Panasonic AJ-D250P operating instructions $ Operation control commands, Stx Obf Etx, Stx Orc Etx

RS-232C

$Operation control commands

Sends data of computer			Return data from VTR		Description of command
	[STX] OAF [ETX]		[STX] OAF [ETX]	Advances the tape frame by frame in the forward direction.
	[STX] OAR [ETX]		[STX] OAR [ETX]	Advances the tape frame by frame in the reverse direction.
	[STX] OBF [ETX]		[STX] OBF [ETX]	Sets the VTR to the standby OFF mode.
				<Note>
				This command can be accepted when the VTR is in the
				STOP mode, PLAY mode or STILL mode.
	[STX] OBN [ETX]		[STX] OBN [ETX]	Sets the VTR to the standby ON (STOP) mode.
				<Note>
				This command can be accepted when the VTR is in the
				standby OFF mode.
	[STX] OEJ [ETX]		[STX] OEJ [ETX]	Ejects the cassette tape.
	[STX] OFF [ETX]		[STX] OFF [ETX]	Fast forwards the tape.
	[STX] OPA [ETX]		[STX] OPA [ETX]	Sets the VTR to the pause mode (REC PAUSE or PLAY
				PAUSE) or the pause release mode (REC or PLAY).
	[STX] OPL [ETX]		[STX] OPL [ETX]	Plays back the tape.
	[STX] OPR [ETX]		[STX] OPR [ETX]	Plays the tape (at the shuttle –1aspeed) in the reverse
				direction.
	[STX] OPT:data [ETX]		[STX] OPT [ETX]	Plays back the tape to the position designated by the
Parameters				parameter. Upon completion of playback, the VTR is set to
data = wghmmssff				the STILL mode. If the designated position is before the
OWhen the CTL data is to be				current position, the tape is not played back, and the VTR is
used as the reference				set to the STILL mode.
w = L : CTL data reference				When the OSP (STOP) command or OEJ (tape EJECT)
g = Blank: With a positive value				command is issued during operation, error code ER123 is
– sign: With a negative value				returned from the VTR.
h =	0	9: Hours		If the VTR’s operation mode has been changed by
mm = 00		59: Minutes		operating the controls on its front panel, error code ER121
ss =	00	59: Seconds		will be returned from the VTR.
ff =	00	29: Frames		If the tape end position is reached during operation, error
OWhen the TC data is to be used				code ER120 will be returned from the VTR.
as the reference				<Note>
w =	S: TC data reference			This command is ignored while a search control command
gh =	00	23: Hours		is being processed and in any of the following modes.
mm = 00		59: Minutes
					EJECT, REC, REC PAUSE, INSERT, INSERT PAUSE
ss =	00	59: Seconds
ff =	00	29: Frames
	[STX] ORC [ETX]		[STX] ORC [ETX]	Sets the VTR to the recording mode.
				When the VTR is in the REC INHIBIT mode, error code
				ER001 will be returned from the VTR which is then set to
				the STOP mode.
	[STX] ORP [ETX]		[STX] ORP [ETX]	Sets the VTR to the REC PAUSE mode.
				When the VTR is in the REC INHIBIT mode, error code
				ER001 will be returned from the VTR which is then set to
				the STOP mode.
	[STX] ORW [ETX]		[STX] ORW [ETX]	Rewinds the tape.

<Note>

Refer to the RS-232 mode transition table (on pages 71, 72) for the conditions under which the operation control commands are accepted.

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