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Table of Contents

Important safety information ......................... .................................. ......................... viii

General safety summary .................................................................................... viii

Service safety summary ...................... .................................. ............................... x

Terms in this manual ..... ................................ .................................. .................. xi

Symbols and terms on the product .......................................................................... xi

Environmental considerations.............................................................................. xii

Preface ............................................................................................................. xiii

Product description . .................................. ................................ ....................... xiii

Methods of operation................................... ................................ ...................... xv

Product documentation....... ................................ ................................ ............... xvi

System timing....................................................................................................... 1

Frame reset signals ................. ................................ ................................ ........... 1

Time ﬂow block diagram ........ ................................ .................................. ........... 1

Web user interface .................................................................................................. 7

Operational considerations.................................................................................... 7

Elements of the Web user interface .......................................................................... 8

SNMP remote control ............. ................................ ................................ ................ 11

SNMP conﬁguration.......................................................................................... 11

Download the MIB ........................................................................................... 12

How to backup/restore presets and user data ..... .................................. ............................ 13

How the backup and restore operations work ............................................................. 13

Memory requirements........................................................................................ 14

Backup/restore procedure .............................. ................................ ...................... 15

How to transfer or install user ﬁles .............................................................................. 17

To transfer or install user ﬁles using FTP .............. ................................ .................... 17

To transfer or install user ﬁles using a USB drive......................... ................................ 19

How to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware ....................................................................... 23

Determine if a ﬁrmware upgrade is needed................................................................ 23

Firmware upgrade overview................................................................................. 25

USB ﬁrmware upgrade................. .................................. ................................ .... 25

Network ﬁrmware upgrade .................................................................................. 28

Verify the ﬁrmware upgrade and reinstall user ﬁles ...................................................... 30

Firmware upgrade troubleshooting ..... .................................. ................................ .. 30

How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option DPW only) ...... ........................ 32

Power supply status........................................................................................... 32

To con ﬁgure the preferred (active) supply ................................................................. 33

To hot-swap a Power Supply module....................................................................... 35

How to use Stay Genlock

About Stay Genlock

....................................................................................... 37

......................................................................................... 37

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To enable Stay G

AES menu .......................................................................................................... 39

AES TIMING OFFSET submenu. . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . .... . . 40

AES menu factory default settings.... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... 41

Black menu........................... .................................. ................................ ............ 43

Black Output settings.. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .. 44

Black Timing settings .... . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . 45

Black Timecode settings . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . .... 46

Blank On Reference Unlock settings ..... .... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . . .... . . 47

Black 1-3 HD Tri-level Sync setting. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... 47

Black menu factory default settings ...................... .................................. ................ 48

Embedded menu (Option SDI only)............................................................................. 49

Embedded menu factory default settings. ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . . .... . . 52

LTC menu .......................................................................................................... 53

LTC menu factory default settings . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .. 54

Reference menu.................................................................................................... 55

Reference settings .......... .................................. ................................ ................ 55

Genlock Timing settings . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... 56

Reference menu factory default settings . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . .. 57

SDI menu (Option SDI only)..................................................................................... 59

SDI Signal submenu...................... ................................ ................................ .... 60

SDI Conﬁgure Zoneplate submenu ................... .................................. .................... 64

SDI Moving Picture submenu... ................................ ................................ ............ 67

SDI Video submenu .......................................................................................... 68

SDI Overlay submenu........................................................................................ 70

SDI Ancillary Data submenu .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . . 76

SDI Timecode submenu...................................................................................... 81

SDI menu factory default settings . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . . 82

How to select an SDI output signal......................................................................... 85

Test signal sets ................................................................................................ 87

SDI picture ﬁle generation. ................................ ................................ .................. 94

SDI Zone plate signals ....... ................................ .................................. .............. 95

Zone plate dependent parameters ......................................................................... 100

Status menu .... .................................. ................................ ................................ 107

System menu ..................................................................................................... 109

Status submenu.............................................................................................. 110

Presets submenu ............................................................................................ 112

General Settings submenu . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . . 113

SNMP Settings submenu. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... 114

GPI Settings submenu...................................................................................... 116

Options submenu ................. .................................. ................................ ........ 119

enlock

........................ ................................ ............................ 37

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Diagnostics su

System menu factory default settings..................................................................... 129

Time menu.................................... ................................ .................................. .. 131

Time of Day submenu...................................................................................... 132

Daylight Savings Time submenu........ ................................ .................................. 136

Program Time submenu........................ ................................ ............................ 138

Jam Sync sub

TIME button menu factory default settings.... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... 140

Front panel menu operation .................................................................................... 141

AES button menu diagrams................................................................................ 144

BLACK button menu diagrams ... ................................ .................................. ...... 145

EMBED button menus (Option SDI only)............................................................... 149

LTC b utt

REF button menus ...... ................................ ................................ .................... 153

SDI button menus (Option SDI only) .................................................................... 154

STATUS button menus ..................................................................................... 169

SYSTEM button menu . ... . . . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .. 170

TIME button menus .................... ................................ ................................ .... 190

Inde

bmenu............... ................................ ................................ ........ 120

menu ......................................................................................... 139

on menus .......................................................................................... 152

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List of Figure

Figure i: SPG700 front and rear panels ......................... ................................ ............... xiii

Figure 1: Time ﬂow block diagram........................ ................................ ....................... 2

Figure 2: Example SPG700 Web User Interface window...................................................... 8

Figure 3: Example FTP view of the SPG700 ﬁle structure ......... ................................ .......... 18

Figure 4: Example FTP error message when ﬂash memory is full................... ........................ 18

Figure 5: File structure for installing custom user ﬁles ....................... ................................ 22

Figure 6: Sample of transfer.exe window after the upgrade is complete .................................... 29

Figure 7: Removing a Power Supply modu

Figure 8: AES button menu diagram............................ .................................. .............. 39

Figure 9: AES TIMING OFFSET submenu diagram ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . 40

Figure 10: Black menu with the Black 2 submenu expanded ........ ................................ ........ 43

Figure 11: Partial Embedded menu diagram ................................................................... 50

Figure 12: LTC menu with LTC 1 selected..................................................................... 53

Figure 13: Reference tab menu ...................... ................................ ............................ 55

Figure 14: SDI menu with the SDI 1 submenu expanded....................... .............................. 59

Figure 15: SDI Signal submenu ................................................................................. 60

Figure 16: Circle zone plate conﬁguration parameters ........................................................ 64

Figure 17: Conﬁgure Zoneplate video menu selections....................................................... 65

Figure 18: Conﬁgure Zoneplate parameters for all zone plate signals. ................................ ...... 66

Figure 19: SDI Moving Picture submenu....................................... ................................ 67

Figure 20: SDI Video submenu.................................................................................. 68

Figure 21: SDI Overlay submenu................................................................................ 70

Figure 22: SDI Overlay Logo settings . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... 71

Figure 23: SDI Overlay ID Text settings ....................................................................... 73

Figure 24: SDI Overlay Circle settings . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . .... 74

Figure 25: SDI Overlay Burnt-In Timecode settings . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... 75

Figure 26: SDI Anci

Figure 27: SDI Ancillary Data Output settings ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . 78

Figure 28: AFD code “1001” for a 16:9 coded frame......................................................... 80

Figure 29: SDI Timecode submenu ............................................................................. 81

Figure 30: Optical zone plates (enlarged)....................................................................... 95

Figure 31: A “K Figure 32: A “K Figure 33: A “K Figure 34: A “K

Figure 35: Status display – left side ........................................................................... 107

Figure 36: LTC status display ...................... ................................ ............................ 108

Figure 37: System menu ........................ ................................ ................................ 109

le .................. .................................. .............. 36

llary Data Payload settings .... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . 76

-only” zone plate....... .................................. ................................ .. 100

-only” zone plate ............................................................................ 102

-only” zone plate....... .................................. ................................ .. 103

-only” zone plate ............................................................................ 105

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Figure 38: Syst

Figure 39: Frame Resets example ............................................................................. 111

Figure 40: System Presets submenu........................................................................... 112

Figure 41: SNMP Settings submenu ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ... . . . 114

Figure 42: GPI Settings submenu.... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... 116

Figure 43: Options submenu ......... ................................ ................................ .......... 119

Figure 44: Mainframe diagnostic readouts ................................................................... 121

Figure 45: Power Supplies diagnostic readouts (load test in progress)...... .............................. 124

Figure 46: Reference Module diagnostic readouts........................................................... 127

Figure 47: SDI Module diagnostic readouts................ ................................ .................. 128

Figure 48: Time menu ................ ................................ ................................ .......... 131

Figure 49: Time of Day submenu.................................... ................................ .......... 132

Figure 50: Daylight Savings Time submenu . ................................ ................................ 136

Figure 51: Program Time submenu ... ................................ .................................. ...... 138

Figure 52: Jam Sync submenu ......................... .................................. ...................... 139

Figure 53: Example display readouts ......................................................................... 142

Figure 54: AES button menu diagram .......... .................................. ............................ 144

Figure 55: AES button – AES TIMING OFFSET submenu diagram ..................................... 144

Figure 56: BLACK button menu diagram – part 1 ............ ................................ .............. 145

Figure 57: BLACK button menu diagram – part 2 ............ ................................ .............. 146

Figure 58: BLACK button – BLACK TIMING submenu diagram........................................ 146

Figure 59: BLACK button – BLACK TIMECODE submenu diagram ............. ...................... 147

Figure 60: BLACK button – BLACK TIMECODE VITC submenu diagram............................ 148

Figure 61: EMBED button menu diagram.............. .................................. .................... 149

Figure 62: EMBED button – Embedded Audio Group submenu diagram................ ................ 150

Figure 63: EMBED button – EMBEDDED CHANNEL submenu diagram.............................. 151

Figure 64: LTC button menu diagram......................................................................... 152

Figure 65: LTC button – LTC TIMING submenu diagram................................................. 153

Figure 66: REF button menu diagram......................................................................... 153

Figure 67: REF button – GENLOCK TIMING submenu diagram ........................................ 154

Figure 68: SDI button menu diagram - part 1 .......... ................................ ...................... 155

Figure 69: SDI button menu diagram - part 2 .......... ................................ ...................... 156

Figure 70: SDI button – SDI TEST SIGNAL submenu diagram ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . .. 157

Figure 71: SDI button – SDI MOVING PICTURE submenu diagram.................................... 158

Figure 72: SDI button – SDI OVERLAY submenu diagram............................................... 159

Figure 73: SDI button – SDI OVERLAY LOGO submenu diagram .............. ........................ 160

Figure 74: SDI button – SDI OVERLAY ID TEXT submenu diagram ................................... 161

Figure 75: SDI button – SDI OVERLAY CIRCLE submenu diagram.............. ...................... 162

Figure 76: SDI button – SDI Overlay BURNT-IN TIMECODE submenu diagram..................... 163

Figure 77: SDI button – SDI TIMING submenu diagram .................................................. 164

Figure 78: SDI button – SDI TIMECODE submenu diagram.............................................. 165

em Status submenu............................................................................ 110

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Figure 79: SDI b

Figure 80: SDI button – SDI ANC PAYLOAD submenu diagram - part 1 ............................... 167

Figure 81: SDI button – SDI ANC PAYLOAD submenu diagram - part 2 ............................... 168

Figure 82: STATUS button menu diagram - part 1 .................. ................................ ........ 169

Figure 83: STATUS button menu diagram - part 2 .................. ................................ ........ 170

Figure 84: SYSTEM button menu diagram - part 1 . . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .. 171

Figure 85: S

Figure 86: SYSTEM button menu diagram - part 3 . . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .. 173

Figure 87: SYSTEM button – PRESET submenu diagram . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . .. 175

Figure 88: SYSTEM button – NETWORK SETUP submenu diagram . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... 176

Figure 89: SYSTEM button – SNMP submenu diagram . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... 177

Figure 90: SYSTEM button – SNMP TRAPS submenu diagram - part 1 ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .. 178

Figure 9

Figure 92: SYSTEM button – GPI submenu diagram... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... 180

Figure 93: SYSTEM button – GPI OUTPUT <1, 2, or 3> submenu diagram . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . .... 181

Figure 94: SYSTEM button – GPI ALARM DELAY submenu diagram ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... 182

Figure 95: SYSTEM button – OPTIONS submenu diagram . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... 183

Figure 96: SYSTEM button – FRAME RESET STATUS submenu diagram .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . 183

Figu

Figure 98: SYSTEM button – DIAGNOSTICS submenu diagram - part 1. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . 187

Figure 99: SYSTEM button – DIAGNOSTICS submenu diagram - part 2. . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . 188

Figure 100: SYSTEM button – POWER SUPPLY LOAD TEST submenu diagram... . ... . . . .... . ..... 189

Figure 101: TIME button menu diagram ..................................................................... 190

Figure 102: TIME button – TIME OF DAY submenu diagram............................................ 191

Figure 104: TIME button – PROGRAM TIME submenu diagram........................................ 193

Figure 105: TIME button – JAM SYNC submenu diagram.......... ................................ ...... 194

1: SYSTEM button – SNMP TRAPS submenu d iagram - part 2 .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... 179

re 97: SYSTEM button – EVENT LOG submenu diagram . . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... . . .... . . 184

gure 103: TIME button – DST SCHEDULE submenu diagram................. ........................ 192

utton – SDI VIDEO submenu diagram.................... ................................ 166

YSTEM button menu diagram - part 2 ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . .... 172

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List of Tables

Table i: Product documentation................................................................................. xvi

Table 1 : Ele

Table 2: SNMP parameters ........................... .................................. .......................... 11

Table 3: AES button menu factory default settings........ ................................ .................... 41

Table 4: Black output formats........................ ................................ ............................ 44

Table 5: Black output timing adjustment ranges..................... ................................ .......... 45

Table 6: Black button menu factory default settings . . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... 48

Table 7 : E

Table 8: LTC output signal formats ............................................................................. 54

Table 9: LTC button menu factory default settings . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . .. 54

Table 10: Timing adjustment ranges for reference input signals ............................................. 56

Table 11: REF button menu factory default settings........................................................... 57

Table 12: SDI button menu factory default settings ..... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . . 82

Table

Table 14: SDI – 3G Level A (1280 × 720) ............... ................................ ...................... 86

Table 15: SDI – 3G Level A (2K × 1080) ...................................................................... 86

Table 16: SDI – 3G Level B (1920 × 1080) .............................. .................................. .... 86

Table 17: SDI – 3G Level B (2K × 1080) ...................................................................... 87

Table 18: SDI – 3G Level B (2×HD 1080) ..................................................................... 87

ble 19: SDI – 3G Level B (2×HD 720) ...................................................................... 87

Table 20: SDI – HD-SDI (1920 × 1080).................. ................................ ...................... 87

Table 21: SDI – HD-SDI (1280 × 720) ......................................................................... 87

Table 22: SDI – SD-525 (720 × 486).............................. .................................. ............ 87

Table 23: SDI – SD-625 (720 × 576).............................. .................................. ............ 87

Table 24: Standard SDI test signal sets ............. ................................ ............................ 88

Table 25: Enhanced SDI test signal sets ........................................................................ 93

Table 26: Zone plate pattern control parameters ............................. ................................ .. 99

Table 27: System button menu factory default settings . . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... 129

Table 28: TIME button menu factory default settings... . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ..... 140

ments of the Web user interface .................................................................... 9

mbedded menu factory default settings . ..... . ... . . . .... . ..... . ... . . ..... . ..... . .... . ..... . ..... . ... 52

13: SDI – 3G Level A (1920 × 1080)...................... ................................ .............. 86

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Important safety information

Important saf

ety information

This manual c for safe operation and to keep the product in a safe condition.

To safely perform service on this product, additional information is provided at the end of this section. (See page x, Service safety summary.)

