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  • Page 1 MONTEST-HD4K 4K HDMI Video Test Pattern Generator Operation Manual Operation Manual...
  • Page 3 DISCLAIMERS The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. Video Products Inc (VPI) assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment and before connecting the power supply. Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this equipment: • Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1. Introduction ..........1 2. Applications ........... 1 3. Package Contents ........ 1 4. System Requirements ......2 5. Features ..........2 6. Operation Controls and Functions ..3 6.1 Front Panel ........3 6.2 Top Panel ..........7 6.3 Bottom Panel ........7 6.4 Left Panel ..........8 6.5 Right Panel ........8 6.6 Remote Control ........9...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION The MONTEST-HD4K Signal Generator & Analyzer is an advanced and handy tool for generating, testing and verifying the signal path within your 6G HDMI ecosystem. With 88 built-in resolutions, 55 test patterns and over a dozen types of A/V analysis functions, this unit provides an enormous range of testing options.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • HDMI/VGA receiving equipment such as an HDTV, monitor or audio amplifier and/or HDMI source equipment such as a media player, video game console or set-top box. • Analog audio source equipment such as a PC or media player and/or analog audio receiving equipment such as headphones, an audio amplifier or powered speakers.

  • Page 8: Operation Controls And Functions

    • Detailed OSD for settings and informational displays • Supports USB firmware and pattern update • Small and portable unit 6. OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6.1 Front Panel No Signal 5V=0 CKDT=0 SCDT=0 ENTER MENU OPTION EDID HDCP COLOR TIMING PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN...
  • Page 9 Analyzer Mode (Analyzer/Pattern button is RED): In Analyzer mode, if there is no live video source detected on the input port, the OLED will display any voltage, TMDS or sync that might be present. Once a live video signal is detected, the unit will display that signal’s current timing, format, HDCP version, AV Mute status, color space, color depth and audio format.
  • Page 10 the associated button’s LED will illuminate along with the ▼/▲ (-/+) buttons. +/- & ▲/▼: Press to move up and down or adjust selections within menus. These buttons will illuminate when the selected function has values that can be adjusted up or down. PATTERN: Within Pattern mode, press to enable selection of the test pattern used.
  • Page 11 Within Pattern mode, press to switch between LPCM 2.0 (LED=Red), 5.1 (LED=Blue) and 7.1 (LED=Purple) channel test tone output formats. Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to allow adjustment of the output volume. HDCP PATTERN: Press to enable/disable the OSD display of the detected HDCP version support and handshaking information between the sink and source.

  • Page 12: Top Panel

    6.2 Top Panel AUDIO OUT VGA OUT HDMI OUT AUDIO OUT: Connect to powered speakers or an amplifier for stereo analog audio output with a 3.5mm phone jack cable. VGA OUT: Connect to a VGA (RGB) monitor or display for analog video output.

  • Page 13: Left Panel

    6.4 Left Panel POWER POWER: Flip this switch to turn the unit ON or OFF after connecting an appropriate power source. 6.5 Right Panel SERVICE DC 5V CONTROL RS232 CONTROL: Connect directly, or through a network switch, to your PC/laptop to control the unit via Telnet. RS-232: Connect directly to your PC/laptop to send RS-232 commands to control the unit.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    6.6 Remote Control Analyser/ HDCP SW. Pattern Analyzer/Pattern: Press to switch EDID Color Space Format between Analyzer Mode and Pattern WXGA WUXGA Mode. 480p 720p 1080p EDID: Press repeatedly to switch 1080i 4K3G 4K6G between the available EDIDs for the HDMI input.

  • Page 15: Rs-232 Protocol

    Sink**: Press to display HDMI output detection/information on the OSD. AV Mute1**: Press to turn on the AVMute bit within the output’s GCP. AV Mute0**: Press to turn off the AVMute bit within the output’s GCP. Note: * for use in Analyzer Mode only; Note: ** for use in Pattern Mode only.

