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  • Page 1 780B Video Generator/Analyzer User Guide Rev: A7...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Back Navigation ........................15 3.3.3 Status Bar ..........................16 Calibrating the LCD ........................17 Using the 780B Test Instrument to Video and Audio Pattern Tests on Sink Devices ....20 Making Physical Connections ....................20 4.1.1 Connecting the 780B to the Display Device ................20 Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution ..................21 4.2.1...
  • Page 3 Procedures for Testing with Programmable Sine Waves ............62 4.8.5 Testing HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) 780B only ............64 Using the 780B Test Instrument to Test HDMI Protocols on Sink Devices........67 Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device ...........67 5.1.1 Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device ..........67...
  • Page 4 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Links .............122 7.4.2 Procedures for Testing HDMI Networks (Links) with the Installer Utility ......122 Using the 780B Test Instrument to Monitor the HDMI CEC and DDC channel ......126 Auxiliary Channel Analyzer – Emulation Monitoring ..............126 8.1.1 Configurations for Monitoring CEC and/or DDC Transactions with ACA on HDMI Sinks ...126...
  • Page 5 Programming a Test Sequence using the keypad ..............217 13.7 Programming a Test Sequence in the UserKeys file ...............218 14 Upgrading the 780B ..........................220 14.1 Upgrading the Firmware and Gateware on your 780B Handheld Test Instrument for HDMI ..220 December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 6: Overview Of The 780B Video Generator/Analyzer

    EDID, CEC & infoframes—of any type of HDMI device: sources, repeaters and sinks. Its portability makes it ideal for your bench and for use in the field. Because the 780B has both an HDMI output and an HDMI input, you can test your HDMI cables and systems with splitters, extenders and switches as well with the optional pixel error test feature.

  • Page 7: Overview Of 780B Features

    Create custom formats using the standalone Format Editor.  3D bitmap pattern testing – The 780B enables you to import 3D bitmaps for use in pattern testing. You can create your own bitmaps from any stereoscopic images you have using the Quantum Data Bitmap Conversion Tool available from the Quantum Data website: http://www.quantumdata.com/apps/3D/BMP_conv.asp.

  • Page 8: Network Analyzer Features

    HDCP test of an HDMI source device – The 780B enables you to run a test to determine how many HDCP devices an HDMI source can support during HDCP authentication.  CEC ping test of any HDMI device – The 780B enables you to run a CEC ping test on an HDMI device. 1.4.3 HDMI Cable and Repeater test features The following features are available with the Cable and Repeater test option: ...

  • Page 9: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer For Ddc Monitoring Features

    The following features are available with the Auxiliary Channel Analyzer test options:  DDC monitoring with Auxiliary Channel Analyzer (ACA) – The 780B ACA enables you to monitor CEC DDC transactions such as HDCP and EDID as well as hot plug related events while emulating an HDMI source and/or an HDMI sink device(s) in an HDMI system.

  • Page 10: Physical Interfaces Of The 780B Video Generator/Analyzer For Hdmi

    This section describes the administration, video and audio interfaces on the 780B test instrument: Video Interfaces Table 2-1 below describes the video interfaces on the 780B test instrument, these interfaces are used to render test patterns for testing consumer electronic HDTVs and computer displays.

  • Page 11: Audio Interfaces

    Formats: LPCM, Dolby Digital (clips), DTS (clips)  Administrative Interface The 780B is equipped with a USB interface. This interface is used to download custom bitmaps and to upgrade firmware and issue commands. The USB interface is a peripheral device. There are two modes: ...

  • Page 12: General Operation

    You can conserve battery charge by reducing the brightness of the screen (shown below in Preferences Screen)  The 780B will begin to chirp when it requires recharge. Turn the unit off or plug it in to the wall charger when you hear the chirp. ...
  • Page 13 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 12 Preferences screen is shown below. You can reduce the brightness of the screen to extend battery life. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 14: Tilt Bail

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 13 Tilt Bail The 780B has support bail for convenience in viewing. This is depicted in the illustration below. (The illustration shows the 780; however, the 780B tilt bail operates in the same manner.) December 1, 2014...

  • Page 15: Navigating Through The 780B User Interface

    Navigating through the 780B User Interface The 780B user interface is a color touch screen display 800 by 480. A single touch will activate an item on the screen or take you down to a lower level menu. A + indicates that you have to double touch to navigate down to a lower level menu.

  • Page 16: Back Navigation

    Viewing the CEC devices on an HDMI network Audio Analyzer Testing Audio of an HDMI Source Device Audio Monitor Procedures for Monitoring LPCM Audio from a Source Device (780B only) Verifying the EDID on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device Sink Tests Buttons EDID Test...

  • Page 17: Status Bar

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 16 3.3.3 Status Bar The 780B has a status bar on the bottom of the screen. The items in the status bar are described in the Table 3-2. Table 3-2: Status Bar Type...

  • Page 18: Calibrating The Lcd

    HDCP active/inactive status  +5V present/not present status  Calibrating the LCD It is recommended that you calibrate the LCD display prior to using the 780B Test Instrument. Use the following procedures to perform the calibration. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 19 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 18 1. From the Home menu, navigate to the Help menu by pressing the Help activation button on the upper status bar. The Home menu is shown below. The Help menu appears as shown below: 2.
  • Page 20 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 19 When you finish touch selecting the fourth box, the calibration is completed and you will return to the Home menu. 3. If the calibration fails and you cannot access the menus, establish a command line session and enter the...

  • Page 21: Using The 780B Test Instrument To Video And Audio Pattern Tests On Sink Devices

     RGB Analog (via the HD VGA connector). Making Physical Connections The first step in testing a sink device is to make the physical connections between the 780B and the device(s) under test. 4.1.1 Connecting the 780B to the Display Device Use the following procedures to make the physical connections from the 780B to the display device under test.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Signal Type And Resolution

    4.2.1 Procedures for Selecting a Signal Type The procedures below describe how to select the active signal type. 1. Power up the 780B using the rocker switch on the back panel. Review the guidelines for battery usage at: Power Considerations.
  • Page 23 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 22 3. Touch select the desired signal type using the associated activation button, example HDMI. 4. Touch select the options for the Signal Type. Use the information in Table 4-1 below as a guide:...

