Tektronix has introduced new capabilities for its WVR7100 and WVR6100 rasterizers. They include eye pattern display, jitter measurements and cable length measurement for high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI) and standard-definition serial digital interface (SD-SDI) signals to meet the needs of broadcast, production and post-production applications. Also included is support for monitoring ancillary data that conforms to the Association of Radio and Broadcast (ARIB) standards used in Japan. The WVR7100 and WVR6100 provide customers in the multiformat environments--composite, SD and HD (WVR7100 only) video and/or analog, digital, Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Dolby E audio--with cost-effective and easy-to-use monitoring tools that enable them to ensure production and broadcast of quality content that adheres to legal broadcast specifications. With the FlexVu display, customers can configure their instrument to display in four different tiles any of the waveform, vector, gamut, picture, status, alarms, timing and eye-pattern displays. With the audio option, the instrument can also display audio level bars, Lissajous, surround sound, and Dolby audio metadata displays.

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The new option may be ordered now, with shipments of the new firmware and the option expected to begin in July. The new ARIB data-monitoring capabilities will be offered as standard in all new WVR7100 and WVR6100 rasterizers when the new firmware becomes available. At that time, customers with previously purchased WVR7100 and WVR6100 models will be able to download the new ARIB data-monitoring capabilities via a free firmware upgrade from the Tektronix web site.