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MTX100 MPEG Recorder & Player User Manual

Figure 1-1: Rear-panel power connector

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Figure 1-2: Front-panel ON/STBY switch

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Figure 1-3: Select File dialog box

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Figure 1-4: Equipment connection for the functional check

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Figure 2-1: MTX100 front panel

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Figure 2-2: MTX100 rear panel

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Figure 2-3: Elements of the Play screen

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Figure 2-4: Play status indicator

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Figure 2-5: Status bar

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Figure 2-6: ASI interface

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Figure 2-7: Universal parallel/serial interface

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Figure 2-8: BNC serial interface

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Figure 2-9: DHEI interface

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Figure 2-10: IEEE1394/ASI interface

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Figure 2-11: SMPTE310M/ASI interface

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Figure 2-12: Front panel showing the menu controls

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Figure 2-13: Display states of the menu commands

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Figure 2-14: 10 key Pad

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Figure 2-15: Select File dialog box

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Figure 2-16: Hierarchy view of the transport stream file

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Figure 2-17: Play Status indicator

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Figure 2-18: Transport stream display from a Tektronix

MTS300 Series Real-Time Analyzer

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Figure 2-19: No Signal message

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Figure 2-20: Record Status indicator

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Figure 3-1: Select File dialog box

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Figure 3-2: Clock dialog box

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Figure 3-3: Non-TS Sync dialog box

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Figure 3-4: PCR Initial Value dialog box

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Figure 3-5: Timer Play/Record dialog box

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Figure 3-6: Start/Stop Position dialog box

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Figure 3-7: Others dialog box

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Figure 3-8: IEEE1394 dialog box (Play screen)

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Figure 3-9: Communication dialog box

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Summary of Contents for MTX100

Page 1: ...er Manual MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player 070 A834 54 This document supports firmware version 4 0 and above www tektronix com Advanced Test Equipment Rentals www atecorp com 800 404 ATEC 2832 Established 1981 ...

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Page 5: ...ns 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 the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connectio...

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Page 7: ...asics 2 1 Functional Overview 2 1 Optional Interface Cards 2 10 Basic Menu Operation 2 14 About the Data Output Source 2 18 Tutorials 2 19 Required Equipment 2 19 Outputting a Transport Stream 2 20 Recording a Transport Stream 2 22 Reference Reference 3 1 Using the Menus 3 3 Menus in the Play Screen 3 3 Menus in the Record Screen 3 22 Toolbar Buttons 3 31 Hierarchy Display 3 33 Overview of the Hie...

Page 8: ...tion Errors 3 104 Device Specific Errors 3 106 Query Errors 3 107 Network Interface Specifications 3 109 Checking Remote Command Operation 3 109 Using the IEEE1394 Interface Option 05 Only 3 111 Note for Connections 3 111 Point to Point Connection 3 112 Data Probing 3 114 ASI IEEE1394 Conversion 3 115 About the Partial Transport Stream 3 118 Appendix A Specifications A 1 Performance Conditions A 1...

Page 9: ... Connecting Procedure D 1 Setting Procedure D 1 Appendix E Defragment the Hard Disk Drive E 1 Procedure E 1 Appendix F Using the Recovery Discs F 1 Reinstalling Windows 2000 F 1 Reinstalling the MTX100 Application F 2 Appendix G Inspection and Cleaning G 1 Exterior Inspection G 1 Exterior Cleaning G 1 ...

Page 10: ...SI interface 2 14 Figure 2 12 Front panel showing the menu controls 2 15 Figure 2 13 Display states of the menu commands 2 16 Figure 2 14 10 key Pad 2 17 Figure 2 15 Select File dialog box 2 20 Figure 2 16 Hierarchy view of the transport stream file 2 21 Figure 2 17 Play Status indicator 2 21 Figure 2 18 Transport stream display from a Tektronix MTS300 Series Real Time Analyzer 2 22 Figure 2 19 No...

Page 11: ... the ISDB T transport stream file 3 62 Figure 3 27 ISDB T Information dialog box 3 63 Figure 3 26 Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree 3 65 Figure 3 27 Example of abbreviating a command 3 67 Figure 3 28 Example of chaining commands and queries 3 67 Figure 3 29 Example of omitting root and lower level nodes in a chained message 3 68 Figure 3 30 Connection example for point to point connection 3...

Page 12: ...lecting Disk Management D 3 Figure D 3 Create Partition Wizard dialog box D 4 Figure D 4 Dialog box showing completion of Create Partition Wizard D 4 Figure D 5 Computer Management window after the format is complete D 5 Figure D 6 Computer Management window after selecting Disk Management D 6 Figure D 7 Upgrade to Dynamic Disk dialog box D 7 Figure D 8 Create Volume Wizard dialog box D 7 Figure D...

Page 13: ... 310M menu commands Play screen 3 19 Table 3 10 Utility menu commands 3 20 Table 3 11 File menu commands Record screen 3 22 Table 3 12 Record menu commands 3 23 Table 3 13 ASI I F menu command Record screen 3 26 Table 3 14 Univ I F menu commands Record screen 3 26 Table 3 15 BNC I F menu commands Record screen 3 27 Table 3 16 DHEI I F menu command Record screen 3 27 Table 3 17 ASI 1394 menu comman...

Page 14: ...E1394 ASI interface Option 05 A 12 Table A 8 SMPTE310M ASI interface Option 06 A 12 Table A 9 Mechanical characteristics A 15 Table A 10 Environmental characteristics A 15 Table A 11 Certifications and compliances A 16 Table B 1 Elements of the ReMux window B 3 Table B 2 Toolbar button descriptions B 4 Table B 3 ReMux File menu commands B 5 Table B 4 Select Remux Mode dialog box parameters B 6 Tab...

Page 15: ...erminal Ratings To avoid fire or shock hazard observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Do Not Operate Without Covers Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Avoid Exposed Circuitry Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present Do Not Operate With Susp...

Page 16: ...ents identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property 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 symbols may appear o...

Page 17: ...riptions This section also provides instructions for setting the network parameters for the Ethernet port Appendices provides product specifications instructions for operating the ReMux application how to defrag the hard disk instructions for connecting SCSI hard disk s how to recovery the system and instructions for inspecting and cleaning the MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player This manual uses the foll...

Page 18: ...ng Tektronix Phone 1Ć800Ć833Ć9200 Address Tektronix Inc Department or name if known 14200 SW Karl Braun Drive P O Box 500 Beaverton OR 97077 USA Web site www tektronix com Sales support 1Ć800Ć833Ć9200 select option 1 Service support 1Ć800Ć833Ć9200 select option 2 Technical support Email techsupport tektronix com 1Ć800Ć833Ć9200 select option 3 6 00 a m 5 00 p m Pacific time This phone number is tol...

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Page 21: ...SC DVB and ARIB standards The MTX100 provides the following features Data rate 200 Mbps maximum 1 Kbps minimum Hierarchy display of the stored or captured transport stream 188 204 208 bytes packet size S TMCC M TMCC non transport stream and partial transport stream Option 05 only output formats Real time updating of transport stream time stamps and time tables PCR PTS DTS TOT TDT STT and continuit...

Page 22: ...sk or the system process of Windows 2000 Accessories Table 1 1 lists the standard and optional accessories provided with the MTX100 Table 1Ć1 Standard and optional accessories Accessory Std Opt Tektronix part number MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual D 070ĆA834ĆXX Windows 2000 Professional recovery CDĆROM D 062ĆA275ĆXX Sample streams CDĆROM D 062ĆA276ĆXX Application software recovery CDĆROM D...

Page 23: ...When you order Option 03 the MTX100 is equipped with the BNC serial interface 04 Add DHEI Interface When you order Option 04 the MTX100 is equipped with the DHEI interface 05 Add IEEE1394 ASI Interface When you order Option 05 the MTX100 is equipped with the IEEE1394 and ASI interfaces 06 Add SMPTE310M ASI Interface When you order Option 06 the MTX100 is equipped with the SMPTE310M and ASI interfa...

Page 24: ...d then check that the instrument has not been damaged in transit Prior to shipment the instrument is thoroughly inspected for mechanical defects The exterior should not have any scratches or impact marks Save the shipping carton and packaging materials for instrument repackaging in case shipment becomes necessary 3 Verify that the shipping carton contains the basic instrument the standard accessor...

Page 25: ...aracteristics Specifications MTX100 ambient temperatures from 5 C to 40 C MTX100 relative humidity from 20 to 80 Clearance on top 5 0 cm 2in Clearance on left side 5 0 cm 2in Clearance on right side 5 0 cm 2in Clearance in rear 5 0 cm 2in If you are installing the instrument in a dedicated rack refer to the instruction sheet that comes with the rackmounting kit for proper installation procedures W...

Page 26: ...or the power source used Refer to Table 1 3 for a listing of available power cords After you have verified the operating environment AC line and power cord requirements plug the power cord into the power connector on the rear panel see Figure 1 1 and then plug the power cord into the local power source Power On Press the ON STBY switch see Figure 1 2 to power on the instrument After you power on t...

Page 27: ...Getting Started MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual 1Ć7 Figure 1Ć1 RearĆpanel power connector Figure 1Ć2 FrontĆpanel ON STBY switch ...

Page 28: ...ne sheeting or equivalent to protect the outside finish and prevent entry of packing materials into the instrument 4 Cushion the instrument on all sides by tightly packing dunnage or urethane foam between the carton and the instrument allowing for three inches 7 62 cm of padding on each side including top and bottom 5 Seal the carton with shipping tape or with an industrial stapler 6 Mark the addr...

Page 29: ... file in step 4 of this procedure if you need to decrease the bit rate of the transport stream due to performance restrictions in your decoder 5 Connect the interface cable provided with the instrument between the SPI IN OUT connector on the MTX100 rear panel to the SPI IN connector on an MPEG decoder See Figure 1 4 6 Connect the decoder to a picture monitor 7 Press the MTX100 PLAY button to start...

Page 30: ...the same environment as a Windows PC When you have connected a keyboard and mouse to the instrument you can use them to make menu selections and parameter settings in the Play Record screen These operations have the same manner as the other Windows applications To display Windows screen Desktop select Minimize or Exit from the File menu in the Play screen or Record screen For Minimize the MTX100 a...

