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PIONEER NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

LLDD--VV44440000

INDUSTRIAL LASERDISC PLAYER

LEVEL I & III

U S E R ’ S

M A N U A L

Pioneer Technical Publication

TP 116 V. 1.1

9/93

P R O G R A M M E R ’ S

R E F E R E N C E G U I D E

LD-V4400

See inside this Reference Guide for:

Level I — Manual Control of the LD-V4400
Level III — Computer Control of the LD-V4400

Summary of Contents for LD-V4400 Level I

Page 1: ...USTRIAL LASERDISC PLAYER LEVEL I III U S E R S M A N U A L Pioneer Technical Publication TP 116 V 1 1 9 93 PROGRAMMER S REFERENCE GUIDE LD V4400 See inside this Reference Guide for Level I Manual Control of the LD V4400 Level III Computer Control of the LD V4400 ...

Page 2: ...ES appear reflecting details of the particular player functions which may be different on future players The NOTES are included to aid understanding but should not be depended upon in designing applications Please fill out the Registration Form on the next page and return it to the Pioneer address below to insure that you receive updated versions of the Level I III Manual for the LD V4400 and rela...

Page 3: ...le Company Address City State Zip Phone Date Comments Please return this Registration Form and any comments you might have about this manual to Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc Technical Support System Integration 2265 E 220th St Long Beach CA 90810 310 952 2111 FAX 310 952 3031 LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TTP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 4: ...onnector 2 8 2 4 On Screen Function Switches 2 11 2 4 1 Setting On Screen Function Switches 2 11 To Set Side Repeat Load Start Power On Start Blue Black Squelch Test Mode BAUD Rate TxD Terminal 2 4 2 Specific Switch Settings 2 17 2 5 On Screen Status Displays in Manual Mode 2 19 2 5 1 Chapter Frame Time Code Displays 2 19 2 5 2 Audio Status Display 2 20 2 5 3 Speed Status Display 2 20 2 5 4 Argume...

Page 5: ... 3 6 2 Pause 3 6 3 Play 3 6 4 Repeat Mode 3 7 5 Still Step Forward Reverse 3 9 6 Display 3 9 7 Scan Forward Reverse 3 9 8 Audio 3 10 9 Speed Set Down Up 3 11 10 Clear 3 11 11 Multi Speed Forward Reverse 3 12 12 Search 3 12 13 Chapter Frame Track Time 3 13 3 3 LaserBarcode Control 3 14 3 3 1 Creating LaserBarcodes 3 14 3 3 2 LaserBarcode 2 Standard Commands 3 15 3 3 3 The LB LB2 Logos 3 15 3 3 4 Pi...

Page 6: ... ST 4 14 8 Step Forward SF 4 15 9 Step Reverse SR 4 15 10 Scan Forward NF 4 15 11 Scan Reverse NR 4 15 12 Multi Speed Forward MF 4 16 13 Multi Speed Reverse MR 4 16 14 Speed Set SP 4 17 15 Search SE 4 18 16 Multi Track Jump Forward JF 4 19 17 Multi Track Jump Reverse JR 4 19 18 Stop Marker SM 4 20 19 Frame Set FR 4 21 20 Time Set TM 4 22 21 Chapter Set CH 4 22 22 Clear CL 4 23 23 Lead Out Symbol L...

Page 7: ...mmands 4 38 39 Communication Control CM 4 38 40 CCR Mode Request M 4 38 4 7 6 Register Control Commands 4 39 41 Register A Set Display RA 4 39 42 Register B Set Squelch Control RB 4 42 43 Register C Set Miscellaneous RC 4 43 44 Register D Set RS 232 RD 4 44 45 Register A Request Display A 4 45 46 Register B Request Squelch Control B 4 45 47 Register C Request Miscellaneous C 4 46 48 Register D Req...

Page 8: ...LaserBarcode Terminal 2 7 Figure 2 I 15 Pin D Sub Connector 2 8 Figure 2 J Serial Interface Signal Line 2 8 Figure 2 K Data Type 2 9 Figure 2 L Other Signal Output Signal Line 2 9 Figure 2 M Other Signal Output Signal Level 2 10 Figure 2 N Computer to Player Connection 2 10 Figure 2 O On Screen Function Switches 2 13 Figure 2 P Front Panel and RCU Button Functions 2 14 Figure 2 Q Switch Settings O...

Page 9: ...tings 4 4 Figure 4 E List of Level III Commands 4 5 6 Figure 4 F Frame Time Code or Chapter Addresses 4 7 Figure 4 G Timing Diagram 4 10 Figure 4 H Level III Speed Set 4 17 Figure 4 I Audio Control Register 4 24 Figure 4 J Audio Switch Diagram 4 25 Figure 4 K Video Control Diagram 4 26 Figure 4 L Display Control Diagram 4 28 Figure 4 M Character Code Table 4 30 Figure 4 N Player Active Mode Reques...

Page 10: ...tion 1 1 Scope of Level I III Manual 1 2 Player Control Methods 1 3 Chapter Highlights LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide 1 CHAPTER LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 11: ...ne RCA jack for playback on two monitors simultaneously A slot for an optional add on LD ROM board Model UK V112 RS 232C interface compatible with the Pioneer LD V8000 CLD V2400 CLD V2600 LD V2200 and the LD V4200 discontinued LC V330 Autochanger the LD V4100 PAL player and the LD V4300 Dual Standard NTSC PAL player Built in LaserBarcode 2 capability Optional wireless wired remote control Fully au...

