Tektronix WFM2200 User Manual

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Page 1 WFM2200 SD/HD/3G SDI Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual *P077066100* 077-0661-00...
Page 3: User Manual
WFM2200 SD/HD/3G SDI Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual This document supports software version 1.0 and above. www.tektronix.com 077-0661-00...
Page 4 Copyright © Tektronix. All rights reserved. Licensed software products are owned by Tektronix or its subsidiaries or suppliers, and are protected by national copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material.
Page 5 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.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Generator Status display ..................Lightning display ..................... LTC Waveform display..................Picture display....................Split Diamond display..................Status displays....................AES Channel Status display ................Alarm Status display..................ARIB status displays ..................Audio Control Packet status display ..............WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 8 ARIB TR-B.23 (1) display and status screens ............ARIB TR-B.23 (2) display and status screens ............ARIB TR-B.22 display and status screens ............... Audio monitoring....................To conﬁgure embedded audio inputs and alarms............To display an audio input .................. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 9 Closed captioning (CC), teletext, AFD, and safe area compliance......... Monitoring CC and teletext................Monitoring for safe area compliance ..............Monitoring for AFD compliance................Application examples ................... Timing a studio....................Troubleshooting cable problems ................Index WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 10 Figure 35: Error Log status display ................Figure 36: Video Session status display of an HD signal ............. Figure 37: Timing Measure display ................Figure 38: Timing display of non-integer multiples of reference rates ........WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 11: Figure 33: Auxiliary Data Status Display
Figure 57: 16-Channel audio bars display ..............Figure 58: Surround sound indicators................. Figure 59: Auxiliary Data Status display ..............Figure 60: Closed caption display area ............... Figure 61: Safe Action and Safe Title areas ..............WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 12 Table i: Product documentation.................. Table 1: Key features ....................Table 2: Instrument options ..................Table 3: Optional accessories ..................Table 4: Power cord options..................Table 5: Service options ................... Table 6: Battery charge-level meter icons ..............WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 13: General Safety Summary
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 14 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: viii WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 15: Preface
Preface This manual contains the following information to help you use the Tektronix WFM2200 SD/HD/3G SDI Waveform Monitor & Generator: 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.
Page 16: Conventions Used In This Manual
This is a printed manual and is also 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 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 17: Getting Started
The instrument includes a color bar and pathological video signal generator for troubleshooting signal paths and equipment. A range of accessories can expand the versatility of the WFM2200 for ﬁeld operations such as production setup and troubleshooting. The instrument can be powered by the supplied rechargeable/replaceable Li-Ion battery pack or the supplied 100-240 V AC adapter, which provides 19 VDC to the instrument.
Page 18: Table 1: Key Features
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 19 ARIB standards and CEA608, CEA708, AFD, and CGMS-A. 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.
Page 20: Options And Optional Accessories
WFM200BA rechargeable battery pack. WFM200BC External battery charger for the WFM200BA rechargeable battery pack. WFM200FSC Soft carrying case to protect the instrument with room for the instrument, AC adapter, and battery pack(s). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 21: Table 4: Power Cord Options
Adds 3 years of Repair Service (including the period under warranty). This option is available only after the product is purchased. R5DW Adds 5 years of Repair Service (including the period under warranty). This option is available only after the product is purchased. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 22: Installation
40 °C. Do not block or restrict the ventilating holes. See the WFM2200 Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference for the complete operating speciﬁcations.
Page 23 Use the proper power cord with the AC adapter. (See page 5, International power cord options.) NOTE. See the WFM2200 Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference for additional information on power and environmental requirements. Battery power. This instrument can be powered by a Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack.
Page 24 NOTE. If a battery pack is installed in the instrument, it will automatically charge whenever the supplied AC adapter is connected, whether the instrument is On, Off, or in Standby mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 25 Getting started Battery pack installation. The WFM2200 waveform monitor is shipped with a WFM200BA Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack. Perform the following steps to install the battery pack. NOTE. For optimum performance, charge the battery pack completely before using it for the ﬁrst time or after prolonged storage.
