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User’s Manual
VTG 150, VTG 200
Video Test Generators
Extron Electronics, USA Extron Electronics, Europe Extron Electronics, Asia Extron Electronics, Japan
1230 South Lewis Street Beeldschermweg 6C 135 Joo Seng Road, #04-01 Daisan DMJ Building 6F
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Precautions Safety Instructions • English FCC Class B Notice Warning This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital the literature provided with the equipment. power system with a grounded (neutra
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Contents Introduction to VTG 150 & VTG 200 ..................................... Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................. 1-1 VTG 150 Features ................................................................... 1-2 VTG 200 Features ................................................................... 1-2 Specifications .......................................................................... 1-2 Connecting the VTG Output Cables ........
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VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software ................................ Chapter 5 Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Connection to Computer ......... 5-1 User’s Manual Host/VTG 200 Communications ....................................... 5-2 Using the Command/Response Table ............................. 5-2 Command/Response Table..................................................... 5-3 Definitions and Abbreviations .......................................... 5-3 Error Code Description
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Introduction Introduction Introduction VTG 150 Features The Extron VTG 150 and VTG 200 Video Test Generators Easy operation - When power is applied to the VTG, the LCD reproduce computer video signals with patterns for testing displays a series of instructional menus. and repairing computer monitors, LCD panels, interfaces and Output connectors provide connection to RGB (BNC), TTL, large screen displays. They are also used to setup and Macintosh and VGA/XGA devices. s
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Introduction Video output Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 Number/signal type User’s Manual VTG 150 ................................... 1 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs VTG 200 ................................... 1 RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, RsGsBs, NTSC/PAL composite video Connectors VTG 150 ................................... 5 BNC female, 1 15-pin HD female, 1 15-pin D female, 1 9-pin D female VTG 200 ................................... 5 BNC female, 1 BNC female, 1 15-pin HD female, 1 15-pin D female, 1 13
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Connecting the VTG Output Cables Connecting the VTG Output Cables Connecting the VTG Output Cables 15-Pin Apple/Mac II (VTG 150), MacII/Quadra (VTG 200) Output 100-240 VAC All scan rate signals go to the VGA/ XGA (15-pin HD), Apple/MacII/ Quadra (15-pin) and BNC connectors. The BNC output is individually buffered, allowing ↑ ↑ VTG 200 ↑ ↑ ↑ devices to be connected to BNC and Apple/MacII/Quadra VTG 150 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ outputs at the same time. However, because the VGA/XGA The VTG 200 (above) and Apple/
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Connecting the VTG Output Cables Connecting the VTG Output Cables RGB Output (BNC, Analog) The RGB BNC output 13W3 Sun/SGI/IBM Output (VTG 200 provides red, green, and blue only) video at 0.7 volts peak to peak and horizontal and vertical sync at TTL levels on the H/HV and V BNC connectors. The pin assignments for the 13W3 Those five BNC connectors, together with the 2-position connector are: switch, can be used four ways: Pin A1 = Red RGB with composite horizontal and vertical sync (4-c
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Connecting the VTG Output Cables Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 Connecting TTL Output to an AT&T 6300 User’s Manual When using the VTG 150 TTL output with an AT&T 6300 monitor, an adapter cable is needed with the following configuration: 9-pin Signal 25-Pin 1 Ground 14 & 15 3 Red 4 4 Green 5 5 Blue 6 6 Intensity 7 8 H Sync 1 9 V Sync 3 Chapter Three Operating the Video Test Generator Operating the Video Test Generator 3 Page 2-5 Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 User’s Manual
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▼▼▼▼▼ ▲▲ ▲▲▲ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▲▲▲▲▲ Operating the Video Test Generator Operating the Video Test Generator Operating the Video Test Generator Connect the video test generator to the device to be tested. (See Connecting the VTG Output Cables in chapter 2.) Exit the Instructional Menu Cycle ▲ ▲ To exit the instructional menu cycle, press the or ▲ ▲ ▲ button. A scan range will be displayed on the LCD screen. View the Scan Ranges To view the available scan ranges (i.e. TTL, VGA, Mac)
