User Manual
TDS3VID
Extended Video
Application Module
071-0328-02
*P071032802*
071032802
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Contents
Safety Summary 2.............................
Installing the Application Module 5................
TDS3VID Features 5...........................
Accessing Extended Video Functions 7............
Extended Video Conventions 10...................
Changes to the Video Trigger Menu 11..............
Changes to the Display Menu 15...................
Changes to the Acquire Menu 19..................
Video QuickMenu 19............................
Examples 25..................................
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Safety Summary
To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as
specified. 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.
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. Wear a grounded antistatic wrist strap
to discharge the static voltage from your body while
installing or removing sensitive components.
UseaSafeWorkArea.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.
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Handle Components Carefully. Do not slide sensitive
components 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.
Manual Storage
The oscilloscope front cover has a convenient place to
store this manual.
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Installing the TDS3VID Application Module
Refer to the TDS3000, TDS3000B, and TDS3000C
Series Application Module Installation manual for
instructions on installing and testing the application
module.
TDS3VID Features
Video QuickMenu. Use the video QuickMenu to display
bottom and side menus that contain commonly-used
video functions useful for displaying and measuring
video signals.
Video Autoset. Use the Autoset function to automatically
adjust the vertical, horizontal, and video trigger settings
to display a video waveform triggered on all lines or
fields. You can then manually adjust controls to optimize
the display.
Vectorscope. Use the V ectorscope function with 100%
and 75% color bars to analyze standard video or analog
HDTV color difference video signals using a familiar
display format.
Video Picture. Use the Video Picture function to display a
monochrome picture of a composite or luminance video
signal.
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Video Graticules. Use the video graticule functions to
change the standard oscilloscope graticule to either IRE
(for 525/NTSC signals) or mV (for PAL/SECAM or
component signals) with the vertical scale set to 143
mV/div. The video graticules include labeled marks for
manual component signal measurement. The standard
graticules are also available.
Video On Specific Lines (Line Select). Use the trigger on
lines function to trigger the oscilloscope on specific lines
in broadcast and non-broadcast (custom) video waveforms.
Analog HDTV. Use the analog HDTV functions to trigger
the oscilloscope on different HDTV formats.
Field Holdoff. Use the field holdoff function to specify a
number of fields to wait before re-enabling triggering.
This lets the oscilloscope always trigger on a single field
(for example, field 1 or field 3 of NTSC) instead of on
both field 1 and field 3.
Custom Video. Use the custom video function to specify
custom horizontal scan rates in order to trigger on
non-broadcast video waveforms, such as those used by
computer monitors and medical equipment displays.
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Accessing Extended Video Functions
The following text describes how to access the Extended
Video functions in the menu system.
Video QuickMenu. To display the video QuickMenu, push
the QUICKMENU panel button, then the Menu bottom
button to select and display the video QuickMenu.
V ectorscope and Video Picture are accessible from the
video QuickMenu.
Video Triggering. To access extended video trigger
functions, push the TRIGGER MENU button, then the
Type bottom screen button, to display and select Video
triggering.
Video Autoset. There are two ways to access video
Autoset :
To access video Autoset from the ACQUIRE menu, do
these steps:
1. Push the ACQUIRE MENU button to display the
Acquire menu.
2. Push the Autoset bottom button to display the
Autoset side menu.
3. Push the Video Autoset side button to automatically
display a video waveform triggered on all lines.
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To access video Autoset from the video QuickMenu, do
these steps:
1. Push the QUICKMENU button to display the
QuickMenu menu.
2. Push the MENU bottom button to display the video
QuickMenu items.
3. Push the AUTOSET bottom button to automatically
display a video waveform triggered on all lines.
Video Graticules (IRE/mV). To change the screen graticule
to IRE or mV format, do either of the following:
H Push the DISPLAY button, then the Graticule
bottom button to display the graticule side menu.
Push the -- m o r e -- button to display the IRE and mV
side menu buttons if they are not already displayed.
H Display the video QuickMenu (described above),
which lets you select IRE, mV, or normal (Full)
graticule formats from the DISPLAY: Waveform
bottom button.
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Vectorscope and Video Picture in the DISPLAY Menu. To
access Vectorscope or Video Picture functions from the
Display menu, do the following:
1. Push the DISPLAY panel button.
2. Push the Vectorscope bottom button to display the
V ectorscope side menu.
3. Push the Video Picture bottom button to display the
Video Picture side menu.
NOTE. The DISPLAY Video Picture menu lets
you change the picture contrast and brightness
settings. These settings are not available in the
video QuickMenu.
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