WFM6120 SD-SDI, NTSC and PAL Waveform Monitor

WFM6120 SD-SDI, NTSC and PAL Waveform Monitor

Advanced tools to simplify your digital transition.

The WFM6120 provides Tektronix' superior video waveform monitoring and analysis capabilities required in Content Creation, Content Delivery, Research & Development, and Manufacturing for SD (Standard Definition) applications.

Precision and leading-edge capabilities such as Physical Layer Measurement, Digital Data Analysis, CaptureVu, A/V Delay Measurement and Simultaneous Input display make Tektronix the brand of choice for applications that require deep signal analysis and unquestionable accuracy.

Features & Benefits

• The WFM6120 offers SD-SDI, analog video, and audio monitoring options in one platform 
• The WFM6120 measurement and monitoring options provide a flexible range of configurations to maximize productivity 
• Industry-leading Loudness monitoring capabilities 
• Loudness Trend Chart with adjustable display window 
• CEA608 Closed Caption monitoring 
• ANC Inspector simplifies ANC data monitoring 
• AFD (Automatic Format Description) detection with automatic graticule display 
• Broadcast Flag/CGMS detection 
• Black/Frozen picture detect 
• Numerical and graphical display of analog and digital audio formats 
• In-depth digital data analysis helps quickly resolve difficult quality and reliability issues 
• High-performance physical layer measurements of eye and jitter are essential to resolve difficult troubleshooting tasks 
• CaptureVu® advanced video capture simplifies troubleshooting of intermittent errors 
• Monitoring of three user-defined Vertical Ancillary (VANC) data packets on the auxiliary Data Status display – including user-definable names for the three VANC data types with reference to their respective DID/SDID values 

• Exceptional audio monitoring, with options for analog, embedded, and digital AES/EBU 
• Monitoring of up to 16 channels of embedded AES audio on the audio level bar display (Option AD required) 
• Tektronix See and Solve™ displays facilitate compliance verification with FlexVu™, the most powerful four-tile display available 
• SNMP and Ethernet remote interface capabilities to facilitate centralized monitoring and control 
• Instrument presets for quick recall of commonly used configurations 
• Digital cursors for precise time and amplitude monitoring 
• Teletext decode and display capability helps operators quickly verify these data services 
• Standard and user-definable Safe Area Graticules facilitate editing tasks, reducing the need for reworks and format conversions 
• Front-panel USB and headphone ports provide fast access to commonly used tasks 

• Eye Overshoot/Undershoot Automated Measurement (Option PHY) 
• Audio Channel Status Display (with any audio option) 
• Audio Loudness and Peak Measurement (ITU BS.1770-3)(with audio option) 
• Audio/Video Delay Measurement Enhancement (Out-of-Service)(Option AVD) 
• Teletext Detect and Decode (Closed Caption / Subtitle only) 
• Active Format Description (AFD) Decode – in ANC (SMPTE 2016) 
• Video Index Decode – Aspect Ratio Only (SMPTE RP186) 
• Wide Screen Signaling (WSS) Decode – both in PAL and in Digitized SD-SDI (ITU-BT.1119-2) 
• Get/Load Captured Data through Network 
• Active Format Description (AFD) Decode and Display Enhancements (SMPTE 2016) 
• Decode and Display Broadcast Flag/CGMS 
• Black and Frozen Picture Detect 
• ANC-LTC and ANC-VITC Time Code Detection and Selection 
• Infinite Persistence Mode for Trace, including Eye-pattern Trace(Requires Option EYE or Option PHY, and waveform trace) 

Applications 

• Monitoring and compliance checking in video distribution and broadcasting 
• Quality control in the video production and post production 
• Equipment qualification and troubleshooting in the installation and maintenance of video facilities and systems