Selecting Video Format - Quantum Data 881 User Manual

Selecting video format

260 Chapter 9 Testing HDMI Sink Devices
4. (Optional) Add an identification mark on the monitor of the HDMI output number 1.
a. Press the Options key. The following information appears on the 882's display.
+Output
b. Add an identification mark on the monitor connected to the HDMI output 1 by
pressing the soft key adjacent to the Mark #1 option. A + appears next to Mark #1
option, indicating it is enabled.
A small colored patch appears on the upper right of the display connected to HDMI
output 1.
To verify the test set-up:
1. Press the Source key to access the list of formats.
2. Choose a standard format (for example, DMT0660) by pressing the adjacent soft key.
Alternatively, you can load the format with the following command:
FMTL DMT0660
FMTU
3. Press the Content key to access the list of images.
4. Choose a suitable image (for example, ColorBar) by pressing the adjacent soft key.
Alternatively, you can load the image with the following command:
IMGL ColorBar
IMGU
5. Verify that the image appears on the display under test.
Once you have selected the interface type for the display under test, you need to select a
video output format. A format defines a set of video, timing, and sync parameters for a
specific device or standard. This section explains how to configure the 882 to output video
formats that are supported by the display under test.
Important: If the display under test has not implemented hot plug correctly, you will have
to bypass hot plug detection in the 882 to enable video output. See below for procedure on
bypassing hot plug detection.
Note: For more information about formats, see Chapter 5,
Mark #1-
Disable 2-
"Working with Formats."