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  • Page 1

    Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor Developer ’ s Reference THE LEADER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING RS-232 Port: Sending Commands and Interpr eting Data RC-5 Remote: Commands[...]

  • Page 2

    © 2002 by Krell Industries, Inc. All rights reserved P/N 306016 This product is manufactured in the United States of America. Krell ® is a registered trademark of Krell Industries, Inc., and is restricted for use by Krell Industries, Inc., its subsidiaries, and authorized agents. All other trademarks and trade names are registered to their respec[...]

  • Page 3

    Overview This document is designed for application developers who want to control the Home Theater Standard 7.1 using an external computer-based device. The document contains five sections: 1 Connecting to the RS-232 Port, including the RS-232 connector diagram, and RS-232 Port Protocols, on page 4 2 RS-232 Commands, on page 5 3 RS-232 Status Feedb[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference Connecting to the RS-232 Port A 9-pin RS-232 port is located on the right-hand side of the Home Theater Standard 7.1 back panel. Make sure the clamping screws (or thumbscrews) securely fasten the connection cable from the external computer-based device to the RS-232 port on the Home Theater [...]

  • Page 5

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 5 MENU COMMANDS AUTO-ST A TUS COMMANDS GENERAL DEVICE SELECT COMMANDS LEVEL COMMANDS RS-232 Commands for the Home Theater Standar d 7.1 Up UPZ Down DWNZ Left LFTZ Right RGTZ Menu MENZ Enter ENTZ Previous PRVZ DVD Device Select 1 DVDZ LD Device Select 1 LDZ Satellite Device Select 1 SA TZ VCR D[...]

  • Page 6

    Mute Current Zone MUTZ Mute Main Zone MUTMZ Mute Zone 2 MUTRZ Night Compression NTCZ Normal Compression NMCZ Max Compression MXCZ 7.1 Input select 2 AMCZ Analog Audio Input-1 2 AS1Z Analog Audio Input-2 2 AS2Z Analog Audio Input-3 2 AS3Z Analog Audio Input-4 2 AS4Z Analog Audio Input-5 2 AS5Z Analog Audio Input-6 2 AS6Z Analog Audio Input-7 2 AS7Z [...]

  • Page 7

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 7 Main Analog Audio Input-1 AS1MZ Main Analog Audio Input-2 AS2MZ Main Analog Audio Input-3 AS3MZ Main Analog Audio Input-4 AS4MZ Main Analog Audio Input-5 AS5MZ Main Analog Audio Input-6 AS6MZ Main Analog Audio Input-7 AS7MZ Main Analog Balanced Input AB1MZ Main Analog T ape Select TP AMZ Mai[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference Power On 1PWRZ Power Off 0PWRZ Room EQ Select XXX = 000-004 (000 = OFF) (001-004 selects memory 1-4) XXXEQMZ ROOM EQ COMMAND POWER COMMANDS Main Zone MANZ Zone 2 Zone 2 power toggle if main zone Is OFF REMZ ZONE SELECT COMMANDS RS-232 Commands for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued COM[...]

  • Page 9

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 9 RS-232 Commands for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued DECODE MODE SELECT COMMANDS Mode 1 MS1Z Mode 2 MS2Z Prologic MVZ Stereo STZ Preamp P AZ THX THXZ Audio Decode Set Mode 000 - 038, sets mode* XXXMODZ COMMAND RS-232 CODE * Refer to the list of audio decode modes and corresponding co[...]

  • Page 10

    10 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 RS-232 Commands for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued Audio decode modes and corresponding codes Dolby Digital 5.1 000 Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX 001 Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX EX 002 AC3 2/0 Stereo Mode (Pass Mode) 003 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Movie Mode 004 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Music Mode 005 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II M[...]

  • Page 11

    RS-232 Status Feedback Description for the Home Theater Standar d 7.1 RS-232 Status Block Descriptions for the Home Theater Standar d 7.1 The Home Theater Standard 7.1 reports its operational status by trans- mitting a block of status data via the RS-232 connector . The block is configured as eighteen 8-bit words. The first and last word always con[...]