Page 31: ...s 2000 Online Help or other documentation about file operations The MTX100 application is placed in the C Program Files Tektronix MPEG folder The sample transport stream files test64 TRP and test40 TRP are placed on E drive Volume E This manual describes only the settings for connecting to an Ethernet network and connecting a SCSI hard disk s Refer to Windows 2000 Online Help or other documentatio...

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Page 35: ...tional Overview This subsection contains descriptions of the front panel controls LCD display and the rear panel connectors Figure 2 1 shows the locations of the front panel controls Descriptions of the front panel controls appear on the following pages LCD Display The LCD display uses its 640 x 480 pixel resolution to display transport stream components and the menu Refer to Display Elements on p...

Page 36: ...from the start packet in the super frame to the maximum number of packets that can be looped as an integral multiple of the number of super frames When an ISDB T transport stream is selected the MTX100 outputs the stream from the start packet in the OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing frame to the maximum number of packets that can be looped as 2 N of the number of OFDM frames If any t...

Page 37: ...uttons These buttons perform the following functions The ESC button is used to cancel the selected operation When any menu command list is displayed it closes the command list temporarily The TAB button is used to move through a dialog box The ENTER button is used to execute the selected menu command or enable all setting changes in a dialog box SELECT Button Use the SELECT button to enable or dis...

Page 38: ...onnector provides a serial interface for instrument control This connector can be configured to support the following interface by selecting the internal jumper RS 232C RS 422 or RS 485 Refer to the MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player Service Manual Tektronix part number 070 A835 XX for detailed information SCSI Use this connector to connect SCSI devices such as external hard disk drives or a MO drives Fo...

Page 39: ...A Specifications for detailed information about the input voltage range for the signal Use a continuous signal for an external reference or clock signal PRINTER Use this 25 pin D sub connector to connect a printer This interface supports IEEE 1284 parallel port standard Card Slot Use this card slot to install one of the optional interface cards Refer to Optional Interface Cards on page 2 10 for de...

Page 40: ...e location of display elements of the Play screen The display elements of the Record screen is the same as that of the Play screen Figure 2Ć3 Elements of the Play screen Menu Bar The Menu bar displays the names of the menus that can be used in the Play or Record screen Press the MENU button to enable or disable the menus Refer to Using the Menus on page 3 3 for detailed information about the menus...

Page 41: ...arrow button to move the Icon cursor between icons When the Icon cursor is at the top or bottom of the hierarchy display the hierarchy scrolls to show additional elements of the stream when applicable Play Record Status Indicator The Play Status indicator see Figure 2 4 is displayed while the selected stream is being output It shows the output status of the selected stream the progress of the stre...

Page 42: ...n shows that the RAM is used for the output source or record target 3 Operation Status Shows the current operation status of the instrument In the Play screen the following icons are used This icon shows that the selected stream is being output This icon shows that the stream output is being stopped This icon shows that the selected stream is being read from the hard disk to the RAM In the Record ...

Page 43: ...used to display the input stream 2 Packet Size In the Play screen this indicator displays the packet size in bytes 188 204 208 Non TS or Partial TS Option 05 only of the stream output In the Record screen this indicator displays the packet size in bytes of the input stream 3 Clock Source This indicator displays the source of the reference clock internal or external used for the stream output 4 Bit...

Page 44: ...panel buttons and mouse input There are two display states To reset the lock status send the SYSTem KLOCk STATe OFF command or press the ESC button on the front panel if a keyboard is connected press the Esc key When the TCP IP connection is closed the remote status icons disappear Optional Interface Cards The MTX100 is equipped with a card slot on the rear panel to install one of the following op...

Page 45: ...erface signal The left side of the connector has a loopthrough output Figure 2 7 shows the universal parallel serial interface Refer to Appendix A Specifications for detailed specifications of the interface Figure 2Ć7 Universal parallel serial interface UNIVERSAL IN OUT Use this connector to input or output an ECL TTL LVDS signal in a parallel or serial format EVENT OUT Use this BNC connector to o...

Page 46: ...signal PSYNC Use this BNC connector to input or output a psync signal ENABLE Use this BNC connector to input or output an enable signal Figure 2 9 shows the DHEI interface Refer to Appendix A Specifications for detailed specifications of the interface Figure 2Ć9 DHEI interface EXPANSION OUT Use this 26 pin D connector to output a DHEI Digital Headend Equipment Interface signal EXPANSION IN Use thi...

Page 47: ...face Option 05 Only on page 3 111 for detailed information on how to send or receive a transport stream using the IEEE1394 connector ASI OUT Use this BNC connector to output an ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface signal This connector outputs a signal under the following conditions While a stream is being output from the IEEE1394 connector While a stream is being recorded using the IEEE1394 connecto...

Page 48: ... the same signal It is recommended that you connect a 75 termination to the unused output INPUT Use this BNC connector to input a SMPTE310M signal or an ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface signal You can select the input signal format using the ASI 310M menu refer to ASI 310M Menu on page 3 30 The left side of the connector has a loopthrough output Basic Menu Operation This section describes the bas...

Page 49: ...ecute the selected command Use the left A or right arrow button to select the desired menu Press the ESC button to close the command list temporarily Press the MENU button again to close the menu command list When you press the left arrow button while the File menu is displayed or when you press the right arrow button while the Utility menu is displayed the command list for window operation of the...

Page 50: ... ENTER button Figure 2Ć13 Display states of the menu commands You can enter numeric values in displayed dialog boxes by using the 10 key Pad or by using the arrow buttons Numeric Input Using the 10 Key Pad Perform the following procedure to input numeric values by using the 10 Key Pad Figure 2 14 shows the 10 Key Pad 1 Open a dialog box including the text box in which you want to change a paramete...

Page 51: ...Pad Numeric Input Using the Arrow buttons Perform the following procedure to change a value by using the arrow buttons 1 Open a dialog box including the text box that you want to change a parameter 2 Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the numeric parameter you want to change in the open dialog box 3 Press the left A arrow button to begin editing the parameter This high lights the last digit...

Page 52: ...looping methods after the data is completely transferred from the hard disk to the RAM If you select the RAM as an output source you cannot output the data over the RAM free space for the data output This RAM free space is displayed on the status bar Refer to Status Bar on page 2 9 for more information about the status bar If you select the hard disk Disk as an output source the MTX100 always outp...

Page 53: ... these procedures Before you perform these tutorials make sure that the MTX100 is properly installed Refer to Installation on page 1 5 Required Equipment Table 2 1 lists the equipment required to perform the tutorials Accuracy of alternate equipment should equal or exceed that of the example instruments and accessories Using inadequate equipment may result in inaccurate measurements Table 2Ć1 Tuto...

Page 54: ...d output a stored transport stream 1 Press the front panel PLAY button to display the Play screen 2 Press the MENU button to open the File menu 3 Press the up Y or down B arrow button to select Open from the menu and then press the ENTER button to open the Select File dialog box shown in Figure 2 15 Figure 2Ć15 SelectĂFile dialog box 4 Press the up Y or down B arrow button to select the test64 TRP...

Page 55: ...m output When transport stream output is started the Play Status indicator see Figure 2 17 appears and the PLAY indicator at the left side of the button lights Figure 2Ć17 Play Status indicator 7 Set up the MPEG test system to monitor the transport stream output from the MTX100 Figure 2 18 shows the transport stream data displayed on a Tektronix MTS300 Series Real Time Analyzer 8 Press the STOP bu...

Page 56: ...port stream being applied into the SPI IN OUT connector and records it in the hard disk as a file Perform the following steps to capture a transport stream and record it in the hard disk as a file 1 Press the front panel REC button to display the Record screen Since no signal is being applied at this time No Signal message appears on the top of the screen see Figure 2 19 Figure 2Ć19 No Signal mess...

Page 57: ...test system 3 Output a transport stream from the MPEG test system When transport stream output is started the hierarchy view of the transport stream is displayed on the Record screen of the MTX100 4 Press the MTX100 REC button When you press the button the Record Status indicator see Figure 2 20 appears and the REC indicator at the left side of the button lights After the transport stream record i...

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Page 61: ...dures on how to connect the MTX100 to your network Outputting an ISDB T Transport Stream describes the procedure to output an ISDB T transport stream from the MTX100 Syntax defines the command syntax and processing conventions Remote Commands provides the remote commands set used in the MTX100 Default Settings lists the default settings of the remote commands Error Messages and Codes lists the cod...

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Page 63: ...r shutdown of the instrument Table 3 1 describes the commands in the File menu Table 3Ć1 File menu commands Play screen Command Description Open Opens a stream file stored in the E drive volume E When a file is selected the MTX100 checks the packet size of the file When it is a transport stream file its data is output in a packet unit Therefore if an incomplete packet is included at the start or e...

Page 64: ...ss the arrow buttons to select the desired file and then press the ENTER button to load the highlighted file Select Up One Level to move from the current directory to the directory one level higher When you select the button at the upper right side of the dialog box the Select File dialog box is displayed and you can select the other file The View menu contains commands that control the display of...

Page 65: ...fixed to Non TS In addition if you select 8VSB or 16VSB for an output signal format in Option 06 the packet size is fixed to 188 When you select Non TS the MTX100 deals with stream data in a byte unit not a packet unit and outputs all of the data in a file If a transport stream contains any error you can output it by selecting Non TS Note If any transport streams within the ISDBĆT transport stream...

Page 66: ...am is output once Start Stop Changes the start and stop positions of the stream When you select this command the Start Stop Position dialog box appears Refer to Start Stop Position Dialog Box on page 3Ć12 for more information Auto play Sets whether or not the transport stream is automatically output using the last powerĆdown settings when you turn the MTX100 on You can select On or Off If you set ...

Page 67: ...e stream output Press the TAB button repeatedly to select an item in the field and then press the left A or right arrow button to select the desired clock source You can select from the following settings Internal uses the internal clock of the MTX100 as the clock reference Ext Ref allows you to input a signal on the CLK REF IN connector for use as the clock reference When you select the button to...

Page 68: ... on the ratio of the numerator and denominator values Enter a value into the clock rate text box The MTX100 will then calculate the numerator and denominator text boxes based on the clock rate When you use the Ext P Clk or Ext S Clk mode set the clock rate to the same value as the input clock signal Also when you use the Ext S Clk mode you cannot set the value more than 64 Mbps Press the TAB butto...

