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Summary of Contents for Kramer MultiTOOLS 850
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Page 1: User Manual
K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L TD . USER MANUAL MODEL: Pattern Generator P/N: 2900-300033 Rev 2... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Getting Started Achieving the Best Performance Safety Instructions Recycling Kramer Products Overview Defining the 850 DisplayPort Pattern Generator Connecting the 850 Connecting a PC Operating the 850 Pattern Generator Operating the 850 Using the Front Panel Buttons Operating the 850 Using the Control Application... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded... -
Page 5: Getting Started
Achieving the Best Performance To achieve the best performance: Use only good quality connection cables (we recommend Kramer high- performance, high-resolution cables) to avoid interference, deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching, and elevated noise levels (often associated with low quality cables) ... -
Page 6: Recycling Kramer Products
European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular country go to our recycling pages at http://www.kramerelectronics.com/support/recycling/. -
Page 7: Overview
Overview The 850 is a high performance, DisplayPort video test pattern generator. It can generate 32 preset patterns at 16 popular, predefined, computer and HD video resolutions and seven user-defined resolutions, including several unique patterns incorporating motion. ® In particular, the MultiTOOLS 850 features: ... -
Page 8: Figure 2: 850 Pattern Generator Rear Panel
850 Front Panel Features Feature Function CS/ASF Press to select either the Color Space (when the ON/OFF button is on) or Audio Sample Frequency functions (when the ON/OFF button is off) DELAY/ASD Press to select either the Delay (when the ON/OFF button is on) or Audio Sample Data functions (when the ON/OFF button is off) 2-digit 7-segment Display Indicates the current setting. -
Page 9: Connecting The 850
Connecting the 850 Always switch off the power to any device before connecting it to your 850. After connecting your 850, connect its power and then switch on the power to the device. To connect the 850 as illustrated in the example in Figure 1. -
Page 10: Connecting A Pc
850 Control application. Note: The driver only works on 32-bit systems. To install the USB driver and Control Application: 1. Navigate to the Kramer Electronics Web site (http://www.kramerelectronics.com) and search for the product 850. 2. Click on the Downloads tab. -
Page 11: Figure 4: Found New Hardware Wizard Window
8. After a few seconds the Found New Hardware message appears as shown Figure Figure 4: Found New Hardware Wizard Window 9. Click on the No, not this time radio button. 10. Click Next. 11. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) as shown in Figure 850 - Connecting the 850... -
Page 12: Figure 5: File Location Selection Window
Figure 5: File Location Selection Window 12. Click Next. 13. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. 14. Check Include this location in the search. Browse to your previously designated folder. 15. Click Next. 16. Select the file atm6124.inf 17. -
Page 13: Figure 6: Insert Disk Window
Figure 6: Insert Disk Window 21. Select the file atm6124.sys and click Open. The driver installs and a success message is displayed. The USB driver has been successfully installed and you can install the 850 Control Application. 22. Navigate to the designated folder to which you downloaded the Control Application. -
Page 14: Operating The 850 Pattern Generator
Operating the 850 Pattern Generator The 850 can be operated using the front panel buttons (see Section 5.1) and the 850 Control Application (see Section 5.2). The 850 Control Application is available as a free download from http://www.kramerelectronics.com). The following output video resolutions are supported. Resolution Values Resolution Resolution... -
Page 15: Operating The 850 Using The Front Panel Buttons
The following video and audio output options are supported. Output Settings Parameter Front Panel Values Delay Delay Sets the delay before changes are implemented HDCP HDCP On, Off Color Space RGB, YUV 444, YUV 422, Auto Color Depth 24 bit, 30 bit, 36 bit, Auto Audio Sample 44kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz, 192kHz, Auto Audio Bit... -
Page 16: Operating The 850 Using The Control Application
Note: The USB driver is not supported by Windows 64 bit systems. 5.2.1 Connecting to the Device To connect to the device: 1. Run the Control Application by clicking Start > Programs > Kramer Electronics > 850. 2. Click the Connect button. The Connection Method window is displayed as shown in... -
Page 17: Figure 8: Connection Error Message
Note: If the drop-down list shows No USB Devices, then either you have not installed the USB driver (see Section 4.1.2) or the installation was not successful. 6. Click Connect. If the connection is not successful, a Timeout error message appears as shown in Figure 8. -
Page 18: Figure 9: Controller Software Main Window
