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  • Page 1 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors User Manual *P077025302* 077-0253-02...

  • Page 3: User Manual

    WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors User Manual www.tektronix.com 077-0253-02...
  • 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 Bowtie Display....................LTC Display ....................Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display ................Audio Video Delay (AVD) Display................. Eye Display....................Jitter Display ....................Status Displays ....................Audio Display ....................Picture Display ....................Functions ......................Gain, Sweep, and Magnification ................WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 8 To Check Surround Sound ................. To Monitor Dolby Based Surround Sound............... Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance ........Monitoring CC and Teletext ................Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance ..............Monitoring for AFD Compliance ................. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 9 Table of Contents Application Example .................... Timing a Studio ..................... Reference ......................Description of Cable Types ................Index WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 10 Figure 33: The Jitter display parameters as shown when the instrument is in single-tile mode ..Figure 34: Error log ....................Figure 35: Alarm Status display ................. Figure 36: Video Session display of HD signal ..............Figure 37: Audio Session display................WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 11 Figure 73: Audio display for Dolby ................Figure 74: Dolby display readout................Figure 75: Auxiliary Data Status display ..............Figure 76: Closed caption display area ............... Figure 77: Safe Action and Safe Title areas ..............WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 12 Table i: Product documentation.................. Table 1: Key features ....................Table 2: Standard accessories ..................Table 3: Optional accessories ..................Table 4: Service options ................... Table 5: Instrument options ..................Table 6: Channel modes versus Listening modes............WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 13 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 14 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: viii WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 15: Where To Find More Information

    Preface Preface This manual contains information to help you use the Tektronix WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors. This information includes the following: How to set up various waveform displays for monitoring analog composite, SD-SDI, HD-SDI, dual link SDI, or 3 Gb/s SDI video signals.

  • Page 16: Conventions Used In This Manual

    077-0393-XX Service Manual instrument Detailed information about how to service the instrument at the module level. Available on the Web at www.tektronix.com/manuals. Conventions Used in This Manual The following icon is used throughout this manual: Sequence Step WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter will help you set up and begin to use the WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors. It is divided into the following four sections: Key Features describes your instrument and provides a list of key features. Accessories shows you how to verify that you have received all of the parts of your instrument and provides a list of standard and optional accessories and a list of options that are available for your instrument.
  • Page 18 Multi-Input Display feature. LTC waveform Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) is monitored in a frame rate display displays to allow observation of amplitude, synchronization and phase with respect to reference vertical interval time code (VITC). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 19 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: Accessories

    (See Table 2.) Table 2: Standard accessories Tektronix Accessory part number WFM8200 and WFM8300 Product Documentation kit contains: 020-3005-XX WFM8200 and WFM8300 Installation and Safety 071-2639-XX Instructions. Printed multi-language document (English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese).

  • Page 21: Table 3: Optional Accessories

    6 feet, male, 62-pin D connector to 8 XLR male output breakout cable connectors and 12 XLR female input connectors. WVR8RFP Remote front panel to remotely control the WFM8200 WVR8RFP and WFM8300. Requires user supplied hardware. Service options. You can add any or all of the following service options to any instrument.

  • Page 22: Table 5: Instrument Options

    This option is not compatible with Option 2SDI. WFM8200, Adds Stereoscopic 3-D Video WFM8300 Monitoring Capabilities (including Simultaneous Input Monitoring (SIM) of dual SDI inputs and synchronized left eye and right eye signals monitoring (SyncVu™)). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 23 PROD WFM8200, Adds Advanced Gamut Monitoring WFM8300 Package (Spearhead Display and Luma Qualified Vector Display) WFM8200 Adds data analysis capabilities. Allows for logic-level view of video and embedded audio data stream and ANC data extraction. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 24: Installation

    See the WFM8200 and WFM8300 Safety and Installation Instructions that shipped with your instrument for basic installation instructions. If you are installing this instrument into a system, see the WFM8200 and WFM8300 System Integration Technical Reference for detailed installation instructions.
  • Page 25 SNMP parameters. NOTE. The WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors wfm_mon.mib and the wfm8000.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/manuals.

  • Page 26: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference that is included on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument.

