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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual Digital Powered Mixer SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 1st Edition © © 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 S S o o n n y y C C o o r r p p o o r r a a t t i i o o n n Page 1/43[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual Table of Contents 1. O VERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 3 1.1 A BOUT T HIS M ANUAL ............................................................................................. 3 1.2 C ONNECTING THE SRP-X500P TO A C OMPUTER .....[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 1. Overview 1.1 About This Manual This manual is the Interface Manual for the Sony SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer . The protocol explained in this manual is designed for controlling the SRP-X500P Digital Powered Mixer from an externally connected computer . This manual should be used together with the Operating I[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 1.3 Communication Format The communication format is described below . Baud rate : 38,400 bps Communication mode : Half-duplex start stop system (asynchronous) Data length : 8 bits Parity bit : odd Stop bit : 1 bit Flow control : None 1.4 Communication Protocol The communication protocol is described below . ・ W[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 1.7 Handshake Codes ACK : 0x41 ( ‘A’ ) When the SRP-X500P has received a command from an external computer and has processed it successfully , it returns an ACK to the computer as notification that th e comm and has been executed. There are cases when other data are added to and returned w ith the ACK, dependi[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2. Command Reference 2.1 Basic Control Commands The following commands are provided to perform basic control on the SRP-X500P such as volume level control and channel input selection. 2.1.1 AV/RGB INPUT SELECT : 0x43 0x53 0x45 0x4C (‘CSEL’) This command is used to select the channel i nput from the A V/RGB INP[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Return packet format When the SRP-X500P receives a command successfully , th e parameter is returned together with an ACK (0x41 (‘A ’)) in the order shown below . 0x41 “ parameter” 0x0D The parameter is the same as that of the A V/RGB INPUT SELECT command.  Example When channel B input from among th[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • FADER (1st-6th byte) The level for each fader can be specified (in dB units). The parameter and levels are as shown in the following table. Level Level Level Level - ∞ 0x30 (‘0’) -20.0 0x40 (‘@’) -4.5 0x50 (‘P’) +3.5 0x60 (‘`’) -70.0 0x31 (‘1’) -19.0 0x41 (‘A ’) -4.0 0x51 (‘Q’) +4[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.1.5 OUTPUT FADER : 0x43 0x50 0x4D 0x40 (‘CPM@’) This command is used to set th e level of the output faders. The parameter specified by this command functions in the same way as the output faders in the OVER VIEWscreen of the SRP-X500P Manager .  Packet format 0x43 0x50 0x4D 0x40 “ parameter” 0x0D ♦[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Return packet format When the SRP-X500P receives the command successfully , th e parameter is returned together with an ACK (0x41 (‘A ’)) in the order shown below . 0x41 “ parameter” 0x0D The parameter consists of 8 bytes of data and is the same as that of the OUTPUT F ADER command. 2.1.7 REMOTE 1-6 LE[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • LEVEL (2nd byte) The level for each fader can be specified (in dB units). The parameter and the level are as shown in the following table. Level Level Level - ∞ 0x30 (‘0’) -20.0 0x40 (‘@’) -4.5 0x50 (‘P’) -70.0 0x31 (‘1’) -19.0 0x41 (‘A ’) -4.0 0x51 (‘Q’) -60.0 0x32 (‘2’) -18.0 0x[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ Parameter The parameter consists of 7 bytes of data in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st MASTER VOLUME LEVEL 2nd REMOTE 1 LEVEL 3rd REMOTE 2 LEVEL 4th REMOTE 3 LEVEL 5th REMOTE 4 LEVEL 6th REMOTE 5 LEVEL 7th REMOTE 6 LEVEL • MASTER VOLUME LEVEL (1st byte) The master volume level is s[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.1.10 MASTER VOLUME DOWN : 0x43 0x4C 0x56 0x2D (‘CLV-’) This command is used to tu rn down the master volume. When this command is transmitted, the volume leve l decreases continuously . When the MASTER VOLUME STOP command (page 13) is transmitted, the volume level stops decreasing. T o read the control statu[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.1.12 MUTING : 0x43 0x4D 0x55 0x54 (‘CMUT’) This command is used to turn of f the specified channel ( “ Muting on”) or turn the channel back on ( “ Muting of f”). The parameter specified in this command for the M IC 1/2/WL 1/2 INPUT , MIC 3/4 INPUT , LINE INPUT , A V/RGB INPUT , SPEAKER OUTPUT 1-4, an[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Example T o turn off REMOTE fader 1( “ Muting on”): 0x43 0x4D 0x55 0x54 0x42 0x41 0x0D (‘C M U T B A CR’) 2.1.13 MUTING PARAMETER REQUEST : 0x52 0x4D 0x55 0x54 (‘RMUT’) This command is used to read th e muting status of the SRP-X500P .  