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g
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g
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ntri
es
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g
nal Generator is a trademark o
f
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e
f
en, LL
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istered trademark o
f
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icroso
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Rev A
6
ASKING FOR ASSISTANC
E
CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Top Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Top Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
C
ontrol Panel La
y
ou
t
9
C
ontrol Panel Descriptions
11
C
onnectin
g
The
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
11 Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
12 IR
R
emote Descriptio
n
14 HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator Remote Installatio
n
15
O
peratin
g
The
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
15 Displa
y
Window
15 Timin
g
Buttons
1
6
Pattern Buttons
16 Resettin
g
the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
17 Pattern
S
ummar
y
17 Purit
y
18
C
olor
S
ettin
g
s
2
0
C
olor Bars
20
G
ra
y
S
cal
e
21 Bl
ac
k Whit
e
Lin
e
22 Plu
ge
2
3
G
ri
d
2
3
G
radien
t
24
C
ircles
24 EDID
2
8
Audi
o
3
2 HD
C
P
3
4 Motio
n
34 Data Anal
y
sis
37
Sy
stem
S
etu
p
39 Timin
g
S
ummar
y
41 HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
S
o
f
twar
e
41 Installin
g
the
S
o
f
twar
e
44
C
onnectin
g
the R
S
-232 cabl
e
45 Runnin
g
the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
S
o
f
twar
e
47
S
electin
g
the Timin
g
CONTENT
S
48
S
electin
g
the Patter
n
49 Unique Patterns
49
C
olor
S
ettin
g
Patter
n
5
1 Motion Patter
n
5
3 Favorite Timin
g
5
4 Favorite Patter
n
55
EDID Read
/
Writ
e
5
7 Translatin
g
EDID
(
Verbose Form
)
6
1
G
eneratin
g
the EDID
C
hecksum
6
4
S
avin
g
an EDID to a Fil
e
6
7
C
learin
g
the EDID
f
rom Memor
y
6
8 Loadin
g
an EDID
f
rom a Fil
e
70
C
omparin
g
EDID Data
72 Writin
g
EDID to a
S
in
k
73 Erasin
g
the EDID o
f
a
S
in
k
74
O
penin
g
Recent EDID Files
75 Autorun
C
on
fi
g
uratio
n
7
6
Panel
C
ontrol
77
G
ettin
g
the Hardware and Firmware Versio
n
7
8
R
S
-2
3
2
C
ontrol
7
9
R
S
-2
3
2
C
ommands
8
1 Notes
8
2 Wall Mountin
g
Instructions
8
3
S
peci
fi
cations
8
4 Warrant
y
1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator. Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
About Gefen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution, and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments, and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes,
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
G
efenToolBo
x
The
G
e
f
enToolBox line o
ff
ers portable and eas
y
-to-install solutions
f
or common
A
/
V s
y
stem inte
g
ration setups usin
g
HDMI connectivit
y
.
G
e
f
enToolBox products
are wall-mountable and small in size.
G
e
f
enToolBox products are easil
y
transported in the
fi
eld and are read
y
f
or immediate and simple installations in
workin
g
environments.
T
he GefenToolBox HD Pattern Si
g
nal Generator
The
G
e
f
enToolbox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator is the most advanced testin
g
de-
vice
f
or
y
our audio and video equipment. 39 built-in timin
g
s, 41 patterns, and
f
our
(
4
)
data anal
y
sis patterns provide over a thousand testin
g
combinations
f
or both
analo
g
and di
g
ital devices. The
f
ront panel L
C
D screen provides eas
y
viewin
g
o
f
f
unctions and
f
eatures
f
or each timin
g
/
pattern. This device can be convenientl
y
c
ontrolled via the
f
ront panel buttons, the IR remote or the downloadable so
f
t-
ware
f
rom the
G
e
f
en Web site. In addition to its portabilit
y
, this si
g
nal
g
enerator
is wall-mountable and
fi
eld-up
g
radeable.
How It Works
C
onnect the HDMI output port o
f
the
G
e
f
enToolbox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
to
y
our HDTV displa
y
. Power-on all equipment. The
f
ront panel L
C
D will displa
y
all
f
eatures and options o
f
the active timin
g
and pattern. You can
f
eed di
g
ital or
analo
g
audio into the
g
enerator
’
s rear panel and hear multi-channel di
g
ital audio
o
r
use
th
e
bu
ilt-in
s
in
e
w
a
v
e
t
es
t t
o
n
e
.
