Tektronix WFM6100 Opt. MB Use and care manual

WFM6100, WFM7000, and WFM7100
Waveform Monitors
System Integration Technical Reference
Revision A
Warning
The service instructions are for use by qualified personnel only.
To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless
you are qualified to do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior
to performing service.
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Table of Contents
General Safety Summary .......................................................................................... ii
Service Safety Summary.......................................................................................... iv
Preface............................................................................................................... v
Related User Documents...................................................................................... v
Related Reference Documents .............................................................................. vi
System Integration.................................................................................................. 1
Installation Considerations.................................................................................... 5
Power and Environmental Specifications ................................................................... 6
Connector Specifications...................................................................................... 8
Rackmount Installation....................................................................................... 17
Network Operation ........................................................................................... 21
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General Safety Summary
General SafetySummary
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
Injury
Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
certified for the country of use.
Connect and Disconnect Properly. Do not connect or disconnect probes or test
leads while they are connected to a voltage source.
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.
Donotblockthepowercord;itmustremain 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.
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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General Safety Summary
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
Product
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read
the marking.
WARN ING i ndicates 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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Service Safety Summary
Service Safety Summary
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service
Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service
procedures.
Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this
product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is
present.
Disconnect Power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then
disconnect the power cord from the mains power.
Use Care When Servicing With Power On. Dangerous voltages or currents may
exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and
disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing
components.
To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.
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Preface
Preface
This document is provided as an aid for system integrators who are designing
systems for high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) digital video
content where the Tektronix WFM6100, WFM7000, and WFM7100 Waveform
Monitors are to be deployed.
Tektronix provides many products designed to test, measure, and monitor analog
and digital video/audio signals. These products include waveform monitors,
audio monitors, signal generators, and video measurement sets. For MPEG
video signals, Tektronix also provides test systems, transport stream monitors,
players/recorders, and portable analyzers.
Related User Documents
The following table lists the related user documents for the WFM6100,
WFM7000, and WFM7100 Waveform Monitors. The table also indicates whether
the document is printed, and whether the PDF of the document is available only
on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) or also on the User Documents
CD that accompanies the printed Quick Start User Manual.
Table i: Related user documents
Availability
Document Tektronix part number Description Print Web CD
Release Notes 071-1895-XX Describes any known problems or behaviors
that you might encounter while using the
waveform monitor.
Quick Start User
Manual
020-2705-XX (English)
020-2706-XX (Japanese)
020-2707-XX (Chinese)
This document is a printed Quick Start User
Manual and contains the basic operating
information for the instrument. Included in the
manual is a CD-ROM containing PDFs of the
user documents.
User Technical
Reference
071-1894-XX Contains the detailed operating information
for the instrument.
Specifications
and Performance
Verification Technical
Reference
071-1897-XX Contains the complete published
specifications for the instrument and
the performance verification procedure.
Service Manual 071-1896-XX Provides servicing information for the
instrument and is intended for qualified
service personnel only.
Management
Information Base
(MIB) Technical
Reference
071-1592-XX Contains information about using the
Management Information Base (MIB) to
control the instrument.
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Preface
Related Reference Documents
The following table lists the related reference documents for the WFM6100,
WFM7000, and WFM7100 Waveform Monitors. The table also indicates
whether the PDF of the document is available only on the Tektronix Web site
(www.tektronix.com) or also on the User Documents CD that accompanies the
printed Quick Start User Manual.
Table ii: Related reference documents
Availability
Document Description Web CD
Preventing Illegal Colors This application note describes how the Diamond, Arrowhead, and
Lightning displays can be used to help prevent the undesired impact of
color gamut violations and to simplify the assessment of proper gamut
compliance.
Understanding Colors and Gamut This poster provides a large visual display of how the Diamond, Arrowhead,
and Lightning displays can be used to help prevent the undesired impact of
color gamut violations.
A Guide to Standard and
High Definition Digital Video
Measurements
This book is a primer for understanding the basics for making standard and
high-definition, digital-video measurements.
Analog and Digital Audio
Monitoring
This application note describes how to monitor analog and digital audio
signals. Also discussed are specific differences in the methods used to
monitor analog audio versus digital audio, and how to plan the transition
from monitoring analog audio to monitoring digital audio.
Audio Monitoring This application note describes balanced and unbalanced audio signals,
and explains the physical and electrical characteristics and the specific
strength and weaknesses of the different digital audio signal formats.
Monitoring Surround Sound Audio This application note describes the basics of 5.1-channel surround sound
audio and tells how to use the Surround Sound display to visualize key
audio-level and phase relationships in this audio format.
NTSC Video Measurements This book is a primer for understanding the basics for making NTSC video
measurements.
PAL Systems Television
Measurements
This book is a primer for understanding the basics for making PAL video
measurements.
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System Integration
The WFM6100, WFM7000, and WFM7100 Waveform Monitors offer the
monitoring capabilities needed in the production, post-production, distribution,
and transmission of high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) digital
video content. With available digital audio monitoring support, you can expand
the capabilities to monitor both digital video and audio in a single instrument.
The following table lists the available waveform monitor models. The illustrations
on the following pages show the front panel of the waveform monitor, and also
show the rear panel of the waveform monitor when Option EYE or PHY is not
installed and when one of the two options is installed. The location of the SDI
video connectors changes when Option EYE or PHY is installed.
Table 1: Waveform monitor models
Model Usage Features
WFM6100 For quality assessment and control
in video production, distribution
and broadcast systems using SD
digital video
Extended event logging and video/audio session screens
Triggered data capture
Automated quality checking with Tektronix certification of quality
Optional digital and analog audio monitoring
WFM7000 For basic quality assessment
in video production and
post-production applications
using HD digital video formats or in
mixed SD/HD environments
Two SDI video inputs compatible with SMPTE292M (with available
support for SMPTE259M formats), loop-through external reference,
switched video outputs, picture monitor output
Fault monitoring, alarm generation, and basic event logging
Waveform, vector, gamut, picture and timing displays, including Split
Diamond, Arrowhead, and Lightning
Standard graticules and time/voltage cursors
Ancillary data detection, including decoding of closed caption
information
Optional digital and analog audio monitoring
WFM7100 For quality assessment and control
in video production, distribution,
and broadcast systems using HD
digital video formats or in mixed
SD/HD environments
WFM7000 capabilities plus:
Extended event logging and video/audio session screens
Triggered data capture
Automated quality checking with Tektronix certification of quality
Tektronix quality dashboard with Red light/Green light status displays
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System Integration
NOTE. You can locate copies of some of the illustrations from this document in
JPEG format on the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) and on the User
Documents CD that accompanies the WFM6100, WFM7000, and WFM7100
Quick Start User Manual.
The following illustrations are available: Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 10,
Figure 11, and Figure 12.
Figure 1: Front panel
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