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232-STA Stereo TV Tuner

 

Front Panel Programming Commands

 

 

 

Mode 

0-9 

Parameters 

Mode 

10+  Parameters 

RF Tune 

0.0 
0.1 
0.2 
0.3

 

CATV 
Broadcast 
HRC 
IRC 

Caption Type 

10.0 
10.1 
10.2 

Captioning off (fixed) 
No function 
No function 
 

Baud Rate 

1.1 
1.2 
1.3 
1.4 
1.5 
1.6 
1.7

 

300 
600 
1200 
2400 
4800 
9600 
19,200 (V3.5) 

Caption Mode 

11.1 
11.2 
11.3 
11.4 
11.X 

No function (default) 
No function 
No function 
No function 
No function 
 

Unit Number 

2.1 
2.2 
2.3 
2.x 

One 
Two 
Three 
Four – Nine (V3.5) 

Video Detect 

12.3 

No function (fixed) 

Not Used 

3.0 

 AV 

Status 

13.0 
13.1 
13.2 
13.3 

No AV status (default) 
Stereo/Mono status 
Disable S/M status 
Enable S/M status 

Panel Lockout 

4.0 
4.1 
4.2 
4.3 
4.4 
4.5 
4.6 
4.7

 

None 
Channel up/dwn 
Volume up/dwn 
Channel & Volume up/dwn 
Mute A/V 
Channel up/dwn & Mute A/V 
Volume up/dwn & Mute A/V 
All 

Label Mode 

14.0 
14.1 
14.2 
14.3 

No function 
No function 
No function (default) 
No function 
 

Power-up Volume 

5.0 
5.X 

restore previous level 

1 – 63

 sets volume level 

 

 

 

Firmware Version 

6.40 

Ex: Version 4.0 - Press and hold 
Channel Up, then Mute AV to 
restore tuner to default settings 

 

 

 

Audio Decode 

7.0 
7.1 
7.2 
7.3 

Mono both channels 
Left/right stereo 
Mono/SAP 
SAP/SAP 

 

 

 

Bass Gain 

8.0 
8.X 

-12 dB bass level 

0-19

 sets bass 

-12 to 16.5dB 

 

 

 

Treble Gain 

9.0 
9.X 

-12 dB treble level 

0-8

 sets treble,  

-12 to 12 dB 

 

 

 

 

Bass Level Settings 

Level 

Gain (dB) 

Level 

Gain (dB) 

19 16.5  9 

1.5 

18 15.0  8 

17 13.5  7 

-1.5 

16 12.0  6 

-3.0 

15 10.5  5 

-4.5 

14 9.0  4  -6.0 
13 7.5  3  -7.5 
12 6.0  2  -9.0 
11 4.5  1  -10.5 
10 3.0  0  -12.0 

Treble Level Settings

Level Gain 

(dB) 

 

 

8 12 

 

7 9 
6 6 
5 3 
4 0 
3 -3 
2 -6 
1 -9 
0 -12 

Summary of Contents for 232-STA

Page 1: ...Davenport Road Suite 113 Dallas TX 75252 Phone 972 931 2728 Toll Free 888 972 2728 Fax 972 931 2765 E Mail Sales crwww com Website www crwww com Product Manual 232 STA Stereo TV Tuner Ver 4 4 May 24...

Page 2: ...ommand and Status ResponseUT 8 TUGeneral RS 232 CommandsUT 9 TUCharacter Generator CommandsUT 11 TUKeypad Channel CommandUT 12 TUIC RC Remote EmulationUT 12 TUTune Ring Commands and RepliesUT 13 TUTer...

Page 3: ...nous video detection and intercarrier SAW filter Stores programmable tuning ring in memory to control channel access Provides front panel control for A V Mute mode select and channel up down with LED...

Page 4: ...l may be unregulated North American version includes UL CSA listed wall power supply RS 232 Control DB 9 male connector baud rates from 300 to 9600 baud User selectable 300 to 19 200 9600 default baud...

Page 5: ...ximum 2 degrees typical All tuners with firmware V3 7 to V4 1 made between Apr and Nov 2005 should be upgraded to new V4 3 or higher to ensure higher RF input level specs and best video performance In...

Page 6: ...gramming To Enter a Front Panel Programming Mode 1 Press and hold the Mute A V button such that the red LED light above is lit indicating Mute On 2 Press Volume Up 3 Release all buttons the 232 STA wi...

Page 7: ...4 4 5 4 6 4 7 None Channel up dwn Volume up dwn Channel Volume up dwn Mute A V Channel up dwn Mute A V Volume up dwn Mute A V All Label Mode 14 0 14 1 14 2 14 3 No function No function No function def...

Page 8: ...d Unit 1 All settings are saved to NVRAM in the 232 STA General protocol specifications Characters in command strings to the 232 STA are common ASCII keyboard characters Command strings sent to the 23...

Page 9: ...TR Set Tune Ring TR Example 2TR 2 4 7 10 Limits access to specified channels 120 chars max Stores unit 2 Tune Ring as 2 4 7 8 9 10 TT Select tuned channel 0 126 Example TT 28 0 video mute 255 video u...

Page 10: ...Mute A V 5 Channel Mute A V 6 Volume Mute A V 7 All S5 Power up volume 0 restore to previous level 1 63 Restore to preset volume level 1 min 63 max S7 Set audio mode 0 Mono Mono 1 Stereo 2 Mono SAP 3...

Page 11: ...labels TC Displays the current channel label on screen for about 10 seconds DG row column Moves the cursor to the specified row and column position If row is 0 then row will not be changed and if colu...

Page 12: ...y KC or KT channel entry After 3 seconds with no other key the selected channel will be tuned to Optionally you can have an Enter key send the command KC or KT to select the channel immediately Using...

Page 13: ...ps Leading zeros may be included or omitted from command parameters Example TC 009 Selects channel 9 as A V output same as TC 9 Multiple commands may be concatenated as single strings up to 120 ASCII...

Page 14: ...n status strings as lower case x Channel Source Status Response String T Start Unit CMD Power Channel Video Mute N A 1 9 U On M Off Current Channel 3 digits U Unmuted M Mute 2 digits 1 T U 008 U xx Au...

Page 15: ...rol more than one tuner from the same control port Set the first unit in the RS 232 chain to the highest Unit then wire in sequence to the last tuner in the chain The reason for this is that CR tuners...

Page 16: ...e side and towards the front of the unit with the four 4 supplied 8 32 by black countersunk screws RK2 Side by Side Rack Kit 1 Remove top cover of the first unit by removing the ten 10 black screws 2...

Page 17: ...ectric shock 7 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a fire or electric s...

Page 18: ...amages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be...

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