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PS4660T and PS5560T
RS232 User Guide
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RS232 Codes RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but is a convenient way to control displays from a computer at a distance. Most things you can do with the remote, you can do with RS232 commands. Plus, you can send inquiries to the displays and find out the current settings and values. 1 RS232 Command Format STX (1 byte) + IDT (1byte) + Type (1byte) + CMD (3bytes) + [Value/Reply (1byte)] + ETX (1 byte) STX: Start byte = 07 IDT: 00 (Hex Num) for broadcast mode (no announcing, only f
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RS232 Codes Control Value Reply CMD Main Item CMD Type Content Notes Item (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) Power 00 00 Off (soft power) ** Control POW W/R 50 4F 57 01 01 On (soft power) ** Power Input 00 00 VGA Control and Source MIN W/R 01 01 Digital DVI Input Source Input 09 09 HDMI 1 4D 49 4E Source MIN W/R 13 13 Displayport BRI 0~100 Current value Back Light Brightness 42 52 49 BRL 0~100 Current value Digital Brightness Level 42 52 4C W/R 00 00 Off (Back Light) BLC 42 4C 43 01 01 On (Back Light) CON 0~100
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RS232 Codes Control Value Reply CMD Main Item CMD Type Content Notes Item (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) 01 01 Full Screen Scaling ASP W/R 41 53 50 02 02 Pillar Box 04 04 Auto Display BRA 00 00 115200 Adjustment 01 01 38400 Baud Rate W/R 42 52 41 WFS Adjustment 02 02 19200 03 03 9600 0 0 Set VGA_ONLY Wakeup WFS W/R 1 1 Set from Sleep 57 46 53 VGA_DIGITAL_RS232 2 2 Set Never_Sleep 00 00 MENU Key 01 01 INFO Key 02 02 UP Key 03 03 DOWN Key 52 43 55 RCU W 04 04 LEFT Key Other 05 05 RIGHT Key Control 06 06 ENT
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RS232 Codes Control Value Reply CMD Main Item CMD Type Content Notes Item (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) 00 00 User 01 01 Sport Scheme Scheme Selection Selection SCM W/R 02 02 Game 53 43 4D SCM 03 03 Cinema 04 04 Vivid RTY 0~99 0~99 Year 52 54 59 RTM 0~12 0~12 Month 52 54 4D Current RTC Time RTD W/R 1~31 1~31 Day 52 54 44 Adjustment RTH 0~23 0~23 Hour 52 54 48 RTN 0~59 0~59 Minute 52 54 4E 0 0 All Timer TMS W/R 54 4D 53 1 1 Work Days Mode 2 2 User 1 1 Sunday 2 2 Monday 4 4 Tuesday Alarm AEN W/R RTC 8 8 We
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RS232 Codes Control Value Reply CMD Main Item CMD Type Content Notes Item (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) NNH 0~23 0~23 Monday On Hour 4E 4E 48 NNM 0~59 0~59 Monday On Minute 4E 4E 4D Monday NFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Monday Off Hour 4E 46 48 NFM 0~59 0~59 Monday Off Minute 4E 46 4D ENH 0~23 0~23 Tuesday On Hour 45 4E 48 ENM 0~59 0~59 Tuesday On Minute 45 4E 4D Tuesday W/R EFH 0~23 0~23 Tuesday Off Hour 45 46 48 EFM 0~59 0~59 Tuesday Off Minute 45 46 4D DNH 0~23 0~23 Wednesday On Hour 44 4E 48 DNM 0~59 0~59 Wednesday
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RS232 Codes The following are examples of different RS232 commands as shown in the previous table. Power Control and Input Source Turn (01) monitor power off [CMD: POW] [Transmit] : 07 01 02 50 4F 57 00 08 [Return] : 07 01 00 50 4F 57 00 08 Turn (01) monitor power on [CMD: POW] [Transmit] : 07 01 02 50 4F 57 01 08 [Return] : 07 01 00 50 4F 57 01 08 Read Power Status from (01) monitor [CMD: POW] [Transmit] : 07 01 01 50 4F 57 08 [Return] : 07 01 00 50 4F 57 XX 08 XX = 0, the set is off. XX =
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RS232 Codes Other Control Adjust up to (02) monitor [CMD: RCU] [Transmit] : 07 02 02 52 43 55 02 08 [Return] : 07 02 00 52 43 55 02 08 Reset all to (02) monitor [CMD: ALL] [Transmit] : 07 02 02 41 4C 4C 00 08 [Return] : 07 02 00 41 4C 4C 00 08 Read serial number (01) monitor [CMD: SER] [Transmit] : 07 01 01 53 45 52 08 [Return] : 07 01 00 53 45 52 S(0) S(12) 08, S(0) ~ S(12): serial number in ASCII Read firmware version (01) monitor [CMD: GVE] [Transmit] : 07 01 01 47 56 45 08 [Return] : 0
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Accessing Planar’s Technical Support Website Accessing Planar’s Technical Support Website 1 Go to http://partners.planarcontrolroom.com 2 Once you enter your login and password, you can access downloadable utility software, new firmware and user manuals. Downloading Utility Software 1 Go to http://partners.planarcontrolroom.com 2 Enter your login and password information. 3 Navigate to the section that contains software updates and then look for PS4660T and PS5560T. 4 From the list of availa
