Tektronix WVR8200 User manual

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WVR8200 and WVR8300
Waveform Rasterizers
ZZZ
User Manual
*P077025401*
077-0254-01

WVR8200 and WVR8300
Waveform Rasterizers
ZZZ
User Manual
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www.tektronix.com
077-0254-01

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P.O. Box 500
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USA
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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.
THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY TEKTRONIX WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN LIEU OF ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR 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 ........................................................................................ vii
Environmental Considerations ................................................................................... ix
Preface.............................................................................................................. xi
Where to Find More Information ........................................................................... xi
Conventions Used in This Manual......................................................................... xii
Getting Started ... .................. ........................................ .................. ...................... . 1
Key Features ................................................................................................... 1
Accessories..................................................................................................... 4
Installation...................................................................................................... 9
Incoming Inspection.......................................................................................... 11
Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument ......................... .............. .............. ................ 15
Front-Panel Controls ......................................................................................... 15
Remote Front Panel Control................................................................................. 18
Instrument Online Help ...................................................................................... 18
Instrument Display ........................................................................................... 19
Signal Inputs ....................................................................................................... 23
SDI Signals.................................................................................................... 23
Composite Signals............................................................................................ 25
Dual Link Signals............................................................................................. 26
Multi-Input Display Mode................................................................................... 27
Simultaneous Input Monitoring............................................................................. 30
SyncVu™...................................................................................................... 30
Reference Loop ............................................................................................... 30
Signal Generation............................................................................................. 31
Display Information............................................................................................... 33
Waveform Display............................................................................................ 35
Vector Display................................................................................................. 37
Gamut Display ................................................................................................ 40
Timing Display................................................................................................ 43
Datalist Display............................................................................................... 47
Bowtie Display................................................................................................ 49
LTC Display................................................................................................... 50
Ancillary (ANC) Data Display ................ ...................... ...................... .................. 51
Audio Video Delay (AVD) Display......................................................................... 53
Eye Display.................................................................................................... 54
Jitter Display .............. ........................................ .................. .......................... 57
Status Displays................................................................................................ 60
Audio Display................................................................................................. 80
Picture Display................................................................................................ 86
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Functions ........................................................................................................... 89
Gain, Sweep, and Magnification ............................................................................ 89
Cursors......................................................................................................... 90
Capture......................................................................................................... 91
Line Select..................................................................................................... 92
Headphone Volume and Source Adjustment............................................................... 92
Presets.......................................................................................................... 93
Software Upgrades ........................................................................................... 96
Monitoring the SDI Physical Layer ........................................................................... 101
Display Types ............................................................................................... 101
Configuring Physical Layer Settings . .............. .............. ................................ ........ 102
To Set SMPTE 259/292/425 Alarm Thresholds......................................................... 103
To Configure Physical Layer Alarms..................................................................... 104
To Make Eye Measurements .............................................................................. 105
To Make Jitter Measurements ....... .................. ................................ .................. .. 109
Taking Cable Loss Measurements ........................................................................ 112
Alarms ....................................................................................................... 113
Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display)........................................................ 117
Checking Gamut................................................................................................. 119
To Set Up Gamut Checks .................................................................................. 119
Checking RGB Gamut ..................................................................................... 120
Checking Composite Gamut............................................................................... 122
Checking Luma Gamut..................................................................................... 123
Automating Gamut Checks................................................................................ 123
ARIB Displays................................................................................................... 125
ARIB Status ................................................................................................. 126
ARIB STD-B.39 Display .................................................................................. 127
ARIB STD-B.37 Display and Status Screens............................................................ 130
ARIB STD-B.35 Display and Status Screens............................................................ 133
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) Display and Status Screens ......................................................... 135
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) Display and Status Screens ......................................................... 137
ARIB TR-B.22 Display and Status Screens ............................................................. 139
Audio Monitoring ............................................................................................... 141
Configuring Audio Inputs.................................................................................. 141
Selecting Audio Inputs..................................................................................... 142
To Check Audio Level and Phase......................................................................... 142
To Check Surround Sound................................................................................. 145
To Monitor Dolby Based Surround Sound............................................................... 149
Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance ..................................... 159
Monitoring CC and Teletext............................................................................... 159
Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance ................................................................... 162
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Monitoring for AFD Compliance......................................................................... 164
Application Example............................................................................................ 165
Timing a Studio ............................................................................................. 165
Reference......................................................................................................... 170
Description of Cable Types................................................................................ 170
Index
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Connecting the instrument to a PC.................................................................... 9
Figure 2: Rear panel............................................................................................... 12
Figure 3: Front panel.............................................................................................. 13
Figure 4: Instrument online help................................................................................. 14
Figure 5: Display Select buttons................................................................................. 19
Figure 6: Full button function.................................................................................... 20
Figure 7: Status bar in single input mode....................................................................... 20
Figure 8: Status bar in simultaneous input mode .............................................................. 21
Figure 9: Single SDI signal connection......................................................................... 24
Figure 10: Two SDI signal connection.......................................................................... 24
Figure 11: Four SDI signal connection for instruments with Option 2SDI ................................. 25
Figure 12: Composite signal connection........................................................................ 26
Figure 13: Dual Link signal connection ........................................................................ 26
Figure 14: Dual Link information placement in waveform display.......................................... 27
Figure 15: Waveform display in Multi-Input mode showing multiple channels ......................... .. 29
Figure 16: External reference signal connection............................................................... 31
Figure 17: Signal generation connection........................................................................ 31
Figure 18: Using the Display Select buttons ................................................................... 34
Figure 19: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button......................................... 35
Figure 20: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled..................................... 37
Figure 21: Lightning display..................................................................................... 38
Figure 22: Timing display........................................................................................ 43
Figure 23: Timing display of integer multiples of reference rates ..... .......... ............................ 45
Figure 24: Timing display of non-integer multiples of reference rates.................................... .. 46
Figure 25: Datalist display ....................................................................................... 47
Figure 26: Bowtie display........................................................................................ 49
Figure 27: LTC display ........................................................................................... 50
Figure 28: ANC Data display.................................................................................... 51
Figure 29: AV Delay display..................................................................................... 53
Figure 30: Eye display in 4-tile mode (no histogram)....................... .......... ........................ 54
Figure 31: Eye display in single tile mode (full-screen) with histogram ................ .............. ...... 55
Figure 32: The Jitter display parameters as shown in a single tile when the instrument is in 4-tile
mode............................................................................................................ 57
Figure 33: The Jitter display parameters as shown when the instrument is in single-tile mode ........ .. 58
Figure 34: Error log............................................................................................... 60
Figure 35: Alarm Status display ................................................................................. 62
Figure 36: Video Session display of HD signal................................................................ 63
Figure 37: Audio Session display................................................................................ 66
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