Parasound AVC-2500 serial communication command set 30.12.1998 /Jari Hardware specification EIA RS-232 9600 bps, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity 9-pin female (DCE) D-connector, TXD on pin 2, RXD on pin 3, GND on pin 5 ASCII transmission, no flow control Software specification Serial communication command format field purpose target zone for the command a command identification an optional parameter for the command another optional parameter for the command separator for fields in the command line terminator for the command line possible values numbers from 1 to 2 numbers from 1 to N none, or numbers from -N to N, depending on command none, or numbers from -N to N, depending on command one or more spaces either CR or LF Notes blank lines or lines starting with '#' character are ignored a CR/LF (or LF/CR) character pair is a valid line terminator response to illegal command input is undefined, usually the command is just ignored parameters which aren't required by the command are ignored Serial communication zones zone 1 2 target zone Zone 1, aka Main Zone 2, aka Zone Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 1 Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 2 Serial communication commands and parameters command available for zone(s) parameter 1 parameter 2 command purpose purpose 1/2 1 zone power status 1 2 3 4 5 turn zone off turn zone on toggle zone on/off turn all zones off turn all zones on 1/2 2 AV source selection, switching between latest AV and tuner source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 toggle between latest AV / tuner source select next audio source automatically select next video source automatically select next AV source select previous AV source select latest AV source select tuner source select audio 1 source select audio 2 source select audio 3 source select audio 4 source select audio 5 source select audio 6 source select video 1 source select video 2 source select video 3 source select video 4 source select video 5 source select video 6 source Sample Rate Systems Oy purpose Page 3 Command response parameter 1 parameter 2 command purpose purpose 1/2 1 zone power 1 2 off on 0 ignore 1/2 2 audio and video source 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 tuner audio source audio 1 audio source audio 2 audio source audio 3 audio source audio 4 audio source audio 5 audio source audio 6 audio source video 1 audio source video 2 audio source video 3 audio source video 4 audio source video 5 audio source video 6 audio source 14 15 16 17 18 19 video 1 video source video 2 video source video 3 video source video 4 video source video 5 video source video 6 video source Sample Rate Systems Oy purpose zone Page 4 1/2 3 tuner preset selection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 select next preset select previous preset select preset 1 select preset 2 select preset 3 select preset 4 select preset 5 select preset 6 select preset 7 select preset 8 select preset 9 select preset 10 select preset 11 select preset 12 select preset 13 select preset 14 select preset 15 select preset 16 select preset 17 select preset 18 select preset 19 select preset 20 1 4 audio input selection for current source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 select next input select previous input select analog input select external 6-ch analog input select coaxial 1 input select coaxial 2 input select coaxial 3 input select coaxial 4 input select optical 1 input select optical 2 input select AES/EBU input select RF demodulator (optional device) input Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 5 1/2 3 tuner preset 0 ignore 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 preset 4 preset 5 preset 6 preset 7 preset 8 preset 9 preset 10 preset 11 preset 12 preset 13 preset 14 preset 15 preset 16 preset 17 preset 18 preset 19 preset 20 1/2 4 input 0 ignore 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 analog input external 6-ch analog input coaxial 1 input coaxial 2 input coaxial 3 input coaxial 4 input optical 1 input optical 2 input AES/EBU input RF demodulator (optional device) input Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 6 1 5 mode selection for current source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 select next mode select previous mode select mono mode select stereo mode select cinema mode select music mode select party mode 1 6 direct tuner frequency tuning 87..108 5..16 for FM band: enter MHzs for AM band: enter hundreds of kHzs 00..95 00..99 for FM band: enter tenths of kHzs for AM band: enter kHzs 1 7 tuner frequency automatic / manual tuning 1 2 3 4 scan up automatically scan down automatically tune step up manually tune step down manually 1 8 band selection for tuner 1 2 3 select fm band select am band toggle between fm/am bands 1/2 9 master volume setting 1 2 3 step volume up step volume down enter volume value directly -80..30 master volume value 1/2 10 speaker output muting 1 2 3 turn muting off turn muting on toggle muting on/off 1 11 THX processing 1 2 3 turn THX off turn THX on toggle THX on/off 1 12 dynamic range compression for Dolby Digital 1 2 3 turn compression off turn compression on toggle compression on/off Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 7 1/2 5 mode 0 ignore 3 4 5 6 7 mono mode stereo mode cinema mode music mode party mode 1/2 6 tuner frequency 87..108 5..16 for FM band: MHzs for AM band: hundreds of kHzs 00..95 00..99 for FM band: tenths of kHzs for AM band: kHzs 1/2 7 tuning mode 1 2 3 tuning off automatic (scanning) tuning manual tuning 0 ignore 1/2 8 tuner band 1 2 fm am 0 ignore 1/2 9 master volume -80..30 volume value 0 ignore 1/2 10 speaker muting 1 2 off on 0 ignore 1/2 11 THX processing 1 2 off on 0 ignore 1/2 12 dynamic range compression 1 2 off on 0 ignore Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 8 1 13 OSD status display handling, OSD blueback handling during setup 1 2 3 4 5 turn status off turn status on without blueback turn status on with blueback toggle status on/off (no blueback) toggle blueback on/off during menu setup 1 14 front panel dimmer status 1 2 3 turn dimmer off turn dimmer on toggle dimmer on/off 1/2 15 sleep timer handling 1 2 3 turn sleep timer off step sleep timer