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  • Page 1 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual *P077053103* 077-0531-03...

  • Page 3: Waveform Monitor

    WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual www.tektronix.com 077-0531-03...
  • 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

    Gamut Display ....................Timing Display....................Datalist Display ....................Bowtie Display....................LTC Display ....................External Reference Waveform Display..............Diagnostics Monitor Display ................Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display ................Status Displays ....................Audio Display ....................Picture Display ....................WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 8 To Check Surround Sound ................. Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance ........Monitoring CC and Teletext ................Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance ..............Monitoring for AFD Compliance ................. Application Example .................... Timing a Studio ..................... Index WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 9 Figure 31: Audio Session display................Figure 32: Audio Loudness Session display..............Figure 33: Audio Control Packet format................ Figure 34: Audio Control Packet structure ..............Figure 35: Audio Control display................Figure 36: Auxiliary Data Status display ............... WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 10: Figure 36: Auxiliary Data Status Display

    Figure 57: Checking for phase correlation ..............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 ..............WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents List of Tables Table i: Product documentation.................. Table 1: Service options ................... WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 12: General Safety Summary

    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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 13 DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbol(s) may appear on the product: WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 14 General safety summary viii WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 15: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual contains information to help you use the Tektronix WFM5200 Waveform Monitor. This information includes the following: How to set up various waveform displays for monitoring SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3 Gb/s SDI video signals. How to set up audio displays to monitor embedded AES/EBU audio signals.

  • Page 16: Conventions Used In This Manual

    077-0550-XX Service Manual instrument Detailed information about how to service the instrument at the module level. Available on the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads. Conventions Used in This Manual The following icon is used throughout this manual: Sequence step or item WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Key Features The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor is a portable, short-depth baseband monitor that provides comprehensive video and embedded audio features across 3 Gb/s, SD, and HD signal formats. This instrument provides an ideal solution for...
  • Page 18 LTC is locked to the video. External Reference The External Reference waveform display check the external Waveform display reference signal integrity, including its shape and amplitude. This display is independent of the input video signal. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 19: Options

    ARIB standards and CEA608, CEA708, AFD, and CGMS-A. DATA) Timing display A Tektronix proprietary display that simplifies measuring the timing difference between two signals. Using the Timing display enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals.

  • Page 20: Table 1: Service Options

    Adds 5 years of Calibration Data Report (when ordered with option C5). Option R3 Adds 3 years of Repair Service (including the period under warranty). Option R5 Adds 5 years of Repair Service (including period under warranty). WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 21: Connecting Power

    60 Hz, over the range of 100-240 Volts, without the need for configuration, except the power cord. The typical power draw is 27 Watts. Refer to the WFM5200 Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference on the Product Documentation CD for additional information on power and environmental requirements.

  • Page 22: Network Installation

    PC and a network. The following information can help you do that. See the WFM5200 Installation and Safety Instructions that shipped with your instrument for basic installation instructions. If you are installing this instrument into a system, see the WFM5200 System Integration Technical Reference for installation instructions. Connecting Directly to a The following procedure will help you connect your instrument to a PC: 1.
  • Page 23 SNMP parameters. NOTE. The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor wfm_mon.mib and wfm5200.mib contain SNMP OIDs and can be downloaded from the instrument Web page. You can also download a printable version of a MIB manual from www.tektronix.com/downloads.
  • Page 24 This menu entry allows you to set the Public Community string. This string is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot read values from the instrument. NOTE. The Public String is necessary for SNMP access to read values from the instrument. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 25: Incoming Inspection

    These procedures require no equipment other than an external monitor or display. For a more robust inspection, see the performance verification procedures in the WFM5200 Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference that is included on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument.
  • Page 26 PRESET button again. Fan Test You should be able to hear the fans and feel air coming out of the back of the instrument. At low temperatures, the fans will turn slowly and be very quiet. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 27: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument

    Generally, if a control is configured by front-panel buttons or by a pop-up menu, it is tile-specific. (Exceptions are the Input buttons and all audio features, both of which are global.) If a control is configured by the CONFIG menu, selections are usually global. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 28 Timing a Studio (See page 137.) Capture button Freezing the Display (See page 87, Capture.) Help button Online Help (See page 14, To Navigate Online Help.) Cursor button Measuring Waveforms with Cursors (See Figure 42.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 29: Instrument Online Help

