Creating Formats Using Vgm Software - Quantum Data 606 Quick Start Manual

Programming Video Formats with VGM Software
Selecting a Format to Edit
1) You can either choose to start with a default format in the VGM format editor or choose
any of the formats available in the generator. Refer to the VGM help file for information on
using the VGM's default format.
2) If you want to edit one of the formats available in the generator, you start from the list of
available formats. The instruction on the previous page tell you how to get to this point.
3) Select the format you wish to edit by single clicking its name in the list. Click the
Load Data button to load the format into the Main VGM screen's buffer pane.
4) Double click on the format in the buffer pane. This will start the format editor using the
selected format's information.
Using the Format Editor
The format editor works as described in the VGM help file except that the physical size
entries have no affect on how test images are displayed on the Model 600 series. How-
ever, the integer portion of the horizontal size in millimeters is used to identify the storage
location of the format in the generator. Unlike our other models, the generators in the 600
series store formats by specific numeric locations and not by name. If you do not change
this number, the edited format will replace the previous version of the format when you
upload it back to the generator. You will not get any warnings that you are about to over-
write a memory location.
Saving a Format and Uploading it to the Generator
1) You need to save your edited format to disk before you can upload it to the generator.
Select File > Save As from editor menu bar and select a suitable name and storage
location.
2) Select the edited format in the Main VGM buffer pane and select the generator in the
connections pane.
3) Click the Send Data button to upload the selected format to the selected generator.
The format will be stored using the numbered storage location set in the editor.
4) You will need to disconnect from the generator, power cycle the generator, and reconnect
in order for the added format to appear in the list of available formats.
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