The Videotek TVM9150PKG multiformat video waveform monitor and audio signal analyzer with integral XGA TFT color LCD display is the most advanced and intuitive test instrument available in a half-rack scope package. Versatile and modular, the TVM9150PKG is ideal for all 3G/HD/SD-SDI, analog composite and ASI video and audio applications.
Users can display and evaluate up to four input sources, in up to four formats, simultaneously. One hundred percent digital signal processing enables precision presentation of waveform, vector, gamut, audio, picture, timing and data analyzer screens, each of which can be viewed in any quadrant. With full-screen, multiple pictures, thumbnails and powerful MULTI mode, complete display flexibility is a reality.
TVM9150 packages are predefined module groupings designed to quickly deliver the monitoring solution you need. The unit can be rackmounted or used in the field, and integrates seamlessly into any broadcast, post-production, telecine, satellite or cable facility, making the TVM9150 the ultimate choice for quality control, troubleshooting and compliance-check applications. Select among 3 Gb/s, HD/SD-SDI, SD-SDI, analog composite and ASI video monitoring with advanced physical jitter, Dolby, advanced audio and lip sync monitoring options to build a system customized to your requirements.
Selectable Options
The TVM9150PKG has impressive features, including illuminated controls; a modular platform for easy upgrades; HD/SD-SDI auto-detect; passive looping inputs that accept 1080i, 1080p and 720p formats at popular frame rates, including SD-525/625; real-time alarms (with time stamp, adjustable limits and peak value report); frame capture/transfer; EIA 608 and 708 closed caption; Teletext; OP-47 HD subtitles; XDS; and alarm status and metadata displays.
Options include dual HD/SD-SDI eye pattern with jitter display, dual 3G/HD/SD-SDI, dual HD/SD-SDI, dual SD-SDI, dual ASI and dual analog composite inputs, advanced audio analysis with CineSound Surround display and comprehensive Dolby decoding.
The TVM9150PKG features Imagine Communication’s patented Q-SEE display technology, which enables users to configure their screen for any specific need. Whether the desire is for full screen, quadrant with picture thumbnail or the convenient MULTI mode, Q-SEE can make it happen. Choose from waveform, vector, gamut, audio, picture and timing displays, and place each in any quadrant on the screen.
The TVM9150PKG can be quickly and easily configured, with direct access to display functions, selectable screen location and context-sensitive pop-up menus, as well as the industry’s most intuitive navigation system. Complete presentation changes can be instantly applied with any of the 16 front-panel preset selections.
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice
VIDEO | |
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HD/SD-SDI Input Module (TVM-VTM-SDI-H-F) | |
Two passive looping inputs accepting SD SMPTE 259M-C formats or HD SMPTE 292M formats, including: 525/59.94, 625/50, 1080i/60, 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 1080p/30, 1080p/29.97, 1080p/25, 1080p/24, 1080p/23.98, 1080p/30sF, 1080p/29.97sF, 1080p/25sF, 1080p/24sF, 1080p/23.98sF, 720p/60, 720p/59.94, 720p/50, 720p/30, 720p/29.97, 720p/24 and 720p/23.98 | |
Data Rate | 270 Mb/s, 1.485 Gb/s, auto-detect |
Connectors | 4 BNCs, Hi-Z passive looping |
Level | 800 mV, nominal |
Input EQ | 270 Mb/s: 250 m of 8281 1.485 Gb/s: 100 m of 8281 |
Return Loss | ≤-15 dB, 5 MHz to 1.485 GHz |
SDI Monitor Output | Follows the selected digital input |
Data Rate | 270 Mb/s and 1.485 Gb/s |
Connector | BNC |
Level | 800 mV, nominal |
3G/HD/SD-SDI Input Module (TVM-VTM-3GB-F) | |
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Two passive looping inputs accepting 3 Gb/s SMPTE 424M inputs, SD SMPTE 259M-C formats or HD SMPTE 292M formats, including: 525/59.94, 625/50, 1080i/60, 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 1080p/60, 1080p/59.94, 1080p/50, 1080p/30, 1080p/29.97, 1080p/25, 1080p/24, 1080p/23.98, 1080p/30sF, 1080p/29.97sF, 1080p/25sF, 1080p/24sF, 1080p/23.98sF, 720p/60, 720p/59.94, 720p/50, 720p/30, 720p/29.97, 720p/24 and 720p/23.98 | |