Page 69: ...rate Therefore if the default clock rate is different than the original clock rate you need to set the value to the appropriate value If you change the value the clock rate value in the Data Rate dialog box is also changed Packet Size Changes the default packet size when the selected stream file is downloaded If you change the value the Packet Size setting in the Play menu will also change Press t...

Page 70: ... item and then press the SELECT button to toggle the check box on checked or off not checked H Width Sets the data width of the DVALID signal in the range of 16 to 255 bytes Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the box and then press the up Y or down B arrow button to set the value Press the ENTER button to enable all setting changes PCR Initial Value Dialog Box When you select the PCR Initia...

Page 71: ...log box H Start at Sets the date and time when the stream output or record starts Press the TAB button to select year month date hour minute or second and then press the up Y or down B arrow button to set the value If a mouse is connected to the MTX100 you can display a calendar for date setting by clicking the B arrow button at the right side of the date display When you press the ENTER button af...

Page 72: ...the position Play Shows the actual time or number of packets the number of super frames for a M TMCC file or the number of bytes for a Non TS file that is calculated by the values of the Start and Stop text boxes Format Specifies the way to set the start and stop positions of the stream For a transport stream file you can select Time or Packets For a M TMCC file you can select Time or SF super fra...

Page 73: ...r is selected broken lines are showed around it e Press the left A or right arrow button to move the slider to the place you want to set the stop position f Press the ENTER button to enable the values 2 Using the text boxes a Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the Start text box If you set a time select one of the text boxes for setting the hour minute or second b Press the SELECT button Th...

Page 74: ...ct the list box and then press the arrow buttons to select one of the standards Numeric Sets the base value used to describe the component information in the hierarchy display You can select Decimal Hexa or Octal Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the list box and then press the arrow buttons to select one of the base values SPI Output Enable Sets whether the signal output from the SPI IN O...

Page 75: ...ox Original Uses the original default value that is already defined in the selected stream OS Windows2000 Time Uses the clock calendar of the operating system Windows 2000 to set the initial value When you select this option the date and time of all the TDTs TOTs or STTs in the selected stream are locked to the clock calendar of the operating system User Define Uses the user defined value to set t...

Page 76: ... ISDB TSB was loaded Press the TAB button repeatedly to select this item and then press the SELECT button to toggle the check box on checked or off not checked When it is checked the clock rate is automatically set to 2048 1701 x 27 MHz and the elementary stream rate becomes constant regardless of the Fixed ES Rate setting Press the ENTER button to enable all setting changes The ASI I F menu is di...

Page 77: ...installed This menu contains commands for setting the output signal level and polarity of the clock signal Table 3 6 describes the commands available in the BNC I F menu Table 3Ć6 BNC I F menu commands Play screen Ă Command Description Level Sets the signal level for the BNC I F connector You can select TTL or ECL Refer to for more detailed electrical characteristics Clock Sets the polarity of the...

Page 78: ...mode when using the IEEE1394 interface You can select only PtoP Connect pointĆtoĆpoint connection in this version When you select PtoP Connect the IEEE1394 dialog box appears Refer to on page 3Ć18 for more information Bus Reset Performs software resetting for the IEEE1394 bus Use this command to reset the connection when the MTX100 Option 05 does not recognize an IEEE1394 device or when an IEEE139...

Page 79: ...hen you make connection from the MTX100 Option 05 In this case when you select the check box the IEEE1394 device takes initiative for the connection You need to select the check box when you connect a BS CS tuner to the MTX100 Option 05 Press the ENTER button on the front panel to enable all the settings and to close the dialog box The ASI 310M menu is displayed when the SMPTE310M ASI interface op...

Page 80: ...ity menu commands Command Description Communication Dialog Box Status Dialog Box Communication Dialog Box When you select the Communication command from the Utility menu the Communication dialog box appears as shown in Figure 3 9 Figure 3Ć9 Communication dialog box H Port Number Sets the port number needed to remotely control the MTX100 over an Ethernet network You can set the value from 1024 to 6...

Page 81: ...rminator Rx Sets the terminator used when the MTX100 receives commands from a controller You can select LF linefeed or CR carriage return Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the list box and then press the arrow buttons to select one of the terminators Press the ENTER button to enable all setting changes Status Dialog Box When you select the Status command from the Utility menu the Status di...

Page 82: ...w file is created whenever you save a stream file The file name is the following the name specified by the Save commands 1 2 3 4 Load Preset Loads the specified preset file set When a preset file is loaded the current instrument settings are changed by the file s content Refer to beginning on page 3Ć51 for more information about the preset file Save Preset Saves the current instrument settings as ...

Page 83: ...pears Refer to Target Dialog Box on page 3Ć23 for more information Timer Record Sets the time used to record the input stream automatically When you select this command the Timer Play Record dialog box appears Refer to Timer Play Record Dialog Box on page 3Ć11 for more information Other Sets the standard used to display the input stream display radix for the text information and external trigger s...

Page 84: ...ct which record target RAM or hard disk is used to record the input stream Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the list box and press the arrow buttons to toggle between Disk or RAM H Trigger Position Sets the trigger position used to record the input stream You can set the trigger position by a time h m s or file size MB Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the slider and then press th...

Page 85: ...tons to select one of the base values Ext Record Start Sets whether or not to start input stream record using a trigger signal applied to the TRIG IN connector You can select Off Rise or Fall When you set it to Rise the input stream record is started at the rising edge of the applied trigger signal When you set it to Fall the input stream record is started at the falling edge of the applied trigge...

Page 86: ...t format and polarity of the EVENT signal Table 3 14 describes the commands available in the Univ I F menu Table 3Ć14 Univ I F menu commands Record screen Ă Command Description Level Sets the signal level applied to the UNIVERSAL IN OUT connector You can select TTL ECL or LVDS Refer to for more detailed electrical characteristics Format Sets the signal format applied to the UNIVERSAL IN OUT connec...

Page 87: ...PSYNC signal is used for serial input You can select On or Off When you set it to On the MSB is determined from the PSYNC signal When you set it to Off the MSB is determined from the bit pattern of the sync byte The DHEI I F menu is displayed when the DHEI interface option is installed This menu contains commands for setting the status between input and output Table 3 16 describes the commands ava...

Page 88: ...essage appears on the Record screen Refer to About the Partial Transport Stream on page 3Ć118 for more information 1394 Mode Sets the connection mode when using the IEEE1394 interface You can select PtoP Connect pointĆtoĆpoint connection or Probe data probing In the PtoP Connect mode you can connect the MTX100 Option 05 and an IEEE1394 device using a pointĆtoĆpoint line configuration In the Probe ...

Page 89: ...lected IEEE1394 device If bus reset occurs by disconnecting an IEEE1394 cable when the point to point connection is established the connection is terminated to Tuner Sets whether the connection setting is made by the IEEE1394 device in connecting the MTX100 Option 05 and an IEEE1394 device Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the check box and then press the SELECT button to toggle the check ...

Page 90: ... 3 111 for detailed information on how to connect the MTX100 Option 05 and an IEEE1394 device s and how to set up the MTX100 Option 05 when using the PtoP Connect and Probe modes The ASI 310M menu is displayed when the SMPTE310M ASI interface option is installed This menu contains a command for setting an input signal Table 3 18 describes the command available in the ASI 310M menu Table 3Ć18 ASI 3...

Page 91: ...ar buttons To access the toolbar buttons you need to connect a USB mouse to the USB connector on the front panel Table 3 19 shows the toolbar buttons and their functions Table 3Ć19 Toolbar button descriptions Icon Name Function ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ Open ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ...

Page 92: ... connection to an IEEE1394 device Equivalent to the Connect button in the IEEE1394 dialog box PtoP Connect Opens the IEEE1394 dialog box for a pointĆtoĆpoint connection Equivalent to the PtoP Connect item from the 1394 Mode command in the ASI 1394 menu Probe Opens the IEEE1394 dialog box for data probing Equivalent to the Probe item from the 1394 command in the ASI 1394 menu This button is availab...

Page 93: ...h stream component such as PID and Table ID numbers is displayed next to each icon Figure 3Ć15 Example of the hierarchy display The symbol displayed to the left of some icons indicates that the item includes lower level transport stream components that are not displayed The symbol changes to when the lower level components are displayed To expand the hierarchy select the desired upper level icon a...

Page 94: ...ort streams using the MPEG 2 ARIB DVB and ATSC formats Table 3 21 on page 3 37 describes icons that are specific to transport streams using DVB format Table 3 22 on page 3 38 describes icons that are specific to transport streams using ARIB format Table 3 23 on page 3 40 describes icons that are specific to transport streams using the ATSC format Refer to Icon Text and Dialog Box on page 3 41 for ...

Page 95: ... table_id value of 0x02 Program Clock Reference PCR One or more transport packets with a PID value specified by the PCR_PID in the PMT and a PCR_flag value of 1 Video elementary stream One or more transport packets with a PID value specified by the elementary_PID in the PMT and a stream_type value of 0x01 0x02 or 0x10 A lock symbol appears in the icon when the transport_scrambling_control value is...

Page 96: ...ymbol appears in the icon when the transport_scrambling_control value is set to 01 Entitlement Control Message ECM One or more transport packets with a PID value specified by the CA_PID of the CA_descriptor in the PMT a payload_start_unit_indicator value of 1 and the payload does not start 000001 section or the payload starts 000001 PES Entitlement Management Message EMM One or more transport pack...

Page 97: ...ning Status Table RST One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x0013 and a table_id value of 0x4E 0x71 Stuffing Table ST One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x0010 0x0013 and a table_id value of 0x72 Discontinuity Information Table DIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x1E and a table_id value of 0x7E Selection Information Table SIT One or more transport pa...

Page 98: ...nuity Information Table DIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x1E and a table_id value of 0x7E Selection Information Table SIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x1F and a table_id value of 0x7F Local event Information Table LIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x0020 and a table_id value of 0xD0 One or more transport packets with a PID value speci...

Page 99: ...D value specified by the DL_PID in the DCT and a stream_type value of 0xC1 A lock symbol appears in the icon when the transport_scrambling_control value is set to 01 Broadcaster Information Table BIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x24 and a table_id value of 0xC4 Network Board Information Table NBIT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x25 and a table_id value of ...

