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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Please do not place the display screen towards the ground to avoid scratching the LCD surface. 2. Please avoid heavy impact. 3. Please do not use chemical solutions to clean the device. Simply wipe with a clean soft cloth to maintain the brightness of the surface. 4.
1. PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION 1.1. FRONT PANEL FEATURES 1. Power. 2. Exit: To return or exit. 3. Direction and OK key 4. Pattern key 5. Mode key 6. Audio key 7. Option key 8. System key 9. Fn key: Shortcut key...
1.2. TOP PANEL FEATURES 1. 12G SFP Port 2. HDMI port 3. 12G SDI Output interface 4. 3G SDI Output interface 5. REF IN interface 6. USB and COM Port 7. LAN Port 8. DC 12V power input 2. OPERATION 2.1.
2-2-1. KEYPAD OPERATION Press the function option (PATTERN/MODE/AUDIO/OPTION/ SYSTEM/Fn) keys on the front panel, then press direction key to choose the needed option, press OK key to pop up the pull-down menu, press UP/DOWN direction key to choose and OK key to confirm. Press EXIT to exit the menu. While input the value, press UP/DOWN direction key to choose the input box, then press OK key to pop up the input cursor, press direction key to choose digits on the displayed keyboard, and press OK key to confirm.
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3.1.1 Switch output pattern Press the direction keys to choose the pattern, then press OK key to conform. Move the mouse to the pattern, then double left click or right click to select apply. 3.1.2 Add the pattern (Built-in pattern supports customization.) ...
3.1.4 The device built-in various kinds of patterns to meet various test requirements: Color bar series can be used to check if the color is displayed normally, and whether the image has cross-color interference. Purity series are often used to check color purity. When using the Red pattern, no other color should be present on the screen.
Mode interface supports switch the timing of output signal by using the keys or the mouse. And the related information of the signal output currently can be checked on the bottom of screen. (Timing sheet refers to Appendix 1) Port Options SDI or HDMI mode for optional.
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Sample Rate Options Audio sample rate default as 48k under SDI mode. Audio sample rate under HDMI mode. 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 64k, 66.15k, 72k, 88.2k, 96k, 132.3k, 144k or 192k for optional. Channel Options HDMI: 8 audio channels, ranges from CH1 to CH8. SDI: 16 audio channels, ranges from CH1 to CH16.
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3.4.1.1 The device supports three types of Overlay: Ring Type Frame Counter Type Character Type Note: Text input will be displayed based on the specific X and Y that can be preset in Pos-X/Y options. User can input the customized text in the 3.4.1.2 Moving The moving of 3 types can be customized with 4 directions and preferred steps.
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3.4.3 Ref In Ref In used for frame synchronization to ensure input & Ref mode display. 3.4.4 HDR Turns HDR type import ON/OFF. System built-in HLG and SMPTE 2084-10000 HDR standards. Users can load HDR files via USB flash disk.
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3.4.5 HDMI EDID Connects HDMI device with HDMI cable, click “Read EDID” to read the EDID data of the display device.
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Plug USB flash disk into the signal generator, click “Save EDID” to save the current EDID data to an assigned path of USB flash disk. 3.4.6 Closed Caption SDI embedding Closed Caption function control. Configurate the Closed Caption control interface and output the corresponding Closed Caption.
3.5. System System function Supports to review the firmware version of device and settings of Brightness, Fan, Language, Time and Night Mode. User can reset the device system settings under this option.
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Brightness Press the UP/DOWN key on the front panel to adjust the brightness. If in the bright conditions, increase the LCD brightness to make it easier to view. This setting is to turn the fan on or off. If select automatic option, the device will automatically turns the fan on or off according to the usage and external temperature.
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3.6. Fn User-definable functions as shortcuts with great convenience. It supports more than one hundred shortcut functions. For time-saving and high efficient operation when testing, users can manage shortcut functions through Add, Del, Replace and Output operations. Select "Add" to record the last output signal to be a shortcut. Select Del to delete the shortcut.
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5.2. Appendix 1 Description 100% Color Bar 75% Color Bar White Black Green Blue...
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Pink Yello Cyan Smpte Color Bar Smpte RP 219 Color Check SDI Checkfield 8x6 Check...
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4x4 Check 25% Window 50% Window 75% Window Red Ramp Green Ramp Blue Ramp White Ramp...
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Black Ramp 16 Step Ramp 32 Step Ramp RGB Ramp Mirror White Box Mirror Luminance Mirror Slash Zone Static Regulation...
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Static Regulation 2 User DTV White Balance Diagonal Ramp Reverse Diagonal Ramp Border Line Customized Customized according to requirements 5.3. Appendix 2 SDI Input Signal Signal Format Color Space 720x525(59.94i) YCbCr 4:2:2 10bits 720x625(50i) YCbCr 4:2:2 10bits 1280x720 YCbCr 4:2:2 10bits (50p/59.94p/60p/23.98p/24p/25 (1920x720)
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