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ProDVD 175
ProDVD 175
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EXTERNAL CONTROL
STATUS
Player status
Message from external controller to DVD
group:
PS
command:
GetStatus
Message from DVD to external controller.
group:
PS
command:
GetStatus
parameter list:
ReturnValue, Status
Status can have one of the following values:
0:
Error
1:
Opened
2:
No Disc
3:
Stopped
4:
Playing
5:
Paused
Example:
Request:
[PS, GetStatus]\r
Response:
[PS, GetStatus, 0, 4]\r
The player is in the “playing” state.
Disc type
Message from external controller to DVD
group:
PS
command:
GetDiscType
Message from DVD to external controller
group:
PS
command:
GetDiscType
parameter list:
ReturnValue, DiscType
DiscType can have one of the following values
0:
No disc
1:
DVD
2:
VCD or SVCD
3:
CD-DA
Example:
Request:
[PS, GetDiscType]\r
Response:
[PS, GetDiscType, 0, 3]\r
There is a CD-DA disc in the tray
Note: When the player does not recognise the disc,
asking the disc type will result in 0: No disc
Current audio stream
Message from external controller to DVD
group:
PS
command:
GetAST
Message from DVD to external controller
group:
PS
command:
GetAST
parameter list:
ReturnValue,
AudioStreamNumber
AudioStreamNumber: Number of the current
audio stream.
Example:
Request:
[PS, GetAST]\r
Response:
[PS, GetAST, 0, 2]\r
The current audio stream is audio stream number
2.
Current sub-picture stream
Message from external controller to DVD
group: PS
command: GetSPST
Message from DVD to external controller
group:
PS
command:
GetSPST
parameter list:
ReturnValue,
SubPictureStreamNumber
SubPictureStreamNumber: Number of the
current sub-picture stream.
