Contemporary Research 232-MCT - Manual (Page 13)

Contemporary Research 13 232-MCT Mono Caption Tuner
Tune Ring Commands and Replies
$R Request Tune
Ring
Asks for reply with list of channels in Tune Ring
Example: ‘>$R’ asks for list from Unit 1
Reply: ’<1$TR2-31,35,52,126’
$N=xxx Request Label Asks for reply with channel text assigned to specific channel
Example: ‘>$N31’ asks for label assigned to channel 31
Reply: ‘<1$TN038,ABC’
Terminal Communication Commands
EF Echo Off Characters received will not be re-transmitted (power up default)
EN Echo On Characters received will be re-transmitted.
Example: ‘ >EN’ Characters received will be re-transmitted.
ID Product ID Returns the product model number and software version.
Z! Zap Reconfigures unit for all factory default settings.
Z] Soft Zap Emulates reboot after power restored
RS-232 Command Hints and Tips
Leading zeros may be included or omitted from command parameters.
Example: ‘ >TC=009’ Selects channel 9 as A/V output, same as ‘>TC=9’.
Multiple commands may be concatenated as single strings up to 120 ASCII characters long.
Example: ‘ >XXTC=9’ Selects Mute A/V off, channel 9.
Example: ‘ >S0=0S4=0’ Selects CATV mode, no front panel lockout.
Mute A/V Off command is not required in any command; however it may be useful to send Mute A/V Off in case
Mute A/V had been set On from the front panel.
Sending all 3 status request commands to the 232-MCT back-to-back for a full status update is allowed.
Example: ‘ >STSVSS’ Returns all 3 response strings back-to-back.
The carriage return line feed at the end of each 232-MCT response allows for easy monitoring of responses with
an ASCII terminal program. You may use ASCII CR, Hex $0D, or keyboard ‘Enter’ in programming.
You don’t have to use the ‘=’ character between the command and parameter – the string works either way.