Page 12: ...r for playing discrete motion video segments Level II systems are comprised of various hardware configurations A Level II system usually consist of only a videodisc player with a programmable memory such as the LD V8000 a monitor and a remote control unit However Level II systems can include additional hardware such as a touch screen printer etc In Level II these systems are controlled by loading ...

Page 13: ...e sensor See Section 3 2 LEVEL 1 UC V108BC Remote Sensor LaserBarcode Terminal LD V4400 Level I III Chapter One Controlling the LD V4400 Videodisc Player LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 1 3 Level III Computer Control via RS 232C See Chapter 4 For Interface Connections see Section 2 3 and Appendix C Level I Manual Control Player is controlled using a Remote Control Barcode Reade...

Page 14: ...r Remote Control Units Barcode Reader UC V108BC LEVEL 1 wired connection Infrared signal Remote Sensor LaserBarcode Terminal PLAY STILL STEP Forward Reverse SCAN Forward Reverse LD ROM SELECT LD V4400D Front Panel Buttons In Level I the player is controlled by using Remote Control Buttons on the RU V103 by scanning Standard LaserBarcodes or by using the Front Panel Buttons Manual Control Level I a...

Page 15: ... LD V4400 See Appendix A for the list of mnemonic commands available on the LD V4400 Level III mnemonic commands are also used to control the LD V8000 CLD V2600 CLD V2400 LD V2200 and the discontinued LD V4200 NTSC players the LD V4300D CLD V2300D NTSC PAL players the LD V4100 PAL player See Pioneer Technical Bulletin 143A for a comparison chart showing the Mnemonic Commands available on Pioneer N...

Page 16: ...s The infrared sensor used to receive infrared LaserBarcode and remote control signals the LaserBarcode terminal used to receive wired LaserBarcode and remote control signals and the RS 232C serial interface There are also illustrations of the front and rear panels of the player that include the external sync the two video outputs and the two audio output channels There is a section describing the...

Page 17: ...B LD V4400 Remote Control Unit RU V103 Appendix C LD V4400 Interface Cable Specifications Appendix D LaserBarcode 2 Standard Commands LB2 LB Logos Appendix E Using the Pioneer Barcode Readers UC V108BC UC V109BC Appendix F LD V4400 Internal Player Controls Further questions should be referred to Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc Technical Support System Integrat...

Page 18: ...ns 2 2 Player Indicators 2 3 Interfaces 2 4 On Screen Function Switches 2 5 On Screen Status Displays in Manual Mode LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide 2 CHAPTER LD V43400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 19: ...ol Mode In this mode the player can be controlled by pressing buttons on the front panel of the player by pressing buttons on the remote control unit by sending commands via a Pioneer Barcode Reader or by sending commands from a computer via the RS 232C connector 2 Function Switch Setting Mode The player enters Function Switch Setting Mode when the LD V4400 player is powered on while simultaneousl...

Page 20: ...ark the disc starts rotating and the player enters Spin up When the player is ready to play images it enters Random Access Random Access is further divided into Play Still Scan Pause Multi Speed and Search Chapter Two LD V4400 Level I III 2 2 TP 116 v1 1 9 93 LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual Normal Control Mode using P O W E R O N Front Panel Buttons Remote Control LaserBarcode Control R S 2 3 2...

Page 21: ...ght up With the optional LD ROM board installed this indicator blinks when the player is in LD ROM Mode It stops blinking and is not lit after the player terminates the LD ROM mode Busy Indicator green With the optional LD ROM board installed this light blinks when the player enters LD ROM mode until it is ready to receive SCSI commands It also blinks during communications via SCSI and when the pl...

Page 22: ...nting them from being used during execution of a Level III program 2 3 Interfaces This Chapter explains the LD V4400 s interfaces that allow control signals to be received by the player The remote sensor receives infrared signals from the RU V103 remote control unit or a Pioneer Barcode Reader See Section 2 3 1 page 2 6 or details The LaserBarcode terminal receives signals from a wired connection ...

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Page 24: ...nection from the remote control unit or the LaserBarcode Reader is made The RU V103 remote control can be used with a cable that has a stereo mini plug on each end while the barcode readers are packaged with a wire that has a stereo mini plug on the end that connects to the reader and a mono mini plug on the end that connects to the player RCU or Pioneer Barcode Reader signals transmitted via cabl...

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Page 27: ...e Parity bit No parity Data length 8 bits Stop bit 1 bit The Transmission speed 9600 4800 or 1200 baud can be selected 3 Other Signal Output The Signal Line LD V4400 Level I III Chapter Two LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 2 9 0 1 START STOP D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 1 START 8 DATA 1 STOP Figure 2 K Pin Terminal Input Output Level 11 GND 12 CH 2 Non DOC OUTPUT 13 AUX 1 OUTPUT TTL ...

Page 28: ...control or handshaking lines other than TxD and RxD are not required even if the computer provides them Some computers however may require hardware handshaking The player makes a line available to be used as needed by the computer The DTR signal is always pulled high internally within the LD V4400 The player is connected to the RS 232C port of the computer as follows See Appendix C for specific in...

