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Canon SX50 - REALiS SXGA+ LCOS Projector Command Reference Manual

Canon SX50 - REALiS SXGA+ LCOS Projector Command Reference Manual

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SX50 User Commands
Communication Specifications
Communication Flow
Error List
Command List
Command System Chart
Power Management Mode
Key
　
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2005.2.2

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  • Page 1 SX50 User Commands 2005.2.2 Communication Specifications Communication Flow Error List Command List Command System Chart Power Management Mode 　 Spaces of ０ or more characters, Tab (09h), other separators 　 Spaces of 1 or more characters, Tab (09h), other separators 　...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Item 1. Overview 2. Communication Specifications 3. Communication Flow 4. Command System 5. Control Mode 6. Key/Emulation function 7. Power Management Mode 8. Command List 9. Command Descriptions REMOTE LOCAL POWER INPUT AUTOPC DOTS TRACK HPOS　　VPOS HPIX VPIX ASPECT IMAGE CONT SHARP...

  • Page 3: Overview

    1. Overview These specifications describe the methods of controlling the SX50 projector from the PC over an RS-232C connection. Virtually all operations possible with the remote control can be controlled from the PC. The following symbols are used in these specifications. Symbol Description Space with 0 or more characters (20h), Tab (09h), or other...

  • Page 4: Communication Specifications

    PC: “1:1” connection in SX50 SERVICE Connection signal line 3-line connection of SD, RD, and SG PORT PORT Connection cable Dedicated cable Canon Dedicated cable 専用ｹｰﾌﾞﾙ SX50 Send data SD SD Send data Receive data RD RD Receive data Signal ground SG SG Signal ground The SX50 has two control modes: LOCAL and REMOTE.
  • Page 5 Request transmissions sent from PC to SX50 Commands △<Command character strings> △<Delimiters> Transmission format Character strings consisting of 0 or more <Command character strings> alphanumeric characters <Delimiters> One of CR (0Dh), LF (0Ah), CR+LF (0Dh+0Ah), Null (00h) Type Description Response Type ■...
  • Page 6 Response Transmissions sent from SX50 to PC in response to commands from PC <Response character string> <Delimiter> mission forma <Response character string>　 Character strings consisting of one or more ASCII characters The first two characters are always <one lowercase letter>: The first character indicates the response type.
  • Page 7 Cable The connection diagram for the cable connecting the PC and projector is shown below.

  • Page 8: Communication Flow

    3.Communication Flow Transmission At the sending side (PC), the transmission is sent within character intervals of Tc (character interval timeout). sent At the receiving side (SX50), data able to be received within the character interval of Tc is held, and receiving of a delimiter is considered “transmission received”.

  • Page 9: Command System

    4.Command System The command system for SX50 “User Commands” is shown below. Mode change Switch to Remote mode REMOTE Switch to Local mode LOCAL Setting/Control Display setting Input signal switching INPUT Input signal setting DOTS Total number of dots adjustment TRACK Tracking adjustment HPOS/VPOS...

  • Page 10: Control Mode

    5. Control Mode The table below shows the states and limitations of the LOCAL and REMOTE control modes. Mode LOCAL mode REMOTE mode Item Mode where projector control/operation is performed by Mode where projector control/operation is performed by the main unit or remote control. Normal mode when a PC or other external device.

  • Page 11: Key/Emulation Function

    6. Key/Emulation function The table below shows how the main unit/remote control keys and Emulation function operate in each control mode. LOCAL mode REMOTE mode Key/Emulation Remote Main unit key Remote Main unit key Unlock Unlock control lock lock control lock lock ×...

  • Page 12: Power Management Mode

    7.Power Management Mode During Remote mode, Power Management is not in standby regardless of the SX50 settings. If the SX50 is set to REMOTE mode during standby, it changes to the projection state. Remote mode Projecting in progress 70 seconds elapsed POWER OFF Lamp cooling in progress Commands...

  • Page 13: Command List

    8. Command List Item Command Description Command type Mode Control Setting Reference REMOTE Switching to Remote mode ○ LOCAL Cancel Remote mode ○ POWER Power supply control ○ INPUT Input terminal select ○ Auto PC execution AUTOPC ○ DOTS Total number of dots adjustment ○...