  • Page 16: Rs-232 And Telnet Commands

    6.8 RS-232 and Telnet Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION $boot go Reboot the unit. During the boot process the unit won’t respond to commands. $boot? Display the boot status. $edid_copy_sink [c1~c10] Copy the HDMI sink’s EDID to a copy slot (C1~C10). (If the copy fails “err”...
  • Page 17 COMMAND DESCRIPTION $hdcp_in_sw? Display the HDCP on/off setting for the input port. $hdcp_in_detect? Detect the HDCP status of the source. $hdcp_in_ver [v1.4/v1.4+v2.2] Set the HDCP version to use on the input port. (Analyzer mode only) $hdcp_in_ver? Display the current HDCP version on the input port.
  • Page 18 COMMAND DESCRIPTION $net_ip? Display the IP address. $net_ip_mode [dhcp/static] Set the IP mode. $net_ip_mode? Display the IP mode status. $net_link? Display the Ethernet link status. $net_mac? Display the Ethernet MAC address. $net_mask? Display the netmask address. $net_static_gate [xxx.xxx.xxx. Set the static gateway address. xxx] $net_static_gate? Display the static gateway...
  • Page 19 COMMAND DESCRIPTION $update_img480 Update the 640×480 image from USB & reboot the unit. $update_img1080 Update the 1920×1080 image from USB & reboot the unit. Note: • All commands MUST start with the “$” character or the command will not be recognized by the unit. •...

  • Page 20: Telnet Control

    6.9 Telnet Control Before attempting to use telnet control, please ensure that both the unit and the PC/Laptop are connected to the same active networks. To access Telnet in Windows 7, click on the “Start” menu and type “cmd” in the search field, then press “Enter”. Under Windows XP go to the “Start”...
  • Page 21 This will connect us to the unit we wish to control. Type “$help” or “$?” to list the available commands. Note: Commands will not be executed unless followed by a carriage return. Commands are not case-sensitive. If the IP address is changed then the IP address required for telnet access will also change accordingly.

  • Page 22: Osd Menu

    6.10 OSD Menu 6.10 .1 Analyzer Mode MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT Source Monitor Analytic Data Video Timing Analytic Data Audio Timing Analytic Data Packet Analytic Data EDID Analyzer HDMI Sink Analytic Data VGA Sink Analytic Data RX EDID Analytic Data Default &...
  • Page 23 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT EDID Emulator RX EDID Select [C1] Copy 01 [D4] 8B 2D (Cont.) 2CH LPCM [C2] Copy 02 [C3] Copy 03 [C4] Copy 04 [C5] Copy 05 [C6] Copy 06 [C7] Copy 07 [C8] Copy 08 [C9] Copy 09 [C10] Copy 10 Copy HDMI Sink...
  • Page 24 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT RX Port Controls Hot Plug Preset Toggle High Toggle Hot Plug Toggle 50ms~500ms 100ms Time Hot Plug Run RX Sense On (PoR) On (PoR) V.Freq/1.001 Detection HDCP Port On/ On (PoR) HDCP Port v1.4 v1.4+v2.2 Version v1.4+v2.2...
  • Page 25 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT OSD Settings H Position 0%~100% V Position 0%~100% Transparency 0~7 (Solid~Transparent) A Mode Color (Analyzer Mode) Blue Gray P Mode Color Blue (Pattern Mode) Blue Gray Ethernet IP Mode DHCP DHCP Static IP Address a.b.c.d (Static Mode) 192.168.
  • Page 26 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT Setup IR Controller (Cont.) Address Copied EDID Reset Ethernet Reset Factory Reset Information Analytic Data Note: • SCDC= Status and Control Data Channel • CED= Character Error Detection • PoR= Power on Reset (setting is reset when the unit is powered off) •...
  • Page 27 Source HDR Ability: - Parse the HDR Static Metadata data block in the sink's EDID. - Output 4K60 (4:2:0, 10/12-bit), or 4K30 (4:4:4, 10/12-bit). - Output DRMI (Dynamic Range & Mastering InfoFrame). Sink HDR Ability: - Build an RX EDID that includes the HDR Static Metadata data block.

