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Flexibility Without Confusion

Since the development of the firstmulti-format, multi-display test andmeasurement instrument over 7 yearsago, Videotek has continued toincorporate customer requests intothe entire VTM line. This has meantexpanding feature flexibility withoutadding confusion to the visualpresentation. The new VTM-300Gmaintains that solid foundation ofproviding a recognizable andrepeatable display configuration withjust the right amount of availablecustomization. Too much flexibilitywill lead to operational confusionespecially when many similarinstruments are installed in the samefacility. It’s satisfying to know thatan engineer or operator usingVideotek’s VTM series instrumentscan move from one operatingposition to another and have afamiliar display of waveform, vector,picture and audio, correctly and

precisely positioned on screen.

To maximize application flexibility, ahigh resolution, user customizabledisplay allows presentation ofinformation for various operationsincluding waveform, vector, gamut,relative timing, audio (optional),alarm status, alarm settings andpicture. The VTM-300G includesdisplay modifiers of editablewaveform, A/B overlay, A/B parade,line select, audio meters,waveform/vector/audio gain andmagnification create numerous OnScreen combinations. The VTM-300Goffers a number of exclusive displaysthat speed and simplify complexmonitoring and measurement tasks,continuing the Videotek tradition oftest and measurement leadership.

The VTM-300G’s multiple viewcapabilities let users combineinformation in ways that have neverbeen available in any of Videotek’sinstruments. While offeringcustomizable preset displays to view

technical information required,Videotek has designed an optimalapproach that offers display flexibilitywhile maintaining user confidence.

Instant Recall

To recall the familiar VTM-300Gmultiple view display requires a pressof the ‘display’ button for 2 seconds.Immediately the instrument displayspicture, waveform, vector, alarmstatus, and audio (option). Thisfeature was designed for use when theoperator just doesn’t have the time toreconfigure or ‘re-program’ thedisplay parameters. A system problemoccurring now, must be resolvedNOW - no time for reconfiguration or‘re-programming’! When rapidresponse to problems is of utmostimportance, Videotek aids in gettingto the correct display, of all essentialparameters, efficiently and gracefully.

For example, the Director ofEngineering or Chief Engineer maynot spend a lot of time operating test

Videotek VTM-300G Series of Multi-Format On-Screen Monitors

The powerful VTM-300G is the latest enhancement toVideotek’s line of Test and Measurement Instruments. TheVTM-300G supports Standard Definition-SDI and compositeanalog video applications with advanced informationaldisplays in a convenient 1-RU form factor. Optional analog,digital, embedded, Dolby® AC-3™ and Dolby® E audiomonitoring may be selected for this instrument, as well.

and measurement instruments,however from time to time is calledinto emergency (panic) situations. Forthis occasional but critical use,Videotek offers a means for a specificuser to pre-configure the instrumentwith ‘super-user’ access privileges.The instant recall mode can be setexactly as required by the super-user,without interfering with day to dayoperator’s preset parameters. Eightstandard presets are available for re-configuration of the VTM-300G usingsingle button press.

Versatile Display

The VTM-300G features allow theuser to modify various displayparameters while never losing criticalinformation. The VTM-300G includesa variety of screen views including adisplay flip feature that instantly andautomatically reconfigures thedisplay. The position of the displayelements are reversed vertically forcritical applications desiring thetechnical waveform and vectordisplays at the top of the screen.

Display Flip, Critical Waveform,Vector, and Alarm status displays arerepositioned to the top of the screen.

Other features offered by the VTM-300G are custom screens forGamut, Analog/Digital Relativetiming, Alarm Settings, Alarm

Status, and Captured Frame. Anytime you need a closer look at anindividual display, just press the“Display” button for a high-resolution 1024x768 on screenpresentation. A menu configures thecycle of the Display button. PressingDisplay can cycle through full framedisplays of Full Frame Picture,Waveform, Vector, Gamut, Audio,Analog/Digital Relative VideoTiming, Alarm Settings, andCaptured Frame.

Many Instruments in One

The VTM-300G, in essence,integrates a traditional waveformmonitor, vectorscope, audio displayand picture monitor into a singledevice. The 1-RU instrumentproduces a multi-display on astandard computer monitor.

