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Tektronix WVR5250 User Manual

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  • Page 1 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual *P077080400* 077-0804-00...
  • Page 3 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual www.tektronix.com 077-0804-00...
  • 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: Table Of Contents

    Timing Display....................Datalist Display ....................Bowtie Display....................LTC Display ....................External Reference Waveform Display..............Diagnostics Monitor Display ................Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display ................Status Displays ....................Audio Display ....................Picture Display ....................WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 8 Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance ........Monitoring CC and Teletext ................Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance ..............Monitoring for AFD Compliance ................. Application Example .................... Timing a Studio ..................... Index WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 9 Figure 32: Video Session display of HDMI signal ............Figure 33: Audio Session display................Figure 34: Audio Loudness Session display..............Figure 35: Audio Control Packet format................ Figure 36: Audio Control Packet structure ..............WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 10 Figure 60: Checking for phase correlation ..............Figure 61: Surround sound indicators................. Figure 62: Auxiliary Data Status display ..............Figure 63: Closed caption display area ............... Figure 64: Safe Action and Safe Title areas ..............WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents List of Tables Table i: Product documentation.................. Table 1: Service options ................... Table 2: EDID output/input information on HDMI Aux Data display pages 2 and 3 ..... WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 12: General Safety Summary

    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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 13 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: WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 14 General safety summary viii WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 15: Preface

    Preface Preface This manual contains information to help you use the Tektronix WVR5250 Waveform Rasterizer. This information includes the following: How to set up various waveform displays for monitoring HDMI and SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3 Gb/s SDI video signals. How to set up audio displays to monitor embedded AES/EBU audio signals.

  • Page 16: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Detailed information about how to service the instrument at the module level. Available on the Web at www.tektronix.com/downloads. Conventions Used in This Manual The following icon is used throughout this manual: Sequence step or item WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Key Features The WVR5250 Waveform Rasterizer is a portable, 1 RU half-rack, short-depth rasterizer that provides comprehensive video and embedded audio features for 3 Gb/s, SD, and HD SDI, Dual Link, and HDMI signal formats (Option 3G is required for 3G-SDI support).
  • Page 18 Support and options for viewing and monitoring both levels of normal channel pairs for embedded audio signals. Support for loudness measurement, audio control packet coding, and many popular audio scales, including BBC scales. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 19: Options

    For HDMI inputs, the AUX Data Display shows presence of HDMI packets and EDID information. 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 Adds 5 years of Calibration Data Report (when ordered with option C5). Option R3 Adds 3 years of Repair Service (including the period under warranty). Option R5 Adds 5 years of Repair Service (including period under warranty). WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 21: Connecting Power

    PC and a network. The following information can help you do that. See the WVR5250 Installation and Safety Instructions that shipped with your instrument for basic installation instructions. If you are installing this instrument into a system, see the WVR5250 System Integration Technical Reference for installation instructions. Connecting Directly to a The following procedure will help you connect your instrument to a PC: 1.

  • Page 22: Figure 1: Connecting The Instrument To A Pc

    LAN administrator for required values. (Be sure to use compatible addresses between the PC and the instrument.) You can also set the instrument name and view the MAC Address. 5. Press CONFIG to close the Configuration menu. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 23 This string is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot read values from the instrument. NOTE. The Public String is necessary for SNMP access to read values from the instrument. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 24: 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 WVR5250 Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference that is included on the Product Documentation CD that shipped with your instrument.
  • Page 25 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 26 Getting Started WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 27: Getting Acquainted With Your Instrument

    (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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 28 Use to navigate menus and adjust parameters. Vertical and Horizontal knobs Use to position waveforms when displayed in tiles or full-screen. When the Audio tile is active, use the Horizontal knob to adjust the headphone volume. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 29: Instrument Online Help

    Navigable. The Contents and Topic Selector panes, with links within the topics, provide access to topics. (See Figure 2 on page 14.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 30: Figure 2: Instrument Online Help