  • Page 28: Pattern Mode

    6.10. 2 Pattern Mode MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT Sink Monitor Analytic Data Pattern P01 Border ~ P55 Window Yellow Audio Output Source HDMI In Int. Sinewave Analog In (PoR) Int. Sinewave Volume 0~80 Analog Out CH SD0 L/R SD0 L/R SD1 L/R SD2 L/R...
  • Page 29 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT EDID Analyzer Analytic Data EDID Emulator Analytic Data HDCP Output Analytic Data Monitor SCDC Output Analytic Data Monitor TX Port Controls +5V Out On/Off Follow TMDS Follow TMDS Always HDCP Output Off (PoR) On/Off HDCP Output v1.4 v1.4...
  • Page 30 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT OSD Settings H Position 0%~100% V Position 0%~100% Transparency 0~7 (Solid ~ Transparent) A Mode Color (Analyzer Mode) Blue Gray P Mode Color Blue (Pattern Mode) Blue Gray Ethernet IP Mode DHCP DHCP Static IP Address a.b.c.d (Static Mode) 192.168.
  • Page 31 MAIN MENU SUB MENU ADJUSTMENTS DEFAULT Setup IR Controller (Cont.) Address Copied EDID Reset Ethernet Reset Factory Reset Information Analytic Data Note: • SCDC= Status and Control Data Channel • CED= Character Error Detection • PoR= Power on Reset (setting is reset when the unit is powered off)

  • Page 32: Test Timings

    6.11 Test Timings 6.11.1 Input Timings Resolutions Vertical Frequency (Hz) HDMI 640×350p  640×480p 59, 72, 75, 85  720×400p 70, 85  800×600p 56, 60, 72, 75, 85  848×480p  1024×768p 60, 70, 75, 85  1152×864p 70, 75, 85 ...

  • Page 33: Output Timings

    Resolutions Vertical Frequency (Hz) HDMI 1080p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 50, 59, 60  2048×1080p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 50, 59, 60  3840×2160p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 50, 59, 60  4096×2160p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 50, 59, 60 ...
  • Page 34 Resolutions Vertical Frequency (Hz) HDMI 576i   576p    720p 50, 59, 60    1080i 50, 59, 60   1080p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30   50, 59, 60    2048×1080p 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 50, 59, 60 ...

  • Page 35: Test Patterns

    6.12 Test Patterns 1. Border The Border pattern presents 4 equal-sized squares dividing the screen into 4 quadrants, forming a central white cross, with red, green, blue and white inner squares. Ideal for testing screen boundary, alignment and pincushion issues. All lines should be straight, and edge transitions should be sharp.
  • Page 36 4. Circle 4 The Circle 4 pattern provides 4 smaller white circles in each of the 4 corners of the screen. This pattern can help confirm that the display is maintaining correct geometry at the edges of the screen. 5. Black 6.
  • Page 37 13. Colorbar Delay The Colorbar Delay pattern provides a sequence of standard 100% color bars with a full set of smaller color squares within each bar. This test is primarily to detect if any of the color components of the video signal are delayed/skewed relative to each other.
  • Page 38 16. Colorbar S. The Colorbar S. pattern is a standard SMPTE color bar pattern which is used for rapid verification of signal color accuracy and for display setup using the Blue-Only option on your display, if it has one. 17. Colorbar Split The Colorbar Split pattern is a vertical color bar pattern with the color bars split in the middle by large black and white sections.
  • Page 39 19. Cross Hatch 8 (2 variations) Normal Inverse The Cross Hatch 8 pattern is a full field black & white pattern of crossing vertical and horizontal lines dividing the screen into 8 sections in each direction. This pattern is primarily used to check for color convergence and pincushion issues in projectors.
  • Page 40 22. Diagonal 1 The Diagonal 1 pattern is a set of 3 diagonal colored lines (red, white and blue) within a white square in the middle of the screen. This pattern is used to check for distortion and alignment issues in the center of the screen.
  • Page 41 25. General (3 variations) Stop/Slow/Fast Motion The General pattern is an all-purpose, multi-pattern test to visually check for multiple issues simultaneously. It includes color bars, 8-step greyscale, vertical and horizontal multi-burst, cross hatch, circle and motion patterns. There are 3 variations: No motion, slow motion and fast motion.
  • Page 42 bars, two sets of 16 vertical bars with the lower set reversed, and 16 horizontal bars. 28. Grayscale 32 (3 variations) Vert. Bar Vert. L/R Bar Hori. Bar The Grayscale 32 pattern provides a way to check and adjust the contrast, brightness and grayscale tracking of your display with 32 bars progressing from 0% to 100% brightness in even steps.
  • Page 43 30. Grayscale 256 (4 variations) Gray Green Blue The Grayscale 256 pattern provides a way to fine tune the contrast, brightness and grayscale tracking of your display with a full 265 step gradient progressing from 0% to 100% brightness. When testing a display, no color should be visible at any point across the gradient, and the transition from black to white should appear even and consistent.
  • Page 44 33. Grayscale H The Grayscale H pattern provides 4 distinct gray fields in an “H” arrangement for testing luminance transition stability. No color or interference should be visible at the transitions between sections. 34. Grid The Grid pattern provides a selection of red, green, blue and white boxes with 2×2 grids within and above them to test for pixel on pixel and color offset issues.
  • Page 45 36. Letter H (2 variations) Big/Small H The Letter H pattern is a screen filled with a series of large capital “H” characters moving vertically up the screen. This is a basic test to confirm motion detail. There are 2 variations: Large “H” characters and small “H”...
  • Page 46 Note: The red and green variation is not available if the selected output resolution is 4K. The following timings use dual-pixel lines: 3840×2160@50/60Hz & 4096×2160@25/30/50/60Hz. 39. Motion-H (4 variations) Slow/Fast RGB Block Slow/Fast String The Motion-H patterns are a collection of horizontal motion tests. These can be used to test your display’s pixel on/off response time.
  • Page 47 41. Multiburst (3 variations) Stop Motion Slow/Fast Motion The Multiburst pattern provides a standard multiburst pattern consisting of vertical white lines that decrease in thickness from left to right allowing the user to analyze the bandwidth and frequency response of the video path and connected display. There are 3 variations: Standard multiburst, multiburst with a slow moving gray block, and multiburst with a fast moving gray block.
  • Page 48 44. Pluge (2 variations) Full/Limited RGB Range The Pluge pattern is used to perform the accurate and consistent brightness and contrast configuration of a display. Typically you will want to adjust the brightness control of the monitor so that the first bar is just barely indistinguishable from the background black while the second bar is still clearly visible.
  • Page 49 47. Square H32 (2 variations) Normal Inverse The Square H32 pattern is a full field black & white pattern of squares dividing the screen horizontally into 32 sections. This pattern is primarily used to check projector linearity. There are 2 variations: Normal (white lines, black field) and Inverse (black lines, white field).
  • Page 50 49. Window Blue (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50% Inverse 50% 50. Window Cyan (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50% Inverse 50% 51. Window Green (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50% Inverse 50% 52. Window Magenta (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50%...
  • Page 51 54. Window White (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50% Inverse 50% 55. Window Yellow (4 variations) Normal 75% Inverse 75% Normal 50% Inverse 50% These Window patterns are additional screen purity tests offering seven different patterns with different sized windows of each color on a black field: Blue, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, White, Yellow.

