Toshiba TD-Y493M Owner's Manual page 24

Equipment/Tools to connect to Display 1:
• Service tool or RS232/TTL converter. (For more
information contact your Toshiba dealer) RS232 to
RJ12 cable (supplied)
RJ12 to RJ45 cable
RS-232 (female) to RS-232(male) cable
RS-232(male) to USB Adaptor
Alternatively connection to Display one can be made
with a LAN cable (connected via router)
• Notebook or PC which has USB or LAN port
• Installed program on remote PC to send commands
In general, the RS-232 commands are sent for
operating the implemented functions via serial port
and utility. A suitable utility can be used such as
described below.
Connecting to the Display (LAN port)
Download and install the PuTTY software from the
following link first: http://www.putty.org/.
Run the software and enter the Display's IP address in
the field Host Name. Enter "1986" as a default value
in the field Port. Then select "Telnet" as Connection
type and click the Open button.
Note: Refer to the Connectivity section of this manual for
information on connecting the Display to a network and
displaying the IP address of the Display.
Use the commands in the RS232 Command Table.
For example, if "GETVOLUME" command is entered,
current volume level should be displayed on the putty
window as shown in the pictures below.
Another example;
Volume level can be changed by using "VOLUME"
command. After sending this command, you can verify
the changes from the Display.
The last example ;
When "GETSOURCE" command is entered, current
source should be displayed on the putty window as
shown in the picture below.
For a Video Wall set, the commands will be sent to all
connected Displays. In order to send a command to a
specific Display in the Video Wall set, the command
should be in the following format:
COMMAND [#signage_id] PARAMETER
The signage id should follow the command and, if any,
parameter should be entered at the end.
Some command examples for a specific Display in
a Video Wall set;
STANDBY [#01]
VOLUME [#01] 15
Note: Note that if the command is entered without the signage
id, the command will be sent to all connected Displays.
Connecting to the Display (RS232 port)
Run the software and select Serial as Connection
Type. Enter the Display's serial port in the field
Serial Line (in the following example it is COM4)
and "115200" in the field Speed. Then click the Open
button.
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