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Waveform Monitor
This video/audio/data monitor and analyzer all-in-one platform provides flexible options and field installable upgrades to monitor a diverse variety of video and audio formats. Support for video formats includes 3G-SDI, Dual Link, HD-SDI and composite analog. Support for audio formats includes Dolby E, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, AES/EBU, embedded audio and analog audio.
| Key Features |
- Multiformat, multistandard video monitoring
- Standard auto-detection of HD/SD-SDI and multiple Dual Link video formats
- Composite analog (PAL/NTSC) video support (Option CPS)
- Simultaneous monitoring (Option SIM) allows monitoring of 2 HD/SD-SDI inputs or 1 HD/SD-SDI input and 1 CPS input. Option 3G is required for 3G-SDI format support
- Multiple Input Mode allows monitoring of 2 to 4 SDI inputs simultaneously (4-input mode requires Option 2SDI)
- Upgradeable to 3G-SDI (Level A and Level B) format support (Option 3G)
- Comprehensive audio monitoring (Option AD or DPE)
- Up to 16-channel audio monitoring for embedded audio
- Multichannel Surround Sound 1 display and flexible Lissajous display
- Audio Loudness monitoring to ITU-R BS.1770-3 (Option AD or DPE)
- Support for analog, digital, and embedded audio (Option AD)
- Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby E (Option DPE)
- Comprehensive Dolby metadata decode and display (Option DPE)
- Dolby E Guard Band meter with user-defined limits (Option DPE)
- Unmatched display versatility
- FlexVu™, the most flexible four-tile display, suited for various application needs to increase productivity
- Tektronix-patented Diamond and Arrowhead displays for gamut monitoring
- Tektronix-patented Timing and Lightning displays
- New Tektronix-patented Spearhead display and Luma Qualified Vector (LQV™) display facilitate precise color adjustment for post-production applications (Option PROD)
- Stereoscopic 3D video displays for camera alignment and production/post-production applications (Option S3D)
- Black picture and Tektronix-patented frozen picture detection
- Advanced ANC data monitoring
- CEA708/608 Closed Caption monitoring; Teletext (WST), SMPTE2031, OP47, and ARIB B.37 subtitle monitoring
- Detect and decode ANC data including AFD, WSS, Video Index, TSID, V-Chip, Broadcast Flag/CGMS-A, VITC, LTC, and ANC TC ARIB STD-B35/B37/B39, TR-B22, and TR-B23 support
- In-depth digital data analysis helps quickly resolve difficult content quality and reliability issues (Option DAT)
- Standard and user-definable Safe Area Graticules facilitate editing and format conversion tasks, reducing the need for rework
- Active Format Description (AFD) detection, decode, and automatically adjusted graticule in Picture display enable easy identification of aspect-ratio related issues
- Superior physical layer signal measurement
- High-performance real-time eye pattern display, jitter measurements, and patented cable length measurement (Option PHY3)
- Most comprehensive eye pattern measurements including eye amplitude, rise/fall time, and overshoot/undershoot measurements as well as Tektronix jitter waveform display (Option PHY3)
- Unmatched usability
- CaptureVu® advanced video frame data capture simplifies troubleshooting and equipment setup
- 32 instrument presets for quick recall of commonly used configurations tailored to engineers or operators
- Front-panel USB port enables easy transfer of presets, captured video frame data, screenshots, and error log
- Front-panel headphone port enables quick verification of selected audio pair
- Intuitive menu structure and context-sensitive help
- Extensive alarms, status reporting, and error logging
- Bright, crisp, high-resolution LED backlight display
- SNMP and Ethernet remote interface capabilities and GPI control facilitate centralized monitoring and control
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- Monitoring and compliance checking in content distribution and broadcast transmission
- Quality control in content production and post-production
- Equipment/system qualification and troubleshooting for installation and maintenance of content creation and distribution facilities
- Post-production edit suite and color correction monitoring
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