Tektronix RTX130A User manual

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Revision A
User Manual
RTX130A
QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator
071-1861-00

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Warranty 2
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. TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS DISCLAIM ANY 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Environmental Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Related Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Getting Started
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Initial Product Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Repacking for Shipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Functional Check Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Windows Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Operating Basics
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Basic Menu Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
About the Data Output Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Outputting a Transport Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Recording a Transport Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Outputting an RF modulated transport stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Reference
Using the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Menus in the Play Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Menus in the Record Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Hierarchy Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Overview of the Hierarchy Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Hierarchy Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Icon Text and Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Adding Jitter to PCRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Adding Jitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Continuous Recording Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Basic Action of Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Performing Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

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Preset File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Contents of the Preset File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Saving a Preset File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Loading a Preset File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Connecting the RTX130A to your PC(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Setting Ethernet Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
SCPI Commands and Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
Remote Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77
Common Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78
DISPLAY Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80
MASS MEMORY Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80
PLAY Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-82
RECORD Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-96
SYSTEM Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
Error Messages and Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107
Command Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107
Execution Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108
Device Specific Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
Query Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
Network Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111
Checking Remote Command Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-111
Appendices
Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Performance Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Functional Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Environmental Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Appendix B: Using the ReMux Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Starting and Exiting ReMux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Elements of the ReMux Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Using the ReMux Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
ReMux Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Appendix C: Using the Scheduler Application (Option SC Only) . . . . . C-1
Starting and Exiting Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Elements of the Scheduler Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Using the Scheduler Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Status/Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15
Scheduler Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-18
Installing Scheduler on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23
Starting and Exiting Scheduler on Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-25

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Appendix D: Defragment the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Appendix E: Using the Recovery Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Reinstalling Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Reinstalling the RTX130A Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Restoring the IEEE1394b Port Speed Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Appendix F: Inspection and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Exterior Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Exterior Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Glossary
Index

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: Rear-panel power connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Figure 1-2: Front-panel On/STBY switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Figure 1-3: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Figure 1-4: Equipment connection for the functional check . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 2-1: RTX130A front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2: RTX130A rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-3: Elements of the Play screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Figure 2-4: Play status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Figure 2-5: Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 2-6: Front panel showing the menu controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Figure 2-7: Display status of the menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Figure 2-8: Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Figure 2-9: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Figure 2-10: Hierarchy view of the transport stream file . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Figure 2-11: Play status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Figure 2-12: Transport stream display from an MPEG test system . . . 2-20
Figure 2-13: No Signal message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Figure 2-14: Record status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Figure 3-1: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Figure 3-2: Clock dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-3: Set Non-TS Sync dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 3-4: PCR Initial Value dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Figure 3-5: Start/Stop Position dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Figure 3-6: Timer Play/Record dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Figure 3-7: Others dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Figure 3-8: Modulation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Figure 3-9: Communication dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Figure 3-10: Option Key dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Figure 3-11: Status dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Figure 3-12: Target dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Figure 3-13: Others dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Figure 3-14: RF Clock Source dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Figure 3-15: Example of the hierarchy display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

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Figure 3-16: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Figure 3-17: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Figure 3-18: Jitter function with a sine jitter pattern applied . . . . . . . . 3-53
Figure 3-19: Continuous Recording check box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Figure 3-20: File counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Figure 3-21: Save As dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Figure 3-22: Open dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Figure 3-23: Pin connections for a crossover Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . 3-65
Figure 3-24: Network Connections window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Figure 3-25: Local Area Connection Status dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Figure 3-26: Local Area Connection Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Figure 3-27: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box . . . . . . 3-68
Figure 3-28: Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Figure 3-29: Example of abbreviating a command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Figure 3-30: Example of chaining commands and queries . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Figure 3-31: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes
in a chained message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74
Figure 3-32: Run dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-112
Figure 3-33: Telnet window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-112
Figure A-1: Timing diagram of the SPI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Figure B-1: ReMux application window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Figure B-2: Select Remux Mode dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Figure B-3: OPTION dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Figure B-4: Editing window for the Make S-TMCC TS mode . . . . . . . . B-9
Figure B-5: Edit TS Information dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Figure B-6: Windows displaying a transport stream icon . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Figure B-7: Edit TMCC Information dialog box (S-TMCC) . . . . . . . . . B-12
Figure B-8: Editing window for the ReMux to M-TMCC TS from
S-TMCC TS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Figure B-9: Transport stream is multiplexed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Figure B-10: Edit TMCC Information dialog box (M-TMCC) . . . . . . . B-15
Figure B-11: Add TMCC dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16
Figure B-12: Editing window for the ReMux to M-TMCC TS mode . . B-18
Figure B-13: Editing window for the DeMux M-TMCC TS mode . . . . B-20
Figure B-14: DEMUX dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21

