Planar EP-Series User manual

EP-Series Ultra HD LCD

Displays RS232 User

Guide

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RoHS Compliance Statement

The Planar EP-Series is fully RoHS compliant.

Part Number: 020-1289-00

EP-Series Ultra HD LCD Displays RS232 User Guide 1

RS232 Codes

RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but is a convenient way to control

displays from a computer at a distance. Most things you can do with the remote, you

can do with RS232 commands. Plus, you can send inquiries to the displays and find

out the current settings and values.

1RS232 Command Format

STX(1byte) + IDT(1byte)+ Type(1byte)+ CMD(3bytes)+ [Value/Reply(1byte)] +

ETX(1byte)

STX: Start byte = 07

IDT: Don’t care

Type: Read or Write command, 01: read, 02: write; 00: return to host (from

monitor)

CMD: As shown in the table on the following pages

Value: Setting Value of “Write Command”

Reply: Return Value of monitor

ETX: End byte = 08

Transmit from PC (Host)

Read command: 07 IDT 01 CMD 08 (7bytes)

Write/Setting command: 07 IDT 02 CMD VAL 08 (8bytes)

Return from Monitor: Sent after receiving any valid command. The response CMD is

the same as the received CMD.

2Serial Port Setting

Baud rate can be set to 115200, 38400, 19200, or 9600 to match the monitor baud

rate setting.

Baud rate 19200 is the default setting.

Explanation of symbols

▲: Valid command on Power saving/ off mode (The setting of “Wake Up from Sleep”

must be “VGA, Digital, RS-232”).

Baud Rate Data Bit Parity Bit Stop Bit

19200 8 None 1

RS232 Codes

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Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

Power

Control and

Input Source

Power

Control

POW W/R 00 00 Off (soft power) 50 4F 57 ▲

01 01 On (soft power) ▲

IPC Control IPC W/R 00 00 Off 49 50 43

01 01 On

Input Source MIN W/R 00 00 VGA 4D 49 4E

13 13 DisplayPort

14 14 OPS

9 9 HDMI1

10 10 HDMI2

11 11 HDMI3

12 12 HDMI4

Display

Adjustment

Color BRI W/R 0~100 Current value Back Light Brightness 42 52 49

BRL W/R 0~100 Current value Digital Brightness Level 42 52 4C

BLC W/R 00 00 Off (Back Light) 42 4C 43

01 01 On (Back Light)

CON W/R 0~100 Current value Contrast 43 4F 4E

SHA W/R 0~100 Current value Sharpness 53 48 41

HUE W/R 0~100 Current value Hue 48 55 45

SAT W/R 0~100 Current value Saturation 53 41 54

Noise

Reduction

NOR W/R 00 00 Off 4E 4F 52

01 01 Low

02 02 Medium

03 03 High

RS232 Codes

EP-Series Ultra HD LCD Displays RS232 User Guide 3

Display

Adjustment

Local

Dimming

LDM W/R 00 00 Local Dimming Off 4C 44 4D

01 01 Local Dimming On

MEMC MEM W/R 00 00 MEMC: Off 4D 45 4D

01 01 MEMC: Low

02 02 MEMC: Medium

03 03 MEMC: High

Scheme SCM W/R 00 00 User 53 43 4D

01 01 Sport

02 02 Game

03 03 Cinema

04 04 Vivid

Color

Temperature

COT W/R 00 00 User 43 4F 54

01 01 6500K

02 02 9300K

03 03 3200K

06 06 5000K

07 07 7500K

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

RS232 Codes

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Display

Adjustment

Gamma GAC W/R 00 00 Off (Gamma) 47 41 43

01 01 1.85 (Gamma)

02 02 1.9 (Gamma)

03 03 1.95 (Gamma)

04 04 2.0 (Gamma)

05 05 2.05 (Gamma)

06 06 2.15 (Gamma)

07 07 2.15 (Gamma)

08 08 2.2 (Gamma)

09 09 2.25 (Gamma)

10 10 2.3 (Gamma)

11 11 2.35 (Gamma)

12 12 2.4 (Gamma)

13 13 2.45 (Gamma)

14 14 2.5 (Gamma)

15 15 2.55 (Gamma)

16 16 2.6 (Gamma)

Gain & Offset USR W/R 0~100 Current value Red Gain (0~100) 55 53 52

USG W/R 0~100 Current value Green Gain (0~100) 55 53 47

USB W/R 0~100 Current value Blue Gain (0~100) 55 53 42

UOR W/R 0~100 Current value Red Offset (0~100) 55 4F 52

UOG W/R 0~100 Current value Green Offset (0~100) 55 4F 47

UOB W/R 0~100 Current value Blue Offset (0~100) 55 4F 42

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

RS232 Codes

EP-Series Ultra HD LCD Displays RS232 User Guide 5

Display

Adjustment

VGA

Adjustment

PHA W/R 0~100 Current value Phase 50 48 41

CLO W/R 0~100 Current value Clock 43 4C 4F

HOR W/R 0~100 Current value Horizontal Position 48 4F 52

VER W/R 0~100 Current value Vertical Position 56 45 52

ADJ W00 00 Auto Adjust 41 44 4A

RTC Current Time

Adjustment

RTY W/R 0~99 0~99 Year 52 54 59

RTM W/R 1~12 1~12 Month 52 54 4D

RTD W/R 1~31 1~31 Day 52 54 44

RTH W/R 0~23 0~23 Hour 52 54 48

RTN W/R 0~59 0~59 Minute 52 54 4E

Timer Mode TMS W/R 0 0 Everyday Mode 54 4D 53

1 1 Workday Mode

2 2 User Mode

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

RS232 Codes

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RTC Enable AEN W/R 0~127 0~127 In User Mode:

