Page 3 - Warranty
Warranty Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in ma-terials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date ofshipment. If any such product proves defective during this warrantyperiod, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective prod-uct without ch...
Page 5 - EC Declaration of Conformity
EC Declaration of Conformity We Tektronix Holland N.V.Marktweg 73A8444 AB HeerenveenThe Netherlands declare under sole responsibility that the TSG 601 Handheld Serial Component Generator meets the intent of Directive 89/336/EEC for ElectromagneticCompatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the fol...
Page 7 - Table of Contents; Getting Started
TSG 601 User Manual i Table of Contents Getting Started 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating Basics 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powering the Instrument 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - List of Figures; Figure 8: 625 Line Pluge 2, Y channel only
Contents ii TSG 601 User Manual Appendix C: User Service 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Hints 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The BATTERY LOW Message 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Low-battery Shut...
Page 9 - iii; List of Tables
Contents TSG 601 User Manual iii Figure 23: 525 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, R–Y 47 . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 24: 60% Line Sweep with Markers, Y 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 25: 60% Line Sweep with Markers, B–Y and R–Y 48 . Figure 26: 500 kHz Bowtie, Y 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 10 - iv
Page 11 - General Safety Summary; To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury
TSG 601 User Manual v General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and preventdamage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoidpotential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. To Avoid ...
Page 12 - Safety Terms and Symbols; Terms in This Manual.; Terms on the Product.; Battery Recycling
General Safety Summary vi TSG 601 User Manual Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in This Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices t...
Page 15 - Operating Basics; Powering the Instrument
TSG 601 User Manual 3 Operating Basics Thank you for choosing the Tektronix TSG 601—and thank you forreading this manual. To begin using the instrument as quickly as pos-sible, see “Using your TSG 601,” beginning on page 5. For evenmore information on selected topics, turn to “Details,” on page 17.F...
Page 16 - The ON key toggles instrument power On and Off.
Operating Basics 4 TSG 601 User Manual ment by sliding the compartment door in the direction of the in-scribed arrow until the door tabs line up with the slots in the case,then remove the door. When selecting a power source for yourTSG 601, please remember: H Attempting to use an improper AC adapter...
Page 17 - Keypad and Display Conventions
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 5 Keypad and Display Conventions Please see the Instruction card (p/n 070-8909-00) supplied with yourTSG 601 for a “tour” of the keypad and an explanation of the displaysymbols. For your convenience, the following panels are excerptedfrom the card. Using your TSG...
Page 18 - Outputting Serial Video Test Signals
Operating Basics 6 TSG 601 User Manual G Specify the peak–to–peak amplitude of the serial output, from600 to 1000 mV (page 8). G Choose the video components (Y, C r , C b ) to be included in the serial output (page 8). G Specify 8- or 10-bit video sample words (page 9). H Embed CRC information (used...
Page 20 - Adjusting the Output Amplitude
Operating Basics 8 TSG 601 User Manual ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Direct-Select Key ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Test Signal ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Modulated 5-Step ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ H ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Modulated Pulse and Bar ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ I ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 60% Line Sweep with Markers ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ J ÁÁÁÁ...
Page 21 - Specifying CRC Content of the Signal
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 9 3. Toggle the status with the Y or B key. The channel status will change instantly—you don’t have to press ENTER . NOTE . All three component channels default to ON whenever the TSG 601 is switched off and back on, regardless of prior “ChannelOutput” settings. ...
Page 23 - Positioning ID Messages; Setting up an ID Cycle
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 11 Positioning ID Messages NOTE . Only the position of the currently displayed ID may be changed. If you wish to change the picture location of a message thatis not displayed, you must first recall it through the ID menu or theRecall menu. 1. Enter the ID menu (p...
Page 24 - Inserting Embedded Audio
Operating Basics 12 TSG 601 User Manual 4. Use the Y / B keys to select the number of the ID to appear during each interval. Choose the hyphen (it’s below #1) toeliminate the interval. If you want a blank interval (that is, a timegap between ID messages), you must create an all-blank ID to putin tha...