  • Page 24: Procedures For Selecting An Hdmi Resolution And Frame Rate

    1) Hot plug formats On; 2) Hot plug formats Off. When hot plug formats are On and a hot plug event occurs, the 780B will read the EDID of the display device connected to its output port. It will then automatically configure the list available signal types (resolutions and frame rates) to only those supported by the HDMI sink device.
  • Page 25 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 24 2. Select the Hot Plug Formats mode to On or Off as desired. Refer to the screen above. 3. Touch select the Formats activation button on the Status bar OUT to access the Formats menu. Refer to the figure below.
  • Page 26 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 25 The Formats menu appears as shown below: 4. Touch select the desired format and Frame Rate (example 2160p at 30Hz above). For the HDMI formats, there are color codes that are applied to the Resolution and Frame Rate selections. The following is a summary of their meaning: ...

  • Page 27: Procedures For Enabling Avmute

    The procedures below describe how to enable AVMute. AVMute is an optional feature in HDMI that enables a source to signal a sink to extinguish its audio and video. The source, in this case the 780B emulating a source sets the AVMute Set flag in the general control packet. The purpose of AVMute is to avoid audio artifacts when switching resolutions.

  • Page 28: Rendering Test Patterns On An Hdtv

    4.3.1 Procedures for Rendering Test Patterns on an HDTV The procedures below cover cases where there is a direct connection between the 780B and the HDTV and also where the 780B is connected to an HDTV through a repeater device.
  • Page 29 2. Touch select the desired test pattern from the menu shown below. You can select patterns that are standard with the 780B or bitmaps that you have imported. Note: A “+” on the lower right portion of the pattern indicates that there are options related to the specific pattern.
  • Page 30 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 29 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Orientation - Vertical Direction: ColorBar patterns SMPTE  Left to Right Applications: Right to Left  SMPTEBars - To adjust color...
  • Page 31 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 30 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Direction: Ramp/Stair Patterns Stair - Full Orientation - Vertical  Left to Right Applications: Right to Left  Stair - To visually check...
  • Page 32 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 31 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Pixel values in RGB, 8bit In 8-bit color mode (24) the ramp with TV (limited range) displays all 256 shades of gray.
  • Page 33 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 32 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values 3D Cross Talk No variants Description: This image is divided in two sections with four rows of 16 white boxes each. The top section is for testing with the left eye Application: This is a 3D open.
  • Page 34 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 33 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Overscan EMI/Grill H Type Applications: EMI – Show grid of “H” characters to check for EMI effects on image. Each “H”...
  • Page 35 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 34 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Needles Pattern No variants Application: To detect whether scan velocity modulation is enabled on display.  Window/Raster Pattern Window IRE Level ...
  • Page 36 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 35 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Focus Pattern Application: To detect whether scan velocity modulation is enabled on display. Multiburst Pattern Application: To check a display’s ability to produce sharply defined stripes at equal brightness up to full resolution.
  • Page 37 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 36 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Pseudo Random Pattern No Variants Application: To test for pixel errors on an HDMI cable. Horizontal LG Color Pattern No Variants Application: To test a display’s...
  • Page 38 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 37 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Pixel values in RGB, 10bit Outer background: with limited range (TV) R=64 G=64 B=64 mode. Outer blinking box: R=80/64 G=80/64 B=80/64...
  • Page 39 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 38 Table 4-3: Test Patterns Pattern Name Variant Options Range of Values Pixel values in RGB, 10bit Top background: with limited range (TV) R=64 G=64 B=64 mode. Top dark vertical line: R=32 G=32 B=32...

  • Page 40: Using Custom Test Image Packs

    Using Custom Test Image Packs The 780B provides licensed image packs for certain sets of test images. You need to have a license key to use these custom test image packs. You can arrange to get access to them by contacting Quantum Data customer support at: http://www.quantumdata.com/support.
  • Page 41 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 40 Table 4-4: Custom Test Image Packs – ChinaRes Pattern ChinaRes Pattern Pack This is a bitmap that is available through the Image Packs option. The ChinaRes test pattern is specified by the National Testing and Inspection Center for Radio and TV Products of China.
  • Page 42 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 41 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 43 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 42 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns THX Test Patterns 3D Convergence - test patterns to align pixels for proper convergence. The THX Pattern Pack offers a variety of test patterns for calibrating the luminance and chrominance of high end 3D-capable HDTVs.
  • Page 44 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 43 Table 4-5: Custom Test Image Packs – THX Test Patterns THX box - 2D/3D grayscale test patterns to accurately adjust white point and gamma. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 45: Rendering 3D Test Patterns On An Hdtv

    Frame Packing (for both interlaced and progressive timings) 3D format structures. 4.5.1 Configurations for Rendering 3D Bitmaps on an HDMI Sink Device Typically you will render 3D bitmap images with the 780B directly connected to an HDTV. This configuration is shown below: December 1, 2014...

  • Page 46: Procedures Obtaining 3D Bitmaps On Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Selecting an HDMI Resolution and Frame Rate. If you have used the Quantum Data 3D Bitmap Conversion Tool, there is a naming convention for the 3D bitmaps which also provides the required format for each specific bitmap. 2. Touch select 3D Output option from the top level menu shown below.
  • Page 47 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 46 The following screen will appear: 3. Select the 3D mode (Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom or Frame Packing) and then select the subtype and Left/Right options (if applicable). December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 48: How To Scroll A Bitmap Pattern

    3D Frame Packing bitmap is selected for 1280 x 720. Therefore you have to make sure that you select that specific timing (i.e. 1280 x 720) and that specific 3D format structure (Frame Packing). How to Scroll a Bitmap Pattern This subsection describes how to scroll bitmaps on your 780B 4.6.1 Guidelines for Scrolling Bitmaps...

  • Page 49: Procedures For Scrolling Bitmaps

    There are two ways you can animate (move) a bitmap image: 1) image shifting (scrolling); 2) panning. You can shift or scroll a bitmap image that you have imported into the 780B by modifying the X and Y parameters or by dragging and panning.

  • Page 50: How To Pan A Bitmap Image

     You can pan bitmaps whose resolution is lower than the active format but only within the range of the excess space in the raster. You cannot pan the standard test patterns in the 780B. 4.7.2 Procedures for Panning Bitmaps Use the following procedure to pan your custom bitmaps.