Although Videotek has combined manyproducts into a small, lightweight unit,we have not left out any operationalfeatures. All standard controls found inwaveform monitor, vector scope,professional picture monitor, and audiodisplay products are also found inVideotek’s VTM-300G. We have alsoensured that controls used mostfrequently are available on the frontpanel and do not require multiplebutton presses for access.

Controls such as Waveform position(H & V), Vector Rotation, LineSelect, Waveform Filters, WaveformGain and Mag., etc. are standard,dedicated controls. To move thewaveform position, simply turn thefront panel control; the VTM-300Goperates exactly like any scope, notlike a computer-based clone!

Making conformance measurementsis the fundamental charge of test and

measurement instruments. All test andmeasurement instruments mustmeasure and monitor the quality ofthe signals that we use day to day.The fact that Videotek has integratedmultiple products into one familiarpackage adds many advantages.

The measurement of every pertinentparameter in a video line can beperformed quickly and accuratelywhen all the ‘integrated products’operate as a whole. The VTM-300G’sline select feature is much like manytraditional waveform monitors; that’swhere the similarity ends. In lineselect mode not only is the selectedline of video displayed on thewaveform monitor, it issimultaneously displayed on thevector scope and indicated in thepicture monitor as well.

To operate it, press the front panelline select button, turn the line selectcontrol to indicate a particular line ofvideo (numeric value of the selectedline automatically appears on screen)and the VTM-300G displays allmeasurements, quickly and concisely.Pressing on the line select controltoggles between Odd and Even Fields,very intuitive.

Portion of VTM-300G control paneldepicting dedicated display modifiers.

Waveform Displays A complete range of displaymodifiers, available directly on thefront panel, allows editing of thewaveform presentations, that can bedisplayed in RGB, YCBCR, or

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composite formats (composite analogvideo inputs display as compositeonly). Waveform zoom, vector zoom,audio zoom, and waveform sweep -1H, 2H 1V, & 2V, fixed and variablevertical gain are standard features. Inaddition to a display in its nativeYCBCR, the VTM-300G has thecapability to display serial digitalvideo as RGB and composite, thusallowing evaluation of the SDI signal,as it would be distributed in otherformats.

Two video inputs displayed in A/BParade. Two waveforms, A-FlatFilter, B-Low Pass Filter, anddifferent lines selected.

Display two video inputs, of the sameformat, using the VTM-300G’s A/BOverlay and Parade feature. Thepowerful front panel Edit buttonallows modifications to the waveformdisplay, two 1H or 1V waveforms ofthe same input can be displayed usingindividual filters (Flat, Lowpass, orChroma) or two inputs can bedisplayed in A/B fashion comparingone to another. The front panel lineselect can be used to display selectedlines of either A or B, as well.

A quick relative timing measurementis performed in A/B Overlay, adjusteither input source to the housereference. With the VTM-300G in

Two Video Inputs Displayed in A/BOverlay. Note Timing difference.

A/B Overlay mode, adjust the timingof the second source until thewaveform in A/B overlay displays thecoincidence of the two signals.Additional gain may be added to thewaveform display with a press ofthe Waveform V control. The firstpress adds 2.5x, next press 5.0x,then 10x and back to 1.0x, one frontpanel button ‘cycles through’vertical gain settings, no need formenu’s or secondary controls.

Magnified view of the upper portionof the waveform display. A featureunique to Videotek’s VTM series.

The Waveform Zoom control isunique to Videotek’s VTM series,press it once to get variable verticalgain, again for a magnified view ofthe bottom portion of the waveform,

and again for the upper portion of thewaveform. When in the ‘variable’setting, turn the Waveform V controlto add any amount of gain from 0.5xto 10x in 0.1x steps. The last variablegain setting is stored in memory, byinput and ready for a future userequiring the same variable settingand is available by one press of theWaveform Zoom button.

The utmost in Waveform displayquality is presented by the VTM-300G’s waveform. It has thelook of a traditional ‘analogproduced’ CRT display whiledemonstrating accuracy of the digitalvideo processing that produced it.

VTM-300G Multi-Screen View. Notethe waveform display with amplitudeand time cursors enabled.

