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Procedures

If the drives (E and F) are not listed in Windows Explorer, complete the following procedure to allow them to be recognized
by the system.

1.

Open the Windows Disk Management
window (

Start > Control Panel >

Performance and Maintenance >
Administrative Tools > Computer
Management > Storage > Disk
management

).

Note that Disk 0 and Disk 1 are described
as Foreign.

2.

Right-click on Disk 0 or Disk 1 and select

Import Foreign Disks

from the context

menu.

MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual

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Summary of Contents for MTS400 Series

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Page 3: ...MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems ZZZ Quick Start User Manual xx www tektronix com 071 2607 01 ...

Page 4: ...d and pending Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Contacting Tektronix Tektronix Inc 14150 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA For product information sales service and technical support In North America call 1 800 833 ...

Page 5: ...s taxes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or service...

Page 6: ...ty Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period If Tektronix is unable to provide a replacement that is free from defects in materials and workmanship within a reasonable time thereafter Customer may terminate the license for this software product and return this software product and any associated materials for credit or refund THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN B...

Page 7: ... 2 If the Program is provided in connection with a floating user license the Program may be used on multiple machines provided that the user is authorized and the total number of users at any one time does not exceed the total number of licensed concurrent users 3 Modify the Program or merge it with another for use on the single machine and 4 Copy the Program for archival or backup purposes provid...

Page 8: ...license may be terminated by Tektronix or any third party from whom Tektronix may have obtained a respective licensing right if Customer fails to comply with any term or condition and such failure is not remedied within thirty 30 days after notice hereof from Tektronix or such third party Upon termination by either party Customer shall return to Tektronix or destroy the Program and all associated ...

Page 9: ...t Sequences If so the following terms describe Your rights to the Video Test Sequences You may use copy and modify the Video Test Sequences and display or distribute copies of individual Video Test Sequences in connection with Your video testing activity You are not licensed to do any of the following 1 You may not distribute the collection of Video Test Sequences except in connection with the sal...

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Page 11: ... On the Instrument 13 Powering Off the Instrument 13 VLC Media Player Installation 14 Network Installation 14 Operation 21 Product Description 21 Software Applications 21 Starting an Application 23 Duplex Operation 24 Procedures 26 Using the MTS400 Series Applications 26 MTS400 Series System Recovery 38 Application Examples 45 Creating Viewing and Analyzing a Transport Stream 46 Accessories 66 Sta...

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Page 13: ...observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Do not apply a potential to any terminal including the common terminal that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal Power disconnect The power cord disconnects the product from the power source Do not block the power cord it must remain accessible ...

Page 14: ...hat could result in damage to this product or other property Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product The following symbol s may appear on the...

Page 15: ...ctrical fast transient burst immunity IEC 61000 4 5 2001 Power line surge immunity IEC 61000 4 6 2003 Conducted RF immunity IEC 61000 4 11 2004 Voltage dips and interruptions immunity 4 EN 61000 3 2 2006 AC power line harmonic emissions EN 61000 3 3 1995 Voltage changes fluctuations and flicker European Contact Tektronix UK Ltd Western Peninsula Western Road Bracknell RG12 1RF United Kingdom 1 Thi...

Page 16: ... for measurement control and laboratory use U S Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Listing UL61010B 1 2003 First Edition Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use Canadian Certification CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 92 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1B 97 Amendment 2 to CAN ...

Page 17: ...only Overvoltage Category Overvoltage Category Mains Input Environmental Considerations This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product Product End of Life Handling Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component Equipment Recycling Production of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources The equipment may contain ...

Page 18: ...tteries are classified as perchlorate materials and require special handling See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate for additional information Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment and is outside the scope of the 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive viii MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 19: ...e of DTV standards including MPEG DVB ATSC ISDB and ISDB TB Brazil Specific SI for Terrestrial Cable and Satellite and regional variations of these standards A range of interfaces and analysis capabilities provide the necessary connectivity to diagnose problems anywhere in the network environment including RF or IP layer transmission links or transport stream content processing Integrated cross la...

Page 20: ...es the operation of the Carousel Analyzer and Carousel Generator applications MTS400 Series Programmer Manual 077 0206 XX Describes the programmer commands for controlling the MPEG Player application MTS400 Series Release Notes 077 0200 XX Describes known issues with the test systems MTS4EA Compressed Video Elementary Stream Analyzer User Manual 071 1641 XX Describes the operation of the MTS4EA ap...