  • Page 14: Command Descriptions

    9. Command Descriptions Descriptions of each command are provided starting from the next page. The command descriptions have the format shown below. ※ Command type Command ※ Alphabetic command name Mode Control Setting Reference Function ※ This briefly describes the command function. Parameter Parameters ※...

  • Page 15: Error List

    10. Error List Code Error character string Error description Remedy Item TYPE Wait until the response is received to send the 0001 BAD_SEQUENCE Communication sequence error command. 0002 INVALID_COMMAND Command is invalid (undefined). Send the correct command. The designated command cannot be Switch the mode using the REMOTE or 0003 INVALID_MODE...

  • Page 16: Miscellaneous

    11. Miscellaneous Use the remote control emulation function (RC command) in Local mode for the following functions. Function RC command parameter No display NOSHOW Freeze screen FREEZE Digital zoom DZOOM_P, DZOOM_M Presentation timer P_TIMER Spotlight function SPOT...

  • Page 17: Appendix 1 Reset Items

    CENTER LOGOPOS Screen when nothing shown ● ● BLACK NOSHOW No signal screen ● ● BLUE NOSIG Screen at startup ● ● CANON PJON Image flip H/V ● ● NONE IMAGEFLIP Image mode STANDARD IMAGE ● ● STANDARD PRESEN CINEMA...
  • Page 18 Commands REMOTE Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Switch to Remote mode Parameter None Response An “i:OK” is returned after switching to the mode is successful. Description This switches to Remote mode. (1) During Remote mode, all buttons are disabled except for the front panel and remote control POWER button. (2) In Local mode, this command can be used in any projector state.
  • Page 19 Commands LOCAL Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Switch to Local mode Parameter None Response An “i:OK” is returned after switching to the mode is successful. Description This switches to Local mode. (1) Only the following commands can be used during Local mode. •REMOTE •LOCAL •RC...
  • Page 20 Commands POWER Mode Control Setting Referenc Function This controls the power supply. Parameter Parameter Meaning Power ON Power OFF The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameters that can be set at that time. Response An “i:OK” is returned after setting is successful. Description This performs ON/OFF control of the power supply.
  • Page 21 Commands INPUT Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Input select Parameter Parameter Meaning D-RGB D-RGB A-RGB1 A-RGB1 A-RGB2 A-RGB2 COMP Component VIDEO Video S-VIDEO S-Video The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameters that can be set at that time. Response An “i:OK”...
  • Page 22 Commands AUTOPC Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Auto PC Parameter None Response An “i:OK” is returned after control is successful. Description This executes Auto PC. This command is identical to pressing the “AUTOPC” button on the remote control or front panel. (2) Execution of this command may modify the following setting values.
  • Page 23 Commands DOTS Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Total number of dots adjustment Parameter Number of dots Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An “i:OK” is returned after setting is successful. Description 1 This designates the total number of dots for one horizontal period.
  • Page 24 Commands TRACK Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Tracking adjustment Parameter Adjustment value Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An “i:OK” is returned after setting is successful. Description This is used for adjustment when tracking (synchronization) is out of sync and the screen flickers.
  • Page 25 Commands HPOS VPOS Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Horizontal and vertical position adjustment Parameter Adjustment value Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. This adjusts the horizontal and vertical position on the screen.
  • Page 26 Commands HPIX VPIX Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Horizontal and vertical resolution adjustment Parameter Resolution Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This adjusts the horizontal and vertical resolution (number of dots) on the screen.
  • Page 27 Commands Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Input signal selection Parameter Parameter Meaning AUTO Auto An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Response Description This selects the input signal. (1) In this command, only “Auto” is enabled. (2) This command is identical to the Auto function under the Input signal settings in the Display settings menu.
  • Page 28 Commands ASPECT Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Screen setting Parameter Parameter Meaning FULL Full Screen NORMAL Normal WIDE Wide TRUE Real AUTO Auto The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameters that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 29 Commands IMAGE Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Image mode setting Parameter Parameter Meaning STANDARD Standard PRESENTATION Presentation CINEMA Cinema SRGB sRGB The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameters that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the image quality.