The waveform display includes timeand amplitude cursors. Cursors can bepositioned anywhere on the waveformdisplay. Each set of cursors has areference and delta indication. Thereference cursor is representedgraphically as a solid line, moving theposition of this cursor determines thepoint where the measurement begins.

The delta cursor is represented as adashed line, moving its positioninstructs the VTM-300G to measure

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the difference between the referenceposition and delta position. The valuemeasured is displayed on screen. Thesign of the value is displayed as a‘- or +’ signature preceding themeasured value. Amplitude and timecursors can be used simultaneously orindependently. The VTM-300G takesadvantage of cursors when settingalarm parameters. During systemconfiguration, alarm thresholds are setusing similar waveform cursors anddata readout.

Vector Displays

Traditional component and compositevector displays are included, withselectable 75% and 100% targets.Each display automatically selects theappropriate graticule based on theselected input and its format.

Vector display with Reference andDelta cursors used to measure colorphase.

Vector cursors are handy in measuringcolor phase values. Two cursors areprovided, the solid cursor is thereference vector; the dashed cursor isthe delta vector. The vector displayhas a readout of the phase measuredby the difference in cursor position.Move the reference cursor to theappropriate position on the vectordisplay, and then adjust the delta

cursor to the required position. Thedifference (sign and phase value - indegrees) is read out on screen. Alsouse the cursor as a marker of colorreference. When a production requiresa specific matte color for abackground, place the cursor at thephase of the required color mattevector; next adjust the hue of thesource until it lands on the cursor. Thecolor can be repeatedly matchedprecisely with little or no effort. Justanother way the VTM-300G makeslife a little easier. All cursors can bestored in a preset and recalled with asingle button press.

Digitally produced RGB andEncoded Gamut displays are intuitiveand exclusive to Videotek.

Gamut Display

Videotek is the industry expert inmonitoring and processing serialdigital video signals for gamutcompliance. Videotek has hadpatented gamut conformance alarmsand displays in a variety of test andmeasurement instruments for morethan 11 years, and is the industryleader in serial digital legalizationproducts.

The VTM-300G series introduces theexclusive digitally produced gamutmonitor with measurement andautomatic alarms. The patented

Videotek digital gamut display formonitoring RGB and encoded gamutcompliance is available only in theVTM-300G and its high definitioncounter part in the VTM-450EHD/SD.

The same display format is used forboth RGB and Encoded formattedsignals and is the most intuitivedisplay available. The digital gamutdisplay plots two points for each colorthe maximum and minimumexcursion of that color space (derivedfrom the color and luminance values)as a polar coordinate. This polar plotis somewhat similar to traditionalvector display, the difference beingthat the vector only plots the chromaamplitude and phase information,while the digital gamut plots theupper and lower excursion of thegamut of each color. These displayslet the operator visualize whether thedisplayed serial digital is gamutcompliant in an easy to interpretfashion.

Anyone experienced with a vectorscope, is an instant expert on the useof the gamut display. The digitalgamut display includes graticulemarkings depicting the gamut rangeof color bars for the selected format.These markings present the operator avisual guide as to the excursion ofsignal vs. that of the color barsaturation and gamut for signal formatdisplayed.

The inner and outer rings of thedisplay indicate the gamut range forthe format of video selected. For postfacilities that may be working for avariety of clients with differing gamutrequirements, the VTM-300Gprovides adjustment to the minimum

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and maximum allowable gamutexcursions. These settings can besaved as presets for instant re-configuration and recall. Adjustingthese ‘min/max’ values moves thegraticule rings on the displayappropriately; away from or towardthe center.

Another feature that is exclusive toVideotek is a visual warning of gamutviolation. When the gamut alarms areenabled, the graticule’s inner andouter rings turn color (red) warningthe operator that the signal displayedis out of the gamut range. There isnever any question as to gamutcompliance or of the offending out-of-gamut color.

The VTM-300G gamut display beingvery similar for RGB and encodedformats, means that there is no needfor an operator to learn how tointerpret multiple types of displays,all the information required tointerpret gamut is presented in asimilar manner.

The VTM-300G’s powerful displayincludes not only gamut, but also thewaveform, picture, and time code ofthe problematic video. There is nevera question as to the source of theproblem.

