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780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide
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780/780A Handheld Test Instrument for HDMI
User Guide
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November 17, 2016
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  • Page 1 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 1 780/780A Handheld Test Instrument for HDMI User Guide Rev: C2 November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Procedures for Testing with Programmable Sine Waves ............57 4.8.5 Testing HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) 780AH only ............59 Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument to Test HDMI Protocols on Sink Devices ..62 Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device ...........62 5.1.1 Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device ..........62...

  • Page 3: 780/780Ah Handheld Test Instrument - User Guide

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Links .............115 7.4.2 Procedures for Testing HDMI Networks (Links) with the Installer Utility ......116 Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument to Monitor the HDMI CEC and DDC channel .. 119 Auxiliary Channel Analyzer – Emulation Monitoring ..............119 8.1.1 Configurations for Monitoring CEC and/or DDC Transactions with ACA on HDMI Sink Devices ..........................119...

  • Page 4: 780/780Ah Handheld Test Instrument - User Guide

    Auxiliary Channel Analyzer – Saving Auxiliary Channel Analyzer Traces .......144 8.4.1 Procedures for Transferring ACA Traces ................145 Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument to Test HDMI Cable or Repeaters ....147 HDMI Cable or Repeater Test ....................147 9.1.1 Configurations for Running an HDMI Cable or Repeater Test ..........147 9.1.2...

  • Page 5: 780/780Ah Handheld Test Instrument - User Guide

    Programming a Test Sequence using the keypad ..............197 12.7 Programming a Test Sequence in the UserKeys file ...............198 13 Upgrading the 780/780AH ....................199 13.1 Upgrading the Firmware and Gateware on your 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument for HDMI ............................199 November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com...

  • Page 6: Overview Of The 780/780Ah Handheld Test Instrument

    EDID, CEC & infoframes—of any type of HDMI device: sources, repeaters and sinks. Its portability makes it ideal for your bench and for use in the field. Because the 780/780AH has both an HDMI output and an HDMI input, you can test your HDMI cables and systems with splitters, extenders and switches as well with the optional pixel error test feature.

  • Page 7: Overview Of 780/780Ah Features

    Note: 780AH Image above shows the front edge with the headphone jack and RS-232 connector for command line control. Overview of 780/780AH features The 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument for HDMI provides a rich set of features. The following is a list of available options and the key features and benefits of each: 1.4.1...

  • Page 8: Network Analyzer Features

    The following features are available with the Network Analyzer option:  HDCP test of an HDMI sink or input to a repeater device – The 780/780AH enables you to run an HDCP functional test on an HDMI sink device directly or through a repeater device.

  • Page 9: Hdmi Cable And Repeater Test Features

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 9  CEC ping test of any HDMI device – The 780/780AH enables you to run a CEC ping test on an HDMI device. 1.4.3 HDMI Cable and Repeater test features The following features are available with the Cable and Repeater test option: ...

  • Page 10: Physical Interfaces Of The 780/780Ah Handheld Test Instrument For Hdmi

    This section describes the administration, video and audio interfaces on the 780/780AH test instrument: Video Interfaces Table 2-1 below describes the video interfaces on the 780/780AH test instrument, these interfaces are used to render test patterns for testing consumer electronic HDTVs and computer displays.

  • Page 11: Audio Interfaces

    Formats: LPCM, Dolby Digital (clips), DTS (clips)  Administrative Interface The 780/780AH test instrument is equipped with a USB interface. This interface is used to download custom bitmaps and to upgrade firmware and issue commands. The USB interface is a peripheral device. There are two modes: ...

  • Page 12: General Operation

    The screen will automatically dim after 2 minutes of inactivity to save on battery life.  The 780/780AH will begin to chirp when it requires recharge. Turn the unit off or plug it in to the wall  charger when you hear the chirp.

  • Page 13: Tilt Bail

    Navigating through the 780/780AH User Interface The 780/780AH user interface is a color touch screen display 480 by 272. A single touch will activate an item on the screen or take you down to a lower level menu. A + indicates that you have to double touch to navigate down to a lower level menu.
  • Page 14 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 14 Table 3-1 below shows functions available in the top level menu. Table 3-1: Top Level Menu Item Submenu - Pattern Third Level Menu Value Enables you to navigate back to the previous...

  • Page 15: Back Navigation

    See below: Analyzer Procedures for Monitoring Auxiliary Channel events and transactions Cable/Repeater Test See below: Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument to Test HDMI Cable or Repeaters Installer Tests See below: Procedures for Installer Utility See below: Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument Installer Utility...

  • Page 16: Calibrating The Lcd

    Page 16 Calibrating the LCD You can calibrate the touch screen of your 780 if necessary. Important Note: Please follow the procedures below carefully. Improper calibration can lock the unit up. It is preferable that you contact Quantum Data Support unless you have learned how calibrated the screen properly.
  • Page 17 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 17 2. Touch select the Calibrate activation button. A screen appears instructing you to press each of four red squares. When you finish touch selecting the fourth box, the calibration is completed and you will return to the Home menu.

  • Page 18: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument To Video And Audio Pattern Tests On Sink Devices

    RGB Analog (via the HD VGA connector).  Making Physical Connections The first step in testing a sink device is to make the physical connections between the 780/780AH and the device(s) under test. 4.1.1 Connecting the 780/780AH to the Display Device Use the following procedures to make the physical connections from the 780/780AH to the display device under test.

  • Page 19: Selecting A Signal Type And Resolution

    4.2.1 Procedures for Selecting a Signal Type The procedures below describe how to select the active signal type. 1. Power up the 780/780AH using the rocker switch on the back panel. Review the guidelines for battery usage at: Power Considerations.
  • Page 20 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 20 Table 4-1: Signal Type Signal Type Name Physical Connector Option Option Values  YCbCr HDMI HDMI OUT via HDMI to Color Space  YCbCr 4:2:2 HDMI cable (provided)   Bit Depth ...

