Tektronix TDS3SDI User Manual

User Manual

TDS3SDI
601 Digital Video
Application Module

071-0787-00

*P071078700*

071078700

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Contents

Installation 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The 601 Digital Video Module 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

601 Digital Video Conventions 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accessing 601 Digital Video Functions 15. . . . . . . . . . .

Menu Changes 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alternating Trigger Source 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specifications 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manual Storage

The oscilloscope front cover has a convenient place to
store this manual.

Contacting Tektronix

Product
Support

For questions about using Tektronix measurement
products, call toll free in North America:
1-800-833-9200
6:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific time

Or contact us by e-mail:
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Service
Support

Toll-free
Number

Postal
Address

Web Site

For product support outside of North America,
contact your local Tektronix distributor or sales
office.

T ektronix offers a range of services, including
Extended Warranty Repair and Calibration
services. Contact your local Tektronix distributor or
sales office for details.

For a listing of worldwide service centers, visit our
web site.

In North America:
1-800-833-9200
An operator can direct your call.

Tektronix, Inc.
Department or name (if known)
P.O. Box 500
Beaverton, OR 97077
USA

www.tektronix.com

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Preventing Electrostatic Damage

CAUTION. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can

damage components in the oscilloscope and its
accessories. To prevent ESD, observe these
precautions when directed to do so.

Use a Ground Strap. W ear a grounded antistatic wrist strap to

discharge the static voltage from your body while instal­ling or removing sensitive components.

Use a Safe Work Area. Do not use any devices capable of

generating or holding a static charge in the work area where
you install or remove sensitive components. Avoid han­dling sensitive components in areas that have a floor or
benchtop surface capable of generating a static charge.

Handle Components Carefully. Do not slide sensitive compo-

nents over any surface. Do not touch exposed connector
pins. Handle sensitive components as little as possible.

Transport and Store Carefully . Transport and store sensitive

components in a static-protected bag or container.

Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury
and prevent damage to this product or any products
connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this
product only as specified.

Only qualified personnel should perform service
procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other
parts of the system. Read the General Safety Summary in
other system manuals for warnings and cautions related
to operating the system.

To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury

Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there

is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified
service personnel.

Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

Safety terms in this manual

CAUTION. These statements identify conditions

or practices that could result in damage to the
equipment or other property.

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4. Power on the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope checks

whether or not the firmware update is necessary. If an
update is necessary, go to page 5. If an update is not
necessary, go to page 7.

Firmware Update Required.

If a firmware update is necessary, the oscilloscope
displays the following message:

This procedure will replace the firmware in the
instrument with firmware from the floppy disk. This
procedure will take approximately 5 minutes.

Caution: Do not turn the instrument off or eject the
floppy disk until prompted.

Push ‘OK Load New Firmware’ to proceed.
Push MENU OFF to abort this procedure.

1. Push OK Load New Firmware to begin loading the

firmware. The oscilloscope shows a clock icon on the
screen while the firmware upgrade is in process. If a
second firmware floppy disk is required, the
oscilloscope will instruct you to eject the first disk
and insert the second disk.

If you do not want to upgrade the firmware, push
MENU OFF.

When the firmware upgrade is complete, the oscillo­scope will restart automatically with the new firm­ware.

Installation

This section describes how to install and check the
TDS3SDI 601 Digital Video application firmware and
module.

Installing the Application Module Firmware

NOTE. You must install the application module

firmware the first time you install a new
application module. If you do not install the
firmware, the new application module may not
function at all, or may not function correctly. It
is strongly recommended that you install new
firmware when the oscilloscope indicates that
an update is necessary.

To install the application module firmware, do these
steps:

1. Save any oscilloscope settings and/or reference

waveforms to floppy disk before doing these steps.

2. Power off the oscilloscope.

3. If the application module came with one or more

floppy disks, insert floppy disk 1 into the floppy disk
drive.

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4. Proceed to step 1 of Firmware Update Not Necessary

on page 7 to finish the firmware installation.

Firmware Update Not Required.

If a firmware update is not necessary, the oscilloscope
displays the following message:

A floppy disk containing instrument firmware has
been detected. However, the firmware on the disk is
not newer than the instrument firmware. Therefore,
no firmware upgrade is required.

Push MENU OFF to remove this message.

1. Push the MENU OFF button.

2. Eject the floppy disk.

3. You are done installing the firmware. Go to Installing

the Application Module on page 8.

NOTE. If you power off the oscilloscope, eject the

floppy disk before prompted, or if there is a
power outage during the firmware upgrade
process, you must restart the firmware upgrade
procedure starting at step 2 on page 4.

2. The oscilloscope may also display the following

message:

WARNING! This instrument is not calibrated.
You must run Signal Path Compensation (SPC) in
order to calibrate the instrument.

SPC is adversely affected by input signals with
AC components. Disconnect or otherwise remove
these signals prior to running SPC. SPC will take
approximately 10 minutes to run.

Push ‘OK Compensate Signal Paths’ to begin the
calibration procedure. Or, you may run SPC in the
UTILITY Cal menu.

3. If the instrument has been operating for 20 minutes or

longer in the ambient temperature at which it will be
used, Push OK Compensate Signal Paths to run
SPC. You can also skip this step for now and run SPC
at a later time.

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ITU-R 601

Installing the Application Module

The following figures show how to install the TDS3SDI
application module.

CAUTION. Turn off power before installing or

removing a module. To avoid damaging the
oscilloscope or application module, observe the
ESD precautions described on page 3.

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