Page 100: ...s with a PID value of 0x1FFB and a table_id value of 0xCA Event Information Table EIT One or more transport packets with a PID value specified by the table_type_PID in the MGT and a table_id value of 0xCB Channel Extended Text Table CETT One or more transport packets with a PID value of 0x1FFB and a table_id value of 0xC8 Event Extended Text Table EETT One or more transport packets with a PID valu...

Page 101: ...ots xx The following text information is displayed for the M TMCC icon xxx xx Shows the file name SF Shows the number of super frames The following text information is displayed for the Non Transport Stream Non TS icon xxx xx Shows the file name FileSize Shows the file size in byte The following text information is displayed for the Transport Stream TS icon xxx xx Shows the file name of the transp...

Page 102: ... Table NIT icon PID Shows the PID value of the NIT TblID Shows the table_id value of the NIT The following text information is displayed for the Conditional Access Table CAT icon PID Shows the PID value of the CAT TblID Shows the table_id value of the CAT The following text information is displayed for the Program Map Table PMT icon PID Shows the PID value of the PMT TblID Shows the table_id value...

Page 103: ...y dialog box Table 3Ć24 PCR Inaccuracy dialog box parameters Parameter Description Pattern Selects the waveform type of the waveform used to add jitter You can select Sine Square Triangle Pulse Sawtooth Random or Offset Period Sets the period of the waveform used to add jitter You can set the value from 5 to 3000 packets in 1 packet steps Amplitude Sets the amplitude of the waveform used to add ji...

Page 104: ...ary stream StrmTyp Shows the type of the audio elementary stream 0X0F or 0x81 The following text information is displayed for the data stream DATA icon PID Shows the PID value of the data stream StrmTyp Shows the type of the data stream The following text information is displayed for the private section DATA_SECT icon PID Shows the PID value of the private section TblID Shows the table_id value of...

Page 105: ...ARBAGE The following text information is displayed for the Service Description Table SDT Bouquet Association Table BAT Event Information Table EIT Running Status Table RST Stuffing Table ST Discontinuity Information Table DIT Selection Information Table SIT Local event Information Table LIT Event Relation Table ERT Index Transmission Table ITT Partial Content Announcement Table PCAT Software Downl...

Page 106: ...nformation is displayed for the Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table TVCT Cable Virtual Channel Table CVCT Rating Region Table RRT Event Information Table EIT Channel Extended Text Table CETT and Event Extended Text Table EETT icons PID Shows the PID value of the TVCT CVCT RRT EIT CETT or EETT TblID Shows the table_id value of the TVCT CVCT RRT EIT CETT or EETT TblType Shows the table_type value of t...

Page 107: ...ase value and the program_clock_reference_extension value in the adaptation field of transport stream packets You can use this function to modulate the data values of the PCRs away from their correct values Adding Jitter Perform the following procedure to add jitter to PCRs 1 Use the Icon cursor to select the PCR item in the hierarchy display If the Icon cursor is not available press the MENU butt...

Page 108: ... 27 MHz to 135000000 27 MHz 0 to 5 s Press the TAB button repeatedly to select the text box and then press the SELECT button to open the 10 Key Pad Use the 10 Key Pad to enter the desired value Pulse Width Sets the pulse width of the waveform used to add jitter You can set the value from 1 to period 1 packet s in 1 packet steps This Pulse Width parameter is available only when the Pattern paramete...

Page 109: ...Adding Jitter to PCRs MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual 3Ć49 Figure 3Ć18 Jitter function with a sine jitter pattern applied ...

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Page 111: ...d In the Play screen all of the parameter settings available in the Play menu are saved as a preset If any of the interface options are installed the output parameter settings of the module are also saved In the Record screen all of the parameter settings available in the Record menu are saved as a preset If any of the interface options are installed the input parameter settings of the module are ...

Page 112: ...file name becomes Test_TS00 In the Record Screen a Preset shows two digits serial number When a keyboard is connected to the USB connector you can enter the desired file name 3 Press the ENTER button This saves the instrument settings as a preset file Loading a Preset File Use this procedure to load an instrument settings saved as a preset file Perform the following steps to load a preset file 1 S...

Page 113: ... the top of the file list When the file is selected broken lines are showed around the file name 3 Press the up Y or down B arrow button to select the preset file that you want to load The selected file name is displayed in the File Name text box 4 Press the ENTER button This loads the preset file into the instrument ...

Page 114: ...Preset File MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 115: ... connect the MTX100 to your PC s If you are connecting the MTX100 directly to a single PC use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect between the 100 10 BASE T port on the MTX100 and the Ethernet port on the PC If you need to construct your own crossover cable Figure 3 21 shows the pin connections to change on a straight cable to produce a crossover cable If you are connecting the MTX100 to your loc...

Page 116: ... to set the network parameters for the MTX100 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse provided with the instrument to the USB connectors on the front panel You can connect them to either of the connectors 2 Select Minimize or Exit from the File menu to close the Play or Record screen The Windows 2000 desktop appears 3 Select Settings Control Panel from the Start menu The Control Panel window appears 4 Do...

Page 117: ...ection icon The Local Area Connection Status dialog box appears as shown in Figure 3 23 Figure 3Ć23 Local Area Connection Status dialog box 6 Click the Properties button The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears as shown in Figure 3 24 Figure 3Ć24 Local Area Connection Properties dialog box ...

Page 118: ... dialog box depend on whether a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server is in the network connected to the MTX100 When the DHCP Server is in the Network 9 In the dialog box select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically check boxes 10 Click the OK button The MTX100 accesses the DHCP server and obtains the addresses automatically when connected to ...

Page 119: ...ess except for the last number The last number must be different than the last number in the PC s IP address c Set the Subnet mask parameter to be the same net mask subnet mask used by the PC Do not enter a number if the PC does not have a net mask d You do not need to enter a Default gateway if you are directly connected to a single PC 2 If you connect the MTX100 to your local Ethernet network a ...

Page 120: ...Connecting to a Network MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 121: ...button to display the Play screen 2 Select the Other command from the Play menu to open the Others dialog box 3 In the dialog box select ARIB in the Standard field Before the MTX100 can recognize an ISDB T transport stream file ARIB must be selected in the Standard field 4 Select the Open command from the File menu to open the Select File dialog box 5 In the dialog box select the ISDB T transport ...

Page 122: ...ansport stream file 6 Select the ISDB T transport stream icon and press the front panel SELECT button or click the icon with the right mouse button to open the ISDB T Information dialog box shown in Figure 3 27 The ISDB T transport stream is different from the typical transport stream so the icon is not represented as a train ...

Page 123: ...n on the MTX100 to output the transport stream For an ISDB T transport stream the MTX100 outputs the stream from the start packet in the OFDM frames to the maximum number of packets that can be looped as 2 N of the number of OFDM frames If any transport stream within the ISDB T transport stream have different modulation parameters select Non TS from the Packet Size command in the Play menu For the...

Page 124: ...m For an ISDB T transport stream the MTX100 outputs the stream from the start packet in the OFDM frames to the maximum number of packets that can be looped as 2 N of the number of OFDM frames If any transport stream within the ISDB T transport stream have different modulation parameters select Non TS from the Packet Size command in the Play menu At this time the transport stream data is output fro...

Page 125: ...ree structure see Figure 3 28 that represents a subsystem The top level of the tree is the root node it is followed by one or more lower level nodes Figure 3Ć28 Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree You can create commands and queries from these subsystem hierarchy trees Commands specify actions for the instrument to perform Queries return measurement data and information about parameter settin...

Page 126: ...escription Example binary Binary numbers B0110 arbitrary block1 A specified length of arbitrary data 512234xxxxx where 5 indicates that the following 5 digits 12234 specify the length of the data in bytes xxxxx indicates the data boolean Boolean numbers or values ON or 1 OFF or 0 discrete A list of specific values MIN MAX UP DOWN hexadecimal2 Hexadecimal numbers 0 9 A B C D E F HAA H1 NR12 3 numer...

Page 127: ...le of abbreviating a command You can chain several commands or queries together into a single message To create a chained message first create a command or query add a semicolon and then add more commands or queries and semicolons until you are done If the command following a semicolon is a root node precede it with a colon Figure 3 30 illustrates a chained message consisting of several commands a...

Page 128: ... are three general rules for using SCPI commands queries and parameters You can use single or double quotation marks for quoted strings but you cannot use both types of quotation marks for the same string correct This string uses quotation marks correctly correct This string also uses quotation marks correctly incorrect This string does not use quotation marks correctly You can use upper case lowe...

Page 129: ...mon command is an asterisk followed by a command and optionally a space and parameter value The syntax for an IEEE 488 2 common query is an asterisk followed by a query and a question mark All of the common commands and queries are listed in the last part of the Syntax and Commands section The following are examples of common commands ESE 16 CLS The following are examples of common queries ESR IDN...

Page 130: ...Syntax MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 131: ...s DISPLAY commands MASS MEMORY commands PLAY commands RECORD commands SYSTEM commands This section also contains the optional commands used to control the optional interface cards The MTX100 can be controlled remotely through the 100 10 BASE T port on the rear panel Refer to Connecting to a Network on page 3 55 for detailed information about how to connect and set up for remote operation ...

Page 132: ...vent Queue which are used in the instrument status and event reporting system ESE Sets the bits of the ESER Event Status Enable Register used in the status and events reporting system ESE Returns the contents of the ESER ESR Returns the contents of SESR Standard Event Status Register used in the status and events reporting system IDN Returns the ID information of the instrument The ID information ...

Page 133: ...ble just after the PLAY STARt or RECord STARt command is executed Lists the installed interface option Resets the instrument to the factory default state This command has the same effect when the SYSTem PRESet and CLS commands are executed successively Sets the bits of the SRER Service Request Enable Register Returns the contents of SRER Returns the value of the SBR Status Byte Register Bit 6 of t...

Page 134: ...chy display The choices are HEXadecimal DECimal or OCTal The default value is HEXadecimal DISPlay VIEW FORMat Returns the current display format of the base value in the hierarchy display MASS MEMORY Commands Use these commands to perform file related operations such as changing and moving a directory and loading and saving a preset MMEMory CATalog directory_path CDIRectory DATA directory_path STA...

Page 135: ...directory for data files MMEMory CDIRectory STATe directory_path Changes the current directory for setting files MMEMory CDIRectory STATe Returns the current directory for setting files MMEMory LOAD STATe preset_name Loads the specified preset This command accepts the name of a previously saved preset Current instrument settings are overwritten by this command MMEMory MDIRectory directory_path Cre...

