Tektronix RTX130B User Manual
User Manual
RTX130B
QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator
071-1933-01
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Operating Basics
General Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Environmental Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Related Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Standard Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Initial Product Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Repacking for Shipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Functional Check Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Windows Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Basic Menu Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
About the Data Output Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Outputting a Transport Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Recording a Transport Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Outputting an RF Modulated Transport Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Reference
Using the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Menus in the Play Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Menus in the Record Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Hierarchy Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Overview of the Hierarchy Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Hierarchy Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Icon Text and Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Adding Jitter to PCRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Adding Jitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Continuous Recording Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Basic Action of Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Performing Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
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Table of Contents
Preset File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Contents of the Preset File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Saving a Preset File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Loading a Preset File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Connecting the RTX130B to your PC(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Setting Ethernet Network Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
SCPI Commands and Queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Remote Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73
Common Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74
DISPLAY Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
MASS MEMORY Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
PLAY Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78
RECORD Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-92
SYSTEM Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-98
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101
Error Messages and Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103
Command Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103
Execution Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104
Device Specific Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106
Query Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106
Network Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107
Checking Remote Command Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-107
Appendices
Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Performance Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Functional Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Mechanical (Physical) Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Environmental Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Appendix B: Using the ReMux Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Starting and Exiting ReMux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Elements of the ReMux Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Using the ReMux Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
ReMux Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Appendix C: Using the Scheduler Application
(Option SC Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Starting and Exiting Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Elements of the Scheduler Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Using the Scheduler Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Status/Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15
Scheduler Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-18
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Glossary
Index
Table of Contents
Appendix D: Defragment the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Appendix E: System Software Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Recovery Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Appendix F: Inspection and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Exterior Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Exterior Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
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List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1-1: Rear-panel power connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Figure 1-2: Front-panel On/Standby switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -8
Figure 1-3: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 1-4: Equipment connection for the functional check . . . . . . . . . . 1 -11
Figure 2-1: RTX130B front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2: RTX130B rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-3: Elements of the Play screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Figure 2-4: Play status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Figure 2-5: Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 2-6: Front panel showing the menu controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Figure 2-7: Display status of the menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Figure 2-8: Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Figure 2-9: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Figure 2-10: Hierarchy view of the transport stream file . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Figure 2-11: Play status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Figure 2-12: Transport stream display from an MPEG test system . . . 2-20
Figure 2-13: No Signal message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Figure 2-14: Record status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Figure 3-1: Select File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -4
Figure 3-2: Clock dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-3: Set Non-TS Sync dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 3-4: PCR Initial Value dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 3-5: Start/Stop Position dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Figure 3-6: Timer Play/Record dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Figure 3-7: Others dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Figure 3-8: Modulation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -19
Figure 3-9: Communication dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Figure 3-10: Option Key dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Figure 3-11: Status dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Figure 3-12: Target dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Figure 3-13: Others dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Figure 3-14: RF Clock Source dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Figure 3-15: Example of the hierarchy display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
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Figure 3-16: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Figure 3-17: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Figure 3-18: Jitter function with a sine jitter pattern applied . . . . . . . . 3-49
Figure 3-19: Continuous Recording check box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Figure 3-20: File counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Figure 3-21: Save As dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Figure 3-22: Open dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Figure 3-23: Pin connections for a crossover Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Figure 3-24: Network Connections window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Figure 3-25: Local Area Connection Status dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Figure 3-26: Local Area Connection Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Figure 3-27: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box . . . . . . 3-64
Figure 3-28: Example of SCPI subsystem hierarchy tree . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
Figure 3-29: Example of abbreviating a command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Figure 3-30: Example of chaining commands and queries . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Figure 3-31: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes
in a chained message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70
Figure 3-32: Run dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108