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATIN
G
T
HE GEFENTOOLBOX HD PATTERN SIGNAL GENERATOR
• The
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator can be controlled usin
g
a
s
o
f
tware application and R
S
-232. Download this application
f
rom the
G
e
f
en
Web site at: http:
//
www.
g
e
f
en.com
/
kvm
/
support
/
download.
j
s
p
OPERATION NOTE
S
3
FEATURE
S
Features
•
M
ulti-
f
ormat video output
f
or
S
D and HD video up to 1080
p
•P
C/
HD resolutions up to UX
G
A
/
WUX
G
A
(
1920 x 1200
)
•
3
9 timin
g
s, 41 patterns, and 4 data anal
y
sis patterns
•
S
upports R
G
B 4:4:4, Y
C
b
C
r 4:4:4, and Y
C
b
C
r 4:4:2 color spaces
•
S
upports NT
SC
and PAL
f
rame rates
• 2
C
H, 5.1
C
H, and 7.1
C
H LP
C
M internal sine wave
g
enerator
•
RS
-2
3
2 control via the downloadable so
f
tware
f
rom the
G
e
f
en Web site.
•
S
mall
f
orm
f
actor; eas
y
to transpor
t
•
S
upports HD timin
g
s
f
or V
G
A outpu
t
•
H
D
C
P Patter
n
•
S
upports readin
g
and cop
y
in
g
EDID
f
unctionalit
y
.
•
U
ser Friendl
y
Inter
f
ace - L
C
D Displa
y
, LED indicators and
S
o
f
tware.
• Deep
C
olor support up to 12-bi
t
•
H
DMI 1.3 and DVI 1.0
C
omplian
t
•
H
D
C
P
C
omplian
t
Sam
p
le A
pp
lications
• Apparatus Testin
g
and Troubleshootin
g
• Equipment Ad
j
ustmen
t
• EDID checkin
g
•
S
ource
/
S
ink de
fi
nitio
n
•
H
D
C
P Veri
fi
catio
n
P
acka
g
e Includes
•
(
1
)
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
•
(
1
)
6
f
t. HDMI cable
(
M-M
)
•
(
1
)
IR Remot
e
•
(
1
)
5 V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
•
(
1
)
User Manual
4
T
OP PANEL LAYOU
T
2
3
1
T
o
p
Pane
l
5
1
L
CD Displa
y
Displa
y
s pattern and timin
g
in
f
ormation in addition to other
f
unctions used b
y
the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator.
2
I
R Windo
w
R
eceives si
g
nals
f
rom the IR Remote
C
ontrol
u
nit.
3
C
ontrol Panel
S
ee pa
g
es 8 - 10
f
or detailed in
f
ormation on the
C
ontrol Panel.
T
OP PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
T
o
p
Pane
l
6
BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
Back Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
7
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
Overscan Button
B
y
de
f
ault, the
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator is set to
u
nderscan mode. I
f
the video si
g
nal does not
fi
ll the entire displa
y
, press
this button once to switch to overscan mode. Press the
O
verscan button a
seco
n
d
tim
e
t
o
r
e
t
u
rn t
o
u
n
de
r
sca
n m
ode
.
2
VGA Outpu
t
C
onnect a V
G
A monitor to this port.
3
RS-232 Serial Por
t
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable
f
rom this port to the computer runnin
g
the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator so
f
tware.
4 HD Ou
t
C
onnect an HDTV displa
y
to this HDMI port. DVI displa
y
s can be connected
u
sin
g
an HDMI to DVI cable or adapter.
5 Analog Audio Output
s
8
R
C
A t
y
pe audio outputs
(
FL, FR,
C
,
S
UB,
S
L,
S
R,
SS
L, and
SS
R
)
are
available
f
or connection to a separate ampli
fi
er. Up to 6 discrete channels can
be
u
tiliz
ed
.
6 TOSLink Output Connecto
r
C
onnect an optical cable
f
rom this output to an ampli
fi
er or other audio output
de
vi
ce
.