  • Page 21: Procedures For Selecting An Hdmi Resolution And Frame Rate

    1) Hot plug formats On; 2) Hot plug formats Off. When hot plug formats are On and a hot plug event occurs, the 780/780AH will read the EDID of the display device connected to its output port. It will then automatically configure the list available signal types (resolutions and frame rates) to only those supported by the HDMI sink device.
  • Page 22 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 22 2. Select the Hot Plug Formats mode to On or Off as desired. Refer to the screen above. 3. Touch select the interface button (left button on the bottom panel). Refer to the figure below.

  • Page 23: Procedures For Enabling Avmute

    The procedures below describe how to enable AVMute. AVMute is an optional feature in HDMI that enables a source to signal a sink to extinguish its audio and video. The source, in this case the 780/780AH emulating a source sets the AVMute Set flag in the general control packet. The purpose of AVMute is to avoid audio artifacts when switching resolutions.

  • Page 24: Rendering Test Patterns On An Hdtv

    4.3.1 Procedures for Rendering Test Patterns on an HDTV The procedures below cover cases where there is a direct connection between the 780/780AH and the HDTV and also where the 780/780AH is connected to an HDTV through a repeater device.
  • Page 25 2. Touch select the desired test pattern from the menu shown below. You can select patterns that are standard with the 780/780AH or bitmaps that you have imported. Note: A “+” on the lower right portion of the pattern indicates that there are options related to the specific pattern.
  • Page 26 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 26 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values ability to product fully saturated Pixel values in RGB, 8bit From left to right; top to bottom: primary and secondary color.
  • Page 27 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 27 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Ramp – To check the digitizing  Bars linearity of video signal  processors.   Color   ...
  • Page 28 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 28 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Application: This is a 3D -64 to +64 Box 2 Offset pattern used to test 3D displays. The pattern enables...
  • Page 29 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 29 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values on analog displays and motion On / Off Show Video artifacts. On / Off Show Overscan  10x50 Grid Type ...
  • Page 30 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 30 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values  1,1 – Grill white lines are 1 Grill – for verifying monitor EMI - Grill Grill On/Off pixel in thickness with one pixel resolution.
  • Page 31 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 31 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values  Window1 - To calibrate display IRE Label  drive chromaticity.  Window2 - To calibrate display Color  cutoff chromaticity.
  • Page 32 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 32 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Sharpness No Variants Application: To align display sharpness, picture, aperature and scan velocity modulation adjustments. Decoder Check No Variants Application: To check the color...
  • Page 33 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 33 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Application: To test a display’s Vertical ability to product fully saturated primary and secondary color. White is 100 IRE Yellow is 100 IRE...
  • Page 34 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 34 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Pixel values in RGB, 12bit Outer background: with limited range (TV) R=256 G=256 B=256 mode. Outer blinking box: R=320/256 G=320/256 B=320/256...

  • Page 35: Using Custom Test Image Packs

    Using Custom Test Image Packs The 780/780AH provides licensed image packs for certain sets of test images. You need to have a license key to use these custom test image packs. You can arrange to get access to them by contacting Quantum Data customer support at: http://www.quantumdata.com/support.
  • Page 36 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 36 Refer to the tables below for a description and depiction of the Image Packs currently offered. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...
  • Page 37 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 37 Table 4-4: Custom Test Image Packs – ChinaRes Pattern ChinaRes Pattern Pack This is a bitmap that is available through the Image Packs option. The ChinaRes test pattern is specified by the National Testing and Inspection Center for Radio and TV Products of China.
  • Page 38 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 38 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...
  • Page 39 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 39 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns THX Test Patterns 3D Convergence - test patterns to align pixels for proper convergence. The THX Pattern Pack offers a variety of test patterns for calibrating the luminance and chrominance of high end 3D-capable HDTVs.
  • Page 40 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 40 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns THX box - 2D/3D grayscale test patterns to accurately adjust white point and gamma. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.

  • Page 41: Rendering 3D Test Patterns On An Hdtv

    4.5 Rendering 3D Test Patterns on an HDTV This subsection describes how to render 3D test patterns on an HDTV. The 780/780AH supports Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom and Frame Packing (for both interlaced and progressive timings) 3D format structures. 4.5.1 Configurations for Rendering 3D Bitmaps on an HDMI Sink Device Typically you will render 3D bitmap images with the 780/780AH directly connected to an HDTV.

  • Page 42: Procedures Obtaining 3D Bitmaps On Hdmi Sink Device

    Generate 3D bitmaps from your own stereoscopic image pairs using the Quantum Data 3D Bitmap  Conversion Tool available from the Quantum Data website (www.quantumdata.com/downloads). 3. Transfer your 3D bitmaps over to the 780/780AH using the procedures described in Importing Custom Bitmaps.

  • Page 43: How To Scroll A Bitmap Pattern

    There are two ways you can animate (move) a bitmap image: 1) image shifting (scrolling); 2) panning. You can shift or scroll a bitmap image that you have imported into the 780/780AH by modifying the X and Y parameters or by dragging and panning. When you use the X and Y parameters, you are limited to linear scrolling. With panning you can move the image in non-linear motions.

  • Page 44: Procedures For Scrolling Bitmaps

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 44 You can only scroll bitmaps whose overall pixel resolution is smaller than the resolution of the active format and you can only scroll them within the bounds of the resolution of the active format. You cannot scroll the standard test patterns in the 780/780AH.

  • Page 45: How To Pan A Bitmap Image

    You can pan bitmaps whose resolution is lower than the active format but only within the range of the  excess space in the raster. You cannot pan the standard test patterns in the 780/780AH. 4.7.2 Procedures for Panning Bitmaps Use the following procedure to pan your custom bitmaps.

