Installing The Edid Programmer - AMX Optima Instruction Manual

Important: If any destinations do not display a picture or the image is inaccurate (distorted, washed
out pink or green, or flickers) or displays a format incompatibility message, analysis or editing of their
EDID data may be necessary prior to using the EDID Programmer. A variety of freeware tools can
be found on the web to help with these tasks.
For HDMI, once any necessary EDID programming is completed, we recommend that you prime the
system for InstaGate
on all displays in the system (see page 81).
Tip: If you are experiencing audio problems, it may be because you are trying to pass Dolby or DTS
or high PCM frequency rates and the destination device does not support them. If you are
experiencing video problems, it may be because you are trying to pass a video format that the
destination device does not support. In either of these cases, reprogramming the EDID may help
resolve the problem.
If EDID programming is necessary, you have two options.

Installing the EDID Programmer

PC System Requirements for EDID Programmer v1.2.0
* The installation process requires 20 MB of disk space for the EDID Programmer installer. Once
installed, the EDID Programmer requires 5 MB of disk space.
** We strongly urge the user not to use video cards with DMS-59 connectors. Video cards with DMS-59
connectors have been shown to fail consistently and, in the worst case, can corrupt an EDID data file. A
laptop PC with an HDMI, DVI, or VGA output connector is a good solution. Cards with 2 HDMI
connectors, 2 DVI connectors, 2 VGA connectors, or cards with a combination of any two of the three
(HDMI, DVI, and VGA) are also acceptable.
To install EDID Programmer software:
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Install the EDID Programmer. Read the EDID from the destination device and write it to the
DVI or HDMI input connector.
Install the EDID Programmer. Check the AutoPatch_EDID_Library file on the AMX
AutoPatch CD or at www.amx.com (search for EDID Library) to determine if one of the
custom EDID files meets the needs of the equipment. (The custom EDID files are variants of
base EDIDs.) Write the custom EDID file to the DVI or HDMI input connector.
Windows XP Professional
Minimum Hardware: 166 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 MB of free disk space*, 800x600 display,
serial port, video card with dual outputs**
Recommended Hardware: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM*
Locate and open the installer <EDIDProgrammer_1.2.exe> on the AMX AutoPatch CD or at
www.amx.com.
Follow the directions in the wizard.
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