Panasonic F200U Operating Instructions - Page 45

Technical Information Serial terminal The serial connector which is on the connector panel of the projector conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the projector can be controlled by a personal computer which is connected to this connecter. J Connection D-sub 9 pin (male) Computer Serial terminal (female) J Pin assignments and signal names Pin No. A B C D E F G H I J Communication settings Signal name TXD RXD GND RTS CTS Contents NC Transmitted data Received data NC Earth NC Connected internally NC Signal level RS-232C Sync. method Asynchronous Baud rate 9 600 bps Parity None J Basic format Character length Stop bit X parameter S parameter 8 bits 1 bit None None STX Start byte (02h) Command : Parameter 3 bytes 1 byte 1 byte 4 bytes ETX End (03h) The data streaming from the computer will start with STX, and proceed to Command, Parameter and end with ETX. You can add the required parameter. The projector can not receive any command for 10 seconds after the lamp is switched on. Wait 10 seconds before sending the command. If sending multiple commands, check that a response has been received from the projector for one command before sending the next command. When a command which does not require parameters to be sent, the colon (:) is not required. If an incorrect command is sent from the personal computer, the ER401 command will be sent from the projector to the personal computer. ENGLISH - 45 Appendix