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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Please read all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment and before connecting the power supply. Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this equipment: • Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons.
1. INTRODUCTION This portable 8K HDMI Signal Generator & Analyzer provides a convenient way to generate, test and verify all aspects of an HDMI signal path up to 8K@60Hz (4:2:0), including source and sink. In pattern mode, it can generate 40 selectable output resolutions, 20 test patterns and up to 8 channels of LPCM audio signals.
4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • HDMI receiving equipment such as an HDTV, monitor or audio amplifier and/or HDMI source equipment such as a media player, video game console or set-top box. • For portable operation, a battery (not included) is required. The Panasonic NCR18650B (3.6V/3350mAh) Lithium-ion rechargeable battery, or similar, is recommended.
HDCP MODE FACTORY RESET CPHD-V8L OLED: This screen’s layout changes depending on the unit’s operational mode and selected function. The status lines at the top shows the unit’s current operational mode (Analyzer, or Pattern), power status, and mode specific detection details. Information below are the status lines that consist of either the unit’s menu or signal analysis data.
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BATTERY CHARGING LED: The battery charging LED will illuminate red when a USB power source is connected and actively charging the battery. MENU Button: Press to back out from menu items and return to the main OLED menu screen. +/▲ & −/▼ Button: Press to move up and down or adjust selections within menus.
6.2 Rear Panel HDMI POWER Switch: Flip this switch to turn the unit ON or OFF. USB Port: Multi-function port for power/battery charging, firmware update or serial command control. HDMI IN Port: Connect to HDMI source equipment such as a media player, game console, or set-top box.
6.3 Battery Compartment While this unit may be powered directly via the USB port, it is more typically powered by a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (not included) which is concealed within the bottom of the unit. (1) Opening the Compartment: Use a small flathead screwdriver to gently, but firmly, press down into the slot behind the base panel and the bottom cover will pop out.
6.4 Serial via USB Defaults Serial Port Default Settings Baud Rate 19200 Data Bits Parity Bits None Stop Bits Flow Control None 6.5 OLED Display 6.5.1 Power Saving Mode The OLED display will automatically switch off after the set number of minutes.
Battery power with ~60% charge. Battery power with under 10% charge. Icon flashes to indicate recharge needed. Battery power is critically low. Auto shutdown. 6.6 OLED Menu All functions of this unit can be controlled by using the OLED Menu. Use the +/▲, −/▼, and ENTER buttons to navigate the OLED menu.
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VIDEO TIMING 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL TIMING STANDARD COLORSPACE COLOR DEPTH SCRAMBLING PIXEL REP. [Current Analytical Data] PROTOCOL FORMAT TMDS CLOCK [FRL RATE] PIXEL CLOCK DATA RATE H CACTIVE [Current Analytical Data] H CBLANK H FREQUENCY V FREQUENCY [Current Analytical Data] H/V TOTAL H/V ACTIVE H BLANK...
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VIDEO TIMING 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL V BLANK(FIELD2) BACK SYNC [Current Analytical Data] FRONT H/V SYNC POL. SCAN TYPE [Current Analytical Data] HV SYNC OFST.1 HV SYNC OFST.2 1) Video Timing: These pages display the real-time details of the video source currently connected to the HDMI input.
H/V Total: Total horizontal and vertical pixels per frame. H/V Active: Active horizontal and vertical pixels per frame. H Blank: Horizontal blank. V Blank: Vertical blank. V Blank(Field2): Vertical blank of an interlaced source’s second field. ...
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1) Audio Timing: This page displays the real-time details of the audio signal currently detected on the HDMI input. N: A fixed value representing the audio rate. CTS: Cycle Time Stamp. CALC.SAMP.RATE: Calculated sampling rate from N, CTS, and TMDS clock.
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PACKET (ASP) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 02H ASP HEADER (HEX) LAYOUT SAMP. PRES.0 SAMP. PRES.1 SAMP. PRES.2 SAMP. PRES.3 SAMP. FLAT 0 [Current Analytical Data] SAMP. FLAT 1 SAMP. FLAT 2 SAMP. FLAT 3 1) 02H ASP Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Audio Sample Packet.
