User manual ZEKTOR CLARITY ELITE 8X8 SERIAL TCP-IP PROTOCOL

[. . . ] Prowler 8x8 Clarity Elite 8x8 Serial & TCP/IP Protocol Component Video / CAT5/6/7 Audio Matrix Switches 2 Clarity Elite 8x8 User Guide, Version 1. 3a, 9/16/09 RS-232 / TCP/IP Port Hardware . 5 TCP/IP settings used by the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8. 6 Port settings used by the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8 . 6 Timing information (unless specified otherwise by a command's description). [. . . ] If changes in zone settings have occurred, the `QSZ', `QMZ' and `QDZ' commands can be used to find out which zones were changed, or the `SZ ?', `MZ ?' or `DZ ?' can be used to read all logged changes. 22 Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1. 3a, 9/16/09 Audio Control Audio Control Reference for Audio Control Commands The commands are used to control the audio features of the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8. Audio features include: Volume, Bass and Treble controls, and a 5 Band Equalizer for each zone. Audio / Video Control Commands Command MV v VTS vs, ts VZ @z, v BLZ @z, b BAZ @z, b TRZ @z, t EQ1Z @z, e EQ2Z @z, e EQ3Z @z, e EQ4Z @z, e EQ5Z @z, e MXZ @z, mix DRZ @z, routing LSZ @z, dly LSI @i, dly GAI @in. ch, gain CCV cv, i, c, b, s, h Description Master volume Volume and tone step size Per zone volume settings Per zone balance settings Per zone bass settings Per zone treble settings Per zone band-1 equalizer settings Per zone band-2 equalizer settings Per zone band-3 equalizer settings Per zone band-4 equalizer settings Per zone band-5 equalizer settings Per zone stereo mixer Per zone Non-PCM routing control Per zone lip sync delay Per input lip sync delay Per input gain settings Composite converter settings Comments v=Overall volume of all channels (0-200, 0=Full mute, 200=full volume) vs=Volume steps when using up/down buttons or IR, ts=Tone steps (Bass, Treble & Eq's) z=Zone (1-8), v=Volume level (0-200, 0=Full mute, 200=full volume) z=Zone (1-8), b=Balance setting (200=Centered, 0=Max left, 400=Max right) z=Zone (1-8), b=Bass level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), b=Treble level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), e=EQ 100Hz level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), e=EQ 330Hz level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), e=EQ 1000Hz level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), e=EQ 3300Hz level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), e=EQ 10000Hz level (88-168, 128=0dB, 88=-20dB, 168=+20dB) z=Zone (1-8), mix=Mixer setting (0=Norm, 1=L/R Swap, 2=Mono, 3+=See text) z=Zone (1-8), routing=Routing control (0=Pass Non-PCM digital audio, 1=Use analog audio) z=Zone (1-8), dly=Lip sync delay (0-8191, 0=no delay, 8191=170. 65mS delay) i=Input (1-8), dly=Lip sync delay (0-8191, 0=no delay, 8191=170. 65mS delay) i=Input (1-8), . ch=Channel (2=Analog, 4=Digital), g=Gain (0-248, 200=0dB, 248=+24dB) cv=Converter, i=Input, c=Contrast, b=Brightness, s=Saturation, h=Hue Table 2: Audio / Video Control Commands Audio Command Definitions `MV' Set Master Volume This command controls the overall volume of the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8. It can be used to mute all zone (by setting it to zero), or increase the overall gain of the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8, by setting it beyond 0dB. When set to 0dB (when the volume parameter is set to 200), the Master Volume has no effect on the audio path. Values above 0dB add gain to the overall audio levels, and levels below 0dB lower the gain. Command format: ^MV vol Set the overall volume of the A/V switch. Response Strings: ^=MV vol$ Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1. 3a, 9/16/09 23 Audio Control Where: vol = Volume in 0. 5dB steps with an offset of 200. The volume command is given in 0. 5dB steps and uses an offset of 200 to indicate a attenuation of 0. 0dB, 199 indicates 0. 5dB of attenuation, and so forth, all way down to 1, which indicates an attenuation of 99. 5dB (or a gain of -99. 5dB, depending on how you look at things). The value 0 is special in that it indicates full attenuation, or fully muted audio (-115dB). `VZ' Set zone's Volume Each zone has a volume level that can be set from 0dB attenuation (full volume), to -99. 5dB attenuation, with a value of -100dB representing a full (more than -115dB) of mute. Command format: ^VZ @zone, @zone, vol ^VZ @zone, +step$ ^VZ @zone, -step$ ^VZ ?$ ^VZ @zone, @zone, ?$ Set the volume of a zone or zones. Add `step' number of 0. 5dB steps to current volume. Subtract `step' number of 0. 5dB steps from current volume. In polled mode, reads current settings of all volume changes. Read current volume settings of given zone(s). Response Strings: ^=VZ @zone, vol$ Where: @zone = One (or more) zones to be affected. vol = Volume in 0. 5dB steps with an offset of 200. The volume command is given in 0. 5dB steps and uses an offset of 200 to indicate a attenuation of 0. 0dB, 199 indicates 0. 5dB of attenuation, and so forth, all way down to 1, which indicates an attenuation of 99. 5dB (or a gain of -99. 5dB, depending on how you look at things). The value 0 is special in that it indicates full attenuation, or fully muted audio. `VZ' Examples The `VZ' command in its simplest form: ^VZ @1, 200$ causes the audio on zone `1' to be set to the level `200', which is full volume. The easiest way to use the volume on the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8 is to know that 200 is full volume, and 0 is off, and everything step from 0 to 200 makes the audio louder by 0. 5dB You can adjust to an absolute volume, in decibels, by taking the gain (which in our case will always be negative since the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8's volume control is an attenuater that can only lower the volume) multiply by 2 (to account for 0. 5dB steps), add 200 and use that as the volume level. For instance if you wanted to attenute the audio by 24dB (the output level would be 24dB lower than the input level), you take the gain: -24dB multiply by 2 and add 200. So `vol = -24*2 + 200 = 152', and: ^VZ @1, 152 -> Set the volume on zone 1 to -24. 0dB would set the volume gain on zone 1 to -24. 0dB. You can also easily add or subtract from the current volume in 0. 5dB steps, for instance: 24 Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8 Serial Protocol, Version 1. 3a, 9/16/09 Audio Control ^VZ @1, +6 ^VZ @3, -9 -> Increase the volume (make it louder) on zone 1 by 3. 0dB -> Decrease the volume (make it softer) on zone 3 by 4. 5dB When raising and lower volume, the `VZ' command will not allow you to go above 200, or below, 0. `BAZ', `TRZ' Set zone's Bass and Treble levels Each zone has a Bass and Treble level that can range from -20. 0dB to +20. 0dB. Interaction between the Bass and Treble controls and the 5 Band Equalizer settings are limited to a +/-20. 0dB range. Adding a boost of +20. 0dB to the Bass setting as well as the EQA or EQB equalizer bands, will not result in a +40. 0dB, but will be limited to +20. 0dB. [. . . ] The Power toggle key also generates a unique value when held for 4 seconds, which is used to enter the setup mode. Other combinations may also generate unique codes. This command allows the controller to detect front panel key presses even when the front panel keys are disabled (See: "`KE' Key Enable / Disable" on page 37). This allows the controller very tight control over the Clarity Elite 8x8 or Prowler 8x8. [. . . ]