User's Manual

Response Commands
Commands relating to RS-232C control system.
Command Description
01 Complete: Issued by the external recorder upon completing all specified operations by commands.
02 Error: Issued by the external recorder when receiving invalid commands in the context. In such cases,
commands that are sent will not be accepted. However, a return command will be issued but only to the Status
Sense. To clear the Error status, perform command 56 (Clear).
05 Not Target: Issued by the external recorder when specified operations by commands cannot be completed
properly.
0A ACK: A return command issued when a defined command is received.
0B NAK: A return command issued when an undefined or possibly nonexistent command is received.
03 Cassette Out: Issued upon completing the operation of opening and closing the tray when the HDD/DVD deck
is selected.
System Commands
Commands for acquiring information such as deck status.
Command Description
60 Chapter Sense: For acquiring the current chapter number. (*)
61 Title/Track Sense: For acquiring the current title number under “ORIGINAL” or in the “PLAY LIST”. (*)
B9 Select Sense: For acquiring the status of the inputs, outputs, recording mode, audio language selection and
subtitle selection. (*)
BE Date Sense: For acquiring the currently configured year, month and day. (*)
BF Time Sense: For acquiring the currently configured hour, minute and second. (*)
D7 Status Sense: For acquiring the deck information. (*)
D8 TC Data Sense: For acquiring the total remaining time in the current recording mode when there is a media in
the selected deck. (*)
D9 CTL Data Sense: For acquiring the lapse counter when there is a media in the selected deck. (*)
DD JVC Status Sense: Returns data from the unit. (*)
FB VTR Ind: A command for checking whether the connected device is the external recorder.
(*)
:
See A pages 95-98 for data format.
Sense
v
Chapter Sense
1st Byte 2nd Byte 3rd Byte
Chapter Sense Hundreds Tens Ones
60 3* 3* 3*
E.g. (012) 30 31 32
E.g.
:
When the current chapter is the 12th chapter.
Others
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