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RS232
(solo movie)
12
DVD total disc-group-title-time information
Query current group/title/time information
Example
Current disc time 0h 74m 02s
Command:
0x21 0x01 0x56 0x01 0xF0 0x0D
Response:
0x21 0x01 0x56 0x01 0x03 0x00 0x4A 0x02 0x00
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone 1)
CC
0x56 (Command code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0xF0 = Query
RESPONSE
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone)
RC
0x56 (Reply Code)
AC
0x01 (Answer code)
NB
0x03 (Number of bytes)
DATA
MSB = Hours
Byte = Minutes
LSB = Seconds
DVD Disc menu
Query Disc menu state
Example
Command:
0x21 0x01 0x57 0x01 0xF0 0x0D
Response:
0x21 0x01 0x57 0x01 0x01 0x00 0x0D
– indicates that the disc menu is not open.
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone 1)
CC
0x57 (Command code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0xF0 = Query
RESPONSE
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone)
RC
0x57 (Reply Code)
AC
0x01 (Answer code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0x00 = No disc menu open
0x01 = Disc menu open
FM search
Starts an FM search either up or down the frequency band
Example
Command/response sequence to start an FM scan going up the frequency band
Command:
0x21 0x01 0xDA 0x01 0xF2 0x0D
Response:
0x21 0x01 0xDA 0x02 0x01 0xF2 0x0D
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone 1)
CC
0xDA (Command code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0xF1 = Scan Down
0xF1 = Scan Up
Preset save
Saves a radio station to a specific preset number
Example
Command/response sequence to save the currently selected radio station to preset number 5
Command:
0x21 0x01 0xDC 0x01 0x05 0x0D
Response:
0x21 0x01 0xDC 0x02 0x01 0x05 0x0D
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone 1)
CC
0xDC (Command code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0x01 … 0x1E = Preset number to use
Disc chapter-track information
Query current chapter/track info
Example
Current track/chapter title 2 chapter 23 (total 6:32)
Command:
0x21 0x01 0xE8 0x01 0xF0 0x0D
Response:
0x21 0x01 0xE8 0x01 0x06 0x02 0x06 0x00 0x17 0x00 0x20 0x0D
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone 1)
CC
0xE8 (Command code)
NB
0x01 (Number of bytes)
DATA
0xF0 = Query
RESPONSE
Byte:
Description:
ZN
0x01 (Zone)
RC
0xE8 (Reply Code)
AC
0x01 (Answer code)
NB
0x06 (Number of bytes)
DATA
MSB = Current Group/Title (0~99)
BYTE = Total Group/Title(0~99)
BYTE(2) = Current Chapter/Track
(0~999)
LSB(2) = Total Chapters/Tracks
(0~999)