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PLA88CS USER MANUAL
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Guest Mode Page
The Guest Mode Page allows you to send IR commands or RS-232 control strings directly from the Web GUI of the
matrix out of the HDBT inputs/outputs of the Matrix.
Guest mode provides several settings per input/output as follows:
• Telnet Port - This is the Telnet port you will need to connect to in order to send commands and receive feedback
from the remote device connected via RS-232
• Status On/O - This enables or disabled the guest mode port for this output
• Baud Rate - Sets the communcation baudrate for the guest mode port
• Commands ASCII/HEX - Sets the command format for RS-232 between ASCII text or HEX characters
• Direction One-direction/Bi-direction - Sets whether the RS-232 guest mode is configured in One-direction mode
where it sends commands and ignores any feedback, or in Bi-direction mode where it sends commands and waits
for the delay period to receive feedback
• Delay Time (s) - Sets the delay time in which the matrix waits for feedback from the RS-232 guest mode port aer
sending a Bidirectional command
• RS-232 & IR Test Command - This is where you enter your RS-232 string or IR HEX command you wish to transmit.
The matrix automatically identifies if it is an RS-232 string or an IR command based on the command structure.
Please note that you can enter multiple lines in this box. It may be necessary to use a blank line as a carriage return
as a termination character for some 3rd party devices
• Send Button - Press this button to send out the command via the corresponding output port of the matrix
Sending RS-232 commands:
To send an RS-232 command simply enter your command in the RS-232 & IR Command box and press the Send
button. If the command is sent successfully, it will return a success pop up message. In Bi-direction mode, the matrix
will wait for feedback from the connected device before it provides a pop up message. If the delay period times out
and the matrix does not receive feedback, it will pop up with an error message advising it did not receive feedback.
Check that your command string is correct and verify that the 3rd party device is connected correctly and try and send
the command again.
Sending IR commands:
To send an IR command simply enter the IR command in Pronto HEX format into the RS-232 & IR Command box and
press the Send button. If the command is sent successfully, it will return a success pop up message. If there is an issue
with the IR command, the pop up will provide an error message.