Page 21: ...Preface Conventions Used in this Manual The following icons may be used throughout this manual Sequence Step Front panel power Connect power Network PS2 SVGA USB MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual xi ...

Page 22: ...Preface xii MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 23: ...functional check procedure is located in the MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference document Operating Considerations The following table lists the electrical operating requirements for the MTS400 Series systems The complete electrical operating requirements of the MTS400 Series instruments are listed in the MTS400 Series MPEG Test Systems S...

Page 24: ...ns that you ordered at the time of purchase MTS400 Series system options can be added using upgrade kits available from Tektronix CAUTION Do not operate the MTS400 Series system instrument in the vertical position Using it in the vertical position does not allow sufficient ventilation or clearance for cables at the rear of the unit To prevent instrument damage from overheating maintain at least tw...

Page 25: ...ation Technical Reference for more detailed information about each connector and signal input and output formats CAUTION The rear panel illustration is for information only The following notes apply Where present the GbE Video over IP interface card must be installed in slot 2 Where present the IP Video over IP interface card or RF interface card should be installed in slot 4 Only one of the above...

Page 26: ...tor 19 External trigger 50 Ω BNC connector 20 DVB SPI 25 way D type 21 USB connector panel 22 USB 2 0 software key USB option location 2 x USB 2 0 Standard A sockets 23 Input output card 24 Video Out 15 way D type 25 Ethernet 10 Base T 100 Base T RJ45 connector Gigabit 26 SBC Single Board Computer 9 way D type 27 Parallel port software key parallel option location 25 way D type 28 Keyboard Six pin...

Page 27: ...t RF In F type RF input 8PSK RF Interface 1 ASI SMPTE In Out 75 Ω BNC Standard ASI SMPTE310M compliant RF In F type RF input QAM Annex B RF Interface ASI SMPTE In Out 75 Ω BNC Standard ASI SMPTE310M compliant RF In F type RF input 8VSB RF Interface ASI SMPTE In Out 75 Ω BNC Standard ASI SMPTE310M compliant RF In F type RF input 1 The 8PSK RF interface card has a LNB Low Noise Block LED indicator T...

Page 28: ...USA Federal Regulations CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and IEC EN 60825 A2 2001 NOTE The optical port plug must be installed in the SFP module when no cable is connected MTS4USB Installation If you ordered option MTS4USB with your MTS415 or MTS430 system then you received a USB dongle with your instrument When installed on your PC the USB dongle enables various MTS400 Series software options Which options are e...

Page 29: ...t least 256 MB RAM Screen resolution at least 1024 x 768 120 MB minimum hard disk space NOTE The MTS4EA MPEG Compressed Video ES Analyzer application will run satisfactorily on a PC with the preceding specifications However some of the more intensive operations will benefit from using a more powerful PC Refer to the MPEG Compressed Video ES Analyzer User Manual for more details MTS400 Series Quick...

Page 30: ...the appropriate drive slot on your PC The Removable Disk dialog box is displayed 4 Highlight the Install Tektronix MPEG Application Suite entry and select OK The installation program will start and display a Welcome screen If the installation program does not autostart use Windows explorer to locate and run the file setup exe on the MTS400 Series Application Software media 5 In the installation We...

Page 31: ...ighlight Standalone and select Next 7 In the Ready to Install screen select Install NOTE A number of message boxes are displayed during the installation process Normally no user intervention is required MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 9 ...

Page 32: ...t is required on completion the Ready to Install screen is redisplayed 9 Allow the installation to proceed 10 If WinPcap has not been installed previously select OK in the message box and proceed through the WinPcap installation process If the installation process detects that the correct version WinPcap is already installed you will be offered an opportunity to force reinstallation of WinPcap or ...

Page 33: ...ly be overwritten and the installation will proceed NOTE The average installation time for the MTS4SA Stand alone system is approximately five minutes 12 When installation is complete the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen is displayed 13 Choose the option to restart the PC and then select Finish The PC will shut down and restart MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 11 ...

