RS-232C/TELNET Protocol Specifications Ver. 1.

11 SS-CDR250N/SS-R250N

TASCAM SS-CDR250N／SS-R250N
CONTROL I/O Terminals
RS-232C／TELNET Protocol Specifications

Ver. 1.11
July 2017

TEAC Corporation

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Overview
The SS-CDR250N/SS-R250N (“controlled device”) can be controlled from an external device (“external
controller”), such as a computer, through a serial RS-232C and ETHERNET (TELNET) connection.

1. Specifications
Serial RS-232C
2.1. Electrical Specifications
2. Standard JIS X-5101 (equivalent to the former JIS-C-6361 and EIA RS-232C
standards)
Note that this is not compatible with the RS-422 used in professional VTRs.
Impedance at receiver When measured with an applied voltage between -3 V and +3 V or between
-15 V and +15 V, the DC resistance is between 3 k ohms and 7 k ohms.
Total load capacitance is 2500 pF or less.
Open circuit voltage at transmitter 25V or less
Open circuit voltage at receiver 2V or less
Signal voltage When the open circuit voltage at the receiver is 0 V, the signal voltage is
between -5 V and +5 V or between -15 V and +15V against a load
impedance between 3 k ohms and 7 k ohms.
Signal discrimination Logic “1”: -3V or less
Logic “0”: +3V or more

2.2. Communication format

Circuit type 3-wire, Half-duplex
Transmission type Digital binary serial
Data signal rate (baud rate) 4800/9600/19200/38400/57600 bits/sec
Data bits 7/8 bits
Parity bits None/ODD/EVEN
Stop bits 1/2 bit
*Data signal rate, Data bits, Parity bits, and Stop bits can be set from the menu of the controlled device.

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2.3. Connector pin-out

Connector D-sub 9pin female (Inch screw thread)

Terminal pin-out and input/output signals

Pin No. In/Out Signal name Description
1 - NC Not connected
2 In Rx DATA Data received at this pin (*1)
3 Out Tx DATA Data transmitted from this pin
4 - （Reserved） Reserved
5 - GND Signal ground pin
6 - （Reserved） Reserved
7 Out RTS Short-circuit to Pin No. 8.
8 In CTS Short-circuit to Pin No. 7.
9 - +12V Power Power supply for separately sold dedicated
remote control unit (RC-SS150).
Maximum current 150mA
*1: Make sure that a voltage applied to Pin No. 2 for Rx DATA conforms to the RS-232C standard.
*2: Pins No. 7 and 8 are short-circuited to receive or transmit RTS/CTS signals.

RXD RXD
2
TXD TXD
3
9
GND GND
5

7 External controller

8
9
+12V Power
9
（For RC-SS150） 9

Controlled device
(SS-CDR250N/SS-R250N)

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Command Format
2.4. Command Format Overview
The command format is as follows.

Serial RS-232C

Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte 8 … Byte n

LF ID Command Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 … CR

A command uses a 2-byte ASCII format, starting with Line Field (LF), which is followed by machine ID, and ending
with Carriage Return (CR).
For information about machine ID, see the section 3-2 Machine ID.
A command is followed by a byte string, which consists of data ranging from 0 bytes (if the command includes no
data) to 98 bytes, maximum.
For detailed information about data, see each of the sections explaining commands. Note that capital letters are
used for “A to F” for commands that use 0 to 9 and A to F as data values.

Command examples
Example 1: Sending the PLAY command to the controlled device with the machine ID=0
When the controlled device is in the stop or ready state, the PLAY command starts playing the
controlled device.
The PLAY command is [12] and sent in the following format.
ID Command
ASCII LF 0 1 2 CR
HEX 0Ah 30h 31h 32h 0Dh

Example 2: Performing a direct search for the track 12 on the controlled device with the machine ID=0
To do a direct search for the track 12, DIRECT TRACK SEARCH PRESET command [23] is sent.
Data bytes consist of 2-byte ASCII characters.
A track number is specified in the DIRECT TRACK SEARCH PRESET command as shown below.
Data 1 tens digit of the track number to be specified
Data 2 ones digit of the track number to be specified
Data 3 thousands digit of the track number to be specified
Data 4 hundreds digit of the track number to be specified
Based on the above rule, the send command is described as follows.
ID Command Data: 12th track
ASCII LF 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 CR
HEX 0Ah 30h 32h 33h 31h 32h 30h 30h 0Dh

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ETHERNET (TELNET)

Byte 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... n-1 n

ID Command Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 ... CR LF

Commands start with an "ID" and end with a carriage return (CR) and a linefeed (LF), and are based on ASCII
format. Machine ID (ID) will be explained below.
Commands are expressed as two-byte ASCII.
For details about the data, see the explanation of each command. For commands that use data values from 0II
format. Machine ID (ID) will be explained–F.

