Document Outline

• User Guide
  • Contents
  • 1 Getting Started
    • Product overview
      • Standard features
      • Optional features
      • Physical controls
        • Power switch
        • Format knob
        • Image knob
        • Image Step key
        • R, G, B Video Gate keys
        • ACS, DCS, and DSS Sync Gate keys
        • Outputs Key
        • LCD
          • Determining if the active format has been modified
    • Video interfaces
      • VGA interface
      • DVI-I interface
      • LVDS interface
      • Special Sync (S/S) interface
      • S-Video interface
      • Composite video BNC
      • Component video BNC interface
    • Computer interfaces
      • RS-232 interface
      • GPIB interface (optional)
      • USB interface
      • PCMCIA interface
    • Command interfaces
      • Setting up a terminal connection with the generator
      • Changing the baud rate
      • Sending commands interactively
        • Command examples
        • Command examples:
      • Sending commands from text files
    • Special operating modes
      • Summary of special modes
      • Special key operations summary
    • About Video Generator Manager
      • VGM features
      • Installing VGM
  • 2 Testing Video Displays
    • General video display testing procedure
      • Making physical connections
      • Setting the video output mode
      • Selecting video formats
        • Selecting formats automatically
        • Selecting formats manually
      • Understanding the format library
        • Organization of format library
          • Composite television formats
          • Component standard definition television formats
          • Component high definition television formats
          • Computer display formats
        • Viewing format parameters
      • Selecting images
    • Testing analog computer (IT) CRTs
    • Testing digital computer (IT) FPDs
    • Testing analog composite video SDTV (CE) CRTs
    • Testing analog component video SDTV (CE) CRTs
    • Testing digital component video HDTV (CE) flat panel displays
  • 3 Administrative Tasks
    • Displaying system information
    • Restoring factory settings
      • Setting and restoring system parameters
    • Calibrating the generator
      • Calibrating frequency
    • Cloning generators
    • Installing firmware
    • Memory management
  • 4 Working with Formats
    • Overview
    • Format library
      • Compatibility
    • Format naming conventions
      • Composite television format names
        • Example
        • Color coding schemes
        • Adjustments to the format
        • Common composite TV formats with sub-carriers and their respective standards:
      • Component television format names
        • Active vertical lines
        • Frame tracing methods
        • Double clocking
        • Frame rate
        • Common component TV formats
      • Computer display format names
        • Approximate horizontal resolution examples
        • Frame rate examples (half the field rate with interlace scanning)
        • Aperture (used only when the aperture is not A)
        • Common computer display formats
      • Aperture designators
        • Aspect ratio
        • Content fitting operators
        • Other Modifiers
      • Using legacy format names
      • Viewing the format library
      • Viewing format details
    • Creating custom formats
      • Determining the signal specifications of the display
      • Creating custom formats using the command line interface
        • Creating a new format
        • Creating a format based on an existing format
        • Modifying existing formats
    • Editing Format knob lists
      • Editing format knob list using internal editor
      • Editing format knob list using command line interface
    • Configuring DCS priority scheme
    • Creating format aliases
  • 5 Working with Images
    • Overview
      • Viewing the image list
    • Creating custom images
      • Command file example
    • Downloading bitmap images from a PCMCIA card
    • Looping through images
    • Editing Image knob list
      • Editing image knob list using internal editor
      • Editing Image knob list using command line interface
    • Creating image aliases
  • 6 Working with Test Sequences
    • Overview
    • Creating a test sequence
      • Creating a test sequence using command line
      • Creating and editing test sequences using the internal editor
    • Viewing the test sequence list
      • Viewing the test sequence list using the command line
      • Deleting a test sequence using the command line
      • Viewing test sequence using internal sequence editor
    • Running a sequence
      • Running a test sequence using the command line
      • Running a test sequence using internal sequence editor
      • Cancelling the start-up sequence mode
  • 7 Using GPIB Interface
    • Overview
    • Setting the GPIB port address
    • Queries and commands
      • Commands
      • Queries
        • Output queue
        • Buffer deadlock
      • Sending commands and queries
        • Sending multiple commands and queries per line
