Tektronix WFM 601E - Manual

Tektronix WFM 601E

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – WARRANTY
  • Page 4 – Service Assurance; Service Assurance Advantages
  • Page 5 – Table of Contents; Getting Started
  • Page 6 – ii; Appendices
  • Page 7 – iii
  • Page 8 – iv
  • Page 9 – List of Figures
  • Page 11 – vii; List of Tables
  • Page 12 – viii
  • Page 13 – General Safety Summary; Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.; Injury Precautions
  • Page 14 – Terms on the Product.; These terms may appear on the product:; Symbols on the Product.; The following symbols may appear on the product:; Certifications and
  • Page 15 – xi; Preface; About This Manual; This manual is composed of the following sections:; Related Manuals; The following related document is also available.
  • Page 16 – xii; Contacting Tektronix; To write us
  • Page 19 – Accessories lists the standard and optional accessories.; Product Description; The waveform monitors offers the following features:; Features
  • Page 20 – Accessories; Menus
  • Page 21 – Options
  • Page 23 – Installation; Included Accessories; NOTE; Cabinets
  • Page 26 – Figure 1–3: Rear view of the waveform monitor in a 1700F02 cabinet; Installing the Waveform
  • Page 27 – Figure 1–4: The 1700F05 rack cabinet holds two instruments; Rack Adapter
  • Page 28 – Figure 1–5: 1700F05 cabinet showing utility drawer and blank panel; Repackaging for
  • Page 29 – Seal the carton with shipping tape or industrial staples.; Connecting Power; monitor, even if the POWER switch is set to STANDBY; AC Power Requirements
  • Page 30 – Installing the Waveform Monitor in a Serial Video System; Figure 1–6: Monitoring the video bit stream of a serial receiver
  • Page 31 – Line Termination
  • Page 32 – Compatibility of BNC Center Pins.; Most video equipment BNC connectors,
  • Page 33 – Functional Check; To avoid personal injury, be sure that a cabinet is installed on the; Required Equipment; The following equipment is required to perform this procedure:
  • Page 34 – Initial Equipment Connections; Figure 1–10: Initial equipment connections; side of the SER A input.; For the WFM 601A only, connect one of the Function Generator audio; analog component monitor and check for the
  • Page 35 – Functional Check Procedure; Perform steps listed under Initial Equipment Connections.; Check that the CRT and graticule light up. When you apply power, the
  • Page 36 – Figure 1–11: Initial display in the Waveform display mode
  • Page 37 – Check the display brightness controls.; shown in Figure 1–12.; d. Press the top bezel button to select READOUT. Adjust the readout; intensity to the desired level.
  • Page 38 – a. Press the EYE/JITTER button to select the Eye display mode. The; indicator next to EYE should light.; d. Press the bezel button again to return to the FLAT mode.; Figure 1–13: Eye Pattern display mode; indicator next to JITTER should light.
  • Page 39 – Figure 1–14: Jitter display mode; indicator next to VECTOR should light.; d. Press the bezel button labeled VECTOR/LIGHTNING to select the
  • Page 40 – Figure 1–15: Vector display for a 100% Color Bar signal; Figure 1–16: Lightning display for a 100% Color Bar signal
  • Page 41 – a. Press the VECTOR/GAMUT button to select the GAMUT display mode.; The indicator next to GAMUT should light up.; b. If the bezel button labeled DIAMOND/ARROWHEAD does not have; Arrowhead selected, press that bezel button to select ARROWHEAD.; Figure 1–17: Arrowhead gamut display
  • Page 42 – d. Press the bezel button again to select the Diamond display mode.; Figure 1–18: Diamond gamut display; selected, press that bezel button to select VIDEO.
  • Page 43 – Figure 1–19: Video digital waveform
  • Page 44 – Figure 1–20: Data digital waveform; Check that the display looks like the Audio display in Figure 1–21.; Figure 1–21: Typical Audio display with small phase error
  • Page 45 – Operating Basics
  • Page 47 – Functional Overview; Front Panel Overview
  • Page 48 – DISPLAY and VIDEO
  • Page 49 – AUDIO ANALOG
  • Page 51 – Using the Menus; Figure 2–3: Elements of the waveform monitor menu controls; POWER
  • Page 52 – Rear Panel Connectors; Figure 2–4: Rear panel of the waveform monitor; Power Connector
  • Page 53 – SER A; Coaxial Outputs
  • Page 55 – Reference
  • Page 57 – Figure 3–1: A signal from one channel only; Lissajous Patterns
