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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
If you just want to check operating voltages or eyeball things, a VCR signal is as good as any. To adjust things like linearity & centering, it's better to use a pattern generator that will give you a crosshatch pattern, cross, dots, etc. B & K made some Dynascan generators (1230, 1245, etc.) that are small enough to hold in your hand and often sell very cheap on eBay. Search for "color generator" or "pattern generator." For test gear like this, I'd generally avoid a vintage device, which will need the same kind of service as any old tube equipment and may also need calibration that you're not equipped for.
Phil
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I found a post tonight where a guy described using a test pattern card that he printed, taped to a wall and shot with his video camera. He then fed his video camera into the television he was working on. Sounds like a pretty simple 'poor boy' solution. Not the perfect solution, but perhaps good enough?