        • Completion handshake
        • Input buffer
    • Status queries and control
      • Status byte
        • Requesting service
      • Bus commands
        • Remote/local operation
  • 8 Analyzing Digital Sources and Cables
    • Getting started
      • HDMI analyzer connections
        • Monitoring HDMI analyzer signal input
      • DVI analyzer connections
      • Starting the Analyzer Setup Utility
        • Enabling and disabling analyzer images
    • Measuring timing of video signal
      • Setting up analyzer to measure timing
      • Measuring basic timing parameters
      • Measuring detailed timing parameters
    • Testing cables and distribution systems
      • Testing accuracy of analyzer
    • Measuring pixel errors
      • Setting delta error patch parameters
      • Measuring pixel errors in patch
    • Testing InfoFrames (HDMI only)
      • Testing HDMI transmit device InfoFrame capability
    • Testing audio (HDMI only)
      • Testing HDMI transmit device audio capability
    • Controlling analyzer using command-line interface
      • Signal timing analysis commands
        • Viewing signal timing parameters (on an HDMI/DVI monitor)
        • Viewing specific timing parameters
      • Pseudo-random noise generation commands
        • Generating pseudo-random noise
      • Pseudo-random noise analysis commands
        • Analyzing pseudo-random noise in a cable or distribution system
        • Analyzing pseudo-random noise from an external source
        • Testing the analyzer
        • Analyzing pixel data (delta error patch)
    • Generating pseudo-random noise from your device
      • Implementing pseudo-random noise from your device
        • lfsr.h
        • lfsl.cpp
      • Sending pseudo-random noise to external device
      • Analyzing noise from an external device
      • Setting pseudo-random noise parameters
  • 9 Testing HDMI Sink Devices
    • Overview
    • Getting started
      • HDMI connections
      • Setting up the generator for HDMI operation
    • Testing HDMI video
      • Testing HDMI video formats
      • Testing HDMI video pixel repetition
    • Testing HDMI audio
      • Testing 2-channel HDMI audio output from internal SPDIF source
      • Testing 8-channel HDMI audio output from internal source
      • Testing HDMI audio using an external audio source
    • Testing HDMI InfoFrames
      • Viewing InfoFrame contents
      • Testing with Active Format Description (AFD)
  • 10 Testing EDID
    • Overview
    • EDID testing for source devices
      • Testing response of source to EDID
    • EDID testing for sink devices
      • Viewing EDID from a display
      • Writing EDID data to a display
      • Testing EDID in HDMI sink device for HDMI compliance
        • Overview of HDMI compliance testing
        • Testing HDMI sink devices for EDID compliance
        • Visual verification of formats
  • 11 Testing HDCP
    • Testing DVI or HDMI receiver with HDCP
    • Testing HDCP between HDMI transmitter and DVI receiver
    • Testing HDCP with static images
    • Using command-line interface to control HDCP
      • HDCP? command
    • Troubleshooting HDCP errors
      • Common problems
      • Running HDCP test in step mode
      • Running an HDCP self-test
      • Understanding the HDCP test
  • 12 Using Special Sync Output
    • Overview
    • Operating special sync for probe pulse
      • Front panel controls and indicators
        • Probe coordinate numbering
      • Configuring the probe feature
        • Setting sensitivity of knobs
      • Controlling probe using generator controls
      • Controlling probe using command line interface
    • Configuring special sync for FS, LS or CS
  • A Command Reference
    • Commands by name
      • *CLS
      • *DDT
      • *ESE
      • *ESR?
      • *IDN?
      • *OPC
      • *RST
      • *SRE
      • *STB
      • *TRG
      • *TST
      • *WAI
      • ADDR
      • ADOT
      • ALIK
      • ALIN
      • ALIQ?
      • ALLE
      • ALLU
      • AMAP
      • ANIG
      • ANIM?
      • ANTI
      • ARAT
      • AROW
      • ASBG
      • ASCT
      • ASGG
      • ASRG
      • ASSC
      • ASSG
      • ASSS
      • AVCM
      • AVCO
      • AVCS
      • AVPG
      • AVPS
      • AVSS
      • AVST
      • BALG
      • BASE
      • BLUG
      • BOIT
      • BOOT
      • BRAT
      • CACH
      • CALF
      • CALL
      • CENT
      • CROS
      • CSPG
      • CSPP
      • CTLM
      • CXAR
      • DACA
      • DACG
      • DADG
      • DALS
      • DASI
      • DAST
      • DAXA
      • DAXG
      • DCBM
      • DCEX
      • DCPG
      • DCPX?
      • DCRD?
      • DDCV?
      • DELX
      • DELY
      • DIRA
      • DIRB
      • DIRE
      • DIRK
      • DIRL
      • DIRN
      • DIRP
      • DIRQ?
      • DIRS
      • DMAP
      • DNUM
      • DPGU
      • DPTG
      • DPTR
      • DSCT
      • DSST
      • DVIC
      • DVPT
      • DVQM
      • DVSC
      • DVSI
      • DVSM
      • DVSP
      • DVSS
      • DVST
      • DWEL
      • EDID?
      • EQUA
      • EQUB
      • EQUF
      • ERRC
      • ERRQ?
