E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S
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S86A
&S86,ACK
&S86,ACK<cr> is a command that is transmitted by the S86A whenever it receives a command with the correct
structure. It does not mean that the command was performed. To ensure that the command was performed cor-
rectly, the S86A needs to be queried.
The following are correct serial command structures:
• &S86,SYSOFF
• &S86,PWR,01,1
If &S86,SYSOFF command is transmitted to the S86A, the S86A will respond with &S86,ACK.If &S86,PWR,100,1
is transmitted to the S86A, the S86A will NOT respond with a &S86,ACK because 100 is out of the scope. That
field supports Zones 01-24 for this particular command. If there is only one S86A in the System, Zones 1-6, and
&S86,PWR,09,1 is transmitted to the S86A, the S86A will NOT respond with a &S86,ACK because Chassis 1 does
not support Zone 09. Chassis 1 supports Zones 01-06 for this particular command.
If an &S86,ACK is not received within 200ms:
• the command was formatted incorrectly
• an error has occurred in the S86A
• serial cable not connected or defective
• S86A does not have power
The S86A requires at least 50ms between each serial command transmitted to it. However, if the &S86,ACK is
received prior to 50ms, another command can be transmitted immediately.
RS-232 Commands
The following list contains the RS-232 commands for the S86A. These commands are included in the IR Library of
VIA!TOOLS or ELANTOOLS. Please refer to VIA!TOOLS or ELANTOOLS Help for specific information about these
commands and how to use them.
There are four types of commands:
• System Commands
• Video Commands
• Audio Commands
• Query Commands