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▲▲▲▲▲ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▼ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ ▲▲▲ ▲▲ ▲▲▲ Operating the Video Test Generator Operating the Video Test Generator Unless it is disabled, the timer will begin its countdown to time-out when the Timer LED turns green (indicating that a single test pattern is being displayed). The countdown restarts each time any button is pressed. _ When a time-out occurs, only the video display will be cut off; Change Scan Rate the sync will remain active, even while the video is muted, thus An active s
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Extron VTG 150 & VTG 200 User’s Manual Chapter Four Application Information VTG Formats Video Test Patterns Setting Up Large Screen Projection Systems Video Setup Guide Monitor Applications 4 Troubleshooting Page 3-5
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▲ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▼▼▼▼▼ ▼ Application Information Application Information 150# 200# Format Pixel x Line Hor. kHz Ver. Hz VTG Formats IBM Power PC, cont’d The table below lists the formats in the order in which they NA ....... 40 .. PPC 5/6 ........................... 1024 x 768 ........... 61.1 ........... 76 NA ....... 41 .. PPC 7/8 ............................. 900 x 720 ........... 81.1 .......... 111 appear on the LCD screen when using the button to step NA ....... 42 .. PPC 9/10 ....................
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Application Information Application Information Pattern 10 — Flat Field - Purity Adjustment Video Test Patterns This pattern is for making purity adjustments, which means The following is a listing of the available test patterns and a making the entire picture completely white throughout the brief description of the purpose of each. screen, without any color deviation. Pattern 1 — Dots 12 x 16 - Focus and Convergence Pattern 11 — Checkerboard 100% - Contrast Range, Screen This pattern is effecti
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Application Information Application Information Setting Up Large Screen Projection Systems Video Setup Guide The video test generator may be used to set the parameters If the application is a video system, including components, of large screen video/data projectors. These parameters such as interfaces, distribution amplifiers, etc., use the VTG include convergence, geometry, linearity, grayscale, contrast, as the computer/video source. Route the signals from the brightness and focus. VTG, throug
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Application Information Application Information Monitor Applications The VTG can be used in a variety of monitor testing and adjustment applications using the 16 available test patterns. Following is a brief summary of some of the uses in these types of applications. Color convergence or registration can be done using any of the crosshatch or dot patterns. (See figures 4-8A & 4-8B.) Focusing can be adjusted using several of the test patterns including the dot pattern, crosshatch, H p
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Application Information Application Information Troubleshooting The VTG 150 or the VTG 200 can be used to help isolate The VTG can be used for presentation system troubleshooting. problems within complex switcher configurations such as the It can be placed in any part of the system to simulate a one pictured below. computer signal. For example, if your system consists of a projector, switcher and several computers, and the picture is not coming up correctly on the projector, the VTG
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Extron VTG 150 &VTG 200 User’s Manual Chapter Five VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Connection to a Computer Command/Response Table VTG 200 Control Program 5 Page 4-11
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VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Host/VTG 200 Communications VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Connection to a Computer The VTG 200 treats any character that it receives on the A computer connected to the VTG 200 RS-232 port can be RS-232 port as a possible command, but it accepts only a used to: limited number as legal commands. There are no codes required to say that a command is coming or that a command Add to the Extron supplied video scan formats in the f
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VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software VTG 200 RS-232 Control and Software Command/Response Table Below, listed in numeric/alphabetical order, are commands/ responses (Cmd/Rsp) with decimal (Dec) and hexadecimal (Hex) values and a general description. Certain characters Definitions and Abbreviations: = CR that may appear in the command and/or the response are Delimiter character - For commands that may have more than designated Cmd/Rsp. one character, the delimiter defines the end of the command st