  • Page 30 Commands Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Brightness setting Parameter Setting value (-20 to 20) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the screen brightness.
  • Page 31 Commands CONT Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Contrast setting Parameter Setting value (-20 to 20) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the screen contrast.
  • Page 32 Commands SHARP Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Sharpness setting Parameter Setting value (–4 to 4) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the screen sharpness.
  • Page 33 Commands GAMMA Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Gamma correction Parameter Adjustment value (–4 to 4) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This performs the gamma correction.
  • Page 34 Commands DGAMMA Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Dynamic gamma Parameter Parameter Meaning The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the dynamic gamma function to ON or OFF. This command is identical to the Dynamic gamma function in the Image adj.
  • Page 35 Commands PROG Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Progressive setting Parameter Parameter Meaning The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets progressive processing to ON or OFF. (1) This command is identical to the Progressive function in the Image adj.
  • Page 36 Commands Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Screen color correction Parameter None Parameter Meaning NORMAL Normal GREENBORD Blackboard ADJUST Adjust The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description The screen color correction is set to “Normal”, “Blackboard”, or “Adjust”.
  • Page 37 Commands WBRGB Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Screen color correction (ADJUST) Parameter RGB setting value (Each value –20 to 20) <R adjustment value>∇<G adjustment value>∇<B adjustment value> Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 38 Commands Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Color saturation setting Parameter Setting value (–20 to 20) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the screen color saturation.
  • Page 39 Commands Mode Control Setting Reference Function Hue setting Parameter Setting value (–20 to 20) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the screen hue.
  • Page 40 Commands ACADJUST Mode Control Setting Reference Function This performs advanced color correction. Parameter Parameter Meaning NOCORRECT No correction MEM_L Low memory color correction MEM_M Medium memory color correction MEM_H High memory color correction 6-axis adjustment The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 41 Commands 6AXR TO Y Mode Control Setting Reference Function 6-axis adjustment: R to Y hue/color saturation setting Parameter Setting values for hue and color saturation (–20 to 20) <Hue value: Number>∇<Color saturation: Number> Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 42 Commands LAMP Mode Control Setting Reference Function Lamp output setting Parameter Parameter Meaning NORMAL Normal (160 W) SILENT Silent (120 W) The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the lamp light intensity to a down light compatible setting of “Normal”...
  • Page 43 Commands RESET Mode Control Setting Reference Function Reset Parameter Parameter Meaning LAMPTIME Lamp on time reset IMAGE Current image adjustment reset SYSTEM Initial system settings Factory shipping settings Response An ‘i:OK’ is returned when the reset process is successful. If something other than a normal response of “i:OK” is returned, the internal state is uncertain. Description This resets the projector settings.
  • Page 44 Commands Mode Control Setting Reference Function Vertical/Horizontal keystone setting Parameter Setting value Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the vertical and horizontal keystones.
  • Page 45 Commands AVOL Mode Control Setting Reference Function Audio volume adjustment Parameter Adjustment value (0 to 20) Number The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This adjusts the volume.
  • Page 46 Commands MUTE Mode Control Setting Reference Function Mute control Parameter Parameter Meaning This turns off the audio/BEEP sound. This returns the muted audio/BEEP sound to its original setting. The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 47 Commands BVOL Mode Control Setting Reference Function BEEP sound setting Parameter Parameter Meaning BEEP sound mute BEEP sound output The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the BEEP sound output.
  • Page 48 Commands IMAGEFLIP Mode Control Setting Reference Function Flip display Parameter Parameter Meaning Memo NONE None CEILING Ceiling Flip horizontally REAR Rear Flip vertically REAR_CEILING Rear ceiling Flip horizontally and vertically The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 49 Commands Mode Control Setting Reference Function Power management Parameter Parameter Meaning STANDBY Standby mode EXIT Exit mode The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets Power Management mode.
