QUERY COMMANDS

Command

Parameters

Description

Response

 

 

 

 

PWR

?zPWR

Query Power State

zPWRx, where z is the zone parameter you supply.

MUT

?zMUT

Query Mute State

zMUTx, where z is the zone parameter you supply.

EFF

?EFF

Query Effect Mode

EFFy, where y may have the values 0 to 7, as follows:

 

 

 

0 = off, 1 = music, 2 = party, 3 = club, 4 = hall, 5 = sport, 6 = church, 7 = next effect.

THX

?THX

Query THX Mode

THXy, where y may have the values 0 to 4, as follows:

 

 

 

0 = Off, 1 = THX Cinema, 2 = THX Ultra2 Cinema, 3 = THX MusicMode, 4 = THX SurrEX.

DEC

?DEC

Query Decode/Downmix

DECy

 

 

Mode

If Audio Signal Type is Analogue or PCM, y may have the values 0 to 6 as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 = Mono, 1 = Stereo, 2 = Pro Logic II Movie, 3 = Pro Logic II Music, 4 = Pro Logic, 5 = Neo:6

 

 

 

Cinema, 6 = Neo:6 Music.

 

 

 

If Audio Signal Type is Digital Surround (Dolby or DTS), y may have the values 0 to 2 as follows:

 

 

 

0 = Mono Downmix, 1 = Stereo Downmix, 2 = No Downmix.

DIR

?DIR

Query Direct State

DIRx

VOL

?zVOL

Query Volume

zVOLy, where z is the zone parameter you supply. y may have a value in the range -53to

 

 

 

+19:

 

 

 

-53= –53dB

 

 

 

+19 = +19dB

AUD

?zAUD

Query Audio Source

zAUDi, where z is the zone parameter you supply.

VID

?zVID

Query Video Source

zVIDi, where z is the zone parameter you supply.

SIG

?zSIG

Query Audio Signal Type

zSIGy, where z is the zone parameter you supply. y may have the values 0 to 20 as follows:

 

 

 

0 = Analogue, 1 = PCM, 2 = Dolby Digital 1+1, 3 = Dolby Digital 1/0, 4 = Dolby Digital 2/0, 5 =

 

 

 

Dolby Digital 3/0, 6 = Dolby Digital 2/1, 7 = Dolby Digital 3/1, 8 = Dolby Digital 2/2, 9 = Dolby

 

 

 

Digital 3/2, 10 = Dolby Digital EX, 11 = DTS 1/0, 12 = DTS 1+1, 13 = DTS 2/0, 14 = DTS

 

 

 

3/0, 15 = DTS 2/1, 16 = DTS 3/1, 17 = DTS 2/2, 18 = DTS 3/2, 19 = DTS-ES Matrix, 20 =

 

 

 

DTS-ES Discrete.

 

 

 

 

STS

?zSTS

Query Zone Status.

Reports the current state of Audio,Video,Volume, Mute, Audio Signal Type, *Decode/Downmix

 

 

 

Mode, *Effect Mode, *THX Mode.

 

 

 

* Zone 1 only

 

 

 

 

PRE

?PRE

Query Current Preset

PREy, where y may have the values 1 to 5 for the current preset.

TRM

?TRMs

Query Trims

TRMsy, where y may have a value in the range -10to +10:

 

 

 

-10= –10dB

 

 

 

+10 = +10dB

BSA

?BSA

Query Bass Trim

BSAy, where y may have a value in the range -6to +6:

 

 

 

-6= –6dB

 

 

 

+6 = +6dB

TBA

?TBA

Query Treble Trim

TBAy, where y may have a value in the range -6to +6:

 

 

 

-6= –6dB

 

 

 

+6 = +6dB

BAL

?BAL

Query Balance

BALy, where y may have a value in the range -10to +10:

 

 

 

-10= +10dB to Left

 

 

 

+10 = +10dB to Right

VDT

?VDT

Query Video Type

VDTy, where y may have the values 0 to 1, as follows:

 

 

 

0 = 4:3, 1 = 16:9.

RCT

?RCT

Query Record To Tape

RCTi

RCV

?RCV

Query Record To VCR

RCVi

COM

?COM

Query Compression

COMy, where y may have the values 0 to 2, as follows:

 

 

 

0 = Off, 1 = Medium, 2 = High.

LIP

?LIP

Query Lip Sync

LIPy, where y may have a value in the range -1to +44:

 

 

 

-1= –5ms

 

 

 

+44 = +220ms

HED

?zHED

Query Headphone Out

HEDz, where z is the zone parameter you supply.

English

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Arcam AV8 Command Parameters Description Response, Cinema, 6 = Neo6 Music, Query Direct State, Query Volume, 53= -53dB
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