Page 29: ... Figure 2 O on page 2 13 2 Setting Switches Using The Player s Front Panel Buttons or Remote Control Page Selection By pressing the SCAN FORWARD button you can move forward through each of the five pages one at a time The SCAN REVERSE button lets you move through the pages in reverse order Page 1 is titled CONTENTS P 1 This tells you the particular page on which to find the function you want to se...

Page 30: ... highlight the specific function you wish to change ie BAUD RATE Then press the STEP REVERSE button to toggle through and select the correct setting as indicated by software you may be using with the player Press the DISPLAY button to commit the settings to the player s memory and to exit Function Switch Setting Mode returning the Player to Normal Control Mode Follow the steps described in Sub Poi...

Page 31: ...G PLAYER SWITCH P 2 SIDE REPEAT Off LOAD START Off POWER ON START Off SQUELCH Blue TEST MODE SELECT Off RS 232 SWITCH P 3 BAUD RATE 4800 TxD TERMINATOR CR SWITCH SETTING P 4 NOTE How to set these switches a description of each function and the available parameters or options for each function are detailed in Sec 2 4 beginning on page 2 11 of this manual ON SCREEN FUNCTION SWITCHES THEIR FACTORY SE...

Page 32: ...to Function Switch Setting Mode SCAN FWD SCAN FWD Moves forward through the menu pages SCAN REV SCAN REV Moves backward through the menu pages STEP FWD STEP FWD or 6 Moves forward through selectable items 4 Moves backward through selectable items or bits 5 Changes bit selection from SW 1 to SW2 on pg 4 STEP REV STEP REV Toggles through selectable options parameters OPEN CLOSE REJECT Returns all se...

Page 33: ...stablishes the terminator as either Carriage Return or Carriage Return Line Feed When set to ON and the end of the videodisc is reached the player automatically returns to the beginning of the disc and starts playing When set to ON and a loaded disc tray is pushed in playback starts automatically When set to ON and Power is turned on and there is a disc in the drawer playback is started automatica...

Page 34: ...ing 4 on the RCU will move through the bits in reverse To change the actual setting of a specific bit press STEP REVERSE The setting selected appears after the and the state of the setting appears at the lower left of the menu page For example SIDE REPEAT OFF is selected below SWITCH SETTING P 4 SW 1 SW 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ON OFF ON OFF SQUELCH Blue Background Figure 2 R SWITCH SETTING P 4 SW 1 SW 2 1...

Page 35: ... play a disc once power is turned on and a disc is loaded Bit 3 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 4 This bit is used to select the background color for squelch screens ON selects Black OFF selects Blue Bit 5 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 6 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 7 When this bit is set to ON Test Mode is enabled Test Mode is used for servicing the player and should always be set to O...

Page 36: ...3 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 4 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 5 This bit is not used set to 0 Bit 6 This bit selects the termination code C R L F or C R only Bit 7 This bit is not used set to 0 Function On 1 Off 0 0 Baud Rate Switch 0 01 1 Baud Rate Switch 1 4800 bps 2 Not Used OFF 3 Not Used OFF 4 Not Used OFF 5 Not Used OFF 6 TxD Terminator C R L F C R OFF CR 7 Not Used OFF Switch Numb...

Page 37: ...ch Chapter Frame Time or Time number frame value is established and displayed on the screen in Level I by pressing the Chapter Frame Track Time button on the remote control unit These flags can be toggled through by pressing this button repeatedly 2 5 1 Chapter Frame Number Time Displays While playing a CAV disc the player displays chapter and frame numbers as follows The two digit chapter number ...

Page 38: ...re Stereo 1 L and 2 R and Audio Off Digital Analog and the options may be toggled through by pressing the AUDIO button repeatedly Digital Stereo is the default setting if digital audio is encoded on the disc 2 5 3 Speed Status Display To set the playback speed of the player press MULTI SPEED SET Up or Down on the RU V103 The speed setting will be displayed in the upper right corner of the monitor ...

Page 39: ...s chapters encoded on the disc and to time numbers on a CLV disc or to extended time numbers on a CLV disc if seconds and frames are encoded on the disc LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 2 21 FRAME 01000 CHAPTER 10 TIME 0 20 15 10 FRAME 0 20 15 10 OR Figure 2 C 1 NOTE It is possible to do CLV Frame Accurate Searches on the LD V4400 if extended time numbers are encoded on the disc...

Page 40: ...ree repeat options Auto Return Repeat Side or Repeat Chapter These may be toggled through by pressing the REPEAT button several times When Auto Return is selected the player will play through the video material to the end of a disc When it reaches the end it will spin down the disc and enter Park Mode When Repeat Side is selected the player will play through the video material to the end then sear...

Page 41: ... Level I 3 1 Front Panel Control Buttons 3 2 Remote Control Buttons 3 3 LaserBarcode Control LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide 3 CHAPTER LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 42: ...essed depends on the active mode of the player In Spin up or Random Access Mode If the OPEN CLOSE button is pressed when the player is in Spin up or Random Access Mode the active mode of the player changes to Spin down Mode and the player enters Park when disc rotation stops In Spin down Mode If this button is pressed when the player is in Spin down Mode processing waits until the player enters Pa...