Page 34: ...t of licensed options NOTE Operational access to features is controlled by the licenses that are available on the software key Applications and features can be installed but will not be available unless the appropriate license has been obtained Notification of these is provided when the product or additional licenses are purchased 18 Close the Option Key Wizard 19 The licensed MTS400 Series Stand ...

Page 35: ...r on the test system as follows 1 Push the front panel On Standby switch to power on the instrument 2 Wait for the instrument to complete its power on self tests 3 On startup the system will prompt you to set up Windows XP Follow the on screen procedure accepting defaults where necessary 4 Allow the system to restart when prompted NOTE If you later want to set a password refer to your Windows docu...

Page 36: ...00B RTX100B RTX130B the audio feature in the media player must be disabled In the VLC Media Player perform the following steps to disable the audio feature 1 Select Settings Preferences 2 Select Audio from the list on the left hand side of the Preferences dialog box 3 Under General audio settings clear the Enable audio check box 4 Click the Save button to accept the changes and close the Preferenc...

Page 37: ...fault gateway can negatively affect network connectivity Incorrect IP address If the IP address for your test system is incorrect not unique then you may not be able to communicate over the network In the next figure TVTest_1 uses the same IP address as Rennes If Rennes is started first TVTest_1 will recognize the IP address conflict and will not load TCP IP consequently the system cannot be reach...

Page 38: ...net mask on TVTest_1 Carnac and TVTest_1 are logically on the same network Consequently messages sent from TVTest_1 to Carnac are never routed Because these two devices do not share a connection TVTest_1 will never find the correct address for the network card on Carnac and will not be able to reach Carnac TVTest_1 can communicate with TVTest_2 and Rennes because these three devices share a connec...

Page 39: ...tem to a device on another subnet the default gateway is able to route the message to the appropriate subnet If the IP address specified in the TCP IP Properties dialog box is incorrect messages to devices on other subnets will not reach their destination because they never made it to the default gateway Common Troubleshooting Procedures Many of the procedures performed in the following sections a...

Page 40: ...Select Run from the Start menu The Run dialog box appears 2 Type one of the following into the Run text box ping machineName ping IPaddress In the examples machineName and IPaddress represent the host machine name and IP address respectively of the networked device you are trying to ping 3 Click OK A DOS window indicates whether or not the machine is responding to the ping In the figure the destin...

Page 41: ...e Start menu The Run dialog box appears 2 Type one of the following into the Run text box tracert machineName tracert IPaddress In the examples machineName and IPaddress represent the host machine name and IP address respectively of the networked device you are trying to reach 3 Click OK A DOS window indicates the progress of your packets The far right column indicates the IP address of the nodes ...

Page 42: ...look up is displayed If your network uses DNS the IP address and network name of the DNS server is also displayed Sources of Network Information If you need more information about network troubleshooting some potential resources are listed below NOTE These resources may provide you with more information Most of this information is supplied as is with no warranty as to its fitness written or implie...

Page 43: ...d Video ES Analyzer options are described in the MTS4EA User Manual Tektronix part number 071 1641 XX Similarly the MTS4CC Elementary Stream Compliance Checker options are described in the MTS4CC User Manual Tektronix part number 071 2075 XX Application Desktop Icon 1 Analyzers Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer TSCA Real time transport stream analysis with user selectable MPEG 2 DVB ATSC and IS...

Page 44: ... streams together to synthesize new transport streams A fine level of control is provided to allow nonconformances and test cases to be specified for new transport streams TS Editor Viewing and editing of transport stream packets using a hexadecimal view of the packet contents and semantic interpretation of the header Provides facilities to remap PIDs recalculate PCR values and introduce PCR inacc...

Page 45: ...full descriptions of all applications The following table shows the hierarchy of applications in the Start menu Menu hierarchy Analyzers Buffer Analyzer Carousel Analyzer ES Analyzer PES Analyzer TS Compliance Analyzer Carousel Generator Multiplexer Generators TS Editor Player MPEG Player 1 Make Seamless Wizard ScriptPad Stream Cutter Utilities TTS Utility Tektronix MTS400 OptionKey Wizard 1 MTX10...

Page 46: ... DVB SPI and make the necessary connections loop between the connectors at the rear of the instrument In the following example the stream is looped back using the ASI interface and the stream is looped in the player to play continuously NOTE You can choose either ASI or SPMTE310 to be supplied through the BNC connectors The DVB SPI output will always be available whatever the settings are in the p...

