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WFM700 Series Waveform Monitors User Manual
Table 2- 4: Readout descriptions (Cont.)
Readout DescriptionLocation
Magnification (Mag) Lower center Text indicates the mag setting. If mag is on, the text appears in yellow to indicate
that the signal is not being displayed in the normal time scale.
Sweep rate Lower center Text indicates the selected sweep rate.
Closed caption presence Upper left When the instrument detects the presence of a closed caption signal, CC is
displayed on the screen.
Timecode Upper left Text indicates the type of timecode (VITC or ATC) and the decoded time. A
semicolon between the seconds readout and t he frame readout indicates that the
timecode is of the “drop-frame” variety. If no timecode is present, no text appears.
Ancillary data Upper left Indicates the presence of ancillary data packets in the video stream, excluding
packets for embedded audio and RP165 EDH. Possible messages are as follows:
Blank -- No ancillary data packets present.
Anc Present -- Indicates that one or more ancillary data packets are present, and
that no parity or checksum errors were detected.
Anc Error -- Indicates that one or more ancillary data packets are present, and that
one or more parity or checksum errors were detected.
Program rating Upper left Text indicates the V-chip (Content Advisory) rating of the program.
Eye measurements Upper left and
center
When the eye measurements are turned on in the Eye display, the current values
of the following eye measurements are displayed: amplitude, rise overshoot, fall
overshoot, rise time, fall time, and rise-fall time delta.
Gamut error Top center When gamut errors occur, the readout (if enabled) will display either “RGB,” “Y+C,”
or “Lum” for RGB, Composite, or Luminance gamut errors, respectively.
Current date and time Upper right The current date and time is displayed. Use the System submenu of the Configure
menu to set the date and time and to select the format of the date and time
displays.
Field and line Upper right When Line Select is active and Line is selected, on-screen text shows the
displayed field and line number. It also indicates in which portion of the video signal
theselectedlineoccurs.
Sample Upper right When Line Select is active and Sample is selected, text displays the selected
sample number, foll owed by the portion of the video signal that the sample is in,
such as Y, Cb, Cr, EAV, HB, or SAV.
Cursor Upper right When cursors are active, the text displays the time or voltage (dependi ng upon
mode) at their location and the difference in time or voltage between them (delta).