This document was written in order to clarify specification for control this product by the host controller. 1-2. Scope This document would be using by software or hardware engineers for production of this product. This product is [marantz SR9300/SR8300/PS9200V2]. (It’s refered to as “This product” after this.) 1-3. Abbreviations Abbreviation 1-4.
SR9300/8300 3. Detailed Description The interface specification between this product and a Host controller is described below. 3-1. Connection format 3-1-1. Physical connection Host (Controller) 3-1-1-1. Data transmission sequence from Host to Slave Host (Controller) 1. The host checks that CTS is High, then starts a data transmission from TxD. 2.
SR9300/8300 3-2. Transmission data format 3-2-1. Transmission data format from Host to Slave There are two kinds of transmission data form from Host shown below. 3-2-1-1. Form1: Command Command is a data that requests some status change. Start character COMMAND End character S tart ‘@ ’...
SR9300/8300 3-3. The transaction sequences and the regulations 3-3-1. The transaction sequences The transactions have two kinds of sequence. *A transaction is a Command from Host then the Slave will be an answer by ACK or NAK. *A transaction is a Status request from Host then the Slave will be an answer by Status answer. 3-3-2.
SR9300/8300 3-3-4. Examples of the handshaking flowchart 3-3-4-1. Example of successful handshaking C o m m a n d S t a t u s r e q u e s t 3-3-4-2. Example of error handshaking C o m m a n d S t a t u s r e q u e s t RS232C Control Spec...
SR9300/8300 3-4. Command list 3-4-1. Normal Command list Command POWER INPUT SELECT Main Room / (Multi Room) MULTI-CHANNEL INPUT SIGNAL TUNNER FREQ TUNNER PRESET F-DIRECT TUNER MODE MEMO/CLR DIRECT KEY RS232C Control Spec (Samples indicated the ID set to as ‘1’.) POWER POWER ON POWER OFF...
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SR9300/8300 Command SURROUND MODE VOLUME TONE SLEEP MODE MUTE VIDEO MUTE TEST TONE NIGHT RS232C Control Spec AUTO THX MUSIC THX SURR EX THX CINEMA DTS ES DOLBY DOLBY PROLOGIC DOLBY PLⅡ MOVIE DOLBY PLⅡ MUSIC VIRTUAL S DIRECT MOVIE HALL MATRIX Mch-STEREO...
SR9300/8300 3-5. Status request and Status answer list 3-5-1. Normal Status request and Status answer list Request Status POWER Status VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT INPUT MODE TUNER FFREQUENCY TUNER PRESET TUNER MODE VOLUME Status BASS Status TREBLE Status ATT Status RS232C Control Spec Char.
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SR9300/8300 Request Status SURROUND MODE SLEEP TIMER Status DISPLAY Status OSD Status TEST TONE Status TEST TONE MODE NIGHT MODE MENU RS232C Control Spec Char. & Sample Status answer AUTO THX 5.1 THX SURR EX THX CINEMA THX MUSIC DTS MUSIC DTS CINEMA DTS ES NEO 6 CINEMA...
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SR9300/8300 Request Status F-DIRECT SIGNAL FORMAT SAMPLING FREQ. CHANNEL STATUS * Description of CHANNEL STATUS answer character. (about : $%) (Character $ and % would be ‘0’ to ‘9’ or ‘A’ to ‘F’,it uses to as hex. bit data.) $ bit When a bit of channel status is effective, it sets to 1.
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SR9300/8300 Request Status MULTIROOM Status VIDEO INPUT (Multi Room) AUDIO INPUT (Multi Room) TUNER FREQUENCY (Multi Room) TUNER PRESET (Multi Room) VOLUME Status (Multi Room) VOLUME SET Status (Multi Room) SLEEP TIMER Status (Multi Room) OSD Status (Multi Room) SPEAKER Status (Multi Room) MUTE Status (Multi Room)
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SR9300/8300 Request Status CHANNEL LEVEL XX: ( 0=”10”) (+01=”11”~+10=”20”) (-01=”09”~ -10=”00”) (-11=”55” ~ -15=”51”) SPEAKER DISTANCE XX: (00~30) (1 foot = “01”) (10 feet=”10”) SPEAKER SIZE SPEAKER BACK RS232C Control Spec Char. & Sample Status answer “i0” ("@1?i0", 0x0D) LEFT LEVEL “i1”...
SR9300/8300 3-5-2. Special Status request and Status answer list Request Status Char. & Sample SERIAL NUMBER ‘n’ ("@1?n", 0x0D) ERROR DETECT ‘m’ ("@1?m", 0x0D) Descriptions of ERROR DETECT status answer character. (about : #$%&) (Character #, $, % and & would be ‘0’ to ‘9’ or ‘A’ to ‘F’, it uses to as hex. bit data.) * # : Bit ErrorName 3 Reserved...