Owner's manual

274 Chapter 9 Analyzing Digital Sources and Cables
Testing audio (HDMI only)
The HDMI analyzer can process audio data from an incoming HDMI signal. With this
capability, an HDMI source can be tested for its ability to successfully transmit audio
packets.
Testing HDMI transmit device audio capability
The generator can monitor the audio content of the received HDMI signal.
To monitor audio content received from an HDMI transmitter:
1. Connect the HDMI audio transmit device to the HDMI Rx connector on the generator.
2. Activate the HDMI-H interface on the output port:
a. Press the Interface key to access the list of interfaces. A listing of signal interfaces
appears on the generator’s display as shown below.
b. Choose the HDMI-H item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The interface is
activated and the port outputs the currently selected image and format.
c. Alternatively, to activate the interface through the command line interface, enter the
following commands:
XVSI 4 // Selects the HDMI-H interface
ALLU // Applies the interface setting to the generator
3. Monitor the audio signal received on the HDMI Rx connector from an external audio
device (see “Monitoring HDMI 1.3 analyzer signal input” on page 239.
VGA
HDMI-D
CVBS
S-VIDEO
SDI
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HDMI-H
VGA
HDMI-D
CVBS
S-VIDEO
SDI
*HDMI-H