Page 43: ...ng the disc In Random Access Mode when player is not searching The player starts or resumes playing the disc While a search is in progress The player starts playing the disc after searching is completed 3 1 3 STEP FWD REV Function Pressing this button makes the player step forward or reverse one frame at a time and then hold a still frame Explanation This key is effective only in Random Access Mod...

Page 44: ...peed Status Display are not affected by DISPLAY ON and OFF These will continue to present information as described in Section 2 5 Status Displays in Manual Mode page 2 20 whether DISPLAY is ON or OFF NOTE The chapter frame and time numbers can be displayed only in Random Access Mode If the power is turned on while the DISPLAY button is pressed the player enters Function Switch Setting Mode The pla...

Page 45: ...tion RU V103 Page 1 REJECT 3 6 2 PAUSE 3 6 3 PLAY 3 6 4 REPEAT MODE 3 7 5 STILL STEP REV FWD 3 9 6 DISPLAY 3 9 7 SCAN REV FWD 3 9 8 AUDIO 3 10 9 SPEED DOWN UP 3 11 10 CLEAR 3 11 11 MULTI REV FWD 3 12 12 SEARCH 3 12 13 CHAPTER FRAME TRACK TIME 3 13 Figure 3 B 3 4 TP 116 v1 1 9 93 LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual When LD ROM Mode is enabled computer data can be retrieved from an LD ROM disc via a ...

Page 46: ...e forward one frame at a time STEP REV moves the image in reverse one frame at a time DISP Displays or removes the display of current chapter frame or time numbers on the screen SCAN FWD REVERSE Press either of these buttons to move quickly forward or backward through the program material on a disc Rapid scanning continues as long as the button is depressed AUDIO Press this button to select audio ...

Page 47: ...does not exit Pause Mode if the PAUSE button is depressed again while in Pause Mode The PAUSE button does not toggle PAUSE ON and OFF 3 PLAY Function Pressing this button starts the player and plays the videodisc Explanation The operation performed when the PLAY button is pressed differs depending on the active mode of the player While the door is opening or when the door is open If this button is...

Page 48: ...the player automatically searches to the beginning of the disc and plays it again when lead out is encountered When a PLAY command is sent to the player either from the remote control from the front panel buttons or from a computer the player enters Random Access Mode 4 REPEAT MODE Function Use this button for automatic repeat playback of one side of a disc to repeat a specific chapter of a disc o...

Page 49: ...while the player is in Repeat Chapter Mode the player will play backwards at the speed indicated to the beginning of the chapter and then will hold a still frame When MULTI SPEED FORWARD is selected in Repeat Chapter Mode the player plays at the speed indicated to the end of the chapter returns to the beginning of the chapter and immediately replays the chapter again in the speed that has been ind...

Page 50: ...ables or disables the display of current chapter number and frame number CAV discs or the current chapter number and time code number CLV discs These numbers indicating the current location on the disc are displayed in the upper left corner of the monitor Explanation The display may be toggled ON or OFF If the display is turned ON the chapter frame or time numbers will be displayed on the monitor ...

Page 51: ...are available depending on the audio that is encoded on the disc that is playing See Figure 3 D and Figure 3 E below NOTE See Section 2 5 2 Audio Status Display on page 2 21 for information about the relationship between audio status display and audio output NTSC Disc encoded with both analog and digital audio NTSC Disc encoded only with analog audio Chapter Three LD V4400 Level I III 3 10 TP 116 ...

Page 52: ...nit or stop a search operation Explanation When the CLEAR button is pressed while an argument is being input all arguments are cleared and the displayed arguments are removed from the screen If this button is pressed during a search the search is stopped and the player presents a still screen CAV or pauses CLV LD V4400 Level I III Chapter Three LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 3...

Page 53: ...still frame on a CAV disc when the search is completed If the CLEAR button is pressed during a search the player stops the search when the CLEAR command is received and holds a still frame CAV or plays CLV If the REJECT button is pressed during a search the player stops the search and enters Spin down Mode If the PLAY or MULTI SPEED button is pressed the player continues the search then starts to ...

Page 54: ...ely depending on what format disc is playing CAV or CLV and what type of information has been encoded on the disc CAV discs CAV discs encoded with chapters CAV discs without chapters CLV discs CLV discs encoded with chapters and time numbers including seconds CLV discs encoded with chapters and time numbers but not seconds LD V4400 Level I III Chapter Three LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 11...

Page 55: ...evised the LaserBarcode standard This new standard the LaserBarcode 2 Standard LB2 has also been adopted by Pioneer It includes all of the barcode functions available within the original LaserBarcode standard command set and provides extended commands for time searches and time segment plays on CLV discs slow motion playback on CAV discs and access to digital audio All production units of the LD V...

Page 56: ...t to them These LB2 extended commands must be played on LB2 compatible players They will not play on LB only compatible machines such as the discontinued LD V4200 with a LaserBarcode Adapter 15 the LD V2000 or on the LD V2200 player See Appendix D LaserBarcode 2 Commands and Logos for sample LB and LB2 barcodes Notice the subscript 2 next to the LB2 barcodes 3 3 4 The LaserBarcode Logos Developers...