Analog / Digital RelativeTiming Display

With the addition of serial digitalvideo to an analog video facility, afew new system problems arise.Timing requirements for analogvideo are determined by systemhardware that is switching ormixing multiple sources. Mostmodern analog production switchersactually have a digital infrastructurethat allows a window of timing, for

example + or - 1/2 of a line.

Many products have been produced tomonitor and measure this difference,the most common being a

Analog / Digital relative timingdisplay. Directly measures the timingdifference between video sources andreference.

combination of a waveform monitorand vectorscope; both locked to anexternal reference. Analog compositesignals include H and V sync andcolor sub-carrier. Analog systemtiming is proper when all thesynchronizing signals arrive in timewith respect to each other, asmeasured at a specific point in thesystem.

Determining system-timingdifferences of serial digital signals isdone in a slightly different manner, asthere are no synchronization signals.The first task is to ensure that thevertical interval occurs at the samepoint, this can be done using awaveform monitor with A/B overlayin 1V or 2V. Time the source undertest so that the active video begins atthe same point. Now switch the scopeto 2 H and adjust the timing so thatthe EAV (or SAV) line up. Thecomplication of this procedure is thatthere isn’t a way to overlay the analogsignal onto the digital signal. The

current generation of waveformmonitors will only allow overlay ofsignal of similar formats.

The VTM-300G’s timing display wasdesigned as a solution to this problem.The VTM-300G has a graduated scaledenoting the timing differences ofselected signals with major marksrepresenting lines of video (upperscale), and a second scale in micro-seconds (lower scale). A data displayprovides a read-out of the numericvalue (from 37 nsec through all linesof video).

Any two sources can be mapped tothis display. Selections are Black-burst reference, analog video inputsand serial digital video inputs. Therelative timing display is capable ofmeasuring the differences betweeneither analog composite signals, theanalog reference vs. a analogcomposite source, any two serialdigital sources, either serial digitalsource vs. reference, and either analoginput vs. either digital input (analogas reference).

Analog / Digital relative timing scaledepicting two signals out of time.

The scale of the analog/digital relativetiming display has two pointers, onefor lines of difference, the second formicroseconds of difference. When thetwo sources are out of time, thepointers change color (yellow lessthan 1 µs; green exactly in time, and

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red more than 1 µs) and indicate themeasured difference on the graduatedscales. When the timing is proper, thepointers turn green and move to thecenter of the display labeled “REF”.The vertical and horizontal measureddifferences are displayed also onscreen using alphanumeric text.

One of many types of audio displaysoffered by the VTM-300G,CineSound® surround soundmonitoring.

Audio Displays(Optional Capability)

Available in the VTM-300G are arange of audio options offering a widevariety of audio monitoringcapabilities for analog, digital, anddigital embedded audio. Digital audioformatted in native AES/EBU, Dolby®

AC-3™ or Dolby® E can be monitoredon screen. The VTM-300G audiooptions provide analog and digitalaudio outputs for connections toexternally powered speakers,including Dolby mix-down to stereoand full decoding of the Dolbyformats. Audio displays are veryflexible and can be configured to meetexact requirements.

One pair of level bars and lissajouswith phase correlation bar, 2 pairs of

Another VTM-300G audio display:two level bars, two lissajous patterns,and two phase correlation bars.

level bars with two lissajous and twophase correlation bars, three level barpairs with three phase correlationbars, and four level bar pairs withphase bar correlation are the types oflevel bar displays available. Someaudio options offer Videotek’spatented CineSound® display in 5.1and 7.1 configurations. CineSound® isvery popular with engineers workingin surround sound; it offers the bestdisplay of the surround sound field ina manner that can be interpreted at aglance by any engineer. The VTM-300G has a large set of factoryselectable meter ballistics (includingloudness) and meter scales (see thefeatures section at the end of thispaper for details). The VTM-300Galso offers user customizableballistics, meter attack and decay thatcan be set and saved in presets forfuture use. On screen meter ballisticlabels are included to as a handyreminder to operators. User settablemeter markers allow the audioengineer to set custom warningsand/or visual indications. Alarms canbe tied to the markers, when the levelas indicated has been exceeded; analarm will be generated.