Data Rate | 270 Mb/s, 1.485 Gb/s, 2.97 Gb/s, auto-detect |
Input Impedance | 75 ohms, active looping |
Input EQ | Up to 250 m, Belden 8281 at 270 Mb/s, 100 m, Belden 8281 at 1.485 Gb/s or 80 m, Belden 1694A at 2.97 Gb/s |
Return Loss | ≤-25 dB, 5 to 270 MHz; ≤-15 dB, 270 MHz to 1.5 GHz; ≤-10 dB, 1.5 to 2.97 GHz |
Connector | BNC |
ASI Input Module (TVM-VTM-ASI-F) | |
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Two passive looping inputs accepting DVB-ASI or SMPTE 310M signals, auto-detect. Monitoring of ATSC PSIP or DVB PSI tables. ETSI TR 101-290 priority 1, 2 and 3 alarms including buffer errors | |
Input Data Rate | DVB-ASI: 270 Mb/s, maximum payload 120 Mb/s SMPTE 310M: 19.393 Mb/s, or 38.785 Mb/s |
Input Connectors | 4 BNCs, Hi-Z passive looping |
Input Level | 800 mV, nominal |
Input EQ | 250 m, Belden 8281 |
Return Loss | ≤-15 dB, 5 to 270 MHz |
Monitor Output | Follows the selected digital input |
Output Level | 800 mV, nominal |
Output Data Rate | DVB-ASI: 270 Mb/s SMPTE 310M: 19.393 Mb/s, or 38.785 Mb/s |
Output Connector | BNC |
ATSC Display Tables | PAT (Program Association Table) INFO (from the Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)) PMT (Program Map Table) MGT (Master Guide Table) VCT (Virtual Channel Table) RRT (Region Rating Table) STT (System Time Table) EIT (Event Information Table) EPG (Electronic Program Guide) BW (Bandwidth) |
DVB Display Tables | PAT (Program Association Table) INFO (from the Program and Information Table (SI)) PMT (Program Map Table) EIT (Event Information Table) CAT (Conditional Access Table) NIT (Network Information Table) SDT (Service Description Table) BW (Bandwidth) |
Jitter Evaluation Input Module (TVM-VTM-JEM3-F) | |
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Two passive looping inputs accepting HD SMPTE 292M or SD SMPTE 259M-C formats | |
Data Rate | 270 Mb/s, 1.485 Gb/s, auto-detect |
Connectors | 4 BNCs, Hi-Z active-looping |
Level | 800 mV, nominal |
Input EQ | 270 Mb/s: 250 m, Belden 8281 1.485 Gb/s: 80 m, Belden 8281 |
Return Loss | ≤-15 dB 5 MHz to 1.485 GHz |
SDI Monitoring Output | Follows the selected digital input |
Output Data Rate | 270 Mb/s and 1.485 Gb/s |
Output Connector | BNC |
Output Level | 800 mV, nominal |
Jitter Demod | Displays pk-pk jitter as a bar graph and numeric readout, jitter waveform or frequency spectrum |
Bar Graph | 0 to 1 UI or 0 to 0.2 UI with numeric readout |
Filter | 10 Hz ±2 Hz 1 kHz ±5% 10 kHz ±5% 100 kHz ±5% |
Waveform | Synchronized with video 1 H, 2 H, 1 V or 2 V sweep rate Line-select may be applied |
Frequency Plot | Displays a frequency histogram from the filter setting up to a maximum frequency of 1 or 5 MHz |
Eye Parameter Measurement | Amplitude, rise time, fall time |
Measurement Bandwidth | 250 kHz to 2250 MHz -3 to 1 dB relative to 750 MHz |
Filters | 10 Hz ±2 Hz 100 Hz ±10 Hz 1 kHz ±100 Hz |
Amplitude | ±2% with a displayed waveform of 800 mV |
Overshoots | ±2% with a displayed overshoot of 10% 20% maximum |
Rise and Fall Time | Within 2% of the displayed rise/fall time |
Analog Input Module (TVM-VTM-ACV-2-F) | |
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2 passive looping NTSC/PAL composite video, auto-detect | |
Signal Level | 1 V pk-pk |
Input Impedance | Hi-Z, looping |
Return Loss | ≤-45 dB 100 kHz to 5 MHz |
DC Restore Clamp Time | Back Porch |
DC Restorer Level Shift Due to Presence or Absence of Burst | ≤1 IRE/ Unit |
DC Restorer Level Shift with Change from 50% APL to 10% APL or to 90% APL | ≤1 IRE/ Unit |
DC Restorer 60 Hz Attenuation Slow Fast |
≤5% ≥90% |
Maximum Input Amplitude | (AC+DC) +2.5 to -1.5 VDC restorer off, ±3.0 VDC restorer on |
Analog blackburst, NTSC/PAL composite video, tri-level sync auto-detect (per SMPTE 274M) | |
Levels | 286 mV pk-pk ±6 dB (blackburst NTSC) 300 mV pk-pk ±6 dB (PAL sync and burst) 600 mV pk-pk ±3 dB (tri level Sync) |
Impedance | Selectable Hi-Z looping or 75 ohms terminating |
Return Loss | ≤-40 dB, 100 kHz to 5 MHz |
Connectors | BNC |
DVI-I Output | |
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Digital Levels | Per DDWG DVI rev1 |
