OmniTek OTR 1001, OTR 1003 User Manual

Advanced Measurement Technology

OTR 100 1

User Guide

Software Version: 3.1

October 2013

OmniTek OTR 1001 User Guide, v3.1

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(at the discretion of OmniTek). Extended warranty agreements are also available, please consult
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Contact Information

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Contents

A OTR 1001 Equipment Guide

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ A-1

Safety Statement ................................................................................................................. A-2

A.1 System Features and Instrument Options ..................................................................... A-3

A.2 Installation .................................................................................................................... A-6

Preliminary steps: ............................................................................................................... A-6

Mounting in a rack ............................................................................................................. A-6

Cabling ............................................................................................................................... A-6

Adding the Graphics Display ............................................................................................. A-8

Adding Mouse and Keyboard ............................................................................................ A-8

Common Set-ups ................................................................................................................ A-9

Optional Additions ........................................................................................................... A-10

A.3 Power Up .................................................................................................................... A-11

Applying Power ................................................................................................................ A-11

Start-Up Procedure ........................................................................................................... A-11

Shutting Down .................................................................................................................. A-11

A.4 Display Modes ............................................................................................................ A-12

Switching between Windows Mode and Full Screen Mode ............................................ A-12

A.5 Installing Additional Software Options ...................................................................... A-13

A.6 Updating to the Latest Version ................................................................................... A-14

A.7 General Care ............................................................................................................... A-15

Cleaning ........................................................................................................................... A-15

Changing the Battery ........................................................................................................ A-15

B OTR 1001 System Control

B.1 General Controls .......................................................................................................... B-1

The Control Panel ............................................................................................................... B-1

Using a Mouse .................................................................................................................... B-3

Menus ................................................................................................................................. B-3

Toolbars .............................................................................................................................. B-5

Keyboard Controls ............................................................................................................. B-7

B.2 Settings ......................................................................................................................... B-8

B.3 Window Displays ....................................................................................................... B-10

Status Bar ......................................................................................................................... B-10

Button Bar ........................................................................................................................ B-11

Picking out Items to work with ........................................................................................ B-11

Window Properties ........................................................................................................... B-12

B.4 Presets ......................................................................................................................... B-14

Using Presets from other OmniTek systems .................................................................... B-15

Recording Presets ............................................................................................................. B-15

Preset Selection ................................................................................................................ B-18

Assigning Presets to Function Keys ................................................................................. B-19

B.5 File Selection .............................................................................................................. B-21

B.6 Saving Files ................................................................................................................ B-22

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C The View Window

C.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... C-2

Selecting the View Window ............................................................................................... C-2

Definitions .......................................................................................................................... C-2

Basic Screen Layout ........................................................................................................... C-3

C.2 View Window Operations ............................................................................................ C-6

View Selection ................................................................................................................... C-6

Full/Multiple Tile display ................................................................................................... C-8

Setting Overall Window Properties.................................................................................... C-9

Setting Tile Properties ...................................................................................................... C-10

Saving and Recalling Specific Tile Selections ................................................................. C-11

C.3 Video Stream .............................................................................................................. C-12

Video Stream Selection .................................................................................................... C-12

Input Video Standard ....................................................................................................... C-13

C.4 Freezing the display ................................................................................................... C-14

D Screen Layout

D.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... D-1

D.2 Selecting Edit Mode ..................................................................................................... D-2

D.3 Changing the Range of Views Displayed .................................................................... D-3

D.4 Changing Size, Position etc. ......................................................................................... D-5

D.5 Saving the New Layout ................................................................................................ D-6

E Image Analysis

E.1 General Steps ................................................................................................................ E-1

E.2 Focus of Analysis ......................................................................................................... E-2

E.3 Waveform View ........................................................................................................... E-4

Selection ............................................................................................................................. E-5

Configuration Issues ........................................................................................................... E-5

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. E-6

Composite Waveforms ....................................................................................................... E-8

Waveform Measurement .................................................................................................... E-9

Shared Waveform Markers ................................................................................................ E-9

E.4 Vectorscope ................................................................................................................ E-11

Selection ........................................................................................................................... E-11

Configuration Issues ......................................................................................................... E-12

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ E-12

E.5 Gamut View ............................................................................................................... E-14

Selection ........................................................................................................................... E-14

Configuration Issues ......................................................................................................... E-15

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ E-15

E.6 Status .......................................................................................................................... E-16

The Status Overview ........................................................................................................ E-16

Status Summary ................................................................................................................ E-17

Selection ........................................................................................................................... E-18

Configuration Issues ......................................................................................................... E-18

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ E-19

Resetting the display ........................................................................................................ E-19

E.7 Video Information Displayed ..................................................................................... E-20

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F Video Proxy

F.1 Basic Picture Display .................................................................................................... F-1

Selection .............................................................................................................................. F-1

Configuration Issues ............................................................................................................ F-2

Display Properties ............................................................................................................... F-2

F.2 Picture Overlays ............................................................................................................ F-4

Crosshair .............................................................................................................................. F-4

Timecodes ........................................................................................................................... F-5

Closed Captions & Teletext Subtitles ................................................................................. F-7

F.3 Safe Action/Safe Title Cages ........................................................................................ F-9

Set-Up ................................................................................................................................ F-10

Displaying the cages .......................................................................................................... F-11

Saving and Re-loading ...................................................................................................... F-11

F.4 Region of Interest (ROI) ............................................................................................. F-12

Enabling/Disabling the ROI .............................................................................................. F-12

Setting the Size and Position of the ROI ........................................................................... F-13

F.5 Picture Zoom ............................................................................................................... F-14

G Pixel Data (VIEW_DATA option)

G.1 Overview of Display .................................................................................................... G-1

Selection ............................................................................................................................. G-2

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. G-2

Setting the focus for the display ......................................................................................... G-3

G.2 Standard View .............................................................................................................. G-4

Overview of Display Features ............................................................................................ G-4

G.3 Extended View ............................................................................................................. G-5

Overview of Display Features ............................................................................................ G-5

H DCI Support (VIEW_XR_DCI option)

H.1 CIE Colour Chart ......................................................................................................... H-1

Selection ............................................................................................................................. H-2

Configuration Issues ........................................................................................................... H-2

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. H-3

H.2 Histogram ..................................................................................................................... H-5

Selection ............................................................................................................................. H-5

Configuration Issues ........................................................................................................... H-6

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. H-6

I Stereo 3D Analysis and Camera Alignment (VIEW_3D & ALIGNMENT options)

Terminology ........................................................................................................................ I-1

I.1 Stereo 3D Overview ...................................................................................................... I-2

I.2 Enabling 3D Monitoring ............................................................................................... I-3

Defining the 3D Video Format ............................................................................................ I-4

Applying Auto-correction ................................................................................................... I-4

I.3 Visual Comparison of S3D Left/Right Images ............................................................. I-5

Selection .............................................................................................................................. I-7

Configuration Issues ............................................................................................................ I-7

Display Properties ............................................................................................................... I-8

I.4 Depth Analysis of Stereo 3D video ............................................................................... I-9

Background ......................................................................................................................... I-9

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... I-10

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I.5 Depth Map ................................................................................................................... I-12

Selection ............................................................................................................................ I-13

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... I-13

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. I-13

I.6 Depth Plan ................................................................................................................... I-14

Selection ............................................................................................................................ I-16

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... I-16

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. I-17

I.7 Depth Map Histogram ................................................................................................. I-18

Selection ............................................................................................................................ I-18

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... I-18

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. I-19

I.8 Camera Rig Alignment ................................................................................................ I-20

3D Meters Display ............................................................................................................ I-20

Selection ............................................................................................................................ I-21

Configuration .................................................................................................................... I-21

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. I-22

Single Camera Alignment ................................................................................................. I-23

Camera Pair Alignment ..................................................................................................... I-24

I.9 Luma/Chroma Comparisons ....................................................................................... I-25

1. 3D Chroma Sabres ........................................................................................................ I-25

2. Colour Comparison on Waveform Display ................................................................... I-28

3. Colour Comparison on the Vectorscope Display .......................................................... I-30

4. Colour Comparison using Histogram Display .............................................................. I-32

I.10 Error Reporting ........................................................................................................... I-35

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... I-38

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. I-38

J Logging

J.1 Event Logs ..................................................................................................................... J-1

Overview ............................................................................................................................. J-1

Event Log Display ............................................................................................................... J-1

Selection .............................................................................................................................. J-2

Upper Part of the Event Log ............................................................................................... J-3

Lower Part of the Event Log ............................................................................................... J-4

Configuration Issues ............................................................................................................ J-6

Display Properties ............................................................................................................... J-6

Event Log: Live Log ........................................................................................................... J-7

Event Log: Session Logs ..................................................................................................... J-8

J.2 Loudness Logs ............................................................................................................. J-10

Loudness Log Display ....................................................................................................... J-10

Selection ............................................................................................................................ J-10

Recording Loudness Logs ................................................................................................. J-11

J.3 Closed Caption Log ..................................................................................................... J-14

Selection ............................................................................................................................ J-14

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... J-15

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. J-15

The Live Log ..................................................................................................................... J-17

Recording Closed Caption Logs ....................................................................................... J-18

J.4 SNMP .......................................................................................................................... J-21

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K Audio Monitoring (AUDIO option)

K.1 Audio Input .................................................................................................................. K-1

K.2 PPMs Display ............................................................................................................... K-2

Selection ............................................................................................................................. K-3

Configuration Issues ........................................................................................................... K-4

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. K-4

Error Reporting .................................................................................................................. K-5

K.3 Surround Sound ............................................................................................................ K-6

Stereo Mix Down ............................................................................................................... K-6

Surround Sound View ........................................................................................................ K-7

Selection ............................................................................................................................. K-8

Configuration Issues ........................................................................................................... K-8

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. K-8

K.4 Loudness (AUDIO_LOUD option) ............................................................................ K-10

Configuration ................................................................................................................... K-11

Loudness View ................................................................................................................. K-12

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ K-13

Loudness History .............................................................................................................. K-14

Selection ........................................................................................................................... K-17

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ K-17

Loudness and the Surround Sound View ......................................................................... K-19

K.5 Lissajous Figures ........................................................................................................ K-20

Selection ........................................................................................................................... K-20

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ K-21

K.6 Surround Sound Lissajous Display ............................................................................ K-22

Selection ........................................................................................................................... K-22

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ K-22

K.7 Audio Status ............................................................................................................... K-23

Status Overview Display .................................................................................................. K-23

Status Summary Display .................................................................................................. K-23

Selection ........................................................................................................................... K-24

Configuration Issues ......................................................................................................... K-24

Display Properties ............................................................................................................ K-24

Audio Information Displayed ........................................................................................... K-24

Resetting the display ........................................................................................................ K-25

K.8 AES/EBU Audio ........................................................................................................ K-26

Adding the AES card ........................................................................................................ K-26

Cabling ............................................................................................................................. K-26

Configuration ................................................................................................................... K-27

Analysing the Input .......................................................................................................... K-27

K.9 Audio Playback .......................................................................................................... K-28

Playing back over headphones or the internal speaker .................................................... K-28

Playing back over the AES card outputs .......................................................................... K-30

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L Dolby Audio Support (AUDIO_DOLBY options)

L.1 Background .................................................................................................................. L-1

L.2 Configuring the OTR 1001 for Dolby analysis ............................................................ L-3

L.3 Dolby PPMs ................................................................................................................. L-5

L.4 Dolby Loudness ............................................................................................................ L-6

L.5 Dolby Metadata ............................................................................................................ L-7

Displaying Metadata .......................................................................................................... L-7

Dolby E Data ...................................................................................................................... L-8

Dolby Digital Data ............................................................................................................. L-9

Channel Data (Both Dolby E and Dolby D) ...................................................................... L-9

L.6 Playing out the Extracted Audio ................................................................................ L-10

Configuration for Multi-channel Dolby Playback ........................................................... L-10

Multi-Channel Playback ................................................................................................... L-10

M Physical Layer Measurements (EYE options)

M.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... M-1

Views Offered ................................................................................................................... M-1

Adding Transport Layer Measurement to the OTR 1001 ................................................. M-2

Upgrading EYE_xx option ................................................................................................ M-2

M.2 Set-Up .......................................................................................................................... M-3

Cabling .............................................................................................................................. M-3

Configuration .................................................................................................................... M-3

M.3 Jitter Display ............................................................................................................... M-4

Selection ............................................................................................................................ M-5

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. M-5

M.4 Eye Diagram ................................................................................................................ M-7

Selection ............................................................................................................................ M-8

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. M-9

Obtaining Measurements from the Eye Diagram ............................................................ M-11

M.5 Cable Length ............................................................................................................. M-13

Configuration .................................................................................................................. M-13

N Timing Measurements

N.1 Reference Timing Measurements ................................................................................. N-2

Set-up ................................................................................................................................. N-3

Display ............................................................................................................................... N-3

Display Properties .............................................................................................................. N-3

N.2 AV Delay (Lip-Sync Delay) Measurements ................................................................ N-5

In-Service AV Delay Measurement (AV_ISD option) ...................................................... N-5

Using Dedicated Test Sequences ....................................................................................... N-7

N.3 Loop Delay Measurement .......................................................................................... N-11

O Simultaneous Monitoring (VIEW_2 option)

O.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... O-1

O.2 Enabling and Disabling Simultaneous Monitoring ...................................................... O-2

O.3 Picking the Input analysed in a particular tile .............................................................. O-3

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P The Gen Window (GEN/GEN_BASIC option)

Selection .............................................................................................................................. P-1

P.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... P-2

Controls ............................................................................................................................... P-3

P.2 Gen Window Set-Up ..................................................................................................... P-5

Saving and Recalling Specific Gen Window Set-ups ......................................................... P-7

P.3 Capture from Input ........................................................................................................ P-8

P.4 Basic Test Pattern Generation ..................................................................................... P-10

1. Playing out Colour Bars ................................................................................................ P-10

2. Using the provided Pathological Test Patterns ............................................................. P-11

3. Live Input Pass-through ................................................................................................ P-12

4. Displaying the Test Signal on a Monitor ...................................................................... P-12

Q Gen Actions (GEN option)

Q.1 Loading Patterns from Disk ......................................................................................... Q-1

Q.2 Creating Test Patterns .................................................................................................. Q-3

Zoneplates .......................................................................................................................... Q-3

Line Patterns ....................................................................................................................... Q-6

Q.3 Saving Patterns ............................................................................................................. Q-8

Q.4 Deleting Patterns .......................................................................................................... Q-9

Q.5 Playing Out Test Patterns ............................................................................................. Q-9

Preparation for Play-Out .................................................................................................... Q-9

Play-Out ........................................................................................................................... Q-10

Q.6 Modifying the output .................................................................................................. Q-11

Enable SMPTE 352 .......................................................................................................... Q-12

Gain .................................................................................................................................. Q-12

Bounce .............................................................................................................................. Q-12

Panning ............................................................................................................................. Q-12

Wide Screen Signalling .................................................................................................... Q-12

Video Index ...................................................................................................................... Q-12

Output Range and Gamma ............................................................................................... Q-12

Q.7 Interpreting Image Files ............................................................................................. Q-15

General Rules ................................................................................................................... Q-15

Individual Images ............................................................................................................. Q-16

Saved Images .................................................................................................................... Q-16

Q.8 Adding Simple Audio Tones ...................................................................................... Q-18

Q.9 Adding Timecodes ..................................................................................................... Q-19

Q.10 Adding Deliberate Bit Errors ..................................................................................... Q-20

Q.11 Saving and Recalling Pattern Selections .................................................................... Q-22

Q.12 Dual-Generator Operation .......................................................................................... Q-22

Enabling Dual-Generation Operation ............................................................................... Q-23

Configuring the Generators .............................................................................................. Q-24

Playing out Test Signals ................................................................................................... Q-25

Synchronising Generators ................................................................................................ Q-25

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R Sequence Capture & Play-Out (CAP_MOTION; GEN_MOTION options)

R.1 Capturing Video Clips .................................................................................................. R-1

Initial Set-up ....................................................................................................................... R-2

Capture ............................................................................................................................... R-3

Twin-Channel Capture ....................................................................................................... R-4

R.2 RVF Files ..................................................................................................................... R-4

R.3 Sequence Play-Out ....................................................................................................... R-5

Loading a Sequence ........................................................................................................... R-5

Playing out a Sequence ...................................................................................................... R-6

Modifying the Output ......................................................................................................... R-6

R.4 Working with Stereo 3D Video (GEN_2 option) ......................................................... R-7

Loading 3D Images ............................................................................................................ R-7

Playing Out a 3D Pattern .................................................................................................... R-8

Saving 3D Patterns to Disk ................................................................................................ R-8

S Picture Quality Analysis (PQA and IS_VSD options)

S.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... S-1

Architecture ......................................................................................................................... S-3

Operating Modes ................................................................................................................. S-4

S.2 Setting Up the OTR for Quality Analysis ..................................................................... S-5

Step 1: Switch into PQA Mode ........................................................................................... S-5

Step 2: Setting the OTR up for the required Operating Mode ............................................ S-6

Step 3: Align Test and Reference Signals ........................................................................... S-9

S.3 Picture Difference Display .......................................................................................... S-11

Selection ............................................................................................................................ S-12

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... S-12

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. S-13

S.4 PQA Meters Display ................................................................................................... S-15

Selection ............................................................................................................................ S-15

Configuration .................................................................................................................... S-16

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. S-16

S.5 PQA Charts ................................................................................................................. S-17

Selection ............................................................................................................................ S-17

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... S-18

Display Properties ............................................................................................................. S-19

Capturing and Comparing Picture Quality Graphs ........................................................... S-21

S.6 Status ........................................................................................................................... S-23

Selection ............................................................................................................................ S-24

Configuration Issues .......................................................................................................... S-24

Video Information Displayed ............................................................................................ S-24

S.7 Remote Control ........................................................................................................... S-25

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T The Config Window

T.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... T-1

Saving and Recalling Specific System Set-ups .................................................................. T-1

T.2 Video Config Page ....................................................................................................... T-2

The Parameters ................................................................................................................... T-4

Input Video Standards ........................................................................................................ T-4

RGB Input Section ............................................................................................................. T-4

XYZ Input Section (where included) ................................................................................. T-4

Picture Content Section ...................................................................................................... T-4

Error Checking Section ...................................................................................................... T-5

Picture Quality (where included) ....................................................................................... T-6

Eye/Jitter Settings (where included) .................................................................................. T-7

Timecode Settings .............................................................................................................. T-7

Caption Settings ................................................................................................................. T-7

Picture View Aspect Ratio ................................................................................................. T-8

T.3 Audio Config Page ....................................................................................................... T-9

Selecting the Audio Type ................................................................................................. T-10

Parameters ........................................................................................................................ T-10

T.4 System Page ............................................................................................................... T-12

System Configuration Settings ......................................................................................... T-12

3D Settings (where included) ........................................................................................... T-14

Waveform Graticules ....................................................................................................... T-15

Time ................................................................................................................................. T-16

System Information .......................................................................................................... T-16

IP Address Information .................................................................................................... T-16

Licences ............................................................................................................................ T-16

Button Bar options ........................................................................................................... T-16

T.5 Video Inputs Page ...................................................................................................... T-17

T.6 Audio Inputs Page ...................................................................................................... T-17

Channel Allocation ........................................................................................................... T-18

U Importing/Exporting Settings and User Files

U.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... U-1

U.2 Calling up the Manage User Files Dialogue ................................................................ U-3

Log Files Folder ................................................................................................................. U-4

USB Drives ........................................................................................................................ U-4

U.3 Exporting User Files ..................................................................................................... U-5

Exporting Files from their Default location ....................................................................... U-5

Exporting Generator Patterns from other locations ............................................................ U-7

U.4 Importing Files into the User area ................................................................................ U-8

U.5 Deleting User Files ....................................................................................................... U-9

Deleting Files from their Default location ......................................................................... U-9

Deleting Generator Patterns from other locations ............................................................ U-10

U.6 Importing/Exporting/Deleting the Configuration ....................................................... U-11

U.7 Importing/Exporting/Deleting the System Settings ................................................... U-11

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V Extended Video Support (VIDEO_HD option + others)

V.1 HD and HSDL Dual-Link Support (Added by VIDEO_DL) ...................................... V-2

V.2 3G Level A Signal Support (Added by VIDEO_3G) .................................................. V-3

V.3 3G Level B Dual-Link Signals (Added by VIDEO_3G) ............................................. V-4

V.4 3G Level B Dual-Stream Signals (Added by VIDEO_3G) ......................................... V-5

V.5 Digital Cinema Support ................................................................................................ V-5

App. I: ANC Packet Descriptor Creation ................................................................................ I-1

Overview ............................................................................................................................. I-1

Description Creation ........................................................................................................... I-3

The Elements ....................................................................................................................... I-4

Layout ................................................................................................................................ I-12

App. II: Remote Control using SNMP .................................................................................... II-1

II.1 Set-Up ........................................................................................................................... II-1

II.2 Controlling the OTR 1001 ............................................................................................ II-2

App. III : Resetting the Screen Resolution ........................................................................... III-1

III.1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................... III-2

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A-1

A : Equipment Guide

Introduction

The OmniTek OTR 1001 is an extremely versatile instrument for video test and measurement.
The base instrument is an image analyzer, offering picture monitoring and waveform,
vectorscope, gamut and status displays. However, the OTR is offered with a wide range of
instrument options, some of which enhance the facilities it offers as an image analyzer while
other options add test signal generation facilities. Further options allow the OTR to be set up to
carry out picture quality assessments, a range of timing tests and physical layer measurements.

