Tektronix VM5000 Series, Quick Start User Manual

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Applications
Amplitude for 100% color bar signal
Color bar R (mV) G (mV) B (mV)
White 700 700 700
Yellow 700 700 0
Cyan 0 700 700
Green 0 700 0
Magenta 700 0 700
Red 700 0 0
Blue 0 0 700
Black 0 0 0
Amplitude for 75% color bar signal formats
Color bar R (mV) G (mV) B (mV)
White 700 700 700
Yellow 525 525 0
Cyan 0 525 525
Green 0 525 0
Magenta 525 0 525
Red 525 0 0
Blue 0 0 525
Black 0 0 0
The Tektronix Matrix pattern uses a 100% color bar signal to test the full dynamic range of each component. The color bar
pattern is located near the top of the matrix pattern; the line numbers at which it occurs are different for each format. The
following tables show the line numbers on which the different patterns in the Matrix 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 a speci
fi c pattern at another refresh rate, locate the Microsoft Excel fi le, Matrix.xls, located on
the VM Series system software CD. This fi le that lists the actual Active Video line numbers for all supported refresh rates.
Active Video Line Number Location of Patterns at 60 Hz Refresh Rate (640x480 to 1280x1024)
Pattern 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
Half White and Half Black 36 – 83 28 – 87 36 – 112 42 – 143
Nine Colorbars 84 – 179 88 – 207 113 – 265 144 – 348
32 Steps 180 – 227 208 – 267 266 – 342 349 – 450
Alternate White and Black 228 – 275 268 - 327 343 - 419 451 -552
Black White Black 276 – 323 328 – 387 420 – 496 553 – 654
Full White 324 – 371 388 – 447 497 – 572 655 – 756
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