WFM7120 WFM7020 AND WFM6120 SYSTEM FIRMWARE CUSTOMER DISTRIBUTION

Software version 4.2.4: This release is for users of the WFM6120, WFM7020, WFM7120. This firmware also supports WFM6100, WFM7000 and WFM7100 with Option FP.

Version: V4.2.4
Software Type: Firmware

Release Date: Dec 01 2008 - 08:00 am
Part Number: 063410102

Pre-Requisites/System Requirements

Release Notes

Instructions

Prerequisites

USB device or Windows PC WFM7100, WFM7000, WFM6100 require Option FP

Release Notes

Release Notes
WFM6120, WFM7020, WFM7120,WFM6100 Opt. MB, WFM7000 Opt. MB, andWFM7100 Opt. MB Waveform Monitors

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Release Notes
These release notes support software version 4.2.X and greater. The release notes apply to instruments with the indicated measurements or options installed. See the Quick Start User manual or visit www.Tektronix.com for a list of options available for each model.

Known Issues and Behaviors
The following pages describe known issues and behaviors of the waveform monitors. Topics are listed in alphabetical order.

3 Gbps Pathogenic Signal
*The Level B 3 Gbps pathogenic signal is a combination of two pathologicalsignals, but is not, itself, pathological. If you need a pathological signal, use Level A.

Anc Data Inspector
*When using a 3 G, Level B signal, the link information in the Anc Data Inspector display is not reported correctly.

*You might see data that you do not need to see if you are viewing data types in the Anc Data Inspector display with Watchlist enabled while in simultaneous input mode (SIM).

*Unknown ancillary data types are sometimes reported when inputs are switched. You can clear the unknown data types by pressing the MEAS button and selecting Reset All Sessions from the Anc Data Display menu.

Audio Board Temperature Report
*The diagnostic log posts a temperature reading for an audio board even though one may not be installed.

Audio Errors
*Audio DSP heartbeat errors may be reported sporadically in the diagnostics log. The audio monitoring features are not impacted by this behavior. The instrument does not require any repair if this error is reported sporadically.

*When the Audio display is active and the audio input is changed, the displayed audio scale may not update automatically. Press the FULL button to toggle the display and update the audio scale.

NOTE. See SIM Mode for audio issues related to SIM mode operation.

Calibration and Performance Verification
*Before entering Calibration, connect any supported SDI signal to the SDI A input, select Input A, verify lock, then disconnect the SDI signal and start Calibration.

*On some units, the calibration screen might not be displayed after selecting
CONFIG > Utilities > Calibration. If this occurs, press the STATUS button to display the calibration screen.

*If a clean waveform is not seen when Eye Gain Adjust is selected, then remove the calibration signal and connect an SD SDI signal to the selected SDI input. After the SDI eye diagram is stable, remove the SDI signal and reconnect the calibration signal.

*After calibration is complete, instrument power must be cycled to restore normal operation.

Display Distortion
*The audio phase display is optimized for a 4 x 3 monitor. When an external 16 x 9 XGA monitor is used, the X-Y axes of the audio phase display are not 90 degrees apart and the waveform is stretched somewhat horizontally.

Capture and Freeze
*Capture Buffer is designed to capture digital video only, and not analog video.

*You can select Capture Buffer while monitoring a composite video input, but there will be no effect because the Capture Buffer mode does not apply to composite analog signals. Use the Capture Freeze mode when monitoring composite analog signals.

*Short duration trigger events are captured, but "frozen" status displays such as video session may not update in time to reflect the event.

*Captured format must match input. When viewing capture buffer data, ensure a signal with the same format is on the selected input.

*Capture mode works when at least one tile is one of the following: waveform, vector, gamut, or picture.

*Use Freeze instead of Buffer to capture physical layer characteristics.

*Selecting to delete the capture buffer from the Remote UI does not delete the capture buffer.

*Manipulating Capture data (such as changing display types or changing to full screen) can introduce spurious errors in the captured status and session screens.

Dolby Bar Labels
*Depending on the current state of the input, surround channels may be indicated by numbers 1-10, rather than by labels L, R, C, and so on. The channels, if present in the AUDIO display, allow the Channel Labels to be present in both the audio input/output maps in the CONFIG menu and in the audio session. If channels are not present (input shifts from 5.1 to Stereo or downmixes are turned off), the affected bar numbers appear in the session and maps, replacing the Channel Labels. In the alarm status and error log, bar numbers are always shown regardless of the input format.

Dolby Operation With Option DDE
*In the AUDIO display, with a Dolby Digital input and a nonexistent stream selected, the downmix level bars continue to display levels instead of going to Mute status. The other bars go to Mute status as expected.

*For listening mode selections other than FULL or EX, clipping may occur. For example, if the Dolby Digital input is 3/2 with full-scale test tones and Stereo listening mode is selected, clipping will likely occur. To avoid clipping, choose either compression mode, Dialnorm+Line or Dialnorm+RF, in CONFIG > Audio Input/Outputs > Dolby D (AC-3) Setup >Dialnorm&DynRng.

*When in Channel Mode 2/2 and Phantom Listening Mode, the Surround Sound display (AUDIO tile) shows the Ls and Rs levels attenuated by 3 dB instead of displaying at full amplitude for this channel mode/listening mode combination.

*When in Channel Mode 3/0 and 3-Stereo Listening Mode, the Surround Sound display (AUDIO tile) shows the C level attenuated by 3 dB instead of displaying at full amplitude for this channel mode/listening mode combination.

*The Dolby E/Dolby Digital decoder will pass through PCM audio at 48 kHz frequencies or less. Audio frequencies above this will not pass through and may cause noise or distortion on both the bars and the audio outputs. If PCM audio at frequencies greater than 48 kHz is used, choose either AES A or B as the input source.