  • Page 51: Procedures For Viewing The Video From An Hdmi Source Device

    Procedures for Viewing the Video from an HDMI Source Device Use the following procedures to view the incoming video from an HDMI source device. 1. Connect the HDMI source device under test to the 780B HDMI IN connector. 2. Touch select Video Display from the Home menu shown below.
  • Page 52 Note: The 780B has an additional option for viewing a captures incoming video screen and scrolling throughout the entire video resolution. This is shown on the second screen shot below as View Full Frame.
  • Page 53 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 52 Note that you can also view 3D video bitmaps as well. The following screen is a sample of what a 3D bitmap would look like. The example below is a Top-and-Bottom format.
  • Page 54 6. Return to the Source Test menu by touching the LCD. The Source Test menu reappears. 7. For the 780B you have the additional option of capturing and viewing a captured bitmap of the entire resolution of the incoming video View Full Frame.
  • Page 55 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 54 Use the arrows to move about the video frame. Note that in the example below a test pattern is being used; typically this would be video from a source device. December 1, 2014...

  • Page 56: Testing Digital Audio On An Hdtv Or A/V Receiver

    4.8.1 Connecting the 780B to the Audio Rendering Device Use the following procedures to make the physical connections from the 780B to the audio rendering device under test. 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780B video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied.
  • Page 57 A/V receiver. In this case make the HDMI connection between the HDMI OUT connector on the 780B and the HDMI input of the HDMI repeater device using an HDMI-to-HDMI cable. Then connect the HDTV to an active output on the repeater. The following illustrations depict the typical test configurations.

  • Page 58: Procedures For Testing A Display With Dolby Digital Or Dts Audio Test Patterns

    Use the following procedures to run audio tests using Dolby Digital and or DTS audio test patterns. These test patterns are useful for calibrating the room acoustics in a home theatre system. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B and the audio rendering device as described in the procedures above.
  • Page 59 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 58 3. Touch select the desired Interface from the Audio Pattern menu (refer to the screen shot above which shows HDMI). The options are Optical, SPDIF or HDMI. 4. Double touch select the Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS-ES 6.1 item on the Audio Pattern menu (refer to the screen shot above).

  • Page 60: Procedures For Testing A Display With Dolby Digital Or Dts Sine Wave Clips

    HDMI DTS-ES 6.1 SPDIF Optical HDMI ARC (780B only) 4.8.3 Procedures for Testing a Display with Dolby Digital or DTS Sine Wave Clips Table 4-7 below summarizes the 780B support for digital audio. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 61 Use the procedures below for testing multi-channel Dolby or DTS sine wave using clips. 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780B video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied.
  • Page 62 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 61 3. Touch select the desired Interface from the Audio Pattern (Test Tone) menu (refer to the screen shot above which shows HDMI). The options are Optical, SPDIF or HDMI. 4. Double touch select the Dolby Digital Plus 7.1/TrueHD or DTS-HD item on the Audio Pattern (Test Tone) menu (refer to the screen shot above).

  • Page 63: Procedures For Testing With Programmable Sine Waves

     Mute – On/Off (per channel) 1. Make the cable connection between the appropriate the 780B video output connector (e.g. HDMI OUT, SPDIF or OPTICAL) and the input connector of the audio rendering device using the cables supplied. 2. From the Home menu (shown in the figure below), select the Audio status/activation button on the Status Bar as indicated below.
  • Page 64 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 63 The Audio Pattern (Test Tone) menu appears as shown below: 3. Touch select the desired Interface (shown in the screen above) to select the active digital audio output. (Optical selected in the example screen shot above.) 4.

  • Page 65: Testing Hdmi Audio Return Channel (Arc) 780B Only

    Testing HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) You can test the HDMI 1.4 Audio Return Channel using the 780B. The selected audio is output from the 780B’s HDMI IN connector in this case. The HDMI IN connector emulates an ARC Tx device to test the ARC Rx function on an A/V Receiver that supports the Audio Return Channel.
  • Page 66 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 65 2. From the top level menu (shown in the screen sample below), select Audio Test Tone. The Audio Test Tone menu appears as shown below: December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 67 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 66 3. Select ARC. 4. Select the desired audio Signal Type. Table 4-9 below describes the audio format available for testing the HDMI Audio Return Channel. Table 4-9: HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) Testing...

  • Page 68: Using The 780B Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Protocols On Sink Devices

     780B HDMI OUT port connected directly to an HDTV input  780B HDMI OUT port connected to a repeater device which is then connected to a downstream HDTV. These configurations are shown below: 5.1.2 Procedures for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run an HDCP test on an HDMI sink.
  • Page 69 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 68 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B HDMI OUT connector and the display device under test. 2. Enable the HDMI output using the procedures at Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution.

  • Page 70: Verifying The Edid On An Hdmi Hdtv Or Hdmi Repeater Device

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 69 5. Touch select Auto-Restart to restart HDCP authentication. Alternatively you can run this test from the command line as follows: HDCP? // indicates pass (1 indicates a failure) Verifying the EDID on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device This section provides procedures for verifying and viewing the EDID of an HDMI HDTV or an HDMI repeater device such as an A/V receiver.

  • Page 71: Procedures For Testing And Viewing The Edid On An Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Testing and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run an EDID test on an HDMI sink. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B HDMI OUT connector and the display device under test. 2. Enable the HDMI output using the procedures at Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution.
  • Page 72 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 71 December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 73 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 72 The EDID sink test will also run certain sections of the EDID compliance test. The sections that are run are those sections that do not require Capabilities Declaration Form (CDF) information to be entered for example Test ID 8-2 shown in the following screen example below.

  • Page 74: Workflow For Comparing Edids

    Use the following procedures to compare two EDIDs. The following is the workflow for comparing two EDIDs.  Load a reference EDID either from an EDID file stored on the 780B or an EDID you have obtained from an HDTV and subsequently stored.
  • Page 75 Load File – Loads from an EDID file stored on the 780B file system  Load TV Default – Loads the standard reference EDID for a TV from the 780B file system  Load AVR Default - Loads the standard reference EDID for a AVR from the 780B file system 5.
  • Page 76 The EDID is loaded and displayed on the screen. 6. Connect the 780B HDMI OUT port to an HDMI sink device (e.g. HDTV or A/V receiver) and touch select Compare. The results will show PASS or FAIL with an explanation as in the following two screen examples.