7 S/PDIF Output Connecto
r
C
onnect a coax cable
f
rom this output to an ampli
fi
er or other audio output
de
vi
ce
.
8
HD In
U
sed to connect a Hi-De
f
source to the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator usin
g
an HDMI cable.
DVI displa
y
s can be connected usin
g
an HDMI to DVI cable or adapter.
9 Analog Audio Input
s
8
R
C
A t
y
pe audio outputs
(
FL, FR,
C
,
S
UB,
S
L,
S
R,
SS
L, and
SS
R
)
are
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
fo
r
co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
f
r
o
m
a
sou
r
ce
de
vi
ce
.
1
0 TOSLink Input Connecto
r
C
onnect an optical cable
f
rom the audio source device to this connector.
1
1 Power Switch
Turns the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator power
O
N or
O
FF.
1
2 5 V DC Power Connecto
r
C
onnect the included 5 V D
C
power suppl
y
to this connector.
Back Pane
l
8
CONTROL PANEL LAYOU
T
Control Panel
2
4
7
8
10
1
3
1
4
17
1
8
2
0 22
24
2
6
3
5
6
9
12
15
1
6
19 2
1
2
3
25
1
1
1
9
CONTROL PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Control Panel
1
Timing
(
Down
)
Cy
cles backward throu
g
h the list o
f
timin
g
s
.
2
Timing
(
Up
)
Cy
cles
f
orward throu
g
h the list o
f
timin
g
s.
3
Pattern
(
Down
)
Cy
cles backward throu
g
h the list o
f
patterns.
4 Pattern
(
Up
)
Cy
cles
f
orward throu
g
h the list o
f
patterns.
5 Auto Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator is placed in Auto
m
ode
.
6 Aut
o
Automaticall
y
c
y
cles throu
g
h a speci
fi
ed list o
f
timin
g
/
pattern sets. The Autorun
Demonstration mode is con
fi
g
ured throu
g
h the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator
s
o
f
tware.
S
ee pa
g
e 72
f
or details.
7 EDID Pattern
Press this button to
j
ump directl
y
to the EDID Pattern
(
P38
)
.
S
ee pa
g
e 21
f
or
more in
f
ormation on usin
g
the EDID Pattern.
8
EDID Pattern Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator is placed in EDID
m
ode
.
9 Output Signal Button
S
elects between P
C
/
HD
(
V
G
A
)
, DVI, or HDMI si
g
nal t
y
pes.
C
onsecutivel
y
p
ress this button to c
y
cle throu
g
h each o
f
the si
g
nal t
y
pes.
1
0 Output Signal Indicator
s
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate the current video output
mode
(
P
C
, HD, DVI, or HDMI
)
.
11
Fav. Button
C
on
fi
g
ures the
g
enerator to show onl
y
the patterns selected usin
g
the HD
Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator so
f
tware
(
see pa
g
e 51
f
or details
)
. This button is also
u
sed to chan
g
e parameters when usin
g
certain patterns.
1
2 Fav. Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the [Fav] button is pressed.
1
3 Option Button
The option button provides access to sub-
f
unctions within certain patterns.
10
CONTROL PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
4 Option Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator is in
O
ption mode.
1
5 HDCP On / Off Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when HD
C
P content is bein
g
sent
f
rom the
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator.
1
6 HDCP Button
Enables
/
disables HD
C
P on the output.
S
ee pa
g
e 29
f
or more in
f
ormation on
u
sin
g
HD
C
P.
1
7 HDCP Pattern Button
Press this button to
j
ump directl
y
to the HD
C
P Pattern
(
P40
)
.
1
8 HDCP Pattern Indicato
r
This LED will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen when the HD
C
P Pattern
(
P40
)
is enabled.
1
9 Audio Selection Button
Pressin
g
this button consecutivel
y
will c
y
cle throu
g
h the di
ff
erent audio output
options
(
see pa
g
e 25
f
or details
)
.
2
0 Audio Selection Indicato
r
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate the current audio output
mode
.
2
1 Audio Channel Button
Pressin
g
this button consecutivel
y
will c
y
cle throu
g
h the di
ff
erent output audio
c
hannels
(
see pa
g
e 25
f
or details
)
.
