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RS232 Codes
Baud Rate
Data Bit
Parity Bit
Stop Bit
19200
8
None
1
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.
STX: Start byte = 07
IDT: Don’t care
Type: Read or Write command, 01: read, 02: write; 00: return to host (from monitor)
CMD: As shown in the table on the following pages
Value: Setting Value of “Write Command”
Reply: Return Value of monitor
ETX: End byte = 08
Return from Monitor: Sent after receiving any valid command. The response CMD is the same as the
received CMD.
2. Serial Port Setting
Baud rate can be set to 115200, 38400, 19200, or 9600 to match the monitor baud rate setting.
Baud rate 19200 is the default setting.
Explanation of symbols
▲: Valid command on Power saving/ off mode (The setting of "Power Saving Config" must be Wake on All).
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3. Command Tables
Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Power
Control and
Input Source
Power Control
POW
W/R
0
00
Off (soft power)
50 4F 57
▲
1
01
On (soft power)
▲
OPS Power
IPC
W/R
0
00
Off
49 50 43
1
01
On
Input Source
MIN
W/R
0
00
VGA
4D 49 4E
13
0D
DP1
16
10
DP2
14
0E
OPS
9 9 HDMI1
10
0A
HDMI2
11
0B
HDMI3
12
0C
HDMI4
Display
Adjustment
Color
BRI
W/R
0~100
00~64
Backlight Brightness
42 52 49
BRL
W/R
0~100
00~64
Digital Brightness
Level
42 52 4C
BLC
W/R
0
00
Off (Backlight)
42 4C 43
1
01
On (Backlight)
CON
W/R
0~100
00~64
Contrast
43 4F 4E
SHA
W/R
0~10
00~0A
Sharpness
53 48 41
HUE
W/R
0~100
00~64
Hue
48 55 45
SAT
W/R
0~100
00~64
Saturation
53 41 54
Baud Rate
Data Bit
Parity Bit
Stop Bit
19200
8
None
1
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Display
Adjustment
Scheme
SCM
W/R
0
00
User
53 43 4D
1
01
Sport
2
02
Game
3
03
Cinema
4
04
Vivid
Color
Temperature
COT
W/R
0
00
User
43 4F 54
1
01
6500K
2
02
9300K
3
03
3200K
6
06
5000K
7
07
7500K
Gamma
GAC
W/R
0
00
Off (Gamma)
47 41 43
1
01
1.85 (Gamma)
2
02
1.9 (Gamma)
3
03
1.95 (Gamma)
4
04
2.0 (Gamma)
5
05
2.05 (Gamma)
6
06
2.15 (Gamma)
7
07
2.15 (Gamma)
8
08
2.2 (Gamma)
9
09
2.25 (Gamma)
10
0A
2.3 (Gamma)
11
0B
2.35 (Gamma)
12
0C
2.4 (Gamma)
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Display
Adjustment
Gamma
GAC
W/R
13
0D
2.45 (Gamma)
47 41 43
14
0E
2.5 (Gamma)
15
0F
2.55 (Gamma)
16
10
2.6 (Gamma)
Gain & Offset
USR
W/R
0~100
00~64
Red Gain (0~100)
55 53 52
USG
W/R
0~100
00~64
Green Gain (0~100)
55 53 47
USB
W/R
0~100
00~64
Blue Gain (0~100)
55 53 42
UOR
W/R
0~100
00~64
Red Offset (0~100)
55 4F 52
UOG
W/R
0~100
00~64
Green Offset (0~100)
55 4F 47
UOB
W/R
0~100
00~64
Blue Offset (0~100)
55 4F 42
VGA
Adjustment
PHA
W/R
0~100
00~64
Phase
50 48 41
CLO
W/R
0~100
00~64
Clock
43 4C 4F
HOR
W/R
0~100
00~64
Horizontal Position
48 4F 52
VER
W/R
0~100
00~64
Vertical Position
56 45 52
ADJ W 0
00
Auto Adjust
41 44 4A
RTC
Current Time
Adjustment
RTY
W/R
0~99
00~63
Year
52 54 59
RTM
W/R
1~12
01~0C
Month
52 54 4D
RTD
W/R
1~31
01~1F
Day
52 54 44
RTH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Hour
52 54 48
RTN
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Minute
52 54 4E
Timer Mode
TMS
W/R
0
00
Everyday Mode
54 4D 53
1
01
Workday Mode
2
02
User Mode
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
RTC
Enable
AEN
W/R
0~127
00~7F
In User Mode:
Set bit0 to 1:
Sunday Enable
Set bit1 to 1:
Monday Enable
Set bit2 to 1:
Tuesday Enable
Set bit3 to 1:
Wednesday
Enable
Set bit4 to 1:
Thursday Enable
Set bit5 to 1:
Friday Enable
Set bit6 to 1:
Saturday Enable
In Everyday Mode:
Set any bit0~6 to
1: Mon.~Sun.