  • Page 77: Viewing The Cec Devices On An Hdmi Network

    You can run this test in two configurations.  780B HDMI OUT port connected directly to an HDTV input  780B HDMI OUT port connected to a repeater device which is then connected to a downstream HDTV. These configurations are shown below: December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 78: Procedures For Testing Cec On An Hdmi Sink Device

    Procedures for Testing CEC on an HDMI Sink Device Use the following procedures to test CEC on an HDMI sink device. 1. Connect the 780B HDMI OUT port to an HDMI sink device (e.g. HDTV or A/V receiver) using the configuration guidelines provided above.
  • Page 79 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 78 The CEC devices on the HDMI network are presented on the display as shown below: December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 80: Multi-Protocol (Hdcp, Edid And Cec) Testing On An Hdmi Hdtv

    Procedures for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device Use the procedures below to run a multi-protocol test on an HDMI sink. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B HDMI OUT connector and the display device under test. 2. Enable the HDMI output using the procedures at Selecting a Signal Type and Resolution.
  • Page 81 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 80 4. Touch select the Aux Combo Test pattern from the second page of the Video Pattern menu shown below. The results will appear on the connected display. An example of the results is shown below: 4.

  • Page 82: Using The 780B Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Source Devices

    In all cases the 780B is emulating a sink to test an upstream source. In the third configuration, the 780B is emulating both an HDMI source and sink. These test configurations are shown below.

  • Page 83: Procedures For Testing Video On An Hdmi Source Device

    Use the following procedures to test the video from an HDMI source device. You can view the incoming video and check the video and timing parameters of the incoming video. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780B HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above.
  • Page 84 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 83 The video from the source is shown on the 780B LCD as depicted below. 4. Return to the Source Test menu by touching the LCD. The Source Test menu reappears as shown below.
  • Page 85 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 84 5. Touch select the screen to return to Video Display menu. 6. Touch select the Start Detailed activation button on the Video Display menu to view the incoming video along with the metadata from the source device under test. In this example a test pattern is shown.
  • Page 86 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 85 8. For the 780B you have the additional option of capturing and viewing a captured bitmap of the entire resolution of the incoming video View Full Frame. Use the arrows to move about the video frame. Note that in the example below the 780 is receiving a test pattern;...

  • Page 87: Viewing The Incoming 4K Video On A Connected Display Using Passthrough

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 86 7. Return to the Home menu by touching the LCD then the Home menu. 6.1.3 Viewing the Incoming 4K Video on a Connected Display using Passthrough You can also view 4K incoming video on a connected display using the Video Passthrough feature. Use the following procedures.
  • Page 88 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 87 The video passthrough screen is shown below. 2. Specify how you want to view the video on the connected display. You can either view it unscaled on a 4K display, or scaled to 1080p or scaled to 1920 by 1080 resolution.

  • Page 89: Viewing Video Metadata From An Hdmi Source Device

    4K Passthrough Mode Application Enable Mode Passthrough Enable Not Applicable HDMI OUT port uses 780B generator selection 4K to 1080p 4K input horizontal resolution is scaled by 2:1 and the vertical resolution is scaled to 1080 lines. Used for SMPTE 4K inputs.
  • Page 90 780B format library, an indication of the error is shown as can be seen below. If the timing does not match a standard timing in the 780B format library, a message is shown: “Unknown format” as can be seen below.
  • Page 91 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 90 Table 6-2 below describes each field in the Format Analyzer on-screen report. The basic timing information is shown on the left of the resulting screen and the AVI infoframes received are displayed on the right. Also displayed on the right side is an indication of the status of HDCP encryption.

  • Page 92: Viewing Source Data Island Packet

    Configurations for Viewing the Data Island Packets from a Source Device The 780B’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI sink device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI sink device to conduct a test on a source device. You can view the data island packets with the source device connected directly to the 780B.
  • Page 93 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 92 3. Touch select the Refresh activation button on the Packet Viewer menu (shown below) to view the data island packet information (AVI Infoframe shown). 4. Touch select the Save activation button on the Packet Viewer menu to save the data to a file.

  • Page 94: Testing Hdcp Max Devices On An Hdmi Source Device

    Configurations for Testing Max Devices a Source Device Supports The 780B’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI sink device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI sink device to conduct a test on a source device. You can run this source device connected directly to the 780B.
  • Page 95 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 94 3. Touch select the Find Max Devs activation button on the HDCP Input Tests menu (shown below) to test the number of HDCP device the source device supports. The results of the test are shown on the screen.

  • Page 96: Procedures For Disabling Hdcp On The 780B Rx Port - Gui

    The results of the test are shown on the screen. 6.3.3 Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780B Rx port - GUI You can disable the HDCP registers of the 780/780A’s Rx port to test how your source device responds to HDCP being disabled.

  • Page 97: Procedures For Disabling Hdcp On The 780B Rx Port

    Configurations for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device With the 780B you can run a test on the HDMI audio from a source device. This test shows you the decoded audio IEC header information, the audio infoframes and the audio sample packet header information transmitted from the connected source device which could be a DVD, set top box or the output of an A/V Receiver.

  • Page 98: Procedures For Testing Audio On An Hdmi Source Device

    Procedures for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device Use the following procedures to test the audio from an HDMI source device. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780B HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above.
  • Page 99 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 98 The Audio Analysis screen appears as shown below: 3. Touch select the Read activation button to initiate the test. 4. Alternatively you can run this test from the command line as follows:...
  • Page 100 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 99 Word length: Refer to stream header Sampling freq.: Refer to stream header Channel allocation: Channel status bits: Application: Consumer Sample words: LPCM Copyright asserted: Yes Format info: Default Mode: 0 Category code: 00...
  • Page 101 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 100 Table 6-2 below describes each field in the Audio Analyzer on-screen report. The audio infoframe information is shown on the left of the resulting screen and the channel status data from the audio sample packets received are displayed on the right.
  • Page 102 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 101 Table 6-2: Audio Analyzer Audio IEC Header decoded data (left side) Description Sampling Frequency The sampling frequency. One of:  Refer to Stream Header 32kHz  44.1kHz   48kHz  88.2kHz 96kHz ...