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PACKET (ACP) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 04H ACP HEADER (HEX) [Current Analytical Data] DATA (HEX) 1) 04H ACP Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Audio Content Protection packet. PACKET (ISRC1) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 05H ISRC1 HEADER (HEX)
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PACKET (GAMUT M.) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 0AH GAMUT M. HEADER (HEX) [Current Analytical Data] DATA (HEX) 1) 0AH GAMUT M. Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Gamut Metadata packet. PACKET (3D ASP) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 0BH 3D ASP...
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PACKET (O.B. MSASP) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 0FH O.B. MSASP HEADER (HEX) [Current Analytical Data] 1) 0FH O.B. MSASP Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the One Bit Multi-Stream Audio Sample Packet. PACKET (14B VS) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL...
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PACKET (HF VS) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL ALLM MODE 3D VALID 3D STRUCTURE 3D EXT. DATA 3D PRESENT 3D ADDL.INFO. 3D DISPARITY RAW DISPARITY 3D METADATA RAW METADATA 1) 81H HF VS Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the HDMI Forum Vendor Specific infoframe packet.
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PACKET (VS 1) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL IEEE ID 1) 81H VS 1 Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Vendor Specific infoframe packet. PACKET (VS 2) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 81H VS 2 VERSION LENGTH [Current Analytical...
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PACKET (AVI) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 82H AVI VERSION LENGTH CHECKSUM DATA (HEX) PIC. ASPECT PIXEL REP. COLORSPACE COLORIMETRY EXT.COLORIM. ADDL.COLORIM. [Current Analytical Data] RGB QNT.RANGE YCC QNT.RANGE AFD PRESENT BAR INFO. SCAN INFO. N.UNI.SCALING IT CONTENT IT CONT. TYPE 1) 82H AVI Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Auxiliary Video Information infoframe packet.
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PACKET (SPD) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 83H SPD VERSION LENGTH CHECKSUM [Current Analytical DATA (HEX) Data] VENDOR PRODUCT DESC. SOURCE INFO. 1) 83H SPD Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Source Product Description infoframe packet. PACKET (AUDIO) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL...
PACKET (MPEG) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 85H MPEG VERSION LENGTH [Current Analytical Data] CHECKSUM DATA (HEX) 1) 85H MPEG Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the MPEG source infoframe packet. PACKET (DRM) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 87H DRM VERSION...
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1) 87H DRM Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Dynamic Range and Mastering infoframe packet. PACKET (HDREM) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL EXT HDREM FIRST LAST SEQUENCE INDEX DS_TYPE SYNC [Current Analytical Data] ORG. ID DATA SET TAG DATA SET LEN.
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PACKET (VTEM) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL ORG. ID DATA SET TAG DATA SET LEN. DATA (HEX) PACKET CLASS VRR EN [QMS-VRR EN] FVA FACTOR [M CONST] NEXT TFR BASE VFRONT BASE RFSH.RATE 1) EXT VTEM Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Video Timing Extended Metadata packet.
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PACKET (CVTEM) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL ORG. ID DATA SET TAG DATA SET LEN. DATA (HEX) DSC VERSION BIT PER COMP LINEBUF DEPTH PIC. HEIGHT PIC. WIDTH SLICE HEIGHT SLICE WIDTH NATIVE 420 NATIVE 422 HFRONT HSYNC HBACK HCACTIVE BYTES 1) EXT CVTEM Packet: This page displays the current details contained within the Compressed Video Transport Extended Metadata packet.
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HDCP 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL Ri’ COUNT [HDCP MONITOR] Source HDCP [Current Analytical Data] (HDCP 2.3) RX HDCP RECEIVER ID TXCAPS RXCAPS VERSION [Current Analytical Data] V1.4 V1.4+2.3 REAUTH_REQ [Current Analytical Data] 1) HDCP Monitor (HDCP 1.x): This page displays the real-time details of HDCP 1.4 communication between this unit and the source currently connected to the HDMI input.