R, G, B Levels | Selectable 0.7 or 1 V pk-pk, nominal |
Pixel Rate | 65 Mp/s |
R, G, B Impedance | 75 ohms |
Horizontal Sync | Negative TTL pulse @ 48,363 Hz ±1% |
Vertical Sync | Negative TTL pulse @ 60.004 Hz ±1% |
Display Accuracy | ±1% waveform ±1 vector ±37 ns timing digital ±300 ns timing analog |
Connector | 29-pin DVI-I, female |
Audio Options | |
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Inputs (Analog) | 8 monophonic or four stereo channels, balanced or unbalanced |
Maximum Input Level | +24 dBu |
Input Connector | 37-pin D-sub, male |
Impedance | >20 k ohms |
Inputs (Digital) | 16 embedded audio channels. 4 or 8 AES/EBU serial digital pairs, (option dependent) Optional Dolby E or AC-3 stream |
Input Connectors | 4 or 8, BNC, female |
Impedance | 75 ohms |
Outputs (Analog) | 8 monophonic or 4 stereo channels, balanced or unbalanced, follows selected audio input. Dolby inputs produce a 2-channel mix down and/or full 8-channel decode |
Output Level | 24 dBu max +6 to -50 dB adjustable For digital audio, -20 dBFS produces a +4 dBu analog output level |
Output Connector | 37-pin D-sub, male, shared with inputs |
Impedance | 10 ohms unbalanced or 20 ohms balanced, nominal |
Signal To Noise: Outputs (Digital) | 100 dB (relative to signal level out of +24 dBu), typical 4 AES/EBU and one Dolby Digital, Dolby E, or AES stream embedded in the selected digital video source |
Output Connector | 4 BNC, female shared with input |
Impedance | 75 ohms |
Captioning | |
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CC608 | EIA/CEA-608-E |
CC708/DTVCC | EIA/CEA-708-D |
Teletext | EN 300 706 Presentation Level 1 teletext and subtitles |
HD Teletext | OP-47 delivery of EN 300 706 teletext and subtitles |
Control | |
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GPI | 9 total with 4 input and 5 preset recall selections, or individually user configured |
GPO | 2 alarms, user-configured |
Connector | 26-pin HD (high-density) D-sub, female |
Input Impedance | 10 k ohms returned to 5 VDC |
Alarm Output | Relay closure |
Maximum Relay Current | 350 mA @30 VDC |
External Router Control | 1 RJ11 female, for use with Videotek RS-12A router for input expansion |
Peripheral Interface | USB 1.1 supporting storage devices, and keyboard |
Connector | USB 1.1, Type A, female |
Communications | Ethernet port - 10/100Base-T |
Connector | RJ45 Ethernet female |
Timecode | |
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Input | LTC, Ancillary Time Code (HD only), DVITC extracted from SD inputs |
Display | |
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General | A quadrant display for viewing an input on up to four different displays as picture, waveform, vector, audio, alarm status, timing, optional eye pattern, simultaneously or individually as a full-screen display of each separately. Additional data analyzer display for pixel analysis. Also view multiple waveform and vectors of the same or different inputs |
Waveform | Composite, YCBCR or RGB, parade/overlay of like formats |
Sweep Time Base | 1 or 2 H, with x1, x5 and x10 horizontal magnification 1 or 2 V with x1, x5 and x25 horizontal magnification |
Waveform Accuracy | ≤1% |
Waveform Frequency Response | Analog: 25 Hz to 5.75 MHz within ±1% of amplitude at 50 kHz HD: ±0.5% to 30 MHz Y ±0.5% to 15 MHz CB, CR SD: ±0.5% to 5.75 MHz Y ±0.5% to 2.50 MHz CB, CR |
Power Requirements | |
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Power Input | 90 to 260 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
Power Consumption | 180 VA |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 5.25 x 8.2 x 16.6 in. (13.34 x 21.6 x 42.24 cm) |
Environmental | |
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Operating Temperature | 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C) |
Storage Temperature | -40 to 149 F (-40 to 65 C) |
Humidity | 85% maximum (non-condensing) |
Operating Altitude | To 6,562 ft (2,000 m) above sea level |
Pollution Degree | 2 |
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Manufacturer | Imagine Communications |
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