
Documentation arrowhead display, 105 Inspection
purposes of, ix Arrowhead display, 42 incoming, 9
Dolby button, 42 Instrument displays, 24
status display, 74 checking, 101 Instrument options, 3
timing, 76 Diamond display, 43 checking installed, 4
Dominance indicator elements of the display, 44 IP settings, 7
how to display, 127 pop-up menu, 45
Dual Link signals, 20 Quad Diamond display, 44 L
Spearhead display, 43
left eye channel
E Split Diamond display, 44
3D, 28
Gamut display
EAV and SAV Lightning
checking RGB gamut, 102
finding in the active video Vector pop-up menu, 38
composite arrowhead
stream, 51 Lightning display, 99
display, 105
Error Log display, 58 Limits
Gamut thresholds
Errors gamut, 101
adjusting, 101
status indicators, 16 Lissajous display, 126
External Waveform display, 54 Lissajous Snd Stage
H Audio pop-up menu, 79
F HD Lissajous sound stage
connecting a signal, 20 phase style, 126
Factory preset recall, 90
Headphone volume Loudness
Filter
adjusting, 89 audio session display, 67
Waveform pop-up menu, 37
Horizontal Offset configuring parameters, 67
Flat
Timing display, 46 Loudness filters, 77
How to Loudness meter, 76
Follows video
check surround sound, 127 LQV, 2
Audio pop-up menu, 79
Connect to a network, 6 LTC display, 53
Front-panel controls
connect to a PC, 6 Luma
layout and index to usage
control the display, 15 Waveform pop-up menu, 37
procedures, 12
determine status, 16 luma qualified vector, 2
levels of, 11
find more information, ix Luma Qualified Vector, 38, 39
scope of, 11
monitor closed Luma/Chroma delay, 99
Frozen events, 63
captioning, 131
time a studio, 137 M
G use online help, 13
Measure
gamut
Display, 46
diamond display, 102 I Display, elements of, 46
Incoming inspection, 9 MEAS button, 46
Infinite persistence, 2, 13 Pop-up menu, 47
Information Measurement
where to find more, ix Relative to:, 47
Input labels Save Offset, 47
customizing, 29 Monitoring Audio
task description, 123

Index
Monitoring CC and safe area Phase Style S

compliance Audio pop-up menu, 79 Safe area
task description, 131 Picture display, 82 monitor for compliance, 134
Multi-Input Display mode, 2, 13, Pop-up menus Safety Summary, vi
26 Audio, 79 SAV and EAV
to select inputs, 26 gamut, 45 finding in the active video
to select streams, 28 Measure, 47 stream, 51
to turn on, 26 Vector, 39 Save
Waveform, 36 Measure pop-up menu, 47
N Power Save display to USB, 13
AC adapter, 5 Saving presets, 90
Network
battery, 5 Screen shot of display
Connect to, 6
how to turn off, 5 save to USB, 13
IP settings, 7
how to turn on, 5 SD
SNMP settings, 7
Presets, 89 connecting a signal, 20
Network software upgrade, 94
exporting, 91 SDI > Composite
factory, 90 Waveform pop-up menu, 37
O importing, 91 Selecting a display, 24
Online help recalling, 90 Selecting audio input, 123
how to use, 13 saving, 90 for embedded 16-channel, 81
Operation using the USB for, 91 Service
Basic, 24 options, 4
control levels (types), 11 Q Signal connection
verification, 9 SDI, 20
Quad Diamond
Option 3SD, 2 Signal generator, 23
gamut pop-up menu, 45
Options, 3 Simultaneous Input
Quad Diamond display, 44
checking installed, 4 monitoring, 29
Quad Tile, 15
service, 4 SNMP settings, 7
defined, 1
Overlay Software upgrades, 92
Waveform pop-up menu, 37 Network procedure, 94
Overlay (TandemVu®), 41 R USB device procedure, 93
Overlay mode (TandemVu®), 13 Rear Panel Spearhead, 2
Measure pop-up menu, 47 Spearhead display, 43, 101
P Recalling presets, 90 Split Diamond
Reference signals, 21 gamut pop-up menu, 45
Parade
Relative to: Split Diamond display, 44, 101
Measure pop-up menu, 47 Status
PC
Repair determining, 16
Connect to, 6
service options, 4 Display, 58
Phase (audio)
RGB STATUS button, 58
correlation meter response
Waveform pop-up menu, 37 Status bar, 16
times, 126
RGB gamut Surround sound
Phase alarm
diamond display, 102 display elements of, 128
audio, 79
right eye channel displaying and checking, 127
Phase Display
3D, 28 signal display examples, 130
Audio pop-up menu, 79
Phase Pair SW Upgrades
Audio pop-up menu, 79 troubleshooting, 96

Index
SyncVu™, 35 V Waveform
vector Center Waveform, 38
T LQV, 2 Display, 36
luma qualified, 2 Display, elements of, 36
Tally
Vector Filter, 37
camera, 18
display, 99 Filter:Flat, 37
TandemVu® (Overlay), 1, 13, 41
Display, 38 Filter:Low Pass, 37
Teletext, 131
Pop-up menu, 39 Filter:Luma, 37
Tile
VECT button, 38 Overlay, 37
mode, how to enter, 15
Vector pop-up menu, 38 Parade, 37
to select a, 15
Vector pop-up menu Pop-up menu, 36
Tile select mode, 13
Bar Targets, 40 RGB, 37
Timing
Center Waveform, 40 SDI > Composite, 37
Chroma/Luma delay, 99
Verification WFM button, 36
Timing a studio
basic functional, 9 YPbPr, 37
router inputs, 139
Video content YRGB, 37
task description, 137
timing display method, 138 3D, 28
traditional method, 137 Video Session display, 61 X
Timing display, 46, 138 Volume X-Y
adjusting, 89 Audio pop-up menu, 79
U phase style, 126
Upgrading software, 92
W
USB Warnings Y
save display to, 13 Above level bars, 78 YPbPr
USB device software upgrade, 93 In level bars, 78 Waveform pop-up menu, 37
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For product information, sales, service, and technical support:

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General safety summary

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Terms in this manual These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result

CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in

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Where to Find More Information

Table i: Product documentation

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Table i: Product documentation (cont.)

Conventions Used in This Manual

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Option AUD: 16-channel embedded AES/EBU audio simultaneous

Table 1: Service options

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Battery This instrument can be powered by a 12 V DC input or by a 14.4 V standard

WARNING. Risk of personal injury and/or property damage from falling

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Figure 1: Connecting the instrument to a PC

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Connection and IP settings. To allow network access to the instrument, you

NOTE. The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor wfm_mon.mib and wfm5200.mib

This table shows the parameters that you can set.

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Front Panel Test 1. Press and hold the PRESET button.

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Three Levels of Control You control the instrument on three levels:

Tile-specific settings. Pop-up menus control parameters that are specific to

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Control element or group Usage procedures

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Control element or group Usage procedures

Instrument Online Help

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Figure 2: Instrument online help

To Navigate Online Help 1. Press the HELP button.

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Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers

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Figure 4: Changing from 4-tile to full-tile view

Figure 5: Status bar

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