Figure 3-33: Telnet window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-108
Figure A-1: Timing diagram of the SPI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Figure B-1: ReMux application window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Figure B-2: Select Remux Mode dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Figure B-3: OPTION dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Figure B-4: Editing window for the Make S-TMCC TS mode . . . . . . . . B-9
Figure B-5: Edit TS Information dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10
Figure B-6: Windows displaying a transport stream icon . . . . . . . . . . . B-11
Figure B-7: Edit TMCC Information dialog box (S-TMCC) . . . . . . . . . B-12
Figure B-8: Editing window for the ReMux to M-TMCC TS
rom S-TMCC TS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13
Figure B-9: Transport stream is multiplexed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14
Figure B-10: Edit TMCC Information dialog box (M-TMCC) . . . . . . . B-15
Figure B-11: Add TMCC dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16
Figure B-12: Editing window for the ReMux to M-TMCC TS mode . . B-18
Figure B-13: Editing window for the DeMux M-TMCC TS mode . . . . B-20
Figure B-14: DEMUX dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21
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List of Figures
Figure C-1: Scheduler application window (schedule play mode) . . . . . C-2
Figure C-2: MTX/RTX Host Name dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Figure C-3: Scheduler Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7
Figure C-4: Play Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10
Figure C-5: Save as dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
Figure C-6: Record Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14
Figure C-7: Status/control panel (schedule play mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . C-15
Figure C-8: Schedule Property dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-16
Figure D-1: Disk Defragmenter window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Figure D-2: Defragmentation Complete dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
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List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 1-1: Power cord identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Table 1-2: Environmental operating requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Table 1-3: AC line power requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Table 2-1: Tutorial recommended test equipment and accessories . . . . 2-17
Table 3-1: File menu commands (Play screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Table 3-2: View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Table 3-3: Play menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Table 3-4: QAM/VSB menu commands (Play screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Table 3-5: Utility menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Table 3-6: File menu commands (Record screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Table 3-7: Record menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Table 3-8: QAM/VSB menu command (Record screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Table 3-9: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Table 3-10: Icons used for MPEG-2, ARIB, DVB, and ATSC formats 3-33
Table 3-11: Icons specific to DVB format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Table 3-12: Icons specific to ARIB format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Table 3-13: Icons specific to ATSC format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Table 3-14: PCR Inaccuracy dialog box parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Table 3-15: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Table 3-16: BNF symbols and meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71
Table 3-17: Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-101
Table 3-18: Command errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-103
Table 3-19: Execution errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-104
Table 3-20: Device specific errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106
Table 3-21: Query errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-106
Table A-1: Functional specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Table A-2: Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Table A-3: Mechanical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Table A-4: Environmental characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Table A-5: Certifications and compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Table B-1: Element of the ReMux window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
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Table B-2: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Table B-3: ReMux File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Table B-4: ReMux File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Table B-5: ReMux menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Table B-6: ReMux Window menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
Table B-7: ReMux View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8
Table C-1: Toolbar button descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Table C-2: File menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Table C-3: View menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Table C-4: Schedule menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Table C-5: Stream menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9
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General Safety Summary
Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this
product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this
product only as specified.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
To Avoid Fire or
Personal Injury
Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and
certified for the country of use.
Ground the Product. This p roduct is grounded thro ugh the grounding con ductor of
the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be
connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output
terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.
Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings
and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings
information before making connections to the product.
Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels
removed.
Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product.
Avoid Exposed Circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when
power is present.
Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this
product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.
Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
Provide Proper Ventilation. Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for
details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.
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General Safety Summary
Symbols and Terms
Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:
WAR N I NG. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
injury or loss of life.
CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in
damage to this product or other property.
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the
marking.
WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the
marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product:
CAUTION
Refer to Manual
Protective Ground
(Earth) Terminal
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Environmental Considerations
This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product.
Product End-of-Life
Handling
Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component:
Equipment Recycling. Production of this equipment required the extraction and use
of natural resources. The equipment may contain substances that could be harmful
to the environment or human health if improperly handled at the product's end of
life. In order to avoid release of such substances into the environment and to reduce
the use of natural resources, we encourage you to recycle this product in an
appropriate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or recycled
appropriately.
The symbol shown to the left indicates that this product
complies with the European Union's requirements according to
Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE). For information about recycling options,
check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site
(www.tektronix.com).
Mercury Notification. This product uses an LCD backlight lamp that contains
mercury. Disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations. Please
contact your local authorities or, within the United States, the Electronics
Industries Alliance (www.eiae.org) for disposal or recycling information.
Restriction of Hazardous
Substances
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This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is
outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive. This product is known to
contain lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent ch romium.