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Page 58: ...Error Messages 4 3 Initial Settings 4 4 List of Level III Commands 4 5 Command Formats 4 6 Status Returns 4 7 Level III Command Descriptions LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide 4 CHAPTER LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 59: ...before the command The command is also used as the terminator of the argument In the simplest protocol the player immediately executes one command as soon as the terminator of the command line a CR carriage return is received Example 1000SE CR Search to frame 1000 The player has a command buffer that allows multiple commands to be sent from the external controller in the same command string Exampl...

Page 60: ...uest Status When an error message is received it may be necessary to determine the player s current status in order to continue a program A variety of conditions can occur which may cause an error code to be sent Since actual hardware failure in the player is a relatively rare event other conditions may be detected which would allow a program to recover and continue operation Even when there is no...

Page 61: ...cessary parameter is not specified E11 Disc is not loaded There is no disc in the drawer E12 Search error Search or Stop Marker address cannot be found E13 De focusing error Laser error Unfocused E15 Picture stop Playing has been stopped by a picture stop code E16 Other device Input The command s sent via the serial line were not executed before commands were sent from the front panel keys and or ...

Page 62: ... 6 Register Control Commands page 4 39 and Section 2 4 On Screen Switch Settings page 2 11 Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III Register Switch Initial Setting Status Key lock 0 Unlocked Video switch 1 ON Audio switch 3 Digital Stereo If digital audio is encoded on the disc Display switch 0 OFF Address flag Chapter CAV CLV Speed parameter 60 Normal X1 speed Communication Control Mode 3 Automatic Stat...

Page 63: ...l ST 4 14 8 Step Forward SF 4 15 9 Step Reverse SR 4 15 10 Scan Forward NF 4 15 11 Scan Reverse NR 4 15 12 Multi Speed Forward Address MF 4 16 13 Multi Speed Reverse Address MR 4 16 14 Speed Set Integer SP 4 17 15 Search Address SE 4 18 16 Multi Track Jump Forward Integer JF 4 19 17 Multi Track Jump Reverse Integer JR 4 19 18 Stop Marker Address SM 4 20 19 Frame Set FR 4 21 20 Time Set TM 4 22 21 ...

Page 64: ...ision System Request S 4 37 39 Communication Control Integer CM 4 38 40 CCR Mode Request M 4 38 41 Register A Set Display Integer RA 4 39 42 Register B Set Squelch Control Integer RB 4 42 43 Register C Set Miscellaneous Integer RC 4 43 44 Register D Set RS 232 Integer RD 4 44 45 Register A Request Display A 4 45 46 Register B Request Squelch Control B 4 45 47 Register C Request Miscellaneous C 4 4...

Page 65: ...ay Argument An argument is expressed in ASCII digits and it is placed before the command When a command requiring an argument has no argument an error occurs An argument consists of one of the following 1 An Address The address can be a frame number time number extended time number or chapter number depending how the address flag is set When an address larger than the maximum allowable value is in...

Page 66: ...String A command string consists of multiple commands The maximum length of a command string is 20 characters and it is terminated by the C R Example FR2000SE 2300PL C R After the termination the command string is evaluated and executed sequentially from the first command The L F code 0A hex and SPACE code 20 hex even if contained in the command string will be ignored because L F C R and SPACE are...

Page 67: ...g function switch S2 bit 6 Note The termination code can also be selected from among the On Screen Switch Settings by pressing the DISPLAY and Power ON button on the front panel of the player simultaneously Press SCAN FORWARD to move to page 3 of the On Screen Settings Then press STEP FORWARD twice to select the TxD Terminator then press STEP REVERSE to toggle through the options Press DISPLAY aga...

Page 68: ...f command execution and is within a maximum of 20 ms T2 is the command execution time and is at least 14 ms T2 before the C R increases depending on the type of command The minimum processing time for any command total of T1 and T2 is 14 ms Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III Figure 4 G Timing Diagram TxD CR CR R T1 T2 Execution 4 10 TP 116 v1 1 9 93 LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual ...

Page 69: ...re the disc tray is opened to change the disc or the tray is drawn out If this command is sent when the player is in Park the door is opened and the Door Open Mode starts This command is also effective in other modes In such a case the disc rotation stops and then the door is opened Execution Park Mode O P C R R C R Door Open Mode 2 DOOR CLOSE Function Door is closed Format C O Explanation When th...

Page 70: ... S A Explanation If this command is sent when the player is in Park or Spin down Mode the Spin up Mode starts and disc rotation begins When the player is ready to begin playing the audio and video content of the disc it enters Pause Mode at the first position in the program area of the disc Then the completion status is returned Execution Park Mode disc in tray S A C R R C R Pause Mode Disc is suc...

Page 71: ...mmand is sent when the player is in Park Setup Mode is executed and the disc plays from the beginning of the program area As soon as the disc begins to play the completion status is returned Playback continues until another motion command is received Execution 1 Pause Mode P L C R R C R Play Mode Execution 2 Still Mode CAV F R 3 2 4 0 0 P L C R Play Mode Frame 32400 reached and player enters Still...

Page 72: ...appears Execution Play Mode P A C R R C R Pause Mode P L C R R C R Play Mode 7 STILL CAV Only Function Playback is stopped with picture displayed Format S T Explanation If this command is sent to the player when it is in Random Access Mode playback stops at that position and Still Mode occurs Execution Play Mode S T C R R C R Still Mode P L C R R C R Play Mode Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III 4 1...