Set bit0 to 1: Sunday

Enable

Set bit1 to 1:

Monday Enable

Set bit2 to 1:

Tuesday Enable

Set bit3 to 1:

Wednesday Enable

Set bit4 to 1:

Thursday Enable

Set bit5 to 1: Friday

Enable

Set bit6 to 1:

Saturday Enable

In Everyday Mode:

Set any bit0~6 to 1:

Mon.~Sun. Enable

In Workday Mode:

Set bit0 to 1: Sunday

Enable

Set any bit1~5 to 1:

Mon.~Fri. Enable

Set bit6 to 1:

Saturday Enable

41 45 4E

Disable AEF W/R 0~127 0~127 In User Mode:

Set bit0 to 1: Sunday

Disable

Set bit1 to 1:

Monday Disable

Set bit2 to 1:

Tuesday Disable

Set bit3 to 1:

Wednesday Disable

Set bit4 to 1:

Thursday Disable

Set bit5 to 1: Friday

Disable

Set bit6 to 1:

Saturday Disable

In Everyday Mode:

Set any bit0~6 to 1:

Mon.~Sun. Disable

In Workday Mode:

Set bit0 to 1: Sunday

Disable

Set any bit1~5 to 1:

Mon.~Fri. Disable

Set bit6 to 1:

Saturday Disable

41 45 46

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

RS232 Codes

EP-Series Ultra HD LCD Displays RS232 User Guide 7

RTC Sunday SNH W/R 0~23 0~23 Sunday On Hour 49 4E 48

SNM W/R 0~59 0~59 Sunday On Minute 53 4E 4D

SFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Sunday Off Hour 53 46 48

SFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Sunday Off Minute 53 46 4D

Monday NNH W/R 0~23 0~23 Monday On Hour 4E 4E 48

NNM W/R 0~59 0~59 Monday On Minute 4E 4E 4D

NFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Monday Off Hour 4E 46 48

NFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Monday Off Minute 4E 46 4D

Tuesday ENH W/R 0~23 0~23 Tuesday On Hour 45 4E 48

ENM W/R 0~59 0~59 Tuesday On Minute 45 4E 4D

EFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Tuesday Off Hour 45 46 48

EFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Tuesday Off Minute 45 46 4D

Wednesday DNH W/R 0~23 0~23 Wednesday On Hour 44 4E 48

DNM W/R 0~59 0~59 Wednesday On Minute 44 4E 4D

DFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Wednesday Off Hour 44 46 48

DFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Wednesday Off Minute 44 46 4D

Thursday UNH W/R 0~23 0~23 Thursday On Hour 55 4E 48

UNM W/R 0~59 0~59 Thursday On Minute 55 4E 4D

UFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Thursday Off Hour 55 46 48

UFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Thursday Off Minute 55 46 4D

Friday INH W/R 0~23 0~23 Friday On Hour 49 4E 48

INM W/R 0~59 0~59 Friday On Minute 49 4E 4D

IFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Friday Off Hour 49 46 48

IFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Friday Off Minute 49 46 4D

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

RS232 Codes

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RTC Saturday TNH W/R 0~23 0~23 Saturday On Hour 54 4E 48

TNM W/R 0~59 0~59 Saturday On Minute 54 4E 4D

TFH W/R 0~23 0~23 Saturday Off Hour 54 46 48

TFM W/R 0~59 0~59 Saturday Off Minute 54 46 4D

Audio Volume VOL W/R 0~100 Current value volume 56 4F 4C

Bass BAS W/R 0~12 Current value Bass (-6 ~ 6) 42 41 53

Treble TRE W/R 0~12 Current value Treble (-6 ~ 6) 54 52 45

Balance BAL W/R 0~12 Current value Balance (-6 ~ 6) 42 41 4C

Internal

Speaker

INS W/R 00 00 Internal Speaker Off 49 4E 53

01 01 Internal Speaker On

Mute MUT W/R 00 00 Mute Off 4D 55 54

01 01 Mute On

Audio Source

Select

CAS W/R 00 00 Line-In 43 41 53

01 01 HDMI1

02 02 HDMI2

03 03 HDMI3

04 04 HDMI4

05 05 DisplayPort

07 07 OPS

OSD Transparency OST W/R 0~4 0~4 OSD Transparency 4F 53 54

H Position OSH W/R 0~100 0~100 OSD H Position 4F 53 48

V Position OSV W/R 0~100 0~100 OSD V Position 4F 53 56

Main Item Control Item CMD Type Value

(DEC) Reply (DEC) Content CMD

(HEX) Remark

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