Page 26 Getting started 3. Secure the battery pack tab as shown below. 4. Replace the battery compartment cover: a. Insert the three tabs on the battery cover into the chassis slots as shown below. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 27 Close the battery cover and turn the battery cover ring ¼ turn clockwise to secure the cover. c. Press the battery cover ring down so that it latches into place as shown below. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 28 To turn the instrument off, hold the button until the message “Release the POWER button to power off now” is displayed. 2. To remove power completely from the instrument, disconnect the AC adapter from the power connector and remove any installed battery pack. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 29: Table 6: Battery Charge-Level Meter Icons
Battery fully charged, AC adapter plugged in Battery partially charged, AC adapter plugged in and charging Battery level low, AC adapter not plugged in Battery level critically low, AC adapter not plugged in WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 30 BNC connectors use a smaller diameter center pin. The BNC connectors on the instrument are designed to work with the 50 Ω standard (large diameter) center pins. Do not use connectors or terminators with the smaller center pins. They could cause intermittent connections. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 31 Monitoring the video bit stream of a serial receiver. Route one or more incoming serial signals into the SDI inputs on the instrument. NOTE. See the WFM2200 Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference for the maximum allowed cable lengths. Monitoring the embedded audio signal in a serial digital video stream. Route the incoming serial signal into one of the SDI inputs on the instrument.
Page 32: Conﬁgure The Network Interface
Ethernet cable, you can manually assign the instrument any IP address that is compatible with the IP address for the Ethernet interface of the computer. a. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel. b. Navigate to Network Settings > IP Conﬁg Mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 33 If you selected DHCP mode, the network automatically assigns the instrument an IP address. DHCP typically requires several seconds to assign the network address. e. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel to close the menus. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 34 To accept, clear, or cancel your changes, move the highlight to the respective selection box and press the SEL button. 5. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel to close the menu display. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 35 SNMP and conﬁgure the SNMP parameters of the instrument. NOTE. The wfm_mon.mib and wfm2200.mib ﬁles contain the SNMP OIDs for the WFM2200 waveform monitor. These ﬁles can be downloaded from the home page of the Web remote interface. Perform the following steps to conﬁgure and enable SNMP control: 1.
Page 36 6. Navigate to SNMP Trap Enable and press the right arrow key to select On. This setting turns the traps that are sent out from the instrument through SNMP on and off. 7. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel to close the menu display. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 37: Incoming Inspection
These procedures require no external equipment. For a more robust inspection, see the performance veriﬁcation procedures in the WFM2200 Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference. Basic turn on and self test 1. Connect power to the instrument. (See page 8, Connect power.) 2.
Page 38 The page number is located in the upper right corner of the display. 5. The fan speed in rpm (revolutions per minute) is shown at the top of the display for each of the two internal fans. The fan speeds should be fairly equal. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 39: Storing Or Shipping The Instrument
If using Styrofoam kernels, overﬁll the box and compress the kernels by closing the lid. There should be three inches of tightly packed cushioning on all sides of the instrument. 3. Seal the carton with shipping tape, industrial stapler, or both. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 40 Getting started WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 41: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument
The settings in the Display, Main, and Preset menus are also global. The Capture button can be either global or tile speciﬁc depending on the setting in the Conﬁguration menu (Display Settings > Freeze Affects). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 42 General knob and arrow buttons to select which line and ﬁeld to display. In the Datalist display, press the SEL button to toggle between line and sample select. (See page 122, Line select.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 43 Press this button to toggle the synchronization source between the internal reference signal or the analog video reference signal connected to the REF IN input. (See page 15, Monitoring the external reference signal.) (See page 178, Timing a studio.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 44 Standby button to put the instrument in Standby mode or to turn the instrument off. (See page 12, Power-on and power-off procedures.) NOTE. The Standby button does not remove power from the instrument. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 45: Online Help
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 46: Instrument Display
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 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 47: Figure 2: Navigate Menus Using The Arrow Keys And Select Button
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select parameters in a menu. (See Figure 2.) Figure 2: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button 5. Navigate through the menu and make your selections. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 48: Figure 3: Display Quadrants And Related Tile Numbers
In 4-tile mode, press the DISPLAY SELECT button to move the active tile selection to the next tile. The selected (active) tile is outlined in blue. The tile numbers and their associated quadrants are shown below. Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 49: Figure 4: Changing From 4-Tile To Full-Screen View
(See Figure 4.) NOTE. You can also use the Main menu to toggle between 4-tile and full screen mode and to select the active tile. Figure 4: Changing from 4-tile to full-screen view WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 50: Figure 5: Thumbnail View In Waveform Display
The following ﬁgure shows a full screen Waveform display with the thumbnail view enabled. In full screen mode, the thumbnail is always positioned in the lower right region of the display. Figure 5: Thumbnail view in Waveform display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 51: Figure 6: Elements Of The Status Bar
CONFIG menu occur. The icon will also appear when alarms are active but have been muted or disabled. Date and time A readout of the instrument date and time (set in CONFIG > Utilities). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 52 This icon appears when the battery has less than 10 minutes of operating power remaining. The icon turns from yellow to red when instrument shutdown is imminent due to low battery power. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 53: Signal Inputs And Outputs
See the WFM2200 Installation and Safety Instructions that shipped with your product for descriptions of the connector functions. See the WFM2200 Speciﬁcations and Performance Veriﬁcation Technical Reference for the complete connector speciﬁcations. Both documents are available in electronic format on the Tektronix Web site at www.tektronix.com/downloads. Signal inputs SDI signals Connect one or more 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, or SD-SDI signals to the SDI inputs on the top panel of the instrument.