    Navigable. The Contents and Topic Selector panes, with links within the topics, provide access to topics. (See Figure 2 on page 14.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 30: Figure 2: Instrument 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 31: Instrument Display

    Display Select button. The active tile is outlined in blue. The tile numbers and their associated quadrants are shown here. You can see that tile four is active because of its blue border. (See Figure 3.) Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 32: Figure 4: Changing From 4-Tile To Full-Tile View

    The Status Bar is located on the bottom of the instrument display and shows instrument status, the type of signal being monitored, any alarms associated with that signal, and other information. (See Figure 5.) Figure 5: Status bar WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 33 Current Input Text indicating the selected input. Some possible inputs are: SDI 1A, SDI 1B, SDI 2A, and SDI 2B. Also indicates if the current input is not in Auto mode or is unlocked. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 34 See the WFM5200 Waveform Monitor Installation and Safety Instructions that shipped with your instrument for rear-panel specifications. It is also available in electronic format on the Product Documentation CD and on the Tektronix Web site at www.tektronix.com/downloads. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 35: Signal Inputs And Outputs

    Config > Outputs: select the signal type, format, and pattern to output. Some signals require Option GEN and Option 3G. Config > Audio Inputs/Outputs: select the embedded audio signal channel, format, and mapping. Requires Option AUD. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 36: Sdi Signals

    Dual Link signals if SMPTE352M (VPID) is present. If SMPTE352M (VPID) is not present, you must manually set up sample structure and transport. View the Video Session Display (STATUS>Display Type>Video Session) to verify proper configuration. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 37: Reference Loop

    This monitoring connection checks the performance of the entire path. The return loss of the instrument is sufficiently high that, in most cases, the destination receiver sets the system return loss. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 38: Figure 8: External Reference Signal Connection

    In cases where this instrument is placed at the end of a link, you must install a BNC termination on one side of the loop-through external reference connector. The termination must be 75 Ω and DC coupled. (See Figure 8.) Figure 8: External reference signal connection WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 39: Signal Generation

    After you have connected the signals, press the CONFIG button on the front panel of the instrument and navigate to the Outputs submenu. From this submenu, select the test signal pattern, level, and format you want to generate. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 40: Display Information

    STATUS: display of extensive views of signal status MEAS: display of various measurements, including timing, audio video delay, ANC data, and Data List OTHER: display of the Longitudinal Time Code (LTC), External Reference Waveform display, and Diagnostic Monitor WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 41: Figure 10: 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 10.) Figure 10: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button 5. Navigate through the menu and make your selections. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 42: Multi-Input Display Mode

    Input button on the front panel of the instrument. When the input button is lit, the channel is displayed. When the button is not lit, that channel will not be displayed. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 43 SDI signals connected, one to Input 1A and the other to Input 1B, pressing the 1B button so that it is not lit will eliminate the channel from a trace display, but not stop the channel from being monitored for status or alarms. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 44 2. The 2xHD formats are defined by SMPTE 425 as an option for 3 Gb/s Level B SDI video. 2xHD formats are available in 720p, 1080i, and 1080p (23.98 - 30 fps). WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 45: Simultaneous Input Monitoring

    (Option 3G is required for 3G-SDI formats). Connect signals for simultaneous monitoring the same way you would for connecting two SDI signals. (See Figure 6 on page 20.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 46: 3D Input Monitoring

    Before you can view and use the 3D menu items in the WFM button menu and other measurement display menus, do the following: Menus 1. Press the MAIN button. 2. Select 3D Input Type. 3. Select the input type and press the SEL button. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 47: Figure 12: Simultaneous 3D Display Of Left Eye And Right Eye Signals

    Left and Right Eye 3D monitoring. NOTE. SIM and 3D measurements and displays are included with Option SIM and Option S3D, respectively. Figure 12: Simultaneous 3D display of Left Eye and Right Eye signals WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 48: Figure 13: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing A Difference Map And Red/Cyan Anaglyph Using

