Pioneer BDP-V6000 Owner's Manual - Page 58

09 Chapter 9 Additional information Serial interface specifications In addition to the basic operations on the player's front panel and remote control, the player is equipped with a serial interface conforming to RS-232C standards allowing connection to a computer. The interface is a 9-pin D-Sub connector. Caution • The 9-pin connector uses inch screw threads. The D-Sub connector's pin layout is as shown below. 1 5 6 9 Pin no. Terminal 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Input/Output Function Input NC (not connected on the player) Input receive data Output send data Output NC (not connected on the player) -- ground Input NC (not connected on the player) Outupt Connected to CTS pin internally. Input Connected to RTS pin internally. Input NC (not connected on the player) Connection to a computer The player communicates with the computer using the 9-pin D-Sub connector's pins 2 and 3 for signal transfer and pin 5 as the ground. The computer and player are connected as shown on the diagram below. Control terminal such as a computer Pin 2 RxD Pin 3 TxD Pin 5 GND BDP-V6000 RxD TxD GND Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 5 The player can accept commands whenever the power is on. In addition, the player can accept the commands below even when the power is off. • Power ON command • Play command • Commands with the power (A181AFBC), play (A181AF39) and power on (A181AFBA) Remote Control Button commands as arguments. There is no need to connect control lines other than TxD and RxD. Serial control specifications (1) Signal level RS-232C level (2) Data format Data length: 8 bits Stop bit: 1 bit Parity: None (3) Communication speed (Baud rate) The communication speed (Baud rate) is selectable among the following: 2400 bps, 4800 bps, 9600 bps, 19200 bps and 115200 bps. Set to 9600 bps by factory default (page 56). 58 En