Quantum Data 801GC, 801GF, 801GX manual Using the Built-In Editors

Using the Built-In Editors

You can program many aspects 801G*’s operation using the built-in Graphics User Interface (GUI). You program the 801G* by editing different file struc- tures in the unit. The current version of 801G* firm- ware supports five (5) GUI editors as follows:

•A Format Editor for creating and modifying test signal set-ups.

•A Format Knob Directory Editor for modify- ing the list of formats that are selected with the “Formats” knob.

•An Image Knob Directory Editor for modify- ing the list of images that are selected with the “Images” knob.

•A Custom Image Editor for creating and modi- fying your own test patterns

•A Sequence Editor allows you to define a se- quence of formats and images that can be se- lected with a single turn of a knob.

•An Sequence Knob Directory Editor for modi- fying the list of sequences that can selected in the sequence mode of operation.

You need a suitable display connected to 801G*’s test signal outputs in order to use the editors. First, the display must be compatible with at least one of the signal formats that are already stored in the 801G*. Also, both the format and the display must support a minimum resolution of 640 pixels horizontally by 480 lines vertically. With all of the formats that we pre-program into the 801G*, you should be able to find one that is compatible with a display you al- ready have. If none of the stored formats will work with the display you wish to use, you will need to program a suitable format using the 801G*’s com- munications ports.

To program the 801G* using the GUI, you first con- nect your display and find a compatible format. You should then select the “Format” test image. The image

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