Page 54: Figure 7: Placement Of Dual Link Information In The Waveform Display
Alpha Channel information is visible if present and is available in RGB and YCbCr display modes, but not in YRGB mode. The following ﬁgure is an example of how the signal components appear. Figure 7: Placement of dual link information in the Waveform display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 55: Connector Conﬁguration
For the AES audio output and for the embedded audio in the SDI video output, select the frequency, amplitude, and bitdepth. CONFIG > Audio Inputs/Outputs : select the embedded audio signal channel, format, and mapping, and set the volume for the instrument speakers and headphone output. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 56: Signal Outputs
Figure 8.) After you connect the signals, use CONFIG > Outputs submenu or the GEN pop-up menu to select the test signal pattern, level, and format you want to generate. Figure 8: Video signal generation connection WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 57: Figure 9: Aes Audio Signal Generation Connection
Figure 9.) After you connect the signals, use CONFIG > Outputs submenu or the GEN pop-up menu to select the AES audio signal type that you want to generate. Figure 9: AES audio signal generation connection WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 58: Display Modes
Error Log status display – (See page 96.) Video Session status display – (See page 99.) Timing display – (See page 103.) Vector display – (See page 107.) Waveform display – (See page 111.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 59: Anc Data Display (Option Data Only)
Detail - This section of the display appears only in full screen mode and shows the user data for the data type selected in the ANC Data Inspector. You can expand the Detail area to show more data by pressing the MAG button. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 60 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 61 The following menu selections are available: Display type. Select from the following display types: Timing - Displays a Tektronix proprietary view that enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals. (See page 103, Timing Measure display.)
Page 62 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 63: Arrowhead Display
Display modes Arrowhead display The Arrowhead display is a Tektronix proprietary display that shows gamut violations of the SDI input if translated into the Composite domain (NTSC and PAL). For more information about using the gamut-checking displays: See Diamond display (See page 64.) See Split Diamond display (See page 79.)
Page 64 Line Select mode is enabled. (See page 122, Line select.) Gamut pop-up menu Press and hold the GAMUT button to open the Gamut pop-up menu. The pop-up menu enables you to select the from the following Tektronix proprietary gamut (Arrowhead display) displays: Arrowhead - Displays gamut violations of the SDI input if translated into the Composite domain (NTSC and PAL).
Page 65: Audio Display
Surround display, where all the channels' levels display in positions matching their place in a surround-sound listening environment. (See page 165, To check audio phase.) (See page 170, Elements of the Surround Sound display.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 66 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 67 DOLBY D. Indicates an AES or embedded input is DOLBY Digital (not plus). DOLBY D+. Indicates an AES or embedded input is DOLBY Digital Plus. DOLBY E. Indicates an AES or embedded input is DOLBY E. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 68 Emb. 9-16 - Sets the audio source to be from the second eight channels in the embedded audio on the currently selected video input. This mode displays the correlation meters for the second eight channels and displays the Phase or Surround Sound auxiliary displays when they are enabled. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 69 CONFIG > Audio Inputs/Outputs submenu. When the selected surround sound type contains more than one program. The type of surround sound is selected in the CONFIG > Audio Inputs/Outputs > Program Cfg submenu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 70 At any time, press and hold the VOL button to toggle audio muting. A red “X” appears over the speaker icon in the Status Bar when audio is muted. NOTE. When monitoring high-amplitude audio, volume levels over 90% may cause audio clipping. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 71: Bowtie Display
Figure 13: Bowtie display Display: Shows the display type as Bowtie. 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 72 The following menu selections are available: Display type. Select from the following display types: Timing - Displays a Tektronix proprietary view that enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals. (See page 103, Timing Measure display.)