  • Page 46: Procedures For Viewing The Video From An Hdmi Source Device

    Use the following procedures to view the incoming video from an HDMI source device. 1. Connect the HDMI source device under test to the 780/780AH HDMI IN connector. 2. Touch select Test Source (DVD/STB) from the top level menu shown below.
  • Page 47 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 47 The video from the source is shown on the 780/780AH LCD as depicted below. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...
  • Page 48 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 48 Note that you can also view 3D video bitmaps as well. The following screen is a sample of what a 3D bitmap would look like. The example below is a Top-and-Bottom format.
  • Page 49 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 49 Use the arrows to move about the video frame. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

  • Page 50: Testing Digital Audio On An Hdtv Or A/V Receiver

    4.8.1 Connecting the 780/780AH to the Audio Rendering Device Use the following procedures to make the physical connections from the 780/780AH to the audio rendering device under test. 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780/780AH video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied.
  • Page 51 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 51 Alternatively you may connect from the 780/780AH video output connector to an HDTV through an HDMI repeater device such as an A/V receiver. In this case make the HDMI connection between the HDMI OUT connector on the 780/780AH and the HDMI input of the HDMI repeater device using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable.

  • Page 52: Procedures For Testing A Display With Dolby Digital Or Dts Audio Test Patterns

    Use the following procedures to run audio tests using Dolby Digital and or DTS audio test patterns. These test patterns are useful for calibrating the room acoustics in a home theatre system. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780/780AH and the audio rendering device as described in the procedures above.
  • Page 53 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 53 3. Touch select the desired Interface from the Audio Pattern menu (refer to the screen shot above which shows HDMI). The options are Optical, SPDIF or HDMI. 4. Double touch select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS-ES 6.1 item on the Audio Pattern menu (refer to the screen shot above).
  • Page 54 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 54 Note: When selecting Sine Wave at 1kHz or 4kHz the 780 will output 5.0 audio. This is because the subwoofer frequency response is 20Hz to 200Hz. Table 4-6: Audio Pattern Tests...

  • Page 55: Procedures For Testing A Display With Dolby Digital Or Dts Sine Wave Clips

    HDMI ARC (780AH only) 4.8.3 Procedures for Testing a Display with Dolby Digital or DTS Sine Wave Clips Table 4-7 below summarizes the 780/780AH support for digital audio. Table 4-7: Summary of Audio Sine Wave Clips Sine Wave Audio Clips Interfaces...
  • Page 56 Use the procedures below for testing multi-channel Dolby or DTS sine wave using clips. 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780/780AH video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied.

  • Page 57: Procedures For Testing With Programmable Sine Waves

     Mute – On/Off (per channel) 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780/780AH video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...
  • Page 58 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 58 2. From the top level menu (shown in the figure below), select Audio Test Tone. The Audio Pattern menu appears as shown below: 3. Touch select the desired Interface (shown in the screen above) to select the active digital audio output.

  • Page 59: Testing Hdmi Audio Return Channel (Arc) 780Ah Only

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 59 5. Touch select the values for the Bits per Sample using the three buttons provided. (24 bits is selected in the example above.) 6. Touch select the Sampling Rate by incrementing the associated arrows adjacent to the current value.
  • Page 60 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 60 2. From the top level menu (shown in the screen sample below), select Audio Test Tone. The Audio Test Tone menu appears as shown below: November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com...
  • Page 61 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 61 3. Select ARC. 4. Select the desired audio Signal Type. Table 4-9 below describes the audio format available for testing the HDMI Audio Return Channel. Table 4-9: HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) Testing...

  • Page 62: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Protocols On Sink Devices

    You can run this test in two configurations. 780/780AH HDMI OUT port connected directly to an HDTV input  780/780AH HDMI OUT port connected to a repeater device which is then connected to a downstream  HDTV. These configurations are shown below:...

  • Page 63: Procedures For Testing Hdcp On An Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run an HDCP test on an HDMI sink. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780/780AH HDMI OUT connector and the display device under test. 2. Enable the HDMI output using the procedures at Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution.
  • Page 64 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 64 5. Touch select Enable from the HDCP Output Tests menu shown below. The Pass/Fail results and the key values exchanged during the authentication are presented on the display as shown below (780 example):...

  • Page 65: Verifying The Edid On An Hdmi Hdtv Or Hdmi Repeater Device

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 65 The Pass/Fail results and the key values exchanged during the authentication are presented on the display as shown below (780AH example): 6. Touch select Auto-Restart to restart HDCP authentication. Alternatively you can run this test from the command line as follows:...

  • Page 66: Procedures For Testing And Viewing The Edid On An Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Testing and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run an EDID test on an HDMI sink. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780/780AH HDMI OUT connector and the display device under test.
  • Page 67 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 67 5. Touch select the Read activation button from the EDID Test menu shown below. The EDID information is presented on multiple pages on the display. An example of a few of the pages of an EDID listing is shown below.

  • Page 68: Workflow For Comparing Edids

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 68 The EDID sink test will also run certain sections of the EDID compliance test. The sections that are run are those sections that do not require Capabilities Declaration Form (CDF) information to be entered for example Test ID 8-2 shown in the following screen example below.
  • Page 69 Page 69 Use the following procedures to compare two EDIDs. The following is the workflow for comparing two EDIDs. Load a reference EDID either from an EDID file stored on the 780/780AH or an EDID you have obtained  from an HDTV and subsequently stored.

  • Page 70: Procedures For Comparing Edids

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 70 5.2.4 Procedures for Comparing EDIDs Use the following procedures to compare two EDIDs. 1. Follow the procedures above for Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution to enable the HDMI output. 2. Touch select Test Sink (Display/TV) from the top level menu shown below.
  • Page 71 Load File – Loads from an EDID file stored on the 780/780AH file system  Load TV Default – Loads the standard reference EDID for a TV from the 780/780AH file system  Load AVR Default - Loads the standard reference EDID for a AVR from the 780/780AH file system ...