General safety summary

Use the product only as speciﬁed. Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. Carefully read all instructions. Retain these instructions for future reference.

Comply with local and national safety codes.

For correct and safe operation of the product, it is essential that you follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions speciﬁed in this manual.

The product is designed to be used by trained personnel only.

Only qualiﬁed personnel who are aware of the hazards involved should remove the cover for repair, maintenance, or adjustment.

ontains information and warnings that must be followed by the user

To avoid ﬁre or personal

injury

Before use, always check the product with a known source to be sure it is operating correctly.

This product is not intended for detection of hazardous voltages.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system. Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system.

When incorporating this equipment into a system, the safety of that system is the responsibility of the assembler of the system.

Use proper power cord. Use only the power cord speciﬁed for this product and certiﬁed for the country of use.

Ground the product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor 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, make sure that the product is properly g rounded.

Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source. See instructions for the location. Do not position the equipment so that it is difﬁcult to operate the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times to allow for quick disconnection if needed.

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Important safety information

Observe all ter

and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.

Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed, or with the case open. Hazardous voltage exposure is possible.

Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.

Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualiﬁed service personnel.

Disable the product if it is damaged. Do not use the product if it is damaged or operates incorrectly. If in doubt about safety of the product, turn it off and disconnect the power cord. Clearly mark the product to prevent its further operation.

Before use, inspect voltage probes, t est leads, and accessories for mechanical damage and replace when damaged. Do not use probes or test leads if they are damaged, if there is exposed metal, or if a wear indicator shows.

minal ratings. To avoid ﬁre or shock hazard, observe all ratings

Examine the exterior of the product before you use it. Look for cracks or missing pieces.

Use only speciﬁed replacement parts.

Do not operate in wet/damp conditions. Be aware that condensation may occur if a unit is moved from a cold to a warm environment.

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.

Keep product surfaces clean and dry. Remove the input signals before you clean

the product.

Provide proper ventilation. Refer to the installation instructions in the manual for details on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.

Slots and openings are provided for ventilation and should never be covered or otherwise obstructed. Do not push objects into any of the openings.

Provide a safe working envi

convenient for viewing the display and indicators.

Be sure your work area meets applicable ergonomic standards. Consult with an ergonomics professional to avoid stress injuries.

ronment. Always place the product in a location

Use only the Tektronix rackmount hardware speciﬁed for this product.

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Important safety information

Service safet

ysummary

The Service safety summary section contains additional information required to safely perform service on the product. Only qualiﬁed personnel should perform service proc summary before performing any service procedures.

To avoid electric shock. Do not touch exposed connections.

Do not service alone. Do not perform internal service o r adjustments of this

product un present.

Disconnect power. To a void electric shock, s witch off the product power a nd disconnect the power cord from the mains power before removing any covers or panels, or opening the case for servicing.

Use care when servicing with power on. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and disconnect test leads before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.

Verify safety after repair. Always recheck ground continuity and mains dielectric stre

edures. Read this Service safety summary and the General safety

less another person capable of rendering ﬁrst aid and resuscitation is

ngth after performing a repair.

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Terms in this manual

These terms may appear in this manual:

WAR NI 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.

Symbols and terms on the product

Important safety information

These ter

The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:

ms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the mark

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read th

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

ing.

emarking.

When this symbol is marked on the product, be sure to consult the manual to ﬁnd out the nature of the potential hazards and any actions which have to be taken to avoid them. (This symbol may also be used to refer the user to ratings in the manual.)

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Important safety information

Environmental considerations

This section provides information about the environmental impact of the product.

Restriction of hazardous

substances

Product end-of-life

handling

Complies wit

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. 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 approp recycled appropriately.

Battery recycling. This product contains a small installed lithium metal button cell. Please properly dispose of or recycle the cell at its end of life according to local government regulations.

h RoHS2 Directive 2011/65/EU.

riate system that will ensure that most of the materials are reused or

This symbol indicates that this product complies w ith the applicable European Union requirements according to Directives 2012/19/EU and 2006/66/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Tektronix Web site (www.tek.com/productrecycling).

Transporting batteries

Perchlorate materials. This product contains one or more type CR lithium

batteries. According to the state of California, CR lithium batteries are classiﬁed as perchlorate materials and require special handling. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate for additional information.

The small lithium primary button cell contained in this equipment does not exceed 1 gram of lithium metal content per cell, and the cell type has been shown by the manufacturer to comply with the applicable requirements of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria Part III, Sub-section 38.3. Consult your carrier

o determine which lithium battery transportation requirements are applicable

t to your conﬁguration, including to its re-packaging and re-labeling, prior to reshipment of the product by any mode of transport.

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Preface

Product description

This manual p Multiformat Reference Sync Generator.

Refer to the SPG700 Installation and Safety Instructions manual for information about how to install the instrument, for descriptions of the front and rear panel controls and connectors, and for information about initial conﬁguration.

The SPG700 is a precision multiformat video signal generator, suitable for master synchronization and reference applications. It provides multiple video reference signals, such as black burst, HD tri-level sync and serial digital test patterns, and provides time reference signals such as time code. Audio reference signals such as word clock and DARS are also provided.

Thebaseconﬁguration includes three sync outputs that can be conﬁgured with independent output formats (NTSC/PAL black burst and/or HD tri-level sync) and independently adjustable timing offsets. A high-accuracy, oven-controlled crystal oscillator provides a stable frequency reference for the system, or the loop-through genlock input can be used to lock to an external video reference or 10 MHz continuous wave signal. The Stay GenLock® feature avoids “synchronization shock” if the external reference suffers a temporary disturbance, by maintaining the frequency and phase of each output signal. When the external reference is restored, Stay GenLock® ensures that any accumulated clock drift is removed by slowly adjusting the system clock within standard limits instead of “jamming” back to the correct phase.

rovided detailed operating information about the SPG700

Time reference outputs are available in multiple formats. Three independent linear time code (LTC) outputs are available, and a fourth LTC connection can be used as input or output. Each LTC output has independent frame rate selection, time source (timeof- day or program time) and time zone offset. Vertical interval time code (VITC) is available on each NTSC or PAL black output, also with independent time sources and offset

Figure i: SPG700 front and rear panels

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Test signal outputs

Audio reference signals

The SPG700 can b Option SDI adds two fully independent serial digital video generator channels of two outputs each. Each channel can be conﬁgured to any standard SD/HD/3G-SDI format and frame rate. The selected test pattern can be generated on both outputs per channel, or one output can generate digital black. A wide variety of standard test patterns are included, such as color bars, convergence grid, step scales, ramps, multiburst generator.

Bitmap ima user-deﬁned test patterns. ID text, burn-in time code, circle, and color logo overlays can be added to any test pattern, and several ancillary data packet types, including ancillary time code and user-deﬁned packets, can be inserted into the SDI output signal.

The four SDI outputs can be conﬁgured to support 4K/UHD full frame, 100% and 75% color bars for quad link square division mode. This allows simple veriﬁcation of your 4K/UHD workﬂow within the production studio or mobile truck. Note: VPIDs a

Also included is an audio/video delay test sequence, which in conjunction with a Tektr

Several audio reference signals are available. The base conﬁguration includes a 48 kHz word clock output and a dedicated Digital Audio Reference Signal (DA audio on each of the SDI outputs.

, SDI pathological test matrix and a real-time programmable zone plate

ges can be downloaded to the SPG700’s ﬂash memory for arbitrary

re compliant only to HD and 3G formats in 4K/UHD formats.

onix waveform monitor, can be used to ensure A/V delay compliance.

RS) output. With Option SDI, audio tone generation is included as embedded

e optionally conﬁgured with a variety of test signal outputs.

Remote access

For remote access to the instrument, a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet interface is

cluded. A web-based user interface can be used for all conﬁguration settings and

in for monitoring system status. Alarm and key status information is also available via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messaging, enabling easy integration with network management systems. Remote control and alarm reporting is also available via a general purpose interface (GPI). The front-panel USB port can be used to backup and restore presets and other user data, and to perform system ﬁrmware upgrades.

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Optional backup power

supply

Key features

For critical ap supply module. Under normal operation, the designated backup supply is seldom used, ensuring that it has maximum remaining life should the primary supply fail. The backup supply is load-tested once each day to verify that it can serve as the primary supply if necessary. The usage time of each supply is logged as “temperature-weighted hours”, a metric that best estimates the calculated life of the s its end-of-life. If the primary supply is interrupted for any reason, the system will switch to the backup without any disruption to system operation. Power supply modules are hot-swappable for easy replacement, and feature a locking mechanism to prevent the power cable from accidental disconnection.

Multiple independent black burst and HD tri-level sync outputs provide all the video reference signals required in a video broadcast or production facility

Four LTC outputs, VITC on black burst outputs

Stay GenLock® prevents synchronization shock when the external reference input signal is temporarily lost

Wide selection of video test patterns in serial digital formats (SD, HD and 3G-SDI)

4K/UHD formats support with full frame 100% and 75% color bars (Quad Link Square Division)

plications, the instrument can be conﬁgure d with a second power

upply. A front-panel LED will indicate when the supply is nearing

Applications

Methods of operation

Dual hot-swappable power supplies ensure continuous availability of reference signals

Easy to manage with Web-based interface for remote conﬁguration and SNMP for status and alert information

ync pulse generator and time reference generator for broadcast, studio,

S mobile, and post-production facilities

aster or slave (genlock) operation for distributed system architectures

Video equipment veriﬁcation, facility link testing, and display calibration

This instrument can be operated using either the front panel or the SPG700 Web Interface. It is recommended that you use the SPG Web Interface to operate the instrument since it is easier to use and more intuitive. The majority of this manual describes how to operate the instrument using the SPG700 We b Interface. For your convenience, menu diagrams of the front-panel menus are also provided. (See page 141, Front panel menu operation.)

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Product documentation

The following table lists the product documentation that is available for the SPG700 g ene rator.

Table i: Product documentation

Availability

Document Tektronix Part Number Description Print Web

Installation and Safety Instructions

User Manual

Speciﬁcations and

ance Veriﬁcation

Perform

Service Manual

Declassiﬁcation and

ity Instructions

Secur

se Notes

Relea

0UP Upgrade

SPG7 Instructions

Video Sync Pulse Generator and Electronic

ngeover Unit System

Cha Integration Technical Reference

071-3480-xx (English)

077-1223-xx (Japanese)

077-1224-

077-1225

077-1226-xx (Japanese)

077-1227-xx (Russian)

077-1228-xx

077-122

077-1230-xx Describes how to clear or sanitize

077-1

075-1093-xx

077-0563-xx (ECO422D)

077-0877-xx (ECO 8000, ECO8020)

xx (Russian)

-xx (English)

9-xx

231-xx

Describes h instrument and provides basic operating information

Provides detailed operating informati

Lists the product speciﬁcations and provide performance of the instrument

Describ instrument to the module level (such as circuit boards and fuses)

the data storage (memory) devices in the pr security concerns

Describes the new features, improvements, and limitations of the

rument ﬁrmware

inst

Prov your SPG700 instrument

Provides information for system integrators who are designing

tems for high-deﬁnition (HD) and

sys standard-deﬁnition (SD) digital video content where Tektronix electronic

angeover units and video sync

ch pulse generators are to be deployed.

ow to install the

s procedures for verifying the

es how to service the

oduct for customers with data

ides instructions for upgrading

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System timing

Frame reset si

FRAME RESET

FRAME RESET 2

FRAME R

gnals

ESET 3

The SPG700 uses the three frame reset signals described below to output different video formats simultaneously.

This frame reset signal runs at 2.997 Hz and supports the 1/1.001 system signal,

and is used by the following video formats. These signals are synchronized with each other.

NTSC 525-270 1080 23.98p

1080 23.98sF 1080 29.97p 1080 59.94i 720 59.94p

30 fps DF LTC

23.98 fps LTC

This frame reset signal runs at 6.250 Hz and is used only for PAL, 625, or HD / LTC f orm

ats with 50 Hz or 25 Hz frame rates. These signals are synchronized

with each other.

PAL 625-270

1080 25p 1080 50i

25 fps LTC

This frame reset signal runs at 3.000 Hz and is used for HD / LTC formats with 60 Hz, 30 Hz or 24 Hz frame rates. These signals are synchronized with each other.

Frame reset signal 1 is not synchronized with frame reset signals 2 or 3.

Time ﬂow block diagram

The following time ﬂow diagram shows time information is used at different points in the system. In particular, it illustrates how the different user inputs and conﬁguration settings combine with the time base to create the timecode. An asterisk (*) denotes points of possible user input.

1080 24p 1080 2 1080 30p 1080 60p 1080 720 60p

Not drop frame.

60i

4sF

LTC

24 fps 25 fps LTC 30 fps LTC

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Figure 1: Time ﬂow block diagram

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The following p

Internal Time Set *. If you want to set Time Setup to internal mode, enter the current da transfer that time to the Master Time. The time zone o ffset information is used to convert local time to a master time. Set the local time zone offset before setting the internal time.

VITC Reader. When the instrument is genlocked to NTSC or PAL, the Vertical Interval Timecode on the genlock reference input can be decoded and used as the time source. This time can be viewed on the status bar, and is used as the time source for all the time code outputs. Since the phase of the video from the VITC input. If SMPTE309 date data is available, the time and date information on the VITC input will be used if enabled in the TIME OF DAY submenu. (See page 132, Time of Day submenu.)

LTC R e ader. When the reference source is set to INTERNAL, NTSC, PAL or HD SYNC, the LTC signal applied to the LTC 1 input can be used at the time source. This time can be viewed on the status bar and is used as a time source for all the time code outputs. If SMPTE309 date data is available, the time a TIME OF DAY submenu. (See page 132, Time of Day submenu.)

Time

selected Reference source. If Genlock is the selected reference source, then VITC, LTC, or internal time is available. If Internal is the selected reference source, then internal time is the time code source.

aragraphs describe portions of the Time ﬂow block diagram.

te and time and then set the Time Setup to Internal in order to

signals are s et by the genlock, the epoch system does not operate

nd date information on the LTC input will be used if enabled in the

Setup Selection. The possible Time code sources depend on the

If VITC or LTC is the time code source, then the time synchronization Mode needs to be set. There are three choices. Synchronize now sets the time when the user presses the ENTER button (if the incoming time is valid and stable). Synchronize once sets the time once when a valid and stable time

ode is detected. Follow sets the time every time a new stable and valid time

c is detected.

Genlock. When NTSC or PAL is selected as the reference and the time source is LTC or VITC with ST309 date, then the timing of the reference sync may be used to improve the accuracy of the master time.

Master Time. The Master Time is the basis for all timecode outputs and for the phase reference of all video outputs.

Offset to TAI. TAI is the International Atomic Time, represented as the number of seconds since the epoch of 0:00:00 January 1, 1958. Proposed standard SMPTE 404M deﬁnes the SMPTE Epoch at that same moment. There are exactly 8040 days and 19 leap seconds between the SMPTE Epoch (TAI) and the GPS Epoch.

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Epoch Calculat

is used to precisely align video frames with the Master Time clock. For example, an NTSC system operates at 29.97 frames per second (30 fps/1.001), so there are precisely 30,000 frames every 1001 seconds. By knowing the total number of seconds since the SMPTE Epoch, when all video frames were perfectly aligned, the instrument can determine "where" the pulse-per-second signal is lo made in reference to the user-selected Epoch setting: January 1, 1958 or January 1, 1970.

Frame Engine. The frame engine supplies frame pulse signals based on the SMPTE Epoch to each video output. This ensures that they are properly aligned with respect to the calculated phase for the selected video format of each output.

