Sony Ericsson VPL-PX30 manual

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    WORLD WORLD WORLD PR O T OCOL MANU AL MODEL .......... VPL-PX20 VPL-PX30 VPL-VW10HT LCD D A T A/VIDEO PROJECT OR .............. DEST. VERSION 1.0 Projector Fir mw are ARC32 VPL-PX20/PX30 LCD DATA PROJECTOR VPL-VW10HT LCD VIDEO PROJECTOR F or General Release[...]

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    WARNING!! AN INSULATED TRANSFORMER SHOULD BE USED DURING ANY SERVICE TO AVOID POSSIBLE SHOCK HAZARD, BECAUSE OF LIVE CHASSIS. THE CHASSIS OF THIS RECEIVER IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE AC POWER LINE. SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING !! COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY A ! MARK ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS, EXPLODED VIEWS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO S[...]

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    1 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................... 1 2. Communication Specifications ........................................ 2 <RS-232C Communication Signal> .......................................................................... 2 3. Command Block Format ..[...]

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    1 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 1. Introduction This protocol manual describes the basic configuration and basic operations of various commands used for projector. Projector can be controlled using the commands in the List of Commands provided in Section 9 “COMMANDS”. Using an external CONTROLLER , etc., inputs can be switched and the power can also[...]

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    2 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 2. Communication Specifications <RS-232C Communication Signal> . Full duplex communication channels (Flow control not performed.) . Start-stop synchronism system . Baud rate: 38.4 kbps (bits per second) . The bit configuration is defined as follows. 1 START Bit + 8 DATA Bits + 1 PARITY Bit + 1 STOP Bit EVEN Parity..[...]

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    3 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 3. Command Block Format The code from B0 to B (n) + 2 as described below are transmitted. 1  B0 Start Code 2 SENDER (To) Index 9  Bm + 1 Check SUM 0  Bm + 2 End Code B1 Peripheral Index B2 B3 B4 B5 3 SENDER (From) Index B6 Peripheral Index B7 B8 B9 B10 67 Data Length Total Data Length B16 Data L[...]

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    4 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 4. Data of Code 1 1 1 1 1 Start Condition 2 2 2 2 2 INDEX Header / * -- RECEIVER INDEX -- * / / * -- SENDER INDEX -- * / / * -- Command -- * / Note: CMD1 and CMD2 are assigned with different commands for each unit. Consequently, there is no compatibility of commands between units. For details of the commands, refer to the[...]

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    5 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 5 5 5 5 5 Data Size 3 Note: Error when 80 to FF hex codes are included. 6 6 6 6 6 Data Bn = B16 + 1 Bm = B16 + Total Data Length 7 7 7 7 7 Check SUM XOR is the exclusive OR. It is as follows when calculated by 1 bit. Taking A XOR B = C; AB C 000 101 011 110 <Example of Calculation> When 0XA5 (165) and 0XA5 (165) are[...]

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    6 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 5. Connection <RS-232C Connection> Communication is enabled by the use of a D-Sub 9 Pin cross (reverse) cable. The pin assignment of D-Sub 9 Pin and D-Sub 25 Pin is as follows. Pins indicated as D-Sub 25 Pin are not used. Assured cable length: 15 m (However, assurance may not be applicable for some cables.) The soft[...]

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    7 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 6. Communication Procedure 6-1. Outline of Communication All communication between CONTROLLER (PC, etc.) and DEVICE (PROJECTOR) is performed by the command block format. Communication is started by the issue of a command at CONTROLLER and ended when the return data is sent to CONTROLLER after DEVICE receives the command. [...]

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    8 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 7. Communication Rules . When sending a command from CONTROLLER, the return data (CMD1 = 10 hex or CMD1 = each category value, CMD2 = 03 hex) from PROJECTOR should be received first before sending the next command. Even if the next command is sent before receiving the return data, since PROJECTOR will not be able to recei[...]

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    9 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 8. Approximate Return Waiting Times Note: The times shown in this table are when communication is performed in the condition that it will not be interrupted by some reason. CMD1 00 00 01 01 01 03 03 CMD2 00 01 01 00 01 00 00 DATA1 _  _  00 00 00 00 01 DATA2[...]

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    11 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 11 9. Commands FUNCTION CMD1 CMD2 DATA1 DATA2 PX20/30 VW10 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 Power Status ACK EACH ACK 03h ACK/NAK DATA CATEGORY VALUE 00 ACK 00 DUMMY OO 01 NAK 01 UNDEFINED OO COMMAND 04 SIZE ERROR OO 05 SELECT ERROR OO 06 RANGE OVER OO 0A NOT APPLICABLE OO O __ ___ O O O COMMON COMM NAK COMM ERR[...]

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    12 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 12 FUNCTION CMD1 CMD2 DATA1 DATA2 PX20/30 VW10 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 Power Status 00 FIXED 32 INPUT-A OO 02 FIXED 00 FIXED 00 COMPUTER OO 01 COMPONENT OO 02 DTV-YPBPR OO 03 DTV-GBR 00 FIXED 33 INPUT-B O 02 FIXED 00 FIXED 00 COMPUTER O _ ___ __ __ O 01 COMPONENT O 02 DTV-YPBPR O 03 DTV-GBR 00 FIXED 80 [...]

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    13 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 13 FUNCTION CMD1 CMD2 DATA1 DATA2 PX20/30 VW10 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 Power Status 00 FIXED 33 INPUT-B O 00 FIXED 00 00 00 03 00 FIXED 00 COMPUTER O __ ___ ___ O 01 COMPONENT O 02 DTV-YPBPR O 03 DTV-GBR 00 FIXED 80 GAIN RED OO 00 FIXED 00 00 00 FF 00 FIXED 00~FF 0~255 O __ ___ O O O 00 FIXED 81 GAIN GR[...]

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    14 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 14 FUNCTION CMD1 CMD2 DATA1 DATA2 PX20/30 VW10 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 Power Status MEMORY 03h SET 00h RESET MEMORY NO CATEGORY 00 RESET 01 Channel Memory OO 02 Status Memory OO 03 Set Memory OO SAVE MEMORY NO 01 SAVE 04 W/B ALL OO 05 W/B LOW OO 06 W/B HIGH OO 07 W/B CUSTOM1 O 08 W/B CUSTOM2 O 09 W/B CU[...]

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    15 VPL-PX20/PX30 VPL-VW10HT 15 15Bit Category x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF 0x 1x VOLUME VOLUME AUDIO POWER CONTRAST CONTRAST COLOR COLOR BRITNESS BRITNESS + + + + + _ _ _ _ _ MUTING ON/OFF +_ +_ + _ UP DOWN HIGH LOW HIGH LOW BRIGHT DARK 2x HUE HUE SHARPNESS SHARPNESS PICTURE STATUS STATUS MENU VIDEO INPUT A INPUT B POWER POWER +_[...]