    This allows you to isolate differences between objects and gauge the depth of the object within the image. Figure 13: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing a Difference Map and Red/Cyan Anaglyph using SIM WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 49: Figure 14: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph And Checkerboard Display

    Similarly, if the object appears in green and then magenta, the object is behind the screen plane. Figure 14: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph and Checkerboard display using SIM WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 50: Figure 15: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing Disparity Grid And Disparity Cursor Measurement Using

    Figure 15: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Disparity Grid and Disparity Cursor measurement using SIM NOTE. Additional 3D settings can be found in the CONFIG button menu under Graticules/Readouts and Display. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 51: Syncvu

    When you adjust the settings for the waveform displayed in tile 1, the settings for the waveform displayed in tile 2 are adjusted simultaneously. Similarly, adjusting settings for tile 2 are applied to tile 1. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 52: Waveform Display

    (SDI inputs only), to select a filter to apply to the and Settings input signal, to turn on the Multi-Input display mode, and to center the waveform in the display. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 53 MAIN button menu. (See page 26, Multi-Input Display Mode.) NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the WFM pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 30, 3D Input Monitoring.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 54: Vector Display

    The VECT button calls up the Vector and Lightning displays, which provide for selection between two plots of the color portions of the signal. (See Figure 16.) (See Figure 17.) Figure 16: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 55: Figure 17: Lightning Display

    If you have Option PROD installed, you can also select to turn Luma Qualified Vector On or Off. When it is on, you can set luma high and luma low parameters WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 56 For a Vector display, press the right-arrow key to select the color you want to locate at the center of the display. For additional vector graticule options, see the CONFIG > Graticules and Readouts menu and select I/Q axis or Compass Rose. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 57: Tandemvu® (Overlay) Display

    2. Check that Display Overlay is highlighted. 3. Press the SEL button to highlight WFM & VEC. The screen will now show the displays overlayed. (See Figure 18.) Figure 18: TandemVu® (Overlay) display and menu option WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 58: Gamut Display

    Gamut Display Pressing the GAMUT button calls one of the Gamut displays. The Gamut display provides four proprietary Tektronix display types to enable you to check the gamut of an SDI signal. Set the thresholds for gamut displays from the CONFIG menu.
  • Page 59 Display Information Spearhead: shows lightness, color value, and saturation of the RGB color space (requires Option PROD) Diamond: provides a reliable method of detecting invalid colors WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 60 A diamond is provided for each of the Luma, Red, Green and Blue signals to allow clear identification of the component in error. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 61 (See page 26, Multi-Input Display Mode.) NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the GAMUT pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 30, 3D Input Monitoring.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 62: Timing Display

    Display Information Timing Display Pressing the MEAS button displays a Tektronix proprietary display that simplifies measuring the timing difference between two signals as the timing is corrected. Using the Timing display enables you to easily compare and correct the timing between two signals.
  • Page 63 Save Offset menu entry. This selection changes both the numeric readouts and the target in the middle of the timing display. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 64: Figure 20: Timing Display Of Integer Multiples Of Reference Rates

    Such cases include timing an NTSC input (multiplier of 1) or a 525 SDI input whose frame time is 33.36 ms (multiplier of 2), against an NTSC reference, which has a frame time of 66.73 ms. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 65: Figure 21: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 66: Datalist Display

    Word Select: Shows which word is selected; press the SEL button to switch between Line Select and Word Select. Samp#: Shows the sample number. Y0, Cb, Cr, Y1: These labels change based on the signal, but they show the line number for each component. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 67 Cb/Cr channel. The intent is to show the data in the same block structure as it occurs in the serial domain, even though it is displayed as 8 or 10-bit values. Format: Select from Hexadecimal, Decimal, or Binary. (Default is Hexadecimal.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 68: Bowtie Display

    X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in microseconds/divisions. Bowtie Display Pop-Up Parade / Overlay: Select how the waveform appears by selecting Parade or Overlay. Menu Center Waveform: Press the SEL button to center the waveform. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 69: Ltc Display

    The REMOTE connector is a 15-pin D-type connector with socket contacts. For pin information, see the Installation and Safety manual or the System Integration manual on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument and the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads. Figure 24: LTC display Elements of the LTC Display: Shows the display type as LTC.

