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VM Series
Video Measurement System

ZZZ

Quick Start User Manual

*P071209101*

071-2091-01

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Page 4: ...and pending Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tek...

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Page 7: ...SD HD Only 20 Sync Pickoff Compensation VM5000 and TDS5000 Series Options SD HD Only 21 About the Matrix Test Signal 24 Starting the VM Series system Software 26 The VM Series System Software User In...

Page 8: ...Measurements Across Multiple Lines 70 Displaying the Input Signal as a Picture 75 Displaying the Input Signal in a Vectorscope Window Options SD HD Only 77 Index ii VM Series Video Measurement System...

Page 9: ...Observe All Terminal 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 p...

Page 10: ...t or other property Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injury...

Page 11: ...mats via options Picture Vector and Waveform displays Integrated Pass Fail limit testing Companion Test Signal packages GPIB remote control and LAN connectivity Complete oscilloscope functionality Sup...

Page 12: ...urement System Programer Manual The programming commands that apply specifically to the VM Series Video Measurement System are located in a PDF file located on the VM Series Video Measurement System p...

Page 13: ...and accessories can be purchased for installation on select Tektronix oscilloscopes Where there are differences in configuration or application they are identified in the text by the option to which t...

Page 14: ...Preface viii VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual...

Page 15: ...that includes VM Series Video Measurement System product software with online help VM Series Video Measurement System User Manual PDF VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual PDF an...

Page 16: ...S 232 RGBHV MIU Control Cable Option VGA only 012 1692 XX BNC to Binding Post Adapters 2 Option VGA Only 011 0183 00 2 21 k resistor 322 3226 00 301 resistor 322 3143 00 VGA Sync Combiner cable 012 16...

Page 17: ...Baseband Test Signals 020 2774 XX VM Series Signal Sources PC Bitmap Graphics Test Signal Files 020 2775 XX VM Series Signal Sources H 264 SD HD Streams 020 2776 XX DPO70000 Series Digital Phosphor O...

Page 18: ...feet flip stand down 2 Before operating ensure that the ambient temperature is between 41 F and 113 F 5 C to 45 C CAUTION To ensure proper cooling keep the bottom and sides of the instrument clear of...

Page 19: ...rk You can connect your instrument to a network for printing file sharing internet access and other functions Consult with your network administrator and use the standard Windows utilities to configur...

Page 20: ...h Your Instrument Front Panel 1 DVD CD RW drive 2 Front panel controls 3 USB port 4 Ground terminal 5 Auxiliary Trigger Input 6 Channel 1 4 inputs 7 Probe calibration output 8 Probe compensation outpu...

Page 21: ...t a monitor 6 Printer connection 7 Line In connector 8 RJ 45 LAN connector to connect to a network 9 Centronics parallel port 10 COM 1 serial port 11 PS 2 connector for mouse 12 PS 2 connector for key...

Page 22: ...RGBHV Measurement Interface Unit The Measurement Interface Unit contains an impedance matching circuit to ensure accurate measurement results For some measurements a low frequency path is used and fo...

Page 23: ...and multiburst measurements the 75 termination should be connected as close to the input connector as possible as shown in the setup illustration There are two ways to connect the Sync Pickoff to the...

Page 24: ...ing a 012 1680 00 Sync Pickoff the part number is located on the label of the larger module connect the Sync Pickoff to the VM Series system CH1 input as shown in the following illustration If you are...

Page 25: ...ou will see signal warning messages and be unable to take measurements Option SD HD Setup 2 Three Wire Analog Video with Composite Sync Use this setup for testing 3 wire component analog video signals...

Page 26: ...Composite Sync Use this setup for testing 4 wire component analog video signals Y G Pb B Pr R with the composite sync signal on a separate output line For CH4 only you can connect the signal without...

Page 27: ...set to CH4 Configuration Operation you will see signal warning messages and be unable to take measurements Option VGA Setup 1 RGBHV Measurement Interface Unit This is the preferred setup for testing...

Page 28: ...Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Connecting to a VM6000 DPO7000 Series Instrument 14 VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual...