Page 73: ...ERSE Function Quick forward or reverse scanning of the disc Format N F SCAN FORWARD N R SCAN REVERSE Explanation If this command is sent to the player when it is in the Random Access Mode the pictures will move at high speed about 500 frames forward or reverse This movement is referred to as Scan Mode When the Scan is completed the original mode is restored and the completion status is returned Ex...

Page 74: ...the completion status is returned Execution 1 Play Mode M F C R R C R Multi Speed Mode Execution 2 Still Mode F R 3 4 5 0 0 M F C R Multi Speed Mode Frame 34500 reached R C R Still Mode Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III IMPORTANT NOTE When using the MULTI SPEED command with an address the auto stop function will be released if any other command including a status request is sent before the specifi...

Page 75: ...Parameter 60 NTSC The speed parameter indicates the number of fields moved per second and it is specified in range from 1 to 255 It is 60 for normal play A value of 0 is the same as 1 The initial value is 60 The relationship between representative play speeds and parameters is as follows Execution Play Mode 3 0 S P M F C R R C R 1 2 speed Multi Speed play NTSC 2 0 S P C R R C R 1 3 speed Multi Spe...

Page 76: ...ond or less When the specified address is reached on a CAV disc Still Mode occurs When the specified address is reached on a CLV disc Pause Mode occurs Execution CAV disc in Play Mode FR sets address flag to Frame F R 4 5 0 0 S E C R R C R Still Mode CH sets address flag to Chapter C H 5 S E C R R C R Still Mode 6 S E C R 4 C R R C R Still Mode CLV disc in Play Mode FR sets address flag to Frame F...

Page 77: ...everse direction by the number of tracks described in the argument Compared to the search command which is an absolute address search ending in Still Mode track jump is a relative address search and does not change the player mode operating at the time the command is sent The argument is limited to 99999 If the jump ends in the lead in or lead out area the player will stop at the outer most or inn...

Page 78: ...and is sent before the stop marker is reached it is cleared The stop marker is functionally similar to the auto stop operation of the Play and the Multi Speed commands However the auto stop and the stop marker return a completion status at different times In an auto stop operation the completion status is returned when the marked address is reached In the stop marker operation the completion statu...

Page 79: ...igits for minutes F4 F5 2 digits for seconds F6 F7 2 digits for frame numbers Frame mode must be used when executing a CLV extended time number frame search Execution CLV Play Mode F R 0 0 1 2 4 1 6 S E C R R C R Searches to 0 hours 01 minute 24 seconds 16 frame begins playing T M 1 2 4 1 6 S E C R R C R Searches to 1 Hr 24 Min 16 Sec begins playing F R 0 1 0 8 0 34 S E C R R C R Searches to 0 Hr ...

Page 80: ... Play Mode T M 1 2 4 1 6 S E C R R C R Search 1 Hr 24 Min 16 Sec 00 Frame 21 CHAPTER SET Function Address flag is set to chapter Format C H Explanation If this command is given the address flag is set to chapter and the subsequent addresses to be handled are evaluated as chapter numbers Execution Address flag frame C H C R R C R Address flag chapter 1 5 S E C R R C R Search to Chapter 15 F R 1 0 0...

Page 81: ... R C R Still mode 23 LEAD OUT SYMBOL Function Lead out is set for an address Format L O Explanation As a target address for search or auto stop this symbol can be used in place of the value At that time the LO is evaluated as follows Frame number 65535 CAV 9595929 CLV Time Code 95959 9 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds Chapter number 79 In the LD V4400 when the lead out search is made the convergence occ...

Page 82: ...witch on the card is Up On or the front panel button for LD ROM On Off is On the instruction 8AD is used to reproduce the ADPCM signal in CD ROM XA format For more information see Pioneer s LD ROM Technical Overview or call Pioneer Communications Multimedia Systems Division Engineering Technical Support East Coast at 201 327 6400 or West Coast at 310 518 0710 x350 or x310 Chapter Four LD V4400 Lev...

Page 83: ... 93 4 25 Audio Switch Diagram Figure 4 J Digital Audio Analog Audio AUDIO MATRIX SW SQUELCH SW o o o o o o o o o o o o S0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 o o o o o o o o S6 S7 o o o o o o o o D Ch 1 A Ch 1 D Ch 2 A Ch 2 Ch 1 OUT Ch 2 OUT S9 S8 Squelch Control Audio Control A Ch 2 A Ch 1 D Ch 2 D Ch 1 ...

Page 84: ...uelch condition is not active When the video switch is turned OFF the screen is squelched at all times The squelch condition may be set to show a blue screen or a black screen by using the background color selection in Register C Execution Video Switch ON O V D C R R C R Video Switch OFF Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III 4 26 TP 116 v1 1 9 93 LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual Integer Function Vid...

Page 85: ...he unlocked state exists A value of 1 means ON and the locked state is activated At that time the key lock LED is set ON and operation of all keys on the player other than the power switch and the remote control unit are not accepted Execution 1 K L C R R C R Key Lock ON 0 K L C R R C R Key Lock OFF LD V4400 Level I III Chapter Four LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 4 27 Integer ...

