DIRECTV Set-top box information for the installer
DIRECTV Proprietary November 17, 2005
Version 1.1.a Page 18 of 49 DTV-MD-0058
Description The STB will execute an Active command by placing the STB in the operational
mode.
This command has the same effect as turning the box "on" by pressing the front panel
power button.
Command Label GetPrimaryStatus
Command Byte 0x83
Input Parameter(s) None
Return Data Stream [majorchnHI][majorchnLO][minorchnHI][minorchnLO]
[PrimaryType][AudioType][DataType]
[PrimarySCIDHI][PrimarySCIDLO]
[AudioSCIDHI][AudioSCIDLO]
[DataSCIDHI][DataSCIDLO]
[networkHI][networkLO]
[Xponder]
[Year][Month][Day][Hour][Min][Sec][DayOfWeek]
[ROMVer3][ROMVer2][ROMVer1][ROMVer0]
[STS ID0][STS ID1][STS ID2][STS ID3][STS Ver]
[CAM ID0][CAM ID1][CAM ID2]
[CAM ID3][CAM ID4][CAM ID5]
[SignalQuality]
[Rx ID0][Rx ID1][RxID2][RxID3][RxID4][RxID5]
Major Channel Number:
0x0000 – 0xFFFF
Minor Channel Number:
0x0000 – 0xFFFF
PrimaryType:
0x0B Data
0x0C Audio
0x0E Retired
0x0F Video - TV
0x10 Video - HDTV
0xFF None
AudioType:
0x00 MPEG In / PCM Out
0x09 AC3 In / AC3 Out