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10.1 (Continued)RS-232 Protocol
Character Generator Commands
?MIN<CR> Main Input Query responds with ~MVID<CR> or ~MSVID<CR> or ~MTV<CR> or
~MRGB<CR> or ~MYPBPR<CR>
?PIN<CR> PiP Input Query responds with ~PVID<CR> or ~PSVID<CR> or ~PTV<CR> or
~PRGB<CR> or ~PYPBPR<CR>
?PHV<CR> PiP Single Mode Horz and Vert location Query responds with ~PHxxxVxxx<CR>
xxx= 000 to 100 Hxxx is Horizontal Position Vxxx is Vertical Position
?PMD<CR> PiP Mode Query responds with ~POFF<CR> or ~PONE<CR> or ~PSBS<CR> or
~PPAP<CR> or ~PT1+4<CR> or ~PT1+12<CR> or ~PT0+16<CR>
Use the commands below only if you are experienced with the operation of the XTune. If they are not implemented
properly, flashing of the video will occur if an invalid combination of Main and PiP are selected. Try to use the dual
switching commands above to prevent this scenario from happening.
!MSVID<CR> Main SVideo
!MRGB<CR> Main RGB
!MTV<CR> Main TV
!MYPBPR<CR> Main YPbPr
!PSVID<CR> PiP SVideo
!PVID<CR> PiP Video
!PRG<CR> PiP RGB
!PTV<CR> PiP TV
!PYPBPR<CR> PiP YPbPr
The character generator is able to do 15 Rows by 30 columns and can be position anywhere on the display using
the delay commands.
!CHDxxxVDxxx<CR> Horizontal and Vertical Delay HDxxx = 000 to 255 VD = 001 to 255
This is the delay command. It determines where the 15 x 30 character display box will be located on the screen.
Depending on the output resolution, the values may change from one resolution to the next to keep the text in the
same area. It is good practice to send the delay out at least once when powering up the unit since it is not stored
in memory.
!CTxxFxSxxCxxHxxVxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<cr> Txx = 00 to 30 Fx=0or1Sxx=16to63Cxx=0to7Hxx=0to29
Vxx=0to14-xxxxxxxxxx = ASCII text up to 30 characters
This is the command that does it all.
T is text timeout which is up to 30 seconds. 00 is no timeout.
F is a function command. 0 does nothing but 1 will clear the entire OSD display
S is character size ranging from 16 to 63
C is color 0 - BLACK,1-BLUE,2-GREEN,3-CYAN,4-RED,5-MAGENTA, 6 - YELLOW, 7 - WHITE
H is Horizontal position (column) ranging from 0 to 29
V is Vertical position (row) ranging from 0 to 14
Anything after the - can be text up to 30 characters long. Be aware that if you start at H25 for example you can
only enter 5 characters. This is because you are starting 25 spaces over already leaving only 5 left.
The following string will clear the screen then send the text Hello World in the color Green on the 3 row starting at
the 2nd column and timeout after 4 seconds with a text size of 20.
!CT04F1S20C02H01V02-Hello World<cr>
If it is desired to have multiple colors the next example will make Hello yellow and world blue.
!CT04F1S20C06H00V02-Hello<cr> then send !CT04F0S20C01H06V02-World<cr>
It is best if using the text generator to turn off the OSD. If left on any command that utilizes the OSD will clear the
last message sent. It is recommended when using the command to use timeouts since static images can burn into