Page 47: ...hat the status bar is now displayed and that playout has started 3 Return to the TSCA window and note that analysis has started The MPEG Player is now playing out the sym1 mpg transport stream and through the ASI input and output on the instrument connector panel the TSCA is monitoring and analyzing the stream For detailed descriptions of the MPEG Player and the TSCA refer to the MTS400 Series Ana...

Page 48: ...ream created earlier testmux mpg and what results will be presented It will not tell you how to interpret the results Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer The TSCA provides real time and off line analysis of transport streams to check for compliance with a range of DTV standards Streams can be received through a range of RF and IPTV interfaces A practical application of the TSCA is described in Ex...

Page 49: ...nd the Event Log The Program Structure view is displayed when analysis is complete In this example you can see that the stream carries a single program which contains one video and one audio elementary stream on PIDs 33 and 34 respectively 3 Select the video stream in the Program Structure view the maginifying glass icon will indicate that it has been selected 4 Open each view option in the View m...

Page 50: ...ES The four digit numbers in the left column are the addresses of the first byte in the row The bytes displayed in magenta represent the PES packet header You can view this as a graphical representation in the Packet Interpretation view 28 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 51: ...ferences between the expected and actual DTS values Vertical blue lines show the difference between the PTS and DTS for each access unit Additional access unit information is shown in the side panel A compliant stream will show each DTS on the 0 ms Y axis streams with errors usually show a stepped graphical effect Select the toolbar magnifying glass and click on the view to zoom in and out of the ...

Page 52: ...raphs of the buffer capacity over time and a log of exceptions and noteworthy events The consequences of non conformance to the buffer model can include freeze frames and receiver resets 1 Open the T STD Buffer Analyzer Start Program Tektronix MTS400 Analyzers Buffer Analyzer 2 Review the configuration settings View Settings In the System tab of the Settings dialog box select MPEG2 Packet Interpre...

Page 53: ...cedures 3 In the Video tab select Buffer Sizes Automatic and Data Transfer Automatic 4 In the Audio tab select Buffer Size Automatic 5 Close the Settings dialog box MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 31 ...

Page 54: ...Accept the default name and open the file The program performs initial analysis to form a Stream List and calculate the mean transport rate The stream list displays all of the programs and elementary streams in the file All streams in the list are marked as Unprocessed because no analysis has been performed on them in this session 8 Select Process Streams from the tranpsort stream context menu to ...

Page 55: ...the following buffer graph views Use the toolbar magnifying glass icons to zoom in and out of the selected graph Zoom value can be reset using the Reset Zoom toolbar button All open graphs can be viewed and manipulated separately Use the Options Synchronize Views to synchronize all views with the currently selected view Red y axis lines indicate the 0 and 100 limits Video Multiplex Main Buffer In ...

Page 56: ...rnal processing particularly for the video stream type The trace view has filtering capabilities that allow you to focus on message types of particular interest Elementary Stream Analyzer The ES Analyzer checks for compliance of CODECs to either next generation VC 1 AVC H 264 and MPEG 4 standards or legacy MPEG 2 and H 263 Audio decode and waveform display of MPEG 2 audio ISO IEC 13818 parts 3 and...

Page 57: ...n be found in the MTS400 Series Analyzer Application User Manual 1 Open the ES Analyzer Start Program Tektronix MTS400 Analyzers ES Analyzer 2 Select a file for analysis File New Locate and open an MPEG file For example testmux mpg created in earlier application examples 3 Click on each successive node in the navigation window until the GOP Group of Pictures is highlighted in the Program 1 PES PID...

Page 58: ...y clicking the play button on the control bar If you stop the playout you can select the other GOP tabs GOP and Picture Slice and MB and examine the characteristics of that frame 7 For example select the Picture Display on the Slice and MB tab The picture will correspond to the picture in the Picture Player 8 Click Show MV motion vectors on the right of the picture display For B and P frames the m...

Page 59: ...forwards in the stream and compare the motion vectors You can examine the characteristics of the audio stream in a similar manner 10 Click on each successive node in the navigation window until the GOP Group of Pictures is highlighted in the Program 1 PES PID 34 MPEG 1 Audio branch Use the audio control bar to review the audio track You will need to use headphones to hear the output MTS400 Series ...

