Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 802 Quantum Data
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Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 1 • Model 802 Series Quick S t art Guide ® This Quick Start Guide is designed to help get you up and running quickly with your generator.. Please see back cover for complete list of Models and Options covered by this manual.
• 2 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide Making Connections Notes: Some connectors shown are only available on some models and/or with certain hardware option configurations. The current firmware only fully supports use of the RS-232 and optional GPIB communications ports and has limited USB support.
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• 4 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide Notes: If the format and image names are shifted to the left side of the LCD the unit is running in a user defined Test Sequence mode from the front panel. Information on creating a Test Sequence using VGM software is on page 16.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 5 • Special Operating Modes and Functions Mode _ Remove all modes Set GPIB Address Set baud rate to 9600 Enable programmable keypad Initialize w/factory defaul.
• 6 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide Power up Modes This section describes special operating modes that can only be selected when the generator is first powered up. The indicated buttons are held down and then the unit is powered up. Release the buttons when the LCD displays a message identifying the selected mode.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 7 • Power-up Modes Digital Friendly Mode This operating mode causes the generator to override a given format's analog video output type selection and output digital video. This mode is activated by holding down the indi- cated buttons on power up.
• 8 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide 802 Clone (Must be exact same model and firmware) Cloning allows you to program a generator at your desk using Quantum Data's VGM software and then easily and quickly transferring the information to other generators of the same model.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 9 • Power-up Modes Serial Port Configuration The default setting of the RS-232 serial port is 2400 Baud, No Parity, 8 data bits, 1 Stop bit, No Handshaking (2400, N, 8, 1, N, N) and normal programming language support.
• 10 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide Enable Status Display This mode replaces the Format Knob List index number to the left of the format name on the LCD with three characters that show the status of the selected format. It also replaces the Image Knob List index number to the left of the image name on the LCD with image version number.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 11 • S pecial Key Functions This section describes special operating functions that can be selected once the generator is operating. These functions operate by holding down one of the indicated buttons while pressing and releasing the other button.
• 12 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide S pecial Key Functions DDC Based Autoconfiguration Image Outputs STEP R G B ACS DCS DSS ON V ideo Gate Sync Gate Creates a new format knob list based on video format information stored in the EDID structure of a VESA® DDC compliant monitor attached to the VGA or digital video connector.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 13 • High-bandwid th Digit al Copy Protection (HDCP) T esting Video generators with optional DVI digital video outputs contain the required firmware and hardware to support the Intel® Corporation based HDCP down- stream protocol.
• 14 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide Using a Computer for Control and Programming Video Generator Manager (VGM) The VGM software package provides a graphical user interface that allows you to program our Bench Top, ISA card and PCI card Model 801 and 802 Series video genera- tors.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 15 • VGM Format Editor The current firmware in the Model 802 Series includes over 200 video formats that match the video and sync signals used by a wide variety of computers and imaging systems. You can store additional video formats in the generator's nonvolatile user memory.
• 16 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide VGM Sequence Editor Testing of a given model display may require repeated use of several differ- ent formats and images in a specific order. A sequence lets you pair up formats and images to form a single test step.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 17 • Instructions for Bitmap Picture Download: The bit map download function in VGM allows you to display, using the video generator, an image stored as a BMP file by your computer.
• 18 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide 5. You can either type the full path to the bit mapped file you wish to download or click on the “Browse” button. The browse button opens a standard MS-Windows “Open File” dialog box. You can then navigate to the desired file and open it.
Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide • 19 • Updating Generator Firmware All Model 802 generators can be reprogrammed with new operating system firmware using VGM software. A working copy of the firmware must be in the generator to install new firmware.
• 20 • Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide "Model 802 Series Quick Start Guide" Part # 68-00193 Rev. D (23-October-2001) Entire contents Copyright ©2001 by Quantum Data, Inc.
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