  • Page 70: External Reference Waveform Display

    Y-axis units: Shows the y-axis units in volts/divisions. Display X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in milliseconds/divisions. External Reference The OTHER pop-up menu allows you to select Center Waveform and press the SEL button to center the waveform. Waveform Display Pop-Up Menu WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 71: Diagnostics Monitor Display

    To navigate the Diagnostics Monitor pages. Press the up or down arrow key to move from one page to another. To reset all of the diagnostics. Press the SEL button to reset all of the diagnostics readings on all pages of the display. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 72: Ancilliary (Anc) Data Display

    SDID: Secondary Data Identifier of the requested packet; permissible values range from 0 through 0xFF (255) inclusive; this field only appears when a Type 2 packet is selected; the "actual value" (with parity bits added) is displayed in parentheses (mutually exclusive with DBN field). WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 73 6. Press the CONFIG button to dismiss the menu. 7. Press and hold the MEAS button and select Display Type and then ANC Data Display from the pop-up menu. You can now view the data types you checked in the Watch List. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 74: Status Displays

    Date: Shows the date, according to the internal clock, that the error occurred. The date is displayed as month/day/year. Page: Shows which page you are viewing out of the total number of pages in the log. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 75 Save to USB (ALL): Saves the entire unfiltered error log to a USB memory device. Save to USB (Sel.): Saves only the errors in the error log for the selected channel or input to a USB memory device. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 76: Figure 29: Alarm Status Display

    (red). Gray indicates the alarm is not being logged but still provides information on the function. Additional Information: Provides explanatory information about the error, if available. Alarm Status pop-up menu. Mute Alarms mutes alarms for all Status display types. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 77: Figure 30: Video Session Display Of Hd Signal

    The displayed values are either Present or None for SD signals, or Y and C Present and None for HD and 3 Gb/s signals. F1 AP CRC: For SD signals only, calculates and displays the active picture CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Check) for field one in hexadecimal. The WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 78 Err Fields: The number of fields, since the last reset, that contained at least one error. % Err Fields: Shows a calculated number showing the percentage of all fields since the last reset that contained at least one error. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 79 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 80: Figure 31: Audio Session Display

    Loud: The number of times the Analog Audio or Digital Audio loudness alarms have been trigger during the current session. Mute: The number of MUTEs detected during the session. Silence: The number of SILENCEs detected during the session. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 81 Chans: The Channels Summations shows the number of channels that are currently summed together for the Loudness average. Changed Since Last Reset: Either Yes or No. Indicates whether an error has occurred since the last reset. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 82 All Sessions Stop: Globally stops any and all stopped audio sessions displayed in all panes, regardless of the display and session from which it is executed. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 83: Figure 32: Audio Loudness Session Display

    Channel Summation: Shows the summation of audio channels currently used to compute the loudness average. Target Value: Shows the currently defined Target Loudness level. Loudness Session Time: Shows the current duration of the loudness session since last reset. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 84 History Reset: Resets the audio loudness session history. All Sessions Reset: Globally resets any and all audio and video sessions displayed in all panes, regardless of the display and session from which it is executed. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 85: Figure 33: Audio Control Packet Format

    For HD signals, the audio control packet carries additional information used in the process of decoding the audio data and has a similar structure to standard definition. The elements of the Audio Packet display vary depending on the monitored signal. (See Figure 35.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 86: Figure 34: Audio Control Packet Structure

    file in your instrument: while the Audio Control display is active in a tile, press the HELP button and follow the link at the bottom of the page to Audio Control Packet Display Elements. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 87 Active Chan: Shows whether the audio channel is active or inactive. Delay Samples: Shows the amount of accumulated audio processing delay relative to video, measured in audio sample intervals. Audio Control Pop-up Menu. Mute Alarms mutes alarms for all Status display types. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 88 608 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 89 6 to Bits 3 that are used to define the Active Format Descriptor. Conforms to SMPTE RP186-2008 Class 1.1. or ARDSPEC 1. See the instrument online help for a detailed description of codes: while the Aux Data Status display is active in a tile, press the HELP button. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 90: Figure 37: Dolby Status Display