  • Page 72: Viewing The Cec Devices On An Hdmi Network

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 72 7. Connect the 780/780AH HDMI OUT port to an HDMI sink device (e.g. HDTV or A/V receiver) and touch select Compare. The results will show PASS or FAIL with an explanation as in the following two screen examples.

  • Page 73: Configurations For Testing Cec On An Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Testing CEC on an HDMI Sink Device Use the following procedures to test CEC on an HDMI sink device. 1. Connect the 780/780AH HDMI OUT port to an HDMI sink device (e.g. HDTV or A/V receiver) using the configuration guidelines provided above.
  • Page 74 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 74 3. Touch select Test Sink (Display/TV) from the top level menu shown below. 4. Touch select the CEC Test activation button from the Sink Tests menu shown below. The CEC devices on the HDMI network are presented on the display as shown below:...

  • Page 75: Multi-Protocol (Hdcp, Edid And Cec) Testing On An Hdmi Hdtv

    HDTV that the 780/780AH HDMI output is connected to. 5.4.1 Configurations for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device You run this test with the 780/780AH HDMI OUT port connected directly to an HDTV input This configuration is shown below: 5.4.2 Procedures for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run a multi-protocol test on an HDMI sink.
  • Page 76 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 76 4. Touch select the Aux Combo Test pattern from the second page of the Video Pattern menu shown below. The results will appear on the connected display. An example of the results is shown below: 4.

  • Page 77: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Source Devices

    Source device connected to the 780/780AH HDMI IN connector through a repeater device.  780/780AH HDMI OUT and HDMI IN ports acting as both as a known good source and a known good sink  connect to both the input and output of the repeater device.

  • Page 78: Procedures For Testing Video On An Hdmi Source Device

    Use the following procedures to test the video from an HDMI source device. You can view the incoming video and check the video and timing parameters of the incoming video. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780/780AH HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above.
  • Page 79 4. Touch select the Start Fullscreen activation button on the Video Display menu to view only the incoming video (no metadata) from the source device under test. The video from the source is shown on the 780/780AH LCD as depicted below. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...
  • Page 80 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 80 5. Return to the Source Test menu by touching the LCD. The Source Test menu reappears as shown below. Note that you can also view 3D video bitmaps as well. The following screen is a sample of what a 3D bitmap would look like.
  • Page 81 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 81 7. Touch select the Start Detailed activation button on the Video Display menu to view the incoming video along with the metadata from the source device under test. In this example a test pattern is shown.
  • Page 82 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 82 8. Return to the Source Test menu by touching the LCD. The Source Test menu reappears. 9. Touch select Format Analyzer from the Source Tests menu shown below. 10. Touch select the Read activation button (shown on the screen below) to initiate the test. The results are shown in the screen shots below.
  • Page 83 780/780AH format library, an indication of the error is shown as can be seen below. If the timing does not match a standard timing in the 780/780AH format library, a message is shown: “Unknown format” as can be seen below.

  • Page 84: Viewing Source Data Island Packet

    Configurations for Viewing the Data Island Packets from a Source Device The 780/780AH’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI sink device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI sink device to conduct a test on a source device. You can view the data island packets with the source device connected directly to the 780/780AH.

  • Page 85: Procedures For Viewing The Data Island Packets From A Source Device

    Use the following procedures to view the data islands packets from an HDMI source device. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH as shown in the diagram above. The HDMI source device output is connected the 780/780AH HDMI IN connector.
  • Page 86 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 86 3. Touch select Packet Viewer from the Source Tests menu shown above. 4. Touch select the Refresh activation button on the Packet Viewer menu (shown below) to view the data island packet information (AVI Infoframe shown).

  • Page 87: Testing Hdcp Max Devices On An Hdmi Source Device

    Use the following procedures to test the maximum number of HDCP devices a source device supports. The 780 will test up to 16 keys. If the there are more than 16 keys reported the 780 will indicate that at least 16 are supported.
  • Page 88 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 88 The following screen appears: 3. Touch select HDCP Test from the Source Tests menu shown above. 4. Touch select the Find Max Devs activation button on the HDCP Input Tests menu (shown below) to test the number of HDCP device the source device supports.

  • Page 89: Procedures For Disabling Hdcp On The 780/780Ah Rx Port - Gui

    Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780/780AH Rx port - GUI You can disable the HDCP registers of the 780/780AH’s Rx port to test how your source device responds to HDCP being disabled. You can disable the HDCP port either through the GUI or through the command line.

  • Page 90: Testing Audio Of An Hdmi Source Device

    Configurations for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device With the 780/780AH you can run a test on the HDMI audio from a source device. This test shows you the decoded audio IEC header information, the audio infoframes and the audio sample packet header information transmitted from the connected source device which could be a DVD, set top box or the output of an A/V Receiver.

  • Page 91: Procedures For Testing Audio On An Hdmi Source Device

    Procedures for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device Use the following procedures to test the audio from an HDMI source device. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780/780AH HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above.
  • Page 92 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 92 3. Touch select Audio Analyzer from the Sources Test menu shown below. 4. Touch select the Read activation button to initiate the test. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.
  • Page 93 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 93 Alternatively you can run this test from the command line as follows: AUDA:RPTP? An example of the results are shown below: Audio InfoFrame data: Channel count: 2 channels Coding type: 0 (Refer to stream header) Word length: Refer to stream header Sampling freq.: Refer to stream header...
  • Page 94 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 94 Table 6-2: Audio Analyzer Audio IEC Header decoded data (left side) Description Channel count Indicates the number of active channels. One of:  Refer to Stream Header    ...

