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User Manual
SDA 601
Serial Digital Analyzer
070-8913-03
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Copyright Tektronix, Inc., 1994. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously pub- lished material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved. The following are registered trademarks: TEKTRONIX and TEK. For product related information, phone: 800-TEKWIDE (800-835-9433), extension TV. For further information, contact: Tektronix, Inc., Corporate
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Warranty Tektronix warrants that the SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product. In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of
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EC Declaration of Conformity We Tektronix Holland N.V. Marktweg 73A 8444 AB Heerenveen The Netherlands declare under sole responsibility that the SDA 601 Handheld Serial Digital Analyzer meets the intent of Directive 89/336/EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: EN 55011 Class A Radiated and Conducted Emissions EN 50081-1 Emissions: EN 60555-2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissio
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Table of Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supplying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting the SDA 601 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SERIAL INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AUX Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SDA 601 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Menu Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Watch Menu (groups enabled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Watch Menu (items enabled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Alarm Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents List of Figures Figure 1: Opening the Battery Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Figure 2: Connecting the SDA 601 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Figure 3: A Printed Analysis Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 4: The Default Watching OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 5: The Set Time display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 6: The Analyze OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Figure 7: The
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Contents SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer User Manual iv
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General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections t
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General Safety Summary Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in This Manual. These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property. Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates
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Getting Started Please read the following statements before using your new SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer. See the rest of this section for tips on supply- ing power, making preliminary settings, and connecting the instru- ment. WARNING. Install or replace batteries only with the instrument switched OFF and the AC adapter disconnected. Electrical shock or equipment damage can result. CAUTION. Do not attempt to operate the SDA 601 with an improper AC adapter. Damage to the instrument can result.
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Getting Started Supplying Power The SDA 601 is DC powered. You may power it with the standard AC adapter, the optional 9.6 V NiCad battery pack, eight standard AA batteries, or a “BP” type battery pack with the correct voltage and po- larity. The external DC power connector is on the left side of the instrument. Figure 1: Opening the Battery Compartment To install AA batteries or the battery pack, open the battery compart- ment of the SDA 601 by pressing down on the cover and sliding it in the d
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Getting Started is switched off. It can take up to 16 hours to fully charge the bat- tery pack. Note that charging will occur only if the adapter sup- plies at least 12V; make sure that the adapter you use is appropriate for the local AC supply. AA batteries are not included with the instrument; buy them local- ly. Rechargeable AA batteries may be used, but they are NOT re- charged automatically. To recharge AA batteries, remove them from the instrument and use an appropriate charger. For safe
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Getting Started Connecting the SDA 601 Figure 2: Connecting the SDA 601 Connect the instrument as shown in Figure 2. The OPTION connector is reserved for later versions of the instrument. Note that the SDA 601 has many capabilities and features, and you may wish to gain familiar- ity with it by first connecting it directly to a serial digital, component video signal generator such as the Tektronix TSG 601, an analog video monitor, and—if convenient—a compact printer, such as the SeikoD- PU 411 p
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Getting Started With Pulse Cross enabled (see page 24), lets you “see” the con- tents of the vertical and horizontal interval portions of the serial video signal. Can include Cursor cross hairs for convenient positioning of the Cursors (see page 22). When Highlighting (see page 23) is turned on, can help you locate and identify errors in the picture, or the digital encoding of the signal. The AUX output signal may be thought of as “pseudo video.” It is derived from the serial input sign
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Getting Started Figure 3: A Printed Analysis Report The RS-232 interface is also designed to support in-field upgrade of the operating software. Information regarding any such upgrades will be available from your Tektronix representative or field office. SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer User Manual 6
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Getting Started Keypad and Display Conventions Please see the Instruction card (p/n 070-8912-00) supplied with your SDA 601 for a “tour” of the keypad and an explanation of the display symbols. For your convenience, the following panels are taken from the card. SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer User Manual 7
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Getting Started The On-screen Display (OSD) The OSD is a 12 line, 24 column display containing results from an SDA 601 Analyze or Watch session. It can be superimposed on the AUX output and viewed on an attached video monitor. Toggle the OSD On/Off with the Insert On/Off key. The default OSD will resemble Figure 4 when the instrument is in Watch mode. You can control sev- eral OSD characteristics (size, color, screen position) through the Util- ity/OSD Setups submenu; see page 32. Figure 4: The