  • Page 103: Procedures For Monitoring Lpcm Audio From A Source Device (780B Only)

    You can monitor the incoming stereo LPCM audio on the HDMI IN port at the headphone jack on the front edge of the 780B. You can also monitor a single channel of LPCM audio through the embedded speaker. You can select what channels of a multi-channel LPCM to monitor on the stereo headphone jack or which single channel on the speaker using the screens provided.
  • Page 104 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 103 3. Select the pair of channels to monitor through the headphone jack using the Headphone Channels set of selection buttons. 4. Specify the Headphone amplitude in increments of +/-3dB or =/-1dB using the buttons under Headphone Level.
  • Page 105 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 104 5. Select the single channel to monitor through the embedded speaker using the Speaker Channel set of selection buttons. 6. Specify the speaker amplitude in increments of +/-3dB or =/-1dB using the buttons under Speaker Level.
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  • Page 107: Testing An Hdmi Source's Response To An Edid

    The 780B HDMI IN port emulates an HDMI sink device. Part of that emulation function is presenting an EDID to a source when a sink device is powered and hot plug is asserted. The 780B is provisioned with a default EDID from the factory.
  • Page 108 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 107 6.5.2 Procedures for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID Use the following procedures to test the EDID response from an HDMI source device. 1. Touch select EDID Test from the Home menu (shown below).
  • Page 109 Load File – Loads from an EDID file stored on the 780B file system  Load TV Default – Loads the standard reference EDID for a TV from the 780B file system  Load AVR Default - Loads the standard reference EDID for a AVR from the 780B file system 3.
  • Page 110 The EDID is loaded and displayed on the screen. 4. If you wish to obtain an EDID from an HDMI sink device that you have on hand, connect the 780B HDMI OUT port to the HDMI input of that sink device. This configuration is depicted below.
  • Page 111 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 110 5. Navigate to the EDID Test from the Sink Tests menu shown below. 6. Touch select the Read activation button from the EDID Test menu shown above. The EDID is listed as shown below.
  • Page 112 7. Touch select the Use on Rx activation button to apply the EDID, you have either loaded from a file or read from an HDMI sink device, to the 780B HDMI IN port. 8. Connect the 780B HDMI IN port to the HDMI output of a source device you wish to test as shown in the illustration below.

  • Page 113: Using The 780B Test Instrument Installer Test Utility

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 112 7 Using the 780B Test Instrument Installer Test Utility This section provides procedures for diagnosing HDMI networks using the automated Installer Test. The features and functions described in this section are included as a standard feature. The Installer Test enables you to quickly and simply identify common interoperability problems.

  • Page 114: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems Toward The Source - Upstream

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices The 780B’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI sink device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI sink device to conduct diagnostics upstream toward the source device. The following illustrations show the typical configurations.

  • Page 115: Procedures For Testing Upstream (Source Test) With The Installer Utility

    1. Make the physical connection between the 780B HDMI IN port and the source device under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 116 The test will run for up to about a minute. A status screen is provided as shown below. You will be asked to verify the video and video parameters presented on the 780B display. Touch select the appropriate activation button Yes or No.

  • Page 117: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems At The Sink - Downstream

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Sink Devices The 780B’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI source device. Therefore it enables you to emulate a known good HDMI source device to conduct diagnostics downstream toward the sink device. The following illustrations show the typical configurations.

  • Page 118: Procedures For Testing Downstream (Sink Test) With The Installer Utility

    Use the following procedures to test the video from an HDMI sink device. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780B HDMI OUT port and the sink device under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 119 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 118 3. Touch select the OK activation button to initiate the test. The test will run for up to about a minute. You will be asked to verify the video and video parameters presented on the display device under test.

  • Page 120: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems With A Repeater

    Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Repeater Devices The 780B’s HDMI input port acts as a “reference” HDMI source and sink device simultaneously. Therefore it enables you to emulate both a known good HDMI source and sink device to conduct diagnostics on a repeater device.

  • Page 121: Procedures For Testing Repeaters (Repeater Test) With The Installer Utility

    Use the following procedures to test the video from an HDMI repeater device with the Installer Utility. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B HDMI IN and OUT ports and the sink device under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 122 The test will run for up to about a minute. A status screen is provided as shown below. You will be instructed to switch to different timings and verify that the video displayed on the 780B screen looks correct. Touch select the appropriate the activation button YES or NO.

  • Page 123: Diagnosing Hdmi Interoperability Problems In An Hdmi Network

    Use the following procedures to test the video on an HDMI link with the Installer Utility. 1. Make the physical connection between the 780B HDMI IN and OUT ports and the HDMI source and sink devices under test using the configuration instructions above or by following the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 124 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 123 A diagram will appear on the 780B display depicting the proper setup for the Link Test. 3. Touch select the OK activation button to initiate the test. The test will run for up to about a minute. A status screen is provided as shown below.
  • Page 125 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 124 You will be instructed to switch interfaces on the HDTV during the test. Touch select the appropriate the OK activation button. When the test is complete you will be presented with a summary screen indicating Testing Complete. See the screen example below.
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  • Page 127: Using The 780B Test Instrument To Monitor The Hdmi Cec And Ddc Channel

    There are two options available:  DDC and CEC monitoring with Auxiliary Channel Analyzer (ACA) – The 780B ACA enables you to monitor CEC and DDC transactions such as HDCP and EDID as well as hot plug related events while emulating an HDMI source and/or an HDMI sink device(s) in an HDMI system.

  • Page 128: Procedures For Monitoring The Ddc With The Aca On Hdmi Sink Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 129 (+5V only available with passive monitoring option). Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780B Tx Port and 780B Rx port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are...
  • Page 130 HDMI devices and which set of transactions you have enabled (i.e. DDC, HPD on Tx or Rx side). 6. Enable HDCP on the 780B HDMI OUT port. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device.

  • Page 131: Configurations For Monitoring Ddc Transactions With Aca On Hdmi Source Devices

    Configurations for Monitoring DDC Transactions with ACA on HDMI Source Devices This subsection provides configuration diagrams that depict ACA monitoring of HDMI source devices, with or without a repeater, while the 780B is emulating an HDMI sink device. 8.1.4 Procedures for Monitoring the DDC Transactions using the Auxiliary Channel Analyzer on HDMI...
  • Page 132 Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 133 (shown in the example above). Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780B Tx Port and 780B Rx port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are connected to HDMI devices and which set of transactions you have enabled (i.e.

  • Page 134: Procedures For Monitoring The Cec With The Aca On Hdmi Sink And Source Devices

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 133 5. Touch select the Capture Data Table activation button to access the Auxiliary Channel Analyzer screen. Then touch select Start to initiate the capturing of the data. A screen similar to the one shown below will appear.
  • Page 135 Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B in either of the ways shown in the diagrams above and described as follows: a.
  • Page 136 3. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. In this case select CEC. Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780B Tx Port and 780B Rx port are enabled. 4. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new CEC messages.