Page 73: Datalist Display (Option Data Only)
Datalist display 2. Use the arrow keys to select Display Type > Datalist Display. 3. Press the MEAS button to close the pop-up menu. Elements of the Datalist display Figure 14: Datalist display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 74 The following menu selections are available: Display type. Select from the following display types: Timing - Displays a Tektronix proprietary view that enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals. (See page 103, Timing Measure display.)
Page 75 Use the menu selections under Aux Data Settings to set various data parameters. Use the menu selections under Alarms to enable various alarms that will highlight data as errors. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 76: Diagnostics Monitor Display
If a battery pack is not installed in the instrument, the Status readout shows “Not Present” and the diagnostic parameters will list “N/A” as the status. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 77: Figure 15: Diagnostics Monitor Display
Display modes Figure 15: Diagnostics Monitor display (page 1) Figure 16: Diagnostics Monitor display (page 2) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 78: Figure 17: Diagnostics Monitor Display
Display modes Figure 17: Diagnostics Monitor display (page 3) Figure 18: Diagnostics Monitor display (page 4) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 79 Use the Alarms > System and Diagnostics setting to enable an alarm for a hardware fault. Use the menu selection under Utilities to run diagnostics, to set how the diagnostics log responds when full, to view the diagnostics log, and to conﬁgure custom diagnostics. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 80: Diamond Display
Display modes Diamond display The Diamond display is a Tektronix proprietary display that shows gamut violations of the SDI input if translated to the RGB color space. For more information about using the gamut-checking displays: See Arrowhead display (See page 47.) See Split Diamond display (See page 79.)
Page 81 Line Select mode is enabled. (See page 122, Line select.) Gamut pop-up menu Press and hold the GAMUT button to open the Gamut pop-up menu. The pop-up menu enables you to select the from the following Tektronix proprietary gamut (Diamond display) displays: Arrowhead - Displays gamut violations of the SDI input if translated into the Composite domain (NTSC and PAL).
Page 82: External Reference Waveform Display
H and V positions: When you press the POS button to adjust the position of the waveform, a position readout appears with a knob icon to indicate whether the horizontal or vertical position is the focus of the General knob. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 83 The knob icon appears next to the selected adjustment readout. 3. Turn the General knob or use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the position of the waveform. 4. Press the POS button to turn off the position adjustment mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 84: Generator Status Display
Test Signal Level: Shows the signal level (A or B) that will be output when the SDI Output setting is Test Signal. Test Signal Format: Shows the signal format that will be output when the SDI Output setting is Test Signal. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 85 Signal Level. When the SDI Output setting is Test Signal, selects the level of the output signal (Level A or Level B). Signal Format. When the SDI Output setting is Test Signal, selects the format of the output signal. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 86 The settings controlled in the Generator Status pop-up menu are duplicated in the CONFIG > Outputs menu. Changes made in the Generator Status pop-up menu immediately appear in the CONFIG > Outputs menu selections. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 87: Lightning Display
Display modes Lightning display The Lightning display is a Tektronix proprietary display that plots the Pr and Pb signals against luminance. As shown below, Y versus Pb is plotted in the top half of the display and Y versus Pr is plotted in the bottom half.
Page 88: Figure 23: Lightning Display
General knob. Field and line numbers: Shows the currently selected video ﬁeld and line numbers when Line Select mode is enabled. (See page 122, Line select.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 89 (See page 107, Vector display.) Lightning – This Tektronix proprietary display shows the same Pr and Pb color signals as in the Vector mode, but they are plotted against luminance.
