Quantum Data 780B User Manual page 3

780B Video Generator/Analyzer - User Guide
4.8.3 Procedures for Testing a Display with Dolby Digital or DTS Sine Wave Clips ......................59
4.8.4 Procedures for Testing with Programmable Sine Waves ......................................................62
4.8.5 Testing HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) 780B only ........................................................64
5 Using the 780B Test Instrument to Test HDMI Protocols on Sink Devices...................................67
5.1 Testing HDCP on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device ...................................................67
5.1.1 Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device ..................................................67
5.1.2 Procedures for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device .......................................................67
5.2 Verifying the EDID on an HDMI HDTV or HDMI Repeater Device ............................................69
5.2.1 Configurations for Verifying and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI Sink Device .......................69
5.2.2 Procedures for Testing and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI Sink Device ..............................70
5.2.3 Workflow for Comparing EDIDs .............................................................................................73
5.2.4 Procedures for Comparing EDIDs .........................................................................................73
5.3 Viewing the CEC devices on an HDMI network .........................................................................76
5.3.1 Configurations for Testing CEC on an HDMI Sink Device .....................................................76
5.3.2 Procedures for Testing CEC on an HDMI Sink Device..........................................................77
5.4 Multi-protocol (HDCP, EDID and CEC) testing on an HDMI HDTV ...........................................79
5.4.1 Configurations for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device ..............................79
5.4.2 Procedures for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device ...................................79
6 Using the 780B Test Instrument to Test HDMI Source Devices .....................................................81
6.1 Testing Video from an HDMI Source Device .............................................................................81
6.1.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices ..............................................81
6.1.2 Procedures for Testing Video on an HDMI Source Device ...................................................82
6.1.3 Viewing the Incoming 4K Video on a Connected Display using Passthrough .......................86
6.1.4 Viewing Video Metadata from an HDMI Source Device ........................................................88
6.2 Viewing Source Data Island Packet ...........................................................................................91
6.2.1 Configurations for Viewing the Data Island Packets from a Source Device ..........................91
6.2.2 Procedures for Viewing the Data Island Packets from a Source Device ...............................91
6.3 Testing HDCP Max Devices on an HDMI Source Device ..........................................................93
6.3.1 Configurations for Testing Max Devices a Source Device Supports .....................................93
6.3.2 Procedures for Testing Max Devices a Source Device Supports ..........................................93
6.3.3 Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780B Rx port - GUI ..................................................95
6.3.4 Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780B Rx port ............................................................96
6.4 Testing Audio of an HDMI Source Device ..................................................................................96
6.4.1 Configurations for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device ...............................................96
6.4.2 Procedures for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device ...................................................97
6.4.3 Procedures for Monitoring LPCM Audio from a Source Device (780B only) .......................102
Testing an HDMI Source's Response to an EDID ...................................................................106
6.5
6.5.1 Configurations for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID ......................106
6.5.2 Procedures for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID ...........................106
7 Using the 780B Test Instrument Installer Test Utility ....................................................................112
7.1 Diagnosing HDMI Interoperability Problems toward the Source - Upstream ...........................113
7.1.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices ............................................113
7.1.2 Procedures for Testing Upstream (Source Test) with the Installer Utility ............................114
7.2 Diagnosing HDMI Interoperability Problems at the Sink - Downstream ..................................116
7.2.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Sink Devices ................................................116
7.2.2 Procedures for Testing Downstream (Sink Test) with the Installer Utility ............................117
7.3 Diagnosing HDMI Interoperability Problems with a Repeater ..................................................119
7.3.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Repeater Devices ........................................119
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