PS4660T and PS5560T RS232 User Guide
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Part Number: 020-1223-00A
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 for video wall),
01~19 (Hex Num) for single control mode.
Type: Read or Write command, 01: read/action, 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/Action command: 07 IDT 01 CMD 08 (7bytes)
Write/Setting command: 07 IDT 02 CMD VAL 08 (8 bytes)
Return from Monitor: Return CMD is the same with received CMD, the return
command will be sent after action. In broadcast mode, no return will be sent.
Return command: 07 IDT 00 CMD REP 08 (8 bytes)
2 Serial Port Setting
Baud Rate Data Bit Parity Bit Stop Bit
19200 8 None 1
Note: Baud rate can be set to 115200, 38400, 19200 or 9600 to match the monitor baud rate
setting. 19200 is the default baud rate setting.
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RS232 Codes
Main Item
Power
Control and
Input Source
Control
Item
Power
Control
Input
Source
Input
Source
Display
Adjustment
CMD Typ e
POW W/R
MIN W/R
MIN W/R
BRI
BRL 0~100 Current value Digital Brightness Level 42 52 4C
BLC
CON
HUE 0~100 Current value Hue 48 55 45
SAT 0~100 Current value Saturation 53 41 54
W/R
W/R
Val ue
(DEC)
00 00 Off (soft power)
01 01 On (soft power) **
00 00 VGA
01 01 Digital DVI
09 09 HDMI 1
13 13 Displayport
0~100 Current value Back Light Brightness 42 52 49
00 00 Off (Back Light)
01 01 On (Back Light)
0~100 Current value Contrast 43 4F 4E
00 00 User
Reply
(DEC)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
50 4F 57
4D 49 4E
42 4C 43
Notes
**
Display
Adjustment
Adjustment
Video
Mode
01 01 6500K
COT W/R
GAC W/R
PHA W/R 0~63 Current value Phase 50 48 41
CLO W/R 0~100 Current value Clock 43 4C 4F
HOR R Current value Horizontal Position 48 4F 52
VER Current value Vertical Position 56 45 52
ADJ W 00 00 Auto Adjust 41 44 4A
SHA W/R 0-8 Current value Sharpness 53 48 41
02 02 9300K
06 06 5000K
07 07 7500K
00 00 Off (Gamma)
01 01 2.2 (Gamma)
43 4F 54
47 41 43
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RS232 Codes
Main Item
Display
Adjustment
Control
Item
Scaling ASP W/R
Baud Rate
Adjustment
Wakeup
from Sleep
CMD Typ e
BRA
WFS
WFS W/R
RCU W
W/R
Value
(DEC)
01 01 Full Screen
02 02 Pillar Box
04 04 Auto
00 00 115200
01 01 38400
02 02 19200
03 03 9600
0 0 Set VGA_ONLY
1 1 Set
2 2 Set Never_Sleep
00 00 MENU Key
01 01 INFO Key
02 02 UP Key
03 03 DOWN Key
04 04 LEFT Key
Reply
(DEC)
Content
VGA_DIGITAL_RS232
CMD
(HEX)
41 53 50
42 52 41
57 46 53
52 43 55
Notes
Other
Control
Other
Control
Audio
05 05 RIGHT Key
06 06 ENTER Key
07 07 EXIT Key
ALL W 00 00 Reset all 41 4C 4C
00 00 Un-lock keys 4B 4C 43
KLC W/R
SER
MNA 13 bytes Read Model Name 4D 4E 41
GVE 6 bytes Read Firmware Version 47 56 45
RTV Current value Read RS232 table
VOL
MUT
R
W/R
01 01 Lock keys
13 bytes Read Serial Number 53 45 52
52 54 56
Version
0~100 Current value Volume 56 4F 4C
00 00 Mute Off
01 01 Mute On
4D 55 54
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RS232 Codes
Main Item
Scheme
Selection
RTC
Control
Item
Scheme
Selection
Current
Time
Adjustment
Timer
Mode
CMD Typ e
SCM W/R
RTY
RTM 0~12 0~12 Month 52 54 4D
RTD 1~31 1~31 Day 52 54 44
RTH 0~23 0~23 Hour 52 54 48