Page 60: ...from Tektronix follow the instructions provided with the hard disk replacement kit NOTE The procedures described in this section are not applicable to the MTS400P or the MTX100B RTX100B RTX130B Overview These procedures require the MTS400 Series system Recovery media which were shipped with your system See following table Quantity Description Tektronix part number 1 ea Software package MTS400 MPEG...

Page 61: ...y default Reinstate the SCSI drives if required Install MTS400 Series system applications Reinstate the software license option key Reformat the SCSI drives if required The complete system includes Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 6 0 SP2 SigmaTel C Major Sound Driver Mobility Radeon 7500 Display Driver ATI Tektronix Soft Power Down Driver Shutdown Service In...

Page 62: ...nt data loss back up your hard drive before you restore the MTS400 Series system All data on the hard drive will be destroyed during the system restore process Ensure that you are using the correct operating system restore disk Refer to the caution at the beginning of this section See page 38 MTS400 Series System Recovery Start the MTS400 Series system with the MTS400 Series System Operating Syste...

Page 63: ...ystem 1 Open the Windows Disk Management window Start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage Disk management Note that Disk 0 and Disk 1 are described as Foreign 2 Right click on Disk 0 or Disk 1 and select Import Foreign Disks from the context menu MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 41 ...

Page 64: ...ensure that the disk group is checked and select OK 4 In the Foreign Disk Volumes dialog box select OK 5 The disk display should now be as shown This completes the MTS400 Series Operating System Restore Procedure 42 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 65: ...installations In the MTS4SA stand alone system section of the stand alone installation procedure select MTS400 Platform and continue with the installation Note that after installing the MTS400 applications the software license key must be reinstated this is also described in the stand alone installation procedure See page 6 MTS4SA Stand Alone System Installation MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manu...

Page 66: ... the following procedure 1 Insert the MTS400 Series system Operating System Restore DVD in the CD ROM drive Locate the SCSI_DRV folder 2 Copy the whole SCSI_DRV folder to the C drive The folder contains the following files drives bat readme doc complete txt complete2 txt 3 Remove the MTS400 Series system Operating System Restore DVD 4 In the SCSI_DRV folder run the file drives bat double click on ...

Page 67: ...ing the Multiplexer application to create a new transport stream Setting up FlexVuPlus in the Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer TSCA application Examining the content of the created stream using the TSCA application Inspecting the created stream using the PES Analyzer T STD Buffer Analyzer and ES Analyzer applications MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 45 ...

Page 68: ...stream using the MTS400 Series Multiplexer application You will introduce one error so that you will be able to observe it in a later section of the application example 1 Open the Multiplexer application Start Programs Tektronix MTS400 Generators Multiplexer 2 Select View Interpretation 3 In the Stream Interpretation dialog box ensure that the selected Base Standard is DVB and that the Region is N...

Page 69: ...text menu 7 In the Stream Properties dialog box enter a bit rate of 24 128 Mbit s and a fixed duration of two minutes 120 seconds Select OK Note that the two values are displayed in the status bar 8 In the Navigator window highlight the Transport Stream node and select Add from the context menu MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 47 ...

Page 70: ...iming tab window note that the PAT timing Start time 0 s and Stop time 120 s mean that the PAT will be transmitted for the stream duration 11 Select OK to close the PAT Timing dialog box 12 In the Transport Stream Settings dialog box select Next 13 In the Optional Tables for the Stream dialog box select the TDT Time and Date Table check box and select the TDT folder icon button 48 MTS400 Series Qu...

Page 71: ...Enter a Cycle Time of 1000 ms 15 Select OK to close the TDT Timing dialog box 16 In the Optional Tables for the Stream dialog box select the NIT Network Information Table check box and select the NIT Settings button 17 In the Set up the NIT dialog box enter the Network Id 1234 and the Network Name Tek_test 18 Set the Original Network identity to 2 and select Terrestrial from the Delivery System dr...

Page 72: ...n list 23 Select 1 8k mode from the Transmission Mode drop down list 24 Select OK to close the Terrestrial Settings dialog box 25 Select OK to close the Set up the NIT dialog box 26 In the Optional Tables for the Stream dialog box select Next and display Transport Wizard Complete dialog box The transport stream set up is complete Now you need to add some content in the form of video and audio elem...

