Serial Communications

Table 6-1. Serial Commands (continued)

Command

Parameter (min/max)

Value

Stored?

Description

Miscellaneous Commands

BKGND

-100/100

YES

Sets the background color for letterbox or

 

 

 

4:3 aspect ratio (-100 = black; 100 = white)

 

 

 

 

BKGND?

NA

NA

Returns background setting value

 

 

 

 

DATE?

NA

NA

Returns product manufacture date

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY?

NA

NA

Returns display device input source value

 

 

 

 

HDINPUTRES

NA

YES

Sets YPbPr input resolution and refresh rate

 

 

 

for HD1/HD2, as follows:

 

 

 

0

= 480i

 

 

 

1

= 480p

 

 

 

2

= 576i

 

 

 

3

= 576p

 

 

 

4

= 720p / 60 Hz

 

 

 

5

= 1080i / 60 Hz

 

 

 

6

= 720p / 50 Hz

 

 

 

7

= 1080i / 25 Hz

 

 

 

Any other value = Auto

 

 

 

 

HWVER?

NA

NA

Returns hardware version number

 

 

 

 

INRES?

NA

NA

Returns input resolution

 

 

 

 

LENS1?

NA

NA

Returns Lens 1 configuration

 

 

 

 

LENS2?

NA

NA

Returns Lens 2 configuration

 

 

 

 

SWVER?

NA

NA

Returns software version number

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

1/3

YES

Assigns trigger to currently-selected aspect

 

 

 

ratio

 

 

 

 

 

The following serial commands are meant to emulate buttons on the remote control or VHD Controller front panel. Each button has its own serial command, so effectively it is as if you were using the IR remote only you’ll be doing so via serial commands. These commands provide active OSD responses just like the IR remote.

DOWN

ENTER

LEFT

MENU

RIGHT

UP

NA

NA

Down-Arrow ( ) key

NA

NA

ENTER key

NA

NA

Left-Arrow ( ) key

NA

NA

MENU

NA

NA

Right-Arrow ( ) key

NA

NA

Up-Arrow ( ) key

 

 

 

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Vidikron Vision 150, Vision 140 operation manual Value Stored? Description Miscellaneous Commands, Enter key

Vision 140, Vision 150 specifications

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