EDID (EDID ANALYZER) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL SINK [Current Analytical Data] RX PORT DEFAULT EDID [D1] DVI [D2] VGA [D3] 8B LPCM PC [D4] 8B LPCM HD [D5] 12 BS 720p [D6] 12 BS HD 3D [Default EDID Details] [D7] 12 BS 4K6G [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G...
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EDID (EDID BURN SINK) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [D1] DVI [D2] VGA [D3] 8B LPCM PC [D4] 8B LPCM HD [D5] 12 BS 720p [D6] 12 BS HD 3D [Overwrite Sink’s EDID [D7] 12 BS 4K6G with the Selected EDID] [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G...
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EDID (RX EDID SELECT) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [D7] 12 BS 4K6G [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G [D11] 12 LPCM 8K60 [D12] 12 HBR 8K60 [V1~10] User 01~10 1) RX EDID Select: Select the EDID to provide to the connected HDMI source.
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SCDC (SCDC MONITOR) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL STATUS FLAGS DSC_DECODE F. FLT_READY CH2_LOCKED CH1_LOCKED CH0_LOCKED LANE3_LOCKED CLK_DETECTED LN0_LTP_REQ LN1_LTP_REQ LN2_LTP_REQ LN3_LTP_REQ 1) SCDC Monitor: This page displays the details of the SCDC (Status and Control Data Channel) of the source currently connected to the HDMI input.
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1) CED Monitor: This page displays the details of the CED (Character Error Detection) of the source currently connected to the HDMI input. The CED (Character Error Detection) data for each of the 4 channels can be monitored in real time. While monitoring is live, a time counter will run and each channel will record any errors detected.
SETUP 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL FW UPDATE OLED SAV. OFF~10M(1M) OLED CONTRAST 0-8(4) EDID RESET FACTORY RESET 1) Firmware Update: Provides a way to update the unit’s firmware. To begin the firmware update process, select “Yes”. Note: See Section 8.5 for more detailed firmware update instructions. 2) OLED SAV.: OLED Panel Saving Time Settings.
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INFORMATION 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL TIMING PROTOCOL FORMAT TMDS CLOCK [Current Analytical Data] COLORSPACE COLOR DEPTH HDCP ABILITY HDCP STATUS AUDIO TYPE CH. NUM. [Current Analytical Data] SAMP.RATE WORD LEN. BAT. STATUS [Current Unit Details] FW VER. 1) Information: Displays details about the unit’s current status, battery status, and the current firmware version.
VIDEO 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [P4] GREEN [P5] MAGENTA [P6] RED [P7] WHITE [P8] YELLOW [P9] COLORBAR [P10] GRAYSCALE [P11] V LINE ONOFF [P12] CIRCLE [P13] CROSSHATCH [P14] CROSSHATCH I [P15] DIAGONAL [P16]H LINE ONOFF [P17] MOTION [P18] MULTIBUST [P19] ARC TEST [P20] LETTER H COLORSPACE Y444...
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VIDEO 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 3G-3 LANES 6G-3 LANES 6G-4 LANES 8G-4 LANES 10G-4 LANES 1) Pattern Reso.: Select the output resolution and refresh rate. 2) Pattern Type: Select the test pattern to display. 3) Color space: Select the color space format for the video output. Note: Available color space formats will vary depending on the standards supported by the selected output resolution.
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AUDIO 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 200Hz ~ 1600Hz (1000Hz) SD0L ~ SD3L FREQ. MUTE 200Hz ~ 1600Hz (1000Hz) SD0R ~ SD3R FREQ. MUTE 1) Volume: Set the global test tone output volume. 2) Mute: Enable/Disable audio output. Note: Will return to factory default settings if the power is turned off. 3) Samp.: Set the global test tone sample rate.
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1) HDR Enable: Enable or disable the HDR output simulation mode. Note: Enabling HDR will change the HDMI output’s AVI packets to indicate an HDR signal to the connected display and activate the connected display’s HDR mode, however all test patterns generated by this unit will continue to be 8-bit color within the SDR color range.
