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Chapter 6 Working with Formats
3. To view options, enter the commands for the format options you want to view. For
example, to view the sync configuration, enter the following command:
?
The generator responds with the information as shown below:
0, 1, 0
// Indicates no sync on red, sync on green, no sync on blue
4. To modify options, enter the format commands with the new values. For example, to
enable sync on red and disable sync on green, enter the following commands:
DMT0660
// Load DMT0660 for editing
1, 0, 1
// Enable sync on red, disable sync on green
// Apply the changes to the generator
To view and modify a format’s parameter settings using the command line interface:
1. Establish a session with the generator using either HyperTerminal over a serial
connection or Telnet over an Ethernet LAN. See “
Establishing a terminal session with
” on page 31 or “
Establishing a Telnet session with the generator
2. Load the format whose parameters you want to view by entering the following
command:
format // Specify a valid format name
3. To view parameters, enter the commands for the format settings you want to view. For
example, to view the horizontal resolution, vertical resolution, horizontal period, and
analog video sync type, enter the following command:
?;
The generator responds with the information in sequence as shown below:
640;480;800;2
4. To modify settings, enter the format commands with the new values. For example to
modify the horizontal resolution and the horizontal sync pulse delay for DMT0660, enter
the following commands:
DMT0660
// Load DMT0660 for editing
660
// Change horizontal res. from 640 to 660 pixels
10
// Change pulse delay from 16 to 10 pixels
// Apply the changes to the generator
Viewing and modifying format parameters by editing XML files
Procedures for viewing and modifying the format parameters by editing the format XML
files are provided below.