Quantum Data 881 - Manual (Page 58)

40 Chapter 2 Testing Video Displays
General video display testing procedures
This section provides an overview of basic steps performed to test your video display
using your 882C(A) or 881 generator. Testing your video display involves four basic steps:
1. Connecting generator to display under test.
2. Selecting interface type for display under test.
3. Selecting a video format appropriate for display under test.
4. Selecting an image suitable for testing the display under test.
Making physical connection
The first step is to make a physical cable connection between the generator and display
under test. The following table provides guidelines for connecting the 882C(A) or 881
generator to the display under test.
Display type Signal type Port (Interface) Cable
Information
Technology
(IT) Computer - VESA
(DMT, CVT) Analog component
RGB VGA VGA to VGA
Computer - VESA
DDWG Digital component
RGB HDMI OUT
(HDMI-D) HDMI to DVI
Consumer
Equipment
(CE) SDTV - ITU-470-6
baseband Analog composite
CVBS CVBS BNC to RCA
75 Ohm
SDTV - ITU-470-6
baseband Analog composite
S-Video SVIDEO S-Video
(miniDin)
SDTV - CEA-861B Analog component
YPbPr
VGA VGA to RCA 1
1. Optional cable available from Quantum Data.
HDTV -
CEA-861C Digital component DVI
RGB HDMI OUT
(HDMI-D) HDMI to DVI
HDTV -
CEA-861C Digital component
HDMI RGB and YCbCr HDMI OUT
(HDMI-H) HDMI to HDMI
Profes-
sional AV SDI
(SMPTE-259M)
and HD-SDI
(SMPTE-292M-C) Digital component
YCbCr SDI/HD-SDI BNC Coax