Programmer’s Guide, cont’d

Command/Response Table

Symbol Definitions:

= Carriage return/line feed

= Carriage return (no line feed)

= Space

X1

X2

X3

X4

X5

X6

X7

X8

= Input number

01

– 12 (MAV 124 RCA)

 

Input and output numbers in

 

01

– 16 (MAV 168/1616);

 

commands may be entered as

= Output number

01

– 08 (MAV 128 RCA);

either 1-digit or 2-digit numbers.

All input and output numbers

 

01

– 08 (MAV 168);

 

are specified as 2-digit numbers

 

01

– 16

(MAV 1616)

 

in the response.

 

 

 

 

 

= Input number (for tie)

0 – maximum number of inputs (0=disconnected)

= Audio gain

0 – 9 (1dB/step)

 

= Audio attenuation

1 – 15 (1dB/step)

 

= Numeric dB value

-15 to +09

 

= Preset number

00

– 16

(0 = current configuration)

 

= Preset number

01

– 12

(MAV 128 RCA);

 

 

01

– 16

(MAV 168/1616 models)

 

X9

X10

X11

= Mute status

0 = no mute, 1 = video mute, 2 = audio mute, 3 = V and A mute

= Executive mode, mute

1 = on, 0 = off

= Controller software version number to second decimal place

Command/response table for SIS commands

Command

 

ASCII Command

Response

Additional description

 

 

 

 

 

 

(host to switcher)

(switcher to host)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create ties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tie input

 

to output

 

, A & V

 

 

*

 

 

!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out

 

 

•In

 

•All

 

X3

X2

X3

X2

 

X2

X3

 

Example:

1*3!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out3•In1•All

Tie input 1 A & V to output 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tie input to output, RGBHV only

 

X3

*

X2

&

 

 

 

 

 

Out

 

X2

•In

X3

•RGB

Audio breakaway.

Example1:

10*4&

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out04•In10•RGB

Tie input 10 RGB to output 4.

Tie input

 

to output

 

, video only

 

 

*

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Out

 

 

•In

 

•Vid

Audio breakaway.

X3

X2

 

X3

X2

 

X2

X3

Example1:

7*5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out05•In07•Vid

Tie input 7 video to output 5.

Tie input

X3

to output

X2

, audio only

 

X3

*

X2

$

 

 

 

 

 

Out

X2

•In

X3

•Aud

Audio breakaway.

Example:

12*8$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out8•In12•Aud

Tie input 12 audio to output 8.

Quick multiple tie

 

 

Q

 

*

 

!…

 

*

 

!

Out•Multi•In•Multi•All

 

 

 

 

 

Esc

X3

X2

X3

X2

 

Example:

 

 

Q3*4!3*5!3*6!

Out•Multi•In•Multi•All

Tie input 3 to outputs 4, 5, and 6.

 

Esc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tie input to all outputs

 

X3

!

Out•Multi•In

X3

•All

 

Example:

5!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out•Multi•In05•All

Tie input 5 to all outputs.

Audio input gain and attenuation

Set audio input gain to +dB value

X1

*

X4

Example:

1*2G

Set audio input attenuation to -dB value

 

 

*

 

X1

 

X5

Increment gain up

 

{G

X1

Example:

5 {G

G

In

X1

•Aud=

X6

 

 

In1•Aud=+02

Set input 1 audio gain to +2dB.

g

In

 

•Aud=

 

 

X1

X6

 

 

In

 

•Aud=

 

 

 

 

 

 

X1

X6

 

 

In5•Aud=+03

Audio input 5 level incremented

 

 

 

 

 

from +2dB to +3dB.

1The & tie command for RGB and the % tie command for video can be used interchangeably on the MAV models.

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MAV specifications

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