  • Page 95: Procedures For Monitoring Lpcm Audio From A Source Device (780Ah Only)

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 95 Table 6-2: Audio Analyzer Audio IEC Header decoded data (left side) Description  Audio Clock Regeneration N/ CTS values  Channel Status Bit Data (right side) Description Application Application format. One of: Consumer or Professional.
  • Page 96 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 96 The following screen appears: 3. Touch select Audio Monitor Settings from the Source Tests menu shown above. The following screen appears. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...
  • Page 97 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 97 4. Select the pair of channels to monitor through the headphone jack using the Headphone Channels set of selection buttons. 5. Specify the Headphone amplitude in increments of +/-3dB or =/-1dB using the buttons under Headphone Level.
  • Page 98 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 98 7. Specify the speaker amplitude in increments of +/-3dB or =/-1dB using the buttons under Speaker Level. Select Mute to extinguish the audio. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.

  • Page 99: Testing An Hdmi Source's Response To An Edid

    The 780/780AH HDMI IN port emulates an HDMI sink device. Part of that emulation function is presenting an EDID to a source when a sink device is powered and hot plug is asserted. The 780/780AH is provisioned with a default EDID from the factory. There are two standard EDIDs available with the 780/780AH as provided: 1) Standard HDTV EDID, 2) Standard A/V Receiver EDID.

  • Page 100: Procedures For Testing An Hdmi Source Devices Response To An Edid

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 100 6.5.2 Procedures for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID Use the following procedures to test the EDID response from an HDMI source device. 1. Touch select Test Sink (Display/TV) to access the EDID test from the top level menu (shown below).
  • Page 101 The options: Load File – Loads from an EDID file stored on the 780/780AH file system  Load TV Default – Loads the standard reference EDID for a TV from the 780/780AH file system  November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...
  • Page 102 The EDID is loaded and displayed on the screen. 5. If you wish to obtain an EDID from an HDMI sink device that you have on hand, connect the 780/780AH HDMI OUT port to the HDMI input of that sink device. This configuration is depicted below.
  • Page 103 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 103 6. Navigate to the EDID Test from the Sink Tests menu shown below. 7. Touch select the Read activation button from the EDID Test menu shown above. The EDID is listed as shown below.
  • Page 104 8. Touch select the Use on Rx activation button to apply the EDID, you have either loaded from a file or read from an HDMI sink device, to the 780/780AH HDMI IN port. 9. Connect the 780/780AH HDMI IN port to the HDMI output of a source device you wish to test as shown in the illustration below.

  • Page 105: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument Installer Test Utility

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 105 7 Using the 780/780AH Test Instrument Installer Test Utility This section provides procedures for diagnosing HDMI networks using the automated Installer Test. The features and functions described in this section are included as a standard feature. The Installer Test enables you to quickly and simply identify common interoperability problems.

  • Page 106: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems Toward The Source - Upstream

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices The 780/780AH’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI sink device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI sink device to conduct diagnostics upstream toward the source device. The following illustrations show the typical configurations.

  • Page 107: Procedures For Testing Upstream (Source Test) With The Installer Utility

    1. Make the physical connection between the 780/780AH HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 108 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 108 3. Touch select Source Test from the Test Selection menu shown below. 4. Touch select the OK activation button to initiate the test. The test will run for up to about a minute. A status screen is provided as shown below.
  • Page 109 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 109 You will be asked to verify the video and video parameters presented on the 780/780AH display. Touch select the appropriate activation button Yes or No. A sample of a results screen is shown below.

  • Page 110: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems At The Sink - Downstream

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Sink Devices The 780/780AH’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI source device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI source device to conduct diagnostics downstream toward the sink device. The following illustrations show the typical configurations.
  • Page 111 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 111 2. Touch select Installer Test from the top level menu shown below. 3. Touch select Sink Test from the Test Selection menu shown below. 4. Touch select the OK activation button to initiate the test.

  • Page 112: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems With A Repeater

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 112 The results are presented for each timing (video resolution) tested. The following two screens are samples of these results screens. Diagnosing HDMI Interoperability Problems with a Repeater This subsection describes how to diagnose HDMI interoperability problems related to an HDMI repeater device (Repeater Test).

  • Page 113: Connection Configurations For Testing Hdmi Repeater Devices

    Use the following procedures to test the video from an HDMI repeater device with the Installer Utility. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780/780AH HDMI IN and OUT ports and the sink device under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 114 The test will run for up to about a minute. A status screen is provided as shown below. You will be instructed to switch to different timings and verify that the video displayed on the 780/780AH screen looks correct. Touch select the appropriate the activation button YES or NO.

  • Page 115: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems In An Hdmi Network

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Links The 780/780AH’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI source and sink device simultaneously. Therefore it enables you to emulate both a known good HDMI source and sink device to conduct diagnostics on a source devices upstream and sink devices downstream simultaneously.

  • Page 116: Procedures For Testing Hdmi Networks (Links) With The Installer Utility

    Use the following procedures to test the video on an HDMI link with the Installer Utility. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780/780AH HDMI IN and OUT ports and the HDMI source and sink devices under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 117 Page 117 3. Touch select Link Test from the Test Selection menu shown below. A diagram will appear on the 780/780AH display depicting the proper setup for the Link Test. 4. Touch select the OK activation button to initiate the test.
  • Page 118 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 118 You will be instructed to switch interfaces on the HDTV during the test. Touch select the appropriate the OK activation button. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

  • Page 119: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument To Monitor The Hdmi Cec And Ddc Channel

    There are two options available:  DDC and CEC monitoring with Auxiliary Channel Analyzer (ACA) – The 780/780AH ACA enables you to monitor CEC and DDC transactions such as HDCP and EDID as well as hot plug related events while emulating an HDMI source and/or an HDMI sink device(s) in an HDMI system.

  • Page 120: Procedures For Monitoring The Ddc With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Sink Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 121 6. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug (+5V only available with passive monitoring option). Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780/780AH Tx Port and 780/780AH Rx port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are connected to HDMI devices and which set of transactions you have enabled (i.e.
  • Page 122 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 122 7. Enable HDCP on the 780/780AH HDMI OUT port. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 8. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.

