Generator Quick Start Guide

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.
The format editor in VGM provides an easy to
use interface that allows you to quickly define the
signal types and timing for your video format.
You can create your own video format using any of the generator's built in for-
mats or a format that you have previously created as a starting point. The editor
also allows you to create a new format using a default template as a starting
point. The edited formats can then be saved in the generator's battery backed
memory and selected with the front panel knob.
Although you can use any of the built-in formats as a starting point for your own
format, you can not save the format using the same name as any of the built-in
formats.
VGM Image Editor
The custom image editor in VGM provides a simple
graphic interface that allows you to quickly set up
custom test images. You build up the images using the
provided drawing primitives such as dots, lines, tri-
angles, rectangles and ovals. You can also add text
and more complex primitives such as full screen
crosshatches with user defined line spacing. These
custom images can then be saved in the generator's
battery backed memory and selected with the front
panel knob.
The built-in test images can not be edited or used as a starting point for a custom
test image. The Model 802's built-in test images use a different method of draw-
ing than used for custom images.
Using a Computer for Control and Programming