Page 136: ...numeric_value RATE RATIo numeric_value numeric_value SOURce INTernal EXT10M EXT27M EXTIfft EXTParallel EXTSerial LOAD FILE file_name LOOP ON OFF PACKet 188 204 208 NONTs PCR INITial numeric_value numeric_value INACcuracy NONE SINe SQUare TRIangle PULSe SAW RANDom OFFSet numeric_value numeric_value numeric_value numeric_value numeric_value SOURce RAM DISK SPIOutput ON OFF SSPOsition POSition numeri...

Page 137: ...value by this command You can set the rate from 0 001 MHz to 250 0 MHz If you change the value the PLAY CLOCk RATE command setting will set to the same value The default value is 56 61 PLAY CLOCk DEFault RATE Returns the default clock rate that is automatically set when the selected stream file was downloaded PLAY CLOCk DEFault RATE RATIo numeric_value numeric_value Sets the default clock rate tha...

Page 138: ... the PLAY CLOCk ES RAtefixed command setting You can use 1 or 0 instead of ON or OFF The default value is ON PLAY CLOCk ISDBT CONVert Returns whether or not the clock rate is automatically set when the data file for ISDB TSB is loaded PLAY CLOCk ESRAtefixed Returns the current elementary stream rate status PLAY CLOCk RATE numeric_value Sets the clock rate for the stream output You can set the rate...

Page 139: ...Serial uses a clock signal on the CLK REF IN connector as a serial clock PLAY CLOCk SOURce Returns the current reference clock for the stream output PLAY LOAD FILE file_name Loads the specified stream file PLAY LOAD FILE Returns the name of the file currently loaded PLAY LOOP ON OFF Sets whether or not the selected stream is output using looping method When you set it to ON the stream is continuou...

Page 140: ...tter When NONE is selected the jitter insertion is disabled Use the second to fifth arguments to set the PID of the PCRs the amplitude of the waveform the period of the waveform and pulse width of the waveform The pulse width is available only when the waveform is set to PULSe The ranges of each argument are as follows PID 0 to 8191 Amplitude 0 to 135000000 Period 5 to 3000 Pulse width 1 to period...

Page 141: ...kets PLAY SSPOsition TIME string string Sets the start and stop positions of the selected stream by time hh mm ss Specify the start time in the first argument and specify the stop time in the second argument You can set the time from 0 to available maximum value of the selected stream file The default values are both 00 00 00 PLAY SSPOsition TIME Returns the current start and stop position setting...

Page 142: ...not be set more than the value set by the PLAY SYNC PSYNC INTerval command The default value is 188 PLAY SYNC DVALid WIDTh Returns the current status and data width of the DVALID signal PLAY SYNC PSYNc INTerval NONE numeric_value Sets the status and output period of the PSYNC signal when NONTs is selected in the PLAY SYNC command When you select NONE the PSYNC signal is disabled You can set the in...

Page 143: ... original default value defined in the selected stream is used For OS the clock calendar of the operating system is used For USER you can set any value in the PLAY TIMEpacket DEFine command The default value is ORIGinal PLAY TIMEpacket MODE Returns the current reference time selection used to set the initial value of the TDT TOT or STT PLAY UPDAte ON OFF Sets whether or not the PCR continuity_coun...

Page 144: ... record size and trigger position RECord ACQuire STARt STOP CLOCk RATE EXTernal RISE FALL OFF PACKet SOURce SPI ASI UNIVersal BNCserial DHEI I1394I S310M STANdard OPTion STANdard STARt STOP STORe FILE file_name MODE NEWfile OVERwrite TARGet IGNOredvalid ON OFF SIZE numeric_value TIME string TRIGger POSition numeric_value TYPE RAM DISK UNLImit ON OFF ...

Page 145: ...FALL OFF Sets whether to start input stream record using a trigger signal applied to the TRIG IN connector The choices are RISE FALL or OFF When you set it to RISE the input stream record is started at the rising edge of the applied trigger signal When you set it to FALL the input stream record is started at the falling edge of the applied trigger signal The default value is OFF RECord EXTernal Re...

Page 146: ...the input stream is saved RECord STORe MODE NEWfile OVERwrite Sets the save mode when the input stream is saved The choices are NEWfile or OVERwrite For NEWfile a new file is created whenever you save a stream file The file name is the following The name specified by the RECord STORe FILE command 1 2 3 4 For OVERwrite the existing file is overwritten by the new file with the name specified in the ...

Page 147: ...g range depends on the free space of the RAM or hard disk or the clock rate of the input stream This setting changes the RECord TARGet SIZE command setting The default value is 00 00 00 RECord TARGet TIME Returns the current recording time hh mm ss to record the input stream RECord TARGet TRIGger POSition numeric_value Sets the trigger position used to record the input stream You can set the trigg...

Page 148: ...OPTions PRESet STANdard MPEG ARIB ATSC DVB STATus SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet PORT numeric_value Sets the port number needed to remotely control the instrument over an Ethernet network You can set the value from 1024 to 65535 When you change the value the current network connection is disconnected SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet PORT Returns the current port number setting SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet RXTERM...

Page 149: ...rom the error event queue The response format is as follows error_code error_message Refer to Error Messages and Codes on page 3 103 for detailed information SYSTem KLOCk STATe ON OFF Locks or unlocks the front panel buttons and mouse operation You can use 1 or 0 instead of ON or OFF The default value is OFF SYSTem KLOCk STATe Returns the current status of lock function SYSTem MODE PLAY RECord Set...

Page 150: ... used to control the optional interface cards These commands are available only when the appropriate interface card is installed into the MTX100 PLAY ASI FORMat BYTE PACKet Sets the output format of the ASI signal The choices are BYTE or PACKet For BYTE valid data is output using a burst transmission mode For PACKet valid data is output in each transport stream packet The default value is PACKet P...

Page 151: ...erface The choices are RISE rising edge or FALL falling edge The default value is RISE PLAY UNIVersal CLOCk Returns the current output clock edge setting of the universal parallel serial interface PLAY UNIVersal FORMat PARallel SERial Sets the output format of the universal parallel serial interface The choices are PARallel or SERial The default value is PARallel PLAY UNIVersal FORMat Returns the ...

Page 152: ... PARallel RECord UNIVersal FORMat Returns the current input format setting of the universal parallel seri al interface RECord UNIVersal LEVEl ECL TTL LVDS Sets the input level of the universal parallel serial interface The choices are ECL TTL or LVDS This setting changes the PLAY UNIVersal LEVEL command setting If the RECord UNI Versal RECEive command is set to SINGleend you cannot set the level t...

Page 153: ...t to SERial or the RECord UNIVersal RECEive command is set to SINGleend you cannot set the internal termination to OFF The default value is ON RECord UNIVersal TERMination Returns the current internal termination setting of the universal parallel serial interface PLAY BNCserial CLOCk RISE FALL Sets the output clock edge of the BNC serial interface The choices are RISE rising edge or FALL falling e...

Page 154: ...BNC serial interface RECord BNCserial PSYNc ON OFF Sets whether or not the PSYNC signal is used for the BNC serial interface When you set it to ON the MSB is determined from the PSYNC signal When you set it to OFF the MSB is determined from the bit pattern of the sync byte You can use 1 or 0 instead of ON or OFF The default value is ON RECord BNCserial PSYNc Returns whether or not the PSYNC signal...

Page 155: ...current throughout mode status I1394I CONNect numeric_value numeric_value Starts the connection between the MTX100 Option 05 and an IEEE1394 device s Specify the node ID of the device s in the argument s Refer to the I1394I NODE Catalog command When the I1394I MODE command is set to PTOP specify the destination device When the I1394I MODE command is set to PRObe specify the source and destination ...

Page 156: ...le responses are 0 an IEEE1394 device is not connected 1 an IEEE1394 device is connected I1394I TOTUner ON OFF Sets whether the connection setting is made by the IEEE1394 device in connecting the MTX100 Option 05 to an IEEE1394 device You can use 1 or 0 instead of ON or OFF The default value is OFF I1394I TOTUner Returns whether the connection setting is made by the IEEE1394 device in connecting t...

Page 157: ...ransport stream is recorded in the partial transport stream format PLAY ASI FORMat BYTE PACKet Sets the output format of the ASI signal The choices are BYTE or PACKet For BYTE valid data is output using a burst transmission mode For PACKet valid data is output in each transport stream packet The default value is PACKet PLAY ASI FORMat Returns the current output format setting of the ASI signal PLA...

Page 158: ...er Player User Manual RECord S310M PORT ASI S310M Selects the input signal expected from the INPUT connector The choices are ASI or S310M SMPTE310M The default value is S310M RECord S310M PORT Returns the current input signal selection ...

Page 159: ...Ă 0 PLAY CLOCk DEFault RATE 5 6610E 001 PLAY CLOCk DEFault RATE RATIo 629 300 PLAY CLOCk ESRAtefixed OFFĂ 0 PLAY CLOCk ISDBT CONVert ONĂ 1 PLAY CLOCk RATE 5 6610E 001 PLAY CLOCk RATE RATIo 0 0 PLAY CLOCk SOURce INTernal PLAY LOOP ONĂ 1 PLAY PACKet 188 PLAY PCR INACcuracy NONE PLAY PCR INITial 0 0 PLAY SOURce DISK PLAY SPIOutput ONĂ 1 PLAY SSPOsition POSition 0 0 PLAY SSPOsition TIME 00 00 00 00 00...

Page 160: ... SYSTEM commands SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet PORT 49152 SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet RXTERM LF SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet TXTERM CRLF SYSTem KLOCk STATe OFFĂ 0 SYSTem MODE PLAY SYSTem STANdard ARIB Optional commands PLAY ASI FORMat PACKet PLAY ASI THROughout ONĂ 1 RECord ASI THROughout ONĂ 1 PLAY UNIVersal CLOCk RISE PLAY UNIVersal FORMat PARallel PLAY UNIVersal LEVEl ECL PLAY UNIVersal PICLock 1 RECord...

