Remote Operation, cont’d

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

Command

ASCII Command

Response

Additional description

 

(host to switcher)

(switcher to host)

 

 

 

 

 

RGB mute commands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB mute

X3

*1B

Vmt

X3

*1

Mute output

X3

video (RGB off).

RGB unmute

 

*0B

Vmt

 

*0

Unmute output

 

video (RGB on).

X3

X3

X3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read RGB mute

X3

B

X8

 

1= mute on, 0 = mute off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global RGB mute

1*B

Vmt1

Mute all video outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global RGB unmute

0*B

Vmt0

Unmute all video outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An IR 501 user can mute video and/or audio with a string of IR commands that cannot be duplicated by a computer or control system sending SIS commands. The switcher sends the following responses:

IR 501 video and audio mute

{none}

Mut

X3

*1

Output

 

 

muted.

X3 ’s video and audio are

IR 501 video mute

{none}

Vmt

IR 501 video and audio unmute

{none}

Zpz

X3

*1

Output

X3

’s video is muted.

Output X3 ’s video and audio are unmuted.

Audio input gain and attenuation

Set audio input gain to +dB value

X1

*

X5

G

In

 

X1

•Aud

X4

 

Example:

1*2G

In1•Aud+02

Set input 1 audio gain to +2 dB.

Set audio input attenuation to -dB value

 

*

 

g

In

 

 

•Aud

 

 

X1

X6

 

X1

X4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increment gain up

X1

+G

In

 

X1

•Aud

X4

 

Example:

5+G

In5•Aud+03

Audio input 5 level incremented

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from +2 dB to +3 dB.

Decrement gain down

 

-G

In

 

 

•Aud

 

 

X1

 

X1

X4

 

Example:

7-G

In7•Aud-09

Audio input 7 level decremented

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from -8 dB to -9 dB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read input gain

X1

G

 

X4

 

 

Example:

3G

-06

 

 

Audio input 3 level is -6 dB.

Audio output level

Set audio output to consumer level

 

X3

*0*40#

Out

X3

(–10 dBV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set audio output level to pro level

 

 

*1*40#

Out

 

 

X3

X3

(+4 Dbu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read output level

 

 

*40#

 

 

 

 

X3

 

X9

 

Example:

3*40#

1

 

 

•Lvl0

Set output

 

X3

level to the

 

consumer (–10 dBV) level.

•Lvl1

Set output

 

level to the pro

X3

 

(+4 dBu) level (the default level).

 

Output 3 audio level is pro

 

(+4 dBu) level .

Audio mute commands

Audio mute

Audio unmute

X3

X3

*1Z

Amt

X3

*0Z

Amt

 

X3

*1

Mute output

X3

*0

Unmute output

 

(audio on).

audio (audio off).

X3 audio

Read audio mute

X3

Z

X8

 

1= mute on, 0 = mute off.

Global audio mute

1*Z

Amt1

Mute all audio outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global audio unmute

0*Z

Amt0

Unmute all audio outputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

An IR 501 user can mute audio and/or video with a string of IR commands that cannot be duplicated by a computer or control system sending SIS commands. The switcher sends the following responses:

IR 501 audio and video mute

{none}

Mut

X3

*1

Output

X3

’s audio and video are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

muted.

 

IR 501 audio mute

{none}

Amt

 

*1

Output

 

’s audio is muted.

X3

X3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IR 501 audio and video unmute

{none}

Zpz

Output

X3

’s audio and video are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unmuted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Extron electronic MVX 48, MVX 88, MVX 44, MVX 84 manual Command/response table for SIS commands cont’d

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