Getting started
Genlock.
1. Set the Reference Source to Internal.
a. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select REFEREN CE.
b. Press the ENTER button.
c. If needed, use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SOURCE.
d. Use the left (◄) or right (►) arrow button to select Internal.
e. Press the ENTER button.
2. Check that the INT indicator at the right side of the front panel lights. This
shows that the instrument is using the internal reference signal.
3. Use the left (◄)orright(►)arrowbuttontoselectNTSC Burst
.
4. Press the ENTER button.
5. Check that the INT indicator is not lit and the EXT indicator is flashing. This
shows that the is not locked to any reference signal.
6. Press the BACK button to exit the Reference Source menu.
7. Connect the NTSC signal generator output to the BLACK 1 / REF IN
connector using a 75 Ω BNC cable.
8. Set the NTSC signal generator to output an NTSC s
ignal.
9. Check that the EXT indicator lights. This shows that the instrument is using
the external reference signal.
10. Disconnect the test setup.
HD3G7 module functional
check
Use the following proc edure to check that the HD3G7 HD 3 Gb/s SDI Video
Generator module is functional.
Required equipment.
HD-SDI video signal generator
3 Gb/s waveform monitor
Two 1 m (3 ft) BNC to BNC high-bandwidth cables
Procedure.
1. Install the module into the TG8000 mainframe. (See page 1-11.)
2. Power on the TG8000 mainframe by connecting it to the power source. The
initialization of all the installed modules is executed.
3. Check that no error messages appear on the LCD display.
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