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HDCP 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL [HDCP MONITOR] TX HDCP (HDCP 2.3) SINK HDCP RECEIVER ID TXCAPS RXCAPS [Current Analytical Data] [RPT] STREAM TYPE [RPT] DEPTH [RPT] DEVICE STORED_KM VERSION V1.4 V1.4+2.3 TYPE 0 RPT.TYPE TYPE 1 STORED_KM 1) HDCP (Active HDCP 1.4 Output): This page displays the real-time details of HDCP 1.4 communication between this unit and the source currently connected to the HDMI output.
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Note: These details will only display when the output is encrypted with HDCP v2.3 or lower. 3) Version: Select the HDCP version to encode the video signal with, or disable HDCP. Note: HDCP v2.3 is not supported in DVI mode. 4) RPT.TYPE: Set the allowed HDCP downgrade capability for connected HDCP repeater devices.
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EDID (EDID ANALYZER) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL SINK [Current Analytical Data] RX PORT DEFAULT EDID [D1] DVI [D2] VGA [D3] 8B LPCM PC [D4] 8B LPCM HD [D5] 12 BS 720p [D6] 12 BS HD 3D [Default EDID Details] [D7] 12 BS 4K6G [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G...
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EDID (EDID BURN SINK) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [D1] DVI [D2] VGA [D3] 8B LPCM PC [D4] 8B LPCM HD [D5] 12 BS 720p [Overwrite Sink’s EDID [D6] 12 BS HD 3D with the Selected EDID] [D7] 12 BS 4K6G [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G...
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EDID (RX EDID SELECT) 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [D7] 12 BS 4K6G [D8] 12 HBR 4K30 [D9] 12 HBR 4K420 [D10] 12 HBR 4K6G [D11] 12 LPCM 8K60 [D12] 12 HBR 8K60 [V1~10] User 01~10 1) RX EDID Select: Select the EDID to provide to the connected HDMI source.
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SCDC 2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL 4TH LEVEL CED UPD COUNT CHECKSUM [Current Analytical CED MONITOR Data] RSED UPD COUNT RSCC DATETIME RESET COUNTER Force Run SCDC 1) SCDC Monitor: This page displays the details of the SCDC (Status and Control Data Channel) of the display currently connected to the HDMI output.
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2ND LEVEL 3RD LEVEL [CHANNEL STATUS] SOURCE NUM. [CHANNEL STATUS] SAMP.RATE [CHANNEL STATUS] WORD LEN. ENABLE PATTERN MANUAL CEC SEND 1) ARC Monitor: This page display the details of the ARC (Audio Return Channel) of the display currently connected to the HDMI output. 2) Enable Pattern: Enable ARC test pattern settings.
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3) OLED Contrast: Set the OLED screen’s contrast level. 4) EDID Reset: Selecting “Yes” will reset all of the unit’s user EDID back to their factory defaults. 5) Factory Reset: Selecting “Yes” will reset all of the unit’s settings back to their factory defaults.
6.7 Test Timings & Patterns 6.7.1 Resolution Support (Analyzer Mode) All resolutions will be passed without modification. Note 1: If a source resolution or timing is not natively supported, the resolution will be highlighted. Note 2: HDMI out content follows HDMI in, except SPD infoframe content and all packet position in data islands.
Resolution Resolution 6.7.3 Test Patterns (Pattern Mode) There are a total of 20 test patterns available for output when in Pattern Mode. Test Pattern Name Test Pattern Name Black V Line On/Off Blue Circle Cyan Crosshatch Green Crosshatch Inverse Magenta Diagonal H Line On/Off White...
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These patterns are full screen purity tests offering eight different full field patterns: Black, Blue, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, White, Yellow. The color patterns should display an even distribution of brightness and consis- tent color tone across the screen. The 100% white pattern should display evenly across the screen and not cause the display’s overall brightness to lower, or become unstable.
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P12 - Circle The Circle pattern provides 1 large white circle in the center and 2 smaller white circles in the upper left and lower right corners of the screen. All 3 circles have center crosses. This pattern can help confirm that the display is maintaining correct geometry across the entire screen.
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P16 - H Line on/off The H Line on/off pattern generates an alternating pattern of single-pixel horizontal lines. This pattern can be used to analyze the vertical pixel resolution of your display. If the output appears to have mosaic patterns, or appears to be a solid field (grey, white or black), then it is possible that your display does not fully support the resolution you are currently sending to it.