      • ERRY?
      • EXAR
      • EXCX
      • FDTA
      • FLSH
      • FMTA
      • FMTB
      • FMTE
      • FMTG?
      • FMTJ
      • FMTK
      • FMTL
      • FMTN
      • FMTP
      • FMTQ?
      • FMTR
      • FMTS
      • FMTU
      • FMTZ
      • FORM
      • FRAT?
      • FRGB
      • FSPD
      • FSPG
      • FSPP
      • FSPW
      • GAMA
      • GAMC
      • GCET?
      • GETA?
      • GETR?
      • GFED?
      • GLUT
      • GMAP
      • GNPT?
      • GPEL?
      • GPER?
      • GPIB
      • GRID
      • GRIH
      • GRIV
      • GRNG
      • GTLS
      • HATI
      • HATO
      • HDCP?
      • HDMI
      • HRAT
      • HRES
      • HSIZ
      • HSPD
      • HSPG
      • HSPP
      • HSPW
      • HSRS
      • HSSC
      • HTOT
      • HVPD?
      • HVSA
      • I2CR?
      • I2CW
      • IDET
      • IFGU
      • IFTG
      • IFTR
      • IMGA
      • IMGB
      • IMGE
      • IMGK
      • IMGL
      • IMGN
      • IMGP
      • IMGQ?
      • IMGR
      • IMGS
      • IMGU
      • INIT
      • ISTP?
      • ISUB
      • IVER
      • JDVI
      • JLDI
      • JRAT
      • KEYY
      • KNOB
      • LCDS?
      • LEDS?
      • LIMI
      • LINE
      • LLOS
      • LMAX
      • LMAX
      • LMIN
      • LSPG
      • LSPP
      • LUTA
      • LUTB
      • LUTE
      • LUTK
      • LUTL
      • LUTN
      • LUTQ?
      • LUTS
      • LUTU
      • MAPA
      • MAPB
      • MAPE
      • MAPK
      • MAPL
      • MAPN
      • MAPQ?
      • MAPS
      • MEMC
      • MEMF?
      • MEML?
      • MEMT
      • MMAP
      • MODE
      • MSIZ
      • MUTE
      • NAMF?
      • NAMI
      • NAMK
      • NAMQ?
      • NAMY
      • NBPA
      • NBPC
      • NCPP
      • NDAC
      • NDAS
      • NERR?
      • NLNK
      • NOGA
      • NOTU
      • NPPP
      • NSTP?
      • OERR?
      • OFFX
      • OFFY
      • OUTG
      • OVAL
      • PAGE
      • PCPG
      • PDAU
      • PDSH
      • PDSW
      • PDSX
      • PDSY
      • PELD
      • PENH
      • PENW
      • PKUP
      • PNAU
      • PNGU
      • PNSA
      • PNSF
      • PNSG
      • PNSL
      • PNSM
      • PNSP
      • PNSS
      • PNST
        • PRAT?
      • PREG
      • PSHD
      • PSPG
      • PSPM
      • PSPP
      • PSPW
      • PSVD
      • PUTA
      • PUTR
      • PXAR?
      • RATC
      • RCTL
      • RECT
      • REDG
      • RFLD
      • RGBQ?
      • RGBW
      • RMAP
      • ROWI
      • ROWQ?
      • ROWY
      • SAMP
      • SCAL
      • SCAN
      • SCTL
      • SDIR
      • SDLY
      • SDMG
      • SEOS
      • SEQA
      • SEQB
      • SEQE
      • SEQK
      • SEQL
      • SEQN
      • SEQP
      • SEQQ?
      • SEQR
      • SEQS
      • SEQU
      • SIZE
      • SLUT
      • SMAX?
      • SMIN?
      • SMOD
      • SNUM
      • SPAX
      • SPAY
      • SRAT
      • SROP
      • SSST
      • STRG
      • STEP
      • SVSG
      • SXAR
      • SXCX
      • SXEX
      • TBOX
      • TBXG
      • TEXT
      • TMAU
      • TOBL
      • TRIA
      • TTLL
      • UIDN
      • UNPK
      • USIZ
      • UNPK
      • UNPK
      • VERF?
      • VERG?
      • VERH?
      • VRAT?
