Mitsubishi Electronics XD250U manual

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    1 DLP  Projector XD250U/XD280U/XD250U-ST Contr olling the pr ojector using a per sonal computer This projector can be controll ed by connecting a pe rsonal computer with RS-232C ter minal. PC-contr ollable func tions: • T ur ning the power ON or OFF • Changing input signals • Inputt ing commands b y pressing the b uttons on th e control pa[...]

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    2 2. Contr ol command configuration The command consists o f the address code , function code, data code , AC K/NAK, and end code . The length of the com- mand varies among the fun ctions. [Address code] Fix ed to 00. (‘30h’ ‘30h’ in t he ASCII code) [Function code] Code unique to each cont rol operation . [Data code] Data (v alue) unique t[...]

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    3 [Example 1] T urning ON the pow er . (V alues enclosed in qu otation marks are ASCII codes .): [Example 2] Selecting VIDEO as the input signal during au t o positioning (V alues enclosed in quotat ion marks are ASCII codes.): • The flo wchar t on the ne xt page shows the r ecommended oper ating sequence f or your ref erence to crea te a pro- gr[...]

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    4 [RS-232C contr ol flowc har t] [Compatibility with the f ormer models] T o use the RS-232C commands d esigned f or the f o rmer models of Mitsub ishi projector , b y inputting “00COMMAND0”, the projector re sponds in the same w ay as th e fo r mer models . (No NAK is ret ur ned.) (F or the recommended pro cedure to use the f ormer command sys[...]

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    5 4. Command list 4.1 Operation commands The operat ion commands are used f or the basic oper ation setting of th is projector . The y may not be e xe cuted while the signals are changed. The operation comm ands hav e no data codes. (When the comm ands f or input select are sent while th e splash screen is being displa yed, the splash screen is onl[...]

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    6 Use the f ollowing comma nds to obtain ot her inf or mation. The PC sen ds the command w ithout attaching the data code to it. On the other hand, the pr ojector attaches to the receiv ed command its current operating sta tus as the data code and sen d it back to t he PC. [Example] When chec king the currently selected input terminal (when the INP[...]

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    7 [Example] When displa ying the MENU selection bar . (V alues enclosed in quotation marks are ASCII codes. ): 4.4 Direct commands (Not e xecuta ble in sta nd-by mo de. P ossib le only to read during mut ing.) The direct comma nds are used to numerically adjust the v olume and ke ystone. When the computer sends the command without adding the settin[...]

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    8 COLOR TEMP .-USER (BRIGHTNESS) Q5 1 h ± 30 ± 30 ± 30 (R, G, B) COLOR T 54h ± 10 TINT S 53h ± 10 SHARPNESS R 52h ± 05 NOISE REDUCTION NR 4Eh 52h 0 (OFF), 1 (ON) CTI CTI 43h 54h 49h 0 (OFF), 1 (ON) INPUT LEVEL IPL 49h 50h 4Ch ± 5, CLOSED CAPTION CC 43h 43h 0 (OFF), 1 (CC1), 2 (CC2) W ALL SCREEN WS 5 7h 53h 0 (OFF), 1 (BEIGE), 2 (LIGHT BLUE),[...]

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    9 *1) Setting r ange diff ers depending on the input signals. • Some commands are not e x ecuted depending o n the input signal. T he operational r estrictions same as those on the men u setting are applied. Ref er to “Menu oper ation” in the User Manual f or more details. How to set the value Use the character or ASCII code as shown belo w t[...]

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    10 4.7 P assw ord loc k commands The pass word loc k commands control the pa ss word loc k. The pass word lock enab ling or disabling command is sent with a 4 to 8-digi t pass word comprised of an y figures 1 to 4 added to the end of the data code . When the pass word lock is enabled or disab led successfully , the projector sends a return command [...]