As an image analyzer, the OTR 1001 can provide high precision waveforms, vectorscope and
gamut displays; real-time picture monitoring; comprehensive SDI input status information; audio
monitoring capabilities; and transport layer analysis including eye-pattern and jitter displays.
(The options offered depend on the software options that are installed.)

As a test signal generator, the instrument can generate a wide range of standard test patterns and
zoneplates; play-out video images and sequences from disk (including 3D sequences), and add
gain, noise, bounce and audio tones to the resulting test signal (again depending on which
options are installed). It is also able to generate and add timecodes, WSS, video index and
SMPTE 352 codes.

The OTR also has the ability to freeze the screen display and to capture images from the
incoming video

The OTR 1001 is available in 1001c and 1001m versions. The OTR 1001c is designed to be
driven from the control panel on the front of the instrument but both the OTR 1001c and the
OTR 1001m may be driven using a mouse and keyboard. Most instrument features can be
selected using either method but there are some facilities that are only available when a mouse is
attached. For example, a mouse is needed to set up new screen layouts. However, once any
layout has been recorded as a preset, it can be called into use from the control panel – without
any need for a mouse.

In designing the system, we have given close consideration to our existing customers and made
the interface as familiar as possible to them, while also making it easy for users of other
manufacturers’ systems by designing it to follow a similar methodology.

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A-2

Safety Statement

To avoid injury and prevent damage to the OTR or to any products connected to it, use this
product only as specified and take the following safety precautions. Where the OTR is being
used alongside other equipment, you must also ensure that you act in accordance with the advice
given in the documentation supplied with those other products.

Only use the power cord that is both specified for this product and certified for the

country of use.

Ensure that the product is properly grounded through the grounding conductor within the

power cord.

Ensure that it is always possible for the user to switch off the power to the unit if need be.
Keep all product surfaces clean and dry.
Ensure that the unit is properly ventilated.
Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere or in damp/wet conditions.
Do not operate the OTR 1001 with either the cover or any of the panels removed or

otherwise displaced from their standard positions.

Do not operate an OTR 1001 that has been damaged (or that you suspect has been

damaged).

When replacing the power supply fuse, only use a fuse of the specified type and rating.
When replacing the on-board battery, only use a battery of the specified type and rating.
Do not connect or disconnect test leads while they are connected to a voltage source.
Do not touch exposed connections and components without first disconnecting the unit

from mains power.

Please note: The only user-serviceable parts are the fuse associated with the power supply and
the battery on the motherboard that backs up the system clock. There are no other user­serviceable parts.

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A.1 System Features and Instrument Options

The main features of the OTR 1001 are summarised in the following table.

Feature

Description

Monitoring system

Centred around a single ‘View’ window – divided into ‘tiles’, each of which
may be used to show the result of a separate type of analysis applied to the
video under test. Individual tiles may be shown full screen or directed to a
separate monitor. Default set of four tiles, readily extended to any number and
arrangement to tiles.

Presets

Save and re-call of unlimited number of ‘View’ window layouts, recorded
complete with details of individual Views that are displayed. Similar ability to
save and re-call configurations and test signal selections.

Control systems

Optional front panel controls; alternative keyboard and mouse control; range
of ‘Soft’ buttons offering context-sensitive selection of actions.

Video formats
supported

SD and HD video supported as standard; DL and 3G support added through
software options.

Configuration

System configured through dedicated ‘Config’ pages. Individual displays
configured through ‘Properties’ controls.

Image Analysis:

General Features

Analysis of full raster/active picture/selected area as required.
Fully digital processing.

Waveform

High resolution Waveform View displaying YCbCr, RGB, YRGB or
composite waveforms. Cursors provided for measurement with automatic
read-out of results.

Vectorscope

Choice of 100% and 75% graticules.

Gamut

Choice of Bar chart; CIE Colour Chart and Histogram views.

Pixel Data

Standard display of data from both the active area and the blanking;
‘Extended’ display with interpretation, especially of ANC packets; option of
defining own ANC packet descriptors.

Audio

Audio displays include PPMs, True Peak, Loudness History, Status
information, Surround Sound and Lissajous displays. Wide-range of industry­standard graticules and ballistics applied.

3D Toolset

Additional displays/display modes analysing depth in Viewer’s world, luma

& chroma differences between left and right images, and camera alignment.

Picture Quality

Special ‘PQA’ Mode in which the OTR may be used to carry out ‘Full­reference’ Picture Quality Analysis (PQA) of both live and stored SD, HD or

3G video.

Picture Display

Full-resolution video images on which timecodes and other embedded data
can be displayed; alternative pulse cross and full frame displays. Aspect ratio
from WSS, Video Index, AFD or set manually. Safe Area and Safe Title
cages.

Status Information

Comprehensive Status information with automatic flagging of those sections
where an error has occurred.

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Feature

Description

Timecode Support

LTC, VITC and ATC timecodes supported as standard.

Error tracking and
logging

Automatic Live log, plus option of user-defined session logs – saved on disk
as XML files e.g. for subsequent analysis. Also option of alarm as response to
error events. Also possible to log captions and loudness.

Eye and Jitter

Eye and Jitter displays and waveform measurements available through
addition of appropriate EYE_ options. Also estimate of cable length.

Timing measurements

A/V Delay measurements and Reference Timing measurements.

Test Signal
Generation:

Generation of zoneplate and line pattern test signals including Pathological
test patterns. Images and video clips stored on disk can also be used as test

signals. Full raster images/sequences and 3D supported through additional
options.

Capture of Video Clips

Single frame capture provided with the test signal generator. Full frame and
sequence capture provided as options.

Remote control

Support for remote control using SNMP protocol.

Screen freeze and
capture

Single frame GUI freeze and capture offered as standard.

Instrument Options

The OTR 1001 is offered with a wide range of options that enhance the facilities it offers in
various ways (see below).

Video Standard Support

VIDEO_SD

Support for SD video (included as standard)

VIDEO_HD

Support for HD video (included as standard)

VIDEO_DL

Adds support for Dual Link video

VIDEO_3G

Adds support for 3G video

Monitoring Options

VIEW
Included as standard

Picture monitoring: pulse cross, full raster, flashing errors.
Comprehensive Video Status; Display freeze and capture.
Timecodes, Closed Captions; Teletext;
Cage: Safe Area, Safe Action graticule on picture and SDI output.

VIEW_WFM
Included as standard

YCbCr, RGB, YRGB, Composite Waveforms; Vectorscope; Logging, Alarms;
Gamut display.

VIEW_DATA

Pixel data display (presented either as bare data or with data interpretation).

VIEW_2

Adds support for dual simultaneous monitoring for SD, HD and 3GA.
(Simultaneous monitoring of two 3GB or Dual Link inputs not supported.)

VIEW_XR_DCI

Adds XYZ monitoring, CIE colour chart, histograms, and support for 12 bit.

VIEW_3D

Adds 3D Toolset.

ALIGNMENT

Adds ability to align a camera to reference (also provided by VIEW_3D option).

PQA

Adds picture quality analysis (requires AV_ISD).

AV_ISD

Adds ‘In-Service’ audio/video delay measurement.

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Audio Options

AUDIO

Audio monitoring: PPM, phase with Clip, Over, Silence, Mute indication;
Play-out; Audio Status, Surround Sound, Lissajous (included as standard)

AUDIO_LOUD

Loudness PPMs; True Peak values; Loudness Range; Loudness History
(automatically installed in systems for which earlier AUDIO option was
purchased)

AUDIO_AES

AES audio card: requires AUDIO

AUDIO_DOLBY_E

Full decode + all AUDIO features + stereo mix-down monitoring: requires
AUDIO

AUDIO_DOLBY_D

Full Dolby Digital decode: requires AUDIO

Physical Layer – Note: Video standard support of selected EYE option must match system video
standard support. Also may require hardware swap out and replacement at the factory.

EYE_SD

SD Eye Height, Eye Diagram and Jitter; and estimated cable length

EYE_HD

SD / HD Eye Height, Eye Diagram and Jitter; and estimated cable length:
requires VIDEO_HD

EYE_3G

SD / HD / 3G Eye Height, Eye Diagram and Jitter; and estimated cable length:
requires VIDEO_HD & VIDEO_3G

Generator Options

GEN_BASIC

Basic static test pattern generator – included as standard

GEN

SD / HD Generator: zoneplates, line patterns, active video stills, gain, noise,
bounce insertion; audio tone generation; VITC, ATC, WSS, VINDEX,
SMPTE 352 generation; single frame capture

GEN_MOTION

Sequence Play-out from PC RAM: requires GEN

GEN_ADV

RVF Generation and ANC Generation, custom ANC streaming, CC
generation: requires GEN

GEN_2

Simultaneous generation of two output streams. Enables generation of Stereo 3D
video: requires GEN.

Capture Options

CAP_MOTION

Full Motion Capture: records uncompressed to RAM; requires GEN

CAP_ADV

RVF and ANC Capture, RVF still or sequence capture; Trigger on errors;

requires GEN.

Note:

Enhancing your system may involve adding extra software facilities or additional hardware or
occasionally both.

New hardware is generally supplied with instructions for fitting. The exception to this is where
an EYE_ option is added: in this case, the OTR system may need to be returned to have the
necessary hardware factory-fitted. (Your dealer will advise you on this.)

Extra software facilities are made available by providing an updated licence file, and again
instructions will be provided alongside the new licence file.

When installing new facilities, it is a good idea to check that you are using the most up-to-date
version of the software. How this is done is described in Section A.5. (Details of the version you
are currently using are given on the System page of the OTR’s Config window.)

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A.2 Installation

The OTR 1001 is supplied with the software and any additional hardware that is required to support
the instrument options that have been purchased e.g. AES and Eye/Jitter cards already installed.
So after a couple of preliminary steps (see below), the job of installing the OTR 1001 is simply
one of locating the instrument where you want to use it and attaching the appropriate cables.

Preliminary steps:

Checking the Pack Contents

Alongside the OTR 1001 in the OTR 1001 pack, you should find:

Appropriate national power cord (UK/US/Europe/Australia)
USB Stick (in the mini-box)
Quick Start Guide Cards (in the mini-box)

Note: This list is subject to change. A packing list for the OTR you have bought is included in
the pack.

Before starting to install the OTR 1001 for use in your facility, check that you have received all
of items listed above. Note: Any additional boards that are required to support additional
application options you have purchased will be already installed in the OTR 1001.

We recommend saving the shipping carton and all packing materials in case you subsequently
need to ship the OTR 1001 anywhere.

Mounting in a rack

The OTR 1001 can be used mounted in a standard 19" rack.

Cabling

The remaining task therefore to make the appropriate connections for the task it is to perform.
The majority of these connections will be to the connectors on the back panel of the instrument,

which are detailed in the following diagram and table.

Interface

Port

Reference

Loop

Power

Socket

Extracted

Clock

Eye/Jitter

Card Outputs

SDI IN 1,2 Analog Out

SDI OUT 1,2

Eye/Jitter

Card Inputs

AES Card (where fitted)

I/O Port B

I/O Port A

Eye/Jitter Card (where fitted)

USB

Ports

DVI-I Out

Ethernet

Connectors

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

EYE IN1 EYE IN2 EYE OUT1 EYE OUT2 EX CLK

Figure A-1: Rear views of an OTR 1001, one showing the optional Jitter card fitted

and the other the optional AES Audio card fitted.

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The back panel offers the following connectors:

Connector:

Use:

SDI Card

SDI IN1, SDI IN2

SDI video inputs

Connection: 2 x BNC with 75ohm termination
Return Loss: >15dB up to 1.485GHz, then >10dB to 2.97GHz
Bit Rates: 270Mbit, 1.485Gbit, 2.97Gbit (SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M)

SDI OUT1, SDI OUT2

SDI video outputs, providing either Generator output or loop-through of input
video (see Section P.4)

Connection: 2 x BNC with 75ohm termination
Bit Rates: 270Mbit, 1.485Gbit, 2.97Gbit (SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M)
Jitter: < 0.2UI, 10Hz to 100kHz

ANA OUT

Analog (Monitor) output

Connection: 8-pin Lemo
Video Output: RGB with bi- or tri-level sync on green, 0.7Vpk-pk video; or

YPrPb with bi- or tri-level sync on Y, 0.7Vpk-pk video; or Composite & S­Video (in PAL or NTSC) 0.7Vpk-pk video.

Return Loss: >20dB up to 30MHz

Jitter Card (where fitted)

EYE IN1, EYE IN2

Eye/Jitter card inputs:

Connection: 2 x BNC with 75ohm termination
Return Loss: >15dB up to 1.485GHz, then >10dB to 2.97GHz
Bit Rates: 270Mbit, 1.485Gbit, 2.97Gbit (SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M)

EYE OUT1, EYE OUT2

Eye/Jitter card outputs, providing loop-through of Eye/Jitter card inputs

Connection: 2 x BNC with 75ohm termination
Bit Rates: 270Mbit, 1.485Gbit, 2.97Gbit (SMPTE 259M, 292M, 424M)
Jitter: < 0.2UI, 10Hz to 100kHz

EX CLK

Extracted Jitter clock. 800mV p-p into 75ohm load.
SD frequency: 27MHz; HD frequency: 74.25 or 74.18MHz

AES Card (where fitted)

I/O Port A

AES Card Port A. Breakout cabling (XLR connectors) to four digital inputs,
four digital outputs and a clock input.

I/O Port B

AES Card Port B. Breakout cabling (XLR connectors) to four digital inputs,
four digital outputs and a clock output.

Other Connectors

DVI-I Out

DVI Connector, supporting both DVI and VGA monitors.

Ethernet Connectors

2 x RJ-45 gigabit Ethernet connectors. Note: The network port by the USB
ports is currently disabled. This will be supported in a future software release.

USB Ports

2 x USB 2.0 ports on the rear, plus 2 x USB 2.0 on the front, available for
connecting USB 1 or USB 2 mouse, keyboard, memory stick etc.

Reference Loop

Connection: 2 x BNC connectors, linked internally. Resistance 5ohm
Return loss: >25dB to 30MHz

Interface Port

26-way HD port

Headphone Jack

3.5mm stereo jack (on front).

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Adding the Graphics Display

The graphics output from the OTR 1001 can be displayed by plugging a DVI monitor or a VGA
monitor into the DVI-I Out connector on the back panel. Depending on the VGA monitor cable,
this can either be plugged in directly or via the VGA – DVI cable included with the OTR.

Note: A high-resolution computer monitor is needed when working with 3G video.

DVI-I Out

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure A-2: Rear view of an OTR 1001 showing the DVI-I Out connector and the Interface port.

Display Resolution

With a DVI monitor, the screen resolution is automatically set to the correct resolution for the
monitor. However, with some VGA monitors, the OTR is not able to set the optimum resolution
automatically and may even give no display at all.

The point at which this might cause a problem is either the very first time you use the OTR or
immediately after switching to a different monitor. If the screen resolution is poor or you don’t
get any display, follow the steps given in Appendix IV of this User Guide.

Adding Mouse and Keyboard

The OTR 1001 offers four USB ports through which a USB mouse, USB keyboard or combined
USB mouse and keyboard may be plugged in – two on the front panel and two on the back panel.
Devices plugged into any of these ports will be automatically recognised by the underlying
Windows system and immediately made available for use, with the standard mouse actions of
pointing and clicking having their usual effects.

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Common Set-ups

The following describes the set-ups needed for the two most common uses of the OTR 1001:

Monitoring an SDI video signal
Acting as a Test Pattern Generator

It also describes some optional additions to the OTR 1001:

Separate picture monitor for the generator
External sync

Monitoring an SDI video signal

Setting the OTR 1001 up to monitor a video signal typically just requires a BNC cable from the
video source to either IN 1 or IN 2.

Where dual-link video is to be analysed, two such cables are needed – one for each link – one
connected to IN 1 and the other to IN 2. The primary connection should be made to the IN 1
BNC, while the secondary connection should be made to the IN 2 BNC.

Power

Socket

SDI IN 1,2

SDI OUT 1,2

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure A-3: Rear view of an OTR 1001 showing the important connections

when the OTR 1001 is being used to monitor a video signal.