  • Page 137: Configuration For Monitoring Ddc Transactions With The Aca On A Repeater

    HDMI sink device and an HDMI source device. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a. The HDMI repeater device input is connected the 780B HDMI OUT connector.
  • Page 138 (+5V is only available for monitoring with the passive monitoring option). Select the data types that you wish to monitor. Note: By default the two activation buttons labeled 780B Tx Port and 780B Rx Port are enabled. You cannot disable them. Transactions will be shown based on which ports (HDMI OUT and/or HDMI IN) are connected to HDMI devices and which transaction types (i.e.
  • Page 139 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 138 3. Enable HDCP on the 780B HDMI OUT port. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device. 4. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.
  • Page 140 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 139 9. Touch select Stop activation button (top left) to halt the collection of messages. 10. Touch select Clear activation button (top center) to clear the collected of messages. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 141: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Passive Monitoring

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a. The HDMI source is connected to the 780B Upstream Link IN connector.
  • Page 142 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 141 The ACA Setup Options screen appears: 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select Passive Upstream and Passive Downstream. 4. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug and +5V.
  • Page 143 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 142 5. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 6. Take whatever action necessary to initiate a new HDCP authentication. Typically this would be a hot plug event at the sink device you are testing.

  • Page 144: Procedures For Passive Monitoring Cec Messages With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a. The HDMI source is connected to the 780B Upstream Link IN connector.
  • Page 145 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 144 The ACA Setup Options screen appears: 3. Select the CEC to monitor. In this application you would select Passive Upstream. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
  • Page 146 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 145 4. Enable HDCP on the HDMI source device under test. Use the procedures in the section entitled: Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device. 5. Take whatever action necessary to initiate CEC messages.

  • Page 147: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Passive And Emulation Monitoring

    You can also monitor while emulating an HDMI source or sink device and passively monitoring the other side. For example you can configure the 780B to emulate an HDMI source device and monitor the upstream side and then you can passively monitor on the downstream side (i.e. on the source side of a repeater and the HDMI sink [HDTV]).

  • Page 148: Procedures For Passive Monitoring The Downstream Devices While Emulating An Hdmi Source Device With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a. The 780B HDMI OUT connector is connected to the HDMI repeater device input connector.
  • Page 149 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 148 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select 780B Tx Port and Passive Downstream. 4. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug and +5V on the passive downstream side and monitor the DDC and hot plug events on the HDMI OUT side.

  • Page 150: Configuration For Passive Monitoring The Upstream Devices While Emulating An Hdmi Sink Device With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 149 8. Touch select the Details activation button (top center) to view the details of any specific transaction that you have selected. The following screen is an example of the details screen. This example shows the BCAPS register details.

  • Page 151: Procedures For Passive Monitoring The Upstream Devices While Emulating An Hdmi Sink Device With The Auxiliary Channel Analyzer On Hdmi Devices

    Note: You will have to obtain a license key for the ACA passive monitoring option to use the feature. 1. Connect the HDMI system devices to the 780B as shown in the diagram above and described as follows: a. The HDMI source is connected to the 780B Upstream Link IN connector.
  • Page 152 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 151 3. Select the data types that you wish to monitor. In this application you would select 780B Rx Port and Passive Upstream. 4. Determine what data types you wish to monitor. Typically you will want to monitor the DDC and hot plug and +5V on the passive upstream side and monitor the DDC and hot plug events on the Rx side.
  • Page 153 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 152 7. Touch select the Capture Data Table activation button to initiate the capturing of the data. A screen similar to the one shown below will appear. Note that there are both upstream and downstream transactions (U and D).

  • Page 154: Auxiliary Channel Analyzer - Saving Auxiliary Channel Analyzer Traces

    This subsection provides procedures for saving an ACA trace to a text file for importation and analysis in the Quantum Data Auxiliary Channel Analyzer (ACA) application. The ACA application is available from the Quantum Data website on the downloads page: www.quantumdata.com/downloads. This procedure assumes that you have captured transactions using the 780B’s ACA feature.

  • Page 155: Procedures For Transferring Aca Traces

    8.4.1 Procedures for Transferring ACA Traces Use the procedures below to import bitmaps. 1. Connect the 780B to a PC host via the USB cable provided. 2. Select the Preferences from the 780B top level menu. 3. Choose Disk mode.
  • Page 156 The 780B will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. 5. If this is the first time you have used the 780B in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk. The system will prompt you through the format process.

  • Page 157: Using The 780B Test Instrument To Test Hdmi Cable Or Repeaters

    The cable test and repeater test can be used when the source and sink ends are collocated, in other words can be connected to the 780B Tx and Rx ports. For a cable or distribution system that is installed and where the source and sink ends cannot be connected to the 780B, you can use the Frame Compare feature.

  • Page 158: Procedures For Running An Hdmi Cable Or Network ("Repeater") Test

    This subsection provides procedures for performing an HDMI cable test or a test of an HDMI network comprised of repeaters, splitters, extenders, switches, etc. 1. For testing an HDMI cable, connect one end of the HDMI cable to the 780B HDMI OUT connect and the other end to the 780B HDMI IN connector.
  • Page 159 Cable Test. In the Test Repeater function, the 780B initiates a hot plug event on its sink (HDMI IN) port. The hot plug delay is the time that elapses between the falling edge of the hot plug line on the on the sink side of a repeater and the falling edge of the hot plug line on the source side.

  • Page 160: Hdmi Frame Compare Test

    This subsection provides procedures for performing an HDMI Frame Compare test on an HDMI network comprised of repeaters, splitters, extenders, switches, etc. 1. Connect the far end of the HDMI cable (at the display or HDTV) to the 780B HDMI IN connect as shown in the diagram above.
  • Page 161 Page 160 The following screen appears: 3. Select Frame Capture to capture a reference frame. The 780B will capture a frame and indicate that the +5V was detected properly or not. The screen below shows these results. December 1, 2014...

  • Page 162: Procedures For Running The Remote Prn Test

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 161 4. Select Frame Compare to compare a series of frames to the reference frame. The following screen example shows the results of the Frame Compare test. Note that the incoming resolution is shown with the number of pixel errors detected.
  • Page 163 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 162 1. Follow the procedures above for rendering a Test Pattern on an HDMI HDTV Rendering Test Patterns on an HDMI HDTV. 2. Disconnect the source device at the near end of an HDMI distribution network and connect the HDMI cable to the first 780’s HDMI output connector.
  • Page 164 Page 163 5. Select Test Remote PRN to capture a reference frame. The 780B will run the PRN test at the format resolution set for the 780 at the source end. Repeat the test at other resolutions and bit depths.