Page 29: ...nt To connect the RGBHV Measurement Interface Unit 1 Connect the Device Under Test DUT to the input side of the RGBHV Measurement Interface Unit using one of the VGA to BNC adapter cables supplied wit...

Page 30: ...ts Aux CH1 CH4 of the RGBHV Measurement Interface Unit to same inputs on the VM Series system that is connect the CH1 output to the CH1 input VM6000 DPO7000 Series Instrument VM5000 TDS5000 Series 16...

Page 31: ...and 2 21 k and 301 terminations on CH4 used for H Sync and V Sync measurements This method requires you to change the signal and termination connections on CH4 for certain horizontal and vertical mea...

Page 32: ...resistors supplied as standard accessories Attach each resistor to an adapter as shown 3 Connect the VGA signals to the VM Series system as shown Connect the H Sync signal using the 2 21 k termination...

Page 33: ...put connector on the VM Series system and which termination should be used for each signal VGA signal VM Series system input connector Termination Green CH 1 75 Blue CH 2 75 Red CH 3 75 H Sync CH 4 1...

Page 34: ...ult in the instrument not meeting warranted performance levels at those volts div settings Sync Pickoff Compensation VM6000 and DPO7000 Series Options SD HD Only To properly compensate the Sync Pickof...

Page 35: ...6 If necessary adjust the Sync Pickoff Repeat as needed Sync Pickoff Compensation VM5000 and TDS5000 Series Options SD HD Only To properly compensate the Sync Pickoff 1 Connect the Sync Pickoff cable...

Page 36: ...T Both the CH1 and CH4 waveforms should be displayed It is normal for the waveform to show tilt caused by the 75 Sync Pickoff termination loading the PROBE COMP output signal 5 Compare the Channel 1 a...

Page 37: ...Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Over compensated 6 If necessary adjust the Sync Pickoff Repeat as needed VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual 23...

Page 38: ...gnal you are using this provides appropriate line numbers as default settings for each measurement type See the VM Series Video Measurement System User Manual for a full description of the files on th...

Page 39: ...nts of Option VGA Matrix signal Signal name Signal name 1 Half white and half black 5 Black white black 2 Nine colorbars 6 Full white 3 32 steps 7 Ramp 4 Alternate white and black 8 Half white and hal...

Page 40: ...ur Instrument Starting the VM Series system Software 1 Power on the instrument 2 Select Analyze VM HD and SD Video V3 2 or VM VGA Video V3 2 Option SD HD Option VGA 26 VM Series Video Measurement Syst...

Page 41: ...t The instrument reduces the waveform area to the upper half of the display and opens the VM Series system application in the lower half of the display Option SD HD Option VGA VM Series Video Measurem...

Page 42: ...or Once and Report and Line Select is set to Single Line Run button when Line Select is set to Multi Lines Run button when Run Mode is set to Continuous 4 Stop button Halts measurements 5 Picture butt...

Page 43: ...Application item in the Analyze menu VM60000 DPO7000 or click the App button VM5000 TDS5000 VM6000 DPO7000 VM5000 TDS5000 9 Exit button Exits the VM Series system application and returns the instrume...

Page 44: ...ts is the Matrix signal If you need to take only one measurement you can use a full field test pattern rather than the Matrix signal All the necessary Matrix signal and full field test pattern bitmaps...

Page 45: ...t depends on the format you want to test Suppose you want to test a 1280X1024 resolution format the refresh rate is not considered when selecting a bitmap file Within the appropriate folder look for a...

Page 46: ...ull screen mode without any borders 6 Disconnect the output of the DUT from the monitor and connect the output of the DUT to the VM Series system Setting the Input Signal Format Options SD HD 1 Select...

Page 47: ...u are measuring Creating a Custom Format If you need to test a format that is not listed on the Format tab you can create a User Defined Format 1 Select Configuration Format The application displays t...

Page 48: ...Frame Rate 4 Enter a format name and select Save to save the new format 5 To use a User Defined Format check the User Defined Format checkbox on the Format tab Select the desired format from the list...

