Transmitting with External Equipment Using the External Serial

Terminal — Serial Menu

When you click Serial in the Administrator menu, the Serial menu is displayed.

Using this menu, you can input data into the camera from the computer via a network and output them to the external serial interface to control a peripheral device. You can also input data from a peripheral device via an external serial interface and output them to the computer via a network.

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Mode

Select the mode of data transmission/reception via a network: TCP port or VISCA protocol.

TCP: Select when you use the TCP port to input and output data through the external serial interface. Using this method, you can easily check data communications through the serial port by DOS command “telnet [host name] [port number].” When TCP is selected, TCP port No. box becomes active. Type the port number corresponding to the TCP port. Specify a port number (1024 to 65535) other than established port numbers.

VISCA: Select when you control the camera with VISCA protocol. As for the command list of VISCA protocol, refer to the dealer of your camera or Sony professional products service counter nearby.

Notes

•When you execute serial control with VISCA protocol, match the transmission setting with the connected controller.

•This camera does not correspond to the daisy chain connection of a VISCA device. Use the camera and the controller one-on-one.

Baud rate

Select a baud rate that corresponds to the peripheral device of serial interface. Selectable baud rates are shown below.

38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200 (bps)

Parity bit

Select a parity that corresponds to the peripheral device of serial interface from among none, odd or even.

Character length

Select the character length that corresponds to the peripheral device connected to the serial interface from

7or 8 (bits).

Stop bit

Select the stop bit that corresponds to the peripheral device connected to the serial interface from 1 or 2 (bits).

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

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