Note: The video signal can be passed through the OTR 1001 by connecting a BNC cable to the

corresponding OUT socket, then selecting the Gen window and ‘running’ the ‘Pass Through’

pattern corresponding to the required input – see Section P.4.
(Where the OTR 1001 doesn’t include a test signal generator, any signal fed into IN 1 is

automatically made available on OUT 1; similarly any signal fed into IN 2 is automatically made
available on OUT 2. The only additional step that is required is to set the Genlock to lock to the
selected input as described in Section P.2.)

Acting as Signal Generator

Operation as a test signal generator (i.e. with either the GEN option or the GEN_BASIC option
installed) just requires a BNC cable connected to either OUT 1 or OUT 2 (or both where a dual­link signal is being generated).

Note: The generated signal may be analyzed by the machine on which it has been created e.g. by
plugging the other end of the BNC cable to one of the two IN sockets.

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Optional Additions

Adding a Picture Monitor for the Generator

The OTR 1001 generator provides a non-broadcast grade analog signal on the Analog connector
provided alongside the SDI inputs/outputs. To display the output, simply feed the Analog Out
(ANA OUT) output to a suitable monitor.

Note: A suitable analog cable can be purchased from your OmniTek dealer.

Analog Out

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure A-4: Rear view of an OTR 1001 showing the Analog Out connector.

Adding an External Sync

Where the OTR 1001 is used to analyze incoming video, it needs to be synchronised to that
incoming video but for timing analyses (including assessments of the clock derived from the
input stream), it needs to be locked to an external reference signal. You may also require the
output from the OTR’s test signal generator to be synchronised with an external reference clock.

The OTR 1001 can be linked both to the source of the reference signal and to other instruments
using the same reference signal through the Reference Loop connectors on the back panel.

Reference

Loop

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure A-5: Rear view of an OTR 1001 showing the Reference Loop connectors.

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A.3 Power Up

Note: The additional steps needed to run the OTR in ‘PQA Mode’ are described in Section S.2.
The OTR should be operated from a single-phase power source, using the supplied power cord.

The live conductor in this power cord is fused to protect against over-current conditions.
It operates on an AC line frequency of 47 – 63 Hz, over the range 85 – 256 Volts, without the
need for any configuration. A fully loaded system draws less than 100 Watts.

For safe operation, the OTR 1001 must be properly grounded through the grounding conductor
within the power cord.

Applying Power

Connect the supplied power cord to the power connector on the back panel of the OTR 1001.

When power is applied to the machine, the power button on the front panel will be lit and
either showing as red, green or orangey-red depending on the state the machine is in.

The power button is red when the OTR 1001 is powered but not running any software; green
when the OTR application is fully loaded and running.

The button may also flash green and orange. Should it do this, it means there is a problem
such that pressing the buttons on the front panel no longer controls the software. To recover from
this situation, press and hold the power button until the OTR starts its shutdown procedure. Once
it has powered down, switch off at the back. Wait for the power button light to go out before
switching on and re-loading using the standard Start-Up procedure (given below).

Start-Up Procedure

To load the OmniTek OTR application:

1. Plug in the power cord and power from the mains.

2. Press the power button on the front panel.
The OTR then loads the OTR 1001 application. As the software loads, the buttons on the front

panel are lit in a moving sequence, demonstrating both that the machine itself is working and that
the system can talk to each button.

Note: Where mouse & keyboard are fitted, you can also load the OTR 1001 application from the
Windows Desktop by clicking on the OmniTek OTR shortcut.

When the software has loaded, the screen will show whatever display was on the screen when
the application was last shut down using the Shut Down procedure described below. Note: If you
encounter any screen resolution problems at this point, please turn to Appendix IV.

Shutting Down

To close the OTR application (where mouse & keyboard are fitted):

1. If the application is currently in Full-screen mode, press ESC to select Windows mode.

2. Select the Exit option from the File menu. This returns you to the Windows desktop.

To shut the instrument down :

Press the power button on the front panel and take Shut Down from the Button Bar (white button).

IMPORTANT: DO NOT shut down the machine by pressing and holding the power button

unless absolutely necessary and DO NOT remove the power cord except when the power button
on the front panel is red, otherwise you run the risk of corrupting the file system.

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A.4 Display Modes

The OTR 1001 offers a choice of display modes.
The OTR 1001m is typically used in a ‘Windows’ mode in which the main display windows are

shown in the middle of the screen windows with panels either side containing a range of toolbar
controls.

Figure A-6: OTR screen in Windows mode:

In this mode, the OTR’s windows follow the format of Microsoft® Windows and both they and

the toolbars can be moved, re-sized, tiled, cascaded etc. using a mouse and standard Microsoft
Windows techniques. (Note: Windows mode is intended to be driven using a mouse.)

The OTR 1001c is typically used in a ‘Full Screen’ mode in which the entire screen is given over
to one window display.

Windows mode is intended to be used for setting up the OTR to give you the displays you
require. Full Screen mode is intended for long-term observation of the images being processed,
once the OTR has been configured as required. Some control is however available in
Full Screen mode through ‘Button Bars’ (see Section B.3), a ‘right-click’ menu (described in
Section B.1) and some special Keyboard controls (see Section B.1)

Where the OTR is fitted with mouse&keyboard, it can be switched between these screen modes.

Switching between Windows Mode and Full Screen Mode

Mouse & Keyboard only

To switch between Windows mode and Full Screen mode (or switch back):

Press ESC on the keyboard

i.e. ESC toggles between these two display modes.

Whether the OTR 1001 is working in Full Screen mode or Windows mode is one of the aspects
of the system that is recorded when the OTR is shut down and automatically restored the next
time the OTR is run.

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A.5 Installing Additional Software Options

The range of software options that are supported on any system is controlled through a set of
licences recorded in a licence file. When additional software options are purchased, the licence
file needs to be updated.

The procedure used is as follows. It is in two parts – one carried out at the time the additional
software options are purchased; the other carried out when the updated licence file is received
from OmniTek.

Note: Both parts of the operation copy files to or from a USB memory stick. There is no need to
formally unmount this stick at the end of the operation but, if required, Section U.2 describes a
procedure for unmounting the stick from within the OTR application.

Steps at time of purchase

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

1. Insert a memory stick in one of the USB ports on the OTR 1001.

2. Display the System page of the Config window.

3. Take the Save Licences option offered on

the Button Bar and use the file selector
that appears to save a copy of your current
licence file to the USB memory stick.

The use of this file selector is described in
Section B.6.

3. Take the Save Licences option offered on

the Button Bar and use the Windows file
selector that appears to save a copy of your
current licence file to the USB memory
stick.

4. Email a copy of this licence file to OmniTek/your OmniTek dealer as advised by your dealer.

Steps on receipt of the updated licence file

1. Copy the received licence file to a USB memory stick and insert this in one of the USB ports

on the OTR 1001.

2. Display the System page of the Config window.

3. Take the Load Licences option offered on the Button Bar and use the file selector this offers

to open new licence file.

4. Allow the system to shut down and restart.

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A.6 Updating to the Latest Version

The following is an outline of the steps to follow to update the version of the software that you
are currently using to the latest version. Note: Details of the version you are currently using are
given on the System page of the OTR’s Config window.

The procedure starts with how to download the latest version of the software.
Supplied alongside the new software will be a set of Software Upgrade Instructions that gives full

details of the steps to take.

To update to the latest version:

1. Use a web browser on any machine to visit the OmniTek website (http://www.omnitek.tv)

and call up the Software Downloads option on the Support page. Use the form on this page
to register a username and password to log-in to this website.

2. Confirmation of your registration will be provided in an email. When this confirmation

arrives, return to the Software Downloads page of the OmniTek web-site, login, then
download the latest version of the OTR 1001 software from the Downloads page that is
displayed.

3. Download a copy of the Upgrade Instructions provided alongside the new software, together

with any other documents you require.

4. Put the software file(s) you downloaded on a USB memory stick. Turn your OTR on (if not

already turned on), then plug this memory stick into one of its USB ports.

5. Follow the procedure given in the Upgrade Instructions.

Note: There is no need to formally unmount the USB stick at the end of the operation but,
if required, Section U.2 describes a procedure for unmounting the stick from within the OTR
application.

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A.7 General Care

The OTR 1001 should be kept encased in the enclosure in which it is supplied or mounted in a
standard rack unit. This will avoid dust getting into the hardware.

We also recommend keeping the exterior of the OTR 1001 clean (see below). You should also
have any damaged, worn or missing parts replaced as soon as possible through your OmniTek
dealer. This will prolong the life of your OTR 1001.

DO NOT try to clean or otherwise maintain the internal hardware of the OTR 1001. If there is an
issue, consult either your OmniTek dealer or OmniTek support.

IMPORTANT: Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

Cleaning

The exterior of OTR 1001 may be brushed clean of dust with a soft-bristle brush or wiped over
with a dry lint-free cloth. DO NOT use any abrasive compounds or solvents.

Changing the Battery

The OTR 1001’s motherboard includes a battery that is used to maintain the
system clock in the event of a power failure. This battery can be expected to last
for at least two years.

If the battery fails, it should be replaced with an identical CR2032 manganese
dioxide lithium coin battery.

Be careful to ensure that the battery is inserted with the negative side closer to the CPU.
Note: The default BIOS settings for the OTR are held in a BIOS bin file and will be

automatically restored when the instrument is reassembled with the new battery in place.

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B : System Control

This section describes the facilities the OTR 1001 offers for selecting program features.

B.1 General Controls

For some versions of the OTR 1001, the main control is provided by the buttons on the
instrument’s front panel (as described below). However, for all versions of the OTR 1001, there
is the option of driving the system using a mouse and keyboard as described later in this section.
Indeed, a few specialised actions can only be carried out with a mouse and keyboard.

The Control Panel

Input

& Preset

Window
Buttons

Full &

Multi

Soft Keys

Navigation

Buttons

Numeric Keypad

Horiz &

Vert Knobs

Tile Buttons

Freeze

‘PROPS’

‘OTHER’

Figure B-1: Front view of an OTR 1001c, showing the button groups.

The following table details the actions of the different buttons and knobs of the OTR 1001’s
control panel, grouped according to the type of action they carry out.

Button

Description

Input & Preset – select what the numeric pad is used for.

INPUT

Pressing INPUT enables the numeric pad to be used for input stream
selection. Pressing and holding INPUT brings up a list of the input streams
that are currently available in input number order.

PRESET

Pressing PRESET enables the numeric pad to be used to select a preset.
Pressing and holding this button calls up a complete list of available presets.
See Section B.4 for more details.

Numeric Pad

Numeric Pad

Provides numeric entry for values, Input channel and Preset numbers.
Note: The ‘*’ button is used with ‘ENTER’ to type Input/Preset numbers 10

and above. It is also used to enter negative values and decimal point.

Window Buttons – select the top-level window displays

VIEW

Selects the View window, which displays monitoring tools

GEN

Selects the Capture / Generator window

CONFIG

Selects the Configuration window

HELP

Selects the Help window (not available in the current version)

Freeze

FREEZE

Selects the Freeze facility, through which screen shots and SDI input stills
may be captured and saved.

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Button

Description

Full & Multi

FULL

Used in the View window to bring the currently-selected tile into full screen
display. Subsequent presses toggle between full screen display with and
without the associated status/button bar.

MULTI

Reverts from full screen display of one tile to its parent multiple-tile display
(where this exists).

Tile Buttons. Note: The naming of these keys come from the category of display they select in
the View window.

WFM

Waveform category displays

VECTOR

Vectorscope category displays

PICT

Picture category displays

AUDIO

Audio category displays

GAMUT

Gamut category displays

STATUS

Status category displays

TIMING

Timing category (Delay Measurement) displays

PHY

Physical category (Eye/Jitter etc.) displays

Coloured Buttons:

White, Yellow
… to Black

Act as soft keys, selecting the action/feature on the current Button Bar that is
topped with the matching colour.

Navigation Buttons

HOME

Goes to top level of hierarchy / menu structure.

BACK

Goes back up one level of hierarchy / menu structure. Also acts as Backspace
when entering text and as Close for menus/other subsidiary displays.

Other buttons:

OTHER

Toggles the display of the Button Bar (see Section C.1)

PROPS

Calls up the Properties control, which is used to set window/item properties

Knobs. Note: The detailed action of these knobs is context sensitive

GENERAL

Twisted to cycle through options at same level in hierarchy. Pushed to select
items and to display the Button Bar (see below). Its current action is shown at
the top of the display.

HORIZ

Twisted to adjust Horizontal parameters and to move cursors from left to
right across hierarchical listings. Pushed to switch e.g. between a pair of
cursors.

VERT

Twisted to adjust Vertical parameters and to move cursors up and down
hierarchical listings. Pushed to switch e.g. between a pair of cursors.

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Using a Mouse

As well as driving the OTR 1001 from the control panel (where fitted), it is also possible to plug
in a mouse and keyboard and use these alongside the control panel to drive the OTR 1001.
Operating with a mouse and keyboard gives the user both an alternative way of selecting features
that can be accessed from the control panel and access to some features that aren’t accessible
using the control panel controls.

The OTR 1001 offers four USB ports through which a USB mouse, USB keyboard or combined
USB mouse and keyboard may be plugged in – two on the front panel and two on the back panel.
Devices plugged into any of these ports will be automatically recognised by the underlying
Windows system and immediately made available for use, with the standard mouse actions of
pointing and clicking having their usual effects.

USB

Ports

Figure B-2: Front view of an OTR 1001c showing the ports available for attaching

a mouse and/or keyboard. These ports are also included on the front of an OTR 1001m.

USB
Ports

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure B-3: Rear view of an OTR 1001 showing the ports available for attaching

a mouse and/or keyboard

The OTR 1001 is PC-based and its interface broadly follows the control conventions of a
standard Microsoft® Windows® interface, with the PC’s mouse and keyboard being used for data
entry and option selection. Items and options are therefore typically selected through a
combination of positioning the cursor and single-clicking the left-hand mouse button. Where
other actions are required, this should be clear from the description in this document.

Menus

When the OTR is in ‘Windows mode’ (selected from the alternative Full Screen mode by
pressing ESC), the Menu bar at the top of the OTR screen offers File, View and Windows
menus. There is also a ‘right-click’ menu. All four menus are described below.

Note: Some of the facilities offered below are only offered in Windows mode.

File menu

Load system default: Returns the OTR 1001 system to a standard state
(Full Screen display mode, showing the View window in its default quad­split arrangement with Input 1 selected).

Load/Save presets: Calls up a list of available presets, from where you

can select a preset to load, delete presets that are no longer wanted etc.
Exit: Closes the application and returns to the underlying Windows operating system. The current

screen arrangement and other current settings are restored the next time the application is loaded.

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View menu

The View menu controls the display of the various toolbars
used by the OTR 1001 application.

In general, clicking on an entry to tick it causes the selected
toolbar to be displayed. Similarly, clicking on an entry to
clear the tick causes the selected toolbar to be closed.

The Properties toolbars entry is slightly different in that
there are individual Properties controls for each application
window, plus an overall System Properties control. These
controls may be individually selected in the associated
submenu.

These toolbars are typically displayed by default when the screen is in Windows mode. In Full
Screen mode, they can be called up by using special key combinations (detailed in the section on
‘Keyboard Controls’, below). Details are given below in the section on ‘Toolbars’.

Windows menu

Full-screen: Selects Full-Screen mode (see ‘Display
modes’ below).

Help, Configuration, Gen, View: Control the display of
these top-level windows. In general, clicking on an entry to
tick it causes selected top-level window to be displayed.
Similarly, clicking on an entry to clear the tick causes the

selected window to be closed. The View entry is slightly
different in that, where OTR systems are networked together, they each have individual View
windows. These are therefore listed in a separate submenu.

Note: The current version doesn’t include Help.
Restore Windowed layout: Provides a quick route to a tidier window arrangement by replacing

the current arrangement of windows and toolbars by one in which all the toolbars are displayed,
arranged in panels on either side of the screen and the View, Gen and Config windows are re­sized to a standard size and placed in the top left-hand corner of the main display area with the
window that is currently in use on the top. The windows and toolbars can then be re-positioned,
re-sized etc. as required.

Right-click menu

Right-clicking with a mouse displays a context-sensitive menu.
The following three entries always appear, as do two of View, Generator and

Configuration (giving you a route to the alternative window displays).
Home: Goes to the top-most level of the current display, at which no individual

item included in the display is selected.

Back: Used in hierarchical displays to go one step back up the hierarchy.
Properties: Calls up the Properties control for the current window.

The remainder depend on the window that is displayed and what the pointer was on when the
mouse button was clicked. The example shown here is displayed when the View window is in its
normal mode (as opposed to its Edit mode: see Section D).

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Toolbars

The OTR 1001 in Windows mode also offers a range of toolbars through which to call up the
different facilities offered by clicking with a mouse. These toolbars are displayed either side of
the main window. Some of these are applicable across the whole system; others only apply to
particular window displays.

The default is for all the toolbars to be displayed in a panel either to the left or to the right of the
main display window – though all toolbars can be undocked from their default positions, moved
and re-sized using standard Microsoft Windows techniques. The display of these toolbars is
controlled through the View menu included on the main Menu bar (see above) but many of the

options included in the other toolbars can be selected using particular keystrokes (see ‘Keyboard

Controls’, below)

To display a particular toolbar:

1. Display the View menu by clicking on View in the Menu bar.

2. Toggle the required toolbar between unticked (hidden) and ticked (displayed) by clicking

on its name in the menu.

What the different toolbars offer is outlined below. The order in which they are discussed works
through the toolbars in their default order, starting with the toolbars normally shown to the left of
the main display.

Top-Level Windows Toolbar

The Top-Level Windows toolbar lists the four main window displays
offered by the OTR 1001 – View, Gen, Config and Help – together with a
Freeze facility for capturing screen shots and SDI input stills. Left-clicking
on the required window name brings that window to the front of the display
and makes it the active window.

Navigate Toolbar

The Navigate toolbar is used with more complex window displays to
navigate hierarchies and menu structures.

Full/Multi Toolbar

The Full/Multi toolbar enables the main data analysis window to be switched
between showing multiple tiles (Multi) and showing one of these tiles full
screen (Full). Subsequent selections of the Full option toggle between full
screen display with and without the associated status/button bar.

Inputs Toolbar

The Input toolbar lists the input streams that are currently available and
allows you to select the one you want.

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View Tile Browser

The View Tile Browser toolbar allows different analytical ‘Views’ of the

input to be selected for display. It is described in detail in Section C.2.

Presets Toolbar

Presets store particular combinations of settings and other selections, for easy recall on
subsequent occasions. There are separate presets for the View, Gen and Config windows, plus
‘System’ presets that implement specific combinations of configuration settings and window
layouts. See Section B.4 for further information.

Presets are identified by number – 1, 2, 3 etc. and the
Presets toolbar enables you to select the Preset you
want to use. Presets 1 – 9 are selected by simply
clicking with your mouse on the corresponding
number. To select Presets 10 and above, click on *,
click on the digits of the required number, then click
on Enter.

