EDID management: Modular 4×4 and 8×8
EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) is information provided by a display to describe its capabilities to a source. It contains information including resolution, audio formats and frame rates. Modular has the ability to ‘Fix’ the EDID profile to allow a source to always pass video with a fixed resolution and/or specific audio output (i.e 1080p 60Hz, with 5.1 multi-channel audio)
If the system is functioning as normal, then no EDID management is required, however if you have a source that will not output the correct resolution/audio type, this can be resolved by following the instructions below
Please remove the SD card from the unit and connect it to a PC (Please do not use a MAC). On the route of the SD card is a file called ‘settings.ini’, this is the file that will be edited. Open the file in a text editor such as notepad, then scroll down to the bottom of the file
Enter one or more the following lines where required
edidprofile1 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input 1
edidprofile2 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input 2
edidprofile3 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input3
edidprofile4 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input4
edidprofile5 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input 5 (8×8 only)
edidprofile6 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input6 (8×8 only)
edidprofile7 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input 7 (8×8 only)
edidprofile8 = x ; sets the EDID profile for source connected to input 8 (8×8 only)
where x equals:
0 – Presents the source with the 1080p template EDID
1 – Fixes the EDID
2 – presents the source with the 4K template EDID
3 – presents the source with the 1080p template EDID with 5.1 enabled
101 – presents source with the EDID of the Sink connected to Output 1
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108 – presents the source with the EDID of the Sink connected to Output 8
Once all editing has been done, save the settings.ini file, and reinsert the SD card back into the Modular unit.
Also please reboot any source where the EDID profile has been modified to allow the new EDID data to be passed.