Command examples
Example 1: Sending a PLAY command to a controlled device with Machine ID = 0
When stopped or in playback standby, this command will start playback on the controlled device.
The play command is "12" and is transmitted as follows.
ID Command
ASCII 0 1 2 CR LF
HEX 30h 31h 32h 0Dh 0Ah

Example 2: Specifying a direct search for track 123 on a controlled device with Machine ID = 0
This will send the "DIRECT TRACK SEARCH PRESET0follows.start playback on the con
Data bytes are formed of two-byte ASCII units.
The track number specification for the "DIRECT TRACK (TAKE) SEARCH PRESET this operation.trolled dData 1
Tens digit for specified track number
Data 2 Ones digit for specified track number
Data 3 Thousands digit for specified track number
Data 4 Hundreds digit for specified track number
Therefore, the transmitted command is as follows.
ID Command Data: take 123
ASCII 0 2 3 2 3 0 1 CR LF
HEX 30h 32h 33h 32h 33h 30h 31h 0Dh 0Ah

2.5. Machine ID
The Machine ID is fixed at [0]. A command with the machine ID other than [0] is ignored.

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2.6. Command Sequence

In most cases, the controlled device does not send an ACK command in response to a transport control command
or data preset command that is sent from an external controller.
The controlled device sends a return command in response to a data sense command that requests the controlled
device to return the controlled device's preset data values.
If the controlled device switches from one state to another - from stop state to playback state, for example, or if an
error occurs, the controlled device sends a command to notify the external controller about the state transition.
Examples of command sequences are shown below.
Make sure that commands are sent at a minimum of 20-millisecond intervals.

Example 1: Using a transport control of the controlled device (e.g. playback)

When entering the playback state after receiving the playback command, the controlled device sends
the CHANGE STATUS command.
The controlled device does not send an ACK command in response to this command.
Command Status of the controlled
External controller Controlled device device
STOP
PLAY ->
CHANGED STATUS Sent when the controlled device
<-
enters the playback state

Example 2: Presetting data (e.g. pitch control data)

When receiving the PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET command, the controlled device sets the pitch
control data. The controlled device does not send an ACK command in response to this command.
Command Status of the controlled
External controller Controlled device device
PITCH CONTROL DATA Sets the pitch control data to
PRESET -> -1.0%
(preset to -1.0 %)

Example 3: Requesting currently set data (e.g. pitch control data)

When receiving the PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET (Sense) command, the controlled device
sends the set pitch control data.
Command Status of the controlled
External controller Controlled device device
PITCH CONTROL DATA
->
PRESET (Sense)
<- PITCH CONTROL DATA RETURN

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Example 4: Performing the next operation after checking the status of the controlled device
When switching from one mode to another, the controlled device sends the CHANGED STATUS command.
Then, in response to the CHANGED STATUS command, the MECHA STATUS SENSE command is sent from
the external controller so that the new operation mode can be checked.
The following table shows that recording is started on the external controller after the controlled device’s
record ready mode is confirmed.
Command
Status of the controlled device
External controller Controlled device
STOP
RECORD (Record Ready) ->
CHANGED STATUS Sent when the controlled device
<-
enters record ready mode
MECHA STATUS SENSE ->
MECHA STATUS RETURN Returns the current status
<-
information (record ready)
RECORD (Record) ->
CHANGES STATUS Sent when the controlled device
<-
enters recording mode

Command details
The commands, data and Machine ID given here are ASCII characters.
Commands are 2-byte characters, the Machine ID is a 1-byte character and Data are each 1-byte characters.
The specifications for take and project numbers that this unit can handle are as follows. If a number is specified
for an item that does not exist, however, the command will be treated as invalid.
Track number (MP3/WAV MEDIA ) 999 maximum
Track number (Audio CD) 99 maximum