Page 25 - to confirm the; Specifying Audio Channel Frequencies
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 13 3. Use the A and " keys to select the desired group of audio channels (1–4, 5–8, 9–12, or 13–16). Press ENTER to confirm the selection. 4. Press any rectangular key to exit the Audio menu, or use the Y / B keys to go to the next selection within the Audio ...
Page 26 - Changing Audio Channel Amplitudes
Operating Basics 14 TSG 601 User Manual 2. Scroll down to the “Audio Frequency Selection” item and press the ENTER key. The display will resemble this: 3. Use the A and " keys to select the desired audio channel, and use the Y and B keys to select the frequency for that channel. Press the ENTER ...
Page 27 - Audio Channel ID; Cable Simulation
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 15 Audio Channel ID Source ID in the audio channel status bits may be enabled or dis-abled through this menu item. Channel ID’s are preset to ch1 (chan-nel 1), ch2 (channel 2), ch3 (channel 3), and ch4 (channel 4). 1. If necessary, enter the Audio menu (press Shi...
Page 28 - Recalling Presets and IDs
Operating Basics 16 TSG 601 User Manual Saving (Storing) Presets and IDs 1. Press Shift and then Recall . Note that the ID# first shown on the display always indicates the current (most recently recalled) ID. 2. Scroll through the “STORE ID” (#1 through #8) and “STO PRESET” (#1 through #4) locations...
Page 29 - Details; CRCs
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 17 “factory” ID#1 is “Tektronix TSG601 Serial Digital.” The displaywill first look like this: Pressing the B key will change it to this: You may find this feature useful if you save two or more IDs withthe same first line of text. 3. When the desired storage numb...
Page 31 - ID Messages; Embedded Audio
Operating Basics TSG 601 User Manual 19 ID Messages The TSG 601 lets the user edit ID messages “off line.” This meansthat you can edit a message without affecting the instrument’s out-put—or the ID currently inserted in the picture. To help prevent inad-vertent changes to the current ID, the instrum...
Page 32 - The SDI Checkfield Signals
Operating Basics 20 TSG 601 User Manual Within the audio menus, the channels are called channels 1, 2, 3, and4 of the group that you are working in. As there must be at least twochannels (AES/EBU pairs) selected when embedded audio is en-abled, you may select channels 1 and 2, channels 3 and 4 or ch...
Page 35 - Appendices
Page 37 - Appendix A: Characteristics; Safety Standard Compliance
TSG 601 User Manual 25 Appendix A: Characteristics The information in this section is included for the convenience of theTSG 601 operator. It is not intended as a complete list of guaranteedspecifications. The waveform illustrations represent properly de-coded output. For a full list of instrument s...
Page 38 - Specification Tables; Table 1: Test Signal Characteristics
Appendix A: Characteristics 26 TSG 601 User Manual Specification Tables ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 1: Test Signal Characteristics ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characteristic ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 75% Color Bars ÁÁÁÁÁÁ...
Page 40 - Table 2: Encoding Parameters
Appendix A: Characteristics 28 TSG 601 User Manual ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 1: Test Signal Characteristics (Cont.) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characteristic ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Convergence Amplit...
Page 41 - Table 3: Serial Digital Video Output
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 29 ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 2: Encoding Parameters (Cont.) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characteristic ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Sampling Frequency Luminance (Y)...
Page 42 - Table 4: Cable Simulator
Appendix A: Characteristics 30 TSG 601 User Manual ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 3: Serial Digital Video Output (Cont.) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Supplemental Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ PerformanceRequirements ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characteristic ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ...
Page 43 - Table 5: Character Identification; Table 6: Signal Characteristics for Embedded Serial Audio
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 31 ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 5: Character Identification ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characteristic ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Characters Displayed ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ...
Page 44 - Table 7: Audio Channel Status Bits
Appendix A: Characteristics 32 TSG 601 User Manual Table 7: Audio Channel Status Bits Byte Bit Value Function 0 01 2–4 5 6–7 10 100 0 01 Professional use of channel statusNormal Audio ModeNo emphasisSource Sampling frequency locked48 kHz sampling frequency 1 0–34–7 00010001 Two-channel mode192-bit b...