Page 73: ...he Set MPEG File to Edit dialog box locate and open sym1 mpg 4 Expand the program 1 node and the dependent Elementary Streams node 5 Highlight the PID 110 node This PID is carrying an MPEG 2 video elementary stream The es file extension will be added automatically 6 Select Export Elementary Stream in the context menu 7 In the Save As dialog box enter a file name Sym1pid110 es and save the file to ...

Page 74: ...gram dialog box enter 1 as the program number 3 In the PMT Timing dialog box select the Subtable Timing tab The subtable timing cycle time is the period over which a table is repeated in the stream The maximum cycle time for the PMT in the DVB standard is 500 ms 4 For this example stream set the cycle time to 525 ms 5 Select OK to close the PMT Timing dialog box 6 In the Add a Program dialog box s...

Page 75: ... 12 In the Add the Program Content dialog box select Add to add a video elementary stream 13 In the Add Program Stream dialog box select 2 0x02 MPEG 2 Video from the Stream Type drop down list 14 Ensure that the Source tab is selected 15 Enter a File Name or use Browse to locate the video elementary stream previously set up Sym1pid110 es 16 Select MPEG 2 video from the File type drop down list Not...

Page 76: ...o close the Add Program Stream dialog box 19 In the Add Program Content dialog box select Add again to add an audio elementary stream 20 Select 3 0x03 MPEG 1 Audio from the Stream Type drop down list 21 In the Add Program Stream dialog box ensure that the Source tab is selected 22 Enter a File Name or use the Browse button to locate the audio elementary stream previously set up Sym1pid120 es 54 MT...

Page 77: ...eo es Carry PCR 27 Select OK to close the Add Program Stream dialog box 28 Select Next 29 In the Event Information dialog box select the Event Information Tables EIT check box 30 Ensure that the Present check box is selected 31 Select Present Settings 32 In the Present Events dialog box select Add to set up the present event information that is the time of this broadcast In the Event dialog box se...

Page 78: ... up the following event information that is the event following the present event 43 In the Event dialog box enter 1 in the Event Id field 44 Select 1 not running from the Status drop down list 45 Set the Start Time to 2008 08 28 10 50 00 AM 46 Enter an Event Name for example Tek News 47 Enter a Description of the event for example All the latest news from Tek 48 Enter a Duration for example 30 m ...

Page 79: ...m will compile successfully 54 Select View Available Bitrate In the Available Bitrate graph note that the bit rate remains within the required bitrate that is 124 128 Mbps You can examine the bit rate at any point on the graph by clicking a point ans reading the values from the adjacent table 55 Close the Available Bitrate graph 56 Select Multiplex Start to start the multiplex MTS400 Series Quick ...

Page 80: ...have now been multiplexed together to form the transport stream TestMux mpg 58 It is a good idea to save the structure of the multiplex so that it can be recalled and more information added to it as required 59 Select File Export 60 In the Export File dialog box enter a name for the multiplex structure file for example TestMux muxml Note the muxml extension 61 Using File Import the multiplex struc...

Page 81: ...f each panel This is not necessary but it may help you visualize the following procedure more easily as each panel is populated Note that each of the four FlexVuPlus panels are numbered Set up panel 1 1 Select the Analysis tab and then the Tests tab In the top right corner of all detail views is a FlexVuPlus panel select button You can use this button to display a replica of the detail view in the...

Page 82: ...ow contains the Test Summary view in panel 1 Set up panel 2 4 Select the Analysis tab and then the Programs tab 5 In the Thumbnails view use the FlexVuPlus panel select button to replicate the view in panel 2 60 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 83: ...now contains the Thumbnail view in panel 2 Set up panel 3 7 Select the Analysis tab and then the Tests tab 8 In the Test Failures view use the FlexVuPlus panel select button to replicate the view in panel 3 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual 61 ...

