RGB Spectrum HDR 205HD - Manual (Page 12)

R E M O T E C O N T R O L
Serial Command Set
August 7, 2001 HDR 205HD User Manual 9
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The HDR 205HD has a limited command set. The commands are simple, four-
character "words." There are no arguments.
B U F F E R E D C O M M A N D S
Serial commands must be buffered and issued to the recording device all at
once. That is, you cannot send the commands character by character and
execute with a carriage return. If the complete command is not issued with less
than a 300 millisecond delay between characters, the instruction is ignored.
Buffered commands can be sent by pre-programming the four-character
command string in a communications program which offers this feature. Many
communications programs provide for programming buffered text strings.
Dedicated serial controllers and terminal devices can also be pre-programmed
with the commands and used for RS-232 control of the HDR 205HD.
S E R I A L C O M M A N D S E T
The table below details the command set for the HDR 205HD. Commands are
case sensitive and must be entered in uppercase as shown.
TABLE 3. RS-232 Serial Command Set
S E E K I N G T O M U L T I P L E V I S S M A R K S
It is possible to instruct the VCR to seek forward and backward multiple VISS
marks. Repeated seek commands, either W02B (next) or W00B (previous),
increase the VISS mark search counter as seen on the front panel LCD display.
The counter appears as a red numeral with a “-” for seeking to previous marks.
Command Description Comments
W20F Operate (ON/OFF)
W209 Record
W211 Stop
W219 Play
W229 Pause
W239 Fast Forward
W201 Rewind
W01B Write VISS mark Unit must be in "Play" or "Record" to write
a VISS mark
W003 Erase next VISS mark
W02B Seek to next VISS mark See "Seeking to Multiple VISS Marks"
W00B Seek to previous VISS mark See "Seeking to Multiple VISS Marks"