Sony SRP-X500P System Integration Manual page 23

With the SRP-X500P, sending a control command and
waiting for the process on the projector are control
sequences. By combining multiple control sequences, the
SRP-X500P controls the projector power on/standby and
input signal selection.
SRP-X 500P 's action
Switch
operation
Send control command
{
Wait for the process completion
on the projector
Fig. 20 Control Sequences to Control a Projector
Protocol setting
The following describes how to control a projector using
the protocol setting function of the supplied SRP-X500P
Manager software. We use the Sony VPL-FX52 Data
Projector as an example.
1. Select the PARALLEL/PROJECTOR CONTROL tab on the
SRP-X500P Manager software.
2. Click the PROTOCOL SETTING button to display the
following screen.
3. Enter commands in Hex format. Convert ASCII
command values to Hex equivalent values using the
supplied conversion table (see appendix).
SRP-X500P
Switcher
A
VHS
(Composite Video)
B
C
Document Camera
(Composite Video)
D
PC (Analog RGB)
E
DVD Player
(Analog Component)
System Example
DV (S-VIDEO)
Projector's action
Warm-up etc.
(cannot receive command)
Process command
(can receive next command)
Communication format
inputbox
PROJECTOR POWER ON
Command inputbox
PROJECTOR POWER
STANDBY Command
inputbox
PROJECTOR INPUT SELECT/
VIDEO FORMAT SELECT
Command inputbox
PROJECTOR
RS-232C
CONTROL
VPL-FX52
VIDEO
VIDEO
INPUT C
COMPONENT/RGB
S-VIDEO cable
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Setting up the SRP-X500P Using Manager Software
Setting the communication format
Input the RS-232C communication format of the VPL-FX52
in the PORT SETTING input box.
(Baud rate: 38400 bps; Parity bit: EVEN)
Setting the POWER ON and STANDBY commands of
the VPL-FX52
POWER ON command: A9 17 2E 00 00 00 3F 9A (HEX)
POWER STANDBY command: A9 17 2F 00 00 00 3F 9A (HEX)
Set the wait time of the POWER ON command to 20 sec,
and the wait time of the POWER STANDBY command to 60
P P
sec. These are the effective settings explained in the Know-
how of projector control section. They should be adjusted
by actually connecting the projector and measuring the
time it takes to enable projector power on or standby (or
refer to the projector's documentation for these values).
POWER ON command
POWER ON command
POWER STANDBY command
POWER STANDBY command
Setting the VIDEO INPUT SELECT of the VPL-FX52
Be sure to input the command after selecting the VIDEO
button in PROJECTOR INPUT SELECT.
VIDEO INPUT SELECT command: A9 00 01 00 00 00 01 9A (HEX)
This command is sent to the projector when the AV/RGB
INPUT of the SRP-X500P is selected to A, B, C. Then the
input on the projector is switched to VIDEO.
V
V
Select VIDEO button
Select VIDEO button
VIDEO INPUT select command
VIDEO INPUT select command
S
S
V
V
Baud rate
Baud rate Parity
Parity
B
W
W
WAIT time
WAIT time
setting
setting
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