Audio options in the VTM-300G are

field upgradeable. The hardware is asingle circuit board that can beremoved and replaced at any timewith another option board offeringenhanced features.

The VTM-300G audio option isconfigured to follow the selected input.When an analog composite input isselected, any audio source (exceptembedded) can be selected as well asthe meter ballistics and scales.Selecting a digital video input allowsmapping to any audio input with formatspecific meter ballistics and scales.

For example, after the initial setup,any time an analog source is selected,analog audio with VU meters willappear on screen. When a digitalinput is selected -20 dbFs meters mayappear with Peak plus VU ballistics.

Any combination of input source,ballistic and scale can be recalledwhen one of the four video inputs areselected. Also, many of thecapabilities of the audio option boardsare flash upgradeable. If Videotekadds a meter scale in the future, thisnew scale can be added to the VTM-300G by flash update. (Flash updatesare available on the Videotek website- www.videotek.com).

VTM-300G Alarms

Videotek’s VTM-300G is designed tonot only make precision waveformand vector measurements but alsoprovide a comprehensive set of signalalarm metrics which can be used forautomated signal conformancemonitoring.

The VTM-300G offers a multitude ofaudio, video, and timecode alarms,which can report to a user on screen

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or through a computer connected toeither the serial or ethernetcommunications port. All alarminformation is tagged with time ofday, including the source time codeand day/date stamp.

VTM-300G alarm status display: thefive most current alarms aredisplayed on screen.

The On Screen display indicatescurrent alarms as black text over ayellow bar. Historical alarms areshown as white text over blackbackground. The alarm screen isavailable in multi-screen mode andfull screen displays of audio,waveform and vector. Whendisplaying full field picture, the alarmscreen disappears. All alarm settingsare saved by input; therefore eachinput can have a unique set of alarmparameters and are recalled anytimean input source is changed.An instrument of the caliber of theVTM-300G must provide the usermethods for efficient use. If theinstrument is difficult to use, itdoesn’t matter how good the quality;it will never be the user’s favorite. Aseemingly small feature, like thealarm setting screen, adds thefriendliness that Videotek customershave come to enjoy. Information isn’tnestled in a string of menus; the

VTM-300G alarm settings alarmscreen, a snap shot of all alarms thatcan be recalled with the press of thedisplay button.

information required to make fastdecisions is a button press or touch ofa control away.

Unattended Monitoringand LoggingTo support unattended monitoringapplications the VTM-300G maintainsa log of 100 alarms, time stampedwith Date, Vertical Interval TimeCode (VITC) or Longitudinal TimeCode (LTC), and time of day real timeclock (RTC). The front panel AlarmScroll control enables the user tobrowse through the internally storedalarms. Alarm information isdisplayed by selected input, a separateset of alarms are saved for each input.This feature simplifies sorting ofinformation after the fact. Select thedesired input and scroll though its

alarm history. Note that alarms areonly collected when the input isactively displayed.

SpyderWeb™

The SpyderWeb™ Monitoring andControl software is included free witheach VTM-300G. The program iscompatible with Windows 98 (SE),NT-4 and 2000. SpyderWeb™operates on serial or ethernet

connections. All front panel controlsof the VTM-300G have virtualWindows controls. SpyderWeb™

SpyderWeb™ remote control andlogging software.

software can be used to edit alarm andsystem settings offline then transfer tothe VTM-300G when connected.

SpyderWeb™ software offersenhanced logging capabilities.SpyderWeb™ can log any numberof alarms. The files are stored astext delimited allowing analysisusing common spreadsheetprograms. When connected to aVTM-300G, SpyderWeb™ willcollect all alarm information andwarn the operator if a fault hasoccurred. If the operator is notpresent, the VTM-300G will continueto monitor the signal and update thelog. Upon the operator’s return, anevaluation of faults can be made.

SpyderWeb™ is also used to initiateand store frame captures. The VTM-300G has a frame capture feature thatallows the user to capture and transferthe currently displayed screen to aremote computer for archival or futureanalysis. The last captured frame issaved in the VTM-300G and availablefor viewing on the same screen as thelive VTM-300G screen.

