Tektronix VM5000 Series, Quick Start User Manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
General Safety Summary ............................................................................................................. iii
Preface ................................................................................................................................. v
Key Features ..................................................................................................................... v
Supported Products .............................................................................................................. v
Documentation ................................................................................................................... vi
Software Upgrades............................................................................................................... vi
Conventions Used in this Manual .............................................................................................. vii
Installing Your Instrument ............................................................................................................. 1
Standard Accessories............................................................................................................ 1
Recommended Accessories ..................................................................................................... 3
Operating Requirements......................................................................................................... 4
Powering On the Instrument ..................................................................................................... 4
Powering Off the Instrument ..................................................................................................... 5
Removing the Power............................................................................................................. 5
Connecting to a Network......................................................................................................... 5
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument............................................................................................. 6
Front Panel ....................................................................................................................... 6
Side and Rear Panels............................................................................................................ 7
Input Connection Requirements – Options SD/HD ............................................................................. 8
Input Connection Requirements – Option VGA................................................................................. 8
Connecting Input Signals ........................................................................................................ 9
Signal Path Compensation ..................................................................................................... 20
Sync Pickoff Compensation – VM6000 and DPO7000 Series, Options 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 Interface .............................................................................. 28
Procedure for Taking Measurements........................................................................................... 30
Con fi guring the DUT — Option VGA ........................................................................................... 30
Setting the Input Signal Format – Options SD/HD............................................................................. 32
Setting the Input Signal Format – Option VGA ................................................................................ 34
Selecting Measurements ....................................................................................................... 37
Setting the Measurement Run Operations ..................................................................................... 38
Taking and Viewing Measurements ............................................................................................ 41
Using the Oscilloscope.......................................................................................................... 42
Troubleshooting Signal Problems .............................................................................................. 44
Applications ........................................................................................................................... 48
Simple Color Bars Measurement – Options SD/HD ........................................................................... 48
Simple Color Bars Measurement – Option VGA............................................................................... 50
Displaying Relative to Reference Color Bar Measurements .................................................................. 54
Displaying Color Bar Measurements with Limit Testing ....................................................................... 59
Performing Limit Testing with Two Measurements............................................................................. 64
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