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Troubleshooting with the SIX-G - Test all displays for maximum resolution and HDCP compliance. 

Summary of Contents for Fresco SIX-G

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 45 Call the AVPro Team at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 Murideo Fresco SIX G HDMI 2 0 Test Pattern Generator HDCP 2 2 Tester User s Manual Version 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...In order to protect your SIX G and complete system under test from possible damages please don t turn on the SIX G power switch before generator Output is attached to tested device repeater video processor or display input Please make sure that system under test is completely powered off before you insert or extract HDMI cable to any of involved devices 2 Please insert and extract HDMI cables from...

Page 3: ...ration System Testing Page 11 Six G Input Output Connections Page 11 13 Buttons Indicator Functions Page 13 16 Navigation Basics Page 16 23 PC Software Connection Format Selection Timing Calculator Pattern Selection Settings EDID Management RGB Triplets Page 24 30 Test Pattern Usage White PLUGE Black PLUGE Color Tint ISF Color Girls Sharpness Geometry Color Temp Chroma Multiburst Page 31 37 Troubl...

Page 4: ...k all in a hand held ruggedized portable field tool The SIX G is designed to be extremely accessible shipping with free control software plus front panel controls that allow access to 99 of the features The SIX G is the only unit to carry the complete suite of ISF test patterns select able color output level RGB Triplets and Constant APL Average Picture Level all in one place making it a calibrato...

Page 5: ...Patterns Specialty Black White Multi burst and more People patterns for checking flesh tones and color decoding after calibration Plenty of specialty patterns Everything you need to setup calibrate and troubleshoot HDMI DVI video systems Includes audio confidence test tones to make sure audio is active on the HDMI line What s in the Box SIX G Generator 5 V DC AC Power Supply Charger 110 240 VAC wi...

Page 6: ...Page 6 of 45 Call the AVPro Team at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 Front Panel Functional Description Rear Connector Panel ...

Page 7: ... the generator using the internal battery 2 Connect the HDMI cable between the generator and the unit under test 3 You are now ready to power up the generator and unit under test and proceed with your performance verification a The display will show the last pattern and resolution used The HPD light will be ON and the HDCP light will be ON if HDCP is enabled 4 To change the output resolution Push ...

Page 8: ...ake the selection Spectracal s CalMan 5 Connections You will need a SIX G a PC with a licensed copy of CalMan installed a light measurement meter and cables Contact AVPro if you need a current License or details when other calibration software will be SIX G supported 1 Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the SIX G Due to the time required it is recommended to use the AC power adapter during t...

Page 9: ...upplied USB cable or alternatively supplied RS 232 cable terminated with DB 9 female receptacle in case if your host PC does have physical Serial COM Port 3 Connect the SIX G output to the unit under test using an HDMI cable Manual Operation System Testing Manual operation is well suited for testing video distribution system components prior to installation or for step by step diagnostics and to i...

Page 10: ...le with the test signal format Note that NOT all HDMI inputs on monitors are the same verify the sink EDID by going to the SINK EDID INFO menu on the SIX G If you are testing or servicing a system you can connect the SIX G to any HDMI input connection along the signal path You can work step by step from the Sink back to the Source or from the Source to the Sink Creating test system with multiple S...

Page 11: ...ly selected c Active Resolution and Frame Rate 2 Hot Plug Detect HPD is green when hot plug is detected The HPD Hot Plug Detect feature is a communication mechanism between a source and a sink device that makes the source device aware that it has been connected disconnected to from the sink device When an HDMI cable is inserted between the two devices the resulting hot plug detection instantiates ...

Page 12: ...ect HDCP 1 4 HDCP 2 2 or None no HDCP 6 Power Hold down for a few seconds to power on or power off the unit 7 OK Button Press to enter the menu and then use left and right arrows to navigate through the menu pages and up and down arrows to select specific items in menu Pressing OK again selects the menu item 8 Up Down Arrows during normal operation use up and down arrows to navigate through test p...

Page 13: ...here use the left and right arrows to navigate through the various menu pages Use the up and down arrows to navigate selected pages and again to select Use the button to return to test pattern selections Menu Pages for the purpose keeping with the order below once in the menu use the right arrow to navigate 1 Timing Resolution Select from 42 preset resolutions and timings from 640x480 60 Hz to 384...

Page 14: ...luminance color data for that reason is horizontal and vertical resolution Generally YC 4 2 2 is the setting for most consumer electronics sources like Blu ray players and cable and satellite set top boxes HDMI specifics is related to new feature of HDMI 2 0 where resolution of 4K 60 fps is standardized with color space YUV 4 2 0 f AUTO This will put the generator in the color space setting based ...