  • Page 58 – Figure 3–2: X and Y signal in phase with equal amplitudes
  • Page 59 – Figure 3–4: Signals out of phase with unequal amplitudes
  • Page 60 – Figure 3–7: Typical Audio display pattern with small phase error; Measuring Phase Error
  • Page 61 – Bowtie Display; Figure 3–8: Typical Bowtie display on the waveform monitor
  • Page 62 – Figure 3–9: Bowtie waveform showing a timing error in CH 3; Figure 3–10: Bowtie waveform showing gain error in CH 3; Timing Measurement
  • Page 63 – Calibration; Press the WAVEFORM/PARADE button to select the Waveform display.; knob. If the H CAL knob is not available, press the GAIN CAL button.; Setting Vertical Gain
  • Page 64 – Configure Menus; Figure 3–11: Configure menu for WFM/VEC showing the selection knob
  • Page 65 – Figure 3–12: Map of functions available in the Configure menu; The following list describes the items in each Configure menu.; Configure Menu
  • Page 68 – CRT Settings; How to Recover from
  • Page 69 – Cursors; Cursor Menu Features
  • Page 70 – Figure 3–13: Example of the Digital List display
  • Page 71 – Figure 3–14: Data List display mode in the Video mode; Data Format
  • Page 72 – Figure 3–15: Digital Waveform display in the VIDEO mode; The VIDEO mode displays the three video component channels, YC
  • Page 73 – Figure 3–16: Digital Waveform display in DATA mode; Output Monitor Signals
  • Page 74 – Gain Interactions
  • Page 75 – EYE and EQ EYE Modes
  • Page 76 – Figure 3–18: Overlay Eye display; Trigger Modes
  • Page 77 – Gain
  • Page 78 – Figure 3–20: Connections for measuring a serial source; Perform the following steps in preparation for the Eye; Connect the serial source to the monitor with a 75; cable two meters or less; Press the EYE/JITTER button to select the Eye Pattern display.; Measuring the signal amplitude can help you determine if; Eye Pattern
  • Page 80 – Figure 3–21: Timing Cursors alignment for measuring 20–80% rise time
  • Page 81 – Calculating Actual Rise Time.; The waveform monitor Eye display has a bandwidth
  • Page 82 – Choose the OVERLAY display mode (located in the EYE PATTERN; horizontal resolution.
  • Page 83 – Observing Word Correlated Behavior.; The Eye Pattern display in 10-Eye mode; Filter Menu
  • Page 84 – Gain Menu
  • Page 85 – Gamut Displays; and P; Figure 3–22: Construction of the Diamond display; Diamond Display
  • Page 87 – NTSC display; PAL display; Figure 3–24: NTSC and PAL Arrowhead gamut displays; Arrowhead Gamut
  • Page 88 – NTSC and PAL Limit Cursors.; The alarm limit cursor sets the upper amplitude; Checking Composite Gamut.; The Arrowhead display provides an automated
  • Page 89 – Gamut Alarms
  • Page 90 – Graticule Measurements; Figure 3–25: Waveform measurement graticule; Vertical Scale
  • Page 91 – Figure 3–26: Graticule for K-factor measurements
  • Page 92 – Horizontal Scale
  • Page 93 – Jitter Measurement Display (WFM 601M Only); Figure 3–27: Example of the Jitter display
  • Page 94 – Jitter Demodulation
  • Page 95 – Line Select; Field Selection
  • Page 96 – Figure 3–28: Parade display of YP
  • Page 97 – Multiple Display; Figure 3–29: Parade display of Y and Pb signals
  • Page 98 – Picture Display; Figure 3–30: Example of the Picture display
  • Page 99 – Presets; and replaces them with the current front–panel settings.; When you are done, press the ACCEPT button to lock the selection.; Preset Menu
  • Page 100 – Ref Mode; loop-through input. The external reference signal; Serial Status
  • Page 101 – Figure 3–31: Serial STATUS display for firmware V2.X; “–” for bits that change during a field; STATUS Screen
  • Page 102 – Features of the Status Screen.; The Status screen features operate as follows:
  • Page 103 – Figure 3–32: Serial STATUS display for firmware V1.X; Status Screen for V1.X
  • Page 104 – Figure 3–33: Serial format display showing the FORMAT screen; The Format screen provide the following; FORMAT Screen
  • Page 105 – Figure 3–34: Serial format display showing the Cable screen; The CABLE screen provides the following; CABLE Screen
  • Page 106 – Error Rate Measurement with EDH.; The EDH system computes a Cyclic Redun-; Figure 3–35: Connection for point-to-point error measurements; Measuring Error Rate
  • Page 107 – Error Rate Measurement with AP CRC.; The waveform monitor calculates CRC
