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Planar PS Series RS232
User Guide
PS4662T
PS5562
PS5562T
PS6562
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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(1byte) + IDT(1byte)+ Type(1byte)+ CMD(3bytes)+ [Value/Reply(1byte)] +
ETX(1byte)
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
Transmit from PC (Host)
Read command: 07 IDT 01 CMD 08 (7bytes)
Write/Setting command: 07 IDT 02 CMD VAL 08 (8bytes)
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 Data Bit Parity Bit Stop Bit
19200 8 None 1
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 in standby mode.
Note: The Wake Up from Sleep setting must be set to Wake on All for these commands to
work in standby.
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RS232 Codes
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Power Control
and Input
Source
Display
Adjustment
Power Control POW R/W 00 Off (soft power) 50 4F 57
01 On (soft power)
Input Source MIN R/W 00 VGA 4D 49 4E
13 DisplayPort
9 HDMI1
10 HDMI2
Color BRI R/W 0~100 Backlight Brightness 42 52 49
BRL R/W 0~100 Digital Brightness Level 42 52 4C
BLC R/W 00 Off (Backlight) 42 4C 43
01 On (Backlight)
CON R/W 0~100 Contrast 43 4F 4E
SHA R/W 0~8 Sharpness 53 48 41
▲
▲
HUE R/W 0~100 Hue 48 55 45
SAT R/W 0~100 Saturation 53 41 54
Scheme SCM R/W 00 User 53 43 4D
01 Sport
02 Game
03 Cinema
04 Vivid
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Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
RS232 Codes
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Display
Adjustment
Color
COT R/W 00 User 43 4F 54
Temp er at ur e
01 6500K
02 9300K
03 3200K
06 5000K
07 7500K
Gamma GAC R/W 00 Off (Gamma) 47 41 43
01 1.85 (Gamma)
02 1.9 (Gamma)
03 1.95 (Gamma)
04 2.0 (Gamma)
05 2.05 (Gamma)
06 2.15 (Gamma)
07 2.15 (Gamma)
08 2.2 (Gamma)
09 2.25 (Gamma)
10 2.3 (Gamma)
11 2.35 (Gamma)
12 2.4 (Gamma)
13 2.45 (Gamma)
14 2.5 (Gamma)
15 2.55 (Gamma)
16 2.6 (Gamma)
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RS232 Codes
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Display
Gain & Offset USR R/W 0~100 Red Gain (0~100) 55 53 52
Adjustment
VGA
Adjustment
RTC Current Time
Adjustment
USG R/W 0~100 Green Gain (0~100) 55 53 47
USB R/W 0~100 Blue Gain (0~100) 55 53 42
UOR R/W 0~100 Red Offset (0~100) 55 4F 52
UOG R/W 0~100 Green Offset (0~100) 55 4F 47
UOB R/W 0~100 Blue Offset (0~100) 55 4F 42
PHA R/W 0~63 Phase 50 48 41
CLO R/W 0~100 Clock 43 4C 4F
HOR R/W 0~100 Horizontal Position 48 4F 52
VER R/W 0~100 Vertical Position 56 45 52
ADJ W 00 Auto Adjust 41 44 4A
RTY R/W 0~99 Ye ar 52 54 59
RTM R/W 1~12 Month 52 54 4D
RTD R/W 1~31 Day 52 54 44
RTH R/W 0~23 Hour 52 54 48
RTN R/W 0~59 Minute 52 54 4E
Timer Mode TMS R/W 0 Everyday Mode 54 4D 53
1 Workday Mode
2 User Mode
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Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
RS232 Codes
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
RTC Enable AEN R/W 0~127 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 R/W 0~127 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
In Workday Mode:
Set bit0 to 1: Sunday
Disable
Set any bit1~5 to 1:
Mon.~Fri. Disable
Set bit6 to 1: Saturday
Disable
41 45 46
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RS232 Codes
Value /
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Reply
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
(Decimal)
RTC Sunday SNH R/W 0~23 Sunday On Hour 49 4E 48
SNM R/W 0~59 Sunday On Minute 53 4E 4D
SFH R/W 0~23 Sunday Off Hour 53 46 48
SFM R/W 0~59 Sunday Off Minute 53 46 4D
Monday NNH R/W 0~23 Monday On Hour 4E 4E 48
NNM R/W 0~59 Monday On Minute 4E 4E 4D
NFH R/W 0~23 Monday Off Hour 4E 46 48
NFM R/W 0~59 Monday Off Minute 4E 46 4D
