DVDO AVLab TPG, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPGTM 4K Test Pattern Generator User s Guide Version 1 01...

Page 2: ...DO including mounting brackets Unplug the device during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Keep away from open flames Protect all connected cords including power cords from being...

Page 3: ...lines and every other pixel 23 Judder Frame Rate 24 PLUGE patterns 2 white and 2 black 24 Brightness Contrast 25 Multiburst Sharpness 28 Color Bars 8 iRE75 8 IRE 100 8x3 28 Grey Ramp 28 Solid colors...

Page 4: ...brate a display or projector it is critical to have a source that can be trusted to put out exact colors and patterns digitally directly to the display Key features 4K UltraHD test patterns from 480 t...

Page 5: ...d HDMI input active Blue MHL input active Output Panel 1 HDMI output to display 2 IR receive Built in IR receiver and 1 8 connection for IR receive dongle e g Monoprice com 8060 3 S PDIF optical outpu...

Page 6: ...e This Is normally used for quick display projector setup to verify scaling geometry focus and basic brightness contrast Power can be supplied via USB cable from the TV USB port if available from a st...

Page 7: ...A 04 2 CMS software mode USB from PC for power control Camera to PC via USB HDMI out to TV Control from remote or PC software In this mode the PC uses supplied drivers to create a virtual serial port...

Page 8: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 8 A 04 3 Pass Through mode Input from HDMI or MHL source MHL HDMI HDMI USB or DC...

Page 9: ...cles through four common video resolutions This is particularly useful if the AVLab TPG is left in a mode i e 4K from a previous calibration that the current display does not support In this case simp...

Page 10: ...to get to 100 For a 100 IRE color bar press the color bar button and then to get to the one you want Power and Standby Off buttons are discrete functions R G B C M Y Gr Individual color patterns Color...

Page 11: ...ow Asterisks in the descriptions indicate the factory default settings Information screen shows basic information on both the input and output resolution and color space Output settings screen control...

Page 12: ...y Pass Through Mode Choose Test Patterns for displaying test patterns or Pass Through to pass the input HDMI or MHL signal through to the output In pass through mode the display EDID is passed back to...

Page 13: ...ab TPG AVLab TPG will be automatically installed as a removable drive Go to that new drive and copy the existing firmware file to a directory on your computer this is for backup in case you would like...

Page 14: ...package Windows 7 or XP use win7 driver for windows 8 prior to plugging in the AVLab TPG to your computer After the installer completes plug in the AVLab TPG A good check of proper driver installatio...

Page 15: ...nd the OSD only a subset are available from the external button Pattern Full Screen unless otherwise noted Hex for Serial Remote Category External Button In OSD Red 10 Red Red 20 Red Red 30 Red Red 40...

Page 16: ...n Green 90 Green Green 100 30 Green X X Blue 10 Blue Blue 20 Blue Blue 30 Blue Blue 40 Blue Blue 50 Blue Blue 60 Blue Blue 70 Blue X Blue 75 Blue Blue 80 Blue Blue 90 Blue Blue 100 31 Blue X X Cyan 10...

Page 17: ...ta Magenta 60 Magenta Magenta 70 Magenta X Magenta 75 Magenta Magenta 80 Magenta Magenta 90 Magenta Magenta 100 33 Magenta X X Yellow 10 Yellow Yellow 20 Yellow Yellow 30 Yellow Yellow 40 Yellow Yello...

Page 18: ...X Judder 6 Visual X X 8 Color Bars 75 IRE 7 Bars X X 8 Color Bars 100 IRE 8 Bars X X 0 IRE 35 Grey 10 IRE 9 Grey 20 IRE 10 Grey 30 IRE 11 Grey 40 IRE 12 Grey 50 IRE 13 Grey 60 IRE 14 Grey 70 IRE 15 Gr...

Page 19: ...IRE 24 Half X X Half Pattern 7 Color Bars 100 IRE 25 Half X X Half Pattern 8 Color Bars 75 IRE 26 Half X X Half Pattern 8 Color Bars 100 IRE 27 Half X X White 28 X X Black 35 X X ISF Pluge White 36 X...