    Contents (entries never change) or the Index, or to highlight a link in the topic pane. 4. Press the SEL button to select the highlighted item. 5. Press the HELP button again to exit online help. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 31: Instrument Display

    Display Select button. The active tile is outlined in blue. The tile numbers and their associated quadrants are shown here. You can see that tile four is active because of its blue border. (See Figure 3.) Figure 3: Display quadrants and related tile numbers WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 32: Figure 4: Changing From 4-Tile To Full-Tile View

    The Status Bar is located on the bottom of the instrument display and shows instrument status, the type of signal being monitored, any alarms associated with that signal, and other information. (See Figure 5.) Figure 5: Status bar WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 33 Text indicating the selected input. Some possible inputs are: SDI 1A, SDI 1B, HDMI 2A, and HDMI 2B. Also indicates if the current input is not in Auto mode or is unlocked. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 34 See the WVR5250 Waveform Rasterizer 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/downloads. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 35: Signal Inputs And Outputs

    SDI and/or HDMI external picture monitor. You can also turn the Pixmon Line Select cursor on or off. Config > Audio Inputs/Outputs: Select the embedded audio signal channel, format, and mapping. Requires Option AUD. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 36: Sdi Signals

    After that is finished, use the front panel buttons to set the parameters for monitoring the signals, such as thresholds, alarms monitored, and audio source. (See Figure 6.) Figure 6: Two SDI signal connection WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 37: Dual Link Signals

    Alpha Channel information is visible, if present. The following illustration is an example of how the signal components would appear. (See Figure 7.) Figure 7: Dual Link information placement in waveform display WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 38: Hdmi Signals

    If you have Option SIM or S3D, you can only monitor a single HDMI input at a time. However, you can monitor an HDMI and an SDI signal simultaneously. Figure 8: HDMI signal input connection WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 39: Reference Loop

    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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 40: Signal Generation

    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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 41: Display Information

    MEAS: display of various measurements, including timing, ANC data, and Data List NOTE. The displays accessed in the MEAS button menu are for SDI signals only. OTHER: display of the Longitudinal Time Code (LTC), External Reference Waveform display, and Diagnostic Monitor WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 42: Figure 12: Navigate Menus Using The Arrow Keys And Select Button

    4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select parameters in a menu. (See Figure 12.) Figure 12: Navigate menus using the arrow keys and select button 5. Navigate through the menu and make your selections. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 43: Simultaneous Input Monitoring

    Before you can view and use the 3D menu items in the WFM button menu and other measurement display menus, do the following: Menus 1. Press the MAIN button. 2. Select 3D Input Type. 3. Select the input type and press the SEL button. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 44: Figure 13: Simultaneous 3D Display Of Left Eye And Right Eye Sdi Signals

    Left and Right Eye 3D monitoring. NOTE. SIM and 3D measurements and displays are included with Option S3D. Figure 13: Simultaneous 3D display of Left Eye and Right Eye SDI signals WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 45: Figure 14: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing A Difference Map And Red/Cyan Anaglyph Using

    Figure 14: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing a Difference Map and Red/Cyan Anaglyph using SIM WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 46: Figure 15: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph And Checkerboard Display

    Similarly, if the object appears in green and then magenta, the object is behind the screen plane. Figure 15: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Green/Magenta Anaglyph and Checkerboard display using SIM WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 47: Figure 16: 3D Left And Right Eye Images Showing Disparity Grid And Disparity Cursor Measurement Using

    Figure 16: 3D Left and Right Eye images showing Disparity Grid and Disparity Cursor measurement using SIM NOTE. Additional 3D settings can be found in the CONFIG button menu under Graticules/Readouts and Display. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 48: Syncvu

    When you adjust the settings for the waveform displayed in tile 1, the settings for the waveform displayed in tile 2 are adjusted simultaneously. Similarly, adjusting settings for tile 2 are applied to tile 1. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 49: Waveform Display