Output Timing. Each video output has an independent offset that can be speciﬁed to shift that output in order to align the video and LTC signals in the studio. This time adjustment does not affect the timecode that is applied to that ou The timing offset r ange and resolution depend on the signal. See the speciﬁc output menu for details.

Time Zone Offset *. The SPG700 has a selectable offset between UTC and the local time, usually representing the local time z one. This offset can be speciﬁed in hours+minutes+seconds, allowing speciﬁcation of time zones that do not align with the usual hours-only offset, or for other applications not related to time zones. You can also use this setting to set the internal time to cal

tput; the signal and timecode stay together as the timing is changed.

culate “backwards” to the Master Time.

ions *. The number of seconds since the SMPTE Epoch

cated with respect to video framing. The Epoch adjustment is

When the input time source is set to VITC or LTC, the instrument works

milar to how it works in internal mode, pre-correcting the master time of

si day by the time zone offset. This pre-correction a ssumes that the incoming time code has the correct local time, and causes the outgoing time codes to nominally match the incoming ones, regardless of time-zone offset. However, if the time code synchronization mode is set to "Synchronize now" or "Synchronize once", a nd the time-zone offset is changed after the time-code sync has occurred, then the time-zone change offsets the incoming and outgoing time codes until the user reasserts the time synchronization.

Additionally, if the time is being set by LTC or VITC with SMPTE309 date data, the system can be conﬁgured to use the time zone and DST from the input. (See page 132, Time of Day submenu.)

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DST Change *.Da time zones, but some locations do not observe daylight savings time. The SPG700 has a user programmable DST adjustment to the time zone offset that is made by adding or subtracting a speciﬁed amount from the current time setting. The scheduled date and time of the change must be programmed into the instrument. There are two methods for scheduling the DST offset:

Once. In Once mode, the DST offset is applied only once on the date and

time you specify. Set the DST offset to either add or subtract an hour from the time zo in your location.

Recurrin

START date and time that you specify occurs, and is removed when the DST END date and time that you specify occurs. The recurring DST offset can only be a positive number, such as one hour. The DST START/END dates are formatted as the DST rules are written (e.g., DST starts on the First Sunday in March at 02:00). For example, to change to dayl time zone offset at 02:00:00 (local time) on March 6, 2011. To return to standard time, schedule the system to remove the DST offset at 02:00:00 on November 6, 2011. At the scheduled time and date, the DST change is added to the time zone offset as seen from the instrument display. You can then program the next scheduled DST change.

ight savings time, schedule the system to add one hour to the

ylight Saving Time (DST) changes twice a year in m any

ne offset, depending on whether DST is starting or ending

g. In Recurring mode, the DST offset is applied when the DST

An incoming VITC or LTC reference may have DST shift already applied. To avoid duplicating DST shifts, disable the DST SCHEDULER if the time

ay reference has DST applied.

of d

Task Scheduler. The task scheduler is responsible for triggering scheduled

ents at the appropriate time. This includes DST changes and triggered

ev alarm outputs.

C Offset *. Every timecode output has an independent offset (hours,

minutes, seconds, frames) that can be added t o the value of the selected timecode source.

TC Engine. The timecode engine runs at the rate speciﬁed through the user interface and generates the actual timecode bits needed for each output.

LTC. The instrument has four independent linear timecode outputs. Each output can be set independently with regard to timecode format, module timing, and timecode delay.

Analog Black. The instrument provides three analog sync outputs. Each output can be conﬁgured as NTSC or PAL Black burst (with optional VITC insertion) or HD trilevel sync.

HD-SDI. Option SDI provides two independent HD-SDI test signal generators, for which ancillary timecode (ATC) can be added.

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Program Time.A counter can be used as a timecode source for any output. This counter can represent elapsed time, such as the time code associated with program content during the editing process, for example.

Reset Value. The program time counter will start c ounting from the speciﬁed reset value. Program time can be reset to this value at any time using either the user interface or a general purpose interface (GPI) input.

Alarm Time. An alarm can be set to generate when the program time counter matches a predeﬁned value. F or example, you can specify the start timecode of your program content at 01:00:00:00. The program time can be initialized to 00:59: time could be set at 00:59:55:00 to signal a ﬁve second countdown before the program start, perhaps to signal a change from color bars to Black within the pre-program leader.

GPI Out. The instrument has two General Purpose Interface (GPI) outputs, either of which may be conﬁgured to begin when the program time matches a speciﬁed alarm time.

00:00 to start a one minute leader before the program. The alarm

s an alternate to the local time of day, a program time

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Web user interface

When the Web user interface is enabled in the System menu, you can use a Web browser to remotely control the instrument. Enter the IP address of the instrument in a supporte Click the various tabs to access the instrument settings and controls as you would using the front panel buttons.

NOTE. The Web user interface must be enabled from the System menu on the

instrument front-panel before it can be accessed from a Web browser. (See page 109, System menu.)

Operational considerations

It is recommended that a maximum of four simultaneous users be connected to the instrument using the Web interface. If more users are connected, it may result in lower performance and inconsistent behavior.

Some front panel operations may interrupt or reduce the performance of the Web interface. For example, the Web server may experience temporary delays when alargeﬁle is being transferred using the USB port or when many buttons are being pressed on the front panel.

d Web browser to open the SPG700 Web Interface. (See Figure 5.)

Levels of control

Supported Web browsers

From the instrument front panel, use the Web User Interface setting in the System menu to control the level of instrument access from a Web browser. Use the left (◄)orright(►)

ENTER button to conﬁrm the selection.

Full-Control. Allows a user to have full control of instrument settings when

using the Web User Interface.

Disable. Disables the instrument from being accessed by the Web User Interface.

Read-Only. Allows a u ser to have read-only access to instrument settings when using the Web User Interface.

NOTE. Remote port 5000 is not required for the Web UI to function. If the SCPI

remote is not required it should be disabled to increase security and prevent disruption by port scanners.

For best results, use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer

9.0 or later when you connect to the SPG700 Web Interface.

NOTE. The Web user interface requires Javascript to run.

arrow button to select between the following options. Press the

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Web user interface

Elements of th

e Web user interface

The following ﬁgure highlights elements of the Web user interface window. Some display elements are dependent on certain options being installed in the instrument.

NOTE. Arede

Click the item to view the alert details.

xclamation mark next to a menu item indicates that an a lert exists.

Figure 2: Example SPG700 Web User Interface window

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Web user interface

Table 1: Elemen

Item number Description

ts of the Web user interface

Menu tabs. Cli

Status menu.U

changes to instrument settings from the Status menu. For more information, see the Status menu section. (See page 107.)

Reference menu. Use this menu to view or change the signal reference or genlock timing settings for

the instrum

Time menu.U

divided between the Time of Day, Daylight Savings Time, Program Time, and Jam Sync submenus. Click on the arrow next to the desired submenu to access that menu. For more information, see the Time menu s

Black menu

the Black 1–3 tri-level sync signals. Click on the arrow next to the desired Black output to access the menu for that output. For more information, see the Black menu section. (See page 43.)

LTC menu. Use this menu to view or change the settings for the LTC outputs. Click one of the

selectio the LTC menu section. (See page 53.)

SDI menu (Option SDI only). Use this menu to view or change the settings for the SDI outputs. Click

on the arrow next to the desired SDI output to access the menu for that output. For more information, see the S

ck a tab to access one of the following menus:

se this menu to view the status of various instrument functions. You cannot make

ent. For more information, see the Reference menu section. (See page 55.)

se this menu to view or change the time settings in the instrument. The settings are

ection. (See page 131.)

. U se this menu to view or change the settings for the Black outputs. You can conﬁgure

ns for the desired LTC output to access the submenu for that output. For more information, see

DI button m enu section. (See page 59.)

AES menu

all instruments, use the AES button menu to view or change the settings for the Word Clock (48 kHz) output. For more information, see the AES button menu section. (See page 39.)

Embedded menu (Option SDI only). Use this menu to view or change the embedded audio settings

for the output. For more information, see the Embedded menu section. (See page 49.)

System m enu . Use this menu to view or change general instrument settings and to view diagnostic

results. The system settings includes Status, Presets, G eneral Settings, SNMP Settings, GPI Settings, Optio submenu for that group. For more information, see the System menu section. (See page 109.)

. At the release of this document, a Web interface for the AES menu was not available. For

SDI outputs. Click on the arrow next to the desired SDI output to access the menu for that

ns, and Diagnostics submenus. Click on the arrow next to the desired setting group to access the

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Web user interface

Table 1: Elements of the Web user interface (cont.)

Item number Description

Indicators matching the indicators on the front panel of the instrument:

INT and EXT. Indicates the status of the reference signal used to time signals. Click on INT or EXT to view the reference status on the Status menu tab.

TIME. Indicates the status of the selected time input. Click on TIME to view the time status on the Status menu tab.

PWR1 and PWR2. Indicates the status of the Power Supply modules. Click on PWR1 or PWR2 to view the status of the Power Supply m odules on the System menu tab.

FAULT. Indicates the status of the instrument hardware. Click on FAULT to view the status of any faults on the System menu tab.

For information about the possible states for each indicator, see the SPG700 Installation and Safety Instructions.

Click on Help to open a separate browser window that opens to the Tektronix SPG product Web page.

Click on Refresh to refresh the Web user interface.

Locked / Unlocked. Indicates whether the instrument front panel is locked or unlocked. Click to toggle the setting.

System settings available

only b

yusingthe

front panel

The System menu in the SPG700 Web Interface does not include all of the menu

ons that are available using the SYSTEM button on the instrument front panel.

opti (See page 170, SYSTEM button menu.)

ormation on the following menu items, which are available only from the front

Inf panel, is available as described below:

Backup and restore Presets to USB (See page 13, How to backup/restore

esets and user data.)

Audio/video Epoch selection (See page 174, Settings available only in the

ront-panel SYSTEM button menu.)

Front panel time out period (See page 174, Settings available only in the

ront-panel SYSTEM button menu.)

Oven calibration (See the SPG700 Installation and Safety Instructions manual for instructions on how to calibrate the oven oscillator.)

Enable / Disable for SCPI remote

Fault log – tracks the last 1000 signiﬁcant events to help in troubleshooting

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SNMP remote control

When the SPG700 is connected to an Ethernet network, you can conﬁ gure the instrument to send SNMP traps to an NMS (Network Management Station) when certain erro instrument, you must conﬁgure SNMP parameters.

SNMP conﬁguration

The following table shows the SNMP parameters you can set using the System button SNMP submenu or the Web user interface.

Table 2: SNMP parameters

rs are d etected. If you intend to use SNMP commands to control the

Setting

Enable SNMP Use this setting to turn on or off the remote access using SNMP.

Enable Traps

SNMP Traps Use this setting to enable or disable the following traps. For

Description

Use this setting to turn on or off the traps that are sent out through SNMP.

more information about each trap, see the SNMP TRAPS submenu section. (See page 115.)

Main fan fault

Voltage error

Temperature error

Genlock input missing

Loss of lock

Near loss of lock

VITC/LTC missing

LTC out of SMPTE speciﬁcations

Alarm time

PS1 fault

PS2 fault

PS1 TWH (Temperature Weighted Hours)

PS2 TWH (Temperature Weighted Hours)

Trap Destinations

Use this setting to set the IP addresses to which SNMP traps are sent through SNMP. Traps can be sent to up to four addresses when error conditions are detected.

NOTE. A value of all zeroes for the address will disable that

trap output.

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SNMP remote control

Download the MIB

Table 2: SNMP parameters (cont.)

Public Community Use this setting to set the Public Community string. This string

is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot read values from the instrument.

NOTE. The Public String is necessary for SNMP access to

read values from the instrument.

Private Community Use this setting to set the Private Community string. This string

is effectively a password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot change values in the instrument.

NOTE. The Private String is necessary for SNMP access to

write changes into the instrument.

You can download the SPG8000 MIB ﬁle from the SNMP Settings submenu under t

he System menu. (See page 114, SNMP Settings submenu.) The SPG8000, SPG8000A, and SPG700 share the same MIB ﬁle. Some of the commands in the ﬁle will apply to features and functions available only on the SPG8000 and SPG8000A.

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How to backup/restore presets and user data

You c an use the backup and restore functions to duplicate settings and signal ﬁles between different SPG700 generators.

You can view the USB drive status under the SYSTEM button menu (not available on the Web interface) a nd all user data using a USB drive that is connected to the instrument

CAUTION. To prevent the loss of data on the USB drive, be sure to unmount the

USB drive before you remove the drive from the instrument.

. The following information shows the status of the USB drive:

Not Connected displayed when no USB drive is connected to the instrument.

Not Mounted is displayed when a USB drive is connected to the instrument

but is not mounted. Press the ENTER button to mount the drive. Normally, a USB drive

Mounted is displayed when a USB drive is connected to the instrument and is mount message You May Now Safely Remove USB Drive appears when it is safe to remove the drive.

will automatically mount when connected to the instrument.

ed. Press the ENTER button to safely unmount the drive. The

How the backup and restore operations work

ng the backup operation, ﬁles are copied to a directory named “SpgBackup”

Duri in the root directory of the USB drive. The restore operation expects to copy ﬁles from this same directory.

All of the copy operations will create new directories/ﬁles on either the SPG700 ortheUSBdriveasneeded. Ifaﬁle with the same n ame exists in the destination location, it will be overwritten. However, if a ﬁle exists in the destination location and not in the source location, the ﬁle will be left alone. Therefore, the restore and backup operations act as an overlay, and do not guarantee that there will not

e additional ﬁles left in the destination location that did not exist in the source

b location.

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How to backup/restore presets and user data

Presets

All user data

When presets ar directory structure to hold them in their correct locations (for example, SDI7/PRESET/MSTATE4.P00) will be copied or created.

NOTE. The preset ﬁle names use the format MSTATEX.PYY. In this example,

X denotes the slot name, YY denotes the preset number (there are 13 possible presets). Separate presets are stored for each individual mainframe slot.

Only presets that have content are copied or written by the backup/restore processes. This is because only presets that have been saved have ﬁles associated with them that has never been saved will not have an associated ﬁle and therefore will not be copied.

When all conﬁguration ﬁles will be copied. This function is useful in that all user-created ﬁles can be saved, restored, or copied to other SPG700 instruments.

User ﬁles are deﬁned as any ﬁle that exists in the /app/F0 directory on the instrument. The ﬁles in this directory ca n include presets, signal ﬁles, frame picture ﬁles, logo ﬁles, sequence ﬁles, and for Option SDI, c an also include text and font ﬁles. The user data ﬁles do not include the application software or any Linux ﬁles.

e copied, only the MSTATEX.YY ﬁles and enough

and the backup/restore process copies only those ﬁles. Any preset

of the user data is copied, every user ﬁle except for the FPGA

Memory requirements

It is recommended that you use the Flash Memory readout in the System button

nu to determine how much memory is available on the instrument before you

me perform a restore operation. You can also go to the Status submenu of the System menu in the Web interface to see the amount of free and used space. Here is how much memory is required:

If you are backing up or restoring only presets, you will need up to 1 MB of free space on the USB drive or in the ﬂash memory of the instrument.

If you are backing up or restoring all of the user data in the instrument, you will need up to 96 MB of free space on the USB drive or in the ﬂash memory of the instrument.

If the backup or restore operation runs out of memory on the USB drive or the ﬂash memory on the instrument before the operation is complete, the operation will copy as much data as it can and will then display an error message stating that the backup or restore operation was incomplete because the drive or device is full.

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How to backup/restore presets and user data

Backup/resto

re procedure

1. Connect a USB drive to the instrument.

2. Press the System button to select System : PRESET.

3. Verify the status of the USB drive:

4. Press th

5. Press th

a. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼)arrowbuttontoselectSystem : USB

<status>.

b. Verify that the USB status is Mounted.

c. If the sta

drive.