Properties

Properties controls such as the one shown here are used to
configure screen displays.

A separate Properties control is provided for each top-level
window, showing how that window and its contents are
currently configured and allowing that configuration to be
changed. Any changes that are made within the control have
immediate effect.

The window associated with any Properties control is
indicated in the title bar and in the tab at the bottom of the
display, which can also be used to select the required
display where the controls are overlapped as shown here.

Further information about Properties controls is given in
Section B.3.

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Keyboard Controls

Where the OTR 1001 is driven using a mouse & keyboard, the following keystrokes are
available as alternatives to selecting options from the toolbars.

Top Level Windows

To select: Press:
Config Window C
Gen Window G
View Window V
Freeze function F
Properties Control Tab key

Navigation

To select: Press:
Back function Backspace key
Home function Home key

Full/Multi Display

To select: Press:
Full display Numeric keypad +
Multi display Numeric keypad –

Preset Selection

To select: Press:
Presets 0 – 9 P followed by the number of the preset, typed using the numeric keypad.
Presets 10 and above P followed by numeric keypad *, followed by the digits of the number

(typed using the numeric keypad), followed by pressing the Enter key.

Predefined Preset Combinations
F1 – F12

Others:

Dual-Link Press D to toggle selection of Force Dual-Link option (see Section T.4).

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B.2 Settings

Many aspects of the OTR 1001’s operation are configurable by the user.
There are a number of general features to the displays through which these settings are made.

Firstly, parameters are typically presented in a collapsible hierarchy much like the one used in
Windows Explorer to display folders. Sections of the display that can be opened further are
indicated by a [+] beside the heading; those that are already fully displayed are indicated by a [-].

Figure B-4: Example display involving Settings.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To open a section of the display (currently marked [+])

Use the GENERAL knob to move the focus

(copper-coloured/blue highlighting) onto the
heading line of the section. (As you twist this
knob, the focus moves line by line through
the display, automatically picking out the
active element(s) on each line.)

Then push the GENERAL knob.

Click on the [+] beside the heading.

To open a section fully:

Select the heading line as above.
Push and hold the GENERAL knob.

Click and hold on the [+] beside the

heading.

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Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To close a section of the display (currently marked [-])

Move the focus onto the heading line of the

section and push the GENERAL knob – or
push and hold to close that entire section of
the hierarchy.

Note: Where the heading is associated with a
tick box, care is needed to ensure that the
cursor is just on the heading, otherwise the tick
box setting will toggle.

Click on the [-] beside the heading.

Note: The steps used to open and close
sections of the Status hierarchy, Video
Configuration and Audio Configuration
displays are similar but use the HORIZ and
VERT knobs rather than the GENERAL knob.

The associated settings themselves may be of three types.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

Check boxes:

Switch these between checked (ticked) and

clear by moving the focus to the option and
pushing the GENERAL knob

Switch these between checked (ticked) and

clear by clicking on the box.

Options offered in a menu:

To set these, move the focus to the current

setting, push the GENERAL knob, then
select the required option from the menu
that is displayed

To set these click on the current entry, then

click on the required option in the menu
that is displayed

Thumbwheel settings:

Move the focus to the current setting, push

the GENERAL knob then:
For small adjustments: twist the
GENERAL knob.
For larger adjustments: type the new value
using the numeric keypad.
To finish, push the GENERAL knob again
or, if you typed the new value, press the
ENTER button.

Click on the current setting then:

For small adjustments: use either
the control or the thumbwheel on the
mouse or the Up, Down arrow keys (the
Left and Right arrow keys have no effect).
For larger adjustments: type the new value
you want using the keyboard.

Note: To enter a negative value on the numeric keypad, start by pressing ‘*’. Also press ‘*’ to

enter a decimal point.

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B.3 Window Displays

The OTR 1001 application has four ‘top-level’ window displays, used for different areas of the
system’s operation as follows:

‘View’ window – used for Image Analysis
‘Gen’ window – used for Signal Capture/Generation
‘Config’ window – used for System Configuration and Version information
‘Help’ window – used for On-screen Help (not supported in the current version)

To make the most efficient use of the screen area, the above windows are overlaid one on top of
another. They are also normally shown ‘full frame’ without any of the usual framing associated
with Microsoft Windows. However, where the OTR 1001 is being used with a mouse and
keyboard, the OTR 1001 can be used in a ‘Windows’ mode (see below) in which the basic
controls are offered as a set of toolbars and the windows have the normal Windows handles.

To select any of the main window displays:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To select any of the main window displays:

Press the corresponding button

from the group immediately to
the right of the numeric keypad.
(Note: The Help button is to the
left of the numeric keypad.)

1. Check that the Windows Toolbar is

displayed (selected via the View menu).

2. Click on the name of

the required window
in the Top-Level
Windows Toolbar

Other displays are called up on screen as a consequence of selecting options within one of the
main windows.

Note: The Config window is divided into ‘pages’ covering different aspects of the OTR 1001’s
system configuration. So inspecting or changing any detail of the system configuration involves
first calling up the Config window, then selecting the appropriate page of this window.

Status Bar

The window displays may also include a Status Bar such as the one shown here, giving
appropriate information for example about the video currently being received on the OTR’s
IN ports together with a clock and details of the preset that is currently selected (see
Section B.4). The Audio data indicates the channels on which audio is present (P) in the order
Channel 1 – 16.

Figure B-5: Sample Status Bar display

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Button Bar

Associated with each display is a Button Bar.
In the Gen and Config windows, the Button Bar is always shown at the bottom of the screen.
In the View window, the default arrangement is for the Button Bar to temporarily take the

place of the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen but there are other options. (For details, see
Section C.1.)

The Button Bar is a command bar and it provides direct access to some commonly-required
actions. In particular, several Button Bar options provide shortcuts to settings within the
Properties control (described below). In most cases, successive presses of the Tile button cycle
through the possible options while pressing and holding the Tile button brings up the Properties
control with the focus on the selected feature.

The options shown depend on the window being shown and the action being carried out.
A sample Button Bar is shown below.

Figure B-6: Sample Button Bar

The standard colouring for any button is a dark grey, changing to a lighter grey when the feature
it selects is not currently available. Where options on the Button Bar turn on or turn off particular
features, the button is additionally highlighted (copper-coloured) when that feature is currently
selected.

Picking out Items to work with

Throughout the OTR 1001 application, items in windows or menus are picked out to work with

by moving the ‘focus’ of the window to the required item, after which it may be necessary to

further select the item in order to either change it or activate it.
The item that currently has the focus on it is identified by blue highlighting, which is replaced by

copper-coloured highlighting when the item is selected for further work.

Basic Navigation:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To move the focus to any item on the current window (blue highlighting),

Twist the GENERAL knob on the Control

Panel.

Scroll the thumbwheel on the mouse until

the required item is selected.

Alternatively, click on the item then press

the Backspace key.

To select an item for further work (copper-coloured highlighting)

Move the focus to the item as described

above, then push the GENERAL knob.

Simply click on it.

Note: There is no reason for concern if currently nothing on the screen is shown either as having
the focus on it or as being selected. Simply turn the GENERAL knob and a coloured boundary
will appear as the focus moves from one item to another.

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Navigating around hierarchical structures

Several OTR 1001 displays have a hierarchical structure to them. The steps generally used to
navigate these structures are given below. (Note: Where special steps are needed to navigate a
hierarchical display, these steps are explained alongside the description of those displays.)

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To navigate a hierarchy:

1. Turn the GENERAL knob to move the

focus from item to item at the current level.

2. Push the GENERAL knob to move down

into the next level of the hierarchy. (This
works until a single item is reached at
which point, pushing GENERAL selects
the item.)

3. Move one step back up the hierarchy by

pressing the BACK button.

4. Move directly to the top of the current

hierarchy by pressing the HOME button.

1. Select the required item by clicking on it. If

this selects other items alongside the
required item (i.e. a higher level of the
hierarchy), click again until just the
required item is selected.

2. Move one step back up the hierarchy by

taking the Back option from either the
right-click menu or the Navigate toolbar.

3. Move directly to the top of the current

hierarchy by taking the Home option from
either the right-click menu or the Navigate
toolbar.

Window Properties

Each window offers a number of choices about how the window itself and the items within that

window are displayed. The choices that are made are referred to as the ‘Properties’ of the

window and each window has a Properties control through which the various selections can be
made and displayed, while some of the more common settings are offered as Button Bar options.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display a window’s Properties control:

Display the required window (if not

already displayed) and press the PROPS
button.

(Press PROPS again to close up the
display.)

Right-click on the required window and

take the Properties option from the menu
that is displayed, or

Select Properties from the View menu,

then select the appropriate View option
from the sub-menu that is displayed.

Note: In the View window, access to some of the settings in the Properties control is provided
through options on Button Bars, providing a useful short-cut for a range of common settings.

An example Properties control is shown below. The window to which the Properties relate is
shown in the title bar. (Note: The View window is sometimes View 1 because, in future versions,
where OTR systems are networked together, the View windows associated with other OTR
systems will be identified as View 2, View 3 etc. You should also note that the width at which
the Properties control can vary depending on the layout of the current display.

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Figure B-7: Sample Properties controls – Full View and Multi View

The properties listed at the top of the display set some overall details either about the window
and its Properties control. The properties of the items within the window display appear towards
the bottom of the display. The range of properties associated with any item entirely depend on
the type of item.

As in other parts of the OTR’s operation, copper-coloured/blue highlighting is used to indicate
the current focus within the Properties control and this focus is moved by twisting the
GENERAL knob. If an item is selected within the main window display when the Properties
control is called up, the focus will be on this item. Similarly, if the Properties control is called up
as a result of selecting an option from the Button Bar, the focus will be on the selected setting.

The aspects set through the Properties control are arranged in a collapsible hierarchy with [+] or
[-] symbols alongside the ‘headings’ so that you can readily arrange to see just those details that
you want to see.

The basic procedure for setting properties is as follows:

1. Display the Properties control for the window you are working on.

2. Use the [+] and [-] markers to open/close sections of the display as required.

3. Make any adjustments that are necessary to the various settings shown.

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B.4 Presets

Particular combinations of settings and other selections can be captured for recall on subsequent
occasions by recording these as Presets.

Four types of Preset can be recorded: View Presets; Gen Presets; Config Presets and System
Presets.

View Presets record the detailed layout of the View window (including all the settings in

the View Properties).

Gen Presets record all the settings in the Gen properties, together with the details of the

‘patterns’ (images, sequences, line patterns and zone plates) that are currently loaded for

play-out but not the source files for these patterns.

Config Presets record the current set of audio, video and system configuration settings.
System Presets record all the details about the current system that would be recorded by a

View Preset, a Gen Preset and a Config Preset, together with such things as the
positioning of the different windows when the OTR is used in Windows mode, which
toolbars are displayed and where they appear on the display.

Multiple presets of each type can be recorded. Presets are identified by a number which may be
used to select the required Preset (see below). A short description can also be included to aid in
identification.

When a Preset is selected, all the settings that the Preset records are replaced by the values etc.
that are recorded in the Preset. So when a View Preset is selected, it populates the View window
with the saved combination of tiles. Similarly, when a Config Preset is selected, the various
settings shown in the Config window are replaced by the ones that were in place when the Preset
was recorded, and when a Gen Preset is selected, the Gen properties are set to match the ones
recorded in the Gen Preset and the patterns are replaced by the set of patterns that were in place
when the Preset was recorded. Note: It is up to the user to ensure that the source files to which
these patterns refer are available in their expected locations.

When a System Preset is selected, all three of the View window, the Gen window and the Config
window are changed to reflect the settings recorded in the Preset. It also puts the windows in the
positions they had when the Preset was saved and switches the selected input stream back to the

one that was selected when the Preset was saved. (It doesn’t, of course, change the data stream

on the selected input.)
To make individual System Presets and/or combinations of individual View and/or Gen and/or

Config Presets even easier to recall, these can also be assigned to function keys.
The number of the currently selected View Preset is displayed on the Status Bar, followed by an

asterisk when the layout has been changed from the recorded version in some way.

A number of ‘Factory’ Presets are supplied alongside the OTR software. These Presets cannot be

altered in any way but a ‘User’ Preset (i.e. one set up by the user as described below) that is

assigned to the same Preset number takes precedence and will always be used in place of the
Factory Preset. (For further information, see Section U.)

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Using Presets from other OmniTek systems

As well as using Presets set up and saved on your own system, you can also use Presets both
from other OTR systems and from OTM systems.

The option that enables you to do this is the Manage Disk option offered when you call up the
list of Presets (as well as at other points within the OTR application). Taking this option displays
a Manage User Files dialogue with options for Importing, Exporting or Deleting the different
types of file that you may have in your User area, which include Presets.

Further information is given in Section U.

Recording Presets

The following gives the steps used both to record individual Presets of the four different types
and to assign individual System Presets and/or combinations of individual View and/or Gen
and/or Config Presets to function keys.

Note: The procedure used for saving System Presets differs from that used to save View, Gen or
Config Presets.

Recording a View, Gen or Config Preset

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To assign the current View, Gen or Config window set-up to a Preset:

1. Press the PRESET button to put the keypad

into ‘Preset’ mode.

2. Press and hold the appropriate numeric key to

assign the current window set-up to that Preset
number (or for numbers greater than 9, type

“* [number]”, then press and hold the Enter

key).

3. When the following dialogue appears, set a

suitable description then select OK.

Figure B-5: Example Save Preset dialogue

1. Display the Presets toolbar shown below

(if not already displayed) and make it
the active window e.g by clicking on it.

2. Click and hold the appropriate key of

the numeric keypad within this toolbar
(or press and hold the corresponding key
of the numeric keypad on your
keyboard) to assign the current window
set-up to that Preset number.

Note: For numbers greater than 9, enter
the sequence “* number”, then click and
hold on the Enter button).

3. When the Save Preset dialogue appears,

set a suitable description then select
OK.

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Recording a System Preset

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To assign the current system set-up to a System Preset:

1. Select the View/Gen/Config

window as appropriate and
press and hold the PRESET
button to display the Presets
dialogue.

2. Take the Save system option

(Yellow button).

1. Select Load/Save

presets… from the File
menu (or press, hold
then release the P key
on your keyboard) to
display the Presets dialogue.

2. Take the Save system option.

Figure B-6: Presets dialogue

3. Enter the index number

for this System Preset in
the dialogue that is
displayed and select OK.

4. When the Save Preset dialogue appears,

set a suitable description, then select OK.

The new Preset is then added to the list.

When you have finished with the dialogue, select Close from the Button Bar.

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Changing the Description of a Preset (User Presets only)

The description associated with any User Preset can be modified at any time as follows:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To assign the current system set-up to a System Preset:

1. Press and hold the PRESET

button to display the Presets
dialogue.

1. Select Load/Save

presets… from the File
menu (or press, hold
then release the P key
on your keyboard) to
display the Presets dialogue.

Figure B-7: Presets dialogue

2. Take the Rename option.

3. When the Rename dialogue appears, edit the Description then select OK.

Figure B-8: Example Rename dialogue

4. This returns you to the Presets dialogue.

When you have finished with the dialogue, select Close from the Button Bar.

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Preset Selection

All the Presets that have been set up (together with any ‘Factory’ Presets that are still in use)

may be called up from a list of all the Presets. This list also offers a Manage Disk option that
can be used to remove unwanted Presets or to exchange Presets with another system (for further
details, see Section U).

View, Gen and Config Presets may alternatively be selected by giving the number of the
required Preset. In addition, System Presets or combinations of Presets that have been assigned
to a function key may be selected using that function key.

Selecting Individual Presets

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To select any type of Preset:

General Method

Display the window you want to affect,

then press and hold the
PRESET button, to display the
Presets dialogue. Then pick the
Preset you require from the list
that is offered and take the Load option
(White button).

Select Load/Save

presets… from the File
menu (or press, hold then
release the P key on your
keyboard) to display the
Presets dialogue, then pick the Preset you
require from the list that is offered and take
the Load option.

Figure B-9: Presets dialogue

Selecting View/Gen Presets by Number

1. Select the View/Gen window as

appropriate.

2. Press the PRESET

button to put the
keypad into ‘Preset’
mode.

1. Select the View/Gen window as appropriate.

2. Display the Presets toolbar (if not already displayed)

by ticking the Presets toolbar option in View menu,
and make it the active window e.g. by clicking on it.

Figure B-10: Presets toolbar

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Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

3. Use the numeric keypad to enter the

number of the required Preset.
For Preset numbers up to 9, just press

the appropriate number button. For

Preset numbers greater than 9, type “*
[number] ENTER”. E.g. * 1 2 ENTER

for 12

3. Use the buttons of this toolbar or the numeric

keypad on your keyboard to enter the number
of the required Preset.

For Preset numbers up to 9, just click on the
appropriate number. For Preset numbers greater

than 9, enter the sequence “* [number]

ENTER”. E.g. * 1 2 ENTER for 12

Assigning Presets to Function Keys

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To assign a System Preset/Selection of individual Presets to a Function Key:

1. (i) Press and hold the PRESET button

to display the Presets dialogue.
(ii) Take the Function Keys option.
(iii) Select the chosen Function Key

from the list that is displayed and take
the Edit option.

1. Press and hold the chosen Function Key.

Figure B-11: Save Preset Combination dialogue

2. Either:

Select Individual Presets, then use the drop-down menus for the View, Gen and Config
entries to select the required combination of Presets

Or:

Select System Preset, then select the required System Preset from the associated drop-down
list.

3. Select OK.

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Selecting Predefined Combinations

Combinations of Individual Presets and System Presets that have been assigned to a function key
can be recalled as follows:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To select a Preset Combination that has been assigned to a Function Key:

1. Press and hold the PRESET button to

display the Presets dialog.

2. When the dialogue appears, select the

Function Keys option.

3. Pick the required Function Key from the

list that is offered and take the Recall
option (White button).

Press the required function key.

Figure B-12: Save Presets dialogue

Figure B-13: Function Key Assignment dialogue

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B.5 File Selection

Several actions in the application involve the selection of a file stored on disk.

Where the OTR is being used with a
mouse and keyboard, a standard

Windows file selector is shown through
which to select the file you require.

Where the OTR is being used without a
mouse and keyboard fitted to it, a

special form of file selector is used
(shown below), together with a
dedicated button bar. Together, these
allow files to be picked out using the
buttons of the control panel.

The main display shows a list of the
items (disks, folders, files) present at the
current point in the file hierarchy.
Note: The “..” entry at the top of the
listing (where shown) represents the
‘parent’ directory.

Button Bar

Toggle select switches the current item between unselected (clear) and selected (ticked). Where
the item is a folder, the whole contents of that folder are selected.

Toggle select all switches all the items in the current folder between unselected (clear) and
selected (ticked) or vice versa, depending on the current setting of the individual items.

OK is used once you’ve selected the required file(s) to close the file selector and work with the
selected files.

Cancel closes the File selector without making any changes.

