Table J. ASCII Commands

Number ranges are enclosed in brackets – do not enter the brackets. When you control a fixed speed pan and tilt, omit the speed information.

NOTE: In a 96 x 16 system the numbers for cameras, monitors, alarms, and relays can be doubled.

Desired Action

Command

Result

 

 

 

Select monitor

[1-9999]Ma

Calls a monitor to use for camera operation.

 

 

 

Select camera

[1-9999]#a

Selects a camera to display on the current operating monitor. The NEXT key (+) and

Next camera

+a

PREV key (-) commands switch to the next numbered camera in the system.

Previous camera

-a

 

 

 

 

Start a sequence forward

[1-99]qa

Starts the selected sequence going forward (incrementing camera numbers).

 

 

 

Start a sequence backward

[1-99]ba

Starts the selected sequence going backward (decrementing camera numbers).

 

 

 

Hold a sequence

ea

Places the running sequence on hold, freezing the currently selected camera on the

 

 

monitor. It lets you control the camera or switch. The sequence is still “armed” on

 

 

the monitor, but inactive.

 

 

 

Hold a macro

[1-64]ea

Places the running macro on hold.

 

 

 

Pan left

[1-64]La

Moves the currently selected pan and tilt device left or right at the speed

Pan right

[1-64]Ra

indicated. If you omit the speed, some devices move at their default speed and

Stop pan left

~La

others move at their slowest possible speed. Speed information has no effect on

Stop pan right

~Ra

fixed speed devices.

 

 

 

Tilt up

[1-63]Ua

Moves the currently selected pan and tilt device up or down at the speed

Tilt down

[1-63]Da

indicated. If you omit the speed, some devices move at their default speed and

Stop tilt up

~Ua

others move at their slowest possible speed. Speed information has no effect on

Stop tilt down

~Da

fixed speed devices.

 

 

 

Zoom telephoto

Ta

Makes the currently selected camera zoom in (close up view) or zoom out (wide

Zoom wide

Wa

view).

Stop zoom telephoto

~Ta

 

Stop zoom wide

~Wa

 

 

 

 

Focus near

Na

Changes the good focus range nearer or farther on the currently selected camera.

Focus far

Fa

 

Stop focus near

~Na

 

Stop focus far

~Fa

 

 

 

 

Iris open

Oa

Opens (brighter image) or closes (darker image) the iris on the currently selected

Iris close

Ca

camera.

Stop iris open

~Oa

 

Stop iris close

~Ca

 

 

 

 

Stop all PTZ motion

sa

Stops all image motion (stops pan, tilt, zoom, focus, and iris). Does not stop a

 

 

pattern.

 

 

 

Record pattern

[1-99]/a

On receivers that do patterns, these commands let you record your motions and

Execute pattern

[1-99]pa

operations (for a limited time) and then have the system repeat them.

End pattern

[1-99]na

 

 

 

 

Go to preset position

[1-99]\a

Recalls a stored preset position.

 

 

 

Set preset with a label

la[string]!a

Sets a preset location with an embedded label, where the ASCII string must be

 

[1-9999]^a

UPPERCASE characters.

 

 

The [string] is an alphanumeric label up to 20 characters long and [1-9999]is the

 

 

associated preset number.

 

 

NOTE: All transmitted characters must be ASCII.

 

 

 

Set preset without a label

[1-9999]-^a

Sets a preset location without an embedded label.

 

 

 

Begin zone

[1-8](a

Begins a zone without a label.

 

 

 

Begin zone with a label

la[string]!a[1-8](a

Begins a zone with an embedded label. The ASCII string must be uppercase

 

 

characters.

 

 

 

 

 

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