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A frame capture can be triggered byan alarm. This feature allows the userto view the exact image (picture,waveform, vector, audio, Timecode,etc) present at the time the VTM-300G alarm occurred. SpyderWeb™’slog contains entries reflecting the factthat a frame capture was transferred tothe PC with the alarm data. Clickingon the frame capture log entryautomatically displays the framecapture on the PC for criticalevaluation.

Remote Operation

The availability of state of the artremote control features assistsintegration of the VTM-300G to manyremote monitoring and controlapplications. As mentioned, a PC maycontrol of all features of theinstrument using SpyderWeb™.

The RCU-300G is a remote controlpanel that connects to the dedicatedport of the VTM-300G. The RCU-300G is especially useful in quietenvironments; it makes no noise andis a replica of the VTM-300G frontpanel in a smaller package. Using thebuilt-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet portand the embedded SNMP agent, userswith SNMP remote management canadd the monitoring capabilities of theVTM-300G for advanced system widelogging.

The fundamental system controlinterface is the GPI. The VTM-300Ghas nine GPI inputs and two GPI

outputs. A user menu determineswhich alarm(s) will trigger the GPIoutputs. Any and/or all alarms cantrigger either GPI output. The GPIinput functions are unique to theVTM-300G. The nine GPI inputshave the following default functions:Select Input ASelect Input BSelect Input C Select Input D Capture Frame Send Captured Frame On Air Memory SequenceBypass

A configuration menu allows the userto redefine and re-label each of theseinputs for logging purposes. Forexample, changing the Bypass GPIinput (reassign as User GPI #9) couldbe labeled ‘DA-101 P-S’ andconnected to the power supply alarmcontact of a DA frame. If the DAframe power supply has a problem,the VTM-300G will alarm On Screenand enter the alarm into its log. ThePower Supply alarm is handled in thesame manner as a video or audioalarm generated by the VTM-300G.

The VTM-300G offers GPI interfaces,Serial RS-232/422, Remote ControlPanel and Ethernet ports, as well. Thecommunications ports can be usedwith a PC running SpyderWeb™ orlegacy control of any popularautomation system.

Other standard VTM-300G interfacesinclude PS/2® keyboard loop andXGA input. The VTM-300G can becontrolled from a standard PS/2®

keyboard using shortcuts for control(Such as press W for waveform zoom,1 to select Input A, or Control-O foralarm clear, etc.

The VTM-300G has a unique Bypassfunction. When the VTM-300G isdeployed in a system sharing theXGA display and PS/2® keyboardwith a computer, looping connectorsare provided. Pressing the front panelBypass button toggles control anddisplay between the VTM-300G andthe PC. A nonlinear edit system mayonly need to view the VTM-300G’stechnical display when ingestingprogram material, the operator simplypresses the front panel button (orcloses a GPI) to change from VTMscreen to NLE screen. The bypassfunction can be configured to occurupon alarm as well.

Security Access

The VTM-300G also has front paneland preset locking features. Frontpanel lock is password protected tolimit access to specific operators. Thedisplay cannot be reconfigured ormodified without entry of a password.The Preset lock feature passwordprotects storage of user presets.Protect all presets or individualpresets with a password.

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VTM-300G Front and Back Panels

The VTM-300G is a product of exceptional maturity; it has evolved from multiplegenerations of instruments produced by Videotek, Inc. We have worked very closelywith engineers of differing disciplines to define this test and measurementinstrument. The VTM-300G offers more features, with unparalleled quality, than anyother product. Videotek’s name is synonymous with Multi-format On ScreenMonitoring and is recognized as the best, worldwide and we stand by our productswith an unrivaled Five Year Warranty.

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Features & Benefits

System Features

• High-resolution XGA Output with Easy-to-ReadDisplays

• Digital Processing for Accurate, and Drift-freeOperation

• Instrument Presets for Quick Recall ofCommonly Used Configurations (PasswordProtected)

• Alarm Status Screen • Audio Configuration Automatically Follows

Selected Video Input• Comprehensive Set of Analog and Digital /Video,

Audio, and Timecode Alarms• Selection Indicators for Ease of Use in Darkened

Environments • Silent Remote Control Panels for Noise Sensitive

Applications• Low Cost of Ownership• Five Year Warranty

Video and Display Features

• A-B Parade and Overlay• Digitally Produced RGB and Encoded Gamut

Display• Passive Looping Analog and Digital Inputs• Serial Digital Interface (SD-SDI) and Composite