Environmental Considerations
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Preface
The user manual for the RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator c ontains the
following sections:
Getting Started briefly describes the R TX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator
and provides installation instructions, option and accessory lists, repacking
instructions, and power on and off instructions.
Operating Basics provides an overview of the front panel controls and rear panel
connections, operating principles, basic operating procedures, and numeric input
methods. This section also provides examples of basic data outputting and
recording.
Reference provides detailed information about the functions and use of the
RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator’s main menus, and presents
descriptions of all programming commands and the syntax used in command
descriptions. This section also provides instructions for setting the network
parameters for the Ethernet port.
Appendices provides product specifications, instructions for operating the ReMux
and Scheduler applications, defragging the hard disk, recovering the system, and
inspecting and cleaning the RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator.
Term s
This manual uses the following terms:
Stream: Generic term for transport streams and data streams of Non TS format
(data format other than transport stream format).
S-TMCC (Single TMCC): Transport stream to which TMCC (Transmission
and Multiplexing Configuration Control) information is inserted into the
8 bytes in its Reed-Solomon code area (16 bytes). It is defined in the ISDB-S
(Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Satellite) system.
M-TMCC (Multi TMCC): Transport stream to which TMCC information is
inserted into the sync byte area, and having super frame structure. It is defined
in the ISDB-S system.
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Related Manual
The following related documentation for the instrument is available:
The RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator Service Manual (Tektronix
part number 071-1935-XX) describes how to maintain and servi ce the
R TX13 0B and p rovides a complete module-level description of the operation
of the instrument. This manual is an optional accessory.
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Getting Started
Getting Started
Product Description
This section provides the following information:
Product description
List of standard and optional accessories
List of instrument options
Initial product inspection procedure
Installation instructions
Instructions for repackaging the instrument for shipment
Functional check procedure
Windows operations
The RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator generates QAM and 8VSB
modulated signals that are compliant with the DVB-C/ITU-T J.83 Annex A/B/C
and ATSC standards. In addition to the RF signal output feature, the RTX130B
records and plays MPEG-2 transport streams that are compliant with A TSC, DVB,
and ARIB standards.
The RTX130B provides the following features:
16/64/256QAM and 8VSB modulation formats
Modulation frequency range: 50 MHz to 860 MHz
44 MHz or 36 MHz IF output
Support the following standards:
DVB-C/ITU-T J.83 Annex A (Option M1)
ITU-T J.83 Annex B (Option M2)
ITU-T J.83 Annex C (Option M3)
ATSC (Option M4)
Data rate: 200 Mbps maximum (RAM mode); 256 Kbps minimum
Hierarchy display of stored or captured transport streams
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188, 204, 208 bytes packet size, S-TMCC, M-TMCC, non transport stream,
and partial transport stream output formats
Real-time updating of stream parameters; continuity_counter, PCR/P TS/DTS,
TOT/TDT/STT, NPT, and Reed Solomon (ISDB-T only)
Continuous recording of captured streams
PCR jitter insertion
Triggered stream capture
Full remote control using Ethernet interface
Scheduler application for automated stream playout and record (Option SC
only)
The RTX130B includes the ReMux application software that provides the
capability to create a transport stream of super frame structure defined in the
ISDB-S systems from an MPEG2 transport stream. Refer to Appendix B: Using the
ReMux Application for detailed information about the ReMux application.
Standard Accessories
Document, CD-ROMs, and
Other Parts
NOTE. When inputting/outputting a stream for a long time, the stream may be
intermittent because of a processing condition of the hard disk or the system
process of Windows XP.
The following accessories are shipped with the RTX130B:
The following document, CD-ROMs, and other parts are standard accessories:
RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator User Manual.
English (Option L0): Tektronix part number 071-1933-XX.
Japanese (Option L5): Tektronix part number 071-1934-XX.
Sample Stream CD-ROM, Tektronix part number 063-3932-XX.
Nero CD/DVD Burning Software CD-ROM, Tektronix part number
063-3781-XX.
Interface cable (D-sub 25-pin, twisted pair), Tektronix part number
012-A220-00.
