780C Multi-Interface Interoperability Tester – User Guide Page 2September 29, 2014 Revision A14.7.5 Testing HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) 780C only ....................................................................................... 655 Using the 780C Test Instrument to Test HDMI and HDBaseT Protocols on Sink Devices ............................................. 685.1 Testing HDCP on an HDMI, HDBaseT HDTV, Projector or Repeater Device ........................................................... 685.1.1 Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDMI Sink Device ................................................................................. 685.1.2 Configurations for Testing HDCP on an HDBaseT Sink Device ........................................................................... 685.1.3 Procedures for Testing HDCP on an HDMI or HDBaseT Sink Device ................................................................. 695.2 Verifying the EDID on an HDMI, HDTV, HDBaseT Projector or HDMI Repeater Device ......................................... 715.2.1 Configurations for Verifying and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI Sink Device ...................................................... 715.2.2 Configurations for Verifying and Viewing the EDID on an HDBaseT Sink Device or Input of an HDBaseTDistribution Device ................................................................................................................................................ 725.2.3 Procedures for Testing and Viewing the EDID on an HDMI/HDBaseT Sink Device ............................................ 725.2.4 Workflow for Comparing EDIDs ............................................................................................................................ 765.2.5 Procedures for Comparing EDIDs ........................................................................................................................ 765.3 Viewing the CEC devices on an HDMI/HDBaseT network ........................................................................................ 795.3.1 Configurations for Testing CEC on an HDMI/HDBaseT Sink Device ................................................................... 795.3.2 Procedures for Testing CEC on an HDMI/HDBaseT Sink Device ........................................................................ 815.4 Multi-protocol (HDCP, EDID and CEC) testing on an HDMI or HDBaseT HDTV or Projector ................................... 835.4.1 Configurations for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI Sink Device ............................................................. 835.4.2 Configurations for running multi-protocol tests on an HDBaseT Sink Device ....................................................... 835.4.3 Procedures for running multi-protocol tests on an HDMI or HDBaseT Sink Device ............................................. 836 Using the 780C Test Instrument to Test HDMI or HDBaseT Source Devices .................................................................. 866.1 Testing Video from an HDMI Source Device ............................................................................................................. 866.1.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices ............................................................................. 866.1.2 Connection Configurations for Testing HDBaseT Outputs on Repeater and Distribution Devices ....................... 876.1.3 Procedures for Viewing Video on an HDMI/HDBaseT Source Device ................................................................. 886.1.4 Viewing the Incoming 4K HDMI/HDBaseT Video on a Connected Display using Passthrough ........................... 936.1.5 Viewing Video Metadata from an HDMI/HDBaseT Source Device ....................................................................... 946.1.6 Procedures for Viewing Video on an SDI Source Device ..................................................................................... 986.1.7 Viewing Video Metadata from an SDI Source Device ........................................................................................ 1026.2 Viewing Source Data Island Packets on HDMI and HDBaseT ................................................................................ 1046.2.1 Configurations for Viewing the Data Island Packets from an HDMI or HDBaseT Source Device ...................... 1046.2.2 Procedures for Viewing the HDMI/HDBaseT Data Island Packets from a Source Device ................................. 1056.3 Testing HDCP Max Devices on an HDMI Source Devices and Outputs of HDBaseT distribution Devices ............. 1076.3.1 Configurations for Testing Max Devices an HDMI Source Device Supports ...................................................... 1076.3.2 Procedures for Testing Max Devices a Source Device Supports ....................................................................... 1076.3.3 Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780C HDMI/HDBaseT Out port - GUI ................................................... 1106.3.4 Procedures for disabling HDCP on the 780C out port ........................................................................................ 1106.4 Testing Audio of an HDMI Source Device or at the Output of an HDBaseT Distribution Device ............................. 1116.4.1 Configurations for Testing Audio on an HDMI Source Device ............................................................................ 1116.4.2 Configurations for Testing Audio on the Output of an HDBaseT Distribution Device ......................................... 1126.4.3 Procedures for Testing Audio from an HDMI/HDBaseT Source Device ............................................................. 1136.4.4 Procedures for Testing Audio from an HDMI/HDBaseT Source Device ............................................................. 1176.4.5 Procedures for Audible Monitoring of LPCM Audio from an Digital Video Source Device ................................. 1226.5 Testing an HDMI or HDBaseT Source’s Response to EDIDs .................................................................................. 1266.5.1 Configurations for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID ..................................................... 1266.5.2 Configurations for Testing an HDBaseT Device’s Output Response to an EDID ............................................... 1266.5.3 Procedures for Testing an HDMI Source Devices Response to an EDID .......................................................... 1277 Using the 780C Test Instrument Installer Test Utility ...................................................................................................... 1337.1 Diagnosing HDMI and HDBaseT Interoperability Problems toward the Source - Upstream ................................... 1347.1.1 Connection Configurations for Testing HDMI Source Devices ........................................................................... 1347.1.2 Connection Configurations for Testing HDBaseT Source Devices ..................................................................... 1357.1.3 Procedures for Testing Upstream (Source Test) with the Installer Utility ........................................................... 135