  • Page 165: Running The Automated Edid Tests On Hdmi Source Devices

    EDID such as the preferred timing. The test also verifies that the video parameters are consistent with the capabilities of the EDID that is emulated. The 780B is configured with a set of EDIDs that it will emulate on its HDMI Rx port.
  • Page 166 Note: In the example above the first white space separates the name of the EDID which matches the EDID file in the 780B for testing and the description that appears on the AutoEDID test screen. The second white space is part of the description.

  • Page 167: Configurations For Running An Auto Edid Test

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 166 10.1.2 Configurations for Running an Auto EDID Test This subsection provides configurations supported when performing an HDMI Auto EDID test on a source device which could be an entire upstream HDMI network.

  • Page 168: Procedures For Running The Auto Edid Test

    Important Note: If you wish to run the optional text report, you will have to have installed a suitable SDCard into the 780B at the SDCard input on the front edge. You will have to install the SDCard before you boot up the 780B and run the test.
  • Page 169 Refer to the image below. You will have to install the SDCard before you boot up the 780B and run the test. If you have not installed the SDCard, install the SDCard now, power cycle the 780B and repeat the previous steps.
  • Page 170 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 169 4. (Optional) If you wish to create a report, enter a name for the report using 8.3 naming convention. Touch select the Enter key when you are finished entering the name. An example is shown below: 5.
  • Page 171 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 170 The Auto Test Lists screen will appear enabling you to select your previously defined test list. Refer to the screen below. 6. Select the desired EDID test list as shown in the screen above.
  • Page 172 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 171 The test will begin executing and you will see the results one by one as each EDID it tested. The following screen shows another example. Note that you can stop the test anytime by touch selecting the Stop activation/toggle button (indicated above).

  • Page 173: Viewing The Auto-Edid Test Report

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 172 AEDN <myEDIDrpt.txt> // create the report results file DIDL EDID1 // load an EDID “EDID1” DIDU // activate the EDID …pause for a couple seconds before running the test on another EDID AEDU // add the results from the current EDID to the report DIDL EDID2 // load another EDID “EDID2”...
  • Page 174 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 173 You can disseminate the test report to subject matter experts or colleagues. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

  • Page 175: Creating And Using Custom Formats, Edids, Bitmaps And Menus

    User buttons on the Signal Type menu. 11.1.1 Workflow for Using Custom Formats In order to import and use custom formats in the 780B you must take the following high level steps (detailed procedures are provided further below): ...
  • Page 176 The 780B will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. Note: If this is the first time you have used the 780B in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk.
  • Page 177 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 176 8. (Optionally) Touch select COM for the USB Mode to revert back to the COM mode, then power cycle the 780B. 9. Navigate to the Signal Type menu of the desired interface and select User-Defined for the Format Type as indicated below.
  • Page 178 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 177 11. (Alternatively) Establish a command line session with the 780B from your PC using the procedures described in Procedures for Enabling the Command Line Interface. 12. Load a custom format using the following commands: FMTL <formatName>...

  • Page 179: Adding Reference Edids For Use In Testing Hdmi Devices

    You can import EDIDs for use in testing HDMI source and sink devices. You can compare a reference EDID stored in the 780B with the EDID of an HDMI sink device the 780B is connected to. You can also test HDMI source devices to test how they will respond to a variety of EDIDs you have stored in the 780B.
  • Page 180 The 780B will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. Note: If this is the first time you have used the 780B in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk.

  • Page 181: Procedures For Saving An Edid Into The 780B

    11.2.3 Procedures for Saving an EDID into the 780B Use the following procedures to add an EDID to your 780B from a connected HDMI sink device. 1. Make the physical connections between the 780B HDMI OUT connector and the display device whose EDID you wish to store.
  • Page 182 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 181 5. Touch select the Save activation button from the EDID Test menu shown below. A keypad appears as shown below allowing you to save the EDID to a file. 6. Spell out a name for the EDID (limit 8 characters) by touch selecting the virtual keys (e.g. above “MYEDID”.
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  • Page 184: Using Custom Bitmaps

    11.3 Using Custom Bitmaps You can import your own bitmaps into the 780B through the USB interface or load them from an SD card. Note that when bitmaps are imported into the 780B, they are rendered at their native resolution, i.e. they do not scale to the resolution of the video format you have selected as the standard test patterns do.
  • Page 185 The 780B will appear as a mass storage device on your PC like any other USB drive. 5. If this is the first time you have used the 780B in the Disk mode you will have to reformat the disk. The system will prompt you through the format process.
  • Page 186 MYBRTS07.bmp RGMultBurst 720 MYBRTS10.bmp RGMultBurst 1080 7. Transfer your userpats.txt file from your PC to the 780B using standard Windows methods for transferring files to a USB drive, i.e. by dragging and dropping or copying and pasting. Note: Your bitmaps are limited to 8 characters with an extension (.bmp).

  • Page 187: Procedures For Loading Bitmaps From Sd Card

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 186 10. Touch select COM for the USB Mode (refer to the screen above). 11. Power cycle the 780B. 12. Navigate to the Video Pattern menu. You should now see the new bitmap image(s) on the pattern list (below).

  • Page 188: Creating Custom Menus

    This section describes how to configure custom menus on the 780B. Custom menus enable you to display a menu of commonly used functions on the 780B touch display. This allows you to save time by quickly executing a specific set of resolution and image combinations.

  • Page 189: To Create A Custom Menu

    Page 188 The custom menus are setup using two text files that you create on your PC and transfer over to the 780B. The two files are: 1) UserKeys.txt and 2) SeqMap.txt. The UserKeys.txt is a set of commands with menu key codes.
  • Page 190 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 189 2. Navigate Touch select Custom Menu from the Preference screen as shown below. The following screen appears. December 1, 2014 Revision A7...
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  • Page 192: Command Interface

    The command line is available through the 780B USB port and additionally through an RS-232 connector on the 780B. In order to use the command line through the USB port you need to set the 780B USB port in COM mode.
  • Page 193 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 192 5. Follow the instructions provided on the dialog box to browse to the location of the .INF file. Once you locate the .INF file the required software will load as shown below.

  • Page 194: Procedures For Using The Command Line Interface Through Rs-232 Port (780B Only)

    Use the following procedures for command line control of the 780B via the RS-232 serial port. Please note if you experience a different behavior on your PC, refer to the 780B release notes on the Quantum Data website at: http://www.quantumdata.com/downloads/index.asp.

