QUICK START GUIDE
AW EDID Editor
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
Windows: Microsoft® Windows® 7 with SP1 or above 50 MB of available hard-disk space for
installation. LAN connection for updates
Mac OS: Mac OS X Mavericks v10.9 or above 50 MB of available hard-disk space for installation.
LAN connection for updates
OVERVIEW
Analog Way EDID Editor is a useful application that allows you to open and edit any standard EDID binary file
in a simple and intuitive way. It supports EDID Versions 1.3 and 1.4 as well as CEA-861-F Extension and can
also retrieve EDID information for the displays which have been connected to your computer (Windows only).
Analog Way EDID Editor can also help systems integrators and AV professionals to set the preferred format of
any input or to solve compatibility issues they may encounter with the sources connected to any Livecore™ &
Midra™ series and VIO 4K multi-format converter (resolution problems, audio support…).
Steps:
- Use your Analog Way Remote Controller
Software to extract the EDID information
from the display to your computer
- Use Analog Way EDID Editor to create
a custom copy of the extracted EDID file
- Use your Analog Way Remote Controller
Software to upload the custom EDID file
and attach it to any compliant input plug.
QUICK INSTALL AND SETUP
• Installing AW EDID Editor on Windows
• Installing AW EDID Editor on Mac OS X
Download the latest version of the AW EDID
Editor installer for Windows (the file name is
SetupAWEDIDEditor_<version>.exe).
Double-clicking this file launches the installer that
will install AW EDID Editor on your system.
Download the latest version of the AW EDID
Editor installer for Mac OS X (the file name is
SetupAWEDIDEditor_<version>.pkg).
Double-clicking this file launches the installer that
will install AW EDID Editor on your system.
RUNNING AW EDID EDITOR
View/Edit EDID
Choose Open from the File menu to load an EDID
from a standard EDID binary file (.bin). Once loaded,
AW EDID Editor displays the EDID settings and
optional extensions:
New EDID
Choose New from the File menu to create a blank
EDID. You will be prompted to select the E-EDID
version (1.3 or 1.4) before editing the settings.
Save EDID
Choose Save from the File menu to save the edited
EDID settings to a standard binary file. If the EDID
was saved before or loaded from a standard EDID
binary file then it will overwrite the old one.
Export EDID
Choose Export… from the Tool menu to export the
current EDID settings to a human readable EDID text
file (.dat).
Read EDID from registry
For Windows only. Choose Extract registry E-EDID…
from the Tool menu to browse EDID data folder in
Windows registry and import an EDID into the editor.
Hexa Viewer
Choose Hexa Viewer from the Tool menu to display
the EDID content in a hexadecimal format.
Import EDID
Choose Import… from the Tool menu to import any
human readable EDID text file (.dat or .edid) into the
EDID editor.
UNDERSTANDING THE “STANDARD DATA” TAB
Set the Vendor/Product Identification
Select the EDID standard
revision ( 1.3 or 1.4)
Set the Basic Display Parameters and
the supported Features
Set the Established Formats
Set the Established Formats
Set the Standard Timing
Identification (8 VESA GTF
standard timings)
UNDERSTANDING THE “DETAILED DATA” TAB
The type of the blocks 2 to 4 can be
selected amongst the following list:
- Preferred Timing Block
- Display Product Serial Number
- Alphanumeric Data String
- Display Range Limits
- Display Product Name
The first block of the ‘Detailed Data’ tab is a Preferred
Timing block. The corresponding type can’t be changed.
It contains the whole description of the first preferred
format. Giving the resolution and rate, the CVT Wizard
automatically computes and fills the format parameters
using the CVT 1.2 standard. This can be used to create a
portrait-oriented preferred format.
- Color Point Data
- Standard Timing Identifications
- Display Color Management (1.4)
- CVT Timing Codes (1.4)
- Established Timings III (1.4)
Depending on the selected type,
different properties must be set
UNDERSTANDING THE “CEA EXTENSION” TAB
Add video descriptors from CEA-861.
Native means “Present in one of the blocks
of the Detailed Data tab”.
Only available in version 3 of CEA-861-F
Global declaration of the monitor
capabilities. Only available in versions
2 and 3 of CEA-861-F
Select the CEA-861
Extension Version
Create additional blocks containing vendor
specific information.
Only available in version 3 of CEA-861-F
Select type of blocks to be added in the CEA extension and customize them.
Please note that depending on the CEA-861-F version used, some types of
blocks may not be available.
UNDERSTANDING THE “HEXA VIEWER” TAB
EDID raw data section (128-byte data structure).
Any change applied to the EDID being edited will
appear here in red
Detailed description of the selected raw data area
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Should you encounter difficulty with AW EDID Editor application, please contact our technical support
department. See below for contact details.
ITALY
UNITED STATES
CONTACT INFORMATION
SINGAPORE
GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
The Americas
FRANCE
Europe, Middle East & Africa
ITALY
Asia Pacific
UNITED STATES
SINGAPORE
Analog Way SAS - Headquarters
Tel.: +33 (0)1 81 89 08 60
Fax: +33 (0)1 57 19 04 54
2/4 rue Georges Besse
92160 Antony
FRANCE
Analog Way Inc.
Tel : +1 678 487 6644
Fax: +1 212 269 1943
3047 Summer Oak Place
Buford, GA 30518
USA
Sales/General information:
saleseuro@analogway.com
Sales/General information:
salesusa@analogway.com
Analog Way Pte Ltd
Tel.: +65 6292 5800
Fax: +65 6292 5205
152 Beach Road
#15-03 Gateway East
SINGAPORE 189721
Sales/General information:
sales@analogwayasia.com
Technical support:
techsupport@analogway.com
Tel.: +33 (0)1 81 89 08 76
Technical support:
techsupport@analogwayusa.com
Technical support:
techsupport@analogwayasia.com
05/25/2016
AW EDID Editor - QSG