Control Panel

To select files:

1. Navigate to the folder containing the required file(s). To step through different folders, move

the focus to the appropriate folder name (by turning the GENERAL knob), then push the
GENERAL knob to enter that folder.

2. Select individual files by moving the focus to each file in turn and pushing the GENERAL

knob to tick it, or select all the files in a folder either by using the Toggle select all option
(Yellow button) or by moving the focus to the folder name and taking the Toggle select
option from the Button Bar (/White button).

3. When all the required files are ticked, select OK from the Button Bar (Cyan button).

Figure B-14: Sample File Selector and associated

Button Bar (below)

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B.6 Saving Files

Some actions involve saving a file to disk. In some cases, the file is saved automatically in a
standard location and under a standard name; in others, the user needs to select both where the
file is stored and its filename.

Where the OTR 1001 is being used with a mouse and keyboard, a standard Windows file
selector is shown through which to set these details.

Where the OTR 1001 is being used without a mouse and keyboard fitted to it, a special form of
file selector is used (shown below), together with a dedicated button bar. Together, these allow
the required details to be selected using just the buttons of the control panel.

Figure B-15: Sample File Save dialogue and associated Button Bar (below)

Button Bar

Create new… starts the process of creating the new file in the chosen location

Cancel closes the File selector without making any changes

As in other file selectors, the main display shows a list of the items (disks, folders, files) present
at the current point in the file hierarchy, while the “..” entry at the top of the listing represents the
‘parent’ directory.

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Control Panel

To save the file:

1. Navigate to the required folder by moving the focus to the appropriate folder name (by

turning the GENERAL knob), then pushing the GENERAL knob to enter that folder.

2. Select Create new… from the Button Bar (White button).

3. Set up the required filename by using the GENERAL knob to pick characters from the

schematic keyboard that is displayed (see below). Note: Simple push for lower-case
characters; push and hold for upper-case characters.

(Correct any mistakes by using the ‘Backspace’ ‘key’ beside the ‘Space bar’ to delete

characters.)

4. To finish, select the ‘Return’ ‘key’.

‘Space Bar’

‘Shift’

key

‘Backspace’

key

‘Return’

key

Figure B-16: File Selector ‘keyboard’.

Note: This keyboard is also provided in other places within the OTR application e.g. when

saving details of Safe Title and Safe Area cages. If it doesn’t appear automatically at the point it

is needed, press the GENERAL knob.

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C : The View Window

The View window is used to display the results of various data analysis tools applied by the OTR
1001 to the currently selected input(s). The different analyses may be shown either individually
or in combination.

Figure C-1: Sample View Window display

The range of analyses that may be viewed depends on the options purchased but may include:

Waveforms
Vectorscope displays
Gamut charts
Status information
Pixel data
Audio PPMs, Loudness assessments etc.
Eye and Jitter diagrams
A/V Delay measurements

This section looks at the overall features of the View window. The displays associated with the
different analysis tools that may be applied are described in a separate sections.

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C.1 Overview

Selecting the View Window

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the View window:

Press the VIEW button on the

Control Panel.

Click on View in the

Windows toolbar.

Note: If this toolbar isn’t

displayed, tick Top-level
Windows toolbar in the
View menu)

Definitions

The View window is divided into ‘Tiles’, each showing a particular aspect of the video under
test (referred to as a ‘View’). For ease of selection, each View is allocated to a ‘Category’.

‘Views’ and ‘Categories’ are explained further below.

Views

The basic graphical elements that can appear on the OTR 1001’s View window are referred to as
Views. Each View shows the results from a separate analysis tool and may include pictures,
audio meters, waveforms, etc.

Categories

Views are organized into ‘categories’, each based around a particular type of data analysis
offered by the OTR 1001. The principal categories are:

WFM (Video waveforms)
VECTOR (Vectorscope)
PICTURE (Video image)
AUDIO (Audio displays such as PPMs)
GAMUT (Component gamut, CIE Colour Chart)
STATUS (Status information, pixel data)
TIMING (System timing, A/V Delays etc.)
PHY (Transport layer measurements such as eye height and jitter)

Each category can have any number of members (including 0), one of which will be the current
default. For example, the AUDIO default might be the PPM display, while the STATUS default
might be the ‘DataView’ pixel data display (where installed).

Initially, some categories will just comprise the View after which the category is named, some
may be empty while others may include additional Views depending on which instrument
options have been installed. For example, where the OTR 1001 includes the VIEW_DATA
option, the STATUS category will also include the DataView display.

The labels on the ‘Tile’ buttons (WFM, etc.) each represent a different category.

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Basic Screen Layout

The default layout for the View window comprises four tiles, arranged in the simple ‘quad split’
shown below. This allows the results from up to four different monitoring tools to be displayed
simultaneously.

Figure C-2: Standard Quad-Split Layout.

It is also possible to set up custom screen layouts offering more complex arrangements of tiles
(see Section D). A mouse is required to set such layouts up but, once in place, the Control Panel
can be used to call up the different layouts.

The tiles are referred to in terms of the View they show. So, for example, the screen shown
above comprises an Audio PPMs tile, a Picture tile, a Waveform tile and a Vectorscope tile.

Each tile can readily be replaced by one showing a different View. It is also possible to select
any tile and show the View it contains full screen. (These actions are described in Section C.2.)

Different combinations and arrangements of tiles may be saved for re-use on a subsequent
occasion by recording these as Presets. (These actions are also described in Section C.2.).

Optionally, a ‘Tile info’ line can be shown at the top of each tile, detailing the View that is
displayed and the input that the display relates to. Whether this information is shown is set
through the Properties control (see Section C.2), and is also saved as part of each Preset.

Note: If a tile isn’t big enough to show the entire display, the tile will be shown with scroll bars.
With a mouse, these scroll bars can be simply dragged to show the part of the display you are
interested in. The bars can also be moved by pushing the corresponding HORIZ or VERT knob
on the Control Panel, then twisting to make the required adjustment. (Push the knob a second
time to cancel this action.)

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Status Bar

Where the View window includes a Status Bar, this gives brief details of the inputs that have
been detected, together with a thumbnail of the video being received, a clock and the number
(and description, where set) of the preset that is currently selected (see Section B.4). The Audio
data indicates the channels on which audio is present (P) in the order Channel 1 – 16.

Figure C-3: Example View Status Bar.

Button Bar

Associated with each display in the View Window is a Button Bar offering access to up to eight
commonly-required actions or settings.

Figure C-4: Sample Button Bar

There are three modes of operation for Button Bars in the View window, selected through the

Soft keys mode section of the View Window’s Properties control:

Figure C-5: Soft keys settings within the View window’s Properties control.

Normal: In this mode, when the Tile is selected, the Button Bar is displayed over the part

of the screen normally occupied by the Status Bar. The Button Bar then remains
displayed until it is either actively cleared from the screen (see below) or it times out
(again, see below).

Side-by-Side: In this mode, the Button Bar associated with the View on the current tile is

permanently displayed in the left-hand half of the area normally occupied by the Status
Bar, while a compressed version of the Status Bar is displayed in the right-hand half.

Per Tile: In this mode, the appropriate Button Bar is permanently displayed at the bottom

of each tile.

Note: The Side-by-Side and Per Tile modes are principally intended for use where the OTR is
used with a mouse and keyboard, while the Per Tile mode is intended for use with larger
monitors.

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The following controls are used in working with the Button Bar:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the Button Bar (‘Normal’ mode only)

Either: Push the GENERAL knob.

Or: Press the OTHER button.

The OTHER button then becomes lit.

Click on the display

To select an option from the Button Bar:

Check the colour shown above the option

and press the corresponding colour button
on the front panel.

Click on the required option

To hide the Button Bar (‘Normal’ mode only)

Either: Press the BACK button knob.

Or: Press the OTHER button.

The OTHER button will no longer be lit.

Press the Backspace key

Soft Keys Timeout

In Normal mode, if the Button Bar isn’t used, it can be set to time out. This timeout is adjustable
through the Soft keys timeout section offered when Normal mode is selected (and hidden when
either Side-by-Side or Per Tile is selected).

This length of time after which the bar times out is set as the Duration (in seconds) while the
timeout facility is selected by ticking the Enabled option.

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C.2 View Window Operations

This section describes some general actions that are carried out on the View window.

Selecting the Views to display
Switching between Full screen and Multiple tile display
Setting tile and/or window properties

View Selection

Any tile can readily be replaced by one showing a different View. The key factor is the category
to which the required View belongs.

Note: Where the same View is displayed by more than one tile, the Views are independent
copies in order to allow the tiles to have different display properties. You should also note that
some types of display – specifically waveforms, the vectorscope, the CIE Chart, Eye and Jitter
displays – make significant use of resources. You will always be able to select whichever View
you want where a tile is displayed full screen but more complex selections may not be available
in a multi-tile display.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the required View:

Steps when the category is known:

1. Move the focus (blue box) to the tile that

you want to replace. (If a Button Bar is
shown, press either OTHER or BACK.)

2. Press the Tile button (below the screen)

corresponding to the required category.

3. The View shown then switches the most

recently used View within that category.

If the View that is selected isn’t the one you

want, keep pressing the Tile button until
the required View is displayed (cycles
through the Views in that category).

Note: If you select a category for which no
Views are currently installed, the tile simply
doesn’t change.

In all cases:

Either:

1. Click on the tile that you want to replace.

2. Select the View you require in the View

Tile Browser.

Or:

1. Right-click on the tile that you want to

replace.

2. Select Replace Tile in the menu that

appears, then use the associated submenus
to select first the category of View and then
the actual View.

The View that is currently displayed as
replaced by the View you select.

General steps:

1. Move the focus to the tile that you want to

replace. (Again, if a Button Bar is shown,
press either OTHER or BACK.)

2. Press and hold any of the Tile buttons. This

displays the View Tile Browser with the
cursor on the category corresponding to the
button you pressed.

3. Use the GENERAL knob to scroll through

the available Views and select the required
View. The View currently displayed is then
replaced by the selected View.

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The View Tile Browser

Figure C-6: View Tile Browser.

The View Tile Browser provides access to all the various Views that are available, organized
into their categories, and allows you to pick the one you want in the current tile.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the View Tile Browser:

Press and hold any of the Tile buttons

(WFM, VECTOR etc.).

The View Tile Browser is displayed by

default, but if it has been closed it can be
displayed by ticking View tile browser
toolbar in the View menu included on the
screen’s menu bar

The top level of the Browser comprises a list of the categories that have been defined. To display
details of the Views that have been allocated to a particular category :

Move the focus to that category

Click on the [+] adjacent to the category

name

When the Browser is displayed, the focus is automatically on the category from which you called
up the Browser.

Views are generally picked out by expanding the appropriate category then selecting the required
View but the current default View within a category can be picked out by selecting the category.

Note: If you select a category for which no Views are currently installed or a View that is not
currently available (shown greyed out), the tile simply doesn’t change.

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Full/Multiple Tile display

Views can be displayed full screen (and subsequently switched back to a multi-tile
display) using the FULL and MULTI buttons or the Full/Multi toolbar.

On versions of the OTR 1001 with a Control Panel, either the FULL or the MULTI
button is lit to indicate the mode that is currently selected.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To show a tile full screen:

Move the focus to the required tile and

press the FULL button.

Press the FULL button again to toggle

between showing and hiding the Status
Bar/Button Bar at the bottom of the screen.

Click on the required tile, then take the

Full option from the Full/Multi toolbar or

press the + key of the keyboard’s numeric

keypad.

Click on Full or press + again to toggle

between showing and hiding the Status
Bar/Button Bar at the bottom of the screen.

Note: If no focus is shown (e.g. after selecting HOME), selecting FULL will result in the
previously selected top-level View being shown full screen, automatically resized to fit the
aspect ratio of the screen.

To return to multi-tile display:

Press the MULTI button.

Select the Multi option from the Full/Multi

toolbar or press the – key of the numeric
keypad.

The multi-tile display will show any changes you have made in full screen mode, unless there is
a resource conflict in which case it will revert to the previous multi-tile display.

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Setting Overall Window Properties

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To change overall aspects of how the View window is shown on the screen:

1. Call up the View window’s Properties

control (e.g. by pressing the PROPS
button).

1. Call up the View window’s Properties

control (e.g. by taking the Properties
option from the right-click menu).

2. Make any changes you require within that control.

The entries that set overall details are listed towards
the top of the Properties control.

Show all tiles: This option sets whether the
Properties control shows details of every tile of the
current display or just the one that is currently
selected.

Navigate flat mode: Ticking this option directs the
OTR 1001 to ignore any hierarchy in moving the
focus between the Views on the screen.

Soft keys mode: Selects between the various
options for showing Button Bars (see Section C.1).

Tile info line: Sets whether brief details of the
View and the input it relates to are permanently
shown above each tile.

Edit mode: Controls the granularity of the grid
used either in setting up a new screen layout or in
changing an existing screen layout (see Section D).

Audio Monitor: Controls the volume at which
audio is played back. (See Section K.9)

Inputs: Sets/displays aspects of the input streams
that apply to more than one View, such as the
current position of the crosshair cursor.

Shared Waveform Markers: Allows the definition
of additional time and amplitude markers displayed
across all waveform displays to aid comparison.
(See Section E.3)

Figure C-7: Sample View window

Properties control

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Setting Tile Properties

The properties relating to the current range of tiles are listed in the section of the Properties
control starting at the heading ‘Tiles’, and can be changed by editing the details shown in the
Properties control.

However, the first place to look when you want to change some aspect of a tile is the Button Bar
because the Button Bar typically offers short-cuts to the most common settings associated with
the selected View. In particular, some Button Bar options directly switch controls on and off
(these options are given a copper-coloured highlight when the control is ‘On’). Other Button Bar
options cycle through the possible settings, while on an OTR 1001c, pressing and holding the
associated colour button calls up the Properties control with the focus already on the required
setting.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To set any property of a tile:

1. First check the options in the Button Bar.

(If the Button Bar isn’t shown, push the

GENERAL knob on the tile.)

2. If the Button Bar includes the required

property, take that option – otherwise press
the PROPS button and make the required
setting directly within the Properties
control.

1. First check the options in the Button Bar.

(If the Button Bar isn’t shown, click on the

tile.)

2. If the Button Bar includes the required

property, take that option – otherwise make
the required setting directly within the
Properties control.

Note: The properties listed in the Properties control reflect the current View window display. So
if the window currently shows one tile full screen, the Properties control will just show the
settings for that tile. What is displayed is also subject to the setting of the Show all tiles option
listed at the top of the control. If this option is ticked, the settings of all the tiles currently on the
screen are displayed; if it isn’t ticked, information is just shown about the tile that currently has
the focus on it.

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Saving and Recalling Specific Tile Selections

The Views currently selected for display in the tiles and how these Views are configured can be
saved for re-use by recording this set-up as a ‘View Preset’ (see Section B.4).

A View Preset records:

The View shown on each tile and which input is being analysed
How each View is configured (as recorded in the Properties control)
The other settings from the Properties control, covering such things as the soft key

timeout and the speaker volume for audio play-out

Where a mouse and keyboard are fitted, the View Preset will also record:

Which toolbars etc. are displayed
The position and ordering of the various windows

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To save the current selection as a View Preset:

1. Select the View window.

2. Press PRESET to put the keypad into

‘Preset’ mode.

3. Press and hold the appropriate numeric

key.

4. Set a suitable description and select OK.

1. Display the Presets toolbar.

2. Click and hold the appropriate key of the

numeric keypad within this toolbar.

3. Set a suitable description and select OK.

To recall a saved selection:

Either press and hold PRESET and load the

required View Preset from the list that is
displayed

Or, if you know its index number, display

the View window, press PRESET to put

the keypad into ‘Preset’ mode, then use the

numeric keypad to enter the index number

Either take Load/save presets… from the

File menu and load the required View
Preset from the list that is displayed

Or, if you know its index number, display

the View window, then use the Presets
toolbar to enter the index number

For more detailed instructions and further information about using presets, see Section B.4.

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C.3 Video Stream

The OTR 1001 supports a range of possible sources for the video stream to analyse.
The main option is provided by the two SDI inputs included on the back panel of the OTR 1001.

These are provided by the left-most pair of BNCs of the group of four that appear on the same
card as the Analog connector. Each of these inputs can supply one or more video stream to
analyse.

SDI

Output 2

SDI

Output 1

SDI

Input 2

SDI

Input 1

SDI IN1 SDI IN2 SDI OUT1 SDI OUT2 ANA OUT

Figure C-8: The SDI Input (and Output) Connectors.

Further inputs are available where the instrument includes a Jitter card. Where the system
includes either the GEN or the GEN_BASIC option, it is also possible to set the OTR 1001 to
analyse the output from its own test signal generator.

Depending on the options installed, the OTR 1001 has the potential to analyse video delivered in
a wide range of standards from the PAL and NTSC SD standards (supported as standard by all
implementations of the OTR 1001), through to HD, 3GA and 3GB standards.

The OTR 1001’s View window typically displays the results of analysing video on one particular
input and, when a different input is selected, all the displays instantly switch to the selected
input. But where one of the Simultaneous Monitoring options is installed, it is possible for two or
more video streams to be monitored at the same time. This is explained in Section O.

Video Stream Selection

Note: This section describes how to select a video stream to analyse from among those currently
offered. As supplied, the system is configured to just offer video from the two SDI inputs. How to
configure the OTR 1001 to offer the input from an installed Jitter card is explained in Section T
(System Configuration). Similar steps may also be used to configure the OTR 1001 to analyse the
output from the built-in generator, though there is the alternative of using a cable to feed the
generated video from an SDI output to one of the SDI inputs.

Once the OTR 1001 is suitably configured, the steps given here can be used to select the input
you require.

The OTR 1001 maintains a list of the input streams that are currently available for analysis in its
Inputs toolbar. Precise details of the different services to the inputs are given on the Video
Inputs page of the Config window (see Section T.4). Note: References to stream 2 (where
shown) refer to the second video stream that is offered by 3G Level B Dual-stream video. Other
video standards only offer a single video stream on any input.

Selecting the input that is analysed is ultimately a matter of picking the required input from
Inputs toolbar. However, it can also be picked out by giving its Input number, which corresponds
to its position in the Inputs toolbar (starting with Input 1 at the top). Alternatively, where a
mouse and keyboard are fitted to the OTR, the input to be analysed in a particular tile can be
selected by dragging the relevant Picture icon on the Status Bar to the tile.

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Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To select an input

If the input number known:

1. Press the INPUT button (if not

already lit).

2. Use the numeric

keypad to enter
the number of the
required input

Otherwise:

1. Press and hold the INPUT button on the

Control panel to display the Inputs toolbar.

2. Select the required input from the list that

is displayed.

1. Display the Inputs toolbar (if not already

displayed) by ticking the Inputs toolbar
option in View menu.

2. Select the required input from the list that

is displayed.

Alternatively:

1. Right-click on the required tile.

2. Select Set Input from the menu that is

displayed and take the required input from
the submenu that is shown.