Page 45 - Table 8: 525/59.94 Embedded Serial Audio Sample Distribution
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 33 Table 7: Audio Channel Status Bits (Cont.) Byte Function Value Bit 17 0–7 0000 0000 Unused 18 0–7 0000 0000 Unused 19 0–7 0000 0000 Unused 20 0–7 0000 0000 Unused 21 0–7 0000 0000 Unused 22 0–34–7 00000000 ReservedBytes 0–21 are reliable 23 0–7 0101...
Page 46 - Table 9: 625/50 Embedded Serial Audio Sample Distribution
Appendix A: Characteristics 34 TSG 601 User Manual Table 8: 525/59.94 Embedded Serial Audio Sample Distribution (Cont.) Line Numbers TransmittedSamples Line Numbers TransmittedSamples 137 4 400 (137) 4 149 4 412 (149) 4 161 4 424 (161) 4 173 4 436 (173) 4 185 4 448 (185) 4 197 4 460 (197) 4 209 4 47...
Page 48 - Table 10: Physical Characteristics; Table 11: Environmental Characteristics
Appendix A: Characteristics 36 TSG 601 User Manual Table 10: Physical Characteristics Characteristic Information ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Height ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 5.6 cm (2.2 in) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Width ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ 9.1 cm (3.6 in) ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Depth ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁ...
Page 49 - Waveform Diagrams
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 37 Waveform Diagrams NOTE . The following diagrams represent the analog equivalents of the TSG 601 digital test signals. Horizontal axis units are microse-conds ( s) after the start of Digital Active Video. Unless specified in the caption, each illustr...
Page 58 - Figure 19: 625 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, B–Y
Appendix A: Characteristics 46 TSG 601 User Manual Figure 18: 625 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, Y Figure 19: 625 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, B–Y Figure 20: 625 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, R–Y
Page 59 - Figure 22: 525 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, B–Y
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 47 Figure 21: 525 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, Y Figure 22: 525 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, B–Y Figure 23: 525 Line Mod Pulse and Bar, R–Y
Page 61 - Figure 28: Bowtie Markers, Y channel only
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 49 Figure 26: 500 kHz Bowtie (reduced amplitude), Y Figure 27: 500 kHz Bowtie (reduced amplitude), B–Y and R–Y Figure 28: Bowtie Markers, Y channel only
Page 63 - Figure 31: Active Picture Markers, vertical limits, Y channel only
Appendix A: Characteristics TSG 601 User Manual 51 Figure 31: Active Picture Markers, vertical limits, Y channel only Figure 32: Active Picture Markers, horizontal limits, all channels ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Á ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Table 15: Active Picture Markers Timing Á...
Page 64 - Figure 33: The Significance of the Active Picture Markers
Appendix A: Characteristics 52 TSG 601 User Manual Figure 33: The Significance of the Active Picture Markers
Page 65 - Appendix B: Replaceable Parts; Description
TSG 601 User Manual 53 Appendix B: Replaceable Parts The following Replaceable parts for the TSG 601 are availablethrough your local Tektronix, Inc. field office or representative. It is important when ordering parts to include the following informa-tion in your order: Part number; instrument type a...
Page 67 - Appendix C: User Service; Battery Hints; The BATTERY LOW Message
TSG 601 User Manual 55 Appendix C: User Service Battery Hints For optimal battery life and capacity, use the rechargeable NiCadbattery pack (Tektronix p/n 119-4488-00) in full charge/dischargecycles. In other words, fully discharge the battery pack before re-charging, and then charge the battery pac...
Page 68 - The Diagnostic Menu
Appendix C: User Service 56 TSG 601 User Manual Low-battery shut down can happen with little or no warning if, forinstance, the instrument has been left on by mistake with Auto PowerDown disabled. In such cases, the TSG 601 is likely to shut itselfdown almost immediately the next time you switch it ...
Page 70 - Preventive Maintenance
Appendix C: User Service 58 TSG 601 User Manual 7 Format Select Y B Standard 625 A " 7. Format Set; use the A and " keys to select between 625/50 Hz and 525/60 Hz. 8 Software Vx.x Y B Signals Vx.x 8. Software/Signal versions; note these numbers in any correspon- dence to Tektronix about your...