    X/Y, where X is the number of front channels (Left, Center, Right) and Y is the number of rear (Surround) channels. If the LFE Channel is present, an L is appended at the end of the channel mode. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 91 To view the ARIB content displays, enable this option in CONFIG > Aux Data Settings > ARIB Content Display. For detailed information about ARIB displays, go to the ARIB Displays section in this manual. (See page 107.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 92: Audio Display

    Phase, Surround, or Loudness Display: Select between the Phase display, where the phase of a selected pair of channels is plotted against an X-Y or sound-stage plot, the Surround display, where all the channels' levels display WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 93 Meter Type To, and CONFIG > Analog Audio Displays > Set Meter Type To. NOTE. The loudness measurement supports three types of filters: Flat, A-weighted, and RLB (ITU-R BS.1770). You can view the measurement in the Audio Session display and configure it from the Audio pop-up menu. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 94 This can be present if a Dolby Digital input has a coding mode indicating a reduced number of channels. DOLBY D+. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY Digital Plus. DOLBY E. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY E. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 95 Phase Err Corr: Defines the percentage of correlation error that must occur before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered. Phase Err Duration: Defines the duration of time for which the error must occur before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 96 4. Select Video to Audio Map. 5. Select the correct SDI input. 6. Select Emb. 16-Ch. 7. To set the appropriate ballistics (True Peak, PPM Type 1, PPM Type 2, or Loudness), see the Config > Digital Audio Displays menu. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 97: Figure 39: 16-Channel Audio Bars Display

    2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and view Audio the Audio pop-up menu. 3. Select Audio Input and then select the Emb. 16-Ch option. Figure 39: 16-Channel audio bars display WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 98: Picture Display

    Picture Frame, VChip, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, and Safe Area Graticules. (See Figure 40.) (See page 131, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance.) Figure 40: Picture display showing color bars WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 99: Figure 41: Vchip, Cc-Display, Teletext, And Safe Area Graticule In Picture Display

    TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC) For HD and 3G: CEA-608 (ANC), CEA-608 (708), CEA-708, TeletextB VBI, TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC), and TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC) Figure 41: VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture display WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 100 Safe Area Title 2: Select from Off, Auto, 4x3, 14x9, 16x9, Custom_1, and Custom_2. Black/Frozen Grat: Select from Off, Black, and Frozen. AFD Graticules: Select from ON and Off. Picture Center Grat: Select from ON and Off. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 101: Functions

    Line or Field. When that same display is in Parade, only Line is available. After you have set up Sweep parameters, you only need to press the SWEEP button once to activate Sweep. Press it again to remove Sweep. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 102: Cursors

    NOTE. To quickly center the active cursor on screen, press and hold the SEL button. 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to adjust the other cursor. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 103: Capture

    For waveform displays, the captured image is shown in a different color to distinguish it from the live image. For all displays, the instrument continues to log error status in the background while the display is captured. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 104: Line Select

    F4 (field 4), or All. 4. The line and field information will appear at the bottom of the display screen. 5. Turn the GENERAL knob to select the line you want to view. Figure 43: Navigating line selection WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 105: Headphone Volume And Source Adjustment

    The following is an overview of the settings saved in a Preset: Measurement assigned to each tile Tile specific settings Input selection SDI Input settings External Reference settings Audio Displays settings Audio Inputs/Outputs settings Alarm settings Gamut thresholds WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 106 SEL button. To recall factory presets, press the PRESET button to display the Preset Menu. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to Recall Preset > Recall Factory Preset and then press the SEL button. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 107 Functions Importing Presets from a You can also save presets to the USB drive so that you can load them onto multiple WFM5200 instruments in your system. To import presets to a USB USB Device memory device: 1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB drive located in the front of the instrument.

