Appendix A •
Switcher Commands | ASCII | Hex | Switcher Response | Result Description |
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Freeze On | F | 46 | ¿Frz1·¿ | Freeze video frame |
Freeze Off | f | 66 | ¿Frz0·¿ | Release Freeze mode |
Demo On | J | 4A | ¿Dmo1¿ | Demo Mode status = On |
Demo Off | j | 6A | ¿Dmo0¿ | Demo Mode status = Off |
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Information Request | I/i | 49/69 | ¿V3·A2·T8·P1·SØ·ZØ·RØ·QPC3.Ø·QSC3.Ø·M4¿ | |
This example says: Video channel selected is #3 (V3), Audio channel is #2 (A2), selected input is
Information Request, example #2: | I/i | 49/69 | ¿VØ·AØ·TØ·PØ·SØ·ZØ·RØ·QPC3.Ø·QSC3.Ø·M4¿ | |||
This example says that this is a System 4xi with four inputs and its power is turned Off. | ||||||
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Information | ASCII | Hex | Switcher Response | Result (See below) | ||
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Request Info | I | 49/69 | ¿V | ·A | ·T ·P ·S | ·Z ·R ·QPC . ·QSC . ·M ¿ |
The response on the screen will consist of ten sets of characters with a space (·) between each set. Each set is made up of a letter (or letters) that define a function, followed by a number (or numbers) that define the status of that function. Numbers are represented by 
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| V = Video Channel |
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| A = Audio Channel |
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| T = Video Type |
| System 4xi: | LDxi __ LQxi | |||
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| P = Display Power |
| = Ø = Power is Off; 1 = Power is On. |
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| QPC = Query Projector Comm |
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| QSC = Query Switcher |
| . | = Switcher Communications software version (example: 3.0) | |||
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| M = System Max Channel |
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| ¿EØ1¿ | Invalid Channel # (may be too high) |
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