Page 90: Ltc Waveform Display
H and V positions: When you press the POS button to adjust the position of the waveform, a position readout appears with a knob icon to indicate whether the horizontal or vertical position is the focus of the General knob. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 91 The knob icon appears next to the selected adjustment readout. 3. Turn the General knob or use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the position of the waveform. 4. Press the POS button to turn off the position adjustment mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 92: Picture Display
6 at the bottom) to make the image ﬁt. VChip rating: 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). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 93 CC/Teletext Format: Select the format of the closed caption content in the video signal. You can select from Off, Auto, CEA608, CEA708, and WST. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 94 Picture display in the Waveform, Vector, or Gamut displays. (See page 32, DISPLAY SELECT button.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 95: Split Diamond Display
Display modes Split Diamond display Like the Diamond display, the Split Diamond display is a Tektronix proprietary display that shows gamut violations of the SDI input if translated to the RGB color space. For more information about using the gamut-checking displays: See Arrowhead display (See page 47.)
Page 96 Line Select mode is enabled. (See page 122, Line select.) Gamut pop-up menu Press and hold the GAMUT button to open the Gamut pop-up menu. The pop-up menu enables you to select the from the following Tektronix proprietary gamut (Split Diamond display) displays: Arrowhead - Displays gamut violations of the SDI input if translated into the Composite domain (NTSC and PAL).
Page 97: Status Displays
USB memory device. (See page 96.) Display Type > Video Session – Displays several performance parameters which provide an overview of the video input signal. (See page 99.) 3. Press the STATUS button to close the pop-up menu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 98: Aes Channel Status Display
Field Name: Lists the ﬁeld names of the various data in the AES channel status packet. Ch number columns: Lists the content for the various data in the AES channel status packet for each of the selected channels. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 99 If Option 3G is installed, 3G Level A signals use the Embedded A or B settings as appropriate. 3G Level B signals use the Embedded Dual Link settings. Use the menu selections under Alarms > Audio Content and Alarms > AES/Embedded to enable various audio alarms. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 100: Alarm Status Display
Error – Indicates that the alarm is occurring or has occurred in the last ﬁve seconds. Green text – Indicates that an error occurred but has cleared. Yellow text – Indicates that an error occurred in the last ﬁve seconds but has cleared. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 101: Arib Status Displays
To view the ARIB content displays, you must ﬁrst enable them using the CONFIG > Aux Data Settings > ARIB Content Display setting. For detailed information about ARIB displays, go to the ARIB status displays section in this manual. (See page 147.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 102: Audio Control Packet Status Display
(See Figure 30.) Figure 30: Structure of the Audio Control Packet WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 103: Figure 31: Audio Control Packet Status Display
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 104 If Option 3G is installed, 3G Level A signals use the Embedded A or B settings as appropriate. 3G Level B signals use the Embedded Dual Link settings. Use the menu selections under Alarms > Audio Content and Alarms > AES/Embedded to enable various audio alarms. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 105: Audio Session Status Display
Mute: The number of MUTEs detected during the session. Silence: The number of SILENCEs detected during the session. Peak (dBFS): The True Peak signal level measured on the channel. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 106 Audio the maximum is 20 bits. Smpl Rate: The sample rate of the channel pair. Changed Since Last Reset: Either Yes or No. Indicates whether an error has occurred since the last reset. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 107 If Option 3G is installed, 3G Level A signals use the Embedded A or B settings as appropriate. 3G Level B signals use the Embedded Dual Link settings. Use the menu selections under Alarms > Audio Content and Alarms > AES/Embedded to enable various audio alarms. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 108: Auxiliary Data Status Display
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 109 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 110: Dolby Status Display
Use the menu selections under Alarms to enable the alarms for various types of ANC data errors. Dolby Status display You can view Dolby metadata from the currently monitored SDI input. Select to view the metadata from the VANC. Figure 34: Dolby Status display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 111 Dolby E Frame Loc: Displays the location (line number and sample number) of the SMPTE337 pre-amble. Also displays the Dolby E sync words one and two for bit depths of 16, 20, and 24. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 112: Error Log Status Display
You can view all of the errors or just the errors for the selected input and save the log to a USB memory device. Figure 35: Error Log status display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 113 In the case of ongoing errors, this shows the VITC/LTC at which the error ﬁrst occurred. Time: Shows the time, according to the internal clock of the instrument, that the error occurred. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 114 Use the menu selections under Aux Data Settings to set various expected data parameters. Use the menu selections under Display Settings to set various general display parameters which affect all applicable display modes such as waveform intensity and graticule color. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 115: Video Session Status Display
Ancillary 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 116 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 117 All Sessions Stop: Globally stops any and all stopped video sessions displayed in all panes, regardless of the display and session from which it is executed. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 118 Use the menu selections under Alarms to set various alarms related to video input, content, and format errors. Use the menu selections under Display Settings to set various general display parameters which affect all applicable display modes. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 119: Timing Measure Display
Display modes Timing Measure display The Timing Measure display a Tektronix proprietary display that simpliﬁes measuring the timing difference between the SDI video input signal and the analog video external reference signal as the timing is corrected. This display enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals.
