• Waveform monitors are commonly used in television-based industries. Monitors allow users to test television signal strength and compare the strength between different signals. Tektronix has developed several product lines of waveform monitors including the 1740A, 1750A and 1760 series. The 1740A series differs in that it does not have a color framing display or access to vector, lightning, double and bowtie components.
  
  

Physical Specifications

• The waveform monitor has a height of 5.25 inches, a width of 8.5 inches wide, and a length of 18.125 inches. The unit has a total weight of 8 pounds, and the shipping weight, including packaging and accessories, is just 15.7 pounds. The display area of the monitor is a 80mm tall by 100mm wide cathode-ray tube (CRT).
  
  

Power Specifications

• The 1740A waveform monitor series uses AC voltage between 90 and 250 volts. It performs at a frequency between 50 to 60 hertz and consumes up to 110 volt amperes.
  
  

Environmental Specifications

• The Tektronix Waveform Monitor works best in temperatures between 0 to 50° Celsius and up to 95 percent humidity. This level of humidity can be tolerated for up to five days, but operation should be stopped if moisture develops on the circuit boards. The monitor also operates at elevations up to 2,000 meters. When non-operational, the unit can be safely transported at elevations up to 50,000 meters and in temperatures in the range of -55 to 75° C.
  
  

Signal Specifications

• The waveform mode voltage accuracy and timing accuracy range is ±0.5%. The vector mode has an amplitude accuracy of ±0.5% and a phase accuracy of ±0.5°.
  
  The waveform squarewave operates with an amplitude of 1.0 Volt with an accuracy of ±0.5%. It also has a frequency of 100 kilohertz with an accuracy of ±0.1%.
  
  The waveform sinewave has an amplitude of 1.0 V with an accuracy of ±0.5%.