Connector signals

PARALLEL REMOTE (25P)

Pin No.

Signal

Pin No.

Signal

Pin No.

Signal

1

PLAY COMMAND

10

 

19

STAND BY ON STATUS

2

STOP COMMAND

11

 

20

PREROLL STATUS

3

FF COMMAND

12

> 10V, MAX 300mA

21

SERVO LOCK STATUS

4

REW COMMAND

13

PLAY STATUS

22

 

5

REC COMMAND

14

STOP STATUS

23

 

6

EJECT COMMAND

15

FF STATUS

24

 

7 STAND BY ON/OFF COMMAND

16

REW STATUS

25

GND

8

PREROLL COMMAND

17

REC STATUS

 

 

9

IN SET COMMAND

18

EJECT STATUS

 

 

<Notes>

COMMAND pins: TTL level, active low, > 100ms edge electrical signal.

STATUS pins: open collector, sink current 6 mA

RS-232C REMOTE (25-pin D-SUB crossover cable supported)

Pin No.

Abbreviation

Circuit

Description

1

FRAME GROUND

Protective

ground

Frame ground

2

RxD

Received

data

Sends data to the PC.

3

TxD

Transmitted data

Receives data from the PC.

4

CTS

Clear to send

Shorted with pin 5.

5

RTS

Request to send

Shorted with pin 4.

6

DTR

Data terminal ready

No processing

7

GND

Signal ground

Signal ground

20

DSR

Data set ready

Positive power output after communication

enable status

 

 

 

 

ENCODER REMOTE (15P)

Pin No.

Signal

Pin No.

Signal

Pin No.

Signal

1

 

6

SYSTEM H 0

11

RET GND

2

SET UP

7

SYS.SC COARSE (2)

12

 

3

C LEVEL

8

–12V

13

 

4

GND

9

HUE

14

SYS.SC FINE

5

+12V

10

VIDEO LEVEL

15

SYS.SC COARSE (1)

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Panasonic AJ-D950, AJ-PD950 manual RS-232C Remote 25-pin D-SUB crossover cable supported, Pin No Signal, Signal Pin No

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