  • Page 50 “e:1002 NO_LOGO_CAPTURED” is returned.) (3) The GET command can be used to obtain the current screen displayed at startup. Example Setting > PJON=CANON This sets the startup screen to “Canon logo”. < i:OK Reference > GET PJON or ?PJON This retrieves the startup screen.
  • Page 51 Commands NOSIG Mode Control Setting Reference Function Display screen setting when no signal Parameter Parameter Meaning BLACK Black screen BLUE Blue screen LOGO User screen The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 52 Commands NOSHOW Mode Control Setting Reference Function Display screen setting when nothing shown Parameter Parameter Meaning BLACK Black screen BLUE Blue screen LOGO User screen The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 53 Commands LOGOPOS Mode Control Setting Reference Function User image position setting Parameter Parameter Meaning UPPER_L Upper left UPPER_R Upper right CENTER Center LOWER_L Lower left LOWER_R Lower right The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 54 Commands LANG Mode Control Setting Reference Function Language select Parameter Parameter Meaning English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Swedish Dutch Russian Chinese (simplified) Chinese (traditional) Korean Japanese The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 55 Commands TERMINAL Mode Control Setting Reference Function Terminal setting Parameter Parameter Meaning This sets to input. This sets to output. The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK 'is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the input/output of the RGB-IN2/COMPONENT IN/RGB OUT terminals.
  • Page 56 Commands KEYLOCK Mode Control Setting Reference Function Keylock setting Parameter Parameter Meaning No lock (OFF) MAIN Main key lock Remote control key lock The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful.
  • Page 57 Commands RCCH Mode Control Setting Reference Function Remote control setting Parameter Parameter Meaning Remote control channel 1 Remote control channel 2 The RANGE command can be used to obtain the parameter range that can be set at that time. Response An 'i:OK' is returned after setting is successful. Description This sets the remote control channel used at the projector side to 1 or 2.
  • Page 58 Commands Mode Control Setting Reference Function Remote control operation emulate Parameter The key assignments for the remote control buttons in Remote Control mode are shown below Parameter Remote control button POWER POWER POWER_OFF MENU MENU COMPUTER1 COMPUTER1 COMPUTER2 COMPUTER2 VIDEO VIDEO AUTOPC AUTOPC...
  • Page 59 Commands MAIN Mode Control Setting Reference Function Front panel operation emulation Parameter The key assignments for the front panel buttons are shown below Parameter Remote control button POWER POWER POWER_OFF MENU MENU COMPUTER1 COMPUTER1 COMPUTER2 COMPUTER2 VIDEO VIDEO AUTOPC AUTOPC KEYSTONE KEYSTONE DOWN...
  • Page 60 Commands Mode Control Setting Referenc Function Retrieve data Parameter Parameter Meaning MODE MODE POWER POWER SUPPLY STATE INPUT INPUT STATE DOTS TOTAL NUMBER OF DOTS TRACK TRACKING HPOS HORIZONTAL POSITION VPOS VERTICAL POSITION HPIX HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION VPIX VERTICAL RESOLUTION INPUT SIGNAL ASPECT SCREEN SIZE IMAGE...
  • Page 61 BVOL BVOL=110 IMAGEFLIP=NONE | CEILING | REAR IMAGEFLIP | REAR_CEILING PMM=OFF | STANDBY | EXIT PJON PJON=CANON | SKIP | LOGO NOSIG NOSIG=BLACK | BLUE | LOGO NOSHOW NOSHOW=BLACK | BLUE | LOGO LOGOPOS=UPPER_L | UPPER_R | CENTER LOGOPOS | LOWER_L | LOWER_R...
  • Page 62 SIGNALSTATUS=NO_SIGNAL | DISPLAYING | SETTING Response Meaning SIGNALSTATUS NO_SIGNAL Signal not detected DISPLAYING Currently displaying video Signal detection and display SETTING preparation in progress LAMPCOUNTER=<Lamp on time: Character string> Lamp on time Meaning (Lamp on time) "[G_______]" 0000～0199 "[GG______]" 0200～0399 "[GGG_____]"...
  • Page 63 Supported Command States Parameter Power supply Input Mode D-RGB A-RGB1 A-RGB2 Comp Video S-Video None Remote Local MODE ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ POWER ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...
  • Page 64 Commands RANGE Mode Control Setting Reference Function Setting range request Parameter Parameter Meaning POWER Power supply state INPUT Input state DOTS Total number of dots TRACK Tracking HPOS Horizontal position VPOS Vertical position HPIX Horizontal resolution VPIX Vertical resolution ASPECT Screen size IMAGE Image setting...
  • Page 65 Response Responses are made in the formats below for each parameter. <Parameter name>=<Type>, <Setting range> Type Meaning Number The definition of <Setting range> varies depending on the type. 1. When the type is I (ID) <Setting range>:=<Setting option 1>, <Setting option 2>, <Setting option 3>, <Setting option 4>, …, <Setting option N>...
  • Page 66 Supported Command States Parameter Power supply Input Mode D-RGB A-RGB1 A-RGB2 Comp Video S-Video None Remote Local POWER ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ × INPUT × ○ × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

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