Page 120 A warning message appears on the screen if you attempt to save the offset when it is not allowed. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 121 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 122: Figure 38: Timing Display Of Non-Integer Multiples Of Reference Rates
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 123: Vector Display
2. Use the arrow keys to select Display Type > Vector. 3. Press the VECTOR button to close the pop-up menu. Elements of the Vector display Figure 39: Vector display in Normal mode with the compass rose and I/Q axis graticules enabled WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 124: Figure 40: Vector Display In Composite Mode
General knob. Compass rose graticule: When the Vector display mode is set to normal, the compass rose graticule appears only when it is enabled in the CONFIG WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 125 Pb signal on the horizontal axis. This display is useful for looking at hue and amplitude of the colors, but does not show luminance information. Lightning – This Tektronix proprietary display shows the same Pr and Pb color signals as in the Vector mode, but they are plotted against luminance.
Page 126 Elements of the Waveform display.) 3. Turn the General knob or use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the position of the waveform. 4. Press the POS button to turn off the position adjustment mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 127: Waveform Display
V Gain: Shows the current vertical gain setting when the gain is other than 1x. Press and hold the GAIN button to select a vertical gain setting. (See page 114, MAG, GAIN, SWEEP, and CURSOR buttons.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 128 Y, R, G, B components. Select to turn on or off the display of the individual video components: Luma (Y), Red (R), Green (G), or Blue (B). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 129 Waveform display. Use the menu selections under Display Settings to set various general display parameters which affect all applicable display modes such as waveform intensity, graticule color, and enabling the thumbnail view. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 130 Elements of the Waveform display.) 3. Turn the General knob or use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the position of the waveform. 4. Press the POS button to turn off the position adjustment mode. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 131: Functions
The default gain setting is 1x. You can use the Gain pop-up menu to select one of the available ﬁxed gain settings (such as 2x, 5x, and 10x) or you can enable variable gain mode and manually set the gain. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 132 5x is also selected, the displayed gain will be 6x (5 x 1.2). When both gain and variable gain are enabled, press the GAIN or VAR buttons to toggle the portion of the gain associated with that button on and off. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 133 Parade mode, only 1 Line and 1 Field sweeps are available. 3. After you press the SWEEP button to close the pop-up menu, you can press the SWEEP button again to toggle the sweep between 1 Line and the last selected sweep setting. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 134 The magniﬁcation function for the ANC Data display allows you to see more of the user data at the bottom of the display or to see more of the listed data types at the top of the display. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 135: Measurement Cursors (Waveform Display Only)
Sets the cursor units to millivolts. %: Sets the cursors units to percentage. d. Press the CURSOR button once to close the pop-up menu. The enabled measurement cursors will be displayed and the CURSOR button will remain illuminated. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 136: Figure 41: Using Measurement Cursors In The Waveform Display
4. Repeat steps 2 through 3 to adjust the position of the other enabled cursors. 5. Read the cursor measurements in the Cursors readout. Figure 41: Using measurement cursors in the Waveform display WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 137: Display Capture (Freeze)
IP address of the instrument into the URL address bar of a Web browser. Before you can connect to the remote interface, use the CONFIG > Network Settings > Web Enable submenu to enable access to the remote interface. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 138: Line Select
2. Press the LINE SEL button to toggle Line Select on or off. When on, the tile displays the selected line information only. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 139: Figure 42: Navigating Line Selection
4. The line and ﬁeld information will appear at the bottom of the display screen. 5. Use the General knob or the up/down arrow keys to select a video line to view. Figure 42: Navigating line selection WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 140: Audio Volume And Source Adjustment
When the Audio display is selected, use the Audio pop-up menu to set the Audio Input source to be from the embedded audio on the selected video input or to be from the AES audio input. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 141: Presets
Preset pop-up menu to select which preset group (A – D) will be displayed when the instrument is in Preset mode. You can use the Preset pop-up menu to directly access any preset group and location. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 142 5. After you have edited the name, select the Accept box and press the SEL button. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each preset or group that you want to rename. 7. Press the PRESET button to close the pop-up menu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 143 4. Press the SEL button to select the preset. The name of the selected power on preset is displayed in blue text. 5. Press the PRESET button to close the pop-up menu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 144 USB device. After you specify a subfolder on the USB device, you must then select the appropriate preset destination folder. The list of available preset destination folders depend on the source settings. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 145 13. Press the Preset button to close the Preset pop-up menu. 14. Perform the import presets procedure to import the saved presets to another WFM2200 instrument. (See page 129, To import presets from a USB device.) To import presets from a...
