Owner's manual

296 Chapter 10 Testing HDMI Sink Devices
Overview of HDMI display testing
The HDMI option enables the generator to test HDMI-compliant displays. With the HDMI
option, the generator outputs HDMI-compatible TMDS video and data packets containing
audio and auxiliary information.
Note: This chapter does not provide HDMI compliance test procedures. HDMI EDID
compliance testing procedures are provided in “Testing EDID for HDMI compliance in
display (sink) devices” on page 525.
The HDMI option provides the following features:
• Advanced E-EDID parsing
• Generation of all EIA/CEA-861-C formats below 165 MHz (with all possible variations)
• Pixel repetition test capabilities
• Internal sine wave generator up to 8 channels and external SPDIF audio input for audio
testing
• AFD test capabilities
• Automatic and manual InfoFrame configuration
Note: This chapter refers to the EIA/CEA-861C standard, which may be purchased from
http://global.ihs.com/.
This section describes how to test digital displays with HDMI interfaces.
Physical connections
The generator has two HDMI OUT(Tx) connectors for testing HDMI displays. In addition,
the generator also has an SPDIF-A/V connector which allows external SPDIF audio to be
input to the HDMI signal. To use the SPDIF-A/V connector, an RCA-to-VGA cable is
included with the generator.