The Video Display Clamp
013-0278-00 Video Display Clamp
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the signal, it makes it nearly impossible to obtain a viewable display of the video
information.
Use the Video Display Clamp to reduce or eliminate this type of interference to
view the video signal.
Viewing the video signals can be accomplished with several methods.
H
Connect a video signal directly to the video display clamp (see Figure 3).
H
Tap into a video signal line with a T-connector to monitor the signal without
causing loading interference to the signal (see Figure 4).
H
Connect a 1X probe directly to the video display clamp to probe video
circuits (see Figure 5). The bandwidth of the video display clamp may be
compromised due to the probes characteristics.
Device
Under Test
Video display clamp
75
Ω
coaxial cable
75
Ω
terminator
Figure 3: Viewing a video signal directly with the video display clamp
Signal
Source
Video display clamp
Coaxial Cable
Signal
Load
Coaxial cable
T-connector
Figure 4: Monitoring a video signal with the video display clamp