Page 161: ...RISE RECord BNCserial LEVEl ECL RECord BNCserial PSYNc ONĂ 1 Option 04 DHEI Interface PLAY DHEI THROughout ONĂ 1 RECord DHEI INPUtport EXIN RECord DHEI THROughout ONĂ 1 Option 05 IEEE1394 ASI Interface I1394I MODE PTOP I1394I TOTUner OFFĂ 0 PLAY ASI FORMat PACKet RECord I1394I INPUtport I1394I RECord I1394I PARTialts ONĂ 1 Option 06 SMPTE310M ASI Interface PLAY ASI FORMat PACKet PLAY S310M PORT S3...

Page 162: ...Default Settings MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 163: ...s the error messages and codes Error messages and codes can be obtained by using the quary SYSTem ER Ror NEXT These are returned in the following format Command Errors Command errors are returned when there is a syntax error in the command Table 3Ć28 Command errors Error code Error message ...

Page 164: ...Recorder Player User Manual Table 3Ć28 Command errors Cont Error code Error message Execution Errors These error codes are returned when an error is detected while a command is being executed Table 3Ć29 Execution errors Error code Error message ...

Page 165: ...Error Messages and Codes MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual 3Ć105 Table 3Ć29 Execution errors Cont Error code Error message ...

Page 166: ...al Table 3Ć29 Execution errors Cont Error code Error message Device Specific Errors These error codes are returned when an internal instrument error is detected This type of error may indicate a hardware problem Table 3Ć30 Device specific errors Error code Error message ...

Page 167: ...Error Messages and Codes MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual 3Ć107 Query Errors These error codes are returned in response to an unanswered query Table 3Ć31 Query errors Error code Error message ...

Page 168: ...Error Messages and Codes MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 169: ... used The IEEE 488 1 standard for instance Device Clear Service Request etc is not supported The Message Exchange Control Protocol in the IEEE 488 2 is not supported However the common commands such as ESE and the event handling features are supported The Indefinite format the block start at 0 in the ARBITRARY BLOCK PROGRAM DATA of the IEEE 488 2 is not supported Checking Remote Command Operation ...

Page 170: ...ears 7 In the Host Name field enter the IP address of the MTX100 8 In the Port field enter the port number set by the Communication dialog box or the SYSTem COMMunicate SOCKet PORT command the default value is 49152 9 Click Connection 10 Type IDN in the command line and press the Enter key 11 Check that the ID information of the MTX100 appears on the PC ...

Page 171: ...nu beginning on page 3 3 for detailed information about menus and dialog boxes related to the IEEE1394 interface settings The MTX100 Option 05 does not support the copy protection feature by DTCP Digital Transmission Control Protection Therefore you cannot record or play copy guarded data using the IEEE1394 interface Note for Connections When you connect the MTX100 Option 05 to an IEEE1394 device ...

Page 172: ...e a transport stream from the device see Figure 3 32 MTX100 Option 05 DĆVHS recorder IEEE1394 cable Figure 3Ć32 Connection example for pointĆtoĆpoint connection This subsection describes the setting procedure to use the point to point connection of the MTX100 Option 05 In the following procedure you will connect the MTX100 Option 05 to a D VHS recorder 1 Use an IEEE1394 cable to connect the IEEE13...

Page 173: ...X100 Option 05 to output the transport stream 10 If you want to record the transport stream press the Record button on the D VHS recorder 1 Use an IEEE1394 cable to connect the IEEE1394 connector on the MTX100 Option 05 and the IEEE1394 connector on the D VHS recorder 2 In the device connection menu of the D VHS recorder select the MTX100 Option 05 Refer to the instruction manual attached with the...

Page 174: ...on about the partial transport stream 11 Press the REC button on the MTX100 Option 05 to start recording the transport stream Data Probing In the data probing when the connection between two IEEE1394 devices is established you can capture the transport stream transmitting between them using the MTX100 Option 05 MTX100 Option 05 DĆVHS recorder IEEE1394 cable IEEE1394 cable BS CS tuner Figure 3Ć33 C...

Page 175: ...button on the toolbar The IEEE1394 dialog box appears 9 Select the D VHS recorder from the Source list box 10 Select the BS CS tuner from the Destination list box 11 Click the OK button 12 The hierarchy view of the captured transport stream is displayed on the screen of the MTX100 Option 05 In the ASI IEEE1394 conversion you can output a transport stream applied to the ASI IN connector from the IE...

Page 176: ...S recorder for the device connection menu 4 Press the REC button on the MTX100 Option 05 to display the Record screen 5 Select ASI from the Input Port command in the ASI 1394 menu 6 Select PtoP Connect from 1394 Mode command in the ASI 1394 menu or click PtoP Connect button on the toolbar The IEEE1394 dialog box appears 7 Select the D VHS recorder from the Instrument list box and then click the Co...

Page 177: ...e MTX100 Option 05 to the ASI IN connector on the MPEG analyzer 3 In the device connection menu of the BS CS tuner select the MTX100 Option 05 Refer to the instruction manual attached with the BS CS tuner for the device connection menu 4 Press the REC button on the MTX100 Option 05 to display the Record screen 5 Select ASI from the Input Port command in the ASI 1394 menu 6 Select PtoP Connect from...

Page 178: ...aptured transport stream can be recorded as a partial transport stream by setting the Partial TS command in the ASI 1394 menu to On The packet size of the recorded file in the partial transport stream format is fixed in 192 bytes When you open the file the Partial TS letters are displayed in the status bar The following are notes for recording or playing a partial transport stream Be sure to recor...

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Page 181: ...lowing conditions H The MTX100 must be in an environment where the temperature altitude humidity and vibration conditions are within the operating limits described in Table A 10 on page A 15 H The MTX100 must have a warm up period of at least 20 minutes H The MTX100 must be operating at an ambient temperature between 5_ C to 40_ C unless otherwise noted Functional Specifications Table AĆ1 Function...

Page 182: ...erence clock input Connector type BNC Input impedance typical 50 W Reference input Frequency 10 27 MHz Input level typical 2 0 VpĆp to 4 0 VpĆpĂ Sine wave 1 0 VpĆp to 3 0 VpĆpĂ Square wave Input offset typical 2 V 0 5 V Clock input Frequency 160 kHz to 25 MHzĂ Parallel clock 1 28 MHz to 64 MHz Serial clock Input level typical 1 0 V to 3 0 V Input offset typical 2 V 0 5ĂV External trigger input Con...

Page 183: ...707 MHz 20 kHz RBW 300 Hz DVBĆSPI interface Connector type DĆsub 25 pin Data rate 1 Kbps to 200 Mbps Pin assignments 1 DCLK 2 GND 3 to 10 DATA 7 to DATA 0 11 DVALID 12 PSYNC 13 Shield 14 DCLK 15 GND 16 to 23 DATA 7 to DATA 0 24 DVALID 25 PSYNC Output Output level typical 330 mV to 550 mV termination internal 100 W external 100 W bus LVDS with 50 W termination Offset 1 1 V to 1 5 V Output resistanc...

Page 184: ...X 6 RTS 2 TX 7 RTS 3 RX 8 CTS 4 RX 9 CTS 5 GND RSĆ485 1 DATA 6 NC 2 DATA 7 NC 3 NC 8 NC 4 NC 9 NC 5 GND Parallel interface PRINTER Supports SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Extended Capabilities Port modes Connector type DĆsub 25 pin Pin assignments 1 STROBE 14 AUTOLF 2 D0 15 ERR 3 D1 16 INIT 4 D2 17 SELECT 5 D3 18 GND 6 D4 19 GND 7 D5 20 GND 8 D6 21 GND 9 D7 22 GND 10...

Page 185: ...LVDM2 9 LVDP3 43 LVDM3 10 LVDM4 44 LVDM4 11 LVDM5 45 LVDM5 12 LVDM6 46 LVDM6 13 LVDM7 47 LVDM7 14 LVDPLP 48 LVDPLM 15 GND 49 GND 16 DEFSENSE 50 LVEXT68 17 GND 51 LVTRMPWR 18 LVTRMPWR 52 LVTRMPWR 19 LVTRMPWR 53 NC 20 GND 54 GND 21 LVATNP 55 LVATNM 22 GND 56 GND 23 LVBSYP 57 LVBSYM 24 LVACKP 58 LVACKM 25 LVRSTP 59 LVRSTM 26 LVMSGP 60 LVMSGM 27 LVSELP 61 LVSELM 28 LVCDP 62 LVCDM 29 LVREQP 63 LVREQM 3...

Page 186: ...assignments 1 TD 5 NC 2 TD 6 RD 3 RD 7 NC 4 NC 8 NC VGA output Connector type DĆsub 15 pin Pin assignments 1 RED 9 NC 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 NC 4 NC 12 NC 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 GND 14 VSYNC 7 GND 15 NC 8 GND AC line power Rating Voltage 100 V to 240 VAC CAT II Voltage Range 90 V to 250 VAC Frequency Range 50 Hz to 60 Hz Maximum power 120 VA Maximum current 1 3 A Main fuse data 5 A Time delayed 250 V ...

Page 187: ... 15 dB 5 MHz to 270 MHz Transmission format Data packets Insert Packet unit Data bytes Insert Byte unit Input Number of input 1 with active loopĆthrough output Input voltage 800 mV 10 Return loss u 15 dB 5 MHz to 270 MHz Table AĆ4 Universal Ăparallel serial ĂinterfaceĂ OptionĂ02 Characteristics Description Parallel interface mode Connector type DĆsub 25 pin the same connector as Serial output Data...

Page 188: ...rmination LO 0 0 V to 0 5 V HI 1 2 V to 5 0 V ECL with termination LO 5 2 V to 1 05 V HI 0 25 V to 0 0 V Differential input level typical 0 4 V to 1 0 Vp p between pin and pin without termination 0 2 V to 1 0 Vp p between pin and pin with termination Input resistance typical 50 W 5 to GND pin single End Termination ON 110 W 5 Differential Termination ON wĂ1 kW to GND Termination OFF Clock pulse wi...

Page 189: ...DCLK See Figure AĆ1 SingleĆend input level typical TTL with termination LO 0 0 V to 0 5 V HI 1 2 V to 5 0 V ECL with termination LO 5 2 V to 1 05 V HI 0 25 V to 0 0 V Differential input level typical 0 4 V to 1 0 Vp p between pin and pin without termination 0 2 V to 1 0 Vp p between pin and pin with termination Input resistance typical 50 W 5 to GND pin Single End Termination On 110 W 5 Differenti...