Tuesd ay ENH R/W 0~23 Tuesday On Hour 45 4E 48
ENM R/W 0~59 Tuesday On Minute 45 4E 4D
EFH R/W 0~23 Tuesday Off Hour 45 46 48
EFM R/W 0~59 Tuesday Off Minute 45 46 4D
Wednesday DNH R/W 0~23 Wednesday On Hour 44 4E 48
DNM R/W 0~59 Wednesday On Minute 44 4E 4D
DFH R/W 0~23 Wednesday Off Hour 44 46 48
DFM R/W 0~59 Wednesday Off Minute 44 46 4D
Thursday UNH R/W 0~23 Thursday On Hour 55 4E 48
UNM R/W 0~59 Thursday On Minute 55 4E 4D
UFH R/W 0~23 Thursday Off Hour 55 46 48
UFM R/W 0~59 Thursday Off Minute 55 46 4D
Friday INH R/W 0~23 Friday On Hour 49 4E 48
INM R/W 0~59 Friday On Minute 49 4E 4D
IFH R/W 0~23 Friday Off Hour 49 46 48
IFM R/W 0~59 Friday Off Minute 49 46 4D
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Value /
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Reply
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
(Decimal)
RTC Saturday TNH R/W 0~23 Saturday On Hour 54 4E 48
TNM R/W 0~59 Saturday On Minute 54 4E 4D
TFH R/W 0~23 Saturday Off Hour 54 46 48
TFM R/W 0~59 Saturday Off Minute 54 46 4D
Audio Volume VOL R/W 0~100 volume 56 4F 4C
Bass BAS R/W 0~12 Bass (-6 ~ 6) 42 41 53
Treble TRE R/W 0~12 Treble (-6 ~ 6) 54 52 45
Balance BAL R/W 0~12 Balance (-6 ~ 6) 42 41 4C
RS232 Codes
Internal
INS R/W 00 Internal Speaker Off 49 4E 53
Speaker
01 Internal Speaker On
Mute MUT R/W 00 Mute Off 4D 55 54
01 Mute On
OSD Transparency OST R/W 0~12 OSD Transparency 4F 53 54
H Position OSH R/W 0~100 OSD H Position 4F 53 48
V Position OSV R/W 0~100 OSD V Position 4F 53 56
OSD Rotation OSR R/W 00 Landscape 4F 53 52
01 Portrait
OSD Language OSL R/W 00 English 4F 53 4C
01 Chinese
OSD Timeout OSO R/W 5~120 OSD Timeout. The value
4F 43 4F
increments by five (5, 10,
15, 20..., 115, 120 seconds).
Splash Screen SPS R/W 0 Off 53 50 53
1 On
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RS232 Codes
Value /
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Reply
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
(Decimal)
OSD Message Box MSB R/W 0 Off 4D 53 42
1 On
Other Control Scaling ASP R/W 01 16:9 41 53 50
02 4:3
04 Auto
ZOM R/W 0~10 Adjust overscan ratio 41 53 50
Baud Rate
BRA R/W 00 115200 42 52 41
Adjustment
01 38400
02 19200
03 9600
Power Saving
WFS R/W 0 Wake on VGA 57 46 53
Config
1 Wake on All
2 Never Sleep
Auto Scan ATS R/W 0 Off 41 54 53
1 Main
Pixel Orbit IRF R/W 0 Off 49 52 46
1 On
Smart Light
SLC R/W 0 Off 53 4C 43
Control
1 DCR
Power LED LED R/W 0 Off 4C 45 44
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2 Light Sensor
1 On
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Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
RS232 Codes
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Other Control HDMI RGB
Color Range
Remote
Control
HCR R/W 00 Auto Detect 48 43 52
01 Full Range
02 Limited Range
RCU W 14 MENU Key 52 43 55
04 INFO Key
02 UP Key
25 DOWN Key
01 LEFT Key
03 RIGHT Key
18 ENTER Key
05 EXIT Key
07 VGA Key
09 HDMI1 Key
12 HDMI2 Key
08 DISPLAYPORT Key
15 SOURCE Key
20 SCALING Key 52 43 55
00 MUTE Key
23 BRIGHT Key
24 CONTRAST Key
30 AUTO Key
29 VOLUME+ Key
27 VOLUME- Key
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RS232 Codes
Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Other Control Remote
Control
ALL W 00 Reset all 41 4C 4C
01 Reset all but
communications (RS232
and LAN)
KLC R/W 00 Un-lock keys 4B 4C 43
01 Lock keys
SER R Read Serial Number 53 45 52
MNA R Read Model Name 4D 4E 41
GVE R Read Firmware Version 47 56 45
RTV R Read RS232 table Version 52 54 56
GVS W 0 Querying main scaler
47 56 53
version
1 Querying sub mcu version
2 Querying network module
version
Ethernet
Setup
Network
NWE R/W 0 No 4E 57 45
Enable
1 Ye s
Dynamic IP DIP R/W 0 Disable 44 49 50
1 Enable
Default LDS W 0 Load default settings
4C 44 53
(About 15 seconds.)