Page 49: ...refresh rates will not be selectable 4 Select the Timing standard for your signal Creating a Custom Format If you need to test a format that is not listed on the Format tab you can create a User Defi...

Page 50: ...parameters that specify your format Set the Sync Polarity Enter a value for the Refresh Rate 5 Enter a format name and select Save to save the new format 6 To use a User Defined Format check the User...

Page 51: ...urements 1 Select Configuration Measurements 2 Select the desired measurements on the Measurements tab You can select one measurement or any combination of measurements Option SD HD Option VGA VM Seri...

Page 52: ...ion SD HD Option VGA The instrument displays the Operation view These settings control how the instrument sets up and acquires measurements when you select the Run button Option SD HD Option VGA 2 Sel...

Page 53: ...ned by the averaging setting then stops taking measurements This is the default setting Continuously continually takes measurements You must select the Stop button to stop measurements Once Report tak...

Page 54: ...ed at the beginning of every measurement cycle To prevent this test from running at the beginning of every measurement cycle take any measurement once with Auto Detect selected Once a measurement cycl...

Page 55: ...splays the measurement results view for the most recently selected measurement result Option SD HD Option VGA 2 To view the results of other measurements select the measurement from the Results menu F...

Page 56: ...nal just hide the VM Series system software You do not have to quit the VM Series system software 1 To hide the VM Series system software select Hide When the VM Series system software is hidden the o...

Page 57: ...Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument 2 To return to the VM Series system software select Restore Application from the Analyze menu VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual 43...

Page 58: ...Measuring Color Bars 6 Color Bars Back Porch Reference Questionable The signal is distorted Measuring Color Bars 7 Frequency Response Signal Change freq1 freq2 MHz Signal level is too low an incorrect...

Page 59: ...rements Inconclusive The instrument cannot find a proper sync the wrong format is selected or the signal is distorted Measuring Sync 22 Sync Measurement n Not Found The instrument cannot find a proper...

Page 60: ...format is set incorrectly Measuring Color Bars Video Channel Mismatch Ch Ch Skew Luma Levels Video Channel Mismatch V Sync V Timing and Video Transient 9 Color Bars Yellow Cyan Green Ma genta Red Blu...

Page 61: ...ng a report Generating a report 6 Invalid Filename The file doesn t exist or the path is incorrect You need to specify the full path if the file is not in the folder C VMApps RecallSettings SaveSettin...

Page 62: ...09 3 118 0 349 9 148 8 80 2 350 0 Blue 0 0 700 79 8 349 8 56 9 50 5 350 0 32 1 Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amplitude ranges for various 75 color bar signal formats 480p 576p 1080 720 Color bar...

Page 63: ...nel giving a total of 24 measurements in less than half a second the following steps show the typical measurement results performed on a 1080i signal The amplitude level of each of the bar levels is m...

Page 64: ...the color bars test signal which switches the RGB components on and off to produce all eight possible color combinations White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta Red Blue and Black There are a variety of diffe...

Page 65: ...ix signal are located for a 60 Hz refresh rate For other refresh rates the actual starting line number can be noticeably different than the 60 Hz rate To view the active video line number location for...

Page 66: ...2048x2048 Half White and Half Black 50 193 53 198 71 265 Nine Colorbars 194 481 213 505 285 674 Staircase 482 625 520 659 695 879 Alternate White and Black 626 769 674 812 899 1084 Black White Black 7...

Page 67: ...e factory default values 4 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Signals 5 Select the input signal format See page 34 Setting the Input Signal Format Option VGA 6 Select Configura...

Page 68: ...To display measurement results relative to a reference you must select Enable Relative Results in the Reference Limits tab of the Configuration screen Reference values are specified in special comma...

Page 69: ...mat See page 32 Setting the Input Signal Format Options SD HD See page 34 Setting the Input Signal Format Option VGA 6 Select Configuration Reference Limits 7 Check Enable Relative Result Display By d...

