DSP420 RS232

Information

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Meridian DSP420 RS232 Interface.

General Information

The RS232 interface for the DSP420 can be operated from any terminal that operates at 9600 baud with 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no parity. Commands take the form of 2 ASCII characters, in some cases followed by a signed argument (‘nn’ below). All characters are echoed by the speaker. A carriage return character will execute the command and backspace is also implemented. When a command is executed, the speaker will return 8 characters.

Basic Functions

The following tables list the basic commands available and show examples of the messages returned. In each case the message retuned via RS232 corresponds with the display on the front panel of the processor.

Source Commands

RS232 Command

Description

 

Message Returned

CD

Select CD source

CD

65

RD

Select Radio

Radio 65

LP

Select LP

LP

65

TV

Select TV

TV

65

T1

Select Tape 1

Tape1 65

T2

Select Tape 2

Tape2 65

CR

Select CDR

CDR

65

CB

Select Cable

Cable 65

DV

Select DVD

DVD

65

V1

Select VCR 1

VCR1

65

V2

Select VCR 2

VCR2

65

LD

Select Laser Disc

LDisc 65

Volume Commands

RS232 Command

Description

 

Message Returned

VP

Volume +

CD

66

VM

Volume -

CD

64

VNnn

Go to volume (1-99)

CD

87

MU

Mute

Mute

 

SB

Standby

Standby

POnn

Position Setting, 0=Normal, 1=High, 2=Corner

Normal

BNnn

Bass setting

B.

+2.0

TNnn

Tilt Setting

T.

-3.0

LNnn

Balance setting

L.

+3

%inn

Input 1=D1, 2=D2

Input D1

PHnn

Phase

Phase +

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DSP420 specifications

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