Panasonic PT-VW540

Attention
f If a command is transmitted after the luminous lamp starts illuminating, there may be a delay in response or the command may not be
executed. Try sending or receiving any command after 60 seconds.
f When transmitting multiple commands, be sure to wait until 0.5 seconds has elapsed after receiving the response from the projector before
sending the next command. When transmitting a command which does not need a parameter, a colon (:) is not necessary.
Note
f If a command cannot be executed, the “ER401” response is sent from the projector to the computer.
f If an invalid parameter is sent, the “ER402” response is sent from the projector to the computer.
f ID transmission in RS-232C supports ZZ (ALL) and 01 to 06.
f If a command is sent with a specied ID, a response will be sent to the computer only in the following cases.
- It matches the projector ID
- When [PROJECTOR ID] (x page 75) on the projector is [ALL]
f STX and ETX are character codes. STX shown in hexadecimal is 02, and ETX shown in hexadecimal is 03.
Cable specications
1 NC NC 1
2 2
3 3
4 NC NC 4
5 5
6 NC NC 6
7 7
8 8
9 NC NC 9
When connected to a computer
Computer
(DTE specications)
Projector
(<SERIAL IN> terminal)
Control command
The following table lists the commands that can be used to control the projector using a computer.
r Projector control command
Command Control details Parameter / return string Remarks
PON Power on
―
To check if the power is on, use the “Power query”
command.
POF Power off
IIS INPUT selection
VID
RG1
RG2
HD1
HD2
VIDEO
COMPUTER1
COMPUTER2
HDMI1
HDMI2
OFZ Freeze
0
1
Freeze function disabled (off)
Freeze function enabled (on)
AUU Volume up
― ―
AUD Volume down
DZU D. ZOOM up
― ―
DZD D. ZOOM down
OSH AV mute function
0
1
AV mute function disabled (off)
AV mute function enabled (on)
QPW Power query
000
001
Standby
Power on
Q$S
Luminous lamp condition
query
0
1
2
3
Stand-by
Luminous lamp ON control active
Luminous lamp ON
Luminous lamp OFF control active
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Chapter 7 Appendix - Technical Information