Page 146 Preset pop-up menu to unmount the USB device before removing it from the instrument. 12. When the USB Unmount menu selected disappears, remove the USB memory device from the USB port on the instrument. 13. Press the Preset button to close the Preset pop-up menu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 147: Software Upgrades
WFM2200 software version number 3. Verify the latest version of software at the Tektronix Web site: a. Use the Web browser on a computer to navigate to the following Tektronix Web site: http://www.tektronix.com/downloads b. On the Downloads Finder Web page, search by model number (such as WFM2200) and ﬁlter by software and software type to locate the...
Page 148: Software Upgrade Overview
If the instrument displays only a blank screen after power is reapplied, see the troubleshooting section for help. (See page 137, Software installation troubleshooting.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 149: Usb Software Installation
USB device from a well known brand that is 16 GB or less. 9. Press the SEL front panel button. This displays the System Software Upgrade from USB window. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 150 Press the MAIN front panel button. b. Navigate to USB Unmount, and then press the SEL button. c. Remove the USB device after the USB Unmount selection disappears from the MAIN menu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 151: Network Software Installation
So that you can monitor the progress of the upgrade, it is suggested that you do not close the transfer.exe window until the transfer utility asks for another IP address. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 152: Verify The Software And Installed Options
4. Verify that the software version number matches the version of the software-upgrade package you installed. 5. Navigate to Utilities > View Options. 6. Verify that the options that were enabled to the software upgrade are still enabled. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 153: Software Installation Troubleshooting
To prevent upgrade failure, leave the instrument power on during the upgrade process. The upgrade process may take up to 15 minutes to complete. If you continue to experience an upgrade problem, contact Tektronix customer support or your local Tektronix representative for assistance.
Page 154 Software upgrades WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 155: Checking Chroma/Luma Delay
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 156: Figure 44: Determining Transition Intersections In The Lightning Display
1080p 50, 59.94, 60, 3Gbps (3 Gb/s and dual Tic mark SD Timing error (ns) HD Timing error (ns) link formats) Timing error (ns) 0 marks 13.5 6.75 13.5 Luma sample Chroma sample WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 157: Checking Gamut
Diamond – Use to detect, isolate, and correct RGB component gamut errors. (See page 142, Checking RGB gamut.) Split Diamond – Use to reveal hard-to-ﬁnd black gamut errors. Arrowhead – Use to detect composite gamut errors, without employing a composite encoder. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 158: Checking Rgb Gamut
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 45.) Figure 45: Diamond display plot WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 159: Figure 46: Out-Of-Gamut Examples
B - Ok Example B: R - Ok G - Ok B > 700 mV Example C: R - Ok G - Ok, 350 mV B < 0 mV Figure 46: Out-of-gamut examples WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 160 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 161: Checking Composite Gamut
The bottom horizontal line shows the minimum allowed luminance level. 0 or 7.5 IRE for NTSC and 0 mV for PAL. Usage notes To automate this check, do the procedure Automating Gamut Checks. (See page 146.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 162: Checking Luma Gamut
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 163: Arib Content Displays
ITU speciﬁcation To enable the ARIB content displays Before you can view the ARIB content displays, you must enable the ARIB displays using the CONFIG > Aux Data Settings > ARIB Content Display submenu. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 164: Arib Status Display
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). ITU.R BT-1685 (inter-stationary Control Data conveyed by ancillary data packets). WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 165: Arib Std-B.39 Display
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 166 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 167 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 168: Arib Std-B.37 Display And Status Screens
ARIB STD-B.37. (See Figure 50.) When this display is selected, the instrument searches the signal for ARIB STD-B.37 packets using the DID/SDID combinations deﬁned by ARIB. Figure 50: ARIB STD-B.37 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 169 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 170 Checksum - Indicates the checksum word that was recovered from the 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 171: Arib Std-B.35 Display And Status Screens
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 172 Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard. User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 173: Arib Tr-B.23 (1) Display And Status Screens