Page 84: ...you can expand the thumbnails view to fill the right side of FlexVuPlus You can expand panel 2 vertically by selecting the panel expand button Similarly you can expand panels horizontally using the horizontal panel expand button 10 Expand panel 2 to display the complete FlexVuPlus basic monitoring view 62 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 85: ... examined off line using the Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer 1 Open Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer File Program Tektronix MTS400 Analyzers TS Compliance Analyzer In the TSCA toolbar select Open File You may need to close the Select Real time Interface dialog box before you can select the off line analysis set up In the Open File Analysis dialog box ensure that the Base Standard is DVB a...

Page 86: ... view are displayed The Transport Stream node and the Program node are both red This shows that an error has occurred in the stream and is still active 4 Highlight the Transport Stream node In the Tests Summary detail view TR 101 290 tab note that test 1 5 a PMT is indicating an error that is the associated LED is red 5 Highlight test 1 5 a PMT and select View this test in the Tests tree from the ...

Page 87: ...eated earlier 6 In the navigation view highlight the 1 5 PMT Timer test and select Edit Parameters from the context menu 7 In the Edit Parameters dialog box note that for this stream the PMT section maximum repetition interval is set to 500 ms Since the repetition rate found in this stream exceeds this value 525 ms it is being reported as an error However by examining the maximum and minimum repet...

Page 88: ...DVD 063 4220 XX 1 each Software package MTS400 Series Product Documentation CD ROM 063 4197 XX 1 each Software package MTS4CC Software CD ROM 063 3991 XX 1 each Software package MTS4EA Software CD ROM 063 3824 XX 1 each Nero CD ROM burning Software OEM suite 8 3 063 3781 XX 1 each MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual Option L0 English Option L5 Japanese 071 2607 XX 071 2608 XX 1 each Supplemental...

Page 89: ... BNC to BNC 75 Ω 174 5135 XX QAM B RF Interface only 1 each Cable assembly RF BNC to BNC 75 Ω 174 5135 XX 8VSB RF Interface only 1 each Adapter RF BNC to F type 015 0668 XX 1 each Cable assembly RF BNC to BNC 75 Ω 174 5135 XX GigE Ethernet interface with 10 100 1000Base T RJ 45 electrical port 1 each Cable assembly RF BNC to BNC 75 Ω 174 5135 XX IPTVD Gigabit Ethernet interface with 10 100 1000 Ba...

Page 90: ...may require more frequent cleaning than computer room conditions Cleaning the Exterior Clean the exterior surfaces of the instrument with a dry lint free cloth or a soft bristle brush If dirt remains use a cloth or swab dampened with a 75 isopropyl alcohol solution A swab is useful for cleaning in narrow spaces around the controls and connectors Do not use abrasive compounds on any part of the ins...

Page 91: ...ification procedure refer to the MTS400 Series Specifications and Performance Verification Technical Reference supplied as a PDF file on the MTS400 Series Product Documentation CD ROM Power on diagnostics run when you first power on the instrument to start the test system application These diagnostics check the operating system and hardware for correct operation If error messages occur during the ...

Page 92: ...ries systems so you should contact your local Tektronix Service representative if you have a hardware problem Repackaging for Shipment Your instrument was originally shipped by Tektronix in a carton with packaging components designed to protect the instrument from damage during shipment If you need to ship the instrument to another location it is strongly recommended that you use the original ship...

Page 93: ...quired 2 Place the protective front cover on the front of the instrument 3 Place the instrument in the protective bag The bag prevents dust moisture and other debris from entering the cabinet 4 Fold the top of the bag neatly over the top of the instrument to make it as flat as possible and seal with packing tape 5 Place the front cushion over the front of the instrument 6 Place the rear cushion ov...

Page 94: ...User Maintenance 72 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

Page 95: ...lation 6 N Network Information 20 Network installation 14 Network Troubleshooting 14 O Operating System restore 40 Operation 21 Optional Accessories MTS400 Series 67 P Packaging 70 Packaging Inspection 70 PES 27 PES Analyzer 27 Pinging a Host Machine 18 Players 22 Playout Analysis 25 Power off 13 on 13 requirements 1 supplying 13 Preface ix Preventative maintenance 68 Procedures setting up FlexVu ...

Page 96: ...T T STD Buffer Analyzer 30 Tracing the Route 19 Troubleshooting power on failures 69 Troubleshooting Procedures 17 TSCA 26 TSCA Setup 24 U Utilities 22 V VLC Media Player Installation 14 74 MTS400 Series Quick Start User Manual ...

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