Command/response table for SIS commands (cont’d)

Command

ASCII Command

Response

Additional description

 

(host to switcher)

(switcher to host)

 

Set audio gain and attenuation

Set gain

 

X1

*

X24

G

 

X1

Aud

X23

Set gain for input

X1

to

X24

Example:

4*3G

4Aud+3

Set gain for input 4 to 3 dB.

dB.

The command (G) is case sensitive.

Set attenuation

X1 * X25 g

X1

Aud

X23

Set attenuation for input

 

 

 

 

 

dB.

 

 

 

 

X23

X1

to

The command (g) is case sensitive.

Increment level

Decrement level

X1 +G

X1 -G

X1

Aud

X15

Increase input

X1

audio level by

 

 

 

+1 dB.

 

Aud

 

Decrease input

 

audio level by

X1

X15

X1

 

 

 

-1 dB.

View audio level

X1

g

X15

View gain for input

X1

.

Example:

4G

-3

The ISS reports that the input 4

 

 

 

 

audio level is at -3 dB of

 

 

 

 

attenuation.

Audio mute

Audio mute on

Audio mute off

View audio mute status

X2

*1Z

Amt

X3

 

Mute the

X2

 

audio output.

 

*0Z

Amt

 

 

Unmute the

 

 

audio output.

X2

X3

X2

 

Z

 

 

 

Audio mute is

 

for

 

output.

X2

 

X3

 

X3

X2

Executive mode

Disable

0X

Exe0

Adjustments & selections can

 

 

 

 

 

be made from the front panel.

Enable (lock image adjustments)

1X

Exe1

Lock front panel adjustments;

 

 

 

 

 

adjust image via RS-232 only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

View the executive mode status

X

 

X3

 

Show executive mode status.

Example:

X

0

 

Executive mode is off.

Verbose mode

The default for verbose mode is on for the RS-232 connection and off for Ethernet connections.

Disable (block reports)

Esc

0CV

Vrb0

Turn off verbose mode. The ISS

 

 

 

does not send the reports listed

 

 

 

in switcher-initiated messages

 

 

 

earlier in this chapter.

Disable verbose mode blocks reports for front panel operations only to this connection (RS-232 or Ethernet) only. The ISS continues to send responses to SIS commands to all ports. The ISS continues to send reports for front panel operations to other connections.

Enable (allow reports)

View the verbose mode status Example:

Esc

1CV

Vrb1

Turn on verbose mode. The ISS

 

 

 

 

 

sends all reports.

 

CV

 

 

 

Show verbose mode status.

Esc

 

X3

 

 

CV

1

 

Verbose mode is on (the ISS

Esc

 

 

 

 

 

 

issues reports).

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Extron electronic ISS 408, ISS 108 manual Set audio gain and attenuation, Audio mute, Executive mode, Verbose mode

ISS 408, ISS 108 specifications

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