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EDID Management
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020-000916-01 Rev. 1 (04-2016)
EDID Management
As required of all DVI display devices, Spyder DVI inputs conform to the Extended display identification data
(EDID) standard, which is a data structure provided by a display device to describe its capabilities to a PC
graphics card. This enables a modern personal computer to know what kind of monitor is connected. EDID is
defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The EDID includes
information such as the manufacturer name and video timings supported by the display.
In certain cases it may be favorable to modify the EDID data stored within the Spyder inputs, enabling a PC
graphics adapter to detect support for a custom video format or emulate an existing DVI display device. Vista
Advanced provides an EDID Management Wizard that allows users to record EDID data from an existing display
device, edit EDID data, and program custom EDID data into the Spyder inputs.
Accessing the EDID Manager
The EDID Management Wizard can be accessed from the ‘Server’ menu within the Vista Advanced application.
The EDID manager does not work in offline editing mode, and requires an active connection to a Spyder frame.
OPENING THE EDID MANAGER
1. Connect to a remote Spyder frame.
2. Select ‘EDID Manager’ from the ‘Server’ menu.
3. The EDID Management Wizard dialog appears.
The welcome screen of the EDID management wizard allows a user to record EDID information from a display
device, program EDID information into a Spyder input, or verify Spyder input EDID against a known EDID data
source.
Each of the EDID manager operations are described in detail in the
following sections.
Figure 24: Still List