Page 15: ...to select turn on HDCP 1 4 HDCP 2 2 or NO HDCP This feature is useful for troubleshooting HDCP settings The ability to choose HDCP 1 4 HDCP 2 2 and HDCP OFF Even though you have an HDCP 2 2 compatible source sometimes displays and HDMI distribution equipment claim implementation but only provide actual support on one or some of the inputs or even without supporting 18GBP sec 2160P60 4 4 4 8 bit Th...

Page 16: ...ity of creating over 16K colors To use press OK and then up or down arrow to change press OK again to make the change RGB triplets and APL background color or average picture level API In video systems the average level of the picture signal during active scanning time integrated over a frame period defined as a percentage of the range between blanking and reference white level CalMAN and other ca...

Page 17: ...ied cable No driver installation is required USB is serial under the hood and the SIX G will show up as a COM port in Device Manager Run The program by double clicking on this icon The program will either be on a USB stick that comes with the unit or can be downloaded from the Murideo com website Opening Screen Status Panel Opening Screen Use 1 To connect click on SEARCH DEVICE this will find the ...

Page 18: ...at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 3 Timing Details This will give you detailed information about the signal you are generating You can also use this page to define new user defined timings Timing Details Screen ...

Page 19: ...RMATS Procedure of creating User Defined Timing Task of creating non standard video resolutions timings mostly related to VESA domain is very simple with SIX G Please follow above 3 steps listed on illustration and you can generate wide variety of Specific video resolutions practically for any resolution till VESA 1920 x 1200 WUXGA ...

Page 20: ...Page 20 of 45 Call the AVPro Team at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 5 Patterns select the pattern you need here Pattern Selection Screen ...

Page 21: ...274 6055 6 Settings This lets you select various audio and video settings including a HDMI DVI b HDCP Mode c Color Space d Color Depth e Audio Source f Audio Sample Rate g Audio Bit h Audio Channel Speaker Settings i Reset Button resent to default preferred EDID timing Settings Screen ...

Page 22: ...am at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 7 EDID Settings Use this to read and save EDIDs from the TV a While connected to the display press the READ EDID button The screen below will appear EDID Management Screen ...

Page 23: ...The Murideo SIX G has three types of test patterns 1 Visual test patterns which can be used to roughly set display parameters and check performance and calibration by eye Ex White PLUGE Black PLUGE Geometry Color Girls etc 2 Metering patterns that can be used with a simple meter to read and adjust colorimetry ex Solid primary secondary and grey colors usually accessed directly from 3rd party softw...

Page 24: ...urrounding background up to at least 250d the top two or three boxes may be difficult to distinguish from the background unless you are in a dark room with your eyes fully adjusted to the ambient level To use this pattern turn up Contrast until the boxes start to disappear Once they disappear back the contrast level up a few clicks The intent is to have as many boxes visible without clipping or co...

Page 25: ...n the Brightness and Contrast patterns and readjust until both patterns look correct Then move on to Color and Tint Note If you just can t get black level set correctly check the display for an HDMI setting like HDMI full or limited range or HDMI high or low and change this setting and go back and try to adjust black level Color and Tint SMPTE Color Bars This pattern is designed for setting the Co...

Page 26: ... so the magenta and cyan boxes match You may need to go back and forth between the two controls to get both sets of boxes to match ISF Color Girls If there is no blue only mode on display use the above pattern as follows Girl on left pale Girl on right sun burned Girl in center perfect If you color decoder adjustments are incorrect the girl on the left for instance could look good color too high i...

Page 27: ...arpness is correct you should not see ripples near any of the lines in the image The vertical and horizontal lines should have clean sharp edges with no ghost lines or bright halos next to them The circles and diagonal lines should be smooth and free of stair stepping The fine patterns on the top bottom left and right edges of the screen should largely blend in with the background Start by turning...

Page 28: ...an Otherwise just choose the most neutral white available Color Space Evaluation ISF Color Multiburst This pattern is used to choose the most appropriate output color space from your Blu ray Disc player and or video processor Spears Munsil explanation of pattern Because chroma is upsampled when converting 4 2 0 YCbCr to RGB in a sense every display scales this pattern even a native 1080p display I...

Page 29: ...ion by being able to inject known signals into an HDMI system and it works quite well in identifying about 99 of issues that are commonly encountered in the field At this writing Sept 2015 the industry is in the middle of change again 4K UHD is upon us and we just got done switching everybody to 1080P Features of the SIX G that expedite the troubleshooting process include High Bandwidth reference ...

Page 30: ...tch HDMI Cable is too long Extender problem CAT 5e too long for spec No power on extender Display or distribution system extenders DA matrix switch AVR etc does not support resolution Improper copy guard HDCP Outdated firmware in TV AVR or distribution component Clock stretching issue HDMI early versions don t support To troubleshoot with the SIX G inject known high resolution signal into TV verif...