      • VRES
      • VSIZ
      • VSPD
      • VSPG
      • VSPP
      • VSPW
      • VTOF
      • VTOT
      • XACR
      • XAFD
      • XAUD
      • XAVI
      • XBBH
      • XDID
      • XGCP
      • XGDP
      • XGIF
      • XLBW
      • XMPG
      • XRBW
      • XRES
      • XSPD
      • XTBH
      • XVSG
      • YMDI
      • YMDO
      • YRES
  • B Image Reference
    • Standard image descriptions
      • Acer1
      • Acer2
      • Acer3, Acer4, Acer5 and Acer6
      • Acer7 and Acer8
      • Acer9
      • AFDtest
      • Analyzer
      • AnsiLght
      • Apple1
      • Audio LR, AudioLRf, AudioRAT, Audio_L, Audio_Lf, Audio_R, Audio_Rf
      • BarBlack
      • BLU_EM, GRN_EM, RED_EM, WHT_EM, MEME1111, MEMESony, MESony_B, MESony_G, and MESony_R
      • BLU_EM+, GRN_EM+, RED_EM+, WHT_EM+, MEMEPlus, MEPlus_B, MEPlus_G, and MEPlus_R
      • BLU_PIC, GRAY_PIC, GRN_PIC, RED_PIC, WHT_PIC
      • Bosch
      • Box_50mm, Box_64mm, Box100mm, Box150mm, Box200mm, Box250mm
      • BriteBox
      • Burst (TV formats only)
      • BurstTCE
      • CardBMP
      • Check511
      • CheckBy3
      • Check_02
      • Check_11
      • CirclesL
      • CirclesS
      • ColorBar
      • ComFocus
      • Cubes
      • Custom
      • DeltaErr
      • Diamond1
      • Dot1606, Dot1610, Dot1612, Dot1615, Dot1812, Dot1815, Dot2016
      • Dot_10, Dot_12, Dot_24
      • DV_Swing
      • Dyna
      • EdidData
      • Elbit
      • EMITest1, EMITest2, EMITest3, EMITest4, EMITest5
      • FlashGry
      • FlashRGB
      • Flat, Flat07, Flat13, Flat20, Flat27, Flat33, Flat40, Flat47, Flat53, Flat60, Flat67, Flat73, Flat80, Flat87, Flat93, FlatGray, ...
      • Flat_B, Flat_G, Flat_R
      • Focus20
      • FocusC14
      • FocusCCx
      • FocusEM
      • FocusEMP
      • FocusM00 - FocusM15
      • Focus_@6, Focus_@7, Focus_@8, Focus_@9
      • Focus_Cx
      • Focus_H
      • Focus_MM
      • Focus_Oo
      • Format
      • FormatRx
      • GenOps
      • GenStats
      • Geom_1 - Geom_5
      • Gray25, Gray40
      • GrayBar
      • GrayL1, GrayL3
      • Grays5, Grays9, Grays11, Grays16, Grays32, Grays64
      • GraysAll
      • Grill_11, Grill_15, Grill_22, Grill_33, Grill_44
      • HalfArea
      • HalfClk
      • Hat1606, Hat1610, Hat1612, Hat1615
      • Hat1606A, Hat1610A, Hat1612A, Hat1615A
      • Hat1812, Hat1815
      • Hat1812A, Hat1815A
      • Hat2016
      • Hat2016A
      • Hatch_6, Hatch_10i, Hatch_10o, Hatch_12i, Hatch_12o, Hatch_24i, Hatch_24o, Hatch_24s, Hatch_G, Hatch_M, GRN_HTCH, and MAGENTA
      • Hatch_16, Hatch_20
      • Hatch20
      • Hatch4x3, Hatch5x4 and Hatch8x8
      • Hatch64W
      • HdcpA1B1, HdcpA1B2, HdcpA2B1, HdcpA2B2, HdcpProd
      • Hitachi1
      • HSVnRGB
      • Imex1
      • InFocus1
      • InFocus2
      • KanjiKAN
      • LGLCDTVB, LGLCDTVG, LGLCDTVR, LGLCDTVW
      • LGRamp
      • Linearty (Linearity)
      • LinFocus
      • Master
      • MoireX, MoireX33, MoireY, MoireY33
      • Monoscop
      • MSony7, MSony8
      • MulBurst
      • Orion
      • Outline0, Outline1, Outline2, Outline3
      • P1
      • P2
      • P3
      • P4
      • P5
      • P6
      • P6_Sony
      • P7
      • P8
      • P9
      • P10
      • PacketRx
      • PacketTx
      • PdsCrt1
      • PdsCrt2
      • Persist
      • PgBar64H, PgBar64V
      • PgCB, PgCG, PgCR, PgCW, PgCWrgb
      • Philips1
      • PixelRep
      • PRN24bit
      • PRN_5, PRN_9
      • PulseBar
      • QuartBox
      • Ramp
      • RampX
      • Ramp_B, Ramp_G, and Ramp_R
      • Raster
      • Regulate
      • Samsung1, Samsung2
      • Samsung3
      • Samsung4
      • Samsung5
      • Samsung6
      • SamsungB
      • SamsungT
      • SlideBox
      • SlideX
      • SMPTE133
      • SMPTEbar
      • Sony6
      • Sony6WLC
      • sRGBflat
      • Staircas, Stairs20
      • Strokes0, Strokes1
      • Text_9, Text_9T, Text_11, Text_12T, Text_16
      • TintAlign
      • Toshiba
      • TVBar100 & TVBar_75 (TV formats only)
      • Taffeta
      • TVoutLin
      • TVSplBar
