Controlling the Monitor with a PC (RS-232C)

You can control this monitor from a PC via RS-232C (COM port) on

Communication procedure

 

the PC.

 

PC connection

Connect the COM port on the PC (RS-232C connector) to the CONTROL terminal (RS-232C input terminal) on the monitor using the RS-232C conversion cable (supplied) and an RS-232 straight cable (commercially available).

Bind the RS-232C conversion cable with the cable clamp.

CONTROL terminal (RS-232C input terminal)

PC

To COM port

 

RS-232 straight cable

RS-232C conversion

(commercially available)

cable (supplied)

Communication conditions

Set the RS-232C communication settings on the PC to match the monitor’s communication settings as follows:

Baud rate

*

 

Stop bit

1 bit

 

 

 

 

 

Data length

8 bits

 

Flow control

None

 

 

 

 

 

Parity bit

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Set to the same baud rate as the BAUD RATE setting of SETUP menu. (Initial setting: 38400 bps)

nCommand format

When a command is sent from the PC to the monitor, the monitor operates according to the received command and sends a response message to the PC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C1

 

C2

C3

 

C4

 

P1

P2

P3

P4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command field

 

 

 

Parameter field

 

 

(4 prescribed

 

 

(4 character string comprised of:

alphanumerical characters)

 

0-9, +, -, space, ?)

Example: VOLM0030

VOLM30

*Be sure to input 4 characters for the parameter. Pad with spaces

(“”) if necessary.

(“ ” is a return code (0DH, 0AH or 0DH)) Wrong : VOLM30

Right : VOLM

30

When inputting a negative value, specify a numerical value in three digits.

Example: OFSR-127

If a command has “R” listed for “Direction” in the

“RS-232C command table” on page 26, the current value can be returned by using “?” as the parameter.

Example:

VOLM ? ? ? ?

• From PC to monitor (How much

is current volume setting?).

 

30

• From monitor to PC (Current

volume setting: 30).

 

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