Using Your 840HDMI HDMI Pattern Generator
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5.2 Operating Your 840HDMI HDMI Pattern Generator
Several patterns (see Table 3) are programmed into the
840HDMI
HDMI
Pattern Generator
, in order to assess various aspects in the flat panel LCD
display, projector, Plasma screen or cable. For example, the
840HDMI
tests a:
Flat panel LCD display
1
by testing if all the pixels illuminate with
the correct amounts of light, linearity, and high frequency response
Projector, verifying that the colors are as required, tuning the size
and focus of the picture
HDMI cable, checking the quality
2
of the colors, both separately and
together
Plasma screen, to check the black level of the plasma monitor (use
PATTERN
00 to generate the black screen)
To operate the
840HDMI
HDMI Pattern Generator
, do the following:
1. Press the appropriate
PATTERN
button (
PATTERN
+ to display the next
pattern or
PATTERN
– to display the previous pattern) to generate the
required pattern. The
PATTERN NUMBER
7-segment
Display shows the
selected pattern number.
2. Observe the output on your flat panel LCD display, projector or plasma
screen.
1 Which is built on a matrix of pixels, each pixel consisting of three components: R, G and B
2 For example, a fuzzy red color in the picture indicates a problem with the red wire
