Panasonic TH-50PF20U, Operating Instructions Manual

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COMPUTER
RS-232C Straight cable
D-sub 9p
(Male)
(Female)
12
Connections
SERIAL Terminals connection
Notes:
• Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer
to the Plasma Display.
• The computer shown is for example purposes only.
• Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied
with this set.
The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface
speci
fi
cation, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled
by a computer which is connected to this terminal.
The computer will require software which allows the
sending and receiving of control data which satis
fi
es the
conditions given below. Use a computer application such as
programming language software. Refer to the documentation
for the computer application for details.
The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer.
Basic format for control data
The transmission of control data from the computer starts with
a STX signal, followed by the command, the parameters, and
lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there are no parameters,
then the parameter signal does not need to be sent.
Start
(02h) 3-character
command (3 bytes)
Colon Parameter(s)
(1 - 5 bytes) End
(03h)
STX C1 C2 C3 P1 P2 P3 P4 : P5 ETX
Notes:
• If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for
the response for the
fi
rst command to come from this unit
before sending the next command.
• If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will
send an “ER401” command back to the computer.
• S1A and S1B of Command IMS are available only when a
dual input terminal board is attached.
Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal
Command
Command Parameter Control details
PON None Power ON
POF None Power OFF
AVL ** Volume 00 - 63
AMT 0 Audio MUTE OFF
1 Audio MUTE ON
IMS None
SL1
S1A
S1B
VD1
YP1
HM1
DV1
PC1
Input select (toggle)
SLOT input (SLOT INPUT)
SLOT input (SLOT INPUT A)
SLOT input (SLOT INPUT B)
VIDEO input (VIDEO)
COMPONENT/RGB IN input
(COMPONENT)
HDMI input (HDMI)
DVI-D IN input (DVI)
PC IN input (PC)
DAM None
ZOOM
FULL
JUST
NORM
SJST
SNOM
SFUL
ZOM2
Screen mode select (toggle)
ZOOM (For Video/SD/PC signal)
FULL
JUST (For Video/SD signal)
4:3 (For Video/SD/PC signal)
JUST (For HD signal)
4:3 (For HD signal)
H-FILL (For HD signal)
ZOOM (For HD signal)
With the power off, this display responds to PON command only.
Communication parameters
Signal level RS-232C compliant
Synchronization method Asynchronous
Baud rate 9600 bps
Parity None
Character length 8 bits
Stop bit 1 bit
Flow control -
Signal names for D-sub 9P connector
Pin No.
Details
2
R X D
3
T X D
5 GND
4
•
6 Non use
7
8
(Shorted in this set)
1
•
9
NC
These signal names are those of computer speci
fi
cations.