Page 190: ...ical 75 W 10 Data delay typical 0 5 ns from the falling or rising edge of DCLK See Figure AĆ1 Input Connector type BNC Number of input 4 DATA CLOCK PSYNC and ENABLE Single end input level typical ECL with termination LO 0 0 V to 0 5 V HI 1 2 V to 5 0 V ECL with termination LO 5 2 V to 1 05 V HI 0 25 V to 0 0 V Input resistance typical 75 W 5 to GND Termination On Clock pulse width typical T 2 T 10...

Page 191: ...CLKBI 10 RSVD 23 PDATABI 11 SENSEAOL 24 PSYNCBI 12 PSYNCAO 25 SENSEBIL 13 PDATAO 26 RSVD Duplex expansion In 1 PROTGND 14 RSVD 2 SENSEAIR 15 PDATABO 3 PSYNCAI 16 PSYNCBO 4 PDATAI 17 SENSEBOR 5 PCLKAI 18 RSVD 6 PCLKAI 19 REFCLKBO 7 REFCLKAI 20 REFCLKBO 8 REFCLKAI 21 PCLKBO 9 SIGND 22 PCLKBO 10 RSVD 23 PDATABO 11 SENSEAIL 24 PSYNCBO 12 PSYNCAI 25 SENSEBOL 13 PDATAI 26 RSVD Output Output level typica...

Page 192: ...0 Mbps Input vlotage typical 800 mV Output voltage 800 mV 10 Return loss u 15 dB 5 MHz to 270 MHz Table AĆ8 SMPTE310M ASI interfaceĂ OptionĂ06 Characteristics Description SMPTE310M interface Uses the same input output connectors as the ASI interface Standard conformance SMPTE310M Connector type BNC Impedance 75 W Data rate 19 392658 Mbps 8 VSB 188 bytes packet size Output Number of output 2 Output...

Page 193: ...conformance ENĂ50083Ć9 Annex B Connector type BNC Impedance 75 W Data rate 1 Kbps to 200 Mbps Output Number of output 2 Output voltage 800 mV 10 Jitter v 0 2 UI p p Rise fall time v 1 2 ns 20 to 80 Return loss u 15 dB 5 MHz to 270 MHz Transmission format Data packets Insert Packet unit Data bytes Insert Byte unit Input Number of input 1 with active loopĆthrough output Input voltage typical 800 mV ...

Page 194: ...width Input data hold time Th T 2 T 10 T f 1 5 ns 5 ns In the universal parallel serial and BNC serial interfaces the polarity of DCLK can be inverted ThĂ ĂT 2 T 10 DVBĆSPI and universal parallel interfaces ThĂ ĂT 5 T 10 universal serial and BNC serial interfaces TransitionĂperiod Figure AĆ1 Timing diagram of the DVBĆSPI universal parallel serial and BNC serial interfaces ...

Page 195: ... _C Relative humidity Operating 20 to 80 No condensation Maximum wetĆbulb temperature 29 4 _C NonĆoperating 5 to 90 No condensation Maximum wetĆbulb temperature 40 0 _C Altitude Operating Up to 4 5 km 15 000 feet Maximum operating temperature decreases 1 _C each 300 m above 1 5 km NonĆoperating Up to 15 km 50 000 feet Dynamics Vibration Operating 2 65 m s2 rms 0 27 Grms 5 Hz to 500 Hz 10 min three...

Page 196: ...ement for Class A electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EN 61000Ć3Ć2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissions IEC 61000Ć4Ć2 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Performance Criterion B IEC 61000Ć4Ć3 RF Electromagnetic Field Immunity Performance Criterion A IEC 61000Ć4Ć4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity Performance Criterion B IEC 61000Ć4Ć5 Power Line Surge Immunity Performanc...

Page 197: ... II LocalĆlevel mains wall sockets Equipment at this level includes appliances portable tools and similar products Equipment is usually cordĆconnected CAT I Secondary signal level or battery operated circuits of electronic equipment Pollution Degree A measure of the contaminates that could occur in the environment around and within a product Typically the internal environment inside a product is c...

Page 198: ...Appendix A Specifications MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 199: ...stream of super frame structure The ReMux application cannot handle files larger than 2 GB Starting and Exiting ReMux To start the ReMux application select Tektronix MPEG ReMux from the Start Programs menu on the Windows desktop If you create the shortcut icon of the Remux application on the Windows desktop you can start the ReMux application by double clicking it Refer to the Windows help how to ...

Page 200: ...ation BĆ2 MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual Elements of the ReMux Window Figure B 1 shows the ReMux application window Table B 1 provides a description of the elements in the application window Figure BĆ1 ReMux application window ...

Page 201: ...t the operation mode D ReMux to MĆTMCC TS Create a transport stream of MĆTMCC structure from a transport stream D ReMux to MĆTMCC TS from SĆTMCC TS Create a transport stream of MĆTMCC structure from a transport stream of SĆTMCC structure D Make SĆTMCC TS Creates a transport stream of SĆTMCC structure from a transport stream D DeMux MĆTMCC TS DeĆmultiplexes i e separates the original transport stre...

Page 203: ...tains commands for managing file operations and for exiting the ReMux application Table B 3 describes each of the File menu commands Table BĆ3 ReMux File menu commands Command Function Select Remux Mode Dialog Box The Select Remux Mode dialog box see Figure B 2 appears after you select the New command in the File menu Select one of the ReMux modes then click the OK button Table B 4 describes the S...

Page 204: ...evious Displays the previous TMCC information Next Displays the next TMCC information First Displays the first TMCC information Last Displays the last TMCC information Add Adds TMCC information or a transport stream Delete Deletes TMCC information or a transport stream The ReMux menu contains commands that execute the selected operation select a ReMux mode and select option settings Table B 6 desc...

Page 205: ...o that the number of slots is equal to 48 This parameter sets the transport stream ID for all of them Show Welcome Window Sets whether or not the Welcome to ReMux Application dialog box appeared when you start the ReMux application is displayed The Window menu contains commands that control the appearance of the editing windows and open the new window Table B 8 describes each of the Window menu co...

Page 206: ... This subsection describes the basics of operating the ReMux application This mode allows you to create a transport stream of S TMCC structure from a transport stream This subsection describes the procedure to create a transport stream of S TMCC structure from a transport stream 1 Select New from the File pull down menu or click the New button on the toolbar to open the Select Remux Mode dialog bo...

Page 207: ...splayed at the right side of the TMCC icon has the following meaning Selecting a Transport Stream File 3 Select Add from the Edit pull down menu or clock the Add button on the toolbar to open the Open dialog box 4 In the dialog box select a transport stream file and then click the Open button to open the Edit TS Information dialog box shown in Figure B 5 ...

Page 208: ...ss than the data rate of the effective slot in addition conversion of the data rate is done with the insertion of null packets Contract Slots Shows the number of contract slots This value depends on the number of slots set in the Modulation item Modulation Specifies the modulation system and the number of slots to be assigned to HQ and LQ when performed hierarchical data transfer HQ Specifies the ...

Page 209: ... Specifies the number of delay packets i e null packets to be inserted at the start of re multiplex You can set the value in the range of 0 to 65535 5 After you change the parameters click the OK button to confirm the changes and close the dialog box This displays a transport stream icon under the TMCC icon See Figure B 6 The information displayed at the right side of the transport stream icon has...

Page 210: ...an set the following parameters H Transmitter Receiver Control Information Sets the transmission receiv ing control information H Switch On Control Signal Sets the start control signal to on 1 or off 0 H Reserve Sets the reserve bit 7 After you change the parameters click the OK button to confirm the changes and close the dialog box Creating a Transport Stream of SĆTMCC Structure 8 Select Execute ...

Page 211: ...ux to M TMCC TS from S TMCC TS in the dialog box and then click the OK button to open the editing window for the ReMux to M TMCC TS from S TMCC TS mode shown in Figure B 8 Figure BĆ8 Editing window for the ReMux to MĆTMCC TS from SĆTMCC TS mode Selecting a Transport Stream File 3 Select Add from the Edit pull down menu or click the Add button on the toolbar to open the Open dialog box 4 In the dia...

Page 212: ...Add from the Edit pull down menu or click the Add button on the toolbar to open the Open dialog box 7 In the dialog box select a transport stream file having S TMCC structure and then click the Open button to open the Edit TS Information dialog box shown in Figure B 5 on page B 10 8 In the dialog box set the parameters and then click the OK button This multiplexes the newly selected transport stre...

Page 213: ... can set the following parameters Order of Change Sets the TMCC change instruction You can set the value in the range of 0 to 31 Transmitter Receiver Control Information Sets the transmission receiv ing control information Switch On Control Signal Sets the control signal on 1 or off 0 Up Link Control Controls the up link switching Extended Information Sets the extended information When you set the...

Page 214: ...tion system Multiplexing Transport Streams of MĆTMCC Structure with Different TMCC Information In the ReMux to M TMCC TS from S TMCC TS mode you can multiplex a transport stream of M TMCC structure with a transport stream of M TMCC structure having different TMCC information 14 Click the TMCC icon of the M TMCC stream created in step 13 15 Select the Add command from the Edit pull down menu or cli...

Page 215: ... for editing the TMCC information See Figure B 10 17 After you change the parameters click the OK button to confirm the changes and close the dialog box This opens a new editing window with a TMCC icon displayed In this case note the increase of the value indicating change instruction at the right side of the TMCC icon In addition the First and Previous buttons on the toolbar change their color to...

Page 216: ...gure B 3 on page B 7 and TS8PSK is used as the modulation system This mode allows you to create a transport stream of M TMCC structure from a transport stream In this mode two Remux functions are simultaneously executed the Make S TMCC TS and the ReMux to M TMCC TS from S TMCC TS mode This subsection describes the procedure to create a transport stream of M TMCC structure from a transport stream 1...

Page 217: ... OK button This will display a transport stream icon in the window Multiplexing Transport Streams 6 Perform steps 6 through 9 on page B 14 to multiplex the transport streams Editing the TMCC Information for MĆTMCC 7 Perform step 10 on page B 15 to edit the TMCC information for M TMCC Multiplexing Transport Streams of MĆTMCC Structure with Different TMCC Information 8 Perform steps 14 through 20 on...

