Outputting Patterns From The Zone Plate Board; Figure 8: Tsg 1001 Readout When The Zone Plate Signal Set Is Active - Tektronix TSG1001 User Manual

Operating Basics
Outputting Patterns from
the Zone Plate Board
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2. Press the Formats button. The name of a video format will be displayed. If
more than one format is included in the signal set, the others may be selected
with subsequent presses of the button or with the selection knob. The new
format will be active as soon as the name is displayed.
3. Press one of the signal select buttons. The signal that is currently associated
with the button will be output and its name will appear on the TSG readout.
If the signal set has no signals defined for the button category, the message
"No Signals Defined" will be displayed. If more than one test signal has
been defined for the category, the remaining signals can be selected with
subsequent presses of the signal select button or with the selection knob.
The full list of test signals available under the active button can be displayed
on the attached video monitor (in place of a test signal) by pressing the
Signal Menu button; the current test signal will be indicated with a leading
" " symbol. While the signal menu is displayed, the test signal may be
changed only with the selection knob. Pressing the Signal Menu button a
second time will return the TSG 1001 to normal operation; the current test
signal will be output.
To change to another type of test signal, press the appropriate signal select
button. In most cases , the last of a category's signals to be output will be the
first signal displayed when the category is selected again. However, after the
instrument is turned off or the zone plate signal set has been used, the test
signal listed at the top of the signal menu will be current when the signal
category is next selected.
To select and modify a zone plate pattern, follow these steps:
1. Press the Signal Sets button. If the TSG display does not read "Zone Plate
Signal Set" as shown in Figure 8, press the button again to select the set.

Figure 8: TSG 1001 readout when the zone plate signal set is active

2. Press the Formats button. The name of a video format will be displayed. If
more than one format is included in the current RAM board signal set, they
will also be available. Select the appropriate format by pressing the Formats
button repeatedly or turning the selection knob.
3. Press one of the first six signal select buttons. The type of zone plate pattern
associated with each button is shown graphically on the front panel below
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