Panasonic TH-85PB1U Operating Instructions - Page 14

Connections SERIAL Terminals connection The SERIAL terminal is used when the Plasma Display is controlled by a computer. Note: To use serial control for this unit, make sure to set the "Control I/F Select" in the "Network Setup" menu to "RS-232C". (refer to "Operating Instructions, Network Operations") COMPUTER (Male) 9876 5 43 21 RS-232C Straight cable Pin layout for SERIAL Terminal D-sub 9p (Female) Notes: • Use the RS-232C straight cable to connect the computer to the Plasma Display. • The computer shown is for example purposes only. • Additional equipment and cables shown are not supplied with this set. The SERIAL terminal conforms to the RS-232C interface speci¿cation, so that the Plasma Display can be controlled by a computer which is connected to this terminal. The computer will require software which allows the sending and receiving of control data which satisfies the conditions given below. Use a computer application such as programming language software. Refer to the documentation for the computer application for details. Communication parameters Signal level RS-232C compliant Synchronization method Asynchronous Baud rate 9600 bps Parity None Character length 8 bits Stop bit 1 bit Flow control - Basic format for control data The transmission of control data from the computer starts with a STX signal, followed by the command, the parameters, and lastly an ETX signal in that order. If there are no parameters, then the parameter signal does not need to be sent. STX C1 C2 C3 : P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 ETX Start (02h) Colon Parameter(s) 3-character (1 - 5 bytes) command (3 bytes) End (03h) Notes: • If multiple commands are transmitted, be sure to wait for the response for the ¿rst command to come from this unit before sending the next command. • If an incorrect command is sent by mistake, this unit will send an "ER401" command back to the computer. • S1A and S1B of Command IMS are available only when a dual input terminal board is attached. • Consult your local Panasonic dealer for detail instructions on command usage. 14 Signal names for D-sub 9P connector Pin No. Details 2 R X D 3 T X D 5 GND 4 • 6 Non use 7 8 (Shorted in this set) 1 • 9 NC These signal names are those of computer speci¿cations. Command Command PON POF AVL AMT IMS Parameter None None ** 0 1 None SL1 S1A S1B VD1 YP1 HM1 DV1 PC1 NW1 Control details Power ON Power OFF Volume 00 - 63 Audio MUTE OFF Audio MUTE ON Input select (toggle) SLOT input (SLOT INPUT) SLOT input (SLOT INPUT A) SLOT input (SLOT INPUT B) VIDEO input (VIDEO) COMPONENT/RGB IN input (COMPONENT) HDMI input (HDMI) DVI-D IN input (DVI) PC IN input (PC) Network input (NETWORK) DAM None ZOOM FULL JUST NORM ZOM2 ZOM3 SJST SNOM SFUL 14:9 Screen mode select (toggle) Zoom, Zoom1 16:9 Just, Just1 (For Video/SD/HD signal) 4:3, 4:3 (1) Zoom2 (For Video/SD/HD signal) Zoom3 (For Video/SD/HD signal) Just2 (For HD signal) 4:3 (2) (For HD signal) 4:3 Full (For HD signal) 14:9 (For Video/SD/HD signal) With the power off, this display responds to PON command only.