Page 218: ... of M TMCC structure 1 Select DeMux from the ReMux pull down menu or click the DeMux M TMCC TS button on the toolbar to open the Open dialog box 2 In the dialog box select a transport stream file of M TMCC structure and then click the Open button to open the editing window for the DeMux M TMCC TS mode shown in Figure B 13 Figure BĆ13 Editing window for the DeMux MĆTMCC TS mode If you select a tran...

Page 219: ...s to be saved TS Selects the transport stream s to be de multiplexed Click the check box at the front of the file name to select the file to be de multiplexed When you click the button at the right side of the file name the Save As dialog box appears and you can specify a file name and save the file 4 After you select the directory and transport stream s click the OK button The transport stream s ...

Page 220: ...Appendix B Using the ReMux Application MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 221: ...ble C 1 lists the pin assignments of the UNIVERSAL IN OUT connector Table CĆ1 Pin assignments of the UNIVERSAL IN OUT connector Characteristics Description UNIVERSAL IN OUT connector Connector type DĆsub 25 pin Pin assignments 1 Clock1 14 Clock 2 GND 15 GND 3 CD3 16 CD3 4 CD2 17 CD2 5 CD1 18 CD1 6 CD0 19 CD0 7 HFLAG3 20 HFLAG3 8 HFLAG2 21 HFLAG2 9 HFLAG1 22 HFLAG1 10 HFLAG0 23 HFLAG0 11 NC 24 NC 1...

Page 222: ...5 4 3 2 1 0 1 frame 1 frame 1 TSP 204 bytes Duty 50 0 5 L fixed CD 0 3 Data 0 7 packet unit Frame HFLAG0 HFLAG1 HFLAG2 Data 0 7 byte unit Dvalid Psync TSĆClock CountĆdown period of the transmission parameters change indicator Figure CĆ1 Timing relationship of the signals on the UNIVERSAL IN OUT connector ...

Page 223: ...his for a hard disk with an auto termination feature Refer to the documentation provided with the hard disk for more information 4 Power on the hard disk s then power on the MTX100 Setting Procedure This subsection describes how to set up Windows 2000 to use the hard disk s connected to the MTX100 The information is divided into the following two subsections For One Hard Disk For Two or More Hard ...

Page 224: ...ou must be a member of the Administrators group If you cannot access Disk Management you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrator group This displays the volume list at the top right of the window and graphical view at the bottom right of the window see Figure D 2 The connected hard disk is displayed at the bottom right of the window as Disk 1 ...

Page 225: ...nnected to the other system the Disk 1 status is Foreign not Online In this case you can online the disk by selecting the Import Foreign Disks command from the Actions menu 5 Click the Unallocated portion at the bottom right of the window and then select All Tasks Create Partition from the Action menu The Create Partition Wizard dialog box appears as shown in Figure D 3 ...

Page 226: ...button 7 Follow the instructions provided during the creation of the partition This procedure assumes that you use default settings in all dialog boxes After all settings are completed the dialog box showing completion of the Create Partition Wizard appears as shown in Figure D 4 Figure DĆ4 Dialog box showing completion of Create Partition Wizard ...

Page 227: ... you create striped volumes data writing process is distributed among the disks Writing speed for the stream record can be improved when you create striped volumes for the hard disks connected to the MTX100 This subsection provides instructions for creating striped volumes for two hard disks The following procedure assumes that the hard disks are not formatted 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse prov...

Page 228: ...ow as Disk 1 and Disk 2 Figure DĆ6 Computer Management window after selecting Disk Management If the disks were connected to the other system Disk 1 and Disk 2 status is Foreign not Online In this case you can online the disks by selecting the Import Foreign Disks command from the Actions menu Changing to Dynamic Disks Disk 1 and Disk 2 are basic disks at this time You need to change these disks t...

Page 229: ...sk 2 to Dynamic disk Creating a Striped Volume Perform the following procedure to create a striped volume for Disk 1 and Disk 2 7 Click Disk 1 and then select All Tasks Create Volume from the Action menu The Create Volume Wizard dialog box appears as shown in Figure D 8 Figure DĆ8 Create Volume Wizard dialog box 8 Click the Next button The Select Volume Type dialog box appears as shown in Figure D...

Page 230: ...click the Next button The Select Disks dialog box appears as shown in Figure D 10 Figure DĆ10 Select Disks dialog box 10 Select Disk 2 in the All available dynamic disks field and then click the Add button This adds Disk 2 in the Selected dynamic disks field 11 Click the Next button The Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog box appears as shown in Figure D 11 ...

Page 231: ...e Letter or Path dialog box 12 In normal use you do not need to change the settings in the dialog box Click the Next button The Format Volume dialog box appears as shown in Figure D 12 Figure DĆ12 Format Volume dialog box In the dialog box you can set the format type This procedure uses the default settings ...

Page 232: ... in Figure D 13 Figure DĆ13 Dialog box showing completion of the Create Volume Wizard 14 Click the Finish button to close the Create Volume Wizard dialog box When you click the Finish button it starts formatting Disk 1 and Disk 2 After the format is complete Disk 1 and Disk 2 change to dynamic disks and can be used as striped volumes The Computer Management window resembles Figure D 14 ...

Page 233: ...Appendix D Connecting SCSI Hard Disk s MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual DĆ11 Figure DĆ14 Computer Management window after the format is complete ...

Page 234: ...Appendix D Connecting SCSI Hard Disk s MTX100 MPEG Recorder Player User Manual ...

Page 235: ...disk drive by perform ing the Disk Defragmenter of Windows 2000 This section provides instructions on how to defragment the hard disk drive Procedure Perform the following procedure to defragment the hard disk drive 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse provided with the instrument to the USB port on the front panel 2 Select Exit from File menu in the Play or Record screen to exit the MTX100 applicatio...

Page 236: ... E 5 Click the Defragment button to start the defragmentation When the defragmentation is completed the Defragmentation Complete dialog box appears as shown in Figure E 2 Figure EĆ2 Defragmentation Complete dialog box 6 Click the Close button 7 Click the Close button at the upper right of the screen to close the Disk Defragmenter window ...

Page 237: ...e MTX100 runs from the disc and a window for installing the operating system is displayed 3 Follow the installing instructions on the screen 4 When A appears at the upper left corner of the screen simultaneously press the Control Alt Delete keys to restart the instrument then immediately press the eject button of the CD ROM drive 5 When the Your Product Key dialog box appears enter the Product Key...

Page 238: ...the following procedure to reinstall the MTX100 application software 1 Insert the MTX100 RTX100 Application Software Recovery Disc into the CD ROM drive 2 Double click the D drive icon Substitute your CD ROM drive letter if it is different than D 3 Double click the Setup exe icon This installs the MTX100 application software ...

Page 239: ... pressure compressed air about 9 psi Inspect the outside of the instrument for damage wear and missing parts You should thoroughly check instruments that appear to have been dropped or otherwise abused to verify correct operation and performance Have a qualified service technician immediately repair defects that could cause personal injury or lead to further damage to the instrument Perform the fo...

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Page 243: ...he correctness of data in PSI and SI tables Defragmentation The process of rewriting parts of a file to contiguous sectors on a hard disk to increase the speed of access and retrieval When files are updated the computer tends to save these updates on the largest continuous space on the hard disk which is often on a different sector than the other parts of the file When files are thus fragmented th...

Page 244: ...t and end time belonging to a common service and programs a concatenation of one or more events under the control of a broadcaster such as event name start time and duration EMM Entitlement Management Message Private conditional access information that identifies the authorization levels or the services of specific decoders ETS European Telecommunication Standard One of the types of documents rele...

Page 245: ...tream data PID Packet IDentifier One of the fields described in the MPEG 2 standard A unique integer value used to identify elementary streams of a program in a single or multipro gram TS PMT Program Map Table One of the PSI tables described by the MPEG 2 standard The PMT identifies and indicates the locations of the streams that make up each service and the location of the Program Clock Reference...

Page 246: ... only concerned with NIT BAT SDT and EIT ST Stuffing Table One of the tables defined by DVB SI The ST provides stuffing sections TDT Time Date Table One of the tables defined by DVB SI The TDT carries the current time and date information TOT Time Offset Table One of the tables defined by DVB SI The TOT gives information about a local time offset in a given area TS Transport Stream A bit stream th...

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Page 249: ...Cleaning the instrument exterior G 1 CLK REF IN connector 2 5 Clock dialog box 3 7 Clock source indicator 2 9 COM 2 connector 2 4 Commands chaining 3 67 rules for forming 3 65 structure of IEEE 488 2 commands 3 69 syntax 3 65 Common commands 3 72 Communication dialog box 3 20 Contacting Tektronix xii Contents of the preset file 3 51 Creating commands 3 65 Crossover Ethernet cable 3 55 CVCT icon 3 ...

Page 250: ...elp menu ReMux B 8 Hierarchy display 2 7 3 33 Hierarchy display icons 3 34 3 36 3 37 3 38 3 40 Hierarchy Tree 3 65 Icon cursor 2 7 3 34 Icons hierarchic view 3 34 IEEE 488 2 Common Commands 3 69 IEEE Std 488 2 1987 3 69 IEEE1394 interface ASI IEEE1394 conversion 3 115 Data probing 3 114 Point to point connection 3 112 IEEE1394 ASI interface option 2 13 Initial product inspection 1 4 Inspection and...

Page 251: ...5 Play status indicator 2 7 PMT icon 3 42 Point to point connection 3 112 Power connector 2 4 Power cord requirements 1 6 Power on procedure 1 6 Preset file 3 51 PRINTER connector 2 5 Product description 1 1 Product support contact information xii Queries 3 66 Quotes 3 68 Rear panel 2 4 REC button 2 3 RECORD commands 3 84 Record menu 3 22 Record status indicator 2 7 recording a transport stream tu...

Page 252: ...ax command 3 65 SYSTEM commands 3 88 TAB button 2 3 Target dialog box 3 23 TDT icon 3 46 Technical support contact information xii Timer Play Record dialog box 3 11 Toolbar 2 7 Toolbar buttons 3 31 TOT icon 3 46 Transport stream icon 3 41 TRIG IN connector 2 5 TSDT icon 3 42 Tutorials MPEG generator 2 19 outputting a transport stream 2 20 recording a transport stream 2 22 ReMux B 8 TVCT icon 3 46 ...

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