How To Connect The Serial Terminals - Panasonic TH-50PHW3 Operating Instructions Manual

Connections
How to connect the SERIAL Terminals
The SERIAL terminal is used when the High Definition Plasma Display is controlled by a computer.
COMPUTER
D-sub 9p
RS-232C cable
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Pin layout for RS-232C
Conversion cable
Notes:
(1) Use the RS-232C cable to connect the computer to the High Definition Plasma Display.
(2) The computers shown is for example purposes only.
(3) Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set.
The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the High Definition Plasma Display can
be controlled by a computer which is connected to this terminal.
The computer will require software which allows the sending and receiving of control data which satisfies the conditions
given below. Use a computer application such as a programming language to software. Refer to the documentation for
the computer application for details.
Communication parameters
Signal level
Synchronization method
Baud rate
Parity
Character length
Stop bit
X parameter
S parameter
RS-232C compliant
Asynchronous
9600 bps
None
8 bits
1 bit
None
None
RS-232C Conversion cable
D-sub 9-pin female
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Details
RXD
TXD
GND
ShoRed
Shoded
NC
Basic format for control data
The transmission of control data from the computer starts
with a STX signal, followed by the command, the
parameters, and lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there
are no parameters, then the parameter signal does not
need to be sent.
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(02h) command (3bytes)
Note:
If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for
the response for the first command to come from this unit
before sending the next command.
Command
Command
PON
POF
AUU
AUD
AMT
IIS
DAM
Parameter
None
None
None
None
None
None
VID
YP1
RG1
None
NORM
ZOOM
FULL
JUST
SELF
Control details
Power ON
Power OFF
Volume increase
Volume decrease
Mute (toggle)
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Input select (toggle)
AV Mode
Component / RGBmode(processed a sa
Y/Ps/PR or RGBsignals asset bythisunit)
PC mode
Screen mode select (toggle)
NORMAL (4:3)
ZOOM
FULL
JUST
Panasonic AUTO
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