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External Control Commands
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Time Code Request (?T)
Requests the file position in the current MPEG file in time code
format.
Syntax
?T<CR>
Response
<timecode><CR>
Remarks
❏
This command can be global or channel specific.
❏
If received as a global command, the media player responds
with the file position for all 4 channels in order (1, 2, 3 and
4).
❏
If a channel is specified, only that channel’s time code
position is returned:
Examples
Command Response Meaning
1@?T <CR> 0123329 <CR> 0Hr 12Min 33sec 29Fr
?T <CR> 0011402 <CR>
1081622 <CR>
0000612 <CR>
0103729 <CR> 0Hr 1Min 14Sec 2Fr
1Hr 8Min 16Sec 22Fr
0Hr 0Min 6Sec 12Fr
0Hr 10Min 37Sec 29Fr