Or:

Drag the Picture icon for the required input

from the Status Bar to the tile.

Figure C-9: Inputs toolbar and the alternative right-click Set Input option.

The input stream that has been selected may be seen by setting the Tile Info Line option in the
Properties control to Permanent.

Note: If the OTR has difficulty in locking to the input you select, try setting it to Ignore Smpte
(see ‘Input Video Standard’, below) as the problem could just be that the SMPTE packet has
become corrupted.

Input Video Standard

The OTR is supplied set-up to automatically determine the input video standard. Where the input
stream includes a SMPTE 352 packet, the input video standard will be taken from this.
Otherwise, the OTR will make its own determination of the input video standard.

If required, the OTR can be set to ignore any SMPTE 352 packet and always make its own
determination of the video standard. Alternatively, you can force a particular input video
standard to be selected.

Note: Whether the input video standard has been selected automatically or forced can be seen
from the Status displays (see Section E.6 & E.7) where the details of the selected video will
either show Format (Auto) or Format (Manual).

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Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To set the OTR to ignore SMPTE 352 packets:

Display the System page of the Config window and tick the option to Ignore Smpte.

To force a particular input video standard:

The required video standard is set through the Input Video Standard sections of the Video
Config page of the Config window. There are separate sections for Input 1 and Input 2.

1. Display the Video Config page of the Config window.

2. Open the appropriate Input Video Standard section (shown at the top of the Video Config

page) and clear the Automatic Detection option.

3. Use the separate Interface, Raster, Refresh rate and Sampling format options in that

order to specify the characteristics of the video standard you want to use. Then select the Set
option offered below these individual settings (shown with a flashing outline once any of the
above settings are changed to indicate that this Set option is required in order to implement
the new selection).

To revert to automatic detection:

1. Display the Video Config page of the Config window.

2. Open the appropriate Input Video Standard section (shown at the top of the Video Config

page) and tick the Automatic Detection option.

C.4 Freezing the display

At any time, the current window display can be ‘frozen’ for further inspection as follows:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To freeze the display:

Press the FREEZE button

Select Freeze from the Top-Level

Windows toolbar.

The display remains in Freeze mode until such time as either the FREEZE button/the Freeze
option is pressed/selected again.

This action causes a bitmap of the screen display at the moment Freeze was selected to be
captured and displayed in the VIEW window. It is then possible both to switch between this
bitmap and the live VIEW window display and to save a copy of this bitmap as a file on disc.

Currently, this facility can only be used to capture VIEW window displays, but it may in future
versions be extended to also capture Gen window and Config window displays.

While in ‘Freeze’ mode, the VIEW display has a special ‘Freeze’ Button bar.

Figure C-10: Freeze Button bar.

Show Bitmap: Switches between displaying the captured bitmap (shown when this option is

highlighted) and the live-input display.
Save Bitmap: Displays a File Selector through which to save the bitmap of the frozen screen

display to disc. (Further details of the File Selector are given in Section B.6).

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D : View Screen Layout

The quad-split screen used by default for the View window is simply one possible screen layout.

Where a mouse is attached, other layouts may be set up to the user’s own specification.

Moreover, when recorded as ‘Presets’ (see Section B.4), these layouts then become as easy to
call up as the default quad-split.

This section describes how to set up a new layout and how to save this layout for future use.

D.1 Overview

A new layout is created for the View window by modifying the layout you are currently using.

Close

Close

Move left and stretch

Move left and stretch

Add new tile

Figure D-1: Example set of changes

To make the required changes, you need to put the View window into its ‘Edit mode’. In this
mode, the View window continues to offer the same basic facilities as it does in its standard
display mode (e.g. switching the View shown on any tile and setting tile properties) but the tile
that is currently selected isn’t simply outlined with a coloured box. Instead it is shown with
Microsoft Windows-style handles which allow the user to move the tile, re-size it or delete it.
New tiles can also be added in Edit mode.

In outline, the steps used to set up an alternative screen layout are as follows. A mouse is
required for many of these actions. Indeed, it is not possible to enter Edit mode without a mouse.

1. Put the screen into Edit mode.

2. Close any tiles that are not required. Alternatively, add further tiles (there are two ways

of doing this: see below).

3. Set the size and position of all the various different tiles shown on the screen.

4. Leave Layout Edit mode.

5. Check that the different tiles of the display are set to show the Views that you require.

6. Record the layout as a View Preset (see Section B.4). If the new layout is not recorded as

a Preset, it will be lost the moment you either make any further changes to the layout or
call up another View Preset.

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Figure D-2: View Window in Edit mode

D.2 Selecting Edit Mode

Mouse & Keyboard

To enter Edit mode:

Check that the View window is set into multi-tile mode, then right-click with the mouse

anywhere within the View window. Then left-click on the Edit mode option in the menu that
is displayed.

Figure D-3: Right-click menu outside Edit mode

Right-clicking again will show a tick beside the Edit mode option to show that this mode has

been selected

To leave Edit mode:

Right-click then left-click on the Edit mode option again, this time clearing the tick.

When Edit mode is first selected, there may be no obvious change in the appearance of the screen.
The selection of Edit mode becomes obvious when a tile is selected. The selected tile is then
shown with Windows-style bars and handles ready to be resized, moved or closed as required.

Note: When editing a layout, you should be aware that elements of the display may be present but
not visible. For example, a closed caption overlay may be specified for the Picture display but not
be visible because the video that is currently being analysed doesn’t include a text service.

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D.3 Changing the Range of Views Displayed

Once in Edit mode, the range of Views that make up the display may be changed through a
combination of:

Switching what is shown in the current tiles, and either
Closing tiles that you no longer require, or
Adding any extra tiles that are required.

Switching the Views Shown

The View shown in any tile may
be replaced by another in exactly
the same way as this is done
outside Edit mode (details given
in Section C.2).

In particular, the required View
may be selected by right-clicking
on the tile and taking the
Replace tile option from the
menu that is displayed (as shown
here).

Removing Unwanted Tiles

Mouse & Keyboard

Toremove a tile that you don’t require:

1. Click on the tile to select it.

2. Click on the Close box (‘X’ box) in the top right-hand corner of the tile window surround.

Figure D-5: Location of Close box on selected tile

Close box

Figure D-4: Right-click menu showing Replace tile option

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Adding Tiles

Further tiles may be added to the layout either by using the Insert tile option included in the right-
click menu when in Edit mode, or by dragging the required Views from the View Tile Browser.

Mouse & Keyboard

Using the Insert tile option:

1. Right-click to display the right-click menu.

2. Select the Insert tile option.

3. Select the required View from the list of categories and Views that is displayed.

Figure D-6: Right-click menu showing Insert tile option

The View you select is then added to the screen, occupying the quarter of the screen in which
you right-clicked to call up the Insert tile option.

The new tile can then be re-sized, positioned etc. alongside all the other window tiles (see
below). Its display properties can also be set through the Properties control.

Adding a new tile by dragging:

1. Display the View Tile Browser (for example, by pressing and holding the Tile button for the

category of tile that you want to add).

2. Select the required View in the View Tile Browser and drag it to one of the tiles already on

the display. The OTR 1001 then creates a new tile over the tile you selected.

Figure D-7: Creating a new tile by dragging View from the View Tile Browser

to an existing tile.

The new tile can then be re-sized, positioned etc. alongside all the other window tiles (see
below). Its display properties can also be set through the Properties control.

Drag to tile

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D.4 Changing Size, Position etc.

In Edit mode, selecting a tile automatically causes the tile to be re-drawn with the window
handles associated with standard Microsoft windows. With these window handles displayed, the
tile becomes just like any other Microsoft window shown less than full-screen size and it can be
re-sized, re-positioned etc. in the same way i.e.

Mouse & Keyboard

To re-size the tile:

Drag either the corners or the sides until the tile is the required size.

Figure D-8: Dragging the edge of a tile to re-size it.

To re-position the tile:

Drag it to the new position by dragging its top bar.

Figure D-9: Dragging a tile’s top bar to re-position it.

Where tiles overlap, the sides and corners of one tile may be hidden by another. In order to
adjust the size or position of the tile that is partially hidden, you need either to bring this tile to
the front or to send the other tile to the back.

Drag to re-size

Drag to re-position

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Individual tiles can be brought to the front or sent to the back as follows:

Mouse & Keyboard

To send to front/back:

1. Select the tile that you want to affect.

2. Right-click anywhere on the display.

3. Take the option to Send to back or

Bring to front as appropriate.

Snapping into position

To aid the process of aligning the different tiles, the OTR
automatically ‘snaps’ the edges of the tile you are re­sizing/re-positioning to the edge of the adjacent tile once
the edge gets close to this.

Edit mode also offers a grid to which tiles may be aligned. Enabling this grid typically makes it
even easier to put the tiles into a neat, ‘tiled’ arrangement.

Figure D-11: Grid settings with the Properties control

The grid is enabled by ticking the Enable grid option within the Edit mode section of the View
window’s Properties control.

This section also includes a Count setting that sets the granularity of the grid to which the tiles
are aligned by defining the number of sections into which the ‘working’ area of the screen is

divided both horizontally and vertically. (This working area doesn’t include the area reserved for

the Status Bar/Button Bar.) Larger values of the Count correspond to a finer grid.

D.5 Saving the New Layout

The layout you create using the above steps will be the one used until you either change it further
or call up a View Preset. At that point, the layout may be lost: calling up a View Preset
automatically changes to the View window layout to the one that was in place when the View
Preset was recorded.

To have the layout you have created available for future use, it needs to be recorded as a View
Preset – as described in Section B.4.

Figure D-10: Right-click menu when

in Edit mode

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E : Image Analysis

The OTR 1001’s View window offers a wide choice of image analyses, described over the next
few sections of this User Guide. Note: Users of the PQA option should however note that some
displays – specifically, the Waveform display, the Vectorscope display and the CIE Chart – are
not available when the OTR is operating in PQA Mode (as described in Section S).

This section starts with a brief review of the steps needed to use these displays, then goes on to
describe the Waveform View; the Vectorscope; the Gamut View and the Status displays – the
four analyses that are provided as standard on the OTR 1001. Where these data analyses focus on
displaying the results from a particular area of the image, the way in which this ‘Focus of
Analysis’ is selected is described in Section E.2.

E.1 General Steps

The following steps are used in working with the Views described in this section:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

1. Display the required View in one of the tiles of the current View window.

Move the focus to the chosen tile – or if the
focus is already on this tile, clear any Button
Bar that is shown by pressing OTHER or
BACK – then press the appropriate Tile
button The button to use is detailed under
‘Selection’ in the following descriptions.

Note: Where more than one View is
included in a particular category, you may
need to press the Tile button more than
once before the required View is displayed.

To do this:
Either: Move the focus to the chosen tile then

select the required View from the appropriate
Category section of the View Tile Browser (as
described in Section C.3).

Or: Right-click on the required tile, select the
Replace Tile option, then select the required
View from the associated sub-menus.

The View to select is detailed under ‘Selection’

in the following descriptions.

Note: Some types of display – specifically waveforms, the vectorscope, the CIE Chart and
the Eye Diagram – make significant use of resources. However, this is only an issue if you
attempt to display more than four of these at the same time or if you try to show more than one
Eye Diagram.

2. Ensure that the relevant system parameters are set appropriately on the Video Config and

Audio Config pages of the Config window (see Section T.2 and T.3).
Details that may be important are listed under ‘Configuration Issues’ in the following descriptions.

3. Set the View’s ‘Properties’ to give you the display you require.

The Properties control is described in Section C.3. The different properties of the display that
can be set are detailed under ‘Display Properties’ in the following descriptions.

4. Determine the required information from the display that is shown.

The descriptions of each View also include details of any particular measurements (or other
determinations) that can be made from the View.

Note: If a tile isn’t big enough to show the entire display, the tile will be shown with scroll bars. With
a mouse, these scroll bars can be simply dragged to show the part of the display you are interested in.
The scroll bars can also be moved by pushing the corresponding HORIZ or VERT knob, then
twisting to make the required adjustment. (Push the knob a second time to cancel this action.)

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You may also wish to limit the part of the image that is analysed, by defining the Region of
Interest (see below).

E.2 Focus of Analysis

While many of the results displayed by the OTR 1001 come from analysing entire frames of
video, the system can be set such that displays such as the Waveform View and the Vectorscope
just show the results from a particular line or band of lines of each frame, or from a particular
‘Region of Interest’ or to show just the data that applies at or around a particular point within the
frame (indicated by a ‘crosshair’ cursor on the Picture display).

Figure E-1: Waveform View showing YCbCr components around point in frame

marked by crosshair cursor on the Picture display.

The Region of Interest and the position of the
crosshair can both be seen on the Picture
display and can be adjusted via that display.
However, the choice of the area to work with
and the position of the crosshair cursor
typically need to be coordinated across more
than one display, so the details are seen as
properties of the video stream under test
rather than of the Views through which the
results are displayed. The relevant settings
are therefore displayed – and can be adjusted
– in the Inputs section of the View window’s
Properties control.

Line Mode

The Line Mode control works with Line
Mode controls for the Waveform,
Vectorscope and CIE Chart displays. When
set to Single, it switches all the above
displays to analysing the line under the
crosshair cursor (see below): the individual
displays can subsequently be set to display

‘MultiLine’ results. The other options here

define how much of the frame is analysed
when this MultiLine option is taken, either
All the lines of the frame, just the Active
lines or a Custom band of lines (defined by

Y start and Y range).

Figure E-2: Inputs section of

the View window Properties control.

Note: ‘Cage’ is described in Section F.2.

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Crosshair

The Crosshair entry provides both controls for and information about the current focus within
the video display (as indicated by the crosshair on the Picture display). The position of this

crosshair determines such things as the line that is displayed when the waveform is set to ‘Single

line’ and the pixel around which the DataView display is based.

The X and Y controls allow you to position the crosshair anywhere within the frame, including
the blanking areas, while the Field control switches directly between the two fields of an
interlaced signal. The crosshair can also be re-positioned from the Picture display and from the
Data View (where licensed) – as described in other sections of this guide.

The crosshair position is normally measured in pixels from the top left-hand corner of the screen
but when the VIEW_3D option is enabled (see Section I), it can optionally be expressed as a
percentage of the screen width or in metres with the origin at the centre of the screen.

Region of Interest (ROI)

When enabled, the Region of Interest defines the part of the image that is analysed in the
Waveform, Vectorscope and Histogram displays.

The Region of Interest settings define:

Whether analysis is required just of the marked area (Enable ROI ticked) or of the whole

area (Enable ROI clear)

The position of the top left-hand corner of the Region of Interest (Y defines the top line;

X defines the leftmost pixel on that line)

The Width and Height of the Region of Interest.

The Region of Interest can also be sized and positioned directly on the Picture display, using the
HORIZ and VERT knobs – as described in Section F.4.

Note: Selecting a View Preset (see Section B.4) automatically clears any Region of Interest that
was previously selected.

Figure E-3: Region of Interest as shown on the Picture display.

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E.3 Waveform View (Not available in PQA Mode)

The Waveform View offers high resolution displays of the video’s YCbCr / RGB components.
Arbitrary combinations of colour components may be displayed simultaneously, optionally
together with a composite waveform derived from the luma and chroma data within the original
video stream (see below). Waveforms may optionally be overlaid with a graticule calibrated in
ms along the (horizontal) timing axis and giving either digital values, percentage IRE or
millivolts along the vertical voltage axis. The labels shown below are also optional. For RGB
and YUV, two separate waveform calibrations are offered: SMPTE range (decimal 64 –
940/960) or Full Range 0 – 1023 (Full Range is always used when working with XYZ),

Waveforms can be shown either for a single line (the line currently selected by the crosshair
cursor) or for all the lines in the current frame/in the current Region of Interest where this is
enabled (see above). If required, the waveform can be shown offset from either axis of the
graticule or the whole pattern shifted up or down, left or right by applying the appropriate offset
– see ‘Lock Waveform Graticule’ below.

Waveforms may further be adjusted for gamma and other corrections that may have been applied
to the video source. Gamma may be either applied or removed as required, while other linear, log
or custom adjustments applied to RGB or XYZ waveforms can be handled through the
application of the appropriate look-up table (LUT). The Reference White Level used in
converting between RGB and XYZ may also be set to the required value.

Notes: (i) Custom lookup tables should be in CSV (comma separated variable) format. LUTs are
included for Sony SR and Thomson Viper cameras, which can be modified to create complete
custom LUTs. The supplied LUTs are located in c: Program Files\OmniTek\DataLab\LUTs
(ii) Where the VIEW_3D option is installed, the Waveform View can also be used to compare
luma and chroma levels between left-eye and right-eye Stereo 3D video images or between a
reference image and a test image (see Section I.8). The latter option is also available where the
ALIGNMENT option is installed.

Figure E-4: Example waveform display.

Control is offered over several aspects of the waveform display, including:

Which colour components are displayed, the colour(s) they are displayed in and how they

are arranged (in parade form; stacked or overlaid).

The line/lines of the video that are analysed together (selected through a combination of

the position of the crosshair cursor, the line mode and the sweep mode).

The horizontal magnification and vertical gain that are applied.

The OTR 1001 also offers the option of filtering/ interpolating the waveform.

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To allow the waveform to be measured, pairs of horizontal (time) and vertical (amplitude) cursors
can be displayed, together with a read-out of their positions and the spacing between the cursors.

To make it easier to compare one waveform display against another and/or against particular
requirements, you can also define one or more additional time and amplitude markers. These
‘Shared Waveform Markers’ work with all waveform displays to provide user-defined reference
points for comparisons between different displays.

In the main, the display options are set as part of the tile’s properties i.e. set within the Properties
control and, in some cases, also controlled from the Button Bar (Control Panel: press
GENERAL; Mouse/Keyboard: click on tile to display). The exceptions are the details of which
line(s) are analysed which are set as properties of the selected input because they potentially
apply across a number of displays. (See the section above on the ’Focus of Analysis’.)

Internal signal processing is normally performed to 10-bit precision, but where the
VIEW_XR_DCI option is installed, the precision is increased to 12-bit. This option also adds
support for the XYZ colour space.

Selection

The Waveform View is a member of the WFM category.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the Waveform View:

Press the WFM tile button.

Select Waveform from the WFM section

of the View Tile Browser.

(For more detailed instructions, see Section E.1.)

Note: No more than four waveforms, vectorscopes or CIE Charts can be displayed at the same time.

Configuration Issues

The following Configuration settings affect how the waveform is displayed. Note: Further
settings are required where 3D images are analysed: these are described in Section I.8.

Input Settings

Certain aspects of how the input is interpreted are configurable as follows. The required settings
are all made on the Video Config page of the Config window (described in Section T.2).

1. Two waveform calibrations are offered for RGB and YUV: SMPTE (64 – 940/960) or

Full Range (0 – 1023). (Full Range is always used for XYZ.) The required Range is
selected within the RGB Input section of the Video Config page.

2. The RGB Input and XYZ Input sections also include a LUT setting that controls the

application of either a standard or a custom look-up table to the input data.

