Tektronix WFM8200 - Audio Monitoring

Audio Monitoring
Audio Monitoring
Your instrument provides several methods for monitoring audio signals. It
can measure levels, monitor phase, display phase correlation, and monitor
surround-so
und audio. You can specify meter ballistics and scales, set test and
peak program indicator levels, a nd specify how phase is displayed.
NOTE. The audio monitoring features described in this chapter require that the
appropriate audio options are installed. For a list o f the options currently installed
on your instrument, press the CONFIG button. In the configuration menu, select
Utilities.TheVi ew Instruments Options entry lists the installed options.
Configuring Audio Inputs
Audio inputs come set to factory defaults. As a result, you may need to configure
them before performing the audio monitoring procedures in this section. The
first procedure helps you configure the inputs. After you have completed that
procedure, check that the alarms are configured as you want them. Your setup
here determines, in part, which audio-signal characteristics are displayed.
To Set
Up an Audio Input
1. Press the CONFIG button to display the configuration menu.
2. Select Audio Inputs/Outputs and select the input to be configured.
3. Select from Srnd (Surround) for a 5.1 or 5.1+2 type display, or Pairs for a
stereo with SAP and discrete channels type installation.
4. Select Bar to Input Map and select which input pair should be displayed
in each bar pair.
5. Select which inputs are allowed to generate alarms.
6. Se
lect the box to return to the Configuration menu.
7. Select the Analog Output Map in the Configuration menu.
8. In the dialog box that appears, select which inputs (if any) to route to the
analog outputs.
9. Select the box to return to the Configuration menu.
10. Repeat the se sets f or any other Audio inputs.
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