Vidikron Vision 50 - Manual (Page 79)

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6.1
RS-232 Connection and
Port Configuration To interface the Vision 50 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 3-13.
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 match that of the projector (115200, 38400
or 9600).
4. Press <Enter>. You should see a command prompt (>) in the terminal window.
5. Type a command from among those listed in Table 6-1 and press <Enter>. For
example, to change the aspect ratio to Letterbox, type x063x <Enter>.
6.2
Serial Command Syntax Serial commands to the Vision 50 take the following form:
• Commands are in ASCII format.
• Commands are not case-sensitive; X001X and x001x are equivalent.
• A carriage return MUST follow each command.
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Serial Communications
The Vision 50 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)
x008x Left (arrow key)
x009x Right (arrow key)
x011x Show active source and aspect ratio information
x021x Keypad 1
x022x Keypad 2
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