CLD-V5000 Level III • Chapter One

1.3 Chapter Highlights

This manual is divided into chapters providing the following information:

Chapter One — Introduction

This chapter describes the scope Pioneer CLD-V5000 Level III User’s Manual, features of the player, and explains how information is organized.

Chapter Two— Operational Basics

This chapter gives an overview of the player’s internal operating processes, Operating Modes and Active States, and describes the player’s RS-232C serial interface and the RS-232C port. There is also a section describing the player’s Function Switches.

Chapter Three — External Computer Control — Level III

This chapter explains how commands are sent to the CLD-V5000 from an external computer to control playback of LDs or CDs. It also describes error messages that may be returned, the default settings, a basic list of Level III commands and descriptions of each command.

Commands are described by categories: Player Control Commands, Player Control Switch Commands, Display Control Commands, Request Commands, Communication Control Commands, Register Control Commands, and Input Device Commands.

For additional information see the attached Appendices:

Appendix A Level III commands on the CLD-V5000

Appendix B CLD-V5000 Interface Cable Specifications

Appendix C CLD-V5000 Internal Player Controls

Appendix D CLD-V5000 Internal Player Registers

Appendix E Additional Notes

Appendix F Additional Notes

Further questions should be referred to:

Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc.

Technical Support

2265 East 220th Street

Long Beach, CA 90810 USA

Phone: 310-952-2111

FAX: 310-952-3031

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