3. These sections also include a Remove Gamma setting for handling gamma-encoded

input data.

4. The XYZ Input section also includes a Reference White Level setting for use in

converting between RGB and XYZ. The standard value for the white level is 48cd/m2

Range Errors

Parts of the waveforms that fall outside the pre-set legal range are displayed in a different colour.
The values at which any colour component switches between being ‘legal’ and being ‘illegal’ is
part of the system configuration. The OTR 1001 is delivered with these levels set in accordance
with standard practice within the industry. The current settings can be viewed and adjusted as
required on the Video Config page.

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Lock Waveform Graticule

A lock is associated with the graticule that overlays the
waveform. Where this lock is set, applying horizontal and

vertical offsets (as described under ‘Display Properties’

below) moves the waveform but does not move the
graticule. When the lock is not set, the whole pattern
(waveform + graticule) can be shifted left or right, up or
down the screen by applying horizontal and vertical offsets.
Whether the graticule is locked is set on the System page of
the Config window.

Amplitude Measurement Units

The units in which the signal amplitude axis is measured is
set by the Amplitude Measurement Units setting on the
System page of the Config window.

Composite Matrix

Different matrices may be applied in producing the
composite waveform display. The OTR can either be set to
select the appropriate matrix automatically, based on the
input video standard or it can be set to select a particular
composite matrix. The selection is made through the

Composite Matrix Type option offered on the Video
Config page of the Config window.

Display Properties

Other aspects of the Waveform View are determined by the
tile’s properties, a complete read-out of which is given in the
Properties control (Control Panel: press PROPS to display).
Shortcuts to several settings are provided through the Button
Bar (Control Panel: press GENERAL or OTHER;
Mouse/Keyboard: click on tile to display).

Scaling and Offset

H Mag and V Gain define the horizontal and vertical
scaling applied to the waveform. The options in the
Properties control are associated with a range of values (H
Mag: x1, x2, x5, x10, ROI; V Gain: x1, x2, x5, x10).
Selecting the H Mag/V Gain option offered in the Button
Bar switches between 1x and the last of the other scalings
to have been selected.

H Offset and V Offset define the offset of the waveform
displayed from the time and voltage axes. These offsets may
also be adjusted by turning the HORIZ and VERT knobs
(respectively), while pushing either knob returns the
corresponding control to its default position. Note: The
HORIZ and VERT knobs cannot be used to adjust these
offsets when cursors are displayed (see below) because then
the role of these knobs is to move the cursors. Note also that
if the waveform graticule is unlocked (see Configuration
Issues above), adjusting the offset simply shifts the whole
pattern up or down, left or right.

Figure E-5: Waveform Properties.

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Mode of Operation

The Colour Mode control selects between YRGB, YCbCr, Bowtie, Composite etc. waveforms,
while the following tick selections control the components that are actually displayed. The
Button Bar option cycles through the available settings.

The Line Mode control selects between displaying the waveform of a single line (picked out by the
crosshair cursor) or multiple lines. The Button Bar option switches between these two settings. When
Labels are shown (see Show Labels below), the Line Mode that is currently selected is shown in the
top right-hand corner of the display as either Line (single line) or Multi (multiline). Where Single
line is selected, the line being analysed is shown in the bottom left-hand corner of the display. (For
details of the lines selected, see Section E.2 ‘Focus of Analysis’.)

The Sweep control selects between displaying traces from a single sweep and traces separated
by one line, one field or one frame. The Button Bar option cycles through the available settings.

The Filter control selects how the incoming data is sampled. The choice offered is between a
Flat filter, a Low Pass filter or No Interpolation. The Button Bar option cycles round these
three options. When Labels are shown (see Show Labels below), the type of filtering that is
being applied is shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the display.

Interpolation is usually enabled but users should be aware that it can occasionally produce out of
range results. Where these occur, you may prefer to turn the interpolator off.

The TRS Passthrough tick selection enables the inclusion of the TRS in the display.

Cursors

The OTR offers cursor-pairs through which time differences and amplitude differences may be
determined, together with optional user-defined time and amplitude cursors (see ‘Shared
Waveform Markers’ below).

The Time, Amplitude and Shared markers options provide individual control over the display
of the different sets of cursors while Show Cursors provides overall control over the display of
the cursors over the waveform display. Show Cursors is also turned On and Off by the Cursors
option on the Button Bar.

The individual cursors of the Time and Amplitude cursor pairs may be moved using the HORIZ
and VERT knobs. The cursor moved is the one currently shown in yellow. Pushing the knob
switches over control to the other cursor. The Shared markers may be positioned either by setting
values in the Shared Waveform Marker section of the View window Properties control or by
Ctrl-clicking and dragging with a mouse.

The X1, X2, Y1 and Y2 selections in this part of the Properties display control the two pairs of
cursors, one pair providing difference measurements in the horizontal (time) direction and the
other pair providing measurement in the vertical (amplitude) direction.

Display Mode

The Display Mode control allows a choice between Overlay; Parade; and Stacked presentation
of the component waveforms. The Button Bar option cycles through these arrangements.

Dither Mode

This option offers a choice of Dither mode between 8bit, 10bit and 12bit (where supported).

Visualisation

The Gain control sets the intensity of the displayed waveform (as a percentage of the received
signal level).

The Persistence setting sets the rate at which the displayed data decays. Larger values have the
result of smoothing out time variations.

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The Gamma setting applies gamma encoding to the waveform. A setting of 100 corresponds to a
gamma value of 1.

The CRT Emulation option applies a special filter to the waveform data to emulate the look that
is typical of analog CRT-based waveform monitors.

The Show Graticule option controls the display of the underlying grid.
The Show Labels option controls the display of labels and other additional information.

Colour

The Colour setting selects the colour used for the waveform trace, out of Cyan, Green, White,

‘Temperature Ramp’ or ‘Match Component’ (which makes each trace the appropriate colour

for the component represented).

(For information about the 3D View option, see Section I.8.)

Button Bar

Composite Waveforms

One of the Colour Mode options offered by the OTR is ‘Composite’.
The composite waveform takes the form of a band of varying width around a central line that

follows the Y (luma) component of video data. The width of the band at any point of the
waveform is determined by the chroma components of the waveform, the magnitude and phase
of which determine an overall magnitude (M) for the colour component of the signal. The outer
limits of the composite waveform are given by Y + M and Y – M. The area between the Y + M
and Y – M curves is filled in with solid colour as there is no useful information to be obtained
from this area.

Figure E-6: Composite Waveform display

Different Composite matrices need to be applied depending on the input video standard. As part
of the Video Configuration (see Section T.2), the OTR can either be set to select this matrix
automatically or to select a particular matrix. The matrix that is currently being applied is shown
in the heading to the composite waveform display.

Y, U and V waveforms can optionally be displayed alongside the composite waveform in the

same tile. To see R, G and B alongside a composite waveform, set up a second ‘Waveform’ tile

to show RGB.

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Waveform Measurement

To enable the waveforms to be measured, pairs of voltage and time cursors can optionally be
overlaid on the Waveform display, so the first step is to display these cursors.

These cursors may be moved using the HORIZ and VERT knobs or by dragging with a mouse.
The cursor that is moved by the knobs is the one currently shown in yellow. Pushing the knob
switches control over to the other cursor.

A read-out showing the current positions of the cursors and their separation is displayed in the
top right-hand corner of the screen.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the cursors:

To select which cursors are displayed, tick the required cursors in the Properties control.
Toggle between displaying and hiding these cursors either by ticking and clearing the Show

Cursors option in the Properties control or by selecting the Cursors option from the Button
Bar (highlighted when the cursors are displayed).

Shared Waveform Markers

To aid comparisons across multiple waveforms, the OTR allows you to define one or more

additional ‘Shared Waveform Markers’ that occupy the same custom positions across all

waveform displays.
The Waveform Markers are set up either through the Shared Waveform Marker section of the

View window Properties Control or, where a mouse and keyboard are fitted, through the Right­click menu. Additional Time markers and Amplitude markers can be set up, positioned and
removed both using this section of the Properties Control and from the Right-click menu.

The display of the markers on any particular Waveform tile is controlled separately through the
Cursors section of the Waveform Properties. Here their display is controlled both through a
Shared markers option that needs to be ticked, and the same overall Show Cursors option used
to toggle the display of the pairs of measurement cursors.

Figure E-7: (i) Shared Waveform Markers Definition; (ii) Selection within Waveform

Properties; (iii) Right-click menu within Waveform View.

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Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To set up a Waveform Marker:

1. Display the View window Properties

Control e.g. by pressing the PROPS button.

2. Open the Shared Waveform Marker

section.

3. Use the Add options to add further Time

markers and/or Amplitude markers as
required. Entries for each marker are added
to the Properties display.

4. To set a colour for the marker, select the

white block shown for the marker in the
Properties control, press GENERAL then
choose a colour from the selection
displayed.

1. Right-click within the waveform display

where you would like to add the
measurement marker.

2. Select the type of marker you want from the

menu that is displayed.

3. To set a colour for the marker, click on the

white block shown for the marker in the
Properties control, then choose a colour
from the selection displayed.

To display the markers on a Waveform tile:

1. Tick Shared markers in the Cursors section of the Waveform Tile Properties.

2. Toggle between displaying and hiding these cursors (and the other cursors) either by ticking

and clearing the Show Cursors option in the Properties control or by selecting the Cursors
option from the Button Bar (highlighted when the cursors are displayed).

To position the markers:

Place each marker in the required positions

by using the corresponding thumbwheel
setting within the Shared Waveform
Marker section of the Properties control.

Either: Place each marker in the required
positions by using the thumbwheel settings that
are added to the Properties control

Or: Ctrl-click on each marker on the
Waveform display and drag it to the required
position

Or: Right-click on the marker and select Edit
marker from the menu that appears (added

when the cursor is on a marker).

To remove a marker:

1. Display the View window Properties

Control e.g. by pressing the PROPS button.

2. Open the Shared Waveform Marker

section.

3. Select the Delete option associated with

either Time markers or Amplitude markers
as required.

Note: The marker that is deleted will be the last
of that type to have been added, so after
deleting a marker, check the positions of the
remaining markers.

1. Right-click on the marker you want to

delete.

2. Select Delete marker from the menu that

appears (added when the cursor ison a
marker).

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E.4 Vectorscope (Not available in PQA Mode)

The Vectorscope displays a vector representation of the incoming waveform.

Figure E-8: Example Vectorscope display.

The Vectorscope can be displayed either from SDI data or from the equivalent Composite signal and

may be shown on either 75% or 100% graticules. If required, a ‘Luma mask’ can be applied that

limits the display to luma values between defined minimum and maximum values. The graticules are
automatically adjusted for the appropriate 601, 709 or composite colour matrix.

The vectorscope can also be displayed at a range of different magnifications – including your own
choice (up to 20x), selected either by turning the HORIZ knob on the Control Panel or by clicking
and dragging. (Note: Pressing HORIZ returns the scaling to 1x.) The graticule can either scale with
the vectorscope display or keep its 1x size by ticking the Fixed Graticule option in the Properties
control.

Where the VIEW_3D option is installed, the Vectorscope can also be used to compare luma and
chroma levels between left-eye and right-eye Stereo 3D video images or between a reference image
and a test image (see Section I.8). The latter option is also available where the ALIGNMENT option is
installed.

The display is constructed from an analysis of the active video, however when the Enable ROI
option is ticked for the selected input in the Properties control, the analysis is limited to the
current Region of Interest (see Section E.2).

Selection

The Vectorscope is a member of the VECTOR category.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the Vectorscope:

Press the VECTOR tile button

Select Vectorscope from the VECTOR

section of the View Tile Browser.

(For more detailed instructions, see Section E.1.)

Note: No more than four waveforms, vectorscopes or CIE Charts can be displayed at the same time.

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Configuration Issues

The following Configuration settings affect how the Vectorscope is displayed. Note: Further
settings are required where 3D images are analysed: these are described in Section I.8.

Error Mask

The OTR 1001 allows you to specify a number of lines from the top and bottom of the display
and a number of pixels from the left and right edge that can be omitted from the checking
process. This is referred to as an Error Mask and it is defined on the Video Config page of the
Config window. Its purpose is to avoid producing misleading results as a result of including
video data that has been corrupted by the sync.

Composite Matrix

Different matrices may be applied in producing the
composite version of the Vectorscope display. The OTR
can either be set to select the appropriate matrix
automatically, based on the input video standard or it can
be set to select a particular composite matrix. The selection
is made through the Composite Matrix Type option
offered on the Video Config page of the Config window.

Display Properties

Other aspects of the Vectorscope are determined by the
tile’s properties, a complete read-out of which is given in
the Properties control (Control Panel: press PROPS to
display). Shortcuts to the most-commonly required settings
are provided through the Button Bar (Control Panel: press
GENERAL or OTHER; Mouse/Keyboard: click on tile to
display).

Mode of Operation

The Filter control selects how the incoming data is
sampled. The choice offered is between a Flat filter, a Low
Pass filter or No Interpolation. The Button Bar option
cycles round these three options. When Labels are shown
(see Show Labels below), the type of filtering that is being
applied is shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the
display. The Button Bar option switches between
Interpolation On (button highlighted) and Interpolation Off.

Interpolation is usually enabled but users should be aware
that it can occasionally produce out of range results. Where
these occur, you may prefer to turn the interpolator off.

Button Bar

Figure E-9: Vectorscope

Properties.

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The TRS Passthrough tick selection enables the inclusion of the TRS in the display.
The Bar Targets option lets you select between comparing the trace against a 100% graticule

and comparing it against a 75% graticule. The Button Bar option switches between the two
graticules.

The Line Mode control selects between displaying the waveform of a single line (picked out by
the crosshair cursor) or multiple lines. The Button Bar option switches between these two

settings. (For details of the lines selected, see Section E.2 ‘Focus of Analysis’.) Where Single
line is selected, the line being analysed is shown in the bottom left-hand corner of the display.

The Mag option in the Properties control offers the choice of 1x, 2x, 5x or whatever customised
(xx.xx) zoom was last selected, while the Mag option on the Button Bar switches between 1x
and the last of the other scalings to have been selected. (Customised zooms are selected either by
using the HORIZ knob on the Control Panel or by clicking and dragging. Note: Pressing HORIZ
returns the scaling to 1x.)

The Colour Mode control selects between displays based on the SDI input or on the Composite
version (see Waveform View above). The Button Bar option switches between these options.
Note: The OTR automatically switches the graticule to match the selected Colour Mode.

The Dither Mode option offers a choice of Dither mode between 8bit, 10bit and 12bit (where
supported).

Luma Mask

When Luma Mask is selected, the display becomes limited to those pixels whose luma value
lies between the associated Minimum and Maximum settings. The Button Bar option switches
between the two displays.

Visualisation

The Gain control sets the intensity of the displayed waveform (as a percentage of the received
signal level).

The Persistence setting sets the rate at which the displayed data decays. Larger values have the
result of smoothing out time variations.

The Gamma setting applies gamma encoding to the waveform. A setting of 100 corresponds to a
gamma value of 1.

The Colour setting selects the colour used for the waveform trace, out of Cyan, Green, White
or ‘Temperature Ramp’.

The CRT Emulation option applies a special filter to the waveform data to emulate the look that
is typical of analog CRT-based waveform monitors.

The Show Graticule option controls the display of the underlying grid and associated
information.

The graticule normally scales with the Mag setting. Ticking the Fixed Graticule option keeps
the graticule for x1 for all magnifications.

The Show Labels option controls the display of labels and other additional information.

(For information about the 3D View option, see Section I.9.)

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E.5 Gamut View

The Gamut View chiefly comprises a set of bar graphs showing the range of values for the
different possible colour components (YCbCr, RGB, Composite and XYZ where supported) in
the video currently being analysed.

Figure E-10: Example Gamut View display.

The individual graphs show the ranges encompassed by the current frame. Where the values go
outside the configured legal values, the values in excess are shown in red.

Displayed at the bottom of the Gamut display are details of the percentage of pixels in the
current frame for which the value goes outside the specified ranges, together with details of the
peak value of this percentage over the session since the last time the display was reset (e.g. using
the Reset button on the Button Bar). Note: These values are also reset when the overall status is
reset (see Section E.6).

Selection

The Gamut View is a member of the GAMUT category. To select it:

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the Gamut View:

Press the GAMUT tile button until the

Gamut View appears.

Select GAMUT from the GAMUT section

of the View Tile Browser.

(For more detailed instructions, see Section E.1.)

Button Bar

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Configuration Issues

The following Configuration settings affect how the Gamut View is displayed:

Error Ranges

The legal range of any colour is part of the system configuration. Separate settings are made for each
component of the RGB, YCbCr and XYZ colour spaces (where supported). The OTR 1001 is
delivered with these levels set in accordance with standard practice within the industry. The current
settings can be viewed and adjusted as required on the Video Config page of the Config window.

Error Mask

The OTR 1001 allows you to specify a number of lines from top and bottom of the display and a
number of pixels from the left and right edge that can be omitted from the checking process. This
is referred to as an Error Mask and it is defined on the Video Config page of the Config window.
Its purpose is to avoid producing misleading results as a result of including video data that has
been corrupted by the sync.

Composite Matrix

Different matrices may be applied in producing the composite version of the Gamut display. The
OTR can either be set to select the appropriate matrix automatically, based on the input video
standard or it can be set to select a particular composite matrix. The selection is made through
the Composite Matrix Type option offered on the Video Config page of the Config window.

Amplitude Measurement Units

The units in which the signal amplitude axis is measured is set by the Amplitude Measurement
Units setting on the System page of the Config window.

Display Properties

Other aspects of the Gamut View are set through the Properties control (Control Panel: press PROPS
to display), where tick boxes control the colour components for which bar graphs are displayed.

Properties Control

Figure E-11: Gamut View Properties.

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E.6 Status

The OTR also provides real-time status information about the video signal under test and, in
particular, about errors displayed in that stream.

This information is displayed in two forms – as a hierarchical tree giving an overall listing of the
current status (the ‘Status Overview’) and as a set of ‘Status Summaries’ covering different
aspects of the system e.g. the video content, the audio levels etc.

Both forms of the display are provided within the same Status display, called up either by
pressing the STATUS button or by selecting Status from the STATUS section of the View Tile
Browser. The different displays are then shown by selecting different options from the associated
Button Bar (displayed e.g. by pressing the OTHER button or clicking on the Status View with a
mouse).

Button Bar

The Status Overview

Figure E-12: Status Overview

The information shown by the Status Overview depends on the item being reported but in most
cases reports the current value of the parameter (which may or may not be in error), a cumulative
total of errors since the display was last reset and the average number of errors per frame.

Detailed information about the data displayed is given in Section E.7.
The information shown is displayed in a collapsible hierarchy similar to that used in the

Properties control. As in the Properties control, a [+] next to any ‘heading’ indicates a section,
the details of which are currently hidden, whereas a [-] next to a heading indicates that the
associated part of the hierarchy is already displayed.