BACKUP/RESTORE.

Backup Presets to USB

Backup All User Data to USB

Restore Presets from USB

Restore All User Data from USB

tus is Not Mounted, press the ENTER button to mount the USB

eup(▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select System :

eleft(◄)orright(►) arrow button to select one of the following:

6. Press the ENTER button to start the selected backup or restore operation.

7. Awar

8. Mon

ning message is displayed asking you to v erify the operation. Press the

ENTER button to proceed or press the BACK button to cancel the operation.

itor the progress of the ﬁle copy operation:

a. During the ﬁrst stage of the copy process, the display shows the names

the ﬁles as they are copied. Depending on the size of the ﬁles being

of copied, this may take a couple of minutes.

hen all of the ﬁles have been copied, the message “Finishing copy...” is

b.W

displayed while the ﬁle system buffers are emptied. This message may appear for a couple of minutes.

c. When the backup or restore operation is complete, the message “Backup

completed successfully” or “Restore completed successfully” is displayed before the menu display returns to normal.

NOTE. If the USB drive or the ﬂash memory on the instrument ﬁlls up before

the backup or restore operation completes, a n error message is dis played.

Press the ENTER or BACK button to clear the error message. (See page 14,

Memory requirements.)

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9. After the backu

(▼) arrow button to select System : USB (Mounted).

10. Press the ENTE

may now safely remove the USB drive” is displayed, the menu readout should change to System : USB (Not mounted).

11. Remove the USB drive from the instrument.

p or restore operation is complete, press the up (▲)ordown

R button to unmount the USB drive. After the message “You

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How to transfer or install user ﬁles

How to transfe

rorinstalluserﬁles

You c a n use ei instruments or to install user ﬁles directly on the instrument.

User ﬁles in custom user ﬁles, the signal ﬁles must be installed in the proper directory on the instrument.(Seepage21,File structure required to install custom user ﬁles.)

NOTE. If you install new test signal ﬁles, you must reboot the instrument before

you can output the new test signals. You do not need to reboot the instrument before you can use newly installed frame picture ﬁles, logo overlay ﬁles, or text string ov

ther an FTP client or a USB drive to transfer user ﬁles between

clude test signals, logo overlays, and ID text overlay ﬁles. To install

erlay ﬁles.

To transfer or install user ﬁles using FTP

Perform the following steps to transfer or install user ﬁles using FTP:

1. Connect the instrument to your local Ethernet network or to a standalone Windows PC. See the SPG700 Installation and Safety Instructions for information about installing the instrument on a network.

2. On a computer connected to the same network as the instrument, open an FTP client such as Windows Explorer.

3. In the Windows Explorer command box, enter “ftp://IP address”, where IP address is the network address assigned to the instrument.

NOTE. Some FTP clients may ask for login credentials. In this case, login with a

user name of “anonymous” and no password.

4. The Windows Explorer window should immediately connect to the instrument and show the instrument ﬁle structure as shown below.

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How to transfer or install user ﬁles

Figure 3: Example FTP view of the SPG700 ﬁle structure

5. Use Windows Explorer to drag and drop user ﬁles to or from the instrument.

CAUTION. If you are installing custom signal ﬁles on the instrument such as test

signals or logo and ID text overlays, the signal ﬁles must be installed in the proper be ignored by the instrument. (See page 21, File structure required to install custom user ﬁles.)

NOTE. If the ﬂash memory on the instrument ﬁlls up before the copy operation

completes, an error message similar to the one below is displayed. Click OK to clear the error message. You can use the SYSTEM : FLASH MEMORY menu selection to view the amount of free memory in the instrument.

directory. Custom user ﬁles installed in the wrong directory location will

Figure 4: Example FTP error message when ﬂash memory is full

6. After you are done transferring ﬁles, close the Windows Explorer window.

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To transfer or

install u ser ﬁlesusingaUSBdrive

To transfer user ﬁles from

an instrument to a USB

drive

You can use a USB drive connected to the USB port on the front of the instrument to transfer or install user ﬁles.

Perform the following steps to transfer user ﬁles from an SPG700 generator to aUSBdrive:

1. Insert a USB memory device into the USB port on the front of the instrument.

2. Verify that the USB device is properly installed:

a. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

b. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : USB

(Mounted).

NOTE. The display will read “Mounted” if the USB device is properly

installed. If the display reads “Unmounted” or “Not Connected”, try to reinstall the USB device.

If the instrument still does not recognize the USB device, attempt this procedure again using a different USB device from a well known brand that is 16 GB or less.

3. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : BACKUP/RESTORE.

4. Use the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to select one of the following

options, and then press the ENTER button.

Select Backup Presets to USB if you want to transfer only the stored

presets from the instrument.

Select Backup All User Data to USB if you want to transfer all user

data including stored presets and user-created text, logo, picture, and test signal ﬁles.

5. In the overwrite conﬁrmation display, press the ENTER button to perform the selected backup function.

6. During the backup process, progress messages are displayed. When the message Backup completed successfully is displayed, press any button to return to the SYSTEM menu display.

7. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼)arrowbuttontoselectSYSTEM : USB (Mounted).

8. Press the ENTER button to s afely unmount the USB device. You can now

use the USB device to transfer the saved ﬁles to another SPG700 generator or to restore user ﬁles after a ﬁrmware upgrade.

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To install user ﬁles from a

USB drive to an instrument

Perform the fol

CAUTION. In addition to transferring ﬁles from one instrument to another, you can

use the Restore All User Data From USB function to directly install user-created text, logo, picture, and signal ﬁles on the instrument. In order to install user ﬁles, the ﬁles must be organized in speciﬁc directories on the USB drive. (See page 21, File struct

1. Insert a USB memory device containing the user ﬁles you want to install on the SPG700

2. Verify that the USB device is properly installed:

a. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

b. Use the up (▲) or down ( ▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : USB

(Mounted).

NOTE. The display will read “Mounted” if the USB device is properly

instal reinstall the USB device.

lowing steps to install user ﬁles from a USB drive to an instrument:

ure required to install custom user ﬁles.)

generator into the USB port on the front of the instrument.

led. If the display reads “Unmounted” or “Not Connected”, try to

instrument still does not recognize the USB device, attempt this

If the procedure again using a different USB device from a well known brand that is 16 GB or less.

3. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to s elect SYSTEM :

KUP/RESTORE.

BAC

4. Use the left (◄) or right (►) arrow button to select one of the following

tions, and then press the ENTER button.

Select Restore Presets From USB if you want to install only the stored

resets from another instrument.

Select Restore All User Data From USB ifyouwanttotransferall

ser data including stored presets and user-created text, logo, picture,

u and signal ﬁles.

5. In the overwrite conﬁrmation display, press the ENTER button to perform the selected restore function.

6. During the restore process, progress messages are displayed. When the message Restore completed successfully is displayed, press any button to return to the SYSTEM menu display.

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File structure required to

install custom user ﬁles

7. Use the up (▲)or (Mounted).

8. Press the ENTE

In order to install custom user ﬁles from a USB drive, the ﬁles must be o rganized in the ﬁle structure described below. You can create the proper ﬁle structure by performi the directory structure from the USB drive to your computer. (See page 19, To transfer user ﬁles from an instrument to a USB drive.)

CAUTION. If you are installing custom signal ﬁles on the instrument such as test

signals or logo and ID text overlays, the signal ﬁles must be installed in the associated subdirectory for the ﬁle type in the SDI7 directory. Custom user ﬁles install

The directory names listed below are case sensitive.

A directory named SpgBackup is required at the top level of the USB drive.

In the SpgBackup directory, a subdirectory named SDI7 is required.

ng the Backup All User Data to USB function. You can then copy

ed in the wrong directory location will be ignored by the instrument.

down (▼)arrowbuttontoselectSYSTEM : USB

R button to safely unmount the USB device.

In the SDI7 directory, subdirectories with the following names are required:

NOTE. All of the following subdirectories are not required to be in the SDI7

directory in order to be able to install user ﬁles. You only need the subdirectories related to the type of user ﬁles you are installing on the instrument. For example,

ou are going to install only logo ﬁles, you need to have only the LOGO

if y subdirectory exist in the SDI7 directory.

GO – Use this directory to install only logo overlay ﬁles. The logo

ﬁlesmusthavea.bmpﬁle name extension. (See page 71, Logo overlay settings.)

PICTURE – Use this directory to install only frame picture ﬁles for use as

test signals. The frame picture ﬁles must have a .bmp ﬁle name extension. (See page 94, SDI picture ﬁle generation.)

SIGNAL – Use this directory to install only test signal ﬁles. The test

signal ﬁlesmusthavea.xmlﬁle name extension.

TEXT – Use this directory to install only ID text overlay ﬁles. The ID text

ﬁlesmusthavea.txtﬁle name extension. (See page 72, ID Text overlay settings.)

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How to transfer or install user ﬁles

The following ﬁ custom user ﬁles looks using Windows Explorer.

Figure 5: File structure for installing custom user ﬁles

gure shows how the required directory structure for installing

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How to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware

How to upgrade

the instrument ﬁrmware

Tektronix re and to ﬁx product problems. You can ﬁnd the latest ﬁrmware for your product at the Tektronix Web site (www.tek.com/downloads).

leases software and ﬁrmware updates for products to add new features

Determine if a ﬁrmware upgrade is needed

Before you begin the upgrade, perform the following steps to determine if the ﬁrmware on your instrument should be upgraded and to backup your user ﬁles.

CAUTION. The ﬁrmware upgrade process replaces all installed user ﬁles with the

factory default ﬁles. To prevent the loss of your user ﬁles, including custom test signals, logo and ID text overlays, and saved presets, be sure to backup all of your user data before you perform the upgrade. The following procedure includes instructions for backing up your user data.

1. Verify the current ﬁrmware version installed on the instrument:

a. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

b. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

VERSION INFO (F/W).

c. In the second line of the display, note the ﬁrmware version number of

nstrument.

the i

Installed ﬁrmware version number

2. Verify the latest version of software at the Tektronix Web site:

a. On a computer, use a Web browser to navigate to the following Tektronix

Web site: www.tek.com/downloads.

b. On the Downloads Finder Web page, search by model number (such

as SPG700) and ﬁlter by software and software type to locate the ﬁrmware-upgrade package for the instrument.

c. Note the latest version number of the ﬁrmware-upgrade package(s).

Web site ﬁrmware version number

3. If the latest ﬁrmware version at the Web site is the same as the version installed on your instrument, you do not need to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware.

4. If the latest ﬁrmware version at the Web site is newer than the version on your instrument, download the latest ﬁrmware package to your computer.

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How to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware

5. After the ﬁrmwa into the directory of your choice: transfer.exe and ﬁrmware.pkg.

NOTE. If a readme.txt ﬁle is included in the ﬁrmware package, be sure to read the

ﬁle before you upgrade the ﬁrmware.

6. If the ﬁrmware in your instrument needs to be upgraded, verify which options are currently installed before you install the software. After you install the upgrade, you will verify that any previously installed options are still enabled.

a. Connect the instrument and c omputer to your local Ethernet network. See

the SPG700 Installation and Safety Instructions for information about installing the instrument on a network.

b. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

c. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

OPTIONS. The second line of the display lists the options, if any, that are

installed in the instrument. None is displayed if no options are installed, and SDI

re package ZIP ﬁle is downloaded, extract the following ﬁles

3G is displayed if Option SDI is installed.

d. Make a note of the installed options.

7. If the ﬁrmware in your instrument needs to be upgraded, to prevent the loss of

your user ﬁles, be sure to backup your user ﬁles to a USB drive. (See page 19, To transfer user ﬁles from an instrument to a USB drive.) You will restore the user ﬁles at the end of the upgrade procedure.

CAUTION. To prevent the loss of your user ﬁles, be sure to use the Backup All

er Data to USB option in the backup procedure.

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Firmware upgrade overview

There are two methods for upgrading the instrument ﬁrmware:

UsingaUSBmemorydevice(Seepage25,USB ﬁrmware upgrade.)

How to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware

UsinganEthe ﬁrmware upgrade.)

The time req

CAUTION. The instrument automatically reboots at the end of the upgrade process.

Do not perform the upgrade while the instrument is in use as a sync reference.

Once the instrument h as started to erase internal ﬂash, do not remove power from the instrument. If you do so, the instrument ﬂash may be corrupted and you will have to run the recovery procedure. (See page 30, Firmware upgrade trouble

NOTE. If power to the instrument is lost before it begins erasing the internal ﬂash,

you can displays only a blank screen after power is reapplied, see the troubleshooting section for help. (See page 30, Firmware upgrade troubleshooting.)

If you have loaded the instrument memory with a large number of test signals or frame picture ﬁles, you may not be able to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware because the memory is too full. If you receive a memory error while attempting to upgrade the ﬁrmware, you need to delete some of the test signal or frame picture ﬁles and then perform the upgrade.

shooting.)

restart the ﬁrmware upgrade after the instrument reboots. If the instrument

rnet network (requires a Windows PC) (See page 28, Network

uired to complete the ﬁrmware upgrade is approximately 10 minutes.

USB ﬁrmware upgrade

Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware using a USB memory device.

1. Insert a USB memory device into a USB port of the computer containing the latest instrument ﬁrmware.

2. On the computer, navigate to the USB device.

3. On the USB device, create a directory named SpgUpgrd.

CAUTION. To prevent upgrade failure, be sure to correctly name the upgrade

directory. The directory name is case sensitive, with the “S” and the “U” in SpgUpgrd being upper case.

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4. Open the SpgUpg downloaded ZIP ﬁle to the USB device. The USB device should have a directorypathofSpgUpgrd\ﬁrmware.pkg.

5. Eject and s afely remove the USB device from the computer.

6. If necessar

boot up before inserting the USB device into the front-panel USB port on the instrument.

7. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

8. Verify tha down (▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : USB (Mounted).

NOTE. The display will read “Mounted” if the USB device is properly installed. If

the display reads “Unmounted”, try to reinstall the USB device.

If the instrument still does not recognize the USB device, attempt this procedure again using a different USB device from a well known brand that is 16 GB or less.

9. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : FIRMWARE UPGRADE.

y, power on the instrument and wait for the instrument to fully

t the USB device is properly installed by pressing the up (▲)or

rd directory and copy the ﬁrmware.pkg ﬁle from the

10. Press the left (◄) or right (►) arrow button to select USB Upgrade,andthen press the ENTER button. A conﬁrmation message is displayed as shown below.

NOTE. If the instrument displays the message ERROR: SpgUpgrd/ﬁrmware.pkg

found, make sure you have the correct directory path on the USB device and

not

then restart this procedure at step 6.

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11. A second conﬁrm upgrade will delete all user-created ﬁles on the instrument.

CAUTION. If you did not backup your user ﬁles as part of the upgrade preparation

process, it is recommended that you press the BACK button to cancel the upgrade and then backup your user ﬁles before performing the upgrade. (See page 19, To transfer user ﬁles from an instrument to a USB drive.) You will restore the user ﬁles at the e

12. Press the ENTER button to proceed with the upgrade or press the BACK button to cancel the upgrade.

13. When you press ENTER, the upgrade process begins. During the upgrade process, the instrument displays messages indicating the upgrade status.

CAUTION. Once the instrument has started to erase internal ﬂash, do not remove

power from the instrument. If you do so, the instrument ﬂash may be corrupted and you will have to run the recovery procedure. (See page 30, Firmware upgrade

leshooting.)

troub

nd of the upgrade procedure.

ation is displayed as shown below to remind you that the

14. If the instrument does not reboot at the completion of the ﬁrmware upgrade,

ove and then reconnect the power cable(s).

rem

15. Remove the USB device after the upgrade is complete:

UTION. To prevent a loss of data on the USB device, use the SYSTEM menu to

unmount the USB device before removing it from the instrument.

ress the SYSTEM button.

a.P

b. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM : USB

(Mounted), and then press the ENTER button.

c. Remove the USB device from the instrument when the message Yo u m a y

now safely remove the USB drive appears.

