Getting Started; Key Features - Tektronix WFM8200 User Manual

Getting Started

Key Features

WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors
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.
Network Installation shows you how to set up your instrument on an
Ethernet network.
Incoming Inspection provides a procedure for verifying the basic operation
and functionality of your instrument.
The WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors are baseband monitors
that provide comprehensive video, audio, embedded data, and physical layer
monitoring and measuring features across a broad range of signal formats,
including 3 Gb/s, Dual Link, SD, HD, and composite.
This instrument is a reference measurement tool that can be used in the design
and manufacture of production equipment. It provides the precision and intuitive
monitoring capabilities necessary to standardize and maintain a signal through
the distribution system to the viewer.
Your instrument provides comprehensive support for physical layer measurements
and newer high definition digital production formats. It can provide a warning
of any deviation from accepted standards or possible signal incompatibilities,
and allows you to immediately evaluate the effect of any adjustment. The key
features of your instrument make it an easy to use, flexible, and effective tool.
(See Table 1.)
Table 1: Key features
Item Description
FlexVu™ display The FlexVu™ display is a four-tiled, high-resolution XGA display
that provides four concurrent views of a monitored signal. The
instrument also provides the flexibility to configure each of the
four display tiles independently, enabling you to quickly check the
integrity of a signal. In SIM mode, the FlexVu™ display allows for
the monitoring of two signals at the same time, dividing the display
into two sides; one for each signal.
CaptureVu™ The CaptureVu™ capability allows capture of a full frame of video
data, either user-initiated or triggered by an alarm condition.
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