Pioneer PRV-LX1 manual

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Command Protocol Manual March 2005 Version 3.02 TP #T502201 All Rights Reserved Table of Contents 1.0 F OREWORD .................................................................................. 2 2.0 C OMMUNICATION S IGNAL .............................................................. 3 3.0 C ABLING ................................[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 7.0 P ROCEDURE FOR I SSUING C OMMAND ........................................... 14 8.0 P RODUCT -S PECIFIC N OTES ......................................................... 16 8.1 Recording Delay .............................................................................................................. 16 8.2 Playback De[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 1.0 Foreword The PRV-LX1 can be controlled externa lly using RS-422A commands. Control is applied through the REMOTE IN and REMOTE OUT D-Sub 9 con nector on the rear panel. Set the RS-422A REMOTE controls through the main menu. Pre ss the Function button on the PRV-LX1’s front panel to access the menu. Control Settings ar[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 2.0 Communication Signal The PRV-LX1 conforms to EIA RS-422A and incl ude s a full duplex communication channel. The tran sfe r speed is 38.4kb per second. Data Format: Start Bit: 1 bit Data: 8 bits Parity (ODD): 1 bit Stop Bit: 1 bit 3.0 Cabling Pin Master Slave 1 Ground Ground 2 RX- TX- 3 TX+ RX+ 4 Xmit Common Rcv Common [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 4.0 Command Block Format The controlling device and the PRV-LX1 communicate through the interchange of command blocks. The bytes in each command block are assig ned as follows: CMD-1 (MSD) Data Count (LSD) CMD-2 Data-1 Data-15 (MAX) Checksum 1 Byte 1 Byte 1 Byte 1 Byte 1 Byte • CMD-1/DATA COUNT CMD-1 is the upper 4 bits, [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol The controller must ensure that no more than a 10 msec lap se occurs between b y tes in a command block. The controller must immediately stop sending data when it receives a NAK + Error Data message. The unit must wait at least 10 msec before resending the comman d. The controller should wait at least 10m sec to receiv e a [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 5.0 Command Table Code Command Response 00 11 Device Type Request 12 11 xx xx Device Type 20 00 Stop 10.01 ACK 20 01 Play 10 01 ACK 20 02 Rec(ord) 10 01 ACK 20 04 Standby OFF 10 01 ACK 20 05 Standby ON 10 01 ACK 20 0F Eject 10 01 ACK 20 10 Fast Forward 10 01 ACK 20 20 Rewind 10 01 ACK 21 11 xx 22 11 xx yy Jog Forward 10 01 [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 6.0 Command Formats 00 11 Device Type Request PRV-LX1 Responds with a 12 11 Device Type Message co ntaining 2 bytes of data TV System DATA 1 DATA2 NTSC F0 51 PAL F1 51 10 01 ACK PRV-LX1 sends this data when it receives a command from a Cont roller 11 12 NAK When a communication error is dete cted, the PRV-LX1 sends this com[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 20 20 Rewind During playback or Time Shift PLAY, this co mmand executes 192x speed Scan Reverse then pauses playback at the beginning of the title. 21 11 xx Jog Forward 22 11 xx yy Jog Forward 21 12 xx Variable Forward 22 12 xx yy Variable Forward 21 13 xx Shuttle Forward 22 13 xx yy Shuttle Forward 21 21 xx Jog Reverse 22 [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 24 31 Cue Up With Data Cues the PRV-LX1 to the indicated time code and pauses. DATA – 1 DATA – 2 DATA – 3 DATA – 4 10 Frames 1 Frame 10 Seconds 1 Second 10 Minutes 1 Minute 10 Hours 1 Hour MSD LSD MSD LSD MSD LSD MSD LSD 44 14 In Data Preset Preset the value from DATA-1 to DATA-4 to the memory. Data format is s ame [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 7X 20 Status Data Return all or part of the following data that co rresponds to the “61:2 0 Status Sen se ” com mand Data # MSB Bit – 7 Bit – 6 Bit – 5 Bit – 4 Bit – 3 Bit – 2 Bit – 1 LSB Bit – 0 0 UnThread Local 1 Standby Stop Eject REW FF Rec Play 2 Servo Lock Shuttle Jog VAR Tape Dir Still Cue Up 3 4 [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol E2 51 21 Chapter Search (PRV-LX1 original command) The command searches to a recorded chapter number Values are 1-99 (0x01 – 0x99) DATA – 2 10 Chapters 1 Chapter MSD LSD Chapter number is given by DATA-2. Available chapter numbers are from 1 to 9 9. E1 51 22 Chapter Mark (PRV-LX 1 original command) This command inserts [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol E3 51 72 Trimming Title Preset (PRV-LX1 origin al command) The command presets the trimming title number. Values are 1-255 (0x01 0x00 – 0x55 0x 02) Trimming title number executed by ”E1:51: 75 Trimming” command is specified by DATA-2, DATA-3, and the title number preset in the memory . Data format is the same as the ?[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol E2 51 9F Mode Data When the unit receives the ”E1:51:8F Mode Sens e” command, the current status of the unit is reported as the value of DATA-2. DATA – 2 Status of the PRV-LX1 01 During recording and Time Shift PLAY in recording mode FF Rec error 71 Executing title delete 75 Executing trimming Page 13 of 18[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 7.0 Procedure for Issuing Command <Example 1> < Example 1> is an example of playing Titl e 2, from the scene10m inutes to 20minutes “Drive Select” and “Selecting the project” are not possi ble to be remotely controlled. It is possible to get total title number of current project by "E1 51 81 Title N[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol STAR T 20・ 02 Re c 61・ 20 S t at us S ense R ec ? N EN D E1 ・ 51・ 81 Ti tl e N um ber S ens e Ti tl e = 3 E3 ・ 51・ 11・ 02・ 00 Ti tl e S ea r ch 61・ 20 S t at us S ense Pl a y (n o t R e c ) ? N Pl ay C on t r o l 20・ 02 St o p 61・ 20 S t at us S ense R ec ? N Wa i t 1s ec <Figure 2> <Figure 2&[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 8.0 Product-Specific Notes 8.1 Recording Delay There is a short delay of approximately 29+/-2 fr ames between when the PRV-L X 1 is issue d a record command and the comma nd is executed. This delay is a result of the following:  Requires 12 frames for encoding system setup  Execution of the command may take +2 frames [...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 8.2 Playback Delay When the PRV-LX1 is issued a play command, it experiences up to a +2 frame s delay in the execution of the command. The decoding syste m requires 2 frames to accomp lish setup. 8.3 PRV-LX1 as Recording Device When issuing a “pause ” command while recording, t he PRV-LX1 continue s reco rding within th[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol 9.0 Appendix Command Matrix by System Version Commands 2.04/1.03 2.51/1.03 ≥ 3.00/1.04 00 11 Device Type X X X 20.00 Stop X X X 20.01 Play X X X 20.02 Rec(ord) X X X 20.04 Standby OFF X 20.05 Standby ON X 20.0F Eject X X X 20.10 Fast Forward X X X 20.20 Rewind X X X 20.30 Preroll X 21.11 xx Jog For ward X 21.12 xx Var For[...]

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    PRV-LX1 RS-422A Protocol Manual Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Industrial Solutions Business (ISB) 2265 East 220 th Street Long Beach, CA 90810 (310) 952 – 2000 Published by Pioneer Ele ctronics Copyright © 2004 Pioneer Cor poration All rights reserv ed Printed in the USA [PRV-LX1_422Pro tocol][...]