  • Page 27: Figure 2: Rear Panel

    Getting Started Figure 2: Rear panel WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 28: Figure 3: Front Panel

    3. Press the right and down arrow keys to navigate to Recall Factory Preset and press the SEL button. 4. Press the FULL button to change the display screen from four-tile view to single-tile view. 5. Press the HELP button to display the help screen. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 29: Figure 4: Instrument Online Help

    9. Press the HELP button to exit help. 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 30 Getting Started WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 31: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 32 Timing a Studio (See page 165.) Capture button Capturing the Display (See page 91, Capture.) Help button Online Help (See page 17, To Navigate Online Help.) Cursor button Measuring Waveforms with Cursors (See Figure 49.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 33: Instrument Online Help

    2. Press the right arrow key to navigate to the Help Contents pane. 3. Use the General knob or the up/down arrow keys to highlight an entry in the Contents (entries never change). 4. Press the SEL button to select the highlighted category. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 34: Instrument Display

    Activate one of the four tiles by pressing a numbered Display Select button. The active tile is outlined in blue and the numbered button associated with that tile is lit. (See Figure 5.) Figure 5: Display Select buttons WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 35: Figure 6: Full Button Function

    When a single input is being monitored, the status bar shows the type of signal, any alarms associated with that signal, and other information. (See Figure 7.) Figure 7: Status bar in single input mode WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 36: Figure 8: Status Bar In Simultaneous Input Mode

    Text indicating the selected input. Some possible inputs are: SDI 1A, SDI 2A, SDI 1B, SDI 2B, Cmpst 2C, and Cmpst 2D (depending on installed options). Also indicates if the current input is not in Auto mode or is unlocked. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 37 Freeze Active - Appears when the tiles are frozen or captured. Rear Panel Specifications See the WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors Safety and Installation 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/manuals.

  • Page 38: Signal Inputs

    You can connect up to four SDI signals to an instrument with Option 2SDI. This option allows you to add a second SDI module into Slot 2 of the instrument rear panel (See Figure 11.). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 39: Figure 9: Single Sdi Signal Connection

    Signal Inputs Figure 9: Single SDI signal connection Figure 10: Two SDI signal connection WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 40: Composite Signals

    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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 41: Figure 12: Composite Signal Connection

    In cases where this instrument is placed at the end of a link, a BNC termination must be installed on one side of the loop-through composite connector. The termination must be 75 Ω and DC coupled. Figure 12: Composite signal connection WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 42: Dual Link Signals

    A, Link B, and Alpha Channel information, which can help with the identification of correct content. Alpha Channel information is visible, if present. The following illustration is an example of how the signal components would appear. (See Figure 14.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 43: Multi-Input Display Mode

    3. Press the FULL button to activate the full screen view of that display. The Multi-Input display mode will now be active. NOTE. The Multi-Input display may be selected for each tile individually, but it will only be active when the tile is displayed full screen. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 44 Input 1A.2 (or a label you have customized) and shows both streams individually in the trace display. NOTE. When Multi-Input mode is disabled, only the first three options in the previous list appear in the input button pop-up menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 45: Simultaneous Input Monitoring

    SDI + SDI, and SDI + CMPST. Connect signals for simultaneous monitoring the same way you would for connecting two SDI signals or one SDI and one Composite signal. (See Figure 10 on page 23.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 46: Syncvu

    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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 47: Signal Generation

    With Option 3G installed, it can also generate a 3 Gb/s test signal. (See Figure 17.) Three types of signals can be generated in Level A and Level B: 75% bars 100% bars Pathological WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 48: Figure 17: Signal Generation Connection

    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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 49: 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 EYE: display of the eye pattern and jitter of a signal OTHER: display of the Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 50: Figure 18: Using The Display Select Buttons

    3. Use the right and left keys to move between menu panels. The instrument surrounds the panel selected with a blue border. (See Figure 19.) 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select parameters in a menu. (See Figure 19.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 51: Waveform Display

    3. This readout lists the currently selected field and line (when in Line Select mode). 4. This readout lists the current sweep rate for tile. 5. This readout lists the Mag rate if MAG is on. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 52 Composite input; it shows two waveforms in parade configuration. NOTE. For SDI displays, such as RGB mode, the available filters are Flat and Low Pass. For Composite displays, the available filters are Flat, Luma, Chroma, and Flat+Luma. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 53: 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 20.) (See Figure 21.) Figure 20: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 54: Figure 21: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 55 This is a Tektronix proprietary display and is for SDI signals only.

