CLD-V2600 / 2400 Level I & III • Chapter Four

35) INDEX NUMBER REQUEST

CD

Function:

The index number which is currently being played is returned.

Format:

? I

 

Explanation:

Contents of the Index Number Register are returned.

 

The index number is returned with the track number as a 4-digit

 

integer: track number (01-99) and index number (01-99). Correct

 

values will not be shown if the player is not in Random Access

 

Mode, or if the player is in the lead-in or lead-out area of a disc. An

 

error (E04) is returned if this query is sent to the player while a

 

LaserDisc is playing.

 

Execution:

* Play Mode, Track 12, Index 03 of a CD is playing

 

? I <C/R>

1203 <C/R>

36) BLOCK NUMBER REQUEST

CD

Function:

The block number which is currently being played is returned.

Format:

? B

 

Explanation:

Contents of the Block Number Register are returned.

 

The block number is returned as part of a 6-digit integer: minutes

 

(00-59), seconds (00-59) and block number (00-74). Correct values

 

will not be shown if the player is not in Random Access Mode, or if

 

the player is in the lead-in or lead-out area of a disc. An error (E04)

 

is returned if this query is sent to the player while a LaserDisc is

 

playing. Block locations are not available through the on-screen

 

display.

 

Execution:

* Play Mode plays to 12 minutes, 05 seconds, block 15 of a CD.

 

? B <C/R>

120515 <C/R>

37) P-BLOCK NUMBER REQUEST

CD

Function:

The current track, index and P-time (elapsed time of current

 

track) numbers are returned.

Format:

? A

 

Explanation:

Contents of the P-Time Number Register are returned.

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