Enable
In Workday Mode:
Set bit0 to 1:
Sunday Enable
Set any bit1~5 to
1: Mon.~Fri.
Enable
Set bit6 to 1:
Saturday Enable
41 45 4E
Disable
AEF
W/R
0~127
00~7F
In User Mode:
Set bit0 to 1:
Sunday Disable
Set bit1 to 1:
Monday Disable
Set bit2 to 1:
Tuesday Disable
Set bit3 to 1:
Wednesday
Disable
Set bit4 to 1:
Thursday Disable
Set bit5 to 1:
Friday Disable
Set bit6 to 1:
Saturday Disable
In Everyday Mode:
Set any bit0~6 to 1:
Mon.~Sun. Disable
41 45 46
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
RTC
Disable
AEF
W/R
0~127
00~7F
In Workday Mode:
Set bit 0 to 1:
Sunday Disable
Set any bit1~5 to
1: Mon.~Fri.
Disable
Set bit 6 to 1:
Saturday Disable
41 45 46
Sunday
SNH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Sunday On Hour
53 4E 48
SNM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Sunday On Minute
53 4E 4D
SFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Sunday Off Hour
53 46 48
SFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Sunday Off Minute
53 46 4D
Monday
NNH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Monday On Hour
4E 4E 48
NNM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Monday On Minute
4E 4E 4D
NFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Monday Off Hour
4E 46 48
NFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Monday Off Minute
4E 46 4D
Tuesday
ENH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Tuesday On Hour
45 4E 48
ENM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Tuesday On Minute
45 4E 4D
EFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Tuesday Off Hour
45 46 48
EFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Tuesday Off Minute
45 46 4D
Wednesday
DNH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Wednesday On Hour
44 4E 48
DNM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Wednesday On
Minute
44 4E4D
DFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Wednesday Off Hour
44 46 48
DFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Wednesday Off
Minute
44 46 4D
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
RTC
Thursday
UNH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Thursday On Hour
55 4E 48
UNM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Thursday On Minute
55 4E 4D
UFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Thursday Off Hour
55 46 48
UFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Thursday Off Minute
55 46 4D
Friday
INH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Friday On Hour
49 4E 48
INM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Friday On Minute
49 4E 4D
IFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Friday Off Hour
49 46 48
IFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Friday Off Minute
49 46 4D
Saturday
TNH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Saturday On Hour
54 4E 48
TNM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Saturday On Minute
54 4E 4D
TFH
W/R
0~23
00~17
Saturday Off Hour
54 46 48
TFM
W/R
0~59
00~3B
Saturday Off Minute
54 46 4D
Audio
Volume
VOL
W/R
0~100
00~64
volume
56 4F 4C
Bass
BAS
W/R
0~12
00~0C
Bass (-6 ~ 6)
42 41 53
Treble
TRE
W/R
0~12
00~0C
Treble (-6 ~ 6)
54 52 45
Balance
BAL
W/R
0~12
00~0C
Balance (-6 ~ 6)
42 41 4C
Audio Source
Select
AUS
W/R
0
00
Audio In
41 55 53
1
01
Main Source
2
02
Source 2
3
03
Source 3
4
04
Source 4
