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RS-232C Interface – Command –

System Commands

 

 

 

 

 

Commands relating to RS-232C control system.

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Commands

Commands for operating functions such as PLAY and REC on the HDD/DVD/Mini DV deck.

CommandDescription

 

 

3A

Plays the selected deck.

 

 

3F

Stops the selected deck. Resume will be cleared

 

when this is pressed while in the Stop mode.

 

(HDD/DVD Deck)

 

Rec Request will be cleared.

 

 

4F

Switches the selected deck to the Still mode.

 

 

AO

Power On

 

 

A1

Power Off

 

 

A3

Eject: HDD/DVD Deck: Opens/Closes tray.

 

Mini DV Deck: Removes cassette.

 

 

AB

FF: HDD/DVD Deck: Functions only during

 

playback. Activates forward search. Forward

 

search speed increases in step of 2x, 4x, 8x and

 

16x via each operation.

 

Mini DV Deck: Fast forward. Search Fwd during

 

playback.

 

 

AC

REW: HDD/DVD Deck: Functions only during

 

playback. Activates reverse search. Reverse

 

search speed increases in step of 2x, 4x, 8x and

 

16x via each operation.

 

Mini DV Deck: Rewind. Search Rev during

 

playback.

 

 

B5

Fwd Shtl: HDD/DVD Deck: Functions only during

 

playback. Activates forward search. Forward

 

search speed increases in step of 2x, 4x, 8x and

 

16x via each operation.

 

Mini DV Deck: Fast forward. Search Fwd during

 

playback.

 

 

B6

Rev Shtl: HDD/DVD Deck: Functions only during

 

playback. Activates reverse search. Reverse

 

search speed increases in step of 2x, 4x, 8x and

 

16x via each operation.

 

Mini DV Deck: Rewind. Search Rev during

 

playback.

 

 

CA

Rec: Starts recording at the selected deck when

 

a Rec Request is received.

 

 

CB

Rec Pause: Switches the selected deck to the

 

Rec Pause mode when a Rec Request is

 

received.

 

 

F0

Command Target: VTR1: For selecting Mini DV

 

deck.

 

HDD1: For selecting HDD deck.

 

DVD1: For selecting DVD deck.

 

 

FA

Rec Request: For issuing approval for recording.

 

This can be cleared using STOP.

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

0A

ACK: A return command issued when a defined

 

command is received.

 

 

0B

NAK: A return command issued when an

 

undefined or possibly nonexistent command is

 

received.

 

 

FB

VTR Ind: A command for checking whether the

 

connected device is a VTR.

 

 

Response Commands

Commands for acquiring information such as deck status.

Command

Description

 

 

03

Cassette Out: Issued by the Mini DV deck when

 

the cassette is ejected after ejecting is performed.

 

 

BE

Date Sense: For acquiring the currently

 

configured year, month and day.*

 

 

BF

Time Sense: For acquiring the currently

 

configured hour, minute and second.*

 

 

D7

Status Sense: For acquiring the deck

 

information.*

 

 

D8

TC Data Sense: For acquiring the total remaining

 

time in the current recording mode when there is

 

a media in the selected deck.*

 

 

D9

CTL Data Sense: For acquiring the lapse counter

 

when there is a media in the selected deck.*

 

 

DD

JVC Data Sense: Returns data from the unit.*

 

 

* See pages 86 and 87 for data format.