Vidikron Vision 65, Installation & Operation Manual

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Vidikron Vision Model 65/Model 75 Installation/Operation Manual 67
6.1
RS-232 Connection and
Port Configuration To interface the Vision 65/75 with a home theater automation/control system or a PC
running terminal emulation software:
1. Connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-14.
2. Start a terminal session on your PC using a terminal-emulation program, such as
HyperTerminal.
3. Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit and no flow control. Set the baud rate to 19200.
4. Type a command from among those listed in Table 6-1. For example, to select the
Component 1 input, type
X133X
. Do not send a carriage return after the command.
6.2
Serial Command Syntax Serial commands to the Vision 65/75 take the following form:
• Commands are in ASCII format.
• Commands must be in
UPPERCASE
; for example,
X001X,
not
x001x
.
• When you send a valid command, the Vision 65/75 executes it and echoes the command
back to the PC or control system. For example, when you send the command
X001X
, the
Vision 65/75 responds with
X0_001X<CR>
.
• When you enter an invalid command, the Vision 65/75 simply ignores it.
6
Serial Communications
The Vision 65/75 will not accept serial commands for 20 seconds after it is
turned on or off.
Table 6-1. Serial Commands
Code Function
X001X Power On
X002X Power Off
X003X Menu
X004X Enter
X005X Exit
X006X Up (arrow key)
X007X Down (arrow key)
X00 8 X Left (arrow key)
X009X Right (arrow key)
X011X Show active source and aspect ratio information
X021X Keypad 1
Note