E-Mail Alert PSA R/W 0 Off (Power Status Alert) 50 53 41
1 On (Power Status Alert)
SSA R/W 0 Off (Source Status Alert) 53 53 41
1 On (Source Status Alert)
SLA R/W 0 Off (Signal Lost Alert) 53 4C 41
1 On (Signal Lost Alert)
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Main Item Control Item CMD Typ e
Value /
Reply
(Decimal)
RS232 Codes
Content CMD (HEX) Remark
Ethernet Setup Static IP
Settings
IP1 R/W 0~255 Static IP Address 1 49 50 31
IP2 R/W 0~255 Static IP Address 2 49 50 32
IP3 R/W 0~255 Static IP Address 3 49 50 33
IP4 R/W 0~255 Static IP Address 4 49 50 34
MK1 R/W 0~255 Subnet Mask 1 4D 4B 31
MK2 R/W 0~255 Subnet Mask 2 4D 4B 32
MK3 R/W 0~255 Subnet Mask 3 4D 4B 33
MK4 R/W 0~255 Subnet Mask 4 4D 4B 34
GW1 R/W 0~255 Gateway 1 47 57 31
GW2 R/W 0~255 Gateway 2 47 57 32
GW3 R/W 0~255 Gateway 3 47 57 33
GW4 R/W 0~255 Gateway 4 47 57 34
FD1 R/W 0~255 DNS Address 1 46 44 31
FD2 R/W 0~255 DNS Address 2 46 44 32
FD3 R/W 0~255 DNS Address 3 46 44 33
FD4 R/W 0~255 DNS Address 4 46 44 34
SNS W 0 Save Static IP Settings 53 4E 53
MAC W 0~5 Querying MAC ID #0~#5 4D 41 43
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Example
Example
Power Control and Input Source
Turn monitor power off [CMD: POW]
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 50 4F 57 00 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 50 4F 57 00 08 → PC
Turn monitor power on [CMD: POW]
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 50 4F 57 01 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 50 4F 57 01 08 → PC
Read Power Status from monitor [CMD: POW]
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 01 50 4F 57 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 50 4F 57 XX 08 → PC
Display Adjustment
Read back light from monitor [CMD: BRI] (If the setting of back light is 80)
Set back light 80 to monitor [CMD: BRI]
Set Contrast 30 to monitor [CMD: CON]
Read Contrast from monitor [CMD: CON] (If the monitor contrast setting is 50)
XX = 0, the set is off. XX = 1, the set is on.
[Transmit] : PC → 07 0101 42 52 49 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 42 52 49 50 08 → PC
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 42 52 49 50 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 42 52 49 50 08 → PC
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 43 4F 4E 1E 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 43 4F 4E 1E 08 → PC
[Transmit] : PC → 07 0101 43 4F 4E 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 43 4F 4E 32 08 → Monitor
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Scaling Adjustment
Set monitor to 4:3 [CMD: ASP]
Other Control
Adjust up to monitor [CMD: RCU]
Reset all to monitor [CMD: ALL]
Scaling Adjustment
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 41 53 50 02 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 41 53 50 02 08 → PC
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 52 43 55 02 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 52 43 55 02 08 → PC
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 02 41 4C 4C 00 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 41 4C 4C 00 08 → PC
Read serial number monitor [CMD: SER]
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 01 53 45 52 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 53 45 52 S(0) … S(12) 08 → PC , S(0) ~ S(12): serial
number in ASCII
Read firmware version monitor [CMD: GVE]
[Transmit] : PC → 07 01 01 47 56 45 08 → Monitor
[Return] : Monitor → 07 01 00 47 56 45 S(0) … S(5) 08 → PC , S(0) ~ S(5): firmware
version in ASCII
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Accessing Planar’s
Technical Support
Website
Go to www.planar.com/support to locate the following support documents and
resources:
• User Guide
• RS232 User Manual
• Touchscreen drivers
• Standard warranties
• Planar support hotline number and email
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