Internal
Speaker
INS
W/R
0
00
Internal Speaker Off
49 4E 53
1
01
Internal Speaker On
Mute
MUT
W/R
0
00
Mute Off
4D 55 54
1
01
Mute On
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
OSD
Transparency
OST
W/R
0~10
00~0A
OSD Transparency
4F 53 54
H Position
OSH
W/R
0~100
0~64
OSD H Position
4F 53 48
V Position
OSV
W/R
0~100
0~64
OSD V Position
4F 53 56
OSD Rotation
OSR
W/R
0
00
Landscape
4F 53 52
1
01
Portrait
OSD
Language
OSL
W/R
0
00
English
4F 53 4C
1
01
French
2
02
German
13
0D
Italian
15
0F
Portuguese
16
10
Spanish
18
12
Chinese (Traditional)
19
13
Chinese (Simplified)
20
14
Japanese
OSD Timeout
OSO
W/R
5, 10, 20,
30, 60
05, 0A, 14,
1E, 2C
OSD Timeout (5, 10,
20, 30, 60 sec)
4F 53 4F
Splash Screen
SPS
W/R
0
00
Off
53 50 53
1
01
On
Message Box
MSB
W/R
0
00
Off
4D 53 42
1
01
On
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
EDID
HDMI 1
EH1
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 48 31
1
01
4K30Hz
HDMI 2
EH2
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 48 32
1
01
4K30Hz
HDMI 3
EH3
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 48 33
1
01
4K30Hz
2
02
4K60Hz
HDMI 4
EH4
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 48 34
1
01
4K30Hz
2
02
4K60Hz
OPS
EH5
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 48 35
1
01
4K30Hz
2
02
4K60Hz
DP1
ED1
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 44 31
1
01
4K30Hz
2
02
4K60Hz
DP2
ED2
W/R
0
00
1080P
45 44 32
1
01
4K30Hz
2
02
4K60Hz
Multi-Source
Multi- Source
Views Adjust
PSC
W/R
0
00
OFF
50 53 43
1
01
PIP Small
2
02
PIP medium
3
03
PIP large
4
04
Dual View
7
07
Quad View
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Multi-Source
PIP source
selection
PIN
W/R
(refer to
MIN)
(refer to
MIN)
Select the input
source of sub window
1 (refer to MIN)
50 49 4E
PIO
W/R
(refer to
MIN)
(refer to
MIN)
Select the input
source of sub window
2 (refer to MIN)
50 49 4F
PIP
W/R
(refer to
MIN)
(refer to
MIN)
Select the input
source of sub window
3 (refer to MIN)
50 49 50
PIP position
PPO
W/R
0
00
PIP Position
Bottom-left
50 50 4F
1
01
PIP Position
Bottom-right
2
02
PIP Position Top-left
3
03
PIP Position Top-right
PIP/Main
Swap
SWA
W 0 00
Swap main and PIP
53 57 41
Multi-Source
Presets Recall
PRC
W
0
00
Preset1 Recall
50 52 43
1
01
Preset2 Recall
2
02
Preset3 Recall
3
03
Preset4 Recall
Other
Control
Scaling
ASP
W/R
0
00
Native
41 53 50
1
01
Full Screen
2
02
4:3 3
03
Letterbox
PAS
W/R
1
01
Full Screen
50 41 53
2
02
4:3 3
03
Letterbox
ZOM
W/R
0~10
00~0A
Adjust overscan ratio
5A 4F 4D
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Other
Control
Baud Rate
Adjustment
BRA
W/R
0
00
115200
42 52 41
1
01
38400
2
02
19200
3
03
9600
Power Saving
Config
WFS
W/R
0
00
Wake on VGA
57 46 53
1
01
Wake on All
2
02
Always On
Auto Scan
ATS
W/R
0
00
Off
41 54 53
1
01
Main
2
02
Multi
3
03
All
Pixel Orbit
IRF
W/R
0
00
Off
49 52 46
1
01
On
Smart Light
Control
SLC
W/R
0
00
Off
53 4C 43
1
01
DCR
2
02
Light Sensor
Power LED
LED
W/R
0
00
Off
4C 45 44
1
01
On
DisplayPort 1
Version
DPM
W/R
0
00
DP 1.1
44 50 4D
1
01
DP 1.2
DisplayPort 2
Version
DPN
W/R
0
00
DP 1.1
44 50 4E
1
01
DP 1.2
OPS Power
Down Check
OPC
W/R
0
00
Disable OPS power
down check
4F 50 43
1
01
Enable OPS power
down check
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Other
Control
RGB Color
Range
HCR
W/R
0
00
Auto Detect
48 43 52
1
01
Full Range