16. Proceed to Verify the ﬁrmware upgrade and reinstall user ﬁles. (Seepage30.)

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Network ﬁrmwa

re upgrade

Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument ﬁrmware using a network connection:

1. Connect the instrument and a Windows PC to your local Ethernet network or

2. Prepare th

directly connect the instrument to a Windows PC. See the SPG700 Installation and Safety I

network.

a. Press the SYSTEM front panel button.

b. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

FIRMWARE UPGRADE.

c. Press the left (◄)orright(►)arrowbuttontoselectNetwork Upgrade,

andthenpresstheENTER button. A conﬁrmation message is displayed as show

d. A second conﬁrmation is displayed as shown below to remind you that the

upgrade will delete all user-created ﬁles on the instrument.

nstructions for information about installing the instrument on a

e instrument for the ﬁrmware upgrade:

nbelow.

CAUTION. If you did not backup your user ﬁles as part of the upgrade

preparation process, it is recommended that you press the BACK button to

cel the upgrade and then backup your u ser ﬁles before performing the

can upgrade. The instructions for backing up user ﬁles is described in the section To transfer user ﬁles from an instrument to a USB drive. (See page 19.) You will restore the user ﬁles at the end of the upgrade procedure.

e. Press the ENTER button to proceed with the upgrade or press the BACK

button to cancel the upgrade.

f. When you press ENTER, a Waiting for network connection message is

displayed along with the IP address of the instrument. This indicates the instrument is ready to be upgraded. An example display is shown below.

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3. Perform the ﬁrm

a. On the PC, double-click the transfer.exe ﬁle to launch the transfer

program.

b. Type the IP address or DNS name of the instrument you are upgrading,

and then pre indicating the progress of the upgrade appear in the transfer program window and on the instrument display.

CAUTION. Once the instrument has started to erase internal ﬂash, do not

remove power from the instrument. If you do so, the instrument ﬂash may be corrupted and you will have to run the recovery procedure. (See page 30, Firmware

NOTE. The upgrade will not proceed until all of the ﬁrmware data is

transfe will attempt to complete the upgrade even if it loses contact with transfer.exe. So that you can monitor the progress of the upgrade, it is suggested that you do not close the transfer.exe window until the transfer utility asks for another IP address.

rred to the instrument. Once the upgrade has started, the instrument

ware upgrade:

ss Enter.Thisstartstheﬁrmware upgrade process. Messages

upgrade troubleshooting.)

Figure 6: Sample o f transfer.exe window after the upgrade is complete

4. If the instrument does not reboot at the completion of the ﬁrmware upgrade, remove and then reconnect the power cable.

5. Proceed to Verify the ﬁrmware upgrade and reinstall user ﬁles.(Seepage30.)

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Verify the ﬁrm

ware upgrade and reinstall user ﬁles

1. After the instrument reboots at the end of the upgrade process, press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

2. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼)arrowbuttontoselectSYSTEM : OPTIONS.

The second line of the display lists the options, if any, that are installed in the instrum displayed if Option SDI is installed.

3. Verify that the options listed match those that you noted before the upgrade.

4. Press the up (▲) or down (▼)arrowbuttontoselectSYSTEM : VERSION INFO (F/W). The second line of the display lists the installed ﬁrmware

version.

5. Verify that the displayed ﬁrmware version is the same version as the ﬁrmware package you used to perform the upgrade.

6. Ifyoubackedupyouruserﬁles before you upgraded the ﬁrmware, reinstall your user ﬁles as described in the section To install user ﬁles from a USB drive to an instrument.(Seepage20.)

ent. None is displayed if no options are installed, and SDI 3G is

ION. To prevent the loss of your user ﬁles, be sure to use the Restore All

CAUT

User Data from USB option in the restore procedure.

Firmware upgrade troubleshooting

If a power failure occurs during the upgrade and the instrument has a blank screen when you reapply power, perform the following procedure.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable between the instrument and y our computer or local Ethernet network.

2. Remove the power cable to turn off the instrument.

3. Press and hold the STATUS button and then reconnect the power cable. Continue to hold the STATUS button until the message Select upgrade network speed: appears on the top line of the LCD display.

4. Press the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to select a network speed

(10BaseT, 100BaseT, or 1000BaseT), and then press the ENTER button. If you do not know your network speed, the 100BaseT selection is recommended.

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5. When the messag left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to select from the following modes and then press the ENTER button.

DHCP – Use this selection if the instrument is connected to a network

with DHCP support. An IP address will be assigned to the instrument from your network server.

Local IP (192.168.1.1) – Use this selection if the instrument is connected

to a network without DHCP support or is connected to a standalone computer, and you want to use the factory default, static IP address of

192.168.1.1 for the upgrade.

NOTE. Whe

mode, you cannot edit the displayed IP address. The IP address cannot be edited when the instrument is in recovery mode.

Saved static IP (IP address) – Use this selection if the instrument is

connected to a network without DHCP support or is connected to a standalone computer, and you want to use the previously saved static IP address assigned to the instrument for the upgrade. The saved IP address is displayed.

e Select upgrade network mode: is displayed, press the

n you select either the Local IP or the Saved static IP upgrade

Quit and continue booting – Use this selection to quit the upgrade

process and leave the instrument in its current condition.

6. If you did not select Quit and continue booting in the previous step, the top line of the instrument display will show the message Waiting for network

nection and the second line will list an IP address. Make a note of the

con

displayed IP address.

7. En

CAUTION. To prevent upgrade failure, leave the instrument power on during the

upgrade process. The upgrade process may take up to 15 minutes to complete.

8. When the upgrade is complete, the instrument should reboot. If it does not,

If you continue to experience an upgrade problem, contact Tektronix customer support or your local Tektronix representative for assistance.

ter the IP address you noted in the previous step into the upgrade transfer

application window on your PC to restart the upgrade process.

cycle the power.

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How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option DPW only)

How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option D PW only)

The standard instrument has one Power Supply module installed. With Option DPW, a second hot-swappable, redundant (backup) Power Supply module is provided. When two Power Supply modules are installed in the instrument, one is conﬁgured as the primary supply and the other is conﬁgured as the backup supply.

In the event that the primary supply fails, the backup supply automatically provides power to maintain instrument operation. You can remove and replace a failed s page 35, To hot-swap a Power Supply module.)

Power supply s tatus

The status of the Power Supply modules can be viewed from the front or rear of the instrument. On the front panel, the PWR1 and PWR2 indicators illuminate using various colors to show the status of the Power Supply modules. The rear panel of each Power Supply module has a STATUS LED that matches the status shown on the PWR1 and PWR2 indicators. See the SPG700 Installation and

Safet

upplywithouthavingtoremovetheinstrument from operation. (See

y Instructions for information about the power supply status indicators.

Temperature weighted

hours (TWH)

You can use the SYSTEM menu to perform a load test on the backup supply and

ew voltage levels in the instrument.

to vi

The instrument keeps track of the age of a Power Supply module by calculating the temperature weighted hours (TWH). You can view the TWH of each installed

pply using the SYSTEM : DIAGNOSTICS menu.

TWH calculation method. When the outside air temperature is at 25 °C or cooler, the Power Supply module is expected to last 15 years. As the outside air temperature rises to the maximum operating temperature of 50 °C, the expected life of the supply decreases to 5 years. Every hour, the instrument measures the outside temperature and increments the temperature weighted hours count in response to the measured tempera ture.

When the TWH value reaches a value of 131,400, then the associated PWR1 or PWR2 indicator will be set to orange to indicate that the supply should be replaced.

NOTE. When two Power Supply modules are installed, the active supply runs

warmer than the backup supply. Therefore, the TWH of the active supply will increase faster than the backup supply.

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How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option DPW only)

To conﬁgure th

e preferred (active) supply

Perform the following steps to conﬁgure which Power Supply module is the preferred (active) supply:

NOTE. The pr

modules are installed and both of the supplies are connected to a power source. If there are two Power Supply modules installed but one of the supplies has a failure, the good supply will be used to power the instrument regardless of the preferred supply conﬁguration.

The recommended usage strategy is to conﬁgure one supply as preferred, and use the second supply only in case the ﬁrst supply has a failure. This usage strategy allows the backup supply to have the maximum remaining life when it is needed.

The preferred supply conﬁguration is not saved as part of t he preset system. Therefore, the preferred supply conﬁguration will not change when you activate any of the system presets, including the Factory Default preset. (See page 112, Presets submenu.)

The following procedure uses the front panel controls on the instrument to conﬁgure the preferred (active) supply. You can also use the System > General Settings submenu in SPG700 Web Interface to conﬁgure the preferred supply. (See page 113, General Settings subme

eferred supply conﬁguration only applies if two Power Supply

nu.)

1. Check the status of the front-panel PWR1 and PWR2 indicators:

Bright green indicates the preferred (active) supply.

Dim green indicates the inactive (backup) supply.

NOTE. If the color of the PWR1 or PWR2 indicators is other than bright or

dim green, service the faulty Power Supply module before proceeding.

2. Check the temperature weighted hours of the installed supplies:

NOTE. It is recommended that you conﬁgure the supply with the most temperature

weighted hours to be used as the primary preferred supply. This allows for the newer supply to be preserved so it can provide the best possible backup should the primary supply fail. (See page 32, Temp

a. Press the SYSTEM button to access the SYSTEM menu.

b. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

DIAGNOSTICS, and then press the ENTER buttontoaccessthe

DIAGNOSTICS menu.

erature weighted hours (TWH).)

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How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option DPW only)

c. Press the up (▲)

DIAGNOSTICS : POWER SUPPLY 1. The second line of the display

will list the number of hours the supply has been the active supply and the backup supply.

d. Press the right (►) arrow button to display the number of temperature

weighted hours of the ﬁrst supply as shown below. Note the number of hours of hours shown.

e. Press the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

DIAGNOSTICS : POWER SUPPLY 2.

f. Press the right (►) arrow button to display the number temperature

weighted hours of the second supply. Note the number of hours of hours shown.

3. If the Power Supply module with the greatest number of temperature weighted hours i Otherwise, you do not need to change the preferred supply conﬁguration.

4. If you button to access the SYSTEM menu.

s not the currently the preferred supply, then continue this procedure.

want to change the preferred supply conﬁguration, press the SYSTEM

or down (▼) arrow button to select SYSTEM :

5. Pres

6. Pre

NOTE. When viewed from the front of the instrument, Power Supply 1 is the left

Power Supply module and Power Supply 2 is the right Power Supply module. This m

7. If status of the supply is Inactive, press the ENTER button to change the

stheup(▲)ordown(▼)arrowbuttontoselectSYSTEM : POWER

SUPPLY PREFERRED SELECT.

ss the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to display the supply you want to be the primary (active) supply: Power Supply 1 or Power Supply 2. The second line of the display shows the supply status: Active, Preferred or Inactive.

atches the orientation of the PWR1 and PWR2 indicators on the front panel.

status to Active, Preferred. The front-panel indicator for the selected supply should change to bright green.

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How to operate an instrument with two power supplies (Option DPW only)

To hot-swap a P

ower Supply module

This procedure describes how to replace a Power Supply module while the instrument is in operation. Perform the following steps to hot-swap a Power Supply modul

WAR NI NG . Disconnect the power cord from the Power Supply module before you

remove the module from the instrument. Also, do not connect a power cord to the Power Supply module while the module is not installed in the instrument. There are dangerous high voltages inside the module when the power cord is connected.

CAUTION. To prevent an unexpec ted shutdown of the instrument, be sure to

unplug the correct power cord if you are replacing a faulty Power Supply module. (See Figure 7.)

When viewed from the front of the instrument, Power Supply 1 is the left Power Supply module and Power Supply 2 is the right Power Supply module. This matche The STATUS LED on the rear panel of each Power Supply module will match the status shown by the front-panel PWR1 and PWR 2 indicators.

1. Remove the power cable from the Power Supply module that you are

s the orientation of the PWR1 and PWR2 indicators on the front panel.

removing or replacing.

2. Pull out the handle located at the bottom of the supply. (See Figure 7.)

3. Whi

4. In

5. If necessary, push the handle of the s upply into the storage position.

6. Connect the power cable to the Power Supply module you installed.

7. Check that the status of the Power Supply module you just installed is bright

8. If desired, change the preferred supply conﬁguration. (See page 33, To

NOTE. It is recommended that you conﬁgure the supply with the most temperature

weighted hours to be used as the primary preferred supply. This allows for the newer supply to be preserved so it can provide the best possible backup should the primary supply fail.

le pushing the retaining latch to the left, use the handle to pull the Power

Supply module out of the instrument.

sert the replacement supply into the instrument until it latches into place.

or dim green.

conﬁgure the preferred (active) supply.)

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Figure 7: Removing a Power Supply module

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How to use Stay Genlock

How to use Stay

About Stay Genlock

To enable Stay Genlock

Genlock

Stay GenLoc additional robustness and stability for genlocked Sync Pulse Generators (SPGs), as in a master/slave conﬁguration.

If the external reference is removed from the genlock input, the instrument must use the internal oscillator as a frequency reference. Although the OXCO is a precision component, small frequency differences are inevitable. However, the Stay GenLock therefore attempts to hold the last stable frequency before genlock was lost.

See the Video Sync Pulse Generator and Electronic Changeover Unit System Integration Technical Reference manual for more information about the Stay

Genloc

To ena steps:

ble the Stay GenLock

is a digital genlock technology developed by Tektronix to provide

technology maintains a history of the clock frequency, and

function.

function on the instrument, perform the following

NOTE. The following procedures use the front panel controls on the instrument

to enable Stay GenLock Interface to enable Stay GenLock

1. Press the front-panel REFERENCE button to access the REFERENCE menu.

2. Use the up (▲)ordown(▼) arrow button to display REFERENCE : LOCK LOSS ACTION.

3. Use the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to display Stay at Current Frequency, and then press the ENTER button to conﬁrm the selection.

. You can also use the Reference menu in SPG700 Web

.(Seepage55,Referencemenu.)

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AES menu

Use the AES button menu to view and conﬁgure the timing offset of the Word Clock (48 kHz) and DARS outputs and to set the signal level of the Word Clock output.

NOTE. In the current software release, the SPG700 Web Interface does not

support the AES menu. Use the AES button on the front panel to access the menu selections desc ribed below.

Menu diagram

The following ﬁgure s hows the main menu diagram for the AES button.

Figure 8: AES button menu diagram

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AES menu

AUDIO-VIDEO SYNC

TIMING OF

AES WOR

FSET

DCLOCK

OUTPUT

This menu item s Clock and DARS signal outputs. Use the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to make the selection.

The selection items are Free Run, Frame Reset 1 (2.997 Hz), Frame Reset 2 (6.250 Hz),andFrame Reset 3 (3.000 H z). For Free Run, the Wo rd Clock and DARS signals are not synchronized with any of the frame reset signals. Press the ENTER button to enable the selection.

NOTE. If the frame reset signal used by the Word Clock and DARS signals is

reset by a c is also reset.

Press the ENTER buttontoaccesstheAES TIMING OFFSET submenu. Use this submenu to set the timing offset of the Word Clock a nd DARS outputs relative to the genlock signal or the internal reference signal.(See page 40.)

Sets the signal level of the Word C lock output. Use the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to select 1Volt(AC)or 5Volt(DC).PresstheENTER button to enable the selection.

elects the frame reset signal that is synchronized with the Word

hange of the video format, the Word Clock and DARS signal timing

AES TIMING OFFSET submenu

The following menu opens when you press ENTER in the AES button menu with

ING OFFSET selected. (See Figure 8 on page 39.)