RTN 0~59 0~59 Minute 52 54 4E
TMS W/R
W/R
Val ue
(DEC)
00 00 User
01 01 Sport
02 02 Game
03 03 Cinema
04 04 Vivid
0~99 0~99 Yea r 52 54 59
0 0 All
1 1 Work Days
2 2 User
1 1 Sunday
2 2 Monday
Reply
(DEC)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
53 43 4D SCM
54 4D 53
Notes
RTC
RTC Sunday
Alarm
Enable
Alarm
Disable
4 4 Tuesday
AEN W/R
AEF W/R
SNH
SNM 0~59 0~59 Sunday On Minute 53 4E 4D
SFH 0~23 0~23 Sunday Off Hour 53 46 48
SFM 0~59 0~59 Sunday Off Minute 53 46 4D
W/R
8 8 Wednesday
16 16 Thursday
32 32 Friday
64 64 Saturday
1 1 Sunday
2 2 Monday
4 4 Tuesday
8 8 Wednesday
16 16 Thursday
32 32 Friday
64 64 Saturday
0~23 0~23 Sunday On Hour 49 4E 48
41 45 4E
41 45 46
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RS232 Codes
Main Item
RTC
Control
Item
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
CMD Typ e
NNH
NNM 0~59 0~59 Monday On Minute 4E 4E 4D
NFH 0~23 0~23 Monday Off Hour 4E 46 48
NFM 0~59 0~59 Monday Off Minute 4E 46 4D
ENH
ENM 0~59 0~59 Tuesday On Minute 45 4E 4D
EFH 0~23 0~23 Tuesday Off Hour 45 46 48
EFM 0~59 0~59 Tuesday Off Minute 45 46 4D
DNH
DNM 0~59 0~59 Wednesday On Minute 44 4E 4D
DFH 0~23 0~23 Wednesday Off Hour 44 46 48
DFM 0~59 0~59 Wednesday Off Minute 44 46 4D
UNH
UNM 0~59 0~59 Thursday On Minute 55 4E 4D
UFH 0~23 0~23 Thursday Off Hour 55 46 48
W/R
W/R
W/R
W/R
Value
(DEC)
0~23 0~23 Monday On Hour 4E 4E 48
0~23 0~23 Tuesday On Hour 45 4E 48
0~23 0~23 Wednesday On Hour 44 4E 48
0~23 0~23 Thursday On Hour 55 4E 48
Reply
(DEC)
Content
CMD
(HEX)
Notes
Friday
Saturday
UFM 0~59 0~59 Thursday Off Minute 55 46 4D
INH
INM 0~59 0~59 Friday On Minute 49 4E 4D
IFH 0~23 0~23 Friday Off Hour 49 46 48
IFM 0~59 0~59 Friday Off Minute 49 46 4D
TNH
TNM 0~59 0~59 Saturday On Minute 54 4E 4D
TFH 0~23 0~23 Saturday Off Hour 54 46 48
TFM 0~59 0~59 Saturday Off Minute 54 46 4D
W/R
W/R
0~23 0~23 Friday On Hour 49 4E 48
0~23 0~23 Saturday On Hour 54 4E 48
** Valid command on Power saving/off mode (The setting of “Wake Up From
Sleep” must be VGA, Digital, RS232.
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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 = 1, the set is on.
Display Adjustment
Read back light from (15) monitor [CMD: BRI] (If the setting of back light is 80)
[Transmit] : 07 0F 01 42 52 49 08
[Return] : 07 0F 00 42 52 49 50 08
Set back light 80 to (15) monitor [CMD: BRI]
[Transmit] : 07 0F 02 42 52 49 50 08
[Return] : 07 0F 00 42 52 49 50 08
Set Contrast 30 to (02) monitor [CMD: CON]
[Transmit] : 07 02 02 43 4F 4E 1E 08
[Return] : 07 02 00 43 4F 4E 1E 08
Read Contrast from (02) monitor [CMD: CON] (If the monitor contrast setting is 50)
[Transmit] : 07 02 01 43 4F 4E 08
[Return] : 07 02 00 43 4F 4E 32 08
PIP and Scaling Adjustment
Set (25) monitor PIP to large [CMD: PSC]
[Transmit] : 07 19 02 50 53 43 03 08
[Return] : 07 19 00 50 53 43 03 08
Set (25) monitor to Pillar box [CMD: ASP]
[Transmit] : 07 19 02 41 53 50 02 08
[Return] : 07 19 00 41 53 50 02 08
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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] : 07 01 00 47 56 45 S(0) S(5) 08, S(0) ~ S(5): firmware version in ASCII
RS232 Codes
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