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Figure C-1: Scheduler application window (schedule play mode) . . . . . C-2
Figure C-2: MTX/RTX Host Name dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Figure C-3: Scheduler Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Figure C-4: Play Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
Figure C-5: Save as dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
Figure C-6: Record Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14
Figure C-7: Status/control panel (schedule play mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15
Figure C-8: Schedule Property dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16
Figure D-1: Disk Defragmenter window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Figure D-2: Defragmentation Complete dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Figure E-1: Edit DWORD Value dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

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List of Tables
Table 1-1: Power cord identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Table 1-2: Environmental operating requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Table 1-3: AC line power requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Table 2-1: Tutorial recommended test equipment and accessories . . . . 2-17
Table 3-1: File menu commands (Play screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Table 3-2: View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Table 3-3: Play menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Table 3-4: QAM/VSB menu commands (Play screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Table 3-5: Utility menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Table 3-6: File menu commands (Record screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Table 3-7: Record menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Table 3-8: QAM/VSB menu command (Record screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Table 3-9: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Table 3-10: Icons used for MPEG-2, ARIB, DVB, and ATSC formats 3-37
Table 3-11: Icons specific to DVB format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Table 3-12: Icons specific to ARIB format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Table 3-13: Icons specific to ATSC format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Table 3-14: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Table 3-15: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
Table 3-16: BNF symbols and meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75
Table 3-17: Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
Table 3-18: Command errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107
Table 3-19: Execution errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108
Table 3-20: Device specific errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
Table 3-21: Query errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-110
Table A-1: Functional specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Table A-2: Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Table A-3: Mechanical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Table A-4: Environmental characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Table A-5: Certifications and compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Table B-1: Element of the ReMux window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

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Table B-2: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Table B-3: ReMux File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Table B-4: ReMux File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Table B-5: ReMux menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Table B-6: ReMux Window menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Table B-7: ReMux View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Table C-1: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Table C-2: File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Table C-3: View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Table C-4: Schedule menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Table C-5: Stream menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

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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 Injury
Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
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 Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.
Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product.
Avoid Exposed Circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when
power is present.
Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.
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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Symbols and Terms Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the 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.
Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product:
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.
Protective Ground
(Earth) Terminal
CAUTION
Refer to Manual

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Environmental Considerations
This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product.
Product End-of-Life
Handling
Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component:
Equipment Recycling. Production of this equipment required the extraction and use
of natural resources. The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful
to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product's end of
life. In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce
the use of natural resources, we encourage you to recycle this product in an
appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled
appropriately.
The symbol shown to the left indicates that this product
complies with the European Union's requirements according to
Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE). For information about recycling options,
check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site
(www.tektronix.com).
Mercury Notification. This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains
mercury. Disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations. Please
contact your local authorities or, within the United States, the Electronics
Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org) for disposal or recycling information.
Restriction of Hazardous
Substances
This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is
outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive. This product is known to
contain lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium.

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Preface
The user manual for the RTX130A QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator contains the
following sections:
Getting Started briefly describes the RTX130A QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator
and provides installation instructions, option and accessory lists, repacking
instructions, and power on and off instructions.
Operating Basics provides an overview of the front panel controls and rear panel
connections, operating principles, basic operating procedures, and numeric input
methods. This section also provides examples of basic data outputting and
recording.
Reference provides detailed information about the functions and use of the
RTX130A QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator’s main menus, and presents
descriptions of all programming commands and the syntax used in command
descriptions. This section also provides instructions for setting the network
parameters for the Ethernet port.
Appendices provides product specifications, instructions for operating the ReMux
and Scheduler applications, defragging the hard disk, recovering the system, and
inspecting and cleaning the RTX130A QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator.
Terms
This manual uses the following terms:
Stream: Generic term for transport streams and data streams of Non TS format
(data format other than transport stream format).
S-TMCC (Single TMCC): Transport stream to which TMCC (Transmission
and Multiplexing Configuration Control) information is inserted into the
8 bytes in its Reed-Solomon code area (16 bytes). It is defined in the ISDB-S
(Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Satellite) system.
M-TMCC (Multi TMCC): Transport stream to which TMCC information is
inserted into the sync byte area, and having super frame structure. It is defined
in the ISDB-S system.

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Related Manual
The following related documentation for the instrument is available:
The RTX130A QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator Service Manual (Tektronix
part number 071-1863-XX) describes how to maintain and service the
RTX130A and provides a complete module-level description of the operation
of the instrument. This manual is an optional accessory.

Getting Started