Figure 9: Controller Software Main Window 850 Controller Software Main Window Feature Function CONNECT Button Press to connect to a device (see Section 5.2.1) COMMON Buttons Press to select a pre-configured output resolution Resolutions USER DEFINED Press to select a pre-configured output resolution Buttons User Defined Resolution Edit Press to edit the relevant user defined output resolution... -
Page 19: Figure 10: The Menu Bar
850 Controller Software Main Window Feature Function EDID Info Click on Get EDID Info from the menu bar to display EDID information from the connected display. If there is no display connected, random data is displayed 5.2.3 The Menu Bar Figure 10: The Menu Bar There are four functions available from the menu bar: ... -
Page 20: Figure 12: User Defined Resolution Window-Standard Tab
5.2.4 Editing User Defined Resolutions To edit a user defined resolution: 1. Click the required user defined resolution edit button The User Defined Window appears with the CEA 861 Standard Tab selected as shown in Figure Figure 12: User Defined Resolution Window–Standard Tab 2. -
Page 21: Figure 13: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window-Additional Tab
Figure 13: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window–Additional Tab 5. Select the required aspect ratio and resolution. 6. Click OK to save the additional parameters or click the Advanced button to edit the timing parameters and EDID values. The Advanced Window appears with the Timing Parameters tab selected as shown in Figure 850 - Operating the 850 Pattern Generator... -
Page 22: Figure 14: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window-Timing Parameters Tab
Figure 14: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window–Timing Parameters Tab 7. Edit or select the required resolution timing values, such as, Pixel Clock and Digital Sync. 8. Click OK to accept the changes or click on the EDID tab to edit the EDID values. -
Page 23: Figure 15: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window-Edid Tab
Figure 15: User Defined Resolution Advanced Window–EDID Tab 9. Edit the EDID values as required. 10. Click OK to save the values. 5.2.5 To Read EDID Information To read EDID information: Click Get EDID Info on the menu bar. The EDID of the display connected to the 850 is read and shown under EDID Info. -
Page 24: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications OUTPUT: 1 DisplayPort connector CONTROL: Five dual-function and two single function front panel buttons, Remote control via USB on a USB connector and RS-232 on a 9-pin D-sub connector POWER SOURCE: 5V DC, 670mA OPERATING 0° to +40°C (32° to 104°F) TEMPERATURE: STORAGE -40°... -
Page 25: Communication Parameters
Communication Parameters RS-232 Baud Rate: 9600 Data Bits: Stop Bits: Parity: None 850 - Communication Parameters... -
Page 26: Serial Protocol
Serial Protocol The 850 can be controlled via the serial port using the commands described in this section. Command Format Commands must be in the following format: 0xEB, address, command, length of data, data 1,…, data n, checksum where the following table describes the command components. Command Description Component... -
Page 27: Commands
Commands The commands listed below are supported by the 850. Note: The checksum is required at the end of the send/receive command as shown in Section 8.1. If a checksum is not included in a sent command, the device will not respond. 8.3.1 Get Device Address and Software Version Command... - Page 28 8.3.4 Set Output Status Command Send/Receive Data 0xE6 0xEB, address, 0xE6, 0x02, data1, data2, data 1: 0x00: reserved checksum 0x01: RESOULTION_INDEX 0x02: PATTERN_INDEX 0xEB, address, 0xE6, 0x01, 0xFA, checksum 0x03: DEEPCOLOR_MODE 0x04: COLORSPACE_MODE 0x05: reserved ...
- Page 29 8.3.6 Get Output Status when the Device is in Auto Mode Command Send/Receive Data (Auto Setup) Data (Not Auto Setup) 0xE7 0xEB, address, 0xE7, 0x01, 0x01, checksum data1: Deep Color: Setup value 0x18 (24bit), 0x1E (30bit), 0x24 (36bit) 0xEB, address, 0xE7, 0x08, data1, ……, data2: Color Space: Setup value data8, checksum...
- Page 30 8.3.9 Set Detailed Timing for User-defined Resolution Command Send/Receive Data 0xEA 0xEB, address, 0xEA, 0x26, [block index], 1. [block index]: From 0 to 7 [perform immediately], data1H_4bits, Note: 7 is the preferred timing of the monitor, so it is data1L_4bits, data2H_4bits, data2L_4bits, ……, preferable to use 0 to 6 data17H_4bits, data17L_4bits, data18H_4bits, 2.
- Page 31 8.3.1 Get the Monitor DPCD Command Send/Receive Data 0xFD 0xEB, address, 0xFD, 0x02, 0x05, data1, (check data1: sum) 0: Receiver Capability Field 1: Link Configuration Field 0xEB, address, 0xFD, 0x12, 0x05, [data num], 2: Link / Sink Status Field data1H_4bits, data1L_4bits, data2H_4bits, 3: Source Device Specific Field data2L_4bits, ……, data7H_4bits, data7L_4bits, 4: Sink Device Specific Field...
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- Page 33 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com SAFETY WARNING...
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