  • Page 56: 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 57 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 58 Diamond shows Gamut violations of the SDI input if translated to RGB color space. Split Diamond offsets the two halves of the Diamond to allow you to better see negative RGB Gamut errors. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 59: Timing Display

    (See page 27, Multi-Input Display Mode.) 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 60 Save Offset menu entry. This selection changes both the numeric readouts and the target in the middle of the timing display. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 61: Figure 23: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 62: Figure 24: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 63: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 64 8 or 10-bit values. Format: Select from Hexadecimal, Decimal, or Binary. (Default is Hexadecimal.) Link Selection: Select from Link A, Link B, or Dual Link. This menu item is only available when the trace type is Data. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 65: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 66: Ltc Display

    The REMOTE connector is a 15-pin D-type connector with socket contacts. For pin information, see the Safety and Installation manual or the System Integration manual on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument and the Web at www.tektronix.com/manuals. Figure 27: LTC display Elements of the LTC Display: Shows the display type as LTC.

  • Page 67: 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). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 68 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 69: Audio Video Delay (Avd) Display

    AVD allows you to take measurements and display them in both numeric and graphical formats. AVD measurements require an appropriate AVD sequence signal source, such as from a Tektronix TG700 signal generator. This capability is useful for facility maintenance and setup applications because it allows for out-of-service testing to quickly check synchronization across a facility.

  • Page 70: Eye Display

    Eye waveform. (See Figure 31.) NOTE. See Monitoring the SDI Physical Layer for information about taking Eye measurements. (See page 101.) Figure 30: Eye display in 4-tile mode (no histogram) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 71: Figure 31: Eye Display In Single Tile Mode (Full-Screen) With Histogram

    Jitter. It allows you to do the following: Jitter1 HP Filter: Select the HP filter to be Timing, Align, 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, or 100 kHz. Center Waveform: Press the SEL button to center the waveform. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 72 If the equalized eye display appears clear with a substantial eye opening, then the signal is likely to be recovered error-free. However, if it appears noisy with little eye opening, then there is more potential for data errors to occur in the receiver. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 73: Jitter Display

    You can also set alarms on various parameters. (See page 109, To Make Jitter Measurements.) Figure 32: The Jitter display parameters as shown in a single tile when the instrument is in 4-tile mode WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 74: Figure 33: The Jitter Display Parameters As Shown When The Instrument Is In Single-Tile Mode

    This shape is modified by the high-pass filter (HPF) setting. Display Jitter Thermometer: Displays jitter value and relates it to alarm limits. Jitter HPF: Indicates the setting for the Jitter High Pass Filter, set in the CONFIG menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 75 10 Hz, 100 Hz, Sets the detector high-pass filter to the selected value. 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz NOTE. For instructions on how to take jitter measurements, see Monitoring the SDI Physical Layer. (See page 101.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 76: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 77 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 78: Figure 35: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 79: Figure 36: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 80 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 81 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 82: Figure 37: Audio Session Display

    Over: The number of OVERs detected during the session. (Only displayed for digital audio feeds.) 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 83 It is commonly referred to as the "short" loudness average. Short Pd: The Short Period defines the duration of the short Loudness average and is defined by the user within the Config menu for Loudness Settings. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 84 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 85: Figure 38: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 86 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 87: Figure 39: 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 41.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 88: Figure 40: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 89 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 90: Figure 42: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 91 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 92: Figure 43: Dolby Status Display

    Program Configuration: Determines how the audio channels are grouped within a Dolby E bitstream. Up to eight channels can be grouped together in individual programs, where each program contains its own metadata. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 93 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 125.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 94: Figure 44: Sdi Status Display

    Approx Cable: Shows the approximate length of cable, assuming a continuous run of cable of the specified type, as specified in the Cable Type field of the Physical Layer Settings selection available from the CONFIG button. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 95 Jitter1 HP Filter: Select the filter type: Timing, Align, 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz. Jitter2 HP Filter: Select the filter type: Timing, Align, 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 96: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 97 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 98 This can be present if a Dolby Digital input has a coding mode indicating a reduced number of channels. DOLBY D+. Indicates an AES or embedded input is DOLBY Digital Plus. DOLBY E. Indicates an AES or embedded input is DOLBY E. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 99 A-weighted, results in a response that more closely matches that of the human ear. NOTE. The Audio Surround Sound display is courtesy of Radio-Technische Werkstaetten GmbH & Co. KG (RTW) of Cologne, Germany. Surround Sound: Radio-Technische Werkstaetten GmbH & Co. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 100 fixed for 16-Channel audio. Selecting Audio Input for 1. Select a tile. Embedded 16-Channel 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and pop Audio up the Audio menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 101: Figure 46: 16-Channel Audio Bars Display