TIM

Figure 9: AES TIMING OFFSET submenu diagram

Use the left (◄)orright(►) arrow button to change the timing offset value in 1 μs steps. Set the value from –160 ms to +160 ms. A minus value is set as Advance and a plus value is set as Delay.

NOTE. You can reset the timing offset to zero by pressing the left ( ◄)

and right (►) arrow buttons simultaneously.

You cannot adjust the timing offset when Free Run is selected as the AUDIO-VIDEO SYNC mode. (See page 39, AES menu.)

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AES menu

AES menu facto

ry default settings

The following table shows the settings for the AES button menu that are reset when you use the PRESET submenu to recall the factory default settings. (See page 112, Preset

Table 3: AES button menu factory default settings

Menu item name Settings

AUDIO-VIDEO SYNC

TIMING OFFSET (Delay or Advance)

AES WORD CLOCK OUTPUT 1 Volt (AC)

s submenu.)

Free Run

0.0 μsec

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Black menu

UsetheBlackmenutoviewandconﬁgure the Black outputs. Click one of the bars for the three Black outputs (1, 2, or 3) to open the conﬁguration submenu for that output. The bars for each Black output lists the current signal being output (i.e. NTSC Black Burst).

The following ﬁgure shows the Black menu with the Black 2 submenu expanded. Most of the entries in all three submenus are the same with the differences noted below.

Figure 10: Black menu with the Black 2 submenu expanded

NOTE. Black outputs 1–3 are a group that use the same HD tri-level sync rate.

When the instrument is in Factory mode, a Calibration menu option is available. See the SPG700 Service Manual for more information.

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Black menu

Black Output s

ettings

Format

This submenu contains the Format and Field Reference selections.

Use drop-down list to select the signal format for the selected Black output.

Not all of the formats are available for the Black outputs; the available format choices depend on the following:

The CW 10 M Hz format appears only for the Black 3 output. When CW 10 MHz is the selected output format, other Black menu items are unavailable for the Black 3 output.

The available HD output formats depend on whether the HD tri-level sync rate for the selected Black output is set to integer or non-integer. (See Table 4.)

Table 4: Black output formats

teger formats

Non-in

NTSC NTSC

PAL PAL

NTSC-J NTSC-J

CW 10 MHz

1080 59.94i 1080 60i

1080

1080 29.97p 1080 24sF

1080 23.98p 1080 30p

0 59.94p

108

1080 47.95p 1080 24p

720 59.94p 1080 60p

1 PPS

The CW 10 MHz format selection appears only for the Black 3 output.

23.98sF

rformats

Intege

CW 10 MHz

50i

1080

0 25p

108

80 50p

080 48p

720 60p

720 50p

1 PPS

Field Reference

This menu item is available only for non-HD formats. Use the drop-down list to select Enable or Disable for the ﬁeld reference on the selected Black output.

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Black Timing settings

Black menu

Use these settings to adjust the timing offset of the selected Black output relative to the internal reference signal. The range of the timing adjustment depends on the format of the selected Black output.

Vertical Delay

Horizontal Delay

Enter the Vertical Delay in 1 line increments for the selected Black output.

Enter the Horizontal Delay in increments based on the format of the selected Black output.

NOTE. If you are using the 50, 59.94 or 60 Hz progressive sync as a genlock

source, as well as LTC as a time-code source, there are two possible alignments for the resulting system. Alignment can be checked by looking at the LTC timing status screen. If the timing is near zero, then it is aligned. If the timing is near a frame of offset, then it is not aligned.

You will need to unlock and re-lock the reference to achieve the desired alignment if this is important to the application you are using. Alternatively, you can use a lower frame rate video reference like NTSC, PAL, or 1080i tri-level.

The following table shows the Vertical Delay line settings and Horizontal Delay adjustment ranges.

Table 5: Black output timing adjustment ranges

Format nam e Line settings Coarse settings (μs) Fine settings (ns)

NTSC

PAL ± 1250 ± 64.0000 ± 10.00

1080 60i ± 562 ± 29.6296 ± 10.00

1080 59.94i ± 562 ± 29.6593 ± 10.00

1080 50i ± 562 ± 35.5556 ± 10.00

1080 24sF ± 562 ± 37.0370 ± 10.00

1080 23.98sF ± 562 ± 37.0741 ± 10.00

1080 30p ± 562 ± 29.6296 ± 10.00

1080 29.97p ± 562 ± 29.6593 ± 10.00

1080 25p ± 562 ± 35.5556 ± 10.00

1080 24p ± 562 ± 37.0370 ± 10.00

1080 23.98p ± 562 ± 37.0741 ± 10.00

720 60p ± 375 ± 22.2222 ± 10.00

720 59.94p ± 375 ± 22.2444 ± 10.00

720 50p ± 375 ± 26.6667 ± 10.00

± 525 ± 63.5556 ± 10.00

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Black menu

Black Timecode settings

NOTE. The Black Timecode settings are available only when a non-HD format is

set as the sign

al format of the selected Black output.

Source

Offset

Use the drop-down list to select the timecode source. The default value is Disable.

Disable. Disables the timecode function for the selected Black output.

Local (DST). Uses the local time of day with Daylight Savings Time offset

as the timecode.

Local (No DST). Uses the local time of day without Daylight Savings Time offset as the timecode.

UTC. Uses Coordinated Universal Time as the timecode.

Program Time. Uses the program time counter as the timecode.

NOTE. For the Black and LTC outputs, setting the timecode source to Local (DST),

Local (No DST), or UTC will cause the ST309 output DST and time zone data to be set to match the selec tions.

In addition to enabling the timecode source, at least one line must be speciﬁed and enabled to carry a VITC signal.

Enter an offset for the selected Black output, relative to the selected timecode source in the format ±HH:MM:SS:FF. You can enter a time offset of up to

:59:59:29 (maximum frame value depends on the frame rate of the video

±23 signal).

NOTE. The Offset adjustment allows you to enter a time zone correction of up to

±23:59 hours. However, the S T309 standard only implements codes for time zones in the range of -12 to +13 hours. Therefore, when you are using ST309 data as the Time of Day source, it is recommended that the combined programmed offset from time zone and daylight savings time be restricted to the range of -12 to +13 hours.

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Use the check box to enable or disable the 30 Drop Frame mode. Most applications will prefer drop-frame compensation VITC on NTSC, but if needed, it can be disabled by this menu item. This menu item appears only when NTSC or NTSC-J is set as the signal format for the selected Black output.

Black menu

VITC 1 and 2 Line

selections

Use these menu i interval.

Enter the vide can select lines from line 10 to 20 (lines 14 and 16 are recommended). For PAL, you can select lines between 6 and 22 (lines 19 and 21 are recommended).

Select the Enable check box for the selected line to enable or disable the output of a VITC signal.

tems to insert the same VITC signal on 1 or 2 lines of the vertical

o line number to insert the selected VITC signal. For NTSC, you

Blank On Reference Unlock settings

These settings are available only for the Black 2 output. Use the Enable check box to ena signal is detected. When enabled, the Black 2 output will be blanked for as long as the loss of lock condition occurs. The purpose of this function is to trigger a downstream change-over unit.

NOTE. When the Black 2 output is conﬁgured to blank on the loss of reference

lock, the output should not be used for normal reference applications.

ble or disable the b lanking function when a loss of lock to the reference

Delay

When the Blank on Reference Unlock function is enabled, you can set the amount of time delay before the Black 2 output will be blanked when a loss of lock to the

rence signal is detected. The purpose of the delay is to reduce false alarms by

refe allowing a set amount of time for the loss of lock condition to clear before the Black 2 output is blanked. Enter the delay in HH:MM:SS.

Black 1-3 HD Tri-level Sync setting

Use this setting to set the HD tri-level sync rate for the three Black outputs. The HD tri-level sync rate setting limits which signal formats are available for the Black outputs. The Black outputs 1–3 are a group that must use the same HD tri-level sync rate (integer or non-integer).

Use the drop-down list to select either Non-Integer (59.94, 47.95, 29.97, 23.98) orInteger (60, 50, 48, 30, 25, 24).

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Black menu

Black menu fac

tory default settings

The following table shows the settings for the Black menu that are reset when you use the Preset submenu to recall the factory default settings. (See page 112,

Presets subm

Table 6: Black button menu factory default settings

Menu item name Settings

Format

Field R eference

Timing

Timecode

Blank On Reference Unlock

Blank On Reference Unlock Delay

Black 1–3: HD Tri-Level Sync

These settings appear only for non-HD formats.

This setting appears only when the format is set to NTSC.

These settings appear only for the Black 2 output.

enu.)

NTSC

Disable

Vertical: 0 Line(s)

Horizontal Coarse: 0.0 μsec

Source: Disable

Offset: +00:00:00:00

VITC 1 Line

Line Number:

NTSC/NTSC-J: 14

PAL: 19

Output: Disable

VITC 2 Line

Line Number:

NTSC/NTSC-J: 16

PAL: 21

Output: Disable

Enable 30 Drop Frame: Disabled

Disabled

00:00:10

Non-integer

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Embedded menu (Option SDI only)

When Option SDI is installed, use the Embedded menu to view and conﬁgure the embedded audio settings on the SDI video outputs. Use this menu to select the audio group f group parameters.

or subsequent audio channel conﬁguration,andtoconﬁgure audio

You c a n s e l e For 3G Level B formats, you can select audio group 1, 2, 3, or 4 for both Link A and Link B.

In each audio group you can do the following:

Enable or

Select a speciﬁc channel

Set the sampling mode

Set the embedded audio frequency

Set the embedded audio amplitude

Set the click rate for the selected channel

Click Embedded 2 shows the selections for the SDI 2 outputs.

ct audio group 1, 2, 3, or 4 for all SD, HD, and 3G Level A formats.

disable the embedded audio

Embedded 1 to show the selections for the SDI 1 outputs; clicking

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Embedded menu (Option SDI only)

The following ﬁ You may have to scroll down the window to see the Secondary Output selection.

NOTE. The SPG700 Web Interface has an issue where the column headings in the

Embedded menu do not align with their associated columns. The following ﬁgure shows the proper alignment of the column headings.

gure shows a partial menu diagram for the Embedded 1 menu.

Figure 11: Partial Embedded menu diagram

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Embedded menu (Option SDI only)

Group enable

Sampling

Channel

Mode

Frequency

For most SDI sig enabling the check box next to the Link A, Group selection. When the SDI signal format is set to 3G Level B, you can select between Link A and Link B for each audio group.

For each audio group, use the drop-down list to set the sampling alignment status bits for the selected audio group's Audio Control Packet (ACP). Select Frame, Frame w/o Frame #,orAsynchronous. The sampling alignment status bits apply equally to each channel within the selected audio group.

Channels are listed in vertical columns within each audio group. Each channel has its own settings.

Use the drop-down list for each channel to select the mode: Active, Inac tive, and Mute.

For eac to 20 kHz, in steps of 0.5 Hz.

h channel, enter the frequency of the embedded audio signal from 10.0 Hz

nal formats, select the desired Link A audio group (1–4) by

Amplitude

Audio Click

igin

Secondary Output

For each channel, enter the audio amplitude from –60 dBFS to 0 dBFS, in steps of

1dBF

For each channel, use the drop-down list to set the audio click rate to one click every one, two, three, or four seconds, or turn the click off.

For each channel, click in the Origin box to enter a channel origin ID of up to four ASCII characters. The default origin values are based on the link, group and channel numbers. For example, an origin value of A1-1 represents Link A,

roup 1 and channel 1.

Use the drop-down list at the bottom of the Embedded menu to select one of the following signals for the secondary (bottom) BNC connector of the selected SDI output: Tones , No Audio,orMute Audio.

The SDI 1B audio output is the same format and sample structure as the SDI 1A audio output. The same is true for the SDI 2 connectors.

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Embedded menu (Option SDI only)

Embedded menu

factory default settings

The following table shows the settings for the Embedded menu that are reset when you use the Preset submenu to recall the factory default settings. (See page 112, Preset

Table 7: Embedded menu factory default settings

Menu item name Settings

Embedded 1 or Embedded 2

Group 1–4 (Link A)

Group 1–4 (Link B)

Sampling

Channel 1–4

Secondary Output

k B, Group 1–4 settings are available only when the SDI output mode is set to 3G-Level B. (See page 59,

The Lin SDI menu (Option SDI only).)

s submenu.)

Disable

Frame

Mode: Active

Frequency: 1000.0 Hz

Amplitude: –20 dBFS

Audio Click: None

Channel Origin: A1-1 through A4-4

Tones

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LTC menu

UsetheLTCmenutoviewandconﬁgure the LTC inputs and outputs on the GPI/LTC port. The following ﬁgure shows the LTC menu with the LTC 1 submenu exp

Figure 12: LTC menu with LTC 1 selected

anded to show the menu selections.

UseasI

Source

nput

This menu item is available only with LTC 1. Select this check box to force LTC 1tobeaninput.

Use drop-down list to select one of the following LTC signal sources. The default value is Local (DST).

Disable. Disables the LTC outputs.

Local (DST). Uses the local time of day with Daylight Savings Time offset

as the timecode.

Local (No DST). Uses the local time of day without Daylight Savings Time offset as the timecode.

UTC. Uses Coordinated Universal Time as the timecode.

rogram Time. Uses the Program Time counter as the timecode.

NOTE. For the Black and LTC outputs, setting the timecode source to Local (DST),

Local (No DST), or UTC will cause the ST309 output DST and time zone data to be set to match the selections.

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LTC me n u

Offset

Type

Level

Enter the LTC Of

fset in the form of ±HH:MM:SS:FF.

NOTE. The Offset adjustment allows you to enter a time zone correction of up to

±23:59 hours. However, the S T309 standard only implements codes for time zones in the range of -12 to +13 hours. Therefore, when you are using ST309 data as the Time of Day source, it is recommended that the combined programmed offset from time zone and the daylight saving time be restricted to the range of

-12 to +13 ho

urs.

Use the drop-down list to select one of the following LTC output signal formats:

Table 8: LTC output signal formats

Format Rate Delay range

24fps 24 fps at 24 Hz

25fps 25 fps at 25 Hz

30fps 30 fps at 30 Hz

30fps drop-frame 30 fps drop frame at 29.97 Hz

24fps @ 23.98 Hz 24 fps at 23.98 Hz

±20.83 ms

±20.00 ms

±16.67 ms

±16.68 ms

±20.85 ms

Enter the signal level of the selected LTC output between 0.5 V and 5.0 V in

0.5 V steps.

Delay

Enter the delay in milliseconds that will be used for all the signal formats.

LTC menu factory default settings

The following table shows the settings for the LTC menu that are reset when you use the Preset submenu to recall the factory default settings. (See page 112, Presets submenu.)

Table 9: LTC button menu factory default settings

Menu item name Settings

LTC 1 to LTC 4

Use as Input (LTC 1 only)

Source Local (DST)

Offset

Type

Level 2.0 V

Delay 0.00 msec

Not selected

+ 00:00:00:00

30 fps drop frame

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Reference menu

Use the Reference menu to view the current status of instrument settings such as the signal reference source, the signals being output, and information about system faults and al Reference information and the Genlock Timing information.

Figure 13: Reference tab menu

erts. The following ﬁgure shows the Reference menu including the

Reference settings

Source

Use the drop-down menu to select the reference source for the module timing.

ollowing selections are available:

The f

Internal. Uses the internal clock frequency setting as the timing reference.

NTSC Burst. Uses the NTSC Black burst signal applied to the REF input

connector on the rear panel as the timing reference.

NTSC Burst with 10 Field ID. Uses the NTSC Black burst with 10 Field ID signal applied to the REF input connector as the timing reference.

