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Attributes: 

This is the list of known attributes with a brief description, most of them are self explanatory. 

MIXLVL  

 

 mix level 

MSCLVL 

 

music level 

MIXMAS 

 

mix master 

VOLUME 

 

volume 

PAGLVL  

 

paging level 

MSGLVL 

 

message level 

CHMLVL 

 

chime level 

PAGMAS 

 

paging master 

SELECT  

 

select 

DELAY   

 

delay 

TRIM   

 

trim 

INGAIN  

 

input gain 

EQGAIN 

 

equalizer gain 

MINLEVEL 

 

minimum level 

MAXLEVEL 

 

maximum level 

PMBASSIGN     

paging mic button assign 

STRING  

 

string 

WALLPANEL 

 

wall panel 

PAGINGMIC 

 

paging microphone 

SERIAL   

 

serial 

SPDIFOUT 

 

SPDIF digital output 

DYN 

 

 

dynamics 

LIM 

 

 

limiter 

TYPE   

 

type 

 

 

Q-factor 

Summary of Contents for Audiocontrol12.8

Page 1: ...AUDIOCONTROL12 8 RS232 serial control Online user manual...

Page 2: ...is done via RS232 commands Please note depending on your hardware configuration not all com ports listed in the Windows device manager are RS232 ports Consult an IT professional in case of doubt or c...

Page 3: ...ing on the peripheral device Crossed cable AudioControl to Apart audio peripherals Keep your software and firmware up to date Check our website for the latest firmware and graphic installer interface...

Page 4: ...e program s log window while operating the unit via the program The string is structured in the following order Command Attribute Parameter1 Value CR Strings require a space between each parameter the...

Page 5: ...aging level MSGLVL message level CHMLVL chime level PAGMAS paging master SELECT select DELAY delay TRIM trim INGAIN input gain EQGAIN equalizer gain MINLEVEL minimum level MAXLEVEL maximum level PMBAS...

Page 6: ...timed preset GLOBAL global VIRTUAL virtual SWVRSN software version HWVRSN hardware version INFO information NAME name RESTORE restore END end USERID user identification IMPORT import WPMODE wall pane...

Page 7: ...l 12 8 installer interface program log in with your expert code and operate the software while connected to an AudioControl unit In order to obtain an expert level password please contact your local d...

Page 8: ...The following screen will pop up now click on the RS232 log tab The log screen will open up...

Page 9: ...uctions sent by the computer to the AudioControl when you change a setting In the right pane you see the answer sent by the AudioControl unit With the help of a few practical examples we will show you...

Page 10: ...the easiest way to determine how an instruction is written Leave the RS232 log screen open in the background Now return to the installer interface program and change a setting for example lower the Zo...

Page 11: ...ster is unmuted not muted The E means that the mute command is enabled This means that you can send a mute command NOTE you can increment or decrement INC or DEC the volume in steps from 1 to 10 For e...

Page 12: ...will become red to show that zone 1 is muted The log screens looks like this The program has sent this command SET VOLUME ZONE 1 MUTE The unit will reply VOLUME ZONE 1 1 M E the volume of zone 1 which...

Page 13: ...aller interface we now will disable the mute button for the zone 1 master fader right click the zone 1 master fader and select disable mute The mute button will become grey meaning that you can not mu...

Page 14: ...The log screen looks like this The incoming text field shows this VOLUME ZONE 1 1 U D The D at the end means that the mute button has been disabled...

Page 15: ...lower limits values Now it is easy to determine the parameter limits by using the installer interface program with the RS232 log screen open We want to determine the limits of the zone 1 master fader...

Page 16: ...The log screen looks like this The upper volume parameter limit is 12...

Page 17: ...the zone 1 master fader all the way down The log screen now looks like this The lowest possible value parameter for the zone 1 master fader is OFF which corresponds to a value of 81 This value is visi...

Page 18: ...ut zone Together with the zone master level these commands are the most common and will be used often in custom control systems such as home automation systems We want to select channel 2 in zone 1 as...

Page 19: ...ting a music source only the selected music source will be audible in the zone regardless of the position of the music source channel fader from the non selected channels The sources that have been co...

Page 20: ...y paste it into another program RS232 error messages When the command is unknown the unit will reply Unknown Command When a value is out of range or invalid the unit will reply Value Invalid When the...

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