    2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and pop Embedded Audio up the Audio menu. 3. Use the arrow keys and SEL button to make selections in the steps that follow. 4. Select Audio Input and then select Emb. 1-8 or Emb. 9-16. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 102: Picture Display

    Picture Frame, VChip, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, and Safe Area Graticules. (See Figure 47.) (See page 159, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance.) Figure 47: Picture display showing color bars WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 103: Figure 48: 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 48: VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture display WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 104 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 105: Functions

    Line is available. In the EYE Display, you can select from 3EYE, 20EYE, or 1 Field, 2 Field. 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 106: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 107: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 108: Line Select

    Figure 50: Navigating line selection Headphone Volume and Source Adjustment WARNING. To avoid damaging your hearing, always turn the volume down to the minimum before you put on headphones, and then turn the volume up slowly. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 109: Presets

    Measurement assigned to each tile Tile specific settings Input selection SDI Input settings Composite Input settings External Reference settings Audio Displays settings Audio Inputs/Outputs settings Alarm settings Gamut thresholds Display settings Readout setting Graticule settings WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 110 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 111 Functions Importing Presets from a You can also save presets to the USB drive so that you can load them on multiple WFM8200 or WFM8300 instruments in your system. To import presets to a USB Device USB memory device: 1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB drive located in the front of the instrument.

  • Page 112: Software Upgrades

    After you have verified that your instrument must have the software upgraded, use the following procedures to upgrade the software. After obtaining the latest software package, you can upgrade the instrument either using the USB Software Installation procedure or the Network Software Installation procedure. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 113 Functions 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, WFM8300) and filter by software and software type to locate the latest...
  • Page 114 Network Software Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument software using a network connection: Installation 1. Connect the instrument and PC to your local Ethernet network. 2. Power on the instrument. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 115 4. Prepare the instrument for the software upgrade: a. Press the CONFIG front panel button. b. Navigate to Utilities > System Upgrade > Upgrade Options > Network Upgrade. c. Press the SEL front panel button. This displays the System Software Upgrade window. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 116: Figure 51: Sample Of Transfer.exe Window After The Upgrade Is Complete

    2. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel. 3. Navigate to Utilities > View HW/SW Version. 4. Verify that the software version number matches the version of the software-upgrade package you installed. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 117: Display Types

    With Option PHY installed, this display also shows the eye amplitude, eye risetime, eye falltime, eye risetime overshoot, eye falltime overshoot, and eye rise-fall delta measurement values. (See page 78, SDI Status.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 118: Configuring Physical Layer Settings

    11. Select one of the following settings: Normal. The Eye display shows the SDI input signal directly. Equalized. The Eye display shows the SDI input signal after it has passed through the internal cable equalizer and comparator. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 119: To Set Smpte 259/292/425 Alarm Thresholds

    30.0 dB; the minimum level is 0.0 dB. 9. Select Cable Length to specify the threshold for the length of the cable (in meters) connecting the signal source to the instrument. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 120: To Configure Physical Layer Alarms

    1. From the CONFIG menu, select Alarms > Physical Layer. 2. Press the SEL button. 3. Use the arrow keys and the SEL button to mark the squares for the alarms you want to monitor. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 121: To Make Eye Measurements

    4. Position one voltage cursor at the bottom part of the waveform, ignoring any overshoot or undershoot on the rising or falling edges. (See Figure 52.) 5. Note the amplitude of the eye waveform that is displayed in the Voltage Cursor readout. (See Figure 52.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 122: Figure 52: Eye Measurement Cursor Placement

    (See Figure 53.) 5. Note the amplitude of the aberration displayed in the Voltage Cursor readout. (See Figure 53.) 6. Perform the same voltage-cursor measurement on the bottom line thickness, including any undershoot and ringing. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 123: Figure 53: Using Cursors To Measure Aberrations In The Eye Pattern

    6. Position the second time cursor at the crossing of the rising edge of the Eye waveform and the graticule line two divisions below the top of the waveform. (See Figure 54.) 7. Note the 20 – 80% rise time measurement displayed in the Delta time readout. (See Figure 54.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 124: Figure 54: Measuring Rise Time Using Variable Gain In Eye

    4. Note the Eye waveform measurements in the SDI Status display readouts. Automatic Eye measurements (and a histogram of the Eye waveform) are also displayed in the Eye Waveform display when expanded to the single, full-screen display. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 125: To Make Jitter Measurements

    This jitter is from a sine wave component. Notice that there is no indication of jitter spikes. In the lower Eye display, the jitter is of a low-density haze, which suggests a less uniform jitter distribution. This is indicated by the spikes. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 126: Figure 55: Measuring Jitter