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2.7. List of Commands

Adopted
Control/Preset/Sense Command Return Command
F/W Ver
0F INFORMATION REQUEST 8F INFORMATION RETURN
10 STOP
12 PLAY
13 RECORD
14 READY
15 JOG
16 SHUTTLE
17 FLASH LOAD 97 FLASH LOAD ACKNOWLEDGE
18 EJECT
1A TRACK SKIP
1D CALL
20 AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET A0 AUTO CUE LEVEL RETURN
21 AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET A1 AUTO TRACK LEVEL RETURN
23 DIRECT TRACK SEARCH PRESET
25 PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET A5 PITCH CONTROL DATA RETURN
26 AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET A6 AUTO TRACK TIME RETURN Ver1.10
27 CLOCK DATA PRESET A7 CLOCK DATE RETURN
28 SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET A8 SYNC REC LEVEL RETURN
29 TEXT PRESET Ver1.10
2C TIME SEARCH PRESET
2D KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET AD KEY CONTROL DATA RETURN
30 AUTO CUE SELECT B0 AUTO CUE SELECT RETURN
31 AUTO TRACK SELCT B1 AUTO TRACK SELECT RETURN
32 EOM TRACK TIME PRESET B2 EOM TRACK TIME RETURN
33 EOM MEDIA TIME PRESET B3 EOM MEDIA TIME RETURN
35 PITCH CONTROL SELECT B5 PITCH CONTROL SELECT RETURN
36 AUTO READY SELECT B6 AUTO READY SELECT RETURN
37 REPEAT SELECT B7 REPEAT SELECT RETURN
38 SYNC REC SELECT B8 SYNC REC SELECT RETURN
3A INCR PLAY SELECT BA INCR PLAY SELECT RETURN
3D KEY CONTROL SELECT BD KEY CONTROL SELECT RETURN
4C REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT CC REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT RETURN
4D PLAY MODE SELECT
4E PLAY MODE SENSE CE PLAY MODE RETURN
50 MECHA STATUS SENSE D0 MECHA STATUS RETURN
55 TRACK NO. SENSE D5 TRACK NO. RETURN
56 MEDIA STATUS SENSE D6 MEDIA STATUS RETURN
57 CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION SENSE D7 CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION RETURN
58 CURRENT TRACK TIME SENSE D8 CURRENT TRACK TIME RETURN
59 NAME SENSE D9 NAME RETURN
5D TOTAL TRACK NO./TOTAL TIME SENSE DD TOTAL TRACK NO./TOTAL TIME RETURN
5E PGM TOTAL TRACK NO./TOTAL TIME SENSE DE PGM TOTAL TRACK NO./TOTAL TIME RETURN
5F KEYBOARD TYPE SENSE DF KYBOARD TYPE RETURN
F0 ERROR SENSE REQUEST
F1 CAUTION SENSE REQUEST
F2 ILLEGAL STATUS
F4 POWER ON STATUS
F6 CHANGE STATUS

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75 POWER CONTROL F5 STANDBY STATUS Ver1.30

78 ERROR SENSE F8 ERROR SENSE RETURN
79 CAUTION SENSE F9 CAUTION SENSE RETURN
7F ERROR SENSE FF ERROR SENSE RETURN
Caution: If no supported version is indicated in the "Adopted F/W Ver." column, ver. 1.00 or later is supported.

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Vender command list

The list of vender commands (Command 7F/FF) is as follows.
Their command codes are indicated as a combination of Command (2-byte), Category Code (2-byte) and Sub
Command (2-byte). For details, see the section starting page 41.

Control/Sense Command Return Command Adopted

F/W Ver
7F01 DEVICE SELECT FF01 DEVICE SELECT RETURN
7F02 DIVIDE
7F03 DELETE
7F0701 TIME SKIP PRESET Ver1.30
7F0702 TIME SKIP SENSE FF0702 TIME SKIP RETURN Ver1.30
7F074F PLAY AREA SELECT FF07CF PLAY AREA SELECT RETURN
7F0823 AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET FF08A3 AUTO TRACK SIZE RETURN
7F1210 INPUT SELECT FF1290 INPUT SELECT RETURN Ver1.10
7F4200 FILE RENAME FF4280 FILE RENAME ACK Ver1.20
7F4A23 CURRENT FOLDER SELECT Ver1.20
7F4A40 CREATE FOLDER FF4AC0 CREATE FOLDER ACK Ver1.20
7F4A42 RENAME FOLDER FF4AC2 RENAME FOLDER ACK Ver1.20
7F4A55 CURRENT FOLDER No. SENSE FF4AD5 CURRENT FOLDER No. RETURN Ver1.20
7F4A56 SEARCH FOLDER No. FF4AD6 SEARCH FOLDER No. RETURN Ver1.20
7F4A59 FOLDER NAME SENSE FF4AD9 FOLDER NAME RETURN Ver1.20
7F4A5A FILE NAME SENSE FF4ADA FILE NAME RETURN Ver1.20
7F4A5D FOLDER COUNT SENSE FF4ADD FOLDER COUNT RETURN Ver1.20
7F4A5E FILE COUNT SENSE FF4ADE FILE COUNT RETURN Ver1.20
Caution: If no supported version is indicated in the "Adopted F/W Ver." column, ver. 1.00 or later is supported.