*For Dolby Digital (AC3) signals, the header in the Audio display may show Channel Mode incorrectly. See the Dolby Status display for the correct indication of Channel Mode.

Dual Link Mode
*The ANC data display reports the incorrect line number for 50p, 59.94p, and 60p formats.

Embedded Audio Active Bits (SD Only)
*The Audio Active Bits field only reports up to 20 bits for SD.

Embedded Audio with 3 Gbps level A signals (1080 50p/59.94p/60p)
*ANC Data Display: Audio Data may be reported as occurring one line later than its actual location.

*Datalist Display: Embedded audio data that is actually present on odd lines appears on the next even line. The actual locations of audio data on odd lines appear with the value "000". Anc data actually present on even lines appearson the correct line, but follows any audio data transcribed from the preceding
odd line.

*Waveform Display, Strip EAV/SAV/ANC Configured to Off: Embedded audio ancillary data from the preceding line, or runs of value "000", may appear in the horizontal interval.

Error Readouts
*If every CRC or Line Number in a signal is incorrect, the status screen willdisplay "Error" for a couple of seconds and then go back to "OK", even if the error is still present. If the error is present when the signal if first connected, it is never detected.

External Reference
*Sometimes loss of the External Reference signal does not make the resulting loss of lock obvious. For example, if a 525 input has EXT REF selected and configured to lock to an NTSC reference, removing the external reference signal leaves the waveform stable, but shifted on the screen.

*Note that the SDI Input Readout can be used to determine if the waveform is locked.

*When in SDI mode, but with no SDI input signal present, the screen displays Ref: Ext Unlocked even though a valid External Reference signal is connected.

*The following External Reference signal formats are not fully supported when in line select mode or in Sweep MAG mode. Although not supported, the following formats may be somewhat functional and are not locked out: NTSC and PAL with tri-level input, and 720p 23.98, 1080sf 29.97, 720p 24, 1080sf 30, 720p 25, and 1080sf 25.

*With some combinations of SDI input and External Reference formats, the sweep stops prematurely when Sweep MAG is in one-line mode. To work around this limitation, turn off EXT REF to make the measurement.

Field Installs of Dolby Options
*When you update an instrument with Option DDE, the Dolby input entries may not appear in the Audio popup menu until you cycle power. Therefore, after installing an option and powering up and updating the Option Key, be sure to cycle power once more to ensure that the menu items appear.

NOTE. See Dolby Operation With Option DDE for Dolby and Option DDE related issues.

1080 50p, 1080 59.94p, and 1080 60p Formats
*In these formats, audio phase display is not displayed if there are two or more trace displays in other tiles.

*ANC data display reports the incorrect line number for these formats.

*SDI PixMon out is intended for viewing Picture information only. In these formats, PixMon out provides a "combined" picture and the ANC and embedded audio data may be missing.

Incompatible Operation
*When applying SD or HD signals to any monitor that does not support them, the unit indicates that the signal input is not standard. Applying unsupported video signals may result in a frozen PICT display.

OP47 Teletext
*The OP47 Protocol Error alarm may not trigger accurately. To avoid getting this error, disable the alarm in CONFIG > Alarms > Closed Captions/Teletext.

Print
*You can print the error log for single input mode, but not simultaneous input mode.

SDI Status Display
*When the input signal is missing, the Cable Length meter, the Cable Length readout, and the Cable Loss readout on the SDI Status display indicate zero. Use the Input Status on the Status Bar for the actual signal state.

Simultaneous Input Mode (Option SIM)
*To access Analog Output Mapping and AES Output Mapping settings while in simultaneous input mode, go to CONFIG > Audio Inputs/Outputs > Dual Audio > Audio Inputs.

*The phase pair selected as an audio source is for the channel of the phase
pair you changed last.

*External Reference reports unlocked if no SDI A signal is on Channel 1.

*Selecting AES B as a source when it is an output causes a blank tile.

*Phase pair and headphone selections for downmix are in red text and are labeled 9-10 instead of Lt-Rt.

*Only single input logs can be printed.

*You might see data that you do not need to see if you are viewing data types in the Anc Data Inspector display with Watchlist enabled while in simultaneous input mode (SIM).

SNMP Messages
*Commands returning the audCurOutput OID return the string "Embed 7 & 8" for embedded audio channel pairs 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, and 15 & 16.

*The MIB contains the command dolbyPgmAvg, but the command name does not indicate that the OID is for loudness.

*The MIB contains the dolbyPgmCurLoudness command. However, it does not contain a command for program session loudness.

Sweep
*The waveform style must be set to Overlay to get 2 line or 2 field sweep.

Sweep MAG
*When in 2 line mode, waveform displays of SD or composite inputs will display invalid information at the left and/or right side of screen (beginning and/or end of sweep) when Sweep MAG is on. HD formats are unaffected.

USB
*Always use the "Unmount USB" menu function to safely remove the USB memory device from the USB port. You risk permanent loss of any files saved on the USB device if you do not use this feature.

*If there are more than 32 files saved in a Capture or Presets directory on the USB, you can only view the first 32 files.

Waveform Mode Cursor for XYZ Color Space
*The voltage cursors are given in millivolt scale, but the XYZ color space isreferenced in hex scale. If you want to see the values for 000 to FFF, change the graticule settings to max and percent.

Web Browser
*The Web browser applet will not resize when running in some versions of the Netscape browser and in some non-Windows Operating Systems (forexample, Solaris).

*Use Java Runtime Engine (JRE) version 1.6; otherwise, issues may occur.

Instructions

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This software applies to: WFM6100, WFM7000, WFM7100, WFM6120, WFM7020, WFM7120

WFM7120 WFM7020 AND WFM6120 SYSTEM FIRMWARE CUSTOMER DISTRIBUTION

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