The Tektronix WVR7120 is a modular waveform rasterizer delivering multi-standard video and audio monitoring for broadcast and professional environments. It combines signal analysis, compliance verification, and real-time troubleshooting in a single platform, with optional modules extending capability across SD-SDI, HD-SDI, dual-link, and composite formats.
Technical Specifications
Video Signal Support
• Standard Definition SDI video monitoring (standard)
• High Definition SDI up to 1.5 Gb/s (optional module)
• Dual Link SMPTE 372M (optional module)
• Composite Analog Video (optional module)
Audio Signal Support
• Analog audio monitoring
• Digital audio (AES/EBU)
• Embedded audio
• Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby E decoding
Display & Visualization
• Four-tile XGA FlexVu™ display for up to four concurrent monitoring windows
• Waveform, vectorscope, picture, gamut, and diamond color space displays
• Eye diagram and jitter analysis (optional EYE or PHY module)
• VANC data status with user-definable data type and DID/SDID monitoring
• Dolby metadata display including A/V timing and synchronization (Option DDE)
• Teletext decode capability
Monitoring & Analysis
• Simultaneous input monitoring with Option SIM for multi-input fault detection, status reporting, and alarm generation
• CaptureVu® advanced video capture for intermittent error diagnosis
• Error detection with configurable alarms and event logging up to 10,000 entries
• Audio/video delay measurement for analog, digital, and Dolby formats with numerical and graphical display
• Industry loudness monitoring with trend charting and adjustable display window
• Closed caption monitoring
• Physical layer analysis including eye patterns and jitter measurement
Data Management
• Web browser-based error log download
– Key Features
Modular architecture enables configuration matched to specific broadcast requirements. Real-time multi-signal monitoring eliminates sequential analysis delays. Integrated audio/video delay measurement streamlines synchronization verification across mixed format chains.
– Typical Applications
Broadcast facility signal verification, contribution network monitoring, content distribution validation, playout verification, and live production troubleshooting.
– Compatibility & Integration
Supports SDI-based video infrastructure with optional format expansion. Web interface provides remote log access and configuration management.