  • Page 123: Configurations For Monitoring Ddc Transactions With Aca On Hdmi Source Devices

    Configurations for Monitoring DDC Transactions with ACA on HDMI Source Devices This subsection provides configuration diagrams that depict ACA monitoring of HDMI source devices, with or without a repeater, while the 780/780AH is emulating an HDMI sink device. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...

  • Page 124: On Hdmi Source Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 125 3. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC, hot plug (shown in the example above). Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780/780AH Tx Port and 780/780AH Rx port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are connected to HDMI devices and which set of transactions you have enabled (i.e.

  • Page 126: Procedures For Monitoring The Cec With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Sink And Source Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 127 (if testing with a sink DUT) or you would select CEC from the Rx Port side (if testing with a source DUT). 3. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. In this case select CEC. Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780/780AH Tx Port and 780/780AH Rx port are enabled. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...
  • Page 128 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 128 4. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new CEC messages. 5. Touch select the Capture Data Table activation button to initiate the capturing of the data. A screen similar to the one shown below will appear.

  • Page 129: Configuration For Monitoring Ddc Transactions With The Aca On A Repeater

    This subsection provides procedures for ACA monitoring of HDMI repeater devices while the 780/780AH is emulating both an HDMI sink device and an HDMI source device. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 130 (+5V is only available for monitoring with the passive monitoring option). Select the data types that you wish to monitor. Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780/780AH Tx Port and 780/780AH Rx Port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are connected to HDMI devices and which transaction types (i.e.
  • Page 131 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 131 6. Touch select the Details activation button (top center) to view the details of any specific transaction that you have touch selected. The following screen is an example of the details screen. A detailed view of the BCAPS register is shown.

  • Page 132: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Passive Monitoring

    This subsection provides procedures for ACA passive monitoring of HDMI devices. Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 133 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 133 The ACA Setup Options screen appears: 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select Passive Upstream and Passive Downstream. 4. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug and +5V.
  • Page 134 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 134 5. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 6. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.

  • Page 135: Procedures For Passive Monitoring Cec Messages With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    This subsection provides procedures for ACA passive monitoring of HDMI devices. Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 136 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 136 3. Select the CEC to monitor. In this application you would select Passive Upstream. 4. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled:...
  • Page 137 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 137 7. Touch select the Details activation button (top center) to view the details of any specific transaction that you have selected. The following screen is an example of the details screen. These screen examples show polling example.

  • Page 138: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Passive And Emulation Monitoring

    You can also monitor while emulating an HDMI source or sink device and passively monitoring the other side. For example you can configure the 780/780AH to emulate an HDMI source device and monitor the upstream side and then you can passively monitor on the downstream side (i.e. on the source side of a repeater and the HDMI sink [HDTV]).
  • Page 139 Page 139 The ACA Setup Options screen appears: 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select 780/780AH Tx Port and Passive Downstream. 4. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug and +5V on the passive downstream side and monitor the DDC and hot plug events on the HDMI OUT side.
  • Page 140 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 140 5. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 6. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.

  • Page 141: Configuration For Passive Monitoring The Upstream Devices While Emulating An Hdmi Sink Device With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    This subsection provides procedures for ACA passive and emulation monitoring of HDMI devices. Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780/780AH as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 142 2. From the main screen (shown below) touch select the Aux Channel Analyzer activation button. The ACA Setup Options screen appears: 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select 780/780AH Rx Port and Passive Upstream.
  • Page 143 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 143 5. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 6. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.

  • Page 144: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Saving Auxiliary Channel Analyzer Traces

    Quantum Data Auxiliary Channel Analyzer (ACA) application. The ACA application is available from the Quantum Data website on the downloads page: www.quantumdata.com/downloads. This procedure assumes that you have captured transactions using the 780/780AH’s ACA feature. 1. From the Auxiliary Channel Analyzer screen showing the captured data (see example screen below), touch select the Save activation button.

  • Page 145: Procedures For Transferring Aca Traces

    8.4.1 Procedures for Transferring ACA Traces Use the procedures below to import bitmaps. 1. Connect the 780/780AH to a PC host via the USB cable provided. 2. Select the Preferences from the 780/780AH top level menu. 3. Choose Disk mode.
  • Page 146 The 780/780AH will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. 5. If this is the first time you have used the 780/780AH in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk.

  • Page 147: Using The 780/780Ah Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Cable Or Repeaters

    The cable test and repeater test can be used when the source and sink ends are collocated, in other words can be connected to the 780/780AH Tx and Rx ports. For a cable or distribution system that is installed and where the source and sink ends cannot be connected to the 780/780AH, you can use the Frame Compare feature.

  • Page 148: Procedures For Running An Hdmi Cable Or Network ("Repeater") Test

    This subsection provides procedures for performing an HDMI cable test or a test of an HDMI network comprised of repeaters, splitters, extenders, switches, etc. 1. For testing an HDMI cable, connect one end of the HDMI cable to the 780/780AH HDMI OUT connect and the other end to the 780/780AH HDMI IN connector.
  • Page 149 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 149 3. For testing an HDMI cable touch select Test Wire to initiate the test. The pixel errors are displayed for each timing on the screen as shown below. The +5V, Hot Plug and DDC test results are shown as Pass/Fail.

  • Page 150: Hdmi Frame Compare Test

    The cable test and repeater test can be used when the source and sink ends are collocated, in other words can be connected to the 780/780AH Tx and Rx ports. For a cable or distribution system that is installed and where the source and sink ends cannot be connected to the 780/780AH, you can use the Frame Compare feature.

