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Extron • System 8/10 PLUS • User’s Manual
RS-232 Programming GuideCommand and Response
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Command/Response Table
Command Response String Command
String Hex Switcher to Host Description; etc.
x! * 21 ↵Cx↵ (x is the channel #, 1 - 154) Select Channel (See page A-2)
x$ * 24 ↵Ax↵ (x is the audio channel #, 1 - 154) Character following Command channel
x& * 26 ↵Vx↵ (x is the video channel #, 1 - 154) number is a delimiter. It defines end of
x@ * 40 ↵Cx↵ (x is the channel #, 1 - 154 Command string and further defines
* a channel number of up to 3 digits the Select Channel command.
B 42 ↵Blk·1↵ Turn Switcher RGB Mute ON
b 62 ↵Blk·
Ø
↵ Turn Switcher RGB Mute OFF
c 63 (Same command as C below) Request Projector Configuration
C 43 ↵CONFIGURED·FOR·AMPRO··(POWER·UP····↵
This is an example response and may vary depending on the internal setting for the projector type.
i 69 (Same command as I below) Information Request
I 49 ↵Vx
1
·Ax
2
·Tx
3
·Px
4
·Sx
5
·Zx
6
·Rx
7
·QSCx
8
.x
9
x
10
·QPCx
11
.x
12
x
13
·Mx
14
↵
V - Video (x
1
= channel # 1 to 154;
if Ø
= Sys power is off)
A - Audio (x
2
= channel # 1 to 154;
if Ø
= Sys power is off)
T - Video Type. (x
3
= 1 if RGBS, 2 if RGsB, 3 if Composite video, 4 if S-Video)
P - Display Power status. (x
4
=
Ø
power is off; 1 = on.)
S - Display Mute status. (x
5
=
Ø
mute is off; 1 = on.)
Z - Switcher Mute (x
6
=
Ø
, mute is off; 1 = on.)
R - Switcher RGB Mute status. (x
7
=
Ø
, mute is off; 1 = on.)
QSC - Switcher Comm software version # (3 digits x
8
.x
9
x
10
)
QPC - Projector Comm software version # (3 digits x
11
.x
12
x
13
)
M - Maximum channel available (x
14
= 8 - 154)
An example of a response to the I/i command: ↵V3·A3·T2·P0·S0·Z1·R1·QSC1.10·QPC1.09·M8↵
n 6E (Same command as N below) Request Part Number
N 4E ↵N60-107-01↵ (this is just an example response and may vary)
o 6F (Same command as O below) Toggle Display Power
O 4F ↵PR·1↵ Display power is ON, was off
↵PW·1↵ Please wait, Initializing
↵PW·E↵ Please wait, End
↵PR·
Ø
↵ Display power is OFF, was on
q 71 (Same command as Q below) Query (See QSC & QPC above.)
Q 51 ↵QSCx.xx↵ As an example: ↵QSC1.10↵ x.xx = Switcher Comm software version
↵QPCy.yy↵ As an example: ↵QPC1.09↵ y.yy = Projector Comm software version
r 72 (Same command as R below) Toggle Switcher RGB Mute
R 52 ↵BLK·1↵ Switcher RGB Mute ON, was off
↵BLK·
Ø
↵ Switcher RGB Mute OFF, was on
s 73 (Same command as S below) Toggle Display Mute
S 53 ↵MUT·1↵ Display Mute is ON, was OFF
↵MUT·
Ø
↵ Display Mute is OFF, was ON
x 78 (Same command as X below) Toggle Executive Mode
X 58 ↵UNLOCKED·FRONT·PANEL↵ If currently in Executive Mode
↵LOCKED·OUT·FRONT·PANEL↵ If not in Executive Mode
z 7A (Same command as Z below) Toggle Switcher Audio Mute
Z 5A ↵AMUT·1↵ Switcher Audio Mute is ON, was off
↵AMUT·
Ø
↵ Switcher Audio Mute is OFF, was on
[ 5B ↵PR·1↵ Turn Display Power ON
↵PW·1↵ Please wait, initializing
↵PW·E↵ Please wait, END
] 5D ↵PR·0↵ Turn Display Power OFF
( 28 ↵MUT·1↵ Turn display mute ON
) 29 ↵MUT·
Ø
↵ Turn display mute OFF
+ 2B ↵AMUT·1↵ Turn Switcher Audio Mute ON
- 2D ↵AMUT·
Ø
↵ Turn Switcher Audio Mute OFF
Error Response Codes
↵E
Ø
1↵ Invalid Channel Number
↵E
Ø
2↵ Slave Communication Error
↵E
Ø
3↵ Projector is Powered OFF
↵E
Ø
4↵ Projector Communication Error