P20 - Letter H Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Large H Medium H Small H The Letter H pattern is a screen filled with a series sizes of capital “H” characters moving vertically up the screen. This is a basic test to confirm motion detail.
6.8 Serial Commands 6.8.1 General Commands COMMAND Description and Parameters help Show all available commands. help N1 Show details about the specified command. N1 = {Command} ? Show all available commands. ? N1 Show details about the specified command. N1 = {Command} get fw ver...
COMMAND Description and Parameters get update filename Show the unit’s update firmware filename. set nickname N1 Set the name of the unit’s nickname. Available values for N1: N1 = {ASCII string} [Nickname] get nickname Show the name of the unit’s nickname. set local echo N1...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters get in 1 vactive Show the vertical active pixel value of the input’s current video source. get in 1 refresh rate Show the refresh rate of the input’s current video source. get in 1 interlace Show the interlace state of the input’s current video source. Possible response values: [No interlace] [interlaced]...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters set in 1 edid N1 Set the EDID to use on the input. Available values for N1: [DVI] [VGA] [8B LPCM PC] [8B LPCM HD] [12 BS 720p] [12 BS HD 3D] [12 BS 4K6G] [12 HBR 4K30] [12 HBR 4K420] [12 HBR 4K6G] [12 LPCM 8K60]...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters [User EDID 6] [User EDID 7] [User EDID 8] [User EDID 9] [User EDID 10] N2 = {ASCII string} [User EDID name] get edid N1 name Show the name for the specified EDID. N1 = 1~10 [User EDID number] set user N1 edid data N2...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters set factory user edid default Reset the unit’s user EDID settings to the factory defaults get in 1 hdcp status Show the current HDCP status of the input. Possible response values: [No HDCP support] [HDCP 1.x supported] [HDCP 2.x supported] get in 1 hdcp ability...
6.8.3 Pattern Mode COMMAND Description and Parameters set out A color space N1 Set the color space format to use on the output. Available values for N1: [RGB] [YUV444] [YUV422] [YUV420] get out A color space Show the color space format currently used by the output. set audio out A mute N1...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters set edid N1 name N2 Set the name for the specified EDID. (Only User EDIDs may be re- named) Available values for N1: [User EDID 1] [User EDID 2] [User EDID 3] [User EDID 4] [User EDID 5] [User EDID 6] [User EDID 7] [User EDID 8]...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters get internal edid number Show the total number of internal EDIDs in the unit. get user edid number Show the total number of user EDIDs in the unit. get sink edid number Show the total number of sink EDIDs in the unit. set factory user edid default...
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COMMAND Description and Parameters [1920x1080i50] [1920x1080i60] [1920x1080i100] [1920x1080i120] [1920x1080p24] [1920x1080p25] [1920x1080p30] [1920x1080p48] [1920x1080p50] [1920x1080p60] [1920x1080p100] [1920x1080p120] [3840x2160p24] [3840x2160p25] [3840x2160p30] [3840x2160p48] [3840x2160p50] [3840x2160p60] [3840x2160p100] [3840x2160p120] [4096x2160p24] [4096x2160p25] [4096x2160p30] [4096x2160p48] [4096x2160p50] [4096x2160p60] [4096x2160p100] [4096x2160p120] [7680x4320p24] [7680x4320p25] [7680x4320p30] [7680x4320p48] [7680x4320p50] [7680x4320p60] get pattern x1 timing Show the test pattern’s current resolution for the output.
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COMMAND Description and Parameters set pattern A mode N1 Enable or disable the test pattern on the output. Available values for N1: [Enabled] [Disabled] get pattern A mode Show the current state of the output’s test pattern mode. set pattern A type N1 Set the test pattern type to use on the output.
8.5 Operational Notes • Battery - When the USB port is connect between the unit & a PC some power is also provided to the unit via USB, however a properly charged battery is still required to operate the unit. - Many USB hubs do not provide proper 5V power to connected devices.
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