  • Page 108: Software Upgrades

    Installation procedure. Obtain the Latest Software Download the latest version of software available for your instrument. 1. Use the Web browser on your PC to navigate to the following Tektronix Web site: http://www.tektronix.com/downloads 2. On the Downloads Web page, search by model number (for example, WFM5200) and filter by software and software type to locate the latest...
  • Page 109 firmware package was not detected, make sure you have the correct directory path with the firmware package on the USB flash drive. In some instances, you may need to use your PC to re-format the USB flash drive and start the process again. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 110 Select Manual if you are using an Ethernet cable to connect the PC directly to the instrument. d. If you selected Manual mode, enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address as directed by your LAN administrator. You need to WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 111 IP address. When the software upgrade completes, the instrument may reboot. c. The transfer utility displays done when the software upgrade completes. When the software upgrade completes, the instrument will reboot. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 112: Figure 44: Sample Of Transfer.exe Window After The Upgrade Is Complete

    5. Set the IP address of your PC to 192.168.1.x, where x ≠ 1. 6. Enter the IP address of the instrument (192.168.1.1) for the upgrade transfer application. 7. Start the upgrade process. When it is complete, the instrument should reboot. If it does not, cycle the power. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 113 Functions If you continue to experience a problem, contact your Tektronix sales representative for assistance. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 114 Functions WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 115: Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display)

    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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 116: Figure 45: Determining Transition Intersections In The Lightning Display

    The + tic marks on the graticule indicate the following timing errors: 1080p 50, 59.94, 60, 3Gbps (3 Gb/s and dual link formats) Timing error Tic mark SD Timing error (ns) HD Timing error (ns) (ns) 0 marks 13.5 6.75 13.5 Luma sample Chroma sample WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 117: Checking Gamut

    3. In the Gamut pop-up menu, select from the following gamut display types: Diamond – Use to detect, isolate, and correct RGB component gamut errors. (See page 102, Checking RGB Gamut.) Split Diamond – Use to reveal hard-to-find black gamut errors. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 118: Checking Rgb Gamut

    To form the Diamond display, the instrument converts the Y, P and P components recovered from the serial signal to R, G, and B. To predictably display all three components, they must lie between peak white, 700 mV, and black, 0 V. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 119: Figure 46: Diamond Display Plot

    When evaluating out-of-gamut components, consider the following examples. (See Figure 47.) Example A: R - Ok G > 700 mV B - Ok Example B: R - Ok G - Ok WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 120: Figure 47: Out-Of-Gamut Examples

    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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 121: Checking Composite Gamut

    Signals exceeding the luminance plus peak chrominance amplitude gamut extend beyond the upper and lower diagonal limits. The bottom horizontal line shows the minimum allowed luminance level. 0 or 7.5 IRE for NTSC and 0 mV for PAL. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 122: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 123: Arib Displays

    ARIB STD-B.35 Trigger Signal for Data Broadcasting 0x5F 0xFD ARIB STD-B.37 Closed Captioning 0x5F 0xDD Analog signal 0x5F 0xDE SD signal 0x5F 0xDF HD signal ARIB STD-B.39 Inter Stationary Control Data 0x5F 0xFE ARIB specification 0x43 0x01 ITU specification WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 124: Arib Status

    ARIB STD-B.37 (closed caption data). ARIB STD-B.35 (trigger signal data). ARIB TR-B.23 (1) (guidelines for inter-stationary control data transport, group 1). ARIB TR-B.23 (2) (guidelines for inter-stationary control data transport, group 2). ARIB TR-B.22 (guidelines for ancillary data transport). WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 125: Arib Std-B.39 Display

    ARIB STD-B.39 packets using the DID/SDID combinations defined by either the ITU or ARIB standards organizations. Figure 50: ARIB STD-B.39 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 126 254 (0xFE). A value of 0xFF indicates that no format change is pending within the next several seconds. Current Downmix/Audio Mode - Indicates the audio downmix and soundstage configuration of the current program. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 127 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 128: Arib Std-B.37 Display And Status Screens

    ARIB STD-B.37. (See Figure 51.) 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 51: ARIB STD-B.37 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 129 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 130 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 131: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 132 Should be - Indicates the checksum word computed by the instrument, based on the packet data. Format - Indicates the name of the ancillary data type or standard. User Data Words - Contains the payload of the ancillary packet, displayed in hexadecimal. Displays all 10 bits. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 133: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 134 Should be - Indicates the checksum work computed by the instrument, based on the packet data. 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 135: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 136 Should be - Indicates the checksum work computed by the instrument, based on the packet data. 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 137: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 138 Should be - Indicates the checksum work computed by the instrument, based on the packet data. 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 139: Audio Monitoring

    Note that the Audio display can appear in only one tile at a time. 1. Select a tile. 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and pop up the Audio menu. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 140: To Check Audio Level And Phase