  • Page 151: Procedures For Running The Frame Compare Test

    This subsection provides procedures for performing an HDMI Frame Compare test on an HDMI network comprised of repeaters, splitters, extenders, switches, etc. 1. Connect the far end of the HDMI cable (at the display or HDTV) to the 780/780AH HDMI IN connect as shown in the diagram above.
  • Page 152 Page 152 3. Select Frame Capture to capture a reference frame. The 780/780AH will capture a frame and indicate that the +5V was detected properly or not. The screen below shows these results. 4. Select Frame Compare to compare a series of frames to the reference frame.

  • Page 153: Procedures For Running The Remote Prn Test

    This subsection provides procedures for performing an HDMI Remote PRN test on an HDMI network comprised of repeaters, splitters, extenders, switches, etc. This test differs in that there is a 780 at both ends of the network—source and sink ends.
  • Page 154 Page 154 5. Select Test Remote PRN to capture a reference frame. The 780/780AH will run the PRN test at the format resolution set for the 780 at the source end. Repeat the test at other resolutions and bit depths.

  • Page 155: Creating And Using Custom Formats, Edids, Bitmaps And Menus

    User buttons on the Signal Type menu. 10.1.1 Workflow for Using Custom Formats In order to import and use custom formats in the 780/780AH you must take the following high level steps (detailed procedures are provided further below): Create custom formats with the Quantum Data Format Editor available from ...
  • Page 156 The 780/780AH will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. Note: If this is the first time you have used the 780/780AH in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk. The system will prompt you through the format process.
  • Page 157 11. Navigate to the formats menu to view the list of custom User Formats. The following screen appears which shows the list of custom formats. 12. (Alternatively) Establish a command line session with the 780/780AH from your PC using the procedures described in Procedures for Enabling the Command Line Interface.

  • Page 158: Adding Reference Edids For Use In Testing Hdmi Devices

    The 780/780AH will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. Note: If this is the first time you have used the 780/780AH in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk. The system will prompt you through the format process.
  • Page 159 The 780/780AH should appear as a USB storage device. 6. Transfer your custom EDID .xml files from your PC to the EDID directory of the 780/780AH using standard Windows methods for transferring files to a USB drive, i.e. by dragging and dropping or copying and pasting.

  • Page 160: Procedures For Saving An Edid Into The 780/780Ah

    10.2.3 Procedures for Saving an EDID into the 780/780AH Use the following procedures to add an EDID to your 780/780AH from a connected HDMI sink device. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780/780AH HDMI OUT connector and the display device whose EDID you wish to store.
  • Page 161 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 161 6. Touch select the Save activation button from the EDID Test menu shown below. A keypad appears as shown below allowing you to save the EDID to a file. 7. Spell out a name for the EDID (limit 8 characters) by touch selecting the virtual keys (e.g. above “MYEDID”.
  • Page 162 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 162 8. Touch select the Load File option to view your new EDID. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

  • Page 163: Using Custom Bitmaps

    10.3 Using Custom Bitmaps You can import your own bitmaps into the 780/780AH through the USB interface or load them from an SD card. Note that when bitmaps are imported into the 780/780AH, they are rendered at their native resolution, i.e.

  • Page 164: Procedures For Importing Bitmaps

    The 780/780AH will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. 5. If this is the first time you have used the 780/780AH in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk.
  • Page 165 MYBRTS07.bmp RGMultBurst 720 MYBRTS10.bmp RGMultBurst 1080 7. Transfer your userpats.txt file from your PC to the 780/780AH using standard Windows methods for transferring files to a USB drive, i.e. by dragging and dropping or copying and pasting. Note: Your bitmaps are limited to 8 characters with an extension (.bmp).

  • Page 166: Procedures For Loading Bitmaps From Sd Card

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 166 10. Touch select COM for the USB Mode (refer to the screen above). 11. Power cycle the 780/780AH. 12. Navigate to the Video Pattern menu. You should now see the new bitmap image(s) on the pattern list (below).

  • Page 167: Creating Custom Menus

    This section describes how to configure custom menus on the 780/780AH. Custom menus enable you to display a menu of commonly used functions on the 780/780AH touch display. This allows you to save time by quickly executing a specific set of resolution and image combinations.

  • Page 168: To Create A Custom Menu

    Page 168 10.4.1 To create a custom menu: Use the following procedure to create a custom menu on your 780/780AH. 1. Create a UserKeys.txt file or edit an existing file. An example of a UserKeys.txt file is shown below. #F0 fmtl 720p60;imgl user01;fmtu #F1 fmtl 1080p60;imgl pgcwrgb;fmtu...
  • Page 169 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 169 2. Navigate Touch select Custom Menu from the Preference screen as shown below. The following screen appears. November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

  • Page 170: Command Interface

    The command line is available through the 780/780AH USB port and additionally through an RS-232 connector on the 780AH. In order to use the command line through the USB port you need to set the 780/780AH USB port in COM mode. You may need to download an .INF file from the Quantum Data website on the downloads page.
  • Page 171 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 171 5. Follow the instructions provided on the dialog box to browse to the location of the .INF file. Once you locate the .INF file the required software will load as shown below.

  • Page 172: Procedures For Using The Command Line Interface Through Rs-232 Port (780Ah Only)