up enter sleep timer value directly 0..90 sleep timer value in minutes 1 16 source / preset memorizing, setup memorizing 1 2 memorize all settings memorize setup settings 1/2 17 button function emulation 1 emulate normal button function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 front panel Zone button front panel THX button front panel Memory button front panel Mute button front panel FM/AM button front panel Tuning button front panel rotary CCW rotation front panel rotary CW rotation front panel On-Off button front panel Surround button front panel Digital button front panel Preset button front panel Source button remote On-Off button remote THX button remote Dyn button remote Digital-up button remote Digital-down button remote Surround-up button remote Surround-down button remote Setup/Trim button remote Mute button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 9 1/2 13 OSD 1 2 3 off on without blueback on with blueback 0 ignore 1/2 14 front panel dimmer 1 2 off on 0 ignore 1/2 15 sleep timer 0..90 sleep timer value in minutes 0 ignore 1 16 memorized 0 ignore 0 ignore 1/2 17 button function activated 1 normal function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 front panel Zone button front panel THX button front panel Memory button front panel Mute button front panel FM/AM button front panel Tuning button front panel rotary CCW rotation front panel rotary CW rotation front panel On-Off button front panel Surround button front panel Digital button front panel Preset button front panel Source button remote On-Off button remote THX button remote Dyn button remote Digital-up button remote Digital-down button remote Surround-up button remote Surround-down button remote Setup/Trim button remote Mute button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 10 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 2 emulate button hold function 14 15 16 17 18 19 remote Tuning button remote Status button remote Volume-up button remote Auto-Audio / Tune-left button remote Mem/Enter button remote Auto-Video / Tune-right button remote Volume-down button remote FM/AM button remote A. Cal button remote Dim button remote Sleep button remote Aud 1 button remote Aud 2 button remote Aud 3 button remote Aud 4 button remote Aud 5 button remote Aud 6 button remote Vid 1 button remote Vid 2 button remote Vid 3 button remote Vid 4 button remote Vid 5 button remote Vid 6 button remote (preset) 1 button remote (preset) 2 button remote (preset) 3 button remote (preset) 4 button remote (preset) 5 button remote (preset) 6 button remote (preset) 7 button remote (preset) 8 button remote (preset) 9 button remote (preset) 10 button remote Shift button remote Zone button remote On-Off button remote THX button remote Dyn button remote Digital-up button remote Digital-down button remote Surround-up button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 11 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 2 hold function 14 15 16 17 18 19 remote Tuning button remote Status button remote Volume-up button remote Auto-Audio / Tune-left button remote Mem/Enter button remote Auto-Video / Tune-right button remote Volume-down button remote FM/AM button remote A. Cal button remote Dim button remote Sleep button remote Aud 1 button remote Aud 2 button remote Aud 3 button remote Aud 4 button remote Aud 5 button remote Aud 6 button remote Vid 1 button remote Vid 2 button remote Vid 3 button remote Vid 4 button remote Vid 5 button remote Vid 6 button remote (preset) 1 button remote (preset) 2 button remote (preset) 3 button remote (preset) 4 button remote (preset) 5 button remote (preset) 6 button remote (preset) 7 button remote (preset) 8 button remote (preset) 9 button remote (preset) 10 button remote Shift button remote Zone button remote On-Off button remote THX button remote Dyn button remote Digital-up button remote Digital-down button remote Surround-up button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 12 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 remote Surround-down button remote Setup/Trim button remote Mute button remote Tuning button remote Status button remote Volume-up button remote Auto-Audio / Tune-left button remote Mem/Enter button remote Auto-Video / Tune-right button remote Volume-down button remote FM/AM button remote A. Cal button remote Dim button remote Sleep button remote Aud 1 button remote Aud 2 button remote Aud 3 button remote Aud 4 button remote Aud 5 button remote Aud 6 button remote Vid 1 button remote Vid 2 button remote Vid 3 button remote Vid 4 button remote Vid 5 button remote Vid 6 button remote (preset) 1 button remote (preset) 2 button remote (preset) 3 button remote (preset) 4 button remote (preset) 5 button remote (preset) 6 button remote (preset) 7 button remote (preset) 8 button remote (preset) 9 button remote (preset) 10 button remote Shift button remote Zone button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 remote Surround-down button remote Setup/Trim button remote Mute button remote Tuning button remote Status button remote Volume-up button remote Auto-Audio / Tune-left button remote Mem/Enter button remote Auto-Video / Tune-right button remote Volume-down button remote FM/AM button remote A. Cal button remote Dim button remote Sleep button remote Aud 1 button remote Aud 2 button remote Aud 3 button remote Aud 4 button remote Aud 5 button remote Aud 6 button remote Vid 1 button remote Vid 2 button remote Vid 3 button remote Vid 4 button remote Vid 5 button remote Vid 6 button remote (preset) 1 button remote (preset) 2 button remote (preset) 3 button remote (preset) 4 button remote (preset) 5 button remote (preset) 6 button remote (preset) 7 button remote (preset) 8 button remote (preset) 9 button remote (preset) 10 button remote Shift button remote Zone button Sample Rate Systems Oy Page 14 1 18 direct setup handling 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 select source label for current source associate component video input for current source adjust trigger source status for current source adjust source level for current source adjust analog input gain for current source adjust subwoofer trim level (temporary) adjust surround trim level (temporary) adjust center trim level (tempora ...