Packet format 0x52 0x4D 0x55 0x54 0x0D  Return packet fo[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • LINE OUTPUT MUTING (3rd byte) Shows the muting status of the LINE OUTPUT ch annels in the form of 8 bits of data. The bit is 0 for a channel which is not turned off ( “ Muting off”) and 1 for a channel which is turned off ( “ Muting on”). M S B L S B bit7 bit6 bit5 bit4 bit3 bit2 bit1 bit0 0 1 0 0 CH4 [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.1.14 PROJECTOR ON/STANDBY : 0x43 0x50 0x4A 0x50 (‘CPJP’) This command is used to change the power status (on or standby status) of the projector connected to the PROJECTOR CONTROL connector .  Packet format 0x43 0x50 0x4A 0x50 “ parameter” 0x0D ♦ Parameter The parameter consists of 1 byte of data. B[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • PROJECTOR ON/STANDBY INDICATOR (1st byte) Shows the status of the PROJECTOR ON/ST ANDBY POWER switch. The parameter and the status of the PROJ ECTOR ON/ST ANDBY POWER switch are as shown in the following table. PROJECTOR ON/ST ANDBY INDICA TOR ST ANDBY (The switch lights up red.) 0x30 (‘0’) ON (The switch [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.1.17 SCENE RECALL PARAMETER REQUEST : 0x52 0x52 0x43 0x4C (‘RRCL’) This command is used to read the r ecalled scene number from the SRP-X500P .  Packet format 0x52 0x52 0x43 0x4C 0x0D  Return packet format When the SRP-X500P receives the command successfully , th e parameter is returned together with a[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.2 Status Acquisition Commands The following commands are used to acquire th e settings and the status of the SRP-X500P . 2.2.1 INDEX REQUEST : 0x52 0x50 0x4D 0x44 (‘RPMD’) This command is used to read the index names of all input/output connectors of the SRP-X500P . The parameter returned for this command ar[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Example When the input/output channels are specified with the index names as follows: MIC 1/WL 1 INPUT : MIC □ 1 MIC 2/WL 2 INPUT : MIC □ 2 MIC 3 INPUT : MIC □ 3 MIC 4 INPUT : MIC □ 4 LINE INPUT : MD A V/RGB INPUT A : CD A V/RGB INPUT B : DVD A V/RGB INPUT C : CASSETTE A V/RGB INPUT D : PC □ 1 A V/RG[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ Parameter The parameter consists of 16 bytes of data in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st MIC 1/W L 1 INP UT LEVEL METER 2nd MIC 2/WL 2 INPUT LEVEL METER 3rd MIC 3 INPUT LEVEL METER 4th MIC 4 INPUT LEVEL METER 5th LINE INPUT L LEVEL METER 6th LINE INPUT R LEVEL METER 7th A V/RGB INPUT [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Example When the level meter r eadings are as follows : MIC 1/WL 1 INPUT LEVEL METER : Less than -30 [VU] MIC 2/WL 2 INPUT LEVEL METER : -30 [VU] MIC 3 INPUT LEVEL METER : -20 [VU] MIC 4 INPUT LEVEL METER : -15 [VU] LINE INPUT L LEVEL METER : -10 [VU] LINE INPUT R LEVEL METER : -8 [VU] A V/RGB INPUT L LEVEL ME[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  To acquire the status of all items T ransmit the following command to acquire the status of all items available using the ST A TUS REQUEST command.  Packet format 0x52 0x41 0x53 0x54 0x0D (‘R A S T CR’)  Return packet format When the SRP-X500P receives the command successfully , th e parameter is ret[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Parameters The parameter consists of 108 bytes of data, as shown in the following table. Byte (when acquiring all items at one time) Parameter Specified value (when acquiring single item) Parameter byte(s) (when acquiring single item) 1st PROJECTOR PROT OCOL SWITCH 0x51 (‘Q’) 1 2nd SYSTEM TYPE SWITCH 0x52 [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ PROJECTOR PROTOCOL SWITCH (1st byte) SYSTEM TYPE SWITCH (2nd byte) Shows the position of the PROJECTOR PROT OCOL se lector or the SYSTEM TYPE s elector on the front panel of the SRP-X500P . The parameters and the switch position are shown in the following table. SWITCH 0 0x30 (‘0’) 1 0x31 (‘1’) 2 0x32 [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ INPUT LEVEL (16th-21st byte) Shows the value indicated by the yellow triangular ma rker at the side of the input fader in the OVER VIEW screen of the SRP-X500P Manager . This valu e is calculated using the input volume parameter , input fader parameter , master vol ume level parameter , and remote fader 1-6 pa[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ OUTPUT MUTING (31st and 32nd byte) Shows the muting status of the output channels. The OUTPUT MUTING parameter consists of the 2 byte s of data in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st SPEAKER OUTPUT MUTING 2nd LINE OUTPUT MUTING • SPEAKER OUTPUT MUTING Shows the muting status of the spe[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ RF/AF INDICATOR (36th byte) Shows the status of the RF and AF indicators on th e front panel of the SRP-X500P in the form of 8 bits