  • Page 52: Connection Diagram

    7. CONNECTION DIAGRAM 4K TV/Display Monitor Headphones HDMI Output VGA Output Analog Audio Output Power Supply ENTER MENU OPTION EDID HDCP COLOR TIMING PATTERN PATTERN PATTERN SPACE AUDIO DEEP OUTPUT ANALYSER HDCP LPCM ON/OFF COLOR FORMAT / PATTERN FACTORY HDCP2.2 RESET AUDIO IN HDMI IN...

  • Page 53: Specifications

    8. SPECIFICATIONS 8.1 Technical Specifications Video Bandwidth 600 MHz/18Gbps Input Ports 1×HDMI, 1×3.5mm Stereo, 1×RS-232 (DB-9), 1×IP Control (RJ-45), 1×Service (USB) Output Ports 1×HDMI, 1×VGA, 1×3.5mm Stereo Power Supply 5V/2.6A DC (US/EU standards, CE/FCC/UL certified) DC to USB Power Source 2.1A (Minimum) (Optional) ESD Protection...

  • Page 54: Supported Color Formats

    8.2 Supported Color Formats YCbCr YCbCr YCbCr 4:4:4 4:2:2 4:2:0 Output Resolution (Hz) 640×350p@85~        2048×1080p@60 3840×2160p@23~30   4096×2160p@23~30 3840×2160p@50~60  4096×2160p@50~60 Note:  = Specified color depth is supported; *= Specified color depth is supported &...

  • Page 55: Acronyms

    9. ACRONYMS ACRONYM COMPLETE TERM Character Error Detection EDID Extended Display Identification Data HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface Infrared OLED Organic Light Emitting Diodes On-Screen Display Power on Reset Reduced Blanking SCDC Status and Control Data Channel...

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