    (SDI inputs only), to select a filter to apply to the and Settings input signal, to turn on the Multi-Input display mode, and to center the waveform in the display. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 50 NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the WFM pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 27, 3D Input Monitoring.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 51: Vector Display

    (See Figure 17.) (See Figure 18.) Figure 17: Vector display with Luma Qualified Vector (LQV) enabled (Requires Option PROD) Figure 18: Lightning display WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 52 Lighting display, use the menu to select 75% or 100% scaling. NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the VECTOR pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 27, 3D Input Monitoring.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 53: Tandemvu® (Overlay) Display

    The screen will now show the displays overlayed. (See Figure 19.) If you are using TandemVu® in SIM mode, subsequent presses of the Display Select button will cycle through Waveform, Vector, and Input settings. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 54: Figure 19: Tandemvu® (Overlay) Display And Menu Option

    Display Information Figure 19: TandemVu® (Overlay) display and menu option WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 55: 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 56 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 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 57 A diamond is provided for each of the Luma, Red, Green and Blue signals to allow clear identification of the component in error. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 58 NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the GAMUT pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 27, 3D Input Monitoring.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 59: Timing Display

    Display Information 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 SDI signals.
  • Page 60 Save Offset menu entry. This selection changes both the numeric readouts and the target in the middle of the timing display. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 61: Figure 21: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 62: Figure 22: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 64 Cb/Cr channel. The intent is to show the data in the same block structure as it occurs in the serial domain, even though it is displayed as 8 or 10-bit values. Format: Select from Hexadecimal, Decimal, or Binary. (Default is Hexadecimal.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 66: Ltc Display

    Y-axis units: Shows the y-axis units in volts/divisions. X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in milliseconds/divisions. LTC Display Pop-Up Menu The OTHER pop-up menu allows you to select Center Waveform and press the SEL button to center the waveform. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 67: External Reference Waveform Display

    X-axis units: Shows the x-axis in milliseconds/divisions. External Reference The OTHER pop-up menu allows you to select Center Waveform and press the SEL button to center the waveform. Waveform Display Pop-Up Menu WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 68: Diagnostics Monitor Display

    Watch List. This allows you to focus on the ANC data types that are important to you. NOTE. ANC Data display only works for SDI signals. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 69: Figure 28: Anc Data Display

    "actual value" (with parity bits added) is displayed in parenthesis, in hexadecimal. Field: The field of the video from which the packet was acquired; for progressive formats, 1 is displayed. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 70 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 71: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 72 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 73: Figure 30: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 74: Figure 31: Video Session Display Of Hd-Sdi Signal

    This instrument maintains a running video status session. Figure 31: Video Session display of HD-SDI signal Figure 32: Video Session display of HDMI signal WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 75 SAV Place Err: Indicates whether a Start-of-Active-Video Placement Error has occurred. Field Length Err: Indicates whether a Field Length Error has occurred. Line Length Err: Indicates whether a Line Length Error has occurred. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 76 HELP button. Status: Shows the status of the associated error as either OK, Invalid, Missing, or Error. Err Secs: The number of seconds, since the last reset, that contained at least one error. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 77 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 78: Figure 33: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 79 Chans: The Channels Summations shows the number of channels that are currently summed together for the Loudness average. Changed Since Last Reset: Either Yes or No. Indicates whether an error has occurred since the last reset. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 80 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 81: Figure 34: Audio Loudness Session Display

