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User Manual
MTM400
MPEG Transport Stream Monitor
071-1224-04
Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - FAX 781.665.0780 - TestEquipmentDepot.com
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Table of Contents General Safety Summary ...................................................................................... vii Service Safety Summary.........................................................................................ix Preface.....................................................................................................................xi Related Material.................................................................................................... xii
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Table of Contents PIDs Screen.........................................................................................................3-34 PID Groups Screen..............................................................................................3-41 PCR Jitter Screen ................................................................................................3-48 SFN Screen..........................................................................................................3-56
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Table of Contents Appendices Appendix A: Network Installation ................................................................... A-1 MAC Address ...................................................................................................... A-2 IP Address............................................................................................................ A-3 Resetting the IP Address...................................................................................... A-3 Ne
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Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1-1: MTM400 connectors (shown with QPSK interface)....................................... 1-9 Figure 1-2: Logging on .................................................................................................... 1-15 Figure 1-3: Hotspot view ................................................................................................. 1-16 Figure 1-4: Summary view ..............................................................................
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Table of Contents Figure 3-25: ATSC SI Tables dialog................................................................................3-63 Figure 3-26: ISDB-T SI Tables dialog.............................................................................3-64 Figure 3-27: SI Tables view - Tear off view ....................................................................3-66 Figure 3-28: Stream view - Template...............................................................................3-69 Fig
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Table of Contents List of Tables Table 1-1: Standard MTM400 deliverables ....................................................................... 1-2 Table 1-2: MTM400 options (continued) .......................................................................... 1-2 Table 1-3: MTM400 power cord options........................................................................... 1-3 Table 1-4: MTM400 field upgrade kits.............................................................................
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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 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 conducto
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General Safety Summary Symbols and Terms 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 indic
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Service Safety Summary Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service procedures. Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present. Disconnect Power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then disconnect the power cord from the mains power. Use
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Preface This manual describes the functions and use of the Tektronix MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor. The manual is organized into the following sections: Getting Started An overview of the MTM400, installation instructions, starting the unit, and the remote user interface. Operating Basics A basic guide to the MTM400 user interface(s). Reference A complete reference to all of the MTM400 features as accessed through the user interface. Appendix A: Networking Details on
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Preface Related Material Additional documentation, such as Read Me files, may be included on the installation disks. The following URLs access the Web sites for the standards organizations listed (the URLs listed were valid at the time of writing): MPEG-2 standards (International Organization for Standards) http://www.iso.ch/ DVB standards (European Technical Standards Institute) http://www.etsi.org/ ATSC standards (Advanced Television Systems Committee) http://www.atsc.org/ IS
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Preface Manual Conventions Naming conventions for the interface elements are based on standard Windows naming conventions. Naming conventions for MPEG-2, ATSC, and DVB structures follow the conventions derived from the standards organizations listed on the previous page. In addition, the following formatting conventions apply to this manual: Mono-spaced text can indicate the following: Text you enter from a keyboard Example: Enter the network identity (http://TSMonitor01) Character
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Getting Started
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Getting Started This section provides details of installing and powering up the Tektronix MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor. Overview The MTM400 is a single-stream, extended-confidence, MPEG-2 protocol, monitoring device. It is used to monitor a single transport stream in MPEG-2, DVB, ISDB and ATSC environments. The MTM400 is a rack-mounted device. The basic MTM400 provides confidence monitoring by making key measurements and comparing them with preset parameters; inconsistencies ca
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Getting Started Accessories The tables in this section list the standard and optional accessories available for the MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor. Standard Table 1-1 lists the standard accessories that are shipped with the MTM400. Table 1-1: Standard MTM400 deliverables Nomenclature Description Deliverables MTM400 Single stream MPEG 1RU Chassis fitted with Transport Stream Transport Stream Monitor; Processor Card packaged in one rack unit User Manual (English, L0 / Japanese, L5
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Getting Started Table 1-2: MTM400 options (continued) Nomenclature Description Deliverables Opt. QP QPSK (L-Band) Interface QPSK Interface Card with associated cabling Opt. CF COFDM Interface COFDM Interface Card with associated cabling Opt. VS 8VSB Interface 8VSB Interface Card with associated cabling Opt. EP 8PSK Interface 8PSK Interface Card with associated cabling Table 1-3: MTM400 power cord options Nomenclature Description A0 North America Power A1 Universal Euro Power A2
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Getting Started Field Upgrade Kits Field upgrade kits contain hardware and software that can be installed by a user. Table 1-4 lists the Field Upgrade kits that are available for the MTM400. Table 1-4: MTM400 field upgrade kits Product Option Description MTM4UP 01 Field upgrade kit to add Recording Capability 02 Field upgrade kit to add Transport Stream Service Information Analysis (PSI/SI/PSIP/ISDB structure view and repetition graphs) 03 Field upgrade kit to add Template Testi
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Getting Started Licensing Options and upgrades are enabled using a License Key. A License Key is an encrypted code that unlocks and enables functions that have been installed on the Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) device. Using this method, upgrading an RTM device may simply require the entry of a new License Key. For new RTM devices, the appropriate License Key is applied during production. However, it is also supplied as part of the product documentation. When field upgrade options are in
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Getting Started Table 1-5 (parts 1 and 2) summarizes the available streams options: Table 1-5: MTM400 options summary (part 1 of 2) Feature Default * Opt. 01 Opt. 02 Opt. 03 Recording SI Template Capability Analysis Testing SFN TMCC PCR OJ, DR and FO testing SI View SI Graphs PID and program bit rate limit testing PID Groups PID variability Templates Template tree view Scheduling Recording PCR graphs Service