Page 70: ...When the measurements are complete the results screen is displayed Note that the Relative and Reference tabs are now selectable Option SD HD Option VGA 56 VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Star...

Page 71: ...Applications 9 Select the Reference tab to display the Reference values used to calculate the Relative values Option SD HD Option VGA VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual 57...

Page 72: ...tab to display the calculated Relative values 11 Select the option button to display the percent difference between the measured value and the reference value Option SD HD 58 VM Series Video Measurem...

Page 73: ...tem includes a set of template files that you can edit so that you can specify the limit values appropriate to your application Limit values consist of a maximum and minimum Measured values that fall...

Page 74: ...ngs to the factory default values Option SD HD Option VGA 4 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Signals 5 Select the input signal format See page 8 Input Connection Requirements...

Page 75: ...ct Enable Limit Testing By default the VM Series system application automatically selects a limit file from a set of supplied templates matched to the selected signal format Option SD HD Option VGA 8...

Page 76: ...hen limit testing is enabled results are displayed in either green or red text Green text indicates pass the measured value did not exceed the limit values Red text indicates failure the measured valu...

Page 77: ...imits tab to display the Limit values used Select either min or max to see the limits specified for the minimum and maximum acceptable values Option SD HD Option VGA VM Series Video Measurement System...

Page 78: ...eo V3 2 or VM VGA Video V3 2 Option SD HD 3 Select File Recall Default Setup to return all settings to the factory default values 4 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Signals 5...

Page 79: ...By default the VM Series system application automatically selects a limit file from a set of supplied templates matched to the selected signal format Option SD HD Option VGA 8 Click the Measurements t...

Page 80: ...GA Select Color Bars and Luma Levels Option VGA 10 Click the Run button When the measurements start the measurement status screen appears As the measurements are completed Pass or Fail is displayed fo...

Page 81: ...results of each selected measurement select the Results menu and select one of the selected measurements The results screen for the selected measurement is displayed Option SD HD VM Series Video Meas...

Page 82: ...ions Option VGA 12 To display the results of the other selected measurement select the Results menu and select the other measurement Option SD HD 68 VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User...

Page 83: ...Applications Option VGA VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual 69...

Page 84: ...es of the input signal The measurement can be performed by specifying any of those individual lines NOTE Some measurements are not available in Multiple Lines mode The Setup Only Run Only and Continuo...

Page 85: ...t values 4 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Signals 5 Select Configuration Format and select the format settings as necessary 6 Select Configuration Operation Option VGA 7 Cl...

Page 86: ...are two entry boxes Start Line and End Line Use these two boxes to specify the range of lines across which you want the measurement taken 9 To select a measurement to be taken click the checkbox next...

Page 87: ...r you can specify a file name and save location 11 To specify the parameters of the file in which the results will be saved Click Utilities Generate Report This displays the Generate Report panel 12 T...

Page 88: ...RTF Report Mode Option VGA 17 Select the Run button to take the measurements After you select Run the VM Series system displays the results page for the first of the selected measurements and begins...

Page 89: ...ents open the report file using the appropriate application Displaying the Input Signal as a Picture The VM Series system can display the input signal as a picture 1 Power on the instrument VM Series...

Page 90: ...V3 2 3 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Signals 4 Select the picture button This launches the video monitor window 5 Click the maximize button to expand the picture to full...

Page 91: ...cope window so that you can quickly see the color range of the signal 1 Power on the instrument 2 Select Analyze VM HD and SD Video V3 2 3 Connect a signal to the inputs See page 9 Connecting Input Si...

Page 92: ...Applications 5 Click the maximize button to expand the vectorscope display to full screen 78 VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual...

Page 93: ...y 39 Once 39 Once Report 39 Run Mode 39 Run Only 39 Setup Run 39 Setup Only 39 oscilloscope using the 42 oscilloscopes supported v P Pass Fail testing 59 Picture display 75 power supply requirements 4...

Page 94: ...Index viewing measurement results 41 W warning and error messages 44 Warning Types Reported 40 80 VM Series Video Measurement System Quick Start User Manual...

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