Page 20: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 20 A 04 G 0 100 in IRE B 0 100 in IRE Window 1 100 in...

Page 21: ...ed to determine when the entire iScan output image is visible on the display The arrows along the middle of each edge provide an indication of the amount of overscan if any The blue boxes in the cente...

Page 22: ...AVLab TPG 22 A 04 Frame Geometry Test Pattern Displayed Correctly Image B When this test pattern is displayed correctly it should look like this with a one pixel wide white border around the edge of t...

Page 23: ...this checkerboard but your screen should be an even gray When this test pattern is displayed incorrectly the resulting image does not look like a fine checkerboard and may have irregular patterns If...

Page 24: ...d in the smooth motion There may also be other objectionable artifacts introduced depending on how the display actually performs the conversion These include tearing top and bottom portion of the bar...

Page 25: ...to very high values So it you cannot make everything above 238 clip disappear then set contrast to around 75 and double check using a dynamic range sweep with CMS software Brightness Contrast This te...

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Page 27: ...till intact and lighter areas should be light not gray with the details still intact When the contrast is adjusted correctly white objects will appear white with the details still intact Because the c...

Page 28: ...nta red blue and black To properly adjust the saturation and hue you will need to either set your display to blue only mode or use a blue colored filter held in front of your eyes You will also need t...

Page 29: ...o the video processing capabilities of your display If the banding is noticeable then either using deep color 10 or 12 bits assuming your source and content is compatible or adding a high quality vide...

Page 30: ...ome means to objectively measure the result with a calibrated meter are required to achieve an optimum result Nevertheless many adjustments can also be made by eye by using a specially designed patter...

Page 31: ...h HPD lamp etc these settings can make a middle level meter work much better by ignoring some colors that are not in the color space of the device being measured Spectral devices like I1pro2 and Minol...

Page 32: ...after as part of the calibration report This screen is relatively automatic and only requires a single button press with no TV adjustments b Mode settings Check each TV mode Cinema Theater Movie Cust...

Page 33: ...he 2 35 target Some devices have a 10 point gamma adjustment that allows precise adjustment of gamma if it is non linear h Set overall color Using an 8x3 color bar and either a blue only mode on the T...

Page 34: ...en adjust the color with saturation and hue or x y and then readjust luminance For secondary colors C M Y focus primarily on hue and saturation m Recheck everything since many of the controls are inte...

Page 35: ...andle Press the button on the side of the TPG marked resolution until auto appears and a signal returns Garbled picture The TV is incompatible with the TPG output settings This is most commonly a colo...

Page 36: ...that mobile device charging feature requires external 5V 3A DC power supply HDMI MHL certification FCC and CE Serial protocol 115200 8 n 1 USB firmware update using direct PC connection USB powered fr...

Page 37: ...harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follo...

Page 38: ...he defective hardware of DVDO products will be either repaired or replaced with new or like new products at the discretion of DVDO except in the cases listed in the Limitation of Liability Clause of t...

Page 39: ...ght collect and Owner agrees to pay DVDO s reasonable cost of handling and testing e Upon determining that a returned product is defective to receive warranty service Owner will need to present the in...

Page 40: ...on motherboard or other electronic parts of the product such as burn spots after electric discharge melting fusing splitting etc Any unauthorized software or modification of built in software not app...

Page 41: ...rights Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long a warranty lasts so the above exclusion and limitations ma...

Page 42: ...and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States or other countries The absence of a trademark symbol does not constitute a waiver of Silicon Image s trademar...

Page 43: ...00 default Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None The protocol is based on ASCII characters Four ASCII non printable control characters are used ASCII Hex Description NULL 00 Ignore or...

Page 44: ...n The protocol supports variable data sizes and types Value Parameter1 Value Parameter1 SPACE Parameter2 Some transactions have no entry for Value ETX End of transaction The supported transaction type...

Page 45: ...List of Commands The table below describes the supported commands in the iScan Duo with current release software All commands can be queried unless otherwise specified 5 1 Single parameter commands t...