2
2 Audio Channel Indicato
r
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate the current audio channel
se
l
ec
ti
o
n.
2
3 Color Space Selection Button
Pressin
g
this button consecutivel
y
will c
y
cle throu
g
h the available output color
spaces
.
2
4 Color Space Selection Indicato
r
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate the current color space.
2
5 Bit Depth Selection Button
S
elects between 8-bit, 10-bit, or 12-bit color.
2
6 Bit Depth Indicato
r
These LED indicators will
g
low bri
g
ht
g
reen to indicate the current color bit depth
s
election on the output.
CONNECTING THE HD PATTERN SIGNAL GENERATOR
1
1
How to Connect the GefenToolBox HD Pattern Si
g
nal Generator
1.
C
onnect an HDMI cable
f
rom the
G
e
f
enToolBox HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator to the HDTV Displa
y
.
2.
C
onnect an optional external audio source to the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator usin
g
an optical cable or R
C
A cables.
3
.
C
onnect the included 5V D
C
power suppl
y
to the power receptacle on the
H
D Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator and connect the power cord to an available
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t.
4. Turn on the HDTV displa
y
fi
rst, then turn on the HD Pattern
S
i
g
nal
G
enerator.
Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram for the GefenToolbox HD Pattern Si
g
nal Generator
GTB-HD-SIGGEN
Source Signal
Display
Audio Receiver
HDMI CABLE
Gefen
RS-232 CABLE
Audio Source
Signal Generator
RS-232 Controller
STEREO L /R AUDIO CABLE
DIGITAL AUDIO TOSLINK CABLE
HDMI CABLE
VGA CABLE
DIGITAL AUDIO S/PDIF CABLE
DIGITAL AUDIO TOSLINK CABLE
STEREO L /R AUDIO CABLE
Adi
R
S
i
12
IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI
T
1
▼
/
▲
(
Timing
)
Cy
cles
f
orward
(
▲)
a
n
d
bac
kw
a
r
d
(
▼)
throu
g
h the list o
f
timin
g
s.
2
▼
/
▲
(
Pattern
)
Cy
cles
f
orward
(
▲)
a
n
d
bac
kw
a
r
d
(
▼)
throu
g
h the list o
f
patterns.
3
Option
The
O
ption button provides access to sub-
f
unctions within certain patterns.
4
HDC
P
Enables
/
disables HD
C
P on the output.
S
ee pa
g
e 29
f
or more in
f
ormation on
u
sin
g
HD
C
P.
5
C
ol Sp
c
Pressin
g
this button consecutivel
y
will c
y
cle throu
g
h the available output color
spaces
.
IR Remote La
y
out and Descriptions
(
RMT-HD-SIGGEN
)
1
2
3
10
9
8
7
4
5
6
1
3
IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI
T
6
S
ignal On
Turns the si
g
nal
O
N a
f
ter it has been turned o
ff
(
A
/
V mute
)
usin
g
the
S
i
g
nal
Off
bu
tt
o
n.
7
S
ignal Of
f
Turns the si
g
nal
O
FF
(
A
/
V mute
)
.
8
Outpu
t
S
elects between P
C
/
HD
(
V
G
A
)
, DVI, or HDMI si
g
nal t
y
pes.
C
onsecutivel
y
p
ress this button to c
y
cle throu
g
h each o
f
the si
g
nal t
y
pes.
9
EDID
Press this button to
j
ump directl
y
to the EDID Pattern
(
P38
)
.
S
ee pa
g
e 21
f
or
more in
f
ormation on usin
g
the EDID Pattern.
10
Aud Sr
c
Pressin
g
this button consecutivel
y
will c
y
cle throu
g
h the di
ff
erent audio output
options
(
see pa
g
e 25
f
or details
)
.
Installin
g
the Batter
y
1.
H
old the IR remote control unit
f
acin
g
down and
g
entl
y
pull the batter
y
tab
with
y
our thumb to reveal the batter
y
slot.
2. Insert the included batter
y
into the batter
y
slot. The batter
y
slot indicates
that the positive
(
+
)
side o
f
the batter
y
must be
f
acin
g
up as shown below
:
3
.
C
lose the batter
y
slot b
y
slidin
g
it closed.
1
4
IR REMOTE CONTROL UNI
T
Batter
y
/