  • Page 108 – Comparison of the Two Methods.; Of the two methods described above, the EDH; Sweep; Use the LIN SEL MENU to choose the line or lines to display.
  • Page 109 – Vector Display Modes; Figure 3–36: Vector display relationship of the Pr and Pb signals; Vector Display
  • Page 110 – Figure 3–37: Vector display graticule; With the Vector display, you can check the
  • Page 111 – Vector Timing Measurements.; In the composite domain, the transitions between; Figure 3–38: Construction of the Lightning display; Lightning Display
  • Page 114 – Video In; Cursors are available to measure time and amplitude differences.
  • Page 117 – Appendix A: Specifications; Table A–1: Electrical specifications
  • Page 126 – Table A–7: Safety certification compliance
  • Page 127 – Table A–8: Certifications and compliances
  • Page 129 – Appendix B: Remote Operation; Figure B–1: Pin assignments for the RS-232 connector; Remote Connector; Preset Control
  • Page 130 – Figure B–2: Pin assignments for the REMOTE connector; Line Select Strobe
  • Page 133 – Appendix C: Remote Command Set; Table C–1: Symbols used in this section
  • Page 135 – Cable Measurement Commands; Syntax
  • Page 138 – Configuration Commands; Select the source of your reference signal
  • Page 146 – Examples
  • Page 148 – Cursor Commands; Enables any one of the following cursor types:
  • Page 151 – Table C–5: Voltage and Timing Cursor tracking commands and options
  • Page 152 – Digital Waveform and Digital List Commands
  • Page 157 – Display Commands
  • Page 159 – Table C–7: DISPlay:INTENSITY command options
  • Page 162 – Table C–8: DISPLay:FOCUS command options
  • Page 163 – Error Commands; None
  • Page 164 – Table C–9: Typical ALLEV? responses to detected system errors.
  • Page 165 – Eye Pattern Commands
  • Page 167 – Gain Commands
  • Page 170 – Input Commands; Select an input signal source
  • Page 172 – Jitter Measurement Commands; Selects the units for the readout of jitter magnitude.
  • Page 174 – Line Select Commands; Table C–10: LINESelect: commands and options
  • Page 176 – Position Commands
  • Page 177 – Table C–11: POSition:VERTical commands and options; Table C–12: POSition:HORZ commands and options
  • Page 178 – Preset Commands
  • Page 180 – Sweep Commands; Sets the sweep rate to one line (5
  • Page 182 – System Commands; Access the serial number for the waveform monitor
  • Page 183 – Table C–13: FILTer command options; filt flat
  • Page 187 – Remote Command Processing Code
  • Page 195 – Appendix D: User Service; To clean or replace the filter, follow these steps:; Turn off power to the waveform monitor.; the clean, dry filter or a new filter in the fan cover.; Fuse Replacement
  • Page 196 – Graticule Light Replacement; This procedure requires the following tools:; Turn off the Power switch and disconnect the AC line cord.; Figure D–1: Graticule light bulb replacement; Required Tools
  • Page 197 – Replace the five knobs below the CRT and tighten the set screws.; Cleaning
  • Page 199 – Glossary
  • Page 201 – Glossary–1; The closeness of the indicated value to the true value.
  • Page 202 – Glossary–2; See harmonic distortion.
  • Page 203 – Glossary–3; Refers to distortions which are independent of signal amplitude.
  • Page 204 – Glossary–4; terminator must be put at the end of the signal path.
  • Page 205 – Index
  • Page 207 – Index–1
  • Page 208 – Index–2
  • Page 209 – Index–3
  • Page 210 – Index–4
  • Page 211 – Index–5
  • Page 212 – Index–6
  • Page 213 – Index–7
  • Page 214 – Index–8
  • Page 215 – Index–9
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Summary

Page 3 - WARRANTY

WARRANTY Tektronix warrants that the products that it manufactures and sells will be free from defects in materials and workmanship fora period of three (3) years from the date of shipment. If a product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, atits option, either will repair the def...

Page 4 - Service Assurance; Service Assurance Advantages

Service Assurance If you have not already purchased Service Assurance for this product, you may do so at any time during the product’swarranty period. Service Assurance provides Repair Protection and Calibration Services to meet your needs. Repair Protection extends priority repair services beyond t...

Page 5 - Table of Contents; Getting Started

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