PAL Burs t. Uses the PAL Black burst signal applied to the REF input connector as the timing reference.

HD Tri-Level Sync. Uses the HDTV trilevel signal applied to the REF input connector as the timing reference.

CW. Uses the 1, 3.58, 4.43, 5, or 10 MHz continuous wave signal applied to the REF input connector as the timing reference.

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Reference menu

Loss of Lock Action

This menu item i drop-down list to select the action that the module will make when a loss of lock condition is detected. Select one of the following actions:

Genlock Timing settings

The Genlock Timing settings adjust the timing offset of the input signal relative to the internal reference signal. The selections are unava ilable when the reference source is set to Internal.

The range of the timing adjustment depends on the selected signal format. (See Table 10. )

s not active when the reference source is set to Internal. Use the

Stay at Current Frequency. Sets the module timing to keep operating at the current frequency until the reference signal is recovered.

Use Internal Frequency. Sets the module timing to switch to the internal frequency setting until the r eference signal is recovered.

Vertical Delay. Enter the delay to adjust the Genlock vertical offset in 1 line increments.

Horizontal Delay. Enter the Genlock horizontal offset.

NOTE. If you are using the 50, 59.94 or 60 H z progressive sync as a genlock

Table 10: Timing adjustment ranges for reference input signals

Format name Line settings Coarse settings (μs) Fine settings (ns)

NTSC

PAL ± 1250 ± 64.0000 ± 10.00

1080 60i ± 562 ± 29.6296 ± 10.00

1080 59.94i ± 562 ± 29.6593 ± 10.00

1080 50i ± 562 ± 35.5556 ± 10.00

1080 24sF ± 562 ± 37.0370 ± 10.00

1080 23.98sF ± 562 ± 37.0741 ± 10.00

1080 30p ± 562 ± 29.6296 ± 10.00

1080 29.97p ± 562 ± 29.6593 ± 10.00

± 525 ± 63.5556 ± 10.00

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Table 10: Timing adjustment ranges for reference input signals (cont.)

Format nam e Line settings Coarse settings (μs) Fine settings (ns)

1080 25p ± 562 ± 35.5556 ± 10.00

1080 24p ± 562 ± 37.0370 ± 10.00

1080 23.98p ± 562 ± 37.0741 ± 10.00

720 60p ± 375 ± 22.2222 ± 10.00

720 59.94p ± 375 ± 22.2444 ± 10.00

720 50p ± 375 ± 26.6667 ± 10.00

Reference menu factory default settings

The following table shows the settings for the Reference menu that are reset when you use the Preset submenu to recall the factory default settings. (See page 112, Presets submenu.)

Table 11: REF button menu factory default settings

Reference menu

tem name

Menu i

ence

Refer

Sour

ock Timing

Genl

Loss of Lock Action

These menu items are not active when the reference source is set to Internal.

ngs

Setti

Internal

ical: 0.0 Line(s)

Vert

Horizontal 0.0 μs

Stay at current frequency

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SDI menu (Option SDI only)

Option SDI provides two independent HD-SDI test signal generators; use the SDI menu to view and c onﬁgure the signals on the SDI video outputs. Select either SDI 1 or SDI 2 t The menu selections are similar, but independent for each output. The following ﬁgure shows the SDI menu with the SDI 1 submenu expanded.

o expand the selections to show the menus for each generator.

Figure 14: SDI menu with the SDI 1 submenu expanded

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SDImenu(OptionSDIonly)

SDISignalsub

The Signal submenu contains the Standard, Signal Selection, Timing, and other information for deﬁning the SDI signal. The following ﬁgure shows an example of the Signal

submenu.

Signal Standard settings

Figure

These settings contains the selections for the Output mode, Format, and Sample Stru

NOTE. You can read more about selecting and generating an SDI output signal.

(See page 85, How to select an SDI output signal.)

15: SDI Signal submenu

cture/Depth.

Output Mode. Use the drop-down list to select the Output Mode or to set the

SDI serial link multiplexing method to Level A or Level B.

3G-

SD. Provides a SMPTE 259 compliant signal that runs at 270 Mbps.

D (1920 × 1080). Provides a 1080-line, SMPTE 274M compliant signal.

HD (1280 × 720). Provides a 720-line, SMPTE 296M compliant signal.

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SDI menu (Option SDI only)

3G-Level A.Thi

as described in SMPTE 425. For the mapping structure 1 signals such as 1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60, a Level A stream looks similar to HD video (as deﬁned in SMPTE 292), except the data rate is twice as fast. In Level A, the lines are sent in order, consecutively. For other mapping structures, the video is at a lower frame rate, but has more bits and/or includes mo on the Level A mapping method.

The follow

(1920 x 1080). The output is a 1080-line, SMPTE 425 compliant

signal.

(1280 x 720). The output is a 720-line, SMPTE 425 compliant signal.

(2k x 1080). This output provides 2048 × 1080 resolution signals,

primarily for digital cinema applications.

3G Level B. This is an alternate way of constructing the 3 Gb/s serial data

stream, as described in SMPTE 425. A Level B stream looks similar to

ink (as deﬁned in SMPTE 372M). The serial data is constructed by

dual l interleaving the two links of the dual link video signal. As a result, some formats will have the serial data take two lines worth of time to propagate. This has implications for the effects of the pathological signals, and can confuse the deﬁnition of timing adjustments. Refer to the SMPTE 372M and SMPTE 425 standards for more information.

s is one way of constructing the 3 Gb/s serial data stream,

re channels. Re fer to the SMPTE 425 standard for details

ing 3G Level A signals are available:

The following 3G Level B signals are available:

(1920 x 1080). The output is a 1080-line, SMPTE 425 compliant

signal.

(2k x 1080). This output provides 2048 × 1080 resolution signals,

primarily for digital cinema applications.

(2xHD 1080).This output provides two standard 1080-line SMPTE

292 HD streams in the same format. Select between Test Signal/Test Signal or Test Signal/Black for the two streams.

(2xHD 720). This output provides two standard 720-line SMPTE

292 HD streams in the same format. Select between Test Signal/Test Signal or Test Signal/Black for the two streams.

Format. Use the drop-down list to select the signal format for the selected SDI output. The available format choices depend on the selected Output Mode selection. (See page 86, Available SDI output signals.)

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Signal Selection setting

Sample Structu

re/Depth. When the output mode is set to a

non-fast-progressive format, the Sample Structure/Depth menu is available. There are several sample structures to choose from. Use the drop-down list to select the desired sample structure.

3G Level A / Level B formats (720 line)

GBR 444 10b YCbCr 444 10b

GBRA 4444 10b YCbCrA 4444 10b

2K line formats

XYZ 444 12b

GBR 444 12b

NOTE. For SD, HD, and 3G fast-progressive formats, the color space / sample

structure / depth is always YCbCr 422 10 bit.

Use this setting to access test signal sets when the module is in generator mode. The instrument is shipped with a standard set of test signals already installed.

able 24 on page 88.) You can also download enhanced test signals. (See

(See T Table 25 on page 93.)

Signal Timing settings

hese settings to adjust the timing offset of the serial digital video outputs

Use t relative to the internal reference signal (frame reset signal). This allows you to adjust the timing of this module relative to another module or to an external reference (such as Genlock).

Vertical. Enter the vertical timing offset; you can set the value from –½ to +½ frame in 1-line steps.

NOTE. A “line" of timing refers to the timing as if it were a raster scanning a

CRT.Thismaynotbethesameasthetimethatalineofdataispresentonthe

erial link because of the way that Level B signals are interleaved.

Horizontal. Enter the horizontal timing offset ; you can set the value from –1 to +1 line in 1-clock steps.

Relative To. Sets the Zero Timing D-to-A compensation factor on or off for HD (1.485 Gb/s) and SD (270 Mb/s) formats only. Use the drop-down list to set the timing relative to Serial(0H)orAnalog(DAC).Intheserial mode (default), the output timing does not include compensation for the delay through a nominal D-to-A converter.

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Other Signal submenu

settings

The following s

SMPTE 352 Payload ID Enable. Select the check box to enable the SMPTE 352M Payload I

NOTE. The SMPTE 352M payload identiﬁer is a required element for a compliant

3 Gb/s signal stream. The payload identiﬁer is optional for SD and HD formats.

Secondary Output. Use the drop-down list to select a Test Pattern or a Black signal for the secondary BNC connector.

When set to the Test Pattern selection for channel 1, the SDI 1A and SDI 1B connectors will output the same test signal. The same is true for the channel 2 connectors when Test Pattern is set as the Secondary Output selection for channel 2.

When set to the Black selection for channel 1, the SDI 1B Black signal is the same format and sample structure as the SDI 1A output. The same is true for the channel 2 connectors when Black is set as the Secondary Output select

Alpha Channel Data. This setting is active only when the sample structure is set to channel when a sample structure that includes an alpha channel is selected. The channel can contain a duplicate of the Y or G channel data or a ﬂat ﬁeld signal. Use the drop-down list to Copy of Y/G Channel or select a 0% to 100% Flat Field in 10% increments.

ettings appear near the bottom of the SDI Signal submenu:

dentiﬁer.

ion for channel 2.

“+A” for 3G signal formats. Selects the data to be placed on the alpha

2xHD Stream Content. This setting is active only when the signal format is set to 2×HD. It selects the content for the ﬁrst and second HD signals on link A and link B. Use the drop-down list to select Test Signal/Test Signal, Te s t

gnal/Black,orBlack/Test Signal.

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SDI Conﬁgure Z

Zone plate parameters

settings

oneplate submenu

Use this submenu to conﬁgure the parameters of zone plate signals. These settings become active when you select a zone plate signal for output from the Signal Selection dr individual zone plate signal.

The Conﬁgure Zoneplate submenu consists of three major sections: Zoneplate Parameters, Video, and information that applies to all zone plate signals. For more information on using zone plate signals, refer to the information later in this document. (See page 95, SDI Zone plate signals.)

The following ﬁgure shows an example of the zone plate parameters for a circle zone plate.

op-down list. The information for each signal varies depending on the

Figure 16: Circle zone plate conﬁguration parameters

The information for the zone plate parameters varies with the zone plate signals. The parameters are discussed i n more detail later in this document.

Frequency. This menu item is dependent on the zone plate signal. Detailed information for the different zone plate signals is provided in a separate table. (SeeTable26onpage99.)

The remaining parameters are zone plate dependent parameters. These are discussed in detail later in this document. (See page 100, Zone plate dependent parameters.)

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Video settings

The following ﬁ submenu.

Figure 17: C

There are t the related check box.

Y/G/X Ena

components: the Y component for a YCbCr sample structure, the G component for a GBR sample structure, or the X component for an XYZ sample structure.

Cb/B/Y Enable. Select the check box to display one of the three signal components: the Cb component for a YCbCr sample structure, the B component for a GBR sample structure, or the Y component for an XYZ sample structure.

Cr/R/Z Enable. Select the check box to display one of the three signal components: the Cr component for a YCbCr sample structure, the R comp sample structure.

gure shows the Video menu selections for the Conﬁgure Zoneplate

onﬁgure Zoneplate video menu selections

hree video parameters that can be enabled or disabled by selecting

ble. Select the check box to display one of the three signal

onent for a GBR sample structure, or the Z component for an XYZ

NOTE. When the sampling structure for the current format uses the YCbCr color

space, the default settings enable only the Y channel. This results in the familiar Black to white zone plate patterns. When the RGB color space is used the default settings enable all three channels, also resulting in the Black to white zone plate

tterns.

A colored zone plate pattern can be created by enabling or disabling individual

hannels. When the XYZ color space is used, the resultant patterns will show

c some chroma in all combinations of the X/Y/Z channel settings, due to the inherent encoding of this color space.

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Other parameter settings

The following ﬁ

gure shows other menu selections for the Conﬁgure Zoneplate

submenu These menu selections apply to all of the zone plate selections.

Figure 18: Conﬁgure Zoneplate parameters for all zone plate signals

Enable T Reset. Use the Enable T Reset parameter to reset the time coordinate (t in the zone plate equation) of the pattern to zero. When T Reset is ﬁrst enabled, the time coordinate is reset to zero and there is no apparent motion in the zone plate, even if any of the time coefﬁcients (K

or K

e non-zero. Enabling the T Reset parameter does not set the other

)ar

XT,KYT,KT

parameters to zero.

If you th

en change any of the K parameters, the temporal (t) coordinate will be allowed to change to match. Subsequent changes to K parameters will ﬁrst reset the time coordinate (t), and then allow it to change with the K parameter.

When the Enable T Reset check box is cleared, the zone plate time coordinate will increment continuously. Resetting all of the time coefﬁcients (K K

,andK

) to zero will stop the apparent zone plate motion but the temporal

coordinate will remain where it is, even if it has moved to an off-screen position.

XT,KYT

You must enable the T Reset parameter to reset the temporal coordinate to zero. To completely d isable all motion and reset the pattern, set all of the time

ated K parameters to zero and enable the T Reset parameter by selecting

rel the check box.

veform. Use this parameter to set the waveform shape. Use the drop-down

list to set the waveform to a Sine, Triangle, or Square wave.

ave As. Use this parameter to save the setups in one of the custom ﬁles.

Select the custom ﬁle from the drop-down list.

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SDI Moving Pic

ture submenu

Use this submenu to scroll the active picture area of the serial digital video signal up/down or left/right (or randomly), when in generator mode. The following ﬁgure shows t

Figure 19: SDI Moving Picture submenu

NOTE. The Moving Picture function is not available with zone plate or multiburst

signals. However, zone plate signals can be deﬁned with motion in the zone plate parame

The Moving Picture function is enabled whenever the H Step or V Step parameter

to a value other than 0.

is set

he Moving Picture submenu.

ters. (See page 97, To modify a zone plate signal.)

When Moving Picture is enabled, the circle and text overlays remain static

rdless of the signal type (standard test signal or “frame (.BMP) picture”).

rega However, the logo overlay remains static for only standard test signals, but continues to move when used with a “frame (.BMP) picture.”

Use the following menu items to specify the Moving Picture setups:

ndom. Select this check box to enable random scrolling. Clear the check

box to disable random scrolling.

orizontal Step. Enter the number of pixels to be scrolled per frame set in the

Period menu item below. Set the value from –252 to +252 in 4-sample steps.

ertical Step. Enter the number of lines to be scrolled per frame set in the

Period menu item below. Set the value from–252to+252in1-linesteps.

Period. Enter the time interval between occurrences of the scrolling. Set the value from 1 to 16 in 1-frame steps.

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SDI Video subm

enu

Use this submenu to modify the video output signal. You can enable or disable individual video components, enable or disable edge ﬁltering on each video line, enable (SD formats only), and enable or display the AV Timing mode.

The followi

NOTE. The items in this menu modify the signal output to m ake it non-standard.

To indicate that the signal is non-standard, an asterisk “*” is inserted at the beginning of the signal name displayed in the STATUS menu.

Figure 20: SDI Video submenu

or disable Error Detection and Handling (EDH) packet insertion

ng ﬁgure shows the SDI Video submenu.

Use the following menu items to change the video signal parameters:

Y Enable. Select this check box to turn on the Y component (YCbCr format), G component (GBR format), or X component (XYZ format) of the serial digital video signal. Clear the check box to disable the Y component.

Cb Enable. Select this check box to turn on the Cb component (YCbCr format), B component (GBR format), or Y component (XYZ format) of the serial digital video signal. Clear the check box to disable the Cb component.

Cr Enable. Select this check box to turn on the Cr component (YCbCr format), R component (GBR format), or Z component (XYZ format) of the serial digital video signal. Clear the check box to disable the Cr component.

