Command

ASCII Command

Response

Description

Switcher-

initiated

 

(host to switcher)

(switcher to host)

 

 

messages

Mic level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify gain

16*

X4

G

Aud

X4

 

X4

= audio gain in dB = 0 to 12.

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This variable is a positive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number.

 

Specify attenuation

16*

 

g

Aud

 

 

 

 

= attenuation in dB = 1 to 66.

 

X5

X5

X5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This variable is a positive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number.

 

View mic volume

16G/g

X6

 

 

 

X6

= overall mic gain/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attenuation between -66 dB and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+12 dB. This response variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates attenuation as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

negative number and gain as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

positive number.

 

Mic on/off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn mic on/off

 

 

M/m

Mix

 

 

Toggles mic on or off.

X

 

X3

X3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X3

: 0 = off, 1 = on.

 

View mic status

M/m

 

Mic status is (0=off, 1=on).

 

X3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front panel security lockout (executive mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lock front panel access

2X/x

Exe 2

Locks volume, mic, input

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selection.

 

Lock front panel mic controls

1X/x

Exe 1

Locks mic controls.

X

Unlock front panel access

0X/x

Exe 0

Unlocks front panel.

X

System reset (to factory defaults)

Reset switcher to factory defaults

Esc

ZXXX

Zpx

Resets the system to the

 

 

 

following factory defaults:

 

 

 

Mode

 

= 1

 

 

 

X7

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

= 1

 

 

 

 

X11

 

 

 

Main Volume

 

 

= 70

 

 

 

Mic Volume

 

= 0

 

 

 

X4

 

 

 

 

Executive Mode

 

= 0

 

 

 

X3

 

 

 

 

Mic threshold

 

= 8

 

 

 

X8

 

 

 

 

Follow Sub Mode

 

= 0

 

 

 

X3

 

 

 

 

Mic Power

 

= 0

 

 

 

X3

 

 

 

 

Ducking Level

 

 

 

= 6

 

 

 

 

X12

 

Request information

Request information

I/i

Mod

X7

1G

X2

2G

X2

3G

X2

4G= X1 G X2

Displays which input in each group is selected and which input is routed to program audio output.

X7 1 = Single Switcher mode,

2 = Separate Switcher mode

X1 = Group 1 through 3 (1 = VGA, 2 = S-video, 3 = composite video).

X2 = Inputs 0 through 4 for each group (input 0 = off).

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Extron electronic MPS 112CS manual Command Ascii Command Response Description, Mic level

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