Contemporary Research 232-ATSC Use and care manual

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FM_232-ATSC.TXT
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* 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner RS-232 controlled
*
* V1.1 03-12-07 Initial release similar in style to 232-STA/STS firmware V4.5
*
* V1.3 04-21-07 Fixed that Air/Cable could get out of sync. Added PCM Variable
* as FP mode 47.2 and for 'KK=160' command
*
* Following versions require HD processor V0.62 and higher firmware
*
* V1.4 09-10-07 Adds FP mode 6 and 'T^' command for initiating channel scan.
* Adds FP mode 0 and 'S0=' command for setting RF tune mode.
* Adds external contact closure inputs for channel up and down.
*
* Important update HD processor V0.65 and higher firmware fixed a major bug
* that could randomly create a vertical line with a video wrap
* problem in an analog video channel
*
* V1.5 02-06-08 Fixes bug when reading switches during power up when a
* null modem cable with the extra wires is used
* V1.6 04-03-08 Fixes bug for show channel numbers 100-109 whereby the
* middle 0 digit was showing as a blank. Adds unit 0 global
* commands. Adds 'IB' show bootloader version, and 'U3' pass
* thru to HD processor commands
*
* Following versions require HD processor V0.68 and higher firmware
*
* V1.7 04-28-08 Adds 'U3' responses. Adds 'D0=' command for setting channel
* scan mode. Adds 'D4=' command for setting overscan 0-9%
* Adds 'XD=' channel delete and 'XA=' channel add commands.
* Adds '>1$D ' prefix to display memory responses
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FM_IP-HDTV.TXT
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* IP-HDTV tuner with Ethernet and RS-232 control
*
* V1.1 06-05-05 Ethernet uses fixed IP addr and Telnet port 23
* V1.2 06-28-05 Adds KK= cmds for setting output and format. No FP modes yet.
* V1.3 07-01-05 Adds FP Setup modes for output, format, baud, unit, and show
* firmware version
* V1.4 07-23-05 Added 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K baud rates. Adds Disp Line 2
* feature. Adds front panel lockouts
* V1.5 08-08-05 Adds DHCP mode. Adds FP Setup modes for IP, IM, IG, and IX
* V1.6 08-10-05 Adds PASS mode via TCP or UDP port 2001. Adds IY cmd.
* V1.7 08-11-05 Adds FP Setup mode for setting the IP Mode (IY)
* V1.8 08-17-05 Adds Z! cmd and FP Setup mode for setting to factory defaults.
* Adds IY= to the end of the $IP status string
* V1.9 09-01-05 Adds RS-232 control port enable/disable. Adds RS-232 comm
* param selections (Num of Data bits, Parity, Stop Bits)
* V2.0 11-18-05 Shows number keys on LCD display as the keys are entered.
* Adds HTML based web control panel page
* V2.1 12-20-05 Fixes link/connection problem with Dell 2624 ethernet switch
* whereby the auto-negotiate was not working with this unit
*
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FM_232-STA_MTA.TXT
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* 232-STA Stereo TV Tuner, RS-232 controlled
* 232-MTA Mono TV Tuner for V1.5 and up
*
* V1.0 07-28-97 Initial release
* V1.01 07-31-97 Enables COP on power up (was not being enabled with EMP20 pgm)
* V1.1 08-28-97 Fixes bug for HRC chan 6 not working. Defaults TR thru chan 69.
* If EESSR is set to 0, then RS-232 send of Stereo/Mono disabled
* V1.2 12-15-97 Fixes bug where chan down would not wrap back around if tune
* ring was exactly just one range (example range chans 2-99).
* Adds 'TT' and 'QT' tune chan if in tune ring cmds. Adds 'P0',
* 'P1', 'PT' and cmds. Adds 'TP' tune previous chan (if in chan
* ring) cmd
* V1.3 06-29-98 Fixes bug where for chans 100-109 the middle digit '0' would
* not appear on the display. Defaults TR thru chan 99 and 126
* V1.4 04-03-99 Adds support for STV5730 OSD with numeric channel labels. Adds
* 'TM' cmd for enabling labels, 'Q?' tune cmds without labels,
* and 'DM' cmd for clear OSD
* V1.5 12-27-99 Adds support for 232-MTA Mono tuner with AEN hardware pin
* V1.6 03-14-00 Adds 'KC=0..9' and 'KT=0..9' keypad chan cmds with auto-enter
* 05-08-00 Adds support for alpha labels (must have STV5730 CG and 25160).