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Page 87: ...C R R C R HELLO C R R C R All the lines are cleared and a string of seven characters is written in Line 3 4 P R C R R C R SELECT A MENU ITEM C R R C R A string of 18 characters is written in Line 4 3 P R C R R C R string of seven spaces C R R C R Spaces overwrite the seven character word in line 3 so it appears only line 3 is cleared CS C R R C R All lines are cleared LD V4400 Level I III Chapter ...

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Page 89: ...ers may not be received due to timing delays between the computer and the player Correct values will not be shown if the player is not in Random Access Mode or if the player is in the lead in or lead out area of a disc If a frame number code of the disc cannot be correctly read the previous value is used Execution Play Mode CAV F C R 0 2 0 4 4 C R F C R 0 2 0 4 5 C R F C R 0 2 0 4 5 C R F C R 0 2 ...

Page 90: ...e nor are they returned when a Time Request is sent to the player To access CLV frame numbers the frame address flag must be set by sending the Frame Mode F command The Frame Number Request F command the queries the player and the time number frame value is returned See page 4 21 for Frame Mode see page 4 31 for Frame Number Request Execution Play Mode T C R 0 3 2 1 3 C R 0 hour 32 minutes 13 seco...

Page 91: ...Up Preparing to Play P03 Disc Unloading Disc tray is opening P04 Play Images and sound are reproduced at normal speed P05 Still Picture is displayed as a still P06 Pause Pausing occurs without picture display P07 Search Search is executed P08 Scan Scan is executed P09 Multi Speed Playing in Multi Speed Execution Play Mode P C R P 0 4 C R S T C R R C R Still Mode P C R P 0 5 C R LD V4400 Level I II...

Page 92: ...c loaded is a 12 inch CAV disc Side 1 with chapters 35 LDP MODEL NAME REQUEST Function Player s model name is returned Format X Explanation For the LD V4400 the player s name is returned as follows P1516XX First 5 characters P1516 are the player series or model identification and the last two characters XX represent the player version number NOTE Please be advised that the version numbers are upda...

Page 93: ...ss and is always located after the Disc Control Data and before the Control Data Execution When the disc is spinning and the player receives the U command it automatically searches to lead in and returns 200 characters of Pioneer s User s Code including Key Data as ASCII data encoded in the Pioneer User s Code If the disc is in play when this command is sent the player will perform the search to l...

Page 94: ...our player s User s Manual for details on if and how a particular player supports the U command 37 STANDARD USER S CODE REQUEST Disc ID Function Returns the contents of the Standard User s Code Format Y Explanation The Standard User s Code is encoded in lead in of the videodisc and consists of four characters This command returns these characters in the following format Y C4 C3 C2 C1 If the disc d...

Page 95: ...e TV System currently being output C2 TV System of the disc C1 TV System of the External Sync Execution S CR 110 CR Currently selected System NTSC Disc NTSC External Sync Not connected S CR 111 CR Currently selected System NTSC Disc NTSC External Sync Connected NOTE The LD V4400 uses only NTSC videodiscs and puts out an NTSC signal The bit C1 that is returned in response to the S command indicates...

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Page 106: ...Appendix A Level III Commands for the LD V4400 LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide A APPENDIX LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 107: ...peed Reverse Address MR 4 16 14 Speed Integer SP 4 17 15 Search Address SE 4 18 16 Multi Track Jump Forward Integer JF 4 19 17 Multi Track Jump Reverse Integer JR 4 19 18 Stop Marker Address SM 4 20 19 Frame Set FR 4 21 20 Time Set TM 4 22 21 Chapter Set CH 4 22 22 Clear CL 4 23 23 Lead Out Symbol LO 4 23 Control Switch Commands 24 Audio Control Integer AD 4 24 25 Video Control Integer VD 4 26 26 ...

Page 108: ...unication Control Integer CM 4 38 40 CCR Mode Request M 4 38 Register Control Commands 41 Register A Set Display Integer RA 4 39 42 Register B Set Squelch Control Integer RB 4 42 43 Register C Set Miscellaneous Integer RC 4 43 44 Register D Set RS 232 Parameter Integer RD 4 44 Register Request Commands 45 Register A Request Display A 4 45 46 Register B Request Squelch Control B 4 45 47 Register C ...

Page 109: ...Appendix B LD V4400 Remote Control Unit The RU V103 LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide B APPENDIX LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 110: ...H Specify the number to be searched to by using the digit buttons Press the SEARCH button to execute First set the address flag using the CHAP LEVEL I CONTROL FRAME TRACK TIME button After searching the player presents a still frame on CAV discs or immediately plays on CLV discs CHAP FRAME TRACK TIME Press this button to set the address flag indicating how a search will be performed either by chap...

Page 111: ...Appendix C LD V4400 Interface Cable Specifications LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide C APPENDIX LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 112: ...toChanger and the LD V4100 and LD V4300D videodisc players to Commodore Amigas and any IBM PC or compatible computer that supports a DB 25 female connector CC 13 DB 15 male to DB 9 female LD Player Computer GND 1 5 GND TxD 2 2 RxD RxD 3 3 TxD DTR 4 8 CTS 1 Carrier Detect 4 DTR 6 DSR Jumper pins 1 4 6 together on DB 9 The CC 13 is an RS 232C cable which interfaces Pioneer s LD V4400 LD V8000 LD V42...

