Tektronix WFM 601i, User Manual

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WFM 601i Serial Component Monitor
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Functional Overview
Functional Overview describes instrument functions in greater detail than At A
Glance. This section includes the following topics: Video Display Modes, Eye
Pattern Display, Serial Readout Screens, and Using the Menus.
Video Display Modes
H
WAVEFORM
H
PARADE
H
VECTOR
H
LIGHTNING and DIAMOND
H
BOWTIE
H
PICTURE
H
MULTIPLE displays
Waveform
The waveform monitor portion of the instrument provides a voltage-versus-time
display of the video signal. The selected input can be displayed in one or two
line, or one or two field sweeps. In Line Select mode, identified lines of any field
can be selected and displayed. Time and Voltage cursors can be activated and
positioned for reference or measurement.
Parade
Parade displays up to 3 channels in succession
,
The LINE/FIELD button offers
only two choices: one line and one field.
Vector
Vector mode presents an XY plot of the P
B
(B–Y) and P
R
(R–Y) color difference
components. The angle represents chrominance phase and the distance from the
center represents chrominance amplitude.
Lightning
The front-panel LIGHTNING button is used to select either the Lightning
display or the Diamond display. To select which one to display, go to the