    To measure timing jitter, select the 10 Hz filter for both SD and HD signals, or select the Timing filter. To measure alignment jitter, select the 1 kHz filter for SD signals or select the 100 kHz filter for HD signals, or select the Align filter. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 127 Alignment jitter (100 kHz filter): 134 ps (0.2 unit intervals). 3 Gb/s Signals (per SMPTE 425M) Timing jitter (10 Hz filter): 336 ps (1.0 unit intervals). Alignment jitter (100 kHz filter): 67 ps (0.2 unit intervals). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 128: Taking Cable Loss Measurements

    3. Press and hold the STATUS button to display the pop-up menu. 4. Use the arrow keys and the SEL button to select the SDI Status display. 5. Use the Cable Loss thermometer and readouts to monitor the cable loss. (See Figure 57.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 129: Alarms

    SNMP Trap. The instrument sends an SNMP trap out the Ethernet port for a remote notification that an alarm condition occurred. You must enable and configure the instrument for SNMP control using the Network Settings submenu of the Configuration menu before SNMP traps can be sent. Refer WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 130 (or disabled) for that alarm. (See page 113, Possible Alarm Responses.) 5. Navigate to highlight the Return box, and press the SEL button to return to the Configuration menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 131 Silence Level: the level below which audio is considered not present. Silence Duration: the length of audio silence time allowed. Over Level: the too-loud audio level. 3. For Closed Caption related alarms, select Aux Data Settings and then the desired CC type. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 132 Ethernet port (the PC must have SNMP trap service installed). Before SNMP traps can be sent, you must enable and configure the instrument for SNMP control using the Network Settings submenu of the Configuration menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 133: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 134: Figure 58: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 135: 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 120, Checking RGB Gamut.) Split Diamond – Use to reveal hard-to-find black gamut errors. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 136: Checking Rgb Gamut

    The direction of an excursion out of gamut indicates which signal is excessive. 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 59.) Figure 59: Diamond display plot WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 137: Figure 60: Out-Of-Gamut Examples

    B < 0 mV Figure 60: Out-of-gamut examples Usage Notes As with the lightning display, bending of the transitions indicates timing delays. When a color bar signal is applied, the vertical axis becomes an indicator of delay errors. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 138: Checking Composite Gamut

    Arrowhead displays (75% Color bars) and indicates the values of the graticule lines. The arrowhead shape of the graticule results from overlaying the standard limits for luminance and luminance-plus-peak chrominance. (See Figure 61.) Figure 61: Arrorwhead gamut display plots WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 139: Checking Luma Gamut

    You can use alarms to automatically monitor for out-of-gamut conditions. 1. Check that Gamut thresholds are configured as you want them. (See page 119, To Set Up Gamut Checks.) 2. Press the CONFIG button to display the Configuration menu. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 140 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 141: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 142: 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). WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 143: 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 63: ARIB STD-B.39 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 144 254 (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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 145 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 146: Arib Std-B.37 Display And Status Screens

    ARIB STD-B.37. (See Figure 64.) 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 64: ARIB STD-B.37 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 147 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 148 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 149: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 150 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 151: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 152 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 153: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 154 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 155: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 156 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 157: Audio Monitoring

    8. In the dialog box that appears, select which inputs (if any) to route to the analog outputs. 9. Select the box to return to the Configuration menu. 10. Repeat these sets for any other Audio inputs. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 158: Selecting Audio Inputs

    Each bar displays three colors. (See Figure 69.) 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 159: Figure 69: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 160: Figure 70: 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) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 161: To Check Surround Sound

    6. Use the level bar display to monitor level control. (See page 142, 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 71.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 162: Figure 71: 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 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 163 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 164: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 165: To Monitor Dolby Based Surround Sound

    (The AES B bank must be configured as outputs.) NOTE. When a Dolby input is active, channel labels (L, R, Ls, and so on) appear in addition to the channel numbers. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 166 4. Choose Full or a mode to which you want to downmix. NOTE. Dolby content of the signal at the Dolby input must be sufficient to downmix to the mode selected or the setting has no effect. 5. Select Dialnorm&DynRng. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 167: Figure 72: Dolby Surround Sound Display