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Edge Filter Ena

digital video signals that have a ﬁlter. This control has no effect on signals without a ﬁlter. Clear the check box to disable the Edge Filter.

When the Edge Filter is enabled, certain data transitions between two levels are run through a low-pass ﬁlter to set rise times, pulse widths, a nd to prevent ringing. If the ﬁlter is disabled, the edges will not be ﬁltered. The ﬁlter should not be disabled in broadcast environments.

Edge ﬁltering is not necessary in certain environments, such as digital cinema applications and several types of picture monitors and projectors. In these cases, disabling the edge ﬁltering will result in instantaneous level changes for adjac

AV Timing Mode. Select this check box to turn on the AV Timing Mode. Clear th

In the AV Timing mode, the video and audio are continuously cycled between being o Use this signal to measure the AV delay through a system with the AV Timing mode on an appropriate Tektronix waveform monitor or rasterizer.

EDH Enable. (SD output mode only.) Select this check box to turn on the insertion of EDH packets. Clear the check box to disable EDH packets.

ent color bars.

e check box to disable the AV Timing mode.

nasconﬁgured for 1 second then set to Black and muted for 4 seconds.

ble. Select this check box to enable the Edge Filter on serial

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SDI Overlay su

bmenu

Use this submenu to select an item (logo, ID text, circle, or burnt-in timecode) to overlay on the output test signal, and to set the blinking mode for the overlay. The followin

NOTE. You can store overlay functions, including text, in the instrument presets so

that the overlay is restored on power up. (See page 112, Presets submenu.)

g ﬁgure shows the Overlay submenu.

Figure 21: SDI Overlay submenu

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General overlay settings

Logo overlay settings

The following m

Text/Circle Blink Enable. Select this check box to enable the blinking function of th to select a fast or slow blinking mode.

Select the F

0.5 second intervals. Select the Slow blink mode to set the overlay to blink at approximately 1.0 second intervals.

Border Enable. Select this check box to display a black border around the text and circle overlays.

NOTE. Turn on the border to provide cleaner transitions between the overlay and

the test signal. This is especially useful for 4:2:2 format signals, which may have some ringing when the border is turned off.

Use these settings to select a logo to overlay on the output test signal and to set the display position of the logo. The following ﬁgure shows the Overlay Logo

ngs.

setti

enu items appear at the top of the Overlay submenu:

e text and circle overlays. When enabled, use the drop-down list

ast blink mode to set the overlay to blink at approximately

ure 22: SDI Overlay Logo settings

Fig

NOTE. To display a logo, you need to create a logo ﬁle (.bmp) and use FTP or a

USBmemorydevicetocopytheﬁle to the SDI7/Logo directory on the instrument. The ﬁle must be installed in the Logo folder. Files installed in the wrong location will be ignored by the instrument. (See page 17, How to transfer or install user

les.)

ﬁ

Logo displays work best with the uncompressed BMP images (24 bits and 32 bits true color). Logo displays do not work with RLE8 or RLE4 BMP compression.

BMP ﬁles a re not scaled for each raster size. For example, a 320×240 size bitmap will be rendered as 320×240 pixels regardless of the current raster area. The bitmap would occupy about 25% of the active video for the SD-525 format, but less than 4% of a 1920×1080 picture. Therefore, you might need to choose a bitmap size appropriate for the target display resolution when using the logo overlay.

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The following s

Logo Enable. Select this check box to enable the Logo overlay and to enable the Logo overlay control settings.

Source. Use the drop-down list to select a logo ﬁle stored in the SDI7/Logo directory.

The default logo is the "ﬁrst" ﬁle in the SDI7/Logo directory, as sorted by the date of the logo ﬁle (oldest ﬁrst). If the factory-provided logo ﬁles are installed, the default logo is “Tektronix_logo_500x125.bmp.”

If users remove the factory-provided logo ﬁles and added their own custom ﬁles, then the default logo will be the oldest ﬁle installed in the SDI7/Logo directory.

NOTE. The position of the logo overlay is referenced from the lower right of

the active raster area.

X Position. Enter the horizontal position of the logo. The position is set as a percentage of active picture width. You can set the value from -100.0% to

-1.0% in 0.1% steps.

Y Position.Ent percentage of active picture height. You can set the value from -100.0% to

-1.0% in 0.1% steps.

ettings are available for the Logo overlay:

er the vertical position of the logo. The position is set as a

ID Text overlay settings

Use these settings to create text or to select a text ﬁle tha output test signal, and t o set the display position of the text.

NOTE. You can store overlay functions, including text, in the instrument presets so

that the overlay is restored on power up.

To display a text overlay, you need to either enter a text string or create a text ﬁle (.txt) and u se FTP or a USB memory device to copy the ﬁle to the SDI7/TEXT directory on the instrument. The ﬁle must be installed in the TEXT folder. Files installed in the wrong directory location will be ignored by the instrument. (See page 17, How to transfer or install user ﬁles.)

When a text ﬁle is used, any Unicode character supported by the default font can be displayed. The text ﬁle can be encoded as plain 7-bit ASCII text, or UTF-8 encoding when extended Unicode characters are used. The text ﬁle can also include embedded newline characters to create text overlays spanning multiple lines.

When the string is entered from the front panel, it is limited to 30 characters in length, and can contain only standard ASCII characters.

twillbeoverlaidonthe

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The instrument is Deja Vu Sans. The font ﬁle is named “default.ttf” and is stored in the SDI7 directory of the instrument memory.

The instrument supports Latin, Cryillic, Greek, and symbol character sets for use with the text overlay. Using FTP, you can download an alternate TrueType font ﬁle. Make sure that the font ﬁle is renamed to “default.ttf” and that the instrument is rebooted for the new font to take effect.

The following ﬁgure shows the SDI Overlay ID Text settings.

Figure 23: SDI Overlay ID Text settings

uses a TrueType font to render text overlays; the default typeface

The following settings are available for the ID Text overlay:

Text E

enable the ID Text overlay control settings.

XPos

a percentage of active picture width. You can set the value from 0.0% to

99.0% in 0.1% steps.

NOTE. The position of the text overlay is referenced from the top left of the active

picture.

Y Position. Enter the vertical position of the text. The position is set as a percentage of active picture height. You can set the value from 0.0% to

99.0% in 0.1% steps.

nable. Select this check box to enable the ID Text overlay and to

ition. Enter the horizontal position of the text. The position is set as

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Circle overlay settings

Height.Entert picture height. You can set the value from 1.0% to 100.0% in 0.1% steps.

Source Select

or a selected text ﬁle.

File Select

select a text ﬁle stored in the SDI7/TEXT directory. If this check box is not selected, the instrument will use the text in the String ﬁeld.

String. Enter the for the logo text; you can use up to 30 characters.

File.Sele

Use these settings to overlay a circle on the output test signal and set the display position of the circle. The following ﬁgure shows the SDI Overlay Circle settings.

he font size of the text. The size is set as a percentage of active

ion. Use these menu items to display a user-entered text string

ion. Select this check box to enable the File drop-down list to

ct the text ﬁle containing the logo text from the drop-down list.

e24:SDIOverlayCirclesettings

Figur

NOTE. The position of the circle overlay is referenced from the center of the

active picture.

The following settings are available for the Circle overlay:

rcle Enable. Select this check box to enable the Circle overlay and to

enable the Circle overlay control settings.

osition. Enter the horizontal position of the circle. The position is set as

a percentage of active picture width. You can set the value from -50.0% to

50.0% in 0.1% steps.

Y Position. Enter the vertical position of the circle. The position is set as a percentage of active picture height. You can set the value from -50.0% to

50.0% in 0.1% steps.

Diameter. Enter the diameter of the circle. The diameter is set a s a percentage of active picture height. You can set the value from 0.0% to 100.0% in 0.1% steps.

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Burnt-In Timecode overlay

settings

Use these setti output test signal and set the size and position of the timecode readout. The following ﬁgure shows the SDI Overlay Burnt-In Timecode submenu.

Figure 25: SDI Overlay Burnt-In Timecode settings

The following settings are available for the Burnt-In Timecode overlay:

BITC Mode. Use the drop-down list to disable the burnt-In Timecode or select a Large or Small timecode.

X Position. Enter the horizontal position of the timecode. The position is set as a percentage of active picture width. You can set the value from -50.0% to

50.0% in 0.1% steps.

Y Position. Enter the vertical position of the timecode. The position is set as a percentage of active picture height. You can set the value from -50.0% to

50.0%

ngs to overlay a timecode readout (HH:MM:SS;frames) on the

in 0.1% steps.

Second Line Enable. Select the check box to enable a second line of

code readout (YY/MM/DD) on the output signal.

time

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SDI Ancillary

Data submenu

The ancillary data payload can carry non-video information, such as an Active Format Description (AFD), Closed Caption information, or other metadata.

NOTE. The an

and can overwrite any of the ancillary or video data with a few exceptions; the inserter will not overwrite embedded audio or CRC. Use care to not overwrite important information.

Use this submenu to set the ancillary data payload structure. The ancillary data payload can include information to supplement the video stream, including the Data Identiﬁer (DID), Secondary Data Identiﬁer (SDID), Data Count (DC), User Data Words (UDW), and a Checksum (CS).

TheDataIdentiﬁer (DID) and Secondary Data Identiﬁer (SDID) indicate the type of data contained in the packet.

The Data Count indicates the number of User Data Words to follow, and the User Data Words (UDW) comprise the actual payload carried in the ancillary data. The

ument addresses User Data Words 000 through 254.

instr

cillary inserter can place the data packet anywhere in the ﬁeld

Ancillary Data Payload

settings

The following ﬁgure shows the SDI Ancillary Data Payload settings.

Figure 26: SDI Ancillary Data Payload settings

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The following s

Manually Set Parity. Select the check box to manually set the parity. If the check box is no is an 8-bit mode, while Manual parity allows 10-bits. If a 10-bit word is entered while in manual parity and the module is later set to automatic parity, the correct 8 bits will be sent. The entire 10-bit word is in system memory, though, so if the module is then reset to manual parity the entire 10-bit word entered by the user will be transmitted.

DID. Use this ﬁeld to edit the hex value of the Data ID word. You c an set the Data ID from 0x00 to 0 xFF (in 8-bit mode), or from 0x000 to 0x3FF (in 10-bi

SDID/DBN. Use this ﬁeld to edit hex value of the Secondary ID word. You can set t to 0x3FF (in 10-bit mode).

DC.Use Data Words to follow. You can set the Data Count from 0x00 to 0xFF (in 8-bit mode), or from 0x000 to 0x3FF (in 10-bit mode).

UDW. Use this area to enter a User Data Word from word 000 through word

254. You can set the User Data Word from 0x00 to 0xFF (in 8-bit mode), or from 0x000 to 0x3FF (in 10-bit mode). Click Set UDW to set the User Data Word. Click Clea r UDW to clear the entire User Data Word.

ettings are available for the Ancillary Data Payload:

t selected, the parity is set automatically. A utomatic parity

t mode).

he Secondary ID from 0x00 to 0xFF (in 8-bit mode), or from 0x000

this ﬁeld to edit the Data Count word to show the number of User

NOTE. To make this process easier, you can use the PC-based TG Setup

lication. This application also allows you to import and export User Data

app WordsasCSVﬁles.

ecksum. Use this menu item to set the hex value of the Checksum. You

can set the Checksum from 0x00 to 0xFF (in 8-bit mode), or from 0x000 to 0x3FF (in 10-bit mode). If the Auto-Calculate check box is selected, the checksum is calculated automatically.

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Ancillary Data Output

settings

The Ancillary D menu selections differ depending on the output mode deﬁned in the SDI Signal submenu. (See page 60, Signal Standard settings.) A Line selection is available in progressive formats where you can specify the line to carry the ancillary data.

NOTE. Different video modes and formats have different ranges of lines and pixels

in their active and ANC spaces. Users should be careful to change the line, ﬁeld and sample o modes or formats to be sure the ANC data is programmed as desired.

If the line number or sample offset are left at values outside the allowed range for a given format, the packet will not be inserted in the stream. Alternatively if these parameters are left at values near the end of active or ANC space, the packet may overwrite other elements of the stream such as EAV and SAV.

The following ﬁ gure shows the SDI Ancillary Data Output settings.

ata Output settings deﬁne the ancillary data payload output. The

ffset parameters of the ANC insertion feature after changing video

Figure 27: SDI Ancillary Data Output settings

The following settings are available for the Ancillary Data Output:

Field. Use the drop-down list to set the Field to carry the ancillary data payload. Select between Field 1 Only, Field 2 Only,andField 1 & 2.This menu setting is available only in interlaced formats.

Field1 Line. Enter a line number in Field 1 to carry the ancillary data payload. This menu setting is available only in interlaced formats.

Field2 Line. Enter a line number in Field 2 to carry the ancillary data payload. This menu setting is available only in interlaced formats.

Sample Offset. Enter the sample number where the ancillary data header will be. This is the ﬁrst word of the ancillary data packet.

NOTE. Be sure to change the sample offset when you change the raster size.

Otherwise, the A NC insertion may occur in an unexpected place or even be outside the raster structure. The sample offset is set relative to SAV in order to use standard sampl at the start of HANC varies as a function of raster size.

e numbering. However, this means that the most normal location

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SDI ancillary data payload

example

Video Channel. or Chroma.

Link Location Link B. This m enu setting is available only in 3G Level B formats.

Stream Loca HD Stream2. This menu setting is available only in 2×HD formats.

Output Cont

ancillary data payload into the SDI video signal. When the check box is cleared, the ancillary data payload output is disabled.

Insert Single Packet . When the Output Continuously check box is cleared, click Insert Single Packet to insert one packet on one ﬁeldintotheSDI video signal.

As an example, one of the ancillary data payloads that can be easily generated by the instrument is the Active Format Description (AFD). AFD is a method of identifying the active area of the video picture to be displayed. Using AFD the aspect ratio of the picture can be automatically optimized for the display being used. AFD is deﬁned in SMPTE 2016-1, and mapping AFD and bar data is

d in SMPTE 2016-3. The packet format appears as shown here:

deﬁne

Use the drop-down list to set the video channel to Luma

. Use the drop-down list to set the link location to Link A or

tion. Use the drop-down list to select HD Stream1 or

inuously. Select this check box to continuously output an

NOTE. This is an example only. Inserting an AFD packet will not affect the SDI

video produced.

Where AR = aspect ratio (1=16:9, 0=4:3), T = top bar data ﬂag, B= bottom bar data ﬂag, L = left bar data ﬂag, and R = right bar data ﬂag.

Note that these are all eight-bit values for the respective User Data Word. The instrument will automatically calculate the parity bits when Parity is set to Automatic, which is the default.

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Most AFD codes d

o not require bar data information; only the ﬁrst user data wordneedstobedeﬁned. For example, one common AFD code for a 16:9 coded frame is “1001” (9), which indicates a 4:3 image, horizontally centered, with pillarboxes, as shown in the following ﬁgure:

Figure 28: AFD code “1001” for a 16:9 coded frame

Therefore, for this AFD code set the data words as follows:

UDW [000]: UDW [001]: UDW [002]: UDW [003]: UDW [004]: UDW [005]: UDW [006]: UDW [007]:

0x4C 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00

The AFD ancillary data packet should be located in the active line portion of the vertical ancillary space (VANC), but no earlier than the second line after the RP 168 switch point. Line 9 with a sample offset of 0 (ﬁrst word of active video, immediately after SAV) is a suitable location. The selected video channel

ld be Luma for most ancillary packets, including AFD. Finally, set the ANC

shou PAYLOAD O utput mode to Continuous to start AFD insertion of the active test signal. For this example, the SMPTE RP 219 color bars are an effective test pattern, because the center section of the 16:9 test signal contains the original 4:3 aspect ratio SMPTE pattern.

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