Installing The Edid Programmer; Reading And Saving Edid Data From A Destination Device - AMX Epica DGX 144 Instruction Manual

Installing the EDID Programmer

PC System Requirements (v1.2.0)
* The installation process requires 20 MB of disk space for the EDID Programmer's installer. Once
installed, the EDID Programmer requires 5 MB of disk space.
** We strongly urge the user not to use video cards with DMS-59 connectors. Video cards with DMS-59
connectors have been shown to fail consistently and, in the worst case, can corrupt an EDID data file. A
laptop PC with a VGA or DVI out is a good solution. Cards with 2 DVI connectors, 2 VGA connectors,
or 1 DVI and 1 VGA connector are also acceptable.
To install EDID Programmer software:
1. Locate and open the installer <EDIDProgrammer_1.2.exe> on the AMX AutoPatch CD or at
www.amx.com.
2.
Follow the directions in the wizard.

Reading and Saving EDID Data from a Destination Device

Tip: The Save button in the EDID Programmer can be used to save the EDID information as an
.edid file, which can be opened as a text file (click on the Open button) and edited or opened and
written to an input (click the Write button).
The instructions below cover the situation in which the EDID Programmer is used to read the EDID
information from a destination device in the installation with a DVI connector (an HD-15 connector can
also be used). Additional information for using cable adapters is provided on the next page.
To read and save EDID data from a destination device:
1. On the PC, open the EDID Programmer.
Communication menu – use to select PC serial port or change baud rate
Write – writes EDID to input on board
Read – reads EDID from selected destination device
FIG. 34
EDID Programmer
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Windows 2000 or Windows
Minimum Hardware: 166 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 20 MB of free disk space*, 800x600 display,
serial port, video card with dual outputs**
Recommended Hardware: 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM*
Open – an EDID file
Save – an EDID file to edit or to write to input on board
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XP Professional
Target Device – select Matrix Switcher
Query AutoPatch Device – acquires enclosure's XNNet ID address
EDID Information – data (read-only) from file or device
Available Displays drop down list – select device
EDID Type – indicates analog or digital (read-only)
Refresh Display List – updates list after additional devices attached
Convert to Digital / Convert to Analog – converts displayed EDID data
Status – shows application status (read-only)
Close – shuts down application; will not prompt to save
Appendix A – EDID Programmer
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