External Control (cont.)

<Command outline>

All commands consist of the following segments.

Header

Monitor ID

Function

Data

Cr (0Dh)

 

 

 

 

 

On Header

“!” : Operation commands from the personal computer, etc. (<Basic command list> below table).

“?” : Reference commands from the personal computer, etc.

“@” : Status returns from the monitor

To start communication, send the connection command from the personal computer etc.

To terminate the communication, send the termination command from the personal computer etc.

Example of communication procedures

1 Starting the communication: connection command (!00BCN1Cr)

 

 

 

 

 

2 Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Selecting “SDI 1” input (!00BINACr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC, etc.

 

 

 

4 Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Terminating the communication:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

termination command (!00BCN0Cr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Monitor’s status (@00BOKCr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Basic command list>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

Commands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functions

Data

1

!

*1

B

C

N

1

Cr

 

 

 

 

Starts communication (connection)

No data

2

!

*1

B

C

N

0

Cr

 

 

 

 

Terminates communication (termination)

No data

3

!

*1

B

I

D

S

E

T

x

x*2

Cr

Assigns the control ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

01 – 99

4

!

*1

B

I

D

R

E

T

Cr

 

 

Initializes the control ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

5

!

*1

B

I

D

D

S

P

x

x*2

Cr

Displays/hides the ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

00: Hide, 01: Display

6

!

*1

B

M

E

N

U

Cr

 

 

 

Displays the Main Menu/Quits the menu operation

No data

7

!

*1

B

U

P

Cr

 

 

 

 

 

Moves the cursor upward (

)

 

 

 

 

No data

8

!

*1

B

D

O

W

N

Cr

 

 

 

Moves the cursor downward ( )

No data

9

!

*1

B

A

D

J

R

Cr

 

 

 

Makes setting/adjustment (

)

 

 

 

 

No data

10

!

*1

B

A

D

J

L

Cr

 

 

 

Makes setting/adjustment (

)

 

 

 

 

No data

11

!

*1

B

S

E

T

U

P

Cr

 

 

Displays the Set-Up Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

12

!

*1

B

P

W

1

Cr

 

 

 

 

Turns on the monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

13

!

*1

B

P

W

0

Cr

 

 

 

 

Turns off the monitor (on standby)

No data

14

!

*1

B

I

N

A

Cr

 

 

 

 

Selects “SDI 1” input

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

15

!

*1

B

I

N

B

Cr

 

 

 

 

Selects “SDI 2” input

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

16

!

*1

B

I

N

C

Cr

 

 

 

 

Selects “HDMI” input

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

17

!

*1

B

I

N

D

Cr

 

 

 

 

Selects “COMPO./RGB” input

No data

18

!

*1

B

I

N

E

Cr

 

 

 

 

Selects “VIDEO” input

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

19

!

*1

B

D

I

S

P

Cr

 

 

 

Displays the status*3

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

20

!

*1

B

A

M

U

T

E

x

x*2

Cr

Turns muting on/off

 

 

 

 

 

 

00: Off, 01: On

21

!

*1

B

A

S

P

x

x*2

Cr

 

 

Changes the aspect ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

00: 4:3, 01: 16:9

22

!

*1

B

V

P

L

S

Cr

 

 

 

Increases the volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

23

!

*1

B

V

M

N

S

Cr

 

 

 

Reduces the volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

No data

24

!

*1

B

V

O

L

x

x*2

Cr

 

 

Sets the volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

00-30

“Cr” is 0Dh.

The commands for starting communication (connection) (No. 1), terminating communication (termination) (No. 2), and turning on the monitor (No. 13) can be used while the monitor is off (on standby).

*1

Enter the monitor’s ID for “ **.” The initial setting of the monitor’s ID is “00.” When connecting several monitors, “00” is a command for controlling all

 

monitors at once.

*2

Enter the appropriate data to “xx.”

*3

Displays the information shown when the INPUT SELECT button currently lit is pressed (“On the Status Display” on page 12).

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