Modifying Existing Formats - Quantum Data 802BT User Manual

802BT/802R Video Test Generator User Guide
6. Enter the following commands to load and begin editing the existing format.
FMTL format_name
FMTB
7. Enter the format parameter commands in sequence where the new values differ from
the existing format values. For example to modify the horizontal resolution enter the
following command:
HRES 654
Note: You do not need to enter parameter values if they match the existing format.
8. End the editing session and save the new format using the following commands:
FMTE
FMTA new_fmt_name
9. Assign the format to the knob list using the following commands:
DIRL FMT
DIRB
NAMI 20 new_fmt_name
DIRE
DIRS

Modifying existing formats

The following procedure demonstrates how to modify the parameters of an existing format
using the command interface. This example changes an existing digital format from RGB
4:4:4 to YCbCr 4:2:2, and saves the format into the default format directory.
To edit an existing format:
1. Establish a terminal session with the generator.
2. Set the generator to digital friendly mode:
SROP 2 (or SROP 2 4)
SROP 8
3. Load and begin editing the format:
FMTL existing_format
FMTB
4. Enter the format parameter commands in sequence where the values differ from the
default values. For example to modify the component video type enter the following
command:
DVST 14
DVSM 2
ALLU
5. End the editing session and save the format using the following commands:
FMTE
// loads existing format into the format editor
// begins a format editing session
// ends a format editing session
// saves format as new specified name
// loads format directory into edit buffer
// begins a directory edit session
// assigns format to format knob list at 20
// ends a directory editing session
// saves contents of directory as current name
// sets generator to digital friendly mode
// sets generator to status display mode
// loads existing format into format editor
// begins a format editing session
// changes the component color to YCbCr
// changes component color make up to 4:2:2
// loads hardware and outputs new signal
// ends the format editing session
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