    Figure 72: Dolby surround sound display 13. View the Dolby Guardband thermometer, which is located at the bottom of the Audio display. The thermometer is green for levels that fall within the limits you have set. (See Figure 45.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 168 Choose one of the following modes to display as two bars in the Audio Display: Select None to get no downmix. Select Mono to get a mono downmix. Select Lo/Ro (Left-only/Right only) to get a standard stereo downmix. Select Lt/Rt (Left-total/Right-total) to get a Dolby Pro-Logic compatible stereo mix. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 169: Figure 73: Audio Display For Dolby

    Dolby Display Readout The Dolby Display readout shows the following. (See Figure 74.) 1. The selected Dolby input. 2. The selected Dolby Source for the input. 3. The Coding (Channel) Mode. 4. The Listening Mode setting. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 170: Figure 74: Dolby Display Readout

    Audio Display level bars. (See Table 6 on page 156.) Basic Listening Modes EX. Use EX if the two surround channels have been matrix encoded with a back channel. If the EX listening mode is selected and there are two surround WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 171 Pro Logic decoded to produce a LCR output. Any PCM input will be decoded to provide LCRS channels where the surround channel is reduced 3 dB and reproduced in both the Ls and Rs bars. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 172: Table 6: Channel Modes Versus Listening Modes

    S mixed into L and R with smix coefficient Phantom C mixed into L and R with cmix coefficient Stereo Lo/Ro downmix Mono Lo+Ro PL Full LCRS from Lt/Rt downmix PL 3 Stereo 3 Stereo from Lt/Rt PL Phantom Phantom from Lt/Rt WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 173 Default to Mono mode Phantom Default to Mono mode Stereo Default to Mono mode Mono Mono center channel output PL Full Default to Mono mode PL 3 Stereo Default to Mono mode PL Phantom Default to Mono mode WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 174 Le, Re L = Left, R = Right, C = Center, M = Mono, S = Surround, e = extra (Le and Re and Ex encoded channels), b = back, L = Low Frequency Effects WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 175: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 176 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 75.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 177: Figure 75: Auxiliary Data Status Display

    The Picture display includes Closed Captioning in the area designated by the Closed Caption data. (See Figure 76.) 5. Press the PICT button again to dismiss the Picture pop-up menu. Figure 76: Closed caption display area WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 178: 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 179: Figure 77: 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 77: Safe Action and Safe Title areas WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 180: 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 75 on page 161.) WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 181: Application Example

    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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 182 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 183 SDI input uses the methodology described in SMPTE RP168. This method specifies the SDI signal will be converted to analog. The converted analog signal is then WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 184 5. Now select other inputs to the router to be connected to the instrument. For each input, the relative timing will be displayed. 6. Adjust the timing offset at the master sync source to time down the inputs to the router to match the master. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 185 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. WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

  • Page 186: Reference

    Polyethylene Outer Shield Material Trade Name: Duofoil: Outer Shield Material: Aluminum Foil-Polyester Tape-Aluminum Foil/TC-Tinned Copper Outer Jacket Material: PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride Plenum (Y/N): N Nom. Characteristic Impedance: 75 ohm Applications: Video Cable, Precision Video Cables for Analog and Digital Applications, Precision Video Cable for WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 187 Polyester Tape; Outer Screen: Tinned Copper Braid 95%; Jacket Material: LSOH (PVC to special order); Nominal Diameter: mm 6.8; Cable weight: kg/km 60.0; Impedance ohms (+/-1): 75.0 Capacitance (nominal): p/F/m 56.0 DC resistance max ohms/100m: 2.19 Velocity of propagation %: 83.0 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 188 Reference WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 189 RGB gamut, 120 elements of, 69 construction of the diamond Arrowhead Audio phase graticule, 120 Gamut pop-up menu, 43 checking, 142 Arrowhead display, 40, 119 Audio Session display, 66 composite gamut, 122 Audio/Video Delay, 53 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 190 48 for Dolby, 81 Error Log display, 60 Guardband limits, 151 Errors left eye channel status indicators, 19 3D, 29 Eye measurements, 105 Lightning Vector pop-up menu, 37 connecting a signal, 22 Lightning display, 117 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 191 SDI Status display, 78 Measure, 44 Selecting a display, 33 Vector, 38 to select inputs, 28 Selecting audio input, 142 Waveform, 36 to select streams, 28 for embedded 16-channel, 84 to turn on, 27 Service options, 5 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...
  • Page 192 3D, 29 Video Session display, 63 Teletext, 159 Volume Tile adjusting, 92 YPbPr mode, how to enter, 18 Waveform pop-up menu, 36 to select a, 18 YRGB Timing Waveform pop-up menu, 36 Chroma/Luma delay, 117 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors...

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