    Use the following procedures for command line control of the 780AH via the RS-232 serial port. Please note if you experience a different behavior on your PC, refer to the 780/780AH release notes on the Quantum Data website at: http://www.quantumdata.com/downloads/index.asp.
  • Page 173 3. Use the following tables as a guideline for enter commands. Note: Changes you make through the command line will not be reflected on the 780/780AH touch panel. For example if you make a selection through the touch panel for the signal type, format and pattern and...
  • Page 174 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 174 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example ASCT Sets or queries the ASCT <type> Where type is one of: To set the analog sync...
  • Page 175 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 175 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example BOXG To enable or disable BOXG <enable> Where enable is: To enable the moving box:...
  • Page 176 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 176 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example DSCT Sets or queries the DSCT <type> Where type is one of: To set the digital sync composite...
  • Page 177 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 177 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example DVQM Sets or queries the DVQM <mode> Where range is one of: To set the HDMI quantizing...
  • Page 178 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 178 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example HRES Sets the horizontal HRES <pixels> Where pixels can be within the To set the horizontal resolution...
  • Page 179 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 179 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example SSST Sets or queries the SSST <type> Where type is one of: To set the sync signal type on sync signal type.
  • Page 180 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 180 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example VTOT Sets the vertical total VTOT <lines> Where lines are the total To set the vertical total to 525 number of lines of the number of lines.
  • Page 181 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 181 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XAVI To set the scan parameter to Enables you to send XAVI:aviparameter <value>...
  • Page 182 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 182 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XAUD To set the channel count to 3: Enables you to send XAUD:audparameter <value>...
  • Page 183 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 183 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XSPD To assign a vendor string name: Enables you to send XSPD:spdparameter <value>...
  • Page 184 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 184 Table 11-2: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Audio in Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example SRAT Sets the sine wave SRAT <rate> <ch> Where rate is between the...
  • Page 185 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 185 Table 11-3: List of Commands – For Testing HDMI Source Devices Command Description Syntax Command Example AUDA:RPTP? Queries the audio infoframe and AUDA:RPTP? To view the audio infoframe and channel status bits and issues a text channel status bits: report.
  • Page 186 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 186 Table 11-3: List of Commands – For Testing HDMI Source Devices Command Description Syntax Command Example HPPW Sets the hot plug pulse width on the HPPW <pulse> To set the hot plug pulse width: HDMI In port.
  • Page 187 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 187 Table 11-3: List of Commands – For Testing HDMI Source Devices Command Description Syntax Command Example Reads vertical total pixels (lines) TMAX:VTOT? read vertical total pixels (lines): TMAX:VTOT? TMAX:VTOT? TMAX:VRES? Reads vertical active pixels (lines)
  • Page 188 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 188 Table 11-5: List of Commands – For Testing Distribution Networks with the Frame Compare Test Command Description Syntax Command Example PDAX:REFG Enables or disables auto reference PDAX: REFG <enable> To enable auto reference...
  • Page 189 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 189 Table 11-6 below lists the format names, their resolutions and frame rates for television formats. For command line control you would use the format name as the argument for the FMTL command.
  • Page 190 FMTL command as shown in the example Note: The following table only shows a sample of some of the more common formats. The other names can be obtained from the list on the 780/780AH itself. Table 11-7: Partial List of Computer Format Names for Command Line...
  • Page 191 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 191 Table 11-8: List of Image parameter names for command line Image Name Example Image Name Example Image Name Example Window2 IMGL Window2 V_3BARS IMGL V_3BARS Rev_Grid IMGL Rev_Grid (80 IRE) IMGU...

  • Page 192: Using The Keypad

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 192 12 Using the Keypad This section provides information and procedures for operating the 780AH with a keypad. The 780AH can support keypad operation to enable efficient production test operation. An RS-232 numeric keypad is used for this application.

  • Page 193: Keypad Functionality

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 193 3. For the RS-232 Keypad Mode menu item, select the ON button. When selected, the ON button will be highlighted green. 4. Under RS-232 Baud Rate, use the arrow keys to select the correct baud rate for the keypad to be used.

  • Page 194: Selecting A Format (Timing)

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 194 12.4 Selecting a Format (Timing) A format can be selected by pressing the TIMING key followed by the number that represents the desired timing and interface. The following is an example of how you would select a format using the Format Map file shown in Table 12-2 below.
  • Page 195 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 195 1080p29 1080p30 1080p50 (YPbPr) 1080p59 1080p60 480i24 480p60 1080i30 720p60 1080p59 480i24 480i24 576i25 480p60 480p59 576p50 720p60 720p50 1080i30 1080i25 1080p50 1080p60 DMT0659 DMT0860 HDMI DMT1060 1080p59 720p59 1080p50 1080i25...

  • Page 196: Selecting A Test Pattern (Image)

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 196 Table 12-3 – Format Range per Interface Map Interface Number Interface Name 301 - 309 310 - 331 BNC + S-Video + CVBS (ED/HD) 332 - 336 341 - 398 HDMI...

  • Page 197: Programming A Test Sequence Using The Keypad

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 197 Flat60 Flat53 PRN24Bit 12.6 Programming a Test Sequence using the keypad You can create and run test sequences in one of two ways. You can program a test sequence through the keypad using the procedures below.

  • Page 198: Programming A Test Sequence In The Userkeys File

    780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 198 NEXT NEXT (repeat NEXT or PREVIOUS) 12.7 Programming a Test Sequence in the UserKeys file You can also create a test sequence by including a set of commands in the UserKeys.txt file. The UserKeys.txt file is primarily used internally for mapping the keypad keys to a set of commands for general keypad use.

  • Page 199: Upgrading The 780/780Ah

    Instrument for HDMI You can upgrade the firmware and gateware on your 780/780AH through the USB interface. In order to upgrade the 780/780AH firmware and gateware you have to put the 780/780AH in the “Disk” mode. This is not the default mode.
  • Page 200 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 200 12. Activate the gateware (if you are updating the FPGA Flash) by touching the associated Update button. A confirmation prompt is displayed. Touch select Confirm to initiate the firmware upgrade. (Note: The screen on your unit may appear slightly different.)
  • Page 201 The screen will show several messsages indicating the progress of the update. Once the firmware update has completed the following screen appears. 16. Reboot the 780/780AH by power cycling. 17. Touch select the Preferences from the 780/780AH top menu. 18. Choose COM for the USB Mode (refer to the screen below). November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187...
  • Page 202 780/780AH Handheld Test Instrument – User Guide Page 202 19. Power cycle the 780/780AH. 20. Navigate back to the Help menu to verify the upgraded versions. END OF USER GUIDE November 17, 2016 Revision C2 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www. .com...

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