  • Page 195: Procedures For Entering Commands

    3. Use the following tables as a guideline for enter commands. Note: Changes you make through the command line will not be reflected on the 780B touch panel. For example if you make a selection through the touch panel for the signal type, format and pattern and then...
  • Page 196 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 195 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example AUDL Sets the digital audio AUDL <type> Where <type> is the audio To set the digital audio to format, audio tone and <subtype_dolby_dts>...
  • Page 197 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 196 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example AVMG Sets or clears AVMG <enable> Where enable is one of: To set avmute:...
  • Page 198 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 197 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example DACG Specifies which audio DACG <mask> Where mask is an 8 bit To enable channel 1 only: channels are activated value.
  • Page 199 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 198 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example FRAT? Queries the frame rate FRAT? Not Applicable To read the frame rate of the...
  • Page 200 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 199 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example HSPG Sets enable gate of HSPG <enable> Where enable is: To enable the horizontal sync...
  • Page 201 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 200 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example VRAT? Queries the vertical VRAT? Not Applicable To read the vertical rate of the...
  • Page 202 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 201 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XAVI To set the scan parameter to Enables you to send XAVI:aviparameter <value> overscanned:...
  • Page 203 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 202 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XAUD To set the channel count to 3: Enables you to send XAUD:audparameter <value>...
  • Page 204 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 203 Table 11-1: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example XSPD To assign a vendor string Enables you to send XSPD:spdparameter <value> name: specific parameter...
  • Page 205 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 204 Table 11-2: List of Commands (alphabetical) – For Testing HDMI Audio in Sink Devices Command Description Syntax Parameters Command Example NBPA Sets the number of NBPA <bits> Where bits is one of:...
  • Page 206 Sampling freq.: 48 KHz Word length: 24 bits CECx:PING? Runs a CEC ping test from: CECx:PING <LA> To ping an HDTV from the 780B the HDMI Tx (x = 1) <results> HDMI Tx port: Where x = 0 for the HDMI Rx port CEC1:PING 00 the HDMI Rx (x = 2) port.
  • Page 207 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 206 Table 11-3: List of Commands – For Testing HDMI Source Devices Command Description Syntax Command Example DIDU Applies an EDID file loaded with DIDU To load an EDID file, apply it to the...
  • Page 208 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 207 Table 11-4 below provides the list of commands supported for testing HDMI source devices: Table 11-4: List of Commands – For Testing HDMI Cables and Distribution Networks Command Description Syntax Command Example CBLT? Cable Test.
  • Page 209 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 208 Table 11-5: List of Commands – For Testing Distribution Networks with the Frame Compare Test Command Description Syntax Command Example PDAU Initiates the capture of the number PDAU To capture a reference frame and...
  • Page 210 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 209 Table 11-6 below lists the format names, their resolutions and frame rates for television formats. For command line control you would use the format name as the argument for the FMTL command.
  • Page 211 FMTL command as shown in the example Note: The following table only shows a sample of some of the more common formats. The other names can be obtained from the list on the 780B itself. Table 11-7: Partial List of Computer Format Names for Command Line...
  • Page 212 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 211 Table 11-8: List of Image parameter names for command line Image Name Example Image Name Example Image Name Example Raster IMGL Raster Flat_Wht IMGL Flat_Wht Linearity IMGL Linearity IMGU IMGU IMGU DecodAdj...

  • Page 213: Using The Keypad

    Page 212 13 Using the Keypad This section provides information and procedures for operating the 780B with a keypad. The 780B can support keypad operation to enable efficient production test operation. An RS-232 numeric keypad is used for this application. Supported keypad functions include selection of interface, timing, pattern, and test sequences.

  • Page 214: Keypad Functionality

    780B so that the changes take effect. 13.3 Keypad Functionality For keypad support, the 780B uses four configuration files stored in the root directory of the internal flash. Here are the names and functions of the four files: ...

  • Page 215: Selecting A Format (Timing)

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 214 . or Del Out or End Go to Previous item Go to Next item 13.4 Selecting a Format (Timing) A format can be selected by pressing the TIMING key followed by the number that represents the desired timing and interface.
  • Page 216 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 215 1080i30 1080p24 1080p24 1080p25 1080p29 1080p30 1080p50 (YPbPr) 1080p59 1080p60 480i24 480p60 1080i30 720p60 1080p59 480i24 480i24 576i25 480p60 480p59 576p50 720p60 720p50 1080i30 1080i25 HDMI 1080p50 1080p60 DMT0659 DMT0860 DMT1060 1080p59...

  • Page 217: Selecting A Test Pattern (Image)

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 216 480i30 720p59 DMT0660 480p60 Table 12-3 – Format Range per Interface Map Interface Number Interface Name 301 - 309 310 - 331 BNC + S-Video + CVBS (ED/HD) 332 - 336 341 - 398...

  • Page 218: Programming A Test Sequence Using The Keypad

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 217 Flat93 Flat87 Flat80 Flat73 Flat67 Flat60 Flat53 PRN24Bit 13.6 Programming a Test Sequence using the keypad You can create and run test sequences in one of two ways.  You can program a test sequence through the keypad using the procedures below.

  • Page 219: Programming A Test Sequence In The Userkeys File

    780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 218 // 1080p60 HDMI PATTERN // ramp // press the END key to halt the of sequence programming 2. Play back a sequence as follows. NEXT NEXT (repeat NEXT or PREVIOUS) 13.7 Programming a Test Sequence in the UserKeys file You can also create a test sequence by including a set of commands in the UserKeys.txt file.
  • Page 220 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 219 To run a test sequence macro stored in the UserKeys.txt file you use the kbrd command on the command line as follows. KBRD F0 // This command would run the F0 macro in the UserKeys.txt file...

  • Page 221: Upgrading The 780B

    You can upgrade the firmware and gateware on your 780B through the USB interface. In order to upgrade the 780B firmware and gateware you have to put the 780B in the “Disk” mode. This is not the default mode. Important Note: Be sure to check the Release Notes on the Quantum Data website for additional information on upgrading for a particular release.
  • Page 222 The screen will show several messsages indicating the progress of the update. Once the gateware update has completed the following screen appears. 13. Reboot the 780B by power cycling. 14. Navigate back to the Help menu to access the upgrade screen.
  • Page 223 The screen will show several messsages indicating the progress of the update. Once the firmware update has completed the following screen appears. 16. Reboot the 780B by power cycling. 17. Touch select the Preferences from the 780B top menu. 18. Choose COM for the USB Mode (refer to the screen below). 19. Power cycle the 780B.
  • Page 224 780B Video Generator/Analyzer – User Guide Page 223 END OF USER GUIDE December 1, 2014 Revision A7...

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