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Command Details

・INFORMATION REQUEST
INFORMATION REQUEST requests the controlled device to return information including the software version of
the controlled device.

Command 0F
Data None
Return INFORMATION RETURN [8F]

・STOP
STOP puts the controlled device into the stop state and also takes the controlled device out of input monitor
mode.

Command 10
Data None
Return None

・PLAY
Play puts the controlled device into playback mode and also brings the controlled device from record ready
mode to recording mode.

Command 12
Data None
Return None

・RECORD
RECORD puts the controlled device into record ready mode. It also numbers tracks during recording and puts
the controlled device into input monitoring mode when no media is in the controlled device.

Command 13
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Record This starts recording
0 1 Record ready Switches to record ready mode.
0 2 Track mark Numbers tracks during recording
1 0 Input Monitor Switches to input monitoring mode when no media is in
the controlled device.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・READY
READY puts the controlled device into playback standby mode or record ready mode.

Command 14
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 1 Ready ON Switches to playback standby mode or record ready
mode.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・JOG
Enables JOG playback of the controlled device.

Command 15
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 OFF Disables JOG playback.
0 1 ON Enables JOG playback.
1 0 Jog forward Frame accurate search in the forward direction
1 1 Jog reverse Frame accurate search in the backward direction
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・SHUTTLE
SHUTTLE puts the controlled device into the shuttle mode. The controlled device remains in the shuttle mode
until it receives a command such as STOP, PLAY, or READY.

Command 16
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Shuttle forward Switches to the forward shuttle mode
0 1 Shuttle reverse Switches to the backward shuttle mode
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・FLASH LOAD
FLASH LOAD puts the controlled device into Flash Load mode.

Command 17
Data None
Return Flash Load Acknowledge [97]

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・EJECT
EJECT ejects a CD Media from the controlled device.
(If the controlled device is SS-R250N, it returns ILLEGAL [F2].)
If the device selected on the controlled device is not CD, this command is ignored.

Command 18
Data None
Return None

・SKIP
SKIP allows the controlled device to skip a track.

Command 1A
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Track Skip Next Skips to the next track
0 1 Track Skip Previous If the current position is at the beginning of a track (or
within one second of the beginning of a track), the
controlled device skips to the beginning of the previous
track. If the current position is not at the beginning of a
track, the controlled device skips to the beginning of the
current track.
2 0 Mark Skip Next Moves to the next mark.
2 1 Mark Skip Previous Moves to the previous mark.
3 0 Time Skip Next When playing back or in playback standby, you can skip
forward by the amount of time set using the time skip
function.
3 1 Time Skip Previous When playing back or in playback standby, you can skip
backward by the amount of time set using the time skip
function.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・CALL
CALL locates the controlled device to a call point and puts the controlled device into the ready state.

Command 1D
Data None
Return None

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・AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET

AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET sets the auto cue level of the controlled device.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the AUTO CUE LEVEL
RETURN command [A0].
The auto cue mode can be turned on or off using the AUTO CUE SELECT command [30].

Command 20
Data 2 bytes
Return AUTO CUE LEVEL RETURN [A0]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Sets the auto-cue level to -24dB
0 1 -30dB Sets the auto-cue level to -30dB
0 2 -36dB Sets the auto-cue level to -36dB
0 3 -42dB Sets the auto-cue level to -42dB
0 4 -48dB Sets the auto-cue level to -48dB
0 5 -54dB Sets the auto-cue level to -54dB
0 6 -60dB Sets the auto-cue level to -60dB
0 7 -66dB Sets the auto-cue level to -66dB
0 8 -72dB Sets the auto-cue level to -72dB
F F SENSE Requests the controlled device to return the current
auto-cue level setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET

AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET sets the auto track level of the controlled device.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the AUTO TRACK LEVEL
RETURN command [A1].
The auto track mode can be turned on or off using the AUTO TRACK SELECT command [31].