    Short Period: Shows the current duration of the short period loudness average. Channel Summation: Shows the summation of audio channels currently used to compute the loudness average. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 82 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 83: Figure 35: 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 37.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 84: Figure 36: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 85 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 86 608 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 87 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 88 ACP Packet: Indicates presence of Audio Content Protection Packet. ISRC Packet: Indicates presence of International Standard Recording Codes. Gamut Packet: Iindicates presence of extend Gamut Information. Vendor Specific Info: Indicates the presence of Vendor Specific Information. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 89 0x0 - 0x9 XX....XX Descriptor 2 XX....XX Descriptor 3 0xa - 0xf 0x0 - 0xb XX....XX Descriptor 3 0xc - 0xf XX....XX Descriptor 4 0x0 - 0xd XX....XX Descriptor 4 Number of Extensions Checksum WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 90 (Left, Center, Right) and Y is the number of rear (Surround) channels. If the LFE Channel is present, an L is appended at the end of the channel mode. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 91 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 105.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 92: 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 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 93 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 94 DOLBY D+. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY Digital Plus. DOLBY E. Indicates an embedded input is DOLBY E. NOT 48 kHZ. Indicates the audio sample rate is something other than 48 kHz. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 95 Phase Err Corr: Defines the percentage of correlation error that must occur before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered. Phase Err Duration: Defines the duration of time for which the error must occur before the Audio Phase alarm is triggered. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 96 5. Select the correct SDI input. 6. Select Emb. 16-Ch. 7. To set the appropriate ballistics (True Peak, PPM Type 1, PPM Type 2, or Loudness), see the Config > Digital Audio Displays menu. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 97 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and view Audio (SDI only) the Audio pop-up menu. 3. Select Audio Input and then select the Emb. 16-Ch option. Figure 42: 16-Channel audio bars display WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 98: Picture Display

    Picture Frame, VChip, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, and Safe Area Graticules. (See Figure 43.) (See page 129, Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance.) Figure 43: Picture display showing color bars WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 99 For HD and 3G: CEA-608 (ANC), CEA-608 (708), CEA-708, TeletextB VBI, TeletextB OP47 SDP (ANC), and TeletextB OP47 Multi (ANC) Figure 44: VChip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture display WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 100 Picture Center Grat: Select from ON and Off. NOTE. The 3D display menu options are only available in the PICTURE pop-up menu when the feature is enabled from the MAIN button menu. (See page 27, 3D Input Monitoring.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 101: Functions

    Line or Field. When that same display is in Parade, only Line is available. 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 102: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 103: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 104: Line Select

    4. The line and field information will appear at the bottom of the display screen. 5. Turn the GENERAL knob to select the line you want to view. Figure 46: Navigating line selection WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 105: Headphone Volume And Source Adjustment

    The following is an overview of the settings saved in a Preset: Measurement assigned to each tile Tile specific settings Input selection SDI Input settings External Reference settings Audio Displays settings Audio Inputs/Outputs settings Alarm settings Gamut thresholds WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 106 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 107 Functions Importing Presets from a You can also save presets to the USB drive so that you can load them onto multiple WVR5250 instruments in your system. To import presets to a USB USB Device memory device: 1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB drive located in the front of the instrument.

  • Page 108: Software Upgrades

    Installation procedure. 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, WVR5250) and filter by software and software type to locate the latest...
  • Page 109 To prevent upgrade failure, do not remove the USB flash drive or power off the instrument until the upgrade is complete. The instrument displays messages indicating the upgrade status. The upgrade may take up to 12 minutes. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 110 PC directly to the instrument. NOTE. If you selected DHCP mode, the network automatically assigns the instrument an IP address. e. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel to close the menus. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 111 1. If the instrument did not reboot at the completion of the software upgrade, cycle the power to the instrument to cause it to reboot. 2. Press the CONFIG button on the front panel. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 112 7. Start the upgrade process. When it is complete, the instrument should reboot. If it does not, cycle the power. If you continue to experience a problem, contact your Tektronix sales representative for assistance. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 113: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 114 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 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 115: 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 100, Checking RGB Gamut.) Split Diamond – Use to reveal hard-to-find black gamut errors. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 116: Checking Rgb Gamut

