Here is a code block that I wrote for a PT-D5500 projector that I have saved just to have. It should have most commands that you would need. It will work on a 5600 or even the new 6000's series projectors. Panasonic hasn't changed there protocol across these projectors.
You also want to make sure in the RS-232 settings in Options 1 menu in the projector that the parity is set to none.
Also make sure and this is an opps thing, there is a remote port that is a 9 pin connector and serial in and out connector. Be sure to connet to tthe serial in connector. This has been done before and you then beat your head against the wall once you figure that out.
Hey everyone, appreciate the help. There were apparently a couple of issues-one being that the projector I was working on seems to have a bad ?Dsub9? input. I finally got out another projector and got it working with HyperTerm. Todd is right-at least with HT there's no ID needed-its just Ctrl- B 3letterCommand Ctrl-C. Oh Yeah, and whoever said that thing about using Caps-Lock instead of Shift was also right on. I'm including an email I got from some helpful person at Panasonic with instructions for using HT.
Using Windows HyperTerminal to control the Panasonic Projectors
Use an off-the-shelf straight 9-pin cable - (having pins 2,3,5,7 & 8
connected straight through)
Open Hyper Terminal, and set things up as follows;
Connect Using = Com1
Port Settings = 9600, 8, none, 1, none
Under the File / Properties / Settings menu, confirm these
settings:
"Terminal Keys"
"Ctrl+H"
"Auto detect"
"ANSI"
"500"
Under the "Input Translation" button confirm:
"Shift-JIS"
Under the "ASCII Setup" button check these items:
"Send line ends with line feeds"
"Echo typed characters locally"
Line delay = 0
Character Delay = 0
"Append Line feeds to incoming line ends"
Save this setup, and connect to the projector. A flashing cursor
will appear in the Hyper Terminal window.
To begin, manually turn the projector on, and wait for the blue
screen to appear.
To Query the projector's Power State, enter
Ctrl + B
While pressing the Control key, press the B key. This equals "STX".
An inverted "smiley face" will appear in the terminal window.
QPW
These characters must be in upper case. Stands for "Query Power".
The QPW characters will appear in the terminal window.
Ctrl + C
Equals "ETX". A black heart will appear in the terminal window,
immediately followed by "001" with another black heart. This "001" means
"Power is ON".
To display the Onscreen Menu, press the Enter key to start a new
line, and enter
Ctrl+B
OMN
Ctrl+C
The menu will appear, and the OMN sequence will be echoed in the
terminal window. To make the onscreen menu disappear, enter the same
command again.
To select the Video input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS in capital letters
: This is the colon key - Usually Shift with semicolon, which is
to the right of the "L" key on US keyboards
VID in capital letters
Ctrl+C
To select the Component 1 input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS
:
CP1
Ctrl+C
To select the HDMI 1 input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS
:
HD1
Ctrl+C
Etc
Refer to the operating instructions for a complete list of commands.
Comments
all you need is this
"$02,'PON',$03" Power On
"$02,'POF',$03" Power Off
You also want to make sure in the RS-232 settings in Options 1 menu in the projector that the parity is set to none.
Also make sure and this is an opps thing, there is a remote port that is a 9 pin connector and serial in and out connector. Be sure to connet to tthe serial in connector. This has been done before and you then beat your head against the wall once you figure that out.
Hey everyone, appreciate the help. There were apparently a couple of issues-one being that the projector I was working on seems to have a bad ?Dsub9? input. I finally got out another projector and got it working with HyperTerm. Todd is right-at least with HT there's no ID needed-its just Ctrl- B 3letterCommand Ctrl-C. Oh Yeah, and whoever said that thing about using Caps-Lock instead of Shift was also right on. I'm including an email I got from some helpful person at Panasonic with instructions for using HT.
Using Windows HyperTerminal to control the Panasonic Projectors
Use an off-the-shelf straight 9-pin cable - (having pins 2,3,5,7 & 8
connected straight through)
Open Hyper Terminal, and set things up as follows;
Connect Using = Com1
Port Settings = 9600, 8, none, 1, none
Under the File / Properties / Settings menu, confirm these
settings:
"Terminal Keys"
"Ctrl+H"
"Auto detect"
"ANSI"
"500"
Under the "Input Translation" button confirm:
"Shift-JIS"
Under the "ASCII Setup" button check these items:
"Send line ends with line feeds"
"Echo typed characters locally"
Line delay = 0
Character Delay = 0
"Append Line feeds to incoming line ends"
Save this setup, and connect to the projector. A flashing cursor
will appear in the Hyper Terminal window.
To begin, manually turn the projector on, and wait for the blue
screen to appear.
To Query the projector's Power State, enter
Ctrl + B
While pressing the Control key, press the B key. This equals "STX".
An inverted "smiley face" will appear in the terminal window.
QPW
These characters must be in upper case. Stands for "Query Power".
The QPW characters will appear in the terminal window.
Ctrl + C
Equals "ETX". A black heart will appear in the terminal window,
immediately followed by "001" with another black heart. This "001" means
"Power is ON".
To display the Onscreen Menu, press the Enter key to start a new
line, and enter
Ctrl+B
OMN
Ctrl+C
The menu will appear, and the OMN sequence will be echoed in the
terminal window. To make the onscreen menu disappear, enter the same
command again.
To select the Video input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS in capital letters
: This is the colon key - Usually Shift with semicolon, which is
to the right of the "L" key on US keyboards
VID in capital letters
Ctrl+C
To select the Component 1 input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS
:
CP1
Ctrl+C
To select the HDMI 1 input, enter
Ctrl+B
IIS
:
HD1
Ctrl+C
Etc
Refer to the operating instructions for a complete list of commands.
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