Tektronix TSG601 Instructions

Editing and Positioning ID messages
Press , then to enter the ID Menu. Use the
Shift ID On/Off
to scroll to the desired menu item. Some notes about IDs:
You must press to save an ID after editing it through the "Edit
ENTER
ID #" menu item. Pressing a rectangular key will abort the edit, and
changes will not be saved. Only saved ID messages can be inserted
into TSG 601 output. To insert an ID, recall it through either the ID
Menu or . If necessary, toggle it on with
Recall
Use the "Position ID" selection of the ID Menu to reposition the cur-
rent ID within the picture. You must press ENTER
sage to save its new position in memory; if you exit by pressing a
rectangular key, the message will revert to its original position the next
time it is recalled.
Special Settings
Change the following settings through the diagnostic menu. Enter the
diagnostic menu when the instrument is on or off by holding
down when pressing the On button. Continue pressing
the first menu item appears on the display, then use the
scroll to the desired menu item.
Video Standard
Use the and keys to select between 525 (60 Hz) and 625 (50 Hz);
press to confirm the choice.
ENTER
Auto Power Down
Auto Power Down will switch the TSG 601 off after ten minutes without
a key press. Use the and keys to select between disabled and en-
abled; press to confirm the choice.
ENTER
Battery Type
Be sure this setting matches the type of battery installed in the TSG 601
to avoid incorrect "low battery" warnings and possible early shut down.
Use the and keys to select between disposable (alkaline) and re-
chargeable (NiCad); press ENTER to confirm the choice.
LCD Contrast
Use the and keys to select suitable contrast between 10 and 100%;
press ENTER to confirm the choice.
To exit a menu, press any rectangular key
Selecting Test Signals
and keys
TSG 601 test signals may be selected with
rect Signal Selection."
To select from the list of available signals, press
ly—or press that key once and then use the
through the list. A test signal will be output as soon as its name appears
on the display.
.
ID On/Off
When the instrument is in normal operating mode and no menu is ac-
after moving a mes-
tive, you may also "Direct-Select" the desired signal by pressing the
appropriate letter key. The available signals and corresponding keys are
listed below.
Test Signal
75% Color Bars
Lock Out
100% Color Bars
Lock Out until
and keys to
Pluge 1 (BBC 1)
Pluge 2 (BBC 2)
5-Step Staircase
Limit Ramp
Shallow Ramp
Modulated 5-Step
Modulated Pulse and Bar
60% Line Sweep with Markers
Bowtie
Convergence
Equalizer SDI Checkfield
PLL SDI Checkfield
Matrix SDI Checkfield
Active Picture Markers
Copyright
Test Signal or through "Di-
Test Signal repeated-
and keys to scroll
Direct-Select Key
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
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Instructions
TSG 601
Serial Digital Generator
070-8909-01