GENERAL OPERATION COMMANDS

Command

Parameters

Description

Parameter values

 

 

 

 

PWR

?zPWRx

Power on/off

 

MUT

?zMUTx

Mute on/off

 

FAN

zFANx

Force Analogue

 

EFF

?EFFy

Effect Mode Selection

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

?THXy

THX Mode Selection

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

?DECy

Decode/Downmix Mode Selection

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.

DIS

 

VFD Display

 

RES

 

Restore Preset

 

INF

 

Current Source information (on OSD)

 

SIG

?zSIG

Current Audio Signal Type

 

STS

?zSTS

Zone Status. Displays current state of

 

 

 

Audio,Video,Volume, Mute, Audio Signal

 

 

 

Type, *Decode/Downmix Mode, *Effect

 

 

 

Mode, *THX Mode.

 

 

 

* Zone 1 only

 

 

 

 

 

TRM

TRMsy

Trim Levels

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

 

 

 

-10= –10dB

 

 

 

+10 = +10dB

MAIN MENU COMMANDS

Command

Parameters

Description

Parameter values

 

 

 

 

VOL

?zVOLy

Volume

y may have a value in the range -53to +19:

 

 

 

-53= –53dB

 

 

 

+19 = +19dB

PRE

PREy

Preset Select

y may have a value in the range 1 to 5.

AUD

?zAUDi

Audio source selection

 

VID

?zVIDi

Video source selection

 

VDT

VDTy

Video Type

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

 

 

 

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

DIR

?DIRix

Stereo Direct

 

BAL

BALy

Balance

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

 

 

 

-10= +10dB to Left

 

 

 

+10 = +10dB to Right

RCT

RCTi

Record To Tape Select

 

RCV

RCVi

Record To VCR Select

 

COM

COMy

Compression

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

 

 

 

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

LIP

LIPy

Lip Sync Control

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

 

 

 

-1= –5ms

 

 

 

+44 = +220ms

DIM

DIMy

Pro Logic II MusicMode Dimension

y may have a value in the range 0 to 6.

CTW

CTWy

Pro Logic II Music Mode Centre Width

y may have a value in the range 0 to 7.

PAN

PANx

Pro Logic II MusicMode Panorama

 

HED

HEDz

Headphone Out

 

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AV8 specifications

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