Page 46: ...Test Patterns 0 1 00 Pass Through 1 1 00 Factory Reset BB don t care 1 00 Output Format 61 Auto 0 1 00 480i 19 1 00 480p 3 1 00 576i 20 1 00 576p 4 1 00 720p50 5 1 00 720p60 6 1 00 1080i50 7 1 00 108...

Page 47: ...0 On 1 1 00 Test Pattern 80 Off 0 1 00 FRMGEOM 1 1 00 BRTCNT 2 1 00 EVOTPIX 3 1 00 EVOTHVLINE 4 1 00 EVOTHHLINE 5 1 00 JUDDER 6 1 00 SHARPNESS 1 01 CLR8BARS75 7 1 00 CLR8BARS100 8 1 00 WINDOWIRE10 9 1...

Page 48: ...UGE1 37 1 00 WHITEPLUGE2 38 1 00 BLACKPLUGE2 39 1 00 RED PLUGE 1 40 1 01 RED PLUGE 2 41 1 01 RED PLUGE 3 42 1 01 RED PLUGE 4 43 1 01 GREEN PLUGE 1 44 1 01 GREEN PLUGE 2 45 1 01 GREEN PLUGE 3 46 1 01 G...

Page 49: ...LUGE 3 62 1 01 YELLOW PLUGE 4 63 1 01 Custom pattern AF RGB in IRE plus Window Size 1 00 AA RGB in full triplet 1 01 Queries Queries allow an attached computer to query the status of AVLab over the US...

Page 50: ...generated without checksums b A positive number does not need the sign However is also accepted by the protocol c means for ASCII space key Specific Command Examples STX CMD BYTE CMD_Name NULL Param S...

Page 51: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 51 A 04 Custom Color Command Displays 56 80 90 RGB color in 18 box STX 3 0 1 5 A F NULL 5 6 NULL 8 0 NULL 9 0 NULL 1 8 NULL ETX...

Page 52: ...estrictions in Windows 8 Windows 8 1 How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64 Bit Windows 8 1 Press the Win C keyboard combination to bring up the Charms Bar then click on the Settings Charm...

Page 53: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 53 A 04 When the Control Panel opens switch over to the Update recovery section...

Page 54: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 54 A 04 Then click on the Recovery option on the left hand side...

Page 55: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 55 A 04 Once selected you will see an advanced startup section appear on the right hand side You will need to click on the Restart now button...

Page 56: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 56 A 04 Once your Computer has rebooted you will need to choose the Troubleshoot option...

Page 57: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 57 A 04 Then head into Advanced options...

Page 58: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 58 A 04 Then Startup Settings...

Page 59: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 59 A 04 Since we are modifying boot time configuration settings you will need to restart your Computer one last time...

Page 60: ...Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 60 A 04 Finally you will be given a list of startup settings that you can change The one we are looking for is Disable driver signature enforcement To choose the setting you...

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Page 62: ...his by moving your mouse to the bottom right corner of your screen and clicking Settings If you re using a touch enabled PC swipe in from the right and tap Settings Press Windows Key I to open the Set...

Page 63: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 63 A 04 In the PC settings app select the General category...

Page 64: ...own and click the Restart now button under Advanced startup Your computer will reboot Note that you can also hold the Shift key while tapping or clicking the Restart option on the Settings charm to im...

Page 65: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 65 A 04 Access Startup Settings When the Choose an option screen appears click or tap the Troubleshoot tile...

Page 66: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 66 A 04 Next click or tap the Advanced options tile...

Page 67: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 67 A 04 Select the Startup Settings tile on the Advanced options screen...

Page 68: ...DVDO AVLab TPG 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 68 A 04 Click the Restart button on the Startup Settings screen to reboot your computer again...

Page 69: ...G 4K Test Pattern Generator DVDO AVLab TPG 69 A 04 Disable Driver Signature Enforcement On the Startup Settings screen tap the F7 or 7 key on your keyboard to select the Disable driver signature enfor...

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