However, unlike the Properties control, this hierarchical structure is navigated from the Control
Panel using the VERT knob, rather than the GENERAL knob – while the HORIZ knob can be
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display. It is also the HORIZ and VERT knobs that are pushed on the [+] and [-] markers to open
and close sections of the hierarchy. (Pushing either the GENERAL knob or the OTHER button
displays the Button Bar.)

Through opening some sections of the hierarchy and closing up others, you can readily tailor the
display to show just the information you are interested in.

As shown in the example display, the ‘values’ associated with particular status items are shown
in colour make it immediately clear where the value currently being reported is incorrect in some
way because it is shown in red.

In addition, the section headings (together with the main ‘Video’ heading) may be marked with a
cross in a red circle to indicate where either an error or a critical error has been detected among
the items of that section. This provides a simple and effective way of, firstly, alerting the user to
the fact that an error has occurred and, secondly, guiding the user to the relevant part of the
status display.

Note: Where the Status display includes line and field details, selecting the symbol next to this
information automatically adjusts the position of the crosshair cursor and hence the focus of
displays such as the Data View to the specified position within the image to allow closer
investigation.

You should also note that the aspects of the video that are checked depend both on the video
format and on which software options are installed.

Status Summary

The Status Summary displays comprise a set of pages, each showing status information about a
different area of the video being analysed. These displays are grouped into a number of
categories, each associated with a separate button on the Button Bar.

Figure E-13: Sample Status Summary display.

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The displays are called up by selecting the appropriate button on the Button Bar. A single press
selects the most-recently selected display within the selected category; subsequent selections
cycle through the other displays of that category. Alternatively, pressing and holding the button
calls up a menu of the displays within that category, from which to select the one you want.

The information shown depends on the item being reported but in most cases reports the current
value of the parameter (which may or may not be in error), a cumulative total of errors since the
display was last reset and the average number of errors per frame.

Detailed information about the data displayed is given in Section E.7.
As in the Status Overview, the ‘values’ associated with particular status items are colour-coded

make it immediately clear where the value currently being reported is incorrect in some way
because it is shown in red.

Note: The aspects of the video that are checked depend both on the video format and on which
software options are installed. In particular, the PHY display is omitted if the EYE option is not
installed or if there isn’t any physical data included in the input.

Selection

The Status View is a member of the STATUS category.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To display the Status View:

1. Press the STATUS tile button until the

Status View appears.

2. Press OTHER to display the Button Bar

and use to select the required status
information.

1. Select Status from the STATUS section of

the View Tile Browser.

2. Click on the tile to display the Button Bar

and use to select the required status
information.

(For more detailed instructions, see Section E.1.)

Configuration Issues

The following Configuration settings affect the data displayed on the Status View:

Error Ranges, Persistence and Severity

The level at which any aspect of the video becomes in error, the length of time that this condition
has to persist for an error to be reported and the severity of that error (Error/Warning/OK) is
part of the system configuration. The OTR 1001 is delivered with these levels set in accordance
with standard practice within the industry. The current settings can be viewed and adjusted as
required on the Video Config and Audio Config pages of the Config window.

Further details are given where these pages of the Config window are described (Section T).

Error Mask

The OTR 1001 allows you to specify a number of lines from top and bottom of the display and a
number of pixels from the left and right edge that can be omitted from the checking process. This
is referred to as an Error Mask and it is defined on the Video Config page of the Config
window. Its purpose is to avoid producing misleading results as a result of including video data
that has been corrupted by the sync.

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Display Properties

The widths of the different columns of the display may be adjusted either by dragging with a
mouse (where fitted) or through the Properties control (Control Panel: press PROPS to display).

Column Widths

The information on the Overview page is displayed in
four columns. The first column is used to display the
names of the parameters that are being monitored (in the
appropriate hierarchy). The other three are used to
display status/current value/average value/error count
etc. as appropriate.

The four thumbwheels in the Properties control allow
the widths of the four columns to be individually
adjusted (either scroll the value up/down or type a new
value using the numeric keypad). The column widths
can also be adjusted by dragging with a mouse.

Select Reset: Go to reset the column widths to their
default values.

Resetting the display

The second number given for some of parameters
displayed in the Status View represent the number of
errors that have been detected since the error counter
was last reset.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To reset all of the error counts to zero:

Select the Reset option from the Button Bar

Notes: (i) This action resets the error counts both for the video channel and for any audio
channels listed alongside. It also resets counters, averages and peak values reported in other
displays, for example the peak percentage values shown in the Gamut view (see Section E.5).

(ii) Error counts are automatically reset following loss of signal. A Postpone video loss
protection option is included on the System page of the Config window which, when ticked,
protects against error counts being lost as a result of very short-term outages.

Button Bar

Figure E-14: Status View

Properties.

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E.7 Video Information Displayed

This section provides background information on the video parameters that appear in the various
status displays. While the majority of these parameters are included in at least one of the Status
Summary displays, the full range can be seen in the Status Overview. The category of the Status
Summary on which any parameter is shown in brackets.

Note: The levels at which an error is deemed to have occurred and the length of time the error
condition has to persist before an error is reported are set on the Video Config page of the
Config window.

Note also that entries in the Status Overview that are marked with an arrow provide a shortcut
that moves the crosshair cursor and related displays (see Section E.2) to the feature that is being
referred to in the status.

Format (Video and AUX)

The Format entry gives the video standard to which the incoming video is locked, together
(where applicable) with the Composite Matrix type that is applied. Format (Auto) indicates that
the video standard has been automatically determined by the OTR e.g. from SMPTE 352 packets
within the video stream. Format (Manual) indicates that the video standard being used has been
selected as part of the Video Configuration (see Section T.2).

The SMPTE 352 (Luma) and SMPTE 352 (Chroma) entries interpret SMPTE 352 data (where
detected).

Where an analog reference signal is being fed into the OTR via the Reference Loop (see
Section A.2), the Analog Reference entry shows the video standard of this reference.

Picture Content (Video)

The Motion entry reports whether the image has been determined to be Active or Frozen,
together with the number of frames for which the motion has been frozen since the last reset.

The Luminance entry reports whether the image has been determined to be Active or Black,
together with the number of frames for which the picture has been entirely black since the last
reset.

The Chrominance entry reports whether the image has been determined to be Active or
Monochrome, together with the number of frames for which the picture has been monochrome
since the last reset.

The Average Picture Level gives the average signal level with respect to blanking over the
active part of the frame.

The Stuck Bits entries give indicate those bits of the Y, U and V values that are consistently
either High (H) or Low (L) over the whole of the active frame. These entries can be useful in
identifying issues with how the video is being transmitted. For example, if 10 bits are indicated
but the last two are shown to be L, it suggests that you are actually working with 8-bit data.

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Blanking Width

This section gives the Width of the horizontal blanking in both pixels and μs, together with
details of any Left/Right displacement (up to a maximum of 255pixels).

Picture Size

This section gives the Height and the Width of the active area in lines, together with details of
the displacement of this area Top+Bottom / Left+Right from the edges of the standard
filed/frame area e.g. as a result of using a letterbox format to provide a widescreen image.

Gamut Errors (Video)

The Gamut Range section of the Status display is divided into YCbCr, RGB and Composite
data. In the Status Overview, it is further divided into two parts, the first providing details about
the current frame and the second providing Session data (i.e. min, max etc. data recorded since
the display was last reset).

The YCbCr Range section gives the number of pixels for which the YCbCr data is in error as a
percentage of the current frame, the total number of frames for which the error level recorded in
the Video Config was exceeded since the last reset and a count of these error frames per second
(EFPS). It also shows the maximum and minimum Y, Cb and Cr values experienced. (The
minimum and maximum thresholds are set on the Video Config page of the Config window.)

The RGB Range section gives the number of pixels for which the YCbCr data would be invalid
if converted to RGB space as a percentage of the current frame, the total number of frames for
which the error level recorded in the Video Config was exceeded since the last reset and a count
of these error frames per second (EFPS). It also shows the maximum and minimum RGB values
experienced. (The minimum and maximum thresholds are set on the Video Config page of the
Config window.).

The Composite Range section similarly gives the number of pixels for which the composite
value determined from the YCbCr data would be invalid as a percentage of the current frame, the
total number of frames for which the error level recorded in the Video Config was exceeded
since the last reset and a count of these error frames per second (EFPS). It also shows the
maximum and minimum values experienced. (The minimum and maximum thresholds are set on
the Video Config page of the Config window.).

Physical Errors (Video)

The entries in this section show parameters in error and give error counts for a range of standard
features of the video data stream. For instance, the ANC entry counts invalid ANC checksums.

The Frames in Error entry records the number of frames where any of the listed physical errors
have occurred.

The Line entry counts TRS packets where the line number specified does not agree with the line
number calculated internally. Note: This entry is only applicable to HD and 3G video: Line
numbers are not included in TRS packets in SD.

To check CRC/EDH values, the OTR calculates a new CRC value (EDH in SD) from the
incoming data, and compares this value with the CRC (EDH) value embedded in the data.
If there is a difference, this is flagged as an error. The CRC/EDH values that have been
calculated for the active area and for each full field/frame are also displayed.

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3D/Rig Alignment (where included)

Information is given here on:

Measurements of the percentage of pixels for which the disparity between the left-eye

and right-eye images is less than / more negative than the specified minimum disparity,
the corresponding percentage where the disparity is more than the specified maximum.

The difference in Sharpness between the left-eye and right-eye images.
Rig Alignment.
Channel Assignment i.e. the inputs from which the OTR is taking the Left and Right

images

The Constants used in determining depths: Viewer Distance; Interocular Distance; and

Screen Width

The Disparity Settings that determine both the range of disparities over which the OTR

is searching for matches between the Right and Left images and the range of disparities
that correspond to the desired Depth Budget, expressed in pixels, percentage screen width
and metres on the screen.

The constants and minimum and maximum distances used in the calculations are recorded on the

System page of the Config window; the levels at which an error is triggered are set on the Video
Config page. For further information, see Sections I and T.

Quality Analysis (where included)

The entries in this section report:

The current value of the various Picture Quality measurements (PQA option: detailed in

Section S)

The audio and video delays determined by the ‘In-Service’ A/V Delay measurement

facility (AV_ISD option: detailed in Section N)

Eye/Jitter Data – where supported (PHY)

The entries in this section report:

The amount of Jitter (expressed in UI) for different filter settings.
The estimated cable length (based on the cable type selected on the System page of the

Config window (see Section T.4)

The Eye amplitude (expressed in mV)
The Eye rise/fall times (expressed in ps)
The Eye Rise/Fall ‘Delta’ i.e. the difference between measured rise and fall times

(expressed in ps)

The Eye Rise/Fall Overshoot (expressed as a percentage of the Eye amplitude).
Whether the Jitter measurement has successfully locked

Note: The various Eye measurements (amplitude, rise/fall times etc.) are made using the Auto
Measure feature and so are only valid when one of the tiles is showing an Eye display for the
selected input and Auto Measure is enabled. Note also that Auto Measure can fail if the

Eye diagram is ‘dirty’: the Eye status will then be cleared while the overlay in the window will

show “---” for the rise and fall times.

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Timecode Data (AUX)

The OTR checks the data stream for timecode data. Where a timecode is present, it is displayed
alongside the corresponding timecode type, together with details of the location at which the data
was found.

The OTR also monitors each timecode to ensure that it increments correctly from frame to
frame, and a count is made of this discontinuity each time a timecode value is either duplicated
in adjacent frames, or is discontinuous from frame to frame.

Note: ATC is a timecode packet which can be loaded with either a LTC, VITC #1, or VITC #2
timecode. Note also that the timecodes are completely independent so you may see different
values where one part of the display uses VITC #1 codes while another uses VITC #2.

Captions (AUX)

This section reports on the presence of CEA-608, CEA-708 and Line 21 closed captions and/or
PAL or OP-47 teletext in the data stream. Where any of these message types is present, details
are given of the location at which the message has been found.

For CEA-708 captions, the OTR also reports on the validity of the caption distribution packet
and gives the service names of up to 6 services.

For OP-47, it also reports on the validity of the subtitle distribution packet and the VBI packets it
includes.

Wide Screen Signalling (AUX)

The entries in this section report data determined from any ETS 300 294 or ARD Spec WSS
codes detected in the video input.

Video Index (AUX)

The entries in this section report data determined from ARD Spec or RP186 Video Index codes
detected in the video input.

Active Format Description (AUX)

Here the OTR 1001 reports the presence and validity of any AFD 2016 Active Format
Description that is detected in the video input. Where such a description is detected, the line
numbers and pixel numbers specified for the start and finish of the active frame area are
displayed on the screen.

Audio Information (Audio & Audio (Ctrl))

For information about the audio data presented in the Status displays, see Section K.7.

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F : Picture Display

F.1 Basic Picture Display

The main role of the Picture display is to offer a high-resolution real-time representation of the
video currently being analyzed. Various alternative picture displays may be shown where the
OTR is being used to analyze Stereo 3D video (see Section I), to align cameras (also see
Section I) or to assess Picture Quality (see Section S).

Figure F-1: Example Picture Display.

The video can either be shown full raster, limited to just the active picture or shown in a “pulse-

cross” configuration that allows the contents of the H & V blanking areas to be viewed.
Other facilities include “burn-in” windows for overlays such as timecodes, a crosshair marking

the current point of interest for analysis (and an exploded view of the image at that point),
selection of a ‘Region of Interest’ and the option to set pixels that are out of gamut to flash.
Where the Allow 3D Monitoring option is ticked, the Picture display also includes some ‘3D’
options: for further information, see Section I.

The aspect ratio used for the display can either be set manually or determined directly from the
image (assuming square pixels) or taken from Video Index, Wide Screen Signalling or Active
Format Description data embedded in the video.

The video images can be shown either on the standard analyzer display or on a separate monitor.
The technology used is capable of supporting a 1:1-size full-motion display of input images at up
to 1080p60 resolution including all the blanking and ANC data areas.

Note: If you find pictures are being slow to load, it is worth checking if 3D Monitoring is
enabled on the System page of the Config window and disabling this if it is not being used.

Selection

The Picture display is a member of the PICTURE category.

Control Panel

Mouse & Keyboard

To show the Picture display:

Press the PICT tile button

Select Picture from the PICTURE section

of the View Tile Browser.

(For more detailed instructions, see Section E.1.)

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Configuration Issues

The following Configuration settings affect the Picture display:

Pixel Flashing

Alongside the settings specifying the acceptable RGB range on the Video Config page of the
Config window is the option to ‘Show on UI Picture’. A similar option appears in the section of
this page that deals with the acceptable YCbCr range. Both options are tick box selections.
Where Show on UI Picture is ticked, any pixels with colour components that lie outside the
required range are automatically keyed out and replaced by a flashing black and white signal on
the Picture display.

Aspect Ratio

Also on the Video Config page of the Config window is a group of options concerned with the
Picture Aspect Ratio. The Type option selects the source for the aspect ratio used in displaying

the Picture view, from a choice of ‘None’, ‘Manual’ and various WSS, Video Index and Active

Format Descriptor formats. The ‘None’ option causes the aspect ratio to be set by the number of
lines and the number of pixels per line in the
Active frame, while the WSS, Video Index and
AFD options tell the OTR 1001 to take the aspect
ratio from the associated embedded data.
Alternatively, a specific aspect ratio can be set by
selecting the Manual option and then setting the
required X and Y components of this aspect ratio
as the Manual X Aspect Ratio and Manual Y
Aspect Ratio values.

Note: Additional settings are required where Stereo
3D video is being processed. For information, see
Section I.

Display Properties

Other aspects of the Picture display are determined
by the tile’s properties, a complete read-out of
which is given in the Properties control (displayed
by pressing the PROPS button). Shortcuts to the
most-commonly required settings are provided
through the Button Bar. (Control Panel: press
GENERAL or OTHER; Mouse/Keyboard: click on
the tile to display.).

Note: The Properties control and the Button Bar
shown in PQA Mode are slightly different. For
details, see Section S.3.

Button Bar

Figure F-2: Picture Properties.

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Size

The Size option offers a choice of having the picture size automatically Stretched (scaled) to fit
the tile or being displayed at 1:1 size (half width, half height), regardless of the size of the tile in
which it is displayed (Unity). The Button Bar Size option switches between these two settings.

Mode

The Mode option offers a choice of picture display mode:

Active Picture: Shows the active image area.
Pulse Cross: The Pulse Cross mode delays the video by half a frame both horizontally and

vertically, to emulate the HV delay mode of CRTs. This can give a clearer view of the data
adjacent to blanking.

Full Raster: Shows both the active image area and the blanking area. The display also
covers both fields of interlaced video.

Where the Allow 3D Monitoring option is ticked, the range of modes also includes a 3D mode.
For information on this, see Section I.3.

The Button Bar Mode option cycles through these display modes.

Picture Source (where included)

This section is included when the OTR is operating in PQA Mode and allows you to select from
the various picture display options offered in that mode.

For further information, see Section S.3.

Timecode

The Timecode options in the Properties control enable the display of timecode data embedded in
the video and define the text style and the position for their display. The Timecode button on the
Button Bar switches this display on and off.

The display of timecodes is described further in Section F.2.

Closed Captions

The Closed Captions options in the Properties control enable the display of captions embedded
in the video. The Captions button on the Button Bar switches this display on and off.

The display of captions is described further in Section F.2.

Enable ROI/Modify ROI

These options enable the definition of a Region of Interest on the Picture View as described in
Section F.4. When enabled, Waveform, Vectorscope and Histogram analysis is only applied to
the selected Region of Interest.

Zoom

The Zoom View option adds a sub-window containing a 15x or 31x image of the pixels around
the current position of the crosshair cursor (see Section F.5).

Crosshair

The Crosshair options in the Properties control enable the display of the crosshair cursor, while
the Show Crosshair option on the Button Bar switches this display on and off (see Section F.2).

Show Cage

The Show Cage option in the Properties control switches the display of Safe Action and Safe
Title cages (see Section F.3).

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F.2 Picture Overlays

Where the video being analysed includes timecodes, closed captions or teletext subtitles, these
can be overlaid on the Picture display. Another possible overlay is the crosshair cursor that
marks the current focus for analyses such as the Waveform View and the Data View.

Crosshair

The crosshair cursor that marks the focus for displays such as the Waveform View and the Data
View can be both shown and moved on the Picture display.

The display of this crosshair is principally controlled by the Crosshair section of the Picture
properties, where the Crosshair options control whether the crosshair is displayed or hidden and
whether it is shown as a short cross or full height. The crosshair is also turned on and off by the
Show Crosshair option included in the Picture View’s Button Bar.

The crosshair is also affected by settings within the Inputs section of the View window’s
Properties control. These include settings for the x,y coordinates for the crosshair’s current
position. The Properties control also includes a Show option that controls whether the crosshair
is displayed or hidden.

Figure F-3: Crosshair properties