Two RF attenuators, Tektronix part number 011-0185-00.
USB keyboard, Tektronix part number 119-B146-00.
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USB mouse, Tektronix part number 119-6936-00.
Front cover, Tektronix part number 200-4716-00.
Getting Started
Power Cords
All RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generators are shipped with one of the
following power cord options. Power codes for use in North America are UL listed
and CSA certified. Cords for use in areas other than North America are approved
by at least one authority acceptable in the country to which the product is shipped.
Table 1-1: Power cord identification
Plug configuration Normal usage Option number
North America
115 V
Universal Euro
220 V
United Kingdom
240 V
Australia
240 V
Standard (A0)
A1
A2
A3
North America
250 V
Switzerland
240V
Japan
100 V
China
240 V
No power code supplied. A99
A4
A5
A6
A10
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Optional Accessories
Options
The following items are optional accessories:
RTX130B QAM & VSB RF Signal Generator Service Manual, Tektronix part
number 071-1935-XX.
WFM7F05 rackmount kit
1700F06 blank panel
The RTX130B can be ordered with the following options:
Instrument Options
Service Options
The following instrument options are available for the RTX130B:
Option M1: DVB-C/ITU-T J.83 Annex A modulation mode.
Option M2: ITU-T J.83 Annex B modulation mode.
Option M3: ITU-T J.83 Annex C modulation mode.
Option M4: ATSC modulation mode.
Option SC: Adds the Scheduler software.
The following service options are available for the RTX130B:
Option C3: Provides calibration services for 3 years.
Option C5: Provides calibration services for 5 years.
Option D1: Provides calibration data.
Option D3: Provides calibration data for 3 years.
Option D5: Provides calibration data for 5 years.
Option R3: Extends the instrument warranty to 3 years.
Option R5: Extends the instrument warranty to 5 years.
Power Cord Options
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See Table 1-1 on page 1-3.
Initial Product Inspection
Perform the following product inspection procedure when you receive your
instrument:
1. Inspect the shipping carton for external damage, which indicates possible
2. Remove the RTX130B from the shipping carton.
3. Check that the instrument has not been damaged in transit. The exterior should
NOTE. Save the shipping carton and packaging materials for instrument
repackaging in case shipment becomes necessary.
4. Verify that the shipping carton contains the instrument, the standard
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damage to the instrument.
not have any scratches or impact marks. Prior to shipment the instrument is
thoroughly inspected for mechanical defects.
accessories, and any optional accessories that you ordered.
5. Perform the functional check procedure (refer to Functional Check Procedur e
on page 1-9) after installing the instrument.
Contact your local Tektronix Field Office or representative if there is a problem
with your instrument or if your shipment is incomplete.
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Installation
Before you install the instrument, refer to the General Safety Summary section at
the front of this manual for power source, grounding, and other safety information.
Environment Operating
Requirements
Verify that the location of your installation has the proper operating environment.
CAUTION. Damage to the instrument can occur if this instrument is powered on at
temperatures outside of the specified temperature range.
Table 1-2: Environmental operating requirement
Characteristics Specifications
RTX130B ambient temperatures from +5 °C to + 40 °C
RTX130B relative humidity from 20% to 80%
Clearance on top 5.0 cm (2 in)
Clearance on left side 5.0 cm (2 in)
Clearance on right side 5.0 cm (2 in)
Clearance in rear (from the fan guard) 5.0 cm (2 in)
NOTE. If you are installing the instrument in a dedicated rack, refer to the
instruction sheet that comes with the rackmounting kit for proper installation
procedures.
When the RTX130B is mounted in a 19-inch rack, verify that there is at least one
unit of clearance above the RTX130B.
AC Line Voltage
Requirement
Check that your location provides the proper electrical power requirements as
listed in Table 1-3.
Table 1-3: AC line power requirement
Parameter Description
Line voltage range 100 to 240 V
Line frequency 50/60 Hz
Maximum power 180 VA
CAUTION. The instrument does not have a power switch, but does have an
on/standby switch. When you connect the power cable to the AC line connector,
power is applied to the power supply standby circuit of the instrument. Read all
instructions on page 1-7 before plugging the power cable into a power source.
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