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General

The user can remotely control the PDS– 4K presentation switcher via a telnet connection to the unit’s IP
address.

How to access the PDS–4K remotely

To access the PDS–4K remote commands, use the following procedure:

1.

In a command prompt window, type a telnet command in the following format:

> telnet nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn 9878

where the n’s represent the unit IP address and 9878 is the port.

2.

Press

Enter

The command prompt appears.

3.

At the command prompt, type a specific PDS–4K remote control command and press

Enter

.

ASCII remote commands

This section lists the PDS–4K remote commands, sorted by name.

ATRN

Description: Performs an Auto Transition on the currently active destinations. The currently selected Effect
type, rate and edge width will be used to transition preview to program.

Command Format: ATRN

Parameters:
(optional)
Used to specify a transition time (duration of the transition) in seconds. Value ranges from 0 to 12. A 0
specify a cut transition. Any non-zero value (within range) will override the transition time in the controller. If
this argument is not specified, the current transition time known by the controller will be used.

Examples:

> ATRN 6

(Transition Preview to Program on currently active destinations in six seconds)

> ATRN 0

(Transition Preview to Program immediately. This is a CUT.)

> ATRN

(Transition Preview to Program using the transition time set in the controller)

Query Format: N/A

Query Response: N/A

PRESET

Description: Preset Settings. For parameter details, see below.

Command Format: PRESET

Parameters:
-s (save preset, 1-1000)
-r (recall preset, 1-1000)
-a (recall preset and auto transition, 1-1000)

Examples:

> PRESET -s 1

(Save currently selected destinations to preset 1)

> PRESET -r 10

(Recall preset 10)

PRESET -a 10

(Recall preset 10 and auto transition)

Query Format: N/A

Remote Control Protocol