of data. The bit is 0 for indicators that are turned of f and 1 for indicators that are turned on. M S B L S B bit7 bit6 bit5 bit4 bit3 bit2 bit1 bit0 0 1 0 0 WL 2 WL 2 WL 1 WL 1 [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ LINE TRIM (43rd byte) Shows the setting of the TRIM controls for the LI NE input on the front panel of the SRP-X500P (in dBu units). The parameter and the TRIM control se tting are shown in the following table. TRIM TRIM -30 0x30 (‘0’) -14 0x40 (‘@’) -29 0x31 (‘1’) -13 0x41 (‘A ’) -28 0x32 (‘[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ FR (50th-53rd byte) The FR parameter consists of the 4 bytes of da ta in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st MIC 1/WL 1 FR 2nd MIC 2/WL 2 FR 3rd MIC 3 FR 4th MIC 4 FR • FR Shows the status of the FEED BACK REDUCER. The corresponde nce of the parameter with the FEED BACK REDUCER setting[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • SETUP STATUS Shows the progress of the FEED BACK REDUCER setting. The parameter and the progress are as shown in the following table. Progress Stopped (finished) 0x30 (‘0’) 1 0x31 (‘1’) 2 0x32 (‘2’) 3 0x33 (‘3’) 4 0x34 (‘4’) 5 0x35 (‘5’) 6 0x36 (‘6’) 7 0x37 (‘7’) 8 0x38 (‘8’[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ IR OUTPUT MODE INDICATOR (59th byte) Shows the status of the IR OUTPUT MODE button on the front panel of the SRP-X500P . The correspondence of the parameter with the IR OUTPUT MODE button status is shown in the following table. IR OUTPUT MODE Normal operation (The button is turned off.) 0x30 (‘0’) T ransmi[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ TEMPERATURE (78th and 79th byte) The TEMPERA TURE parameter consists of 2 bytes of data in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st SPEAKER OUTPUT CH1/2 TEMPERA TURE 2nd SPEAKER OUTPUT CH3/4 TEMPERA TURE • TEMPERATURE Shows the temperature of the heat si nk in the power am plifier section. [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ SCENE No. (84th byte) Shows the scene number to be recalled. The parameter and the scene number are shown in the following table. SCENE No. None 0x30 (‘0’) 1 0x31 (‘1’) 2 0x32 (‘2’) 3 0x33 (‘3’) 4 0x34 (‘4’) 5 0x35 (‘5’) 6 0x36 (‘6’) 7 0x37 (‘7’) 8 0x38 (‘8’) ♦ PARALLEL IN[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • OUTPUT 1-6 Shows the on/off status of output pins 1 to 6 of the REMOTE P ARALLEL connector in 8 bits of data. When an output pin is off, the corresponding b it is 0, and when an output pin is on, the corresponding bit is 1. M S B L S B bit7 bit6 bit5 bit4 bit3 bit2 bit1 bit0 0 1 OUT6 OUT5 OUT4 OUT3 OUT2 OUT1 ?[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual ♦ GAIN REDUCTION (99th-108th byte) The GAIN REDUCTION parameter consists of the 8 byte s of data in the order shown in the following table. Byte Parameter 1st (RESER VED) 2nd MIC AGC GAIN REDUCTION 3rd SPEAKER OUTPUT 1 CO MPRESSOR GAIN REDUCTION 4th SPEAKER OUTPUT 2 CO MPRESSOR GAIN REDUCTION 5th SPEAKER OUTPUT [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual • COMPRESSOR GAIN REDUCTION Indicatess the gain reduction level read ing of the COMPRESSOR (in dB units). The parameter and the gain reduction level reading are shown in the following table. GAIN REDUCTION GAIN REDUCTION More than 30 0x30 (‘0’) 15 0x40 (‘@’) 30 0x31 (‘1’) 14 0x41 (‘A ’) 29 0x32 ([...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.3 Maintenance Information Commands The following commands are provided to read and write the information on the SRP-X500P and to restore the parameters to their factory default settings. 2.3.1 INFORMATION REQUEST : 0x52 0x50 0x4D 0x45 (‘RPME’) This command is used to read information from the SRP-X500P . The[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.3.2 MAINTENANCE INFORMATION READ WRITE : 0x43 0x4D 0x49 0x31 (‘CMI1’) This command is used to enter inform ation in the 256-byte readable/writabl e area in the maintenance information memory of the SRP-X500P . Y ou can use this area to enter inform ation such as the room name and th e date and time when the [...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual 2.3.3 MAINTENANCE INFORMATION READ WRITE REQUEST : 0x52 0x4D 0x49 0x31 (‘RMI1’) This command is used to read the in formation entered in the 256-byte read able/writable area in the maintenance information memory of the SRP-X500P .  Packet format 0x52 0x4D 0x49 0x31 0x0D  Return packet format When the SRP[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Example When the RMI2 command is received: 0x41 0x53 0x52 0x50 0x2D 0x58 0x35 0x30 0x30 0x50 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x2[...]

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    SRP-X500P RS-232C Interface Manual  Example When the version is 1.00 0x41 0x31 0x2E 0x30 0x30 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 (‘A 1 . 0 0 □ □ □ □ ’) “ □ ” indicates a space. 2.3.6 FACTORY PRESET : 0x43 0x52 0x53 0x54 (‘CRST’) This command is used to restore the parameters of the SRP-X500P to their factory default setting. When thi[...]