    Each bar displays three colors. (See Figure 56.) Green – Indicates audio levels below the test level. Yellow – Indicates audio levels between the test and peak program level. Red – Indicates audio levels above the peak program level. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 141: Figure 56: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 142: Figure 57: Checking For Phase Correlation

    X-Y display of an oscilloscope. The following response times of the correlation meters can be set from the Configuration menu. Speed Response averaging time Speed Response averaging time setting setting 0.0167 0.0333 0.0667 0.1333 0.2667 0.5333 8 (default) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 143: To Check Surround Sound

    6. Use the level bar display to monitor level control. (See page 124, To Check Audio Level.) 7. Use the surround display to monitor relative loudness of the individual elements rendered in a surround-sound listening environment. Check the surround sound display for performance parameters and indicators. (See Figure 58.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 144: Figure 58: Surround Sound Indicators

    Channel-Pair Phantom Sound Indicators (PSIs) – located on each side of the Surround Sound display, indicates the location of potential phantom sound sources formed by adjacent channels. The white tic marks on these moving bar indicators show the phantom source locations. The bar length indicates WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 145 Like the L-R PSI, the bar continues to grow at a 45° angle for negative signal correlations. The bar to the right of the white tic mark behaves similarly, depending on the C-R correlation. This PSI indicator uses the same color coding as the other PSI indicators. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 146: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 147: 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 148 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.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 149: Figure 59: Auxiliary Data Status Display

    The Picture display includes Closed Captioning in the area designated by the Closed Caption data. (See Figure 60.) 5. Press the PICT button again to dismiss the Picture pop-up menu. Figure 60: Closed caption display area WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 150: Monitoring For Safe Area Compliance

    Safe Area Graticules accessed in the Picture menu. To Display Safe Area 1. Select a tile. Graticules 2. Press and hold the PICT button to display the Picture menu. 3. Select Safe Area Action 1. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 151: Figure 61: Safe Action And Safe Title Areas

    Safe Area Graticules can globally be configured to comply to accepted standards in the Configuration menu. Custom selections for vertical and horizontal size and offset of the Save Areas can be set in the Configuration menu. Figure 61: Safe Action and Safe Title areas WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 152: 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 133.) WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

  • Page 153: Application Example

    10. Press and hold the SWEEP button and select FIELD to put the display in field mode. 11. Use the HORIZONTAL knob to center the vertical interval. 12. Press the MAG button to increase the timing resolution. 13. Press the CAPTURE button to save the waveform as a baseline. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 154 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. For progressive signals, the display represents one field;...
  • Page 155 This setting was used in the Timing Display Method procedure. Saved Offset. In this mode, you can save the timing from a master signal relative to the reference as the zero point offset. Then route other inputs and measure relative to this saved offset. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 156 D to A converter is assumed to be 4.6 microseconds for SD, 1.3 μs for HD and 0.0 us for 3 Gb. The 0.0 μs delay for 3 Gb means the Analog (DAC) and Serial (0H) modes are equivalent for 3 Gb signals. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 157 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. WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 158 Application Example WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 159 RGB gamut, 102 gamut pop-up menu, 45 checking, 124 construction of the diamond Audio Session display, 64 graticule, 102 Aux Data Status display, 72 Display how to control, 15 status bar icons, 18 Display information, 24 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 160 Incoming inspection, 9 MEAS button, 46 Infinite persistence, 2, 13 Pop-up menu, 47 Information Measurement where to find more, ix Relative to:, 47 Input labels Save Offset, 47 customizing, 29 Monitoring Audio task description, 123 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 161 128 audio, 79 right eye channel displaying and checking, 127 Phase Display 3D, 28 signal display examples, 130 Audio pop-up menu, 79 SW Upgrades Phase Pair troubleshooting, 96 Audio pop-up menu, 79 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...
  • Page 162 Audio pop-up menu, 79 phase style, 126 Upgrading software, 92 Warnings Above level bars, 78 save display to, 13 YPbPr In level bars, 78 USB device software upgrade, 93 Waveform pop-up menu, 37 YRGB Waveform pop-up menu, 37 WFM5200 Waveform Monitor User Manual...

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