* Adds 'TN=8,ABC' cmd for setting channel label 8. Adds 'TN=0,0'
* cmd for clearing all channel labels. Reinits STV5730 regs
* during each clear OSD. Adds new var NV_SIZE (0=25040, 1=25160)
* V1.7 08-08-02 Greatly expands CG cmds and capability to include moving
* cursor pos and writing generic text all over the screen
* V1.8 08-08-02 Took out cvt lower to upper case because lower case chars
* were not able to be displayed on the CG. Removed the RTI
* time delayed clear OSD because sometimes a 'DM' followed
* closely with a move cursor cmd would not work correctly
*
*
* The following versions require hardware rev P (and higher).
* This product has a software bootloader for firmware update capability:
*
* V3.2 12-03-03 Initial release for the new 9S12 chip. Press and hold both
* channel up and down buttons while powering up to enter
* bootloader mode. Adds FP modes 10 through 14
* V3.3 12-04-03 Adds 'ZQ' cmd to enter bootloader mode
* V3.4 03-02-04 Adds '$R' and '$N=' request tune ring and chan label cmds.
* Adds 'KK=' simulate IR remote button press cmd.
* Adds 'KD' cancel a KC or KT cmd in progess.
* V3.5 08-30-04 Adds 19.2K baud to FP mode 1. Expands number of units loopable
* from 3 to 9.
* V3.6 03-03-05 Fixes infrequent power glitches resulting in no audio output.
* V3.7 04-18-05 Compatible with Mk5 and Mk3 byte sequencing.
* V4.0 08-25-05 Adds commands for new global unit number '0' to All units.
* V4.1 11-30-05 Adds support for MK3 and MK5 tuner modules.
* V4.2 02-03-06 Fixes bug when entering FP modes 10-14 whereby the current
* value was being shown incorrectly (shown same as modes 0-4)
* V4.3 02-07-06 RF input levels and video work better for MK3 tuner modules
* V4.4 04-05-06 Fixes bug where IRC mode not working (except chans 5 and 6)
* V4.5 09-16-06 Adds ability to use 25C160 memory chip. Added power up delay
* of about 8mS to allow tuners with new tuner power switch
* more time to come up
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FM_232-STS.TXT
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* 232-STS Stereo TV Tuner, S-Video, Captions, RS-232 controlled
*
* This product has a software bootloader for firmware update capability:
*
* V3.1 07-05-03 Initial release similar to 232-STA V1.8 but for the new 9S12 chip.
* Press and hold both channel up and down buttons while powering
* up to enter bootloader mode
* V3.2 12-03-03 Now allows lower case characters in alpha channel labels
* V3.3 12-04-03 Adds 'ZQ' cmd to enter bootloader mode
* V3.4 03-02-04 Adds '$R' and '$N=' request tune ring and chan label cmds.
* Adds 'KK=' simulate IR remote button press cmd.
* Adds 'KD' cancel a KC or KT cmd in progess.
* V3.5 07-12-04 Adds 19.2K baud to FP mode 1. Expands number of units loopable
* from 3 to 9. Adds Q2=2 to video loss detection mode
* whereby audio is not muted but still has blue screen video.
* Selecting Ext A/V input (channel 126) now does not mute the
* audio, regardless of Q2 mode. Reduces blue current draw 10mA.
* V3.6 03-03-05 Fixes infrequent power glitches resulting in no audio output.
* V3.7 04-18-05 Compatible with Mk5 and Mk3 byte sequencing.
* V3.8 06-05-05 Adds video loss cmds Q2=1 and Q2=3 (FP modes 12.1 and 12.3)
* so as to not switch to blue screen upon video loss detected.
* V3.9 06-24-05 Adds discrete IR codes for Power On, Power Off, Input selects.
* V4.0 08-25-05 Adds commands for new global unit number '0' to All units.
* V4.1 11-01-05 Fixes issue with no video or problem with CG on power up.
* Fixes reset problem with new date code Zilog parts in
* SN 271-5033-001 through 271-5033-109. Adds support for
* MK3 and MK5 tuner modules.
* V4.2 02-03-06 Fixes bug when entering FP modes 10-14 whereby the current
* value was being shown incorrectly (shown same as modes 0-4)
* V4.3 02-07-06 RF input levels and video work better for MK3 tuner modules
* V4.4 04-05-06 Fixes bug where IRC mode not working (except chans 5 and 6)
* V4.5 09-16-06 Adds ability to use 25C160 memory chip. Added power up delay
* of about 8mS to allow tuners with new tuner power switch
* more time to come up
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FM_232-STSi.TXT
* by cursors) does a toggle of the TV Standard
* V6.1 08-01-07 Adds ability to use 25C160 memory chip. Fixes external
* audio input to pass through even if no external video input*
* 232-STSi Stereo PAL Tuner with 9S12 chip, S-Video, Captions, RS-232 controlled
*
* V3.6 10-14-04 Initial release like 232-STS software V3.5 but for PAL tuner.