  • Page 12

    RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 3: General Status II Bit Description Bit 7: Menu mode 1 = Menu mode is active Bit 6: Auto Status 1 = Auto status enabled Bit 5: PLL Locked 1 = PLL is locked (valid digital input signal detected) Bit 4: T rigger 4 On 1 = T rigger 4 is on Bit 3: T rigger 3 On 1 = T rigger 3 is on Bit 2: T rigger 2 On [...]

  • Page 13

    RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 8: Main Zone Audio Input Bit Description Bit 7 – 0: Main Zone Audio Input Audio Inputs 1 Digital: COAX 1 10 Analog: S1 2 Digital: COAX 2 1 1 Analog: S2 3 Digital: COAX 3 12 Analog: S3 4 Digital: COAX 4 13 Analog: S4 5 Digital: COAX 5 14 Analog: S5 6 Digital: COAX 6 15 Analog: S6 7 Digital: Optical[...]

  • Page 14

    RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 11: Current Audio Decode Modes Bit Description Bit 7 – 0: Current Audio Decode Modes Analog and PCM Decode Modes 1 Stereo Mode (Pass Mode) 2 Pro-Logic II Movie Mode 3 Pro-Logic II Music Mode 4 Pro-Logic II Matrix Mode 5 Pro-Logic II Emulation Mode 6 Pro-Logic II Movie + THX Mode 7 Multichannel Inp[...]

  • Page 15

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 15 RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 12: Main Zone Balance/Compression Mode Bit Description Bits 4 - 0: Balance Setting 0 – 26 Bits 5 – 6: Compression Mode Balance Settings 0 Right Off 9 Left +2.0 18 Right +2.5 1 Left +6 10 Left +1.5 19 Right +3.0 2 Left +5.5 1 1 Left +1.0 [...]

  • Page 16

    16 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 14: Center T rim Bit Description Bits 4 – 0: Center Trim T rim Settings 0 -10 dB 10 0 dB 1- 9 d B 1 1 + 1 d B 2- 8 d B 1 2 + 2 d B 3- 7 d B 1 3 + 3 d B 4- 6 d B 1 4 + 4 d B 5- 5 d B 1 5 + 5 d B 6- 4 d B 1 6 + 6 d B 7- 3 d B 1 7 + 7 d B 8- [...]

  • Page 17

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 17 RS-232 Status Block Descriptions, continued Wo rd 17: Sub T rim Bit Description Bits 4 – 0: Sub T rim Tr i m Settings 0 -10 dB 7 -3 dB 14 +4 dB 1- 9 d B 8- 2 dB 15 +5 dB 2- 8 d B 9- 1 dB 16 +6 dB 3- 7 d B 1 0 0 dB 17 +7 dB 4- 6 d B 1 1+ 1 d B 1 8 + 8 d B 5- 5 d B 1 2+ 2 d B 1 9 + 9 d B 6-[...]

  • Page 18

    18 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference RC-5 Commands for the Home Theater Standar d 7.1 The following codes are used for controlling the Home Theater Standard 7.1 via IR. SYSTEM COMMAND SYSTEM COMMAND RC5 WORD HOME THEA TER (HEX) (HEX) (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) ST ANDARD 7.1 1C 1 28 1 3701 SUB 1C 2 28 2 3702 REAR 1C 6 28 6 3706 CENTER 1[...]

  • Page 19

    Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Developer’s Reference 19 RC-5 Commands for the Home Theater Standard 7.1, continued SYSTEM COMMAND SYSTEM COMMAND RC5 WORD HOME THEA TER (HEX) (HEX) (DEC) (DEC) (HEX) ST ANDARD 7.1 19 5 25 5 3645 TV 19 6 25 6 3646 CD 19 7 25 7 3647 TUNER 19 8 25 8 3648 AUX1 19 9 25 9 3649 AUX2 19 A 25 10 364A MAIN ZONE 19 B 25 1 1 [...]

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    20 Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 00 Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX 01 Dolby Digital 5.1 + THX EX 02 AC3 2/0 Stereo Mode (Pass Mode) 03 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Movie Mode 04 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Music Mode 05 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Matrix Mode 06 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Emulation Mode 07 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic II Movie +THX Mode 08 AC3 2/0 Pro-Logic[...]