Page 113: ...w the Apple II series Super Serial Card and to Pioneer s UC V102 Videodisc Controller NOTE Pioneer Cable CC 03 CC 04 CC 12 and CC 13 also interface to Pioneer s CLD V2400 and CLD V2600 videodisc players RS 232C Player Control This is a simple method of testing the com port to assure the computer and player are communicating By opening the communication port and sending command mnemonics users can ...

Page 114: ...Appendix D LaserBarcode 2 Standard Command Set LB2 LB Logos LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide D APPENDIX LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TTP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

Page 115: ...de Kit Part LDV8EP92 is available for LD V8000 players manufactured before September 1 1992 to make them LaserBarcode 2 compatible LD V8000 players manufactured in October 1992 and later with serial number MJ3914776 and above carry the LB2 logo NOTE The Pioneer LD V2000 and the LD V2200 support only the original LaserBarcode commands They are LaserBarcode LB compatible because they support the com...

Page 116: ...d only by LB2 compatible players as indicated on page 1 of this bulletin See player compatibility chart on page D 10 D 2 TP 116 v1 1 9 93 Appendix D LaserBarcode Standard Commands Logo LaserBarcode 2 Standard Command Set LB2 Independent Commands Original LB Independent Commands Extended Independent Commands Analog Audio Stereo Start Analog Audio Ch1 Left Digital Audio Stereo Analog Audio Ch2 Right...

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Page 120: ...spin up and begin playing the disc b If player is in Still or Pause Mode the Play command instructs the player to resume playback of the disc from that point 8 Pause Instructs the player to halt playback of the disc and squelches the video Pause can be used with both CAV and CLV discs 9 Step Forward Instructs the player to step 1 frame in the forward direction Step Forward can only be used with CA...

Page 121: ...igital Stereo Sets the audio control attribute to digital stereo plays back left and right digital audio channels simultaneously 17 Digital Ch 1 Left Sets the audio control attribute to digital channel 1 plays back digital left channel only 18 Digital Ch 2 Right Sets the audio control attribute to digital channel 2 plays back digital right channel only NOTE Many discs do not have digital audio Dig...

Page 122: ...tal audio playback under LB2 2 Chapter Segment CAV CLV Instructs the player to search to the start chapter number and play to the end chapter number When the motion segment is completed the player will a enter Still Mode on the fist frame of the next chapter on CAV discs b enter Pause Mode on the first frame of the next chapter on CLV discs This command was modified to include digital audio playba...

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Page 124: ...Barcode capability LD V8000 players with serials numbers greater than ME3912276 after May 1992 have built in LaserBarcode 2 capability LD V8000 players manufactured before May 1992 can be updated to LB2 by contacting Pioneer Electronics Service and ordering an EPROM Replacement Kit The LB2 Logo appears on players with serial numbers greater than MJ3914776 after October 1992 UC V104BC This barcode ...

Page 125: ...Appendix E Using Pioneer Barcode Readers UC V108BC UC V109BC LD V4400 LEVEL I III USER S MANUAL Programmer s Reference Guide E APPENDIX LD V4400 Level I III User s Manual TP 116 v1 1 9 93 ...

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Page 131: ...ont Panel Control Buttons page 3 1 Also see Section 2 4 On Screen Function Switches page 2 11 for more details on using these buttons Key Decoder When a front panel button key is pressed the key decoder generates data corresponding to the pressed button and sends it to the subcontrol manager Wireless Remote Control Unit This is the remote sensor on the front panel It converts the infrared LaserBar...

Page 132: ...nd controls player processing Video Control Unit This unit analyzes video control commands received from the communication control block to control output video signals Audio Control Unit This unit analyzes audio control commands received from the communication control block to control output audio signals Focus Servo Unit This unit controls the focus servo mechanism Tracking Servo Unit This unit ...

Page 133: ...NTROL WIRED REMOTE CONTROL KEY DECODER RCU DECODER o o o RS 232C BUFFER CHARACTER GENERATOR KEY RCU COMMAND PROCESSOR RS 232C COMMAND PROCESSOR SERVO CONTROL VIDEO CONTROL AUDIO CONTROL FOCUS SERVO TRACKING SERVO SLIDER SERVO SPINDLE SERVO C O M M U N I C A T I O N C O N T R O L B L O C K P L A Y E R C O N T R O L B L O C K LED LED DRIVER o o ...

Page 134: ...ach control method Therefore arguments input for one particular control method do not affect operations performed with another method Internal Player Components See Block Diagram of Internal Registers p F 7 Address Specification Flag Register computer control This register indicates whether a particular address argument sent from a computer is a frame number time code or chapter number Serial Digi...

Page 135: ... the chapter currently playing Search Frame Register This register stores the frame number of the search destination The search operation is performed by comparing the contents of this search frame register and the contents of the current frame register Search Time Register This register stores the time number of the search destination The search operation is performed by comparing the contents of...

Page 136: ...a still frame Speed Register This register stores the speed used for multi speed play Audio Video Control Register This register controls audio video output Display Control Register This register controls the display of frame numbers time codes chapter numbers and specific user generated characters Display Buffer This buffer holds character data It provides up to 20 characters on 3 lines for the s...

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