OP47 & Teletext Closed Captions Support plus Other Feature Enhancements to the WFM and WVR Series Waveform Monitors & Rasterisers.

NEW - Firmware Release with Feature Enhancements to the WFM6000/7000 Series Waveform Monitors and WVR6000/7000 Series Rasterisers.

Several significant new features have been added in the new release of firmware, V4.0.5 now available as a free download from the Tektronix website, including:

• Support for ITU1770 Loudness Monitoring
• Support for AES Channel Status Display
• Support for Teletext & OP47 closed captions decode & display
• Support for 3Gbps Single Link SDI Formats
• Support for Dolby Monitoring in the WFM7020 and WVR7020
• Support for Dolby-E Audio/Video Timing & Synchronisation Measurement
• Support for VANC Dolby Metadata Display (Evertz & Norpak Implementation)

A full matrix of Feature Additions vs Instrument Model can be downloaded here as a PDF document (31KB)

The following list of instructions will assist you to download this software from the Tek web site:

1. Go to www.tek.com
2. Click on “Software” under Downloads menu on left side of home page
3. Type in your instrument Model No (eg., WFM7100, WVR7120, etc) as your search keyword
4. The approriate software will be labelled as either
   WFM7120 WFM7020 AND WFM6120 SYSTEM FIRMWARE CUSTOMER DISTRIBUTION ... or as
   WVR7120 WVR7020 AND WVR6020 SYSTEM FIRMWARE CUSTOMER DISTRIBUTION ...
   both dated 12th May 2008
5. Selection of either of these will take you to the download page for software V4.0.5
   25MB file size for the WFM Series and 7MB for the WVR Series

To upgrade a "WFM" Waveform Monitor, easiest method will be via front panel USB port. This procedure is as follows:

1. Ensure that your WFM has been already upgraded with the new Opt FP Front Panel - this software MUST NOT be installed in a WFM6100, WFM7000 or WFM7100 that does not have the new FP installed
2. Unzip the folder downloaded above and extract files to a directory named “WfmUpgrd” on your USB memory stick
3. Plug the USB memory stick into the WFM front panel USB port
4. Select Config menu on the WFM
5. Navigate to the Utilities menu and select System Upgrade -> USB Upgrade
6. The WFM will automatically detect the new software and perform the upgrade which will take some 15-20 minutes. 
7. Once the upgrade is finished the WFM will restart with the new software.

To upgrade a "WVR" Waveform Rasteriser will require a PC connection to your WVR via the ethernet port.

1. The full detailed procedure is outlined in the WVR Series User Technical Reference Manual which can be downloaded here as a PDF document (2.4MB)
2. Please refer to section "Upgrading the Waveform Rasterizer Firmware" on Page 38 under "Supplemental Operating Information"

If you require any assistance with upgrading your instrument, please contact Domenic Pupo at TekMark Australia on (02) 9911 3888

Visit our Booth at the Australian Broadcast Exhibition ABE2008

TekMark Australia will be exhibiting these products along with a host of other Tektronix products at the upcoming ABE Show, to be held at the Manly Pacific International Hotel in Sydney from 22nd to 24th July.

If you are attending this show, please click here if you wish to register.

We hope to see you at the ABE!