Functional Overview

Touch Screen (Soft Keys)

Use the touch screen to select choices from a menu and to access additional instrument menus. “Buttons” that appear on screen are referred to as soft keys and change with the instrument mode. The soft keys function as follows:

HSome soft keys toggle between two settings, such as enable and disable.

HSome soft keys act as a linked group in which only one button can be selected at a time (mutually exclusive).

Readouts

Various on-screen readouts inform you of instrument settings and conditions, depending on the current state of the instrument (see Table 2-4). When a menu is displayed, the readouts on the lower part of the screen move above the menu.

Table 2- 4: Readout descriptions

Readout

Location

Description

 

 

 

Current reference (Ref)

Lower left

Text indicates the current source of the video reference: INT (active input signal) or

 

 

EXT (signal applied on the external reference connector). Also displays the type

 

 

and status of the reference.

 

 

 

Vector graticule type (Bars:)

Lower left

Text indicates the current setting of the Vector Graticule, 75% or 100%.

 

 

 

Horizontal gain (HGain)

Lower left

Text displays the variable horizontal gain value in yellow to indicate that it is not

 

 

standard.

 

 

 

Vertical gain (VGain)

Lower left

Text displays which calibrated vertical gain you have selected, such as 1x or 5x. If

 

 

you select variable gain, the readout displays the gain value in yellow.

 

 

 

Selected input / input format

Lower left

Text indicates the currently selected input (1A, 1B, 2A, or 2B), followed by the input

 

 

format. For example, 2A: 1.4835 Gb/s 1080sf:29.97 would indicate that the A input

 

 

of the module in slot 2 is selected, it is receiving an HD signal, and that the format

 

 

of the signal is 1080sf at a frame rate of 29.97 Hz.

 

 

 

Gamut threshold settings

Lower left

Text indicates the current gamut limit settings for the selected display: Arrowhead,

 

 

Diamond, or Split Diamond. For the Arrowhead display, the following readouts are

 

 

displayed: Y+C Hi, Y+C Lo, Y Hi, and Y Lo. For the Diamond and Split Diamond

 

 

displays, the following readouts are displayed: High and Low.

 

 

 

Color standard

Lower center

Text indicates the current colorimetry standard. Not present in all modes.

 

 

 

Audio channels

Lower center

If enabled in the Audio Displays submenu of the Configure menu, 16 characters

 

 

indicate embedded audio channel status; one character for each channel. The

 

 

codes are as follows:

 

 

P = Present

 

 

— = Not Present

 

 

 

Waveform components

Lower center

Text indicates the currently displayed waveform color components. Non-displayed

 

 

components are indicated by dashes. For example, an RGB display with G

 

 

deselected would appear as R--B.

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