Tektronix AMM768
Audio Multi-Channel Monitor,
Discontinued

Flexibility
The modular architecture of the AMM768 provides, in a single platform, scalable solutions to meet diverse applications and evolve with your needs. This instrument supports a variety of audio options from Digital audio AES/EBU, Analog audio and compressed formats Dolby Digital and Dolby-E. The AMM768 can be upgraded in the field to enable additional monitoring options.

Ease Of Use
Exclusive features such as FlexVu 4-tile display, multiple presets, and the SDI option with picture display, simplify operations and boost productivity.  The AMM768 provides an auxiliary XGA output for an external display. Full Ethernet connectivity and SNMP interface provide advanced report management and remote operation

Technical Excellence
To perform unattended monitoring of content and to prepare maintenance records, the AMM768 provides the most comprehensive report of audio status and statistics.  Tektronix' exclusive SDI option enables audio de-embedding and picture display with closed caption. This option provides an additional level of insight in the signal, and allows for a smooth monitoring of audio signals in video/audio environments.
 

The AMM768 provides a modular approach that allows users to meet the current needs and be prepared for future transitions. This capability proves particularly useful to accurately and efficiently verify the quality of legacy audio and emerging multi-channel audio technology in today's transitioning environments.

Flexibility in decoding to output channels in digital and analog with a vide varity of Audio Options can be added to the monitor.

Option DD allows for monitoring of Dolby Digital, and option DDE allows for monitoring of up to ten Dolby E channels. Dolby status displays offer in-depth review of decoded Dolby metadata.  All audio options have an audio bar display and can display up to six audio bars for analog inputs, up to eight audio bars on AES and embedded audio sources, and up to ten audio bars when decoding Dolby Digital or Dolby-E.

FlexVu Display Provides Status at a Glance Binary Channel Status Showing Digital Audio Data Audio Session Display - Summary of Conditions per Channel	Option DD allows for monitoring of Dolby Digital, and option DDE allows for monitoring of up to ten Dolby E channels. Dolby status displays offer in-depth review of decoded Dolby metadata.  All audio options have an audio bar display and can display up to six audio bars for analog inputs, up to eight audio bars on AES and embedded audio sources, and up to ten audio bars when decoding Dolby Digital or Dolby-E. AMM768 has the ability to decode Dolby E to a variety of different outputs analog or digital. Eight Analog and Digital outputs are available by re-configuring Input B.> The AMM768 provides unique user interface features to improve efficiency in production operations and engineering.  The integrated FlexVu™ Display Interface of AMM768 allows for the simultaneous display of four display tiles to monitor, at a glance several aspects of the signal.  You can create and store up to 20 presets and organize them into five groups. Using presets, you can configure the instrument for specific tasks or personal preferences. You can label the presets and preset groups for easy identification. The presets can be downloaded to a USB memory device and transfer them to another AMM768 unit. The advanced online help system has two levels of information: Help for each button and menu item Instrument-level help with tutorial-type information
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Powerful Monitoring And Alarm Reporting Capabilities All audio options of the AMM768 provide user-selectable scales, meter ballistics, audio level indicators, threshold levels, and measurement durations. AMM768 features Bars, Phase and Surround audio displays.  The audio bar display provides In-bar messages to show status and fault conditions for each monitored audio channel, reducing the likelihood of an undetected audio problem.  The multiple-channel Surround Sound display shows audio levels, total sound volume, phantom source locations, and dominant sound position that facilitates full signal monitoring at a glance. The Audio Session display shows digital error conditions, highest true peak, and the number of clips, mutes, over-levels, silences and loudness levels. User-specified threshold values determine over-level and silence conditions and the duration of an audio fault required to trigger an alarm.  The AES Channel Status display provides Text, Hex or Binary display of the audio data. The Binary mode provides data decoding of the individual bits and bytes for easy interpretation and detailed analysis of the audio data. AMM768 provides several alarm notification methods, including on-screen error icons, audible beep, ground-closure output and SNMP traps. The user can select how each alarm will be reported and which alarms must be saved in the error log.  AMM768 can store up to 10,000 events. These events are stored with time code, date, and time of day. The log file can be easily printed directly or exported to htm or txt file for easy processing in Excel or database software.  This error log is provided as a standard feature with any audio option. This capacity is a must to perform unattended monitoring of content or for the preparation of maintenance and quality records. Picture Display For Easy Audio/Video Coordination SDI Picture Display Tektronix Option SDI provides a unique HD/SD picture display with closed caption capability. This picture display facilitates a coordinated monitoring of embedded audio signals with the corresponding video. This feature provides an additional level of insight in the content, it facilitates the identification of monitored material, simplifies the detection of embedding problems, and helps operators to unveil audio-video coordination faults.  The video to audio map feature allows to associate different audio to SDI video inputs for quick combination of audio and video signals.  This option also provides audio de-embedding for eight AES/EBU channels.
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Advanced Network Connectivity AMM768 provides full Ethernet connectivity for remote reporting and instrument operation via web. Its interface is compatible with SNMP. This allows for automatic report generation to a centralized location.  This instrument also provides an auxiliary XGA output for external display units, and a PIX output for full display of the SDI signal.