* Only supports PAL B/G/H for Europe plans 0 and 1.
* Press and hold both channel up and down buttons while
* powering up to enter bootloader mode
* V3.7 12-08-04 Added PAL B/G/H for Australia/New Zealand plans 0 to 6.
* V3.8 01-18-05 Added PAL B/G/H for Europe plans 2 and 3. Adds Mega8 full
* blue screen support
* V3.9 02-01-05 Adds PAL I for UK, Ireland, So Africa as plan 5. Adds Nicam
* stereo audio for plans 3 and 5
* V4.0 04-08-05 Fixes bug in text display where only 8 lines of text were
* visible at a time. Moves text lines down by one line reducing
* an intermitent vertical jitter problem on some displays. Now
* there are only 12 text lines available instead of 13. Extends
* the text write default timeout to 30 secs instead of 15
* V4.1 04-21-05 Compatible with Mk5 and Mk3 tuner modules
* V4.2 05-02-05 Adds 294.5MHz as channel 70 to PAL B/G/H boadcast.
* Adds 49.75MHz as channel 1 to PAL B/G/H broadcast Europe.
* Adds 47.25MHz as channel 1 to PAL B/G/H broadcast Italy
* V4.3 09-10-05 Added PAL D/K with Nicam as TV Std 4. Adds TV plans up to 7.
* Adds discrete IR codes for Power On, Power Off, Input selects.
* Adds commands for new global unit number '0' to All units
* V4.4 12-10-05 Fixes issue with no video or problem with CG on power up.
* Fixes possible reset problem with new date code Zilog parts.
* Adds video loss cmds Q2=1 and Q2=3 (FP modes 12.1 and 12.3)
* so as to not switch to blue screen upon video loss detected.
* Adds $F request tune freq and TV Std cmd
* V4.5 07-24-07 Adds ability to use 25C160 memory chip
*
* V6.0 12-17-05 Adds auto-search tune with channel presets (instead of fixed
* channel plans). Adds TS=x set preset, TE=x-y delete preset
* commands. Adds $G= request chan preset info command.
* Adds T] search up, and T[ search down tuning commands.
* Adds IR remote functions for: cursor up does search up,
* cursor down does search down, cursor right adds preset
* cursor left deletes preset, and Top (or unmarked button
* by cursors) does a toggle of the TV Standard
* V6.1 08-01-07 Adds ability to use 25C160 memory chip. Fixes external
* audio input to pass through even if no external video input
*
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FM_AV6x4.TXT
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* 08-30-94 V1.0 Initial release
* 09-12-94 V1.1 Added '>EN' Echo On, '>EF' Echo Off, Front Panel disable
* levels (changeable from RS-232 or FP Mode 4), and show
* software version on FP Mode 6
* 05-09-95 V1.2 Changes switch/LED scan rate from 3.33 to 3.0mS and adds
* an extra 5uS delay before reading switches
* 07-28-95 V1.3 Fixed bug where a '>PV=T3' command did not work (a T in the
* output select B/D position does not set lock-out level to 3)
* 04-22-96 V1.4 Required for the 330 and 0.1uF RC network from AVRST to MT8814s
* Also, helps reinforce outputs for ESD immunity
* 07-24-96 V1.5 Fixes bug in front panel gain mode when switching back and
* forth between inputs (crosspoint switches were not getting
* reset properly because of timings and the RC network added)
* 02-21-97 V1.6 Adds PA2 switch override to Audio Input 6 (for Associated Air)
*
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FM_IR-232.TXT
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* IR-232 IR to RS-232 Converter
* With S12 firmware update capability
*
* V1.2 08-27-04 Initial release. With 12.2K user memory
* V1.3 09-01-04 Adds Sony 20 bit codes (such as for DVD player)
* V1.4 09-13-04 Fixes bug for NEC and Samsung codes to custom strings
* V1.5 09-14-04 Relaxes NEC timings to work better with RCA universal remote.
* Makes Sony more selective to require exactly 12,15,or 20 bits
* V1.6 11-19-04 Adds Tivo IR as type 9 with 8 hex bytes
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