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14 WFM8200 and WFM8300 Waveform Monitors

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User Manual3
Where to Find more Information15
Conventions Used in this Manual16
Getting Started17
Key Features17
Accessories20
Table 3: Optional Accessories21
Table 5: Instrument Options22
Installation24
Incoming Inspection26
Figure 2: Rear Panel27
Figure 3: Front Panel28
Figure 4: Instrument Online Help29
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument31
Instrument Online Help33
Instrument Display34
Figure 6: Full Button Function35
Figure 8: Status Bar in Simultaneous Input Mode36
Signal Inputs38
Figure 9: Single SDI Signal Connection39
Composite Signals40
Figure 12: Composite Signal Connection41
Dual Link Signals42
Multi-Input Display Mode43
Simultaneous Input Monitoring45
Syncvu46
Signal Generation47
Figure 17: Signal Generation Connection48
Display Information49
Figure 18: Using the Display Select Buttons50
Waveform Display51
Vector Display53
Figure 21: Lightning Display54
Gamut Display56
Timing Display59
Figure 23: Timing Display of Integer Multiples of Reference Rates61
Figure 24: Timing Display of Non-Integer Multiples of Reference Rates62
Datalist Display63
Bowtie Display65
LTC Display66
Ancilliary (ANC) Data Display67
Audio Video Delay (AVD) Display69
Eye Display70
Figure 31: Eye Display in Single Tile Mode (Full-Screen) with Histogram71
Jitter Display73
Figure 33: the Jitter Display Parameters as Shown When the Instrument Is in Single-Tile Mode74
Status Displays76
Figure 35: Alarm Status Display78
Figure 36: Video Session Display of HD Signal79
Figure 37: Audio Session Display82
Figure 38: Audio Loudness Session Display85
Figure 39: Audio Control Packet Format87
Figure 40: Audio Control Packet Structure88
Figure 42: Auxiliary Data Status Display90
Figure 43: Dolby Status Display92
Figure 44: SDI Status Display94
Audio Display96
Figure 46: 16-Channel Audio Bars Display101
Picture Display102
Figure 48: Vchip, CC-Display, Teletext, and Safe Area Graticule in Picture Display103
Functions105
Cursors106
Capture107
Line Select108
Presets109
Software Upgrades112
Figure 51: Sample of Transfer.exe Window after the Upgrade Is Complete116
Display Types117
Conﬁguring Physical Layer Settings118
To Set SMPTE 259/292/425 Alarm Thresholds119
To Conﬁgure Physical Layer Alarms120
To Make Eye Measurements121
Figure 52: Eye Measurement Cursor Placement122
Figure 53: Using Cursors to Measure Aberrations in the Eye Pattern123
Figure 54: Measuring Rise Time Using Variable Gain in Eye124
To Make Jitter Measurements125
Figure 55: Measuring Jitter126
Taking Cable Loss Measurements128
Alarms129
Checking Chroma/Luma Delay (Lightning Display)133
Figure 58: Determining Transition Intersections in the Lightning Display134
Checking Gamut135
Checking RGB Gamut136
Figure 60: Out-Of-Gamut Examples137
Checking Composite Gamut138
Checking Luma Gamut139
ARIB Displays141
ARIB Status142
ARIB STD-B.39 Display143
ARIB STD-B.37 Display and Status Screens146
ARIB STD-B.35 Display and Status Screens149
ARIB TR-B.23 (1) Display and Status Screens151
ARIB TR-B.23 (2) Display and Status Screens153
ARIB TR-B.22 Display and Status Screens155
Audio Monitoring157
Selecting Audio Inputs158
Figure 69: Audio Levels159
Figure 70: Checking for Phase Correlation160
To Check Surround Sound161
Figure 71: Surround Sound Indicators162
Usage Notes164
To Monitor Dolby Based Surround Sound165
Figure 72: Dolby Surround Sound Display167
Figure 73: Audio Display for Dolby169
Figure 74: Dolby Display Readout170
Table 6: Channel Modes Versus Listening Modes172
Closed Captioning (CC), Teletext, AFD, and Safe Area Compliance175
Figure 75: Auxiliary Data Status Display177
Monitoring for Safe Area Compliance178
Figure 77: Safe Action and Safe Title Areas179
Monitoring for AFD Compliance180
Application Example181
Reference186

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