Page 31: ... also be port specific some ports support the higher resolution signal and some don t you can test ports directly with the SIX G HDBaseT Refresher Notes on category cables 70 Meter Chipset 230ft 1080p over CAT6a 197ft 1080p over CAT5e 6 130ft 4Kx2K 4 2 0 8 bit 100 Meter Chipset 330ft 4Kx2K 4 2 0 8 bit 4Kx2K 60fps 4 2 0 8 bit is maximum resolution for HDBaseT Other HDBaseT factors to consider ...

Page 32: ...Page 32 of 45 Call the AVPro Team at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 Can t Pass High Resolution ...

Page 33: ...send Make sure HDCP compatibility with all devices Troubleshooting with the SIX G Inject known resolutions and timings into the suspect system Lower the resolution until you can get a test pattern to appear Test sink and repeater separately to determine while component is not passing the higher resolution and replace that component Sparkles in Picture Set source to a lower resolution In a distribu...

Page 34: ... the EDID in the display has the correct audio format listed Usually this symptom is caused by outdated firmware make sure and update all devices Matrix Switch in Mixed Signal Environment Some displays have video others do not By their very nature without a scaler in line mixed signal distribution systems will lock on to the lowest common resolution based on EDID A source device can only output on...

Page 35: ...Page 35 of 45 Call the AVPro Team at North America 877 886 5112 International 1 605 274 6055 Troubleshooting with the SIX G Test all displays for maximum resolution and HDCP compliance ...

Page 36: ... use shielded STP when you are not absolutely sure what is behind the wall Use only solid copper CAT cables no CCA Don t over complicate the system with too many devices in series Too many handshakes cause unexpected and unwanted results Try to buy all the HDMI devices and HDMI cables from one vendor as they have been tested with each other assuring system interoperability Cycle power on all devic...

Page 37: ...HDMI chipsets although they look new This will cause a no picture situation You can use EDID minder to fix this and some connectivity companies even list a fix for clock stretching as a feature in extenders and matrix switches When using POE extenders make sure they are IEEE 802 11af this ensures that you don t damage downstream or upstream components ...

Page 38: ... YUV4 4 4 YUV4 2 2 YUV4 2 0 HDMI2 0 Color Bit Depth 8 10 12 16 and AUTO EDID read Patterns Over 80 built in including ISF geometery ISF resolution ISF Pluge Colors Focus Resolution Bars Ramps Multibust Black White and Moving bars Audio LPCM Audio Source INT 1KHz test tone or EXT L R IN Audio Sampling Rate 32k 44 1k 48k 88k 96k 176k Audio Sampling Bit Size 16 20 24 AUTO Audio Channels 2 Audio Volum...

Page 39: ...8 60 3840x2160 59 94 1280x768 60 3840x2160 50 1360x768 60 720P 60 3D FP 1280x960 60 720P 59 9 3D FP 1280x1024 60 1080P 24 3D FP 1400x1050 60 1080P 23 9 3D FP 1600x1200 60 720P 50 3D FP 1920x1200 60 480i 59 94 480P 59 94 720P 60 720P 59 94 1080i 60 1080i 59 94 1080P 30 1080P 29 97 1080P 24 1080P 23 976 1080P 60 1080P 59 94 576i 50 USER 1 576P 50 USER 2 720P 50 USER 3 1080i 50 USER 4 1080P 25 USED 5...

Page 40: ...llation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by ...

Page 41: ... ITE Following European standard EN55022 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN55024 1998 EN60950 1 2001 Radio Frequency Interference Statement Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures ...

Page 42: ...iability Clause of this document This International Limited Warranty covers the costs of service parts and labor required to restore your product to fully functional condition MURIDEO will at its discretion repair or replace any defective products or parts thereof covered by this International Limited warranty with refurbished parts of the product that are equivalent to new or like new products in...

Page 43: ...siness hours inside the shipping package with the unit Any replacement unit will be warranted under these Terms and Conditions for the remainder of the original warranty period or ninety 90 days whichever is longer Refer to user manual enclosed within the product package and or information on http www murideo com generators html for important tips on how to operate and troubleshoot the product Int...

Page 44: ...ING CONSTITUTES THE BUYER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THEFURNISHING OF DEFECTIVE OR NONCONFORMING PRODUCTS AND MURIDEO WILL NOT IN ANY EVENT BELIABLE FOR COST OF SUBSTITUTE OR REPLACEMENT COST OF FACILITIES OR SERVICE DOWNTIMECOSTS LOSS OF PROFITS REVENUES OR GOODWILL RELIANCE DAMAGES LOSS OF DATA LOSS OFUSE IF OR DAMAGE TO ANY ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR C...

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