Inputs• Analog to Digital Relative Timing Display• On Screen Closed Captions (CC1 and CC3)• Vector Gain Variable to 10x• Waveform Gain Variable to 10x• Waveform and Vector Cursors• Frame Capture (Automatic and Manual)• Safe Action and Safe Title Markers• Alarm Settings Screen

System Features

• High-resolution XGA Output with Easy-to-ReadDisplays

• Digital Processing for Accurate, and Drift-freeOperation

• Instrument Presets for Quick Recall ofCommonly Used Configurations (PasswordProtected)

• Alarm Status Screen • Audio Configuration Automatically Follows

Selected Video Input• Comprehensive Set of Analog and Digital /Video,

Audio, and Timecode Alarms• Selection Indicators for Ease of Use in Darkened

Environments • Silent Remote Control Panels for Noise Sensitive

Applications• Low Cost of Ownership• Five Year Warranty

Video and Display Features

• A-B Parade and Overlay• Digitally Produced RGB and Encoded Gamut

Display• Passive Looping Analog and Digital Inputs• Serial Digital Interface (SD-SDI) and Composite

Inputs• Analog to Digital Relative Timing Display• On Screen Closed Captions (CC1 and CC3)• Vector Gain Variable to 10x• Waveform Gain Variable to 10x• Waveform and Vector Cursors• Frame Capture (Automatic and Manual)• Safe Action and Safe Title Markers• Alarm Settings Screen

Features & Benefits

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• Dolby® AC-3™ is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Inc. • Dolby® E is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Inc.• CineSound® is a registered trademark of Videotek Inc. • SpyderWeb™ is a trademark of Videotek Inc.• PS/2® is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation

Audio Features (Available in a Variety of Options):• Analog, AES, Dolby® AC-3™, Dolby® E™, and

Embedded Audio Formats• Programmable Meter Ballistic Settings:

Normal (VU)PeakPeak HoldPeak Hold InfiniteTrue PeakTrue Peak HoldTrue Peak Hold Infinite, VU + PeakVU + Peak HoldVU + Peak Hold Infinite, VU + True PeakVU + True Peak Hold, VU + True PeakHold InfiniteReset Peak HoldLoudnessCustom Attack & DecayUser Settings

• Programmable Meter Scales:Type IType llaType llbType I +8NordicDIN45406dBfsZero Ref dBfs

• Loudness Metering / Alarm • Variable Peak Hold• Variable Phase Correlation Response Dampening • User Programmable Meter Markers• Multiple Audio Lissajous Display• CineSound® Display for Surround Sound

Monitoring• Decoded Dolby Audio Outputs• Meta Data Display and Alarms• Lip-Sync detect alarm • Alarm for Constant Audio Level (Tone) • Digital Audio Clip and Mute Alarms• V-Bit Alarm • On Screen Selected Meter Ballistic Label• Internal Delay Compensation for Dolby Audio

Formats

• Programmable Analog and Digital ReferenceLevels

Communications Features:• Ethernet port with SNMP Agent• SpyderWeb™ Monitoring and Remote Control

Software• Remote Control Panel (Option)• XGA and Keyboard Loop-through with Monitor

Bypass Feature• PS/2® Keyboard Control• Router Control Ports• Two GPI Outputs• Nine GPI Inputs, Customizable• Serial Port

Applications:

On Line - Quality Assurance TerminalBroadcast Monitoring of Standard Definition (SD)Digital and Composite Signals Compliance Checking Camera Shading Contribution ValidationMixed format Facilities; Digital and AnalogComposite Content Verification - Audio/Video/Time-Codequality at a glance!

Non-Linear Editing

Telecine

Options

Opt. 4a - Analog, AES/EBU and Embedded audiowith six channels displayed.

Opt. 5a - Analog, AES/EBU and Embedded audiowith eight channels and CineSound® Display.

RCU-300G - Remote control Panel.

VTM Mobile Opt. 2 - Portable, lightweight carrycase with integral TFT-LCD

VIDEOTEK, INC.243 Shoemaker RoadPottstown, PA 19464

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