  • C Error Messages
    • System errors
      • Power-on self test messages
      • Power fail message
    • Format errors
      • Invalid data error messages
      • Corrupt data error messages
    • Error code descriptions
      • 2000-2999 Format errors
        • 2030
        • 2040
        • 2041
        • 2050
        • 2060
        • 2071
        • 2072
        • 2073
        • 2074
        • 2075
        • 2076
        • 2077
        • 2078
        • 2079
        • 2080
        • 2082
        • 2083
        • 2084
        • 2085
        • 2090
        • 2091
        • 2092
        • 2093
        • 2094
        • 2096
        • 2097
        • 2098
        • 2099
        • 2130
        • 2140
        • 2141
        • 2150
        • 2151
        • 2152
        • 2155
        • 2180
        • 2181
        • 2190
        • 2191
        • 2200
        • 2201
        • 2205
        • 2206
        • 2207
        • 2208
        • 2230
        • 2231
        • 2240
        • 2250
        • 2270
        • 2280
        • 2300
        • 2310
        • 2320
        • 2321
        • 2330
        • 2350
        • 2370
        • 2390
        • 2391
        • 2392
        • 2393
        • 2394
        • 2395
        • 2396
        • 2397
        • 2398
        • 2399
        • 2400
        • 2401
        • 2405
        • 2406
        • 2407
        • 2408
        • 2409
        • 2410
        • 2425
        • 2430
        • 2450
        • 2465
        • 2466
        • 2490
        • 2495
        • 2496
        • 2550
        • 2551
        • 2553
        • 2554
        • 2555
        • 2704
        • 2705
        • 2706
        • 2714
        • 2715
        • 2716
        • 2717
        • 2719
        • 2720
        • 2721
        • 2722
        • 2741
        • 2742
        • 2743
        • 2745
        • 2747
        • 2748
        • 2760
        • 2761
        • 2762
        • 2800
        • 2801
        • 2802
        • 2803
        • 2804
        • 2805
        • 2806
      • 3000-3999 Image errors
        • 3000
        • 3001
        • 3002
        • 3004
        • 3005
        • 3006
        • 3007
        • 3008
        • 3010
        • 3011
        • 3015
        • 3020
        • 3025
        • 3050
      • 4000-4999 Test sequence errors
        • 4000
        • 4001
        • 4002
        • 4003
        • 4004
        • 4005
        • 4006
        • 4007
        • 4008
        • 4010
        • 4020
        • 4030
        • 4040
        • 4045
        • 4100
        • 4576
        • 4579
      • 5000-5999 Directory errors
        • 5002
        • 5003
        • 5006
        • 5009
        • 5010
      • 6000-6999 Bitmap errors
        • 6006
        • 6020
        • 6030
        • 6035
        • 6036
      • 7000-7999 LUT errors
        • 7006
        • 7010
        • 7011
        • 7020
      • 8000-8999 Font errors
        • 8450
        • 8455
        • 8460
      • 9000-9999 System errors
        • 9450
        • 9451
        • 9452
        • 9453
        • 9453
        • 9454
        • 9456
        • 9457
        • 9458
        • 9459
        • 9460
        • 9467
        • 9470
        • 9471
        • 9472
        • 9475
        • 9477
        • 9480
        • 9490
        • 9491
        • 9492
        • 9493
        • 9494
        • 9496
        • 9497
        • 9498
        • 9499
        • 9500
        • 9500
        • 9501
        • 9502
        • 9503
        • 9504
        • 9505
        • 9506
        • 9507
        • 9508
        • 9520
        • 9521
        • 9522
        • 9523
        • 9524
        • 9525
        • 9527
        • 9528
        • 9529
        • 9530
        • 9531
        • 9532
        • 9533
        • 9600
      • 10000-10999 System errors
        • 10000
        • 10010
        • 10020
        • 10025
        • 10026
        • 10030
        • 10035
        • 10100
        • 10200
        • 10205
        • 10210
        • 10215
        • 10220
        • 10225
        • 10230
        • 10235
        • 10240
        • 10241
        • 10242