Vidikron PlasmaView Owner’s Operating Manual 43
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6.1
RS-232 Connection and
Port Configuration
To interface the PlasmaView with a home theater automation/control system or a PC running
terminal emulation software, connect it to your control system or PC as shown in
Figure 3-4.
Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: odd parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
and no flow control. Set the baud rate 9600, to match that of the PlasmaView RS-232 port.
6.2
Serial Command Syntax
Table 6-1 lists the RS-232 command set. Command codes are in hexadecimal format.
6Serial Communications
Table 6-1. Serial Commands
Function Code Data
Power ON 9FH 80H 60H 4EH 00H CDH
OFF 9FH 80H 60H 4FH 00H CEH
Input Switch Video1 (RCA) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 01H 08H
Video2 (S-Video) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 02H 09H
DVD/HD1 (RCA) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 05H 0CH
DVD/HD2 (RCA) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 06H 0DH
DVD/HD3 (HDMI) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 0EH 15H
PC/RGB (DB-15HD) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 07H 0EH
DVD/HD4 (HDMI) DFH 80H 60H 47H 01H 1AH 21H
Audio Mute ON 9FH 80H 60H 3EH 00H BDH
OFF 9FH 80H 60H 3FH 00H BEH
Image
Memory
CONTRAST DFH 80H 60H 0AH 01H 01H CBH
ISF DAY DFH 80H 60H 0AH 01H 02H CCH
ISF NIGHT DFH 80H 60H 0AH 01H 03H CDH
FACTORY DFH 80H 60H 0AH 01H 04H CEH
BOOST DFH 80H 60H 0AH 01H 05H CFH
Aspect Ratio INTELLIWIDE DFH 80H 60H 51H 01H 02H 13H
LETTERBOX DFH 80H 60H 51H 01H 03H 14H
STD 4:3 DFH 80H 60H 51H 01H 04H 15H
ANAMORPHIC DFH 80H 60H 51H 01H 05H 16H
Computer ON DFH 80H 60H 7FH 03H 03H 09H 00H 4DH
OFF DFH 80H 60H 7FH 03H 03H 09H 01H 4EH
Cinema
Mode
ON DFH 80H 60H C1H 01H 01H 82H
OFF DFH 80H 60H C1H 01H 02H 83H
Note: Contact your Vidikron dealer or Vidikron Technical Support for a complete list of external control
codes if needed.