    To form the Diamond display, the instrument converts the Y, P and P components recovered from the serial signal to R, G, and B. To predictably display all three components, they must lie between peak white, 700 mV, and black, 0 V. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 117 A momentary out-of-gamut condition appears as a faint trace. Long duration violations show as a bright trace. When evaluating out-of-gamut components, consider the following examples. (See Figure 50.) Example A: R - Ok G > 700 mV B - Ok WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 118 Use the Diamond Area or Arrowhead Area settings (found in the Gamut Thresholds submenu of the Configuration menu) to specify a percentage of the image pixels to ignore for gamut violations. The Gamut bright-ups, however, will continue to indicate all Gamut violations. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 119: Checking Composite Gamut

    Signals exceeding the luminance plus peak chrominance amplitude gamut extend beyond the upper and lower diagonal limits. The bottom horizontal line shows the minimum allowed luminance level. 0 or 7.5 IRE for NTSC and 0 mV for PAL. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 120: Checking Luma Gamut

    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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 121: Arib Displays

    ARIB STD-B.35 Trigger Signal for Data Broadcasting 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 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 122: Arib Status

    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). WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 123: 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 53: ARIB STD-B.39 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 124 254 (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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 125 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 126: Arib Std-B.37 Display And Status Screens

    ARIB STD-B.37. (See Figure 54.) 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 54: ARIB STD-B.37 display (with the associated ARIB Status display) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 127 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 128 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 129: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 130 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 131: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 132 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 133: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 134 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 135: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 136 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 137: Audio Monitoring

    Note that the Audio display can appear in only one tile at a time. 1. Select a tile. 2. Press and hold the Audio button to open the Audio display in a tile and pop up the Audio menu. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 138: To Check Audio Level And Phase

    (See Figure 59.) 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 139 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 140 The following response times of the correlation meters can be set from the Configuration menu. Response averaging time Response averaging time Speed Speed setting setting 0.0167 0.0333 0.0667 0.1333 0.2667 0.5333 8 (default) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 141: To Check Surround Sound

    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 61.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 142 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 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 143 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 144 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 145: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 146 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 62.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 147 The Picture display includes Closed Captioning in the area designated by the Closed Caption data. (See Figure 63.) 5. Press the PICT button again to dismiss the Picture pop-up menu. Figure 63: Closed caption display area WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 148: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 149 Configuration menu. Custom selections for vertical and horizontal size and offset of the Save Areas can be set in the Configuration menu. Figure 64: Safe Action and Safe Title areas WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 150: Monitoring For Afd Compliance

    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 62 on page 131.) WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 151: 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 152 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 SDI input relative to the external reference: Method The rectangular display automatically scales to match the input signal.
  • Page 153 Saved Offset. In this mode, you can save the timing from a master signal relative to the reference as the zero point offset. Then route other inputs and measure relative to this saved offset. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 154 SD, 1.3 μs for HD and 0.0 us for 3 Gb. The 0.0 μs delay for 3 Gb means the Analog (DAC) and Serial (0H) modes are equivalent for 3 Gb signals. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 155 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. WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 156 Application Example WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

  • Page 157: Index

    Audio Session display, 62 how to control, 15 Aux Data Status display status bar icons, 18 HDMI, 72 Display information, 25 Aux Data Status display SDI, 70 Displays how to select, 25 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 158 MEAS button, 43 time a studio, 135 Pop-up menu, 44 use online help, 13 Measurement Relative to:, 44 Save Offset, 44 Incoming inspection, 8 Monitoring Audio Infinite persistence, 2, 13 task description, 121 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 159 Audio pop-up menu, 79 signal display examples, 128 Phase Style SW Upgrades Audio pop-up menu, 79 troubleshooting, 96 Picture display, 82 Safe area SyncVu™, 32 monitor for compliance, 132 Safety Summary, vi WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...
  • Page 160 124 Upgrading software, 92 Warnings Above level bars, 78 save display to, 13 In level bars, 78 USB device software upgrade, 92 YPbPr Waveform pop-up menu, 34 YRGB Waveform pop-up menu, 34 WVR5250 SDI/HDMI Multiformat Compact Waveform Rasterizer User Manual...

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