2
02
Limited Range
Gamut
GMT
W/R
0
00
Native
47 4D 54
See Note
1
01
REC709
2
02
SMPTE C
3
03
EBU
Touch Control
TOC
W/R
0
00
Auto
54 4F 43
1
01
OPS
2
02
External
MEMC
MEM
W/R
00
00
MEMC :Off
4D 45 4D
01 01
MEMC :Low
02
02
MEMC :Medium
03
03
MEMC :High
Remote
Control
RCU
W
14
0E
MENU Key
52 43 55
4
04
INFO Key
2
02
UP Key
25
19
DOWN Key
1
01
LEFT Key
3
03
RIGHT Key
18
12
ENTER Key
5
05
EXIT Key
7
07
VGA Key
9
09
HDMI1 Key
12
0C
HDMI2 Key
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Other
Control
Remote
Control
RCU
W
16
10
HDMI3 Key
52 43 55
22
16
HDMI4 Key
8 08
DP1 Key
11
0B
DP2 Key
21
15
OPS Key
15
0F
SOURCE Key
19
13
P-SOURCE Key
17
11
PIP Key
26
1A
P-POSITION Key
6 06
SWAP Key
20
14
SCALING Key
67
43
FREEZE Key
0
00
MUTE Key
23
17
BRIGHT Key
24
18
CONTRAST Key
30
1E
AUTO Key
29
1D
VOLUME+ Key
27
1B
VOLUME- Key
32
20
Preset1 Recall
33
21
Preset2 Recall
34
22
Preset3 Recall
35
23
Preset4 Recall
36
24
Audio Source Main
Key
37
25
Audio Source 2 Key
38
26
Audio Source 3 Key
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Other
Control
Remote
Control
RCU
W
39
27
Audio Source 4 Key
52 43 55
ALL W 0
00
Reset all
41 4C 4C
KLC
W/R
0
00
Unlock keys
4B 4C 43
1
01
Lock keys
SER
R
13 bytes
13 bytes
Read Serial Number
53 45 52
MNA
R
13 bytes
13 bytes
Read Model Name
4D 4E 41
GVE
R
6 bytes
6 bytes
Read Firmware
Version
47 56 45
RTV
R
0~255
00~FF
Read RS232 table
Version
52 54 56
Network
Enable
NWE
W/R
0
00
Off
4E 57 45
1
01
On
Dynamic IP
DIP
W/R
0
00
Disable
44 49 50
1
01
Enable
Default
LDS
W 0 00
Load default settings
(About 15 seconds.)
4C 44 53
E-Mail Alert
PSA
W/R
0
00
Off(Power Status
Alert)
50 53 41
1
01
On(Power Status
Alert)
SSA
W/R
0
00
Off(Source Status
Alert)
53 53 41
1
01
On(Source Status
Alert)
SLA
W/R
0
00
Off (Signal Lost Alert)
53 4C 41
1
01
On (Signal Lost Alert)
Static IP
Settings
IP1
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Static IP Address 1
49 50 31
IP2
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Static IP Address 2
49 50 32
IP3
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Static IP Address 3
49 50 33
IP4
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Static IP Address 4
49 50 34
MK1
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Subnet Mask 1
4D 4B 31
MK2
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Subnet Mask 2
4D 4B 32
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Main Item
Control Item
CMD
Type
Value/Reply
(Decimal)
Value/Reply
(Hex)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Remark
Ethernet
Setup
Static IP
Settings
MK3
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Subnet Mask 3
4D 4B 33
MK4
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Subnet Mask 4
4D 4B 34
GW1
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Gateway 1
47 57 31
GW2
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Gateway 2
47 57 32
GW3
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Gateway 3
47 57 33
GW4
W/R
0~255
00~FF
Gateway 4
47 57 34
FD1
W/R
0~255
00~FF
DNS Address 1
46 44 31
FD2
W/R
0~255
00~FF
DNS Address 2
46 44 32
FD3
W/R
0~255
00~FF
DNS Address 3
46 44 33
FD4
W/R
0~255
00~FF
DNS Address 4
46 44 34
SNS
W 0 00
Save Static IP
Settings
53 4E 53
MAC
W
0~255
00~FF
Querying MAC ID
#0~#5
4D 41 43
See
Example
Note: The gamut command is only valid for model EP6524K & EP6524K-T