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 174 Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard. User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 175: Arib Tr-B.23 (2) Display And Status Screens
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 176 Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard. User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 177: Arib Tr-B.22 Display And Status Screens
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 178 Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard. User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 179: Audio Monitoring
Select which inputs are allowed to generate alarms. d. Select the Return box to return to the Conﬁguration menu. 7. Repeat these steps for any other Audio inputs that you want to conﬁgure. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 180: To Display An Audio Input
(See Figure 55.) 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 181: Figure 55: Audio Levels
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 182: Figure 56: Checking For Phase Correlation
The following response times of the correlation meters can be set from the Conﬁguration menu. Speed Response averaging time Speed Response averaging time setting setting 0.0167 0.0333 0.0667 0.1333 0.2667 0.5333 8 (default) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 183: To Monitor Embedded 16-Channel Audio
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 184: To Check Surround Sound
1. Open the audio display in one tile and select the input containing the surround audio. (See page 164, To display an audio input.) 2. Conﬁgure the input for your installation. (See page 163, To conﬁgure embedded audio inputs and alarms.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 185: Figure 58: Surround Sound Indicators
(See Figure 58.) Figure 58: Surround sound indicators NOTE. The Audio Surround Sound display is courtesy of Radio-Technische Werkstaetten GmbH & Co. KG (RTW) of Cologne, Germany. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 186 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 187: Usage Notes
Surround sound program with strong center channel presence. Surround sound program with weak center channel presence. Monaural signal in channels Ls and Rs, creating a phantom source in the center, as in a 3.1 surround sound system. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 188: Closed Captioning (Cc), Teletext, Afd, And Safe Area Compliance
(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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 189 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 190: Figure 59: Auxiliary Data Status Display
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 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 191: Figure 60: Closed Caption Display Area
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 192: Monitoring For Safe Area Compliance
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 193: Monitoring For Afd Compliance
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 174.) WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 194: Application Examples
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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 195 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 of an input relative to the external reference: method The rectangular display automatically scales to match the input signal.
Page 196 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 197 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 198 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. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 199: Troubleshooting Cable Problems
Verify that the displayed values for the F1 AP CRC and F2 AP CRC entries are the same as you noted in step 5. Verify that no CRC errors are reported, which indicates an error free transmission of the signal through the system. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 200 Secs value(s) are increasing each second, then you are approaching the digital cliff where errors will occur. 13. Repeat steps 1 through 12 to test SD and HD signals through each input link to your video system. WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 201 Audio phase Cursors checking, 164 measurement, 119 Audio Session status display, 89 Auxiliary Data Status display, 92 Diamond elements of the display, 64 Bar Targets gamut pop-up menu, 65 Vector pop-up menu, 73, 109 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 202 Web password, 18 procedures, 26 Measurement time a studio, 178 levels of, 25 Relative to:, 105 use online help, 29 scope of, 25 save offset, 104 Frozen events, 101 Measurement cursors, 119 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 203 SW Upgrades diamond display, 142 Audio pop-up menu, 53 troubleshooting, 137 Phase Style Audio pop-up menu, 53 Picture display, 76 Safe area TandemVu® (Overlay), 27 monitor for compliance, 176 Teletext, 172 Safety Summary, vii WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...
Page 204 51 Audio pop-up menu, 53 Upgrading software, 131 phase style, 166 save display to, 27 USB device software YPbPr upgrade, 133 Waveform pop-up menu, 113 YRGB Waveform pop-up menu, 113 WFM2200 Waveform Monitor & Generator User Manual...

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