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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.
Reverting the RUI ....................Requirements....................RUI Version 3.x to Version 3.0 Procedure ..............RUI Version 3.0 to Version 2.6.1 Procedure ............... Command Line Firmware Downgrade ..............Documentation for Earlier Software Versions ............. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Table of Contents MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
Differences between the two RUIs include: The MTM400 hot spot view, featuring device and stream buttons is no longer displayed. The device and stream features have been integrated into the single DTV monitor display.
DTV monitor and version 3.x of the RUI. The menu bar, toolbar, and status bar, while visually different, contain options and buttons similar in function to those in the MTM400. The main viewing areas of the window is divided into two areas: the Button Bar and the Main Application View.
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The MTM400 button bar showed monitoring status and displayed a corresponding view when clicked. The DTV monitor RUI copies this idea, but rearranges the buttons into a more intuitive order. The MTM400 Stream and Device hot spot buttons become Monitoring and Device buttons in the DTV monitor RUI.
User Interface Overview FlexVuPlus Display The FlexVuPlus display philosophy (first introduced in the Tektronix WVR600 Waveform Rasterizer), is now adapted for the DTV monitor. This gives users up to four concurrent views of a monitored signal and the flexibility to configure each of the windows independently.
The contents of the DTV monitor Programs view are broadly equivalent to the following MTM400 screens: Stream view: Summary, Detail (All Programs), Service and Event Logs, SFN, TMCC/IIP, Templates. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Also displayed in the Tests view are tests related to the DTV monitor instrument, for example, the system card temperature. The contents of the DTV monitor Tests view are broadly equivalent to the following MTM400 screens: Device View: Status, Device Log; Stream view: Tests, Event Log. SI/PSI (Tables) View...
Card. Tear-off Views The ability of the MTM400 to display multiple detail views at the same time is replicated in the DTV monitor using the tear-off function. Any detail view displaying the tear-off icon shown below can be displayed as a separate window.
User Interface Overview Configuration All configuration elements, including stream, parameters, device, interface, and display, previously distributed throughout the MTM400 user interface, are now combined in a single dialog box that can be accessed from the menu bar or the toolbar.
One-time install of all selected options and calibration for one product MTM4FGEIFC MTM4FQB2IFC MTM4FQCIFC MTM4FVSIFC MTM4FCFIFC MTM4FQPIFC MTM4FQAIFC There is no upgrade path from the MTM400 or MTM400A monitors to the IPM400A and RFM300 monitors. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
Status is shown in the tree and right hand panes Set Alarms Click the Tests button in the button bar Right click desired event to show menu Select required Trigger Action from menu MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Right click the User PIDs node in the PIDs tree to show menu Select Add User PID Program PID Click the Programs button in the button bar grouping Select the Program node PIDs are grouped in tree and in Histogram view MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Edit the Timezone for timestamp display field log entries Download and Click the Event Log button in the button bar Clear Log Right hand side shows Event Log at bottom Download and Clear buttons are above log entries MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Press OK to use the currently defined presets in the interface dialog as the polling channels Thumbnails Click the Programs button in the button bar Select the Thumbnails tab on the right hand side NOTE. Thumbnails can also be viewed for individual programs and for all PIDs MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Click the Interface button in the button bar Select the Graphs tab Readings is displayed on the right hand side of the tab NOTE. This readings table can be shown in a floating or torn-off window MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
3.2. You can use the following procedure to replace the MTM400A RUI on your instrument with MTM400 RUI version 2.6.1. You would do this if you have an MTM400A monitor, or an MTM400 monitor that has been upgraded to RUI version 3.x, and you want to use the previous version of the RUI.
1. On a networked PC, launch Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2. In the Web browser address bar, enter the IP address or network name of the MTM400 or MTM400A monitor. (See Figure 3.) For example: http://TSMonitor01 or http://192.158.201.105 After you press the Enter key, a Java applet is downloaded from the the MTM400A monitor and launched.
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As stated in the message, the uploaded firmware will be checked, and if valid, reprogramming of the instrument will start. The reprogramming process can take up to fifteen minutes. CAUTION. To prevent software problems, do not remove power from the instrument during reprogramming. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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3. Select Configuration from the toolbar. 4. Select Device > Reset Device in the Configuration dialog box. When complete, the GbE interface card option will be listed in the Configure Interface dialog box drop-down menu. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
2. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer. NOTE. Before the MTM400 RUI can be opened, you must disable the Java Runtime Environment in the Internet Explorer. If you attempt to open the MTM400 RUI before disabling the Java Runtime Environment, the following message will be displayed.
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Internet or from the support folder on the MTM400A monitor application firmware CD, Tektronix part number 063-4136-00. 8. In the Logon Details dialog box, select the user type from the drop-down list, and enter the password. (See Figure 7.) MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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Reverting the RUI Figure 7: Login Details dialog box 9. The MTM400 RUI hot spot and Stream Summary windows should now be displayed. (See Figure 8.) NOTE. If the instrument on which you reverted the firmware version was an MTM400A monitor, and especially if the login password was changed from the factory default value, the RUI v2.6.1 may be inaccessible.
8. Execute the command by pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. The firmware upload program will run. When complete, the following message will be displayed: MTM400 and interface card is programmed now. MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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3. If the LED is still on after 15 minutes, then a reboot, by removing and reinstating power, can be tried. 4. If the upgrade is still unsuccessful, contact Tektronix support (www.tek.com). MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
You can download the latest versions of the user documentation for the RUI v3.0 from the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Documentation Table 5: RUI v3.0 product documentation Document Tektronix part number Quick Start User manual 071-2492-xx (English) 071-2493-xx (Japanese) Technical reference 071-2495-xx Release notes 071-2494-xx MTM400 and MTM400A RUI v3.x Upgrade Technical Reference...
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