Command 21
Data 2 bytes
Return AUTO TRACK LEVEL RETURN [A1]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Sets the auto-track level to -24dB
0 1 -30dB Sets the auto-track level to -30dB
0 2 -36dB Sets the auto-track level to -36dB
0 3 -42dB Sets the auto-track level to -42dB
0 4 -48dB Sets the auto-track level to -48dB
0 5 -54dB Sets the auto-track level to -54dB
0 6 -60dB Sets the auto-track level to -60dB
0 7 -66dB Sets the auto-track level to -66dB
0 8 -72dB Sets the auto-track level to -72dB
F F SENSE Requests the controlled device to return the current
auto-track level setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・DIRECT TRACK SEARCH PRESET

DIRECT TRACK SEARCH RESET performs a search for a track on the controlled device by specifying the track
number. If a track search is performed while the controlled device is in a playback state or a stop state, the
controlled device starts playing the selected track first.
If a track search is performed while the controlled device is in a state other than the above two states, the
controlled device switches back to the state where it was before starting a search and remains in that state.

Command 23
Data 4 bytes
Return None
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the track number
Data 2 Ones digit of the track number Track number
Data 3 Thousands digit of the track number Example) 2301: Track 123
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the track number
If the track number specified does not exist in the media, it sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET

PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET sets the pitch of playback of the controlled device. (%)
The setting range is ±16.0%.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the PITCH CONTROL
DATA RETURN command [A5].
The pitch control mode can be turned on or off using the PITCH CONTROL SELECT command [35].

Command 25
Data 4 bytes or 2 bytes
Return Pitch Control Data Return [A5]
Data1 Data2 Data3 Data4 Description Remarks
0 Positive (+) value
1 Negative (-) value
N2 N3 N1 N1: Tens digit of the pitch control value
Preset %
N2: Ones digit of the pitch control value
N3: First decimal place of the pitch control value
Example) 2310: -2.3%
F F … Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current pitch control setting
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

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・AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET

AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET sets the duration time for the auto track increment (time mode) of the controlled
device.
Setting ranges are 1 - 10 minutes (1 minute interval), 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours,
12 hours, and 24 hours.
If this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the AUTO TRACK TIME RETURN
command [A6].
The auto track mode can be turned on or off using the AUTO TRACK SELECT command [31].

Command 26
Data 4 bytes or 2 bytes
Return Auto Track Time Return [A6]
Data1 Data2 Data3 Data4 Description Remarks
N1 N2 N3 N4 Times N1: Tens digit of the auto track time value (hours).
N2: Ones digit of the auto track time value (hours).
N3: Tens digit of the auto track time value (minutes).
N4: Ones digit of the auto track time value
(minutes).
F F … Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current
auto track time setting
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・CLOCK DATA PRESET

CLOCK DATA PRESET sets the date and time information for the controlled device.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the CLOCK DATA
RETURN command [A7].

Command 27
Data 10 bytes or 2 bytes
Return Clock Data Preset Return [A7]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the year (A.D.).
Data 2 Ones digit of the year (A.D.).
Data 3 Tens digit of the month. [Example]
Data 4 Ones digit of the month. 0802231234: February 23, 2008 / 12:34
Data 5 Tens digit of the date
If data 1 and data 2 are both “F”, the
Data 6 Ones digit of the date
controlled device returns the current Clock
Data 7 Tens digit of the hour. Data setting.
Data 8 Ones digit of the hour
Data 9 Tens digit of the minute
Data 10 Ones digit of the minute
･if the specified data does not exist, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

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・SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET

SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET sets the level of the sync recording of the controlled device.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the SYNC REC LEVEL
RETURN command [A8].
The sync rec mode can be turned on or off using the SYNC REC SELECT command [38].

Command 28
Data 2 bytes
Return Sync Rec Level Return [A8]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Sync Rec level setting is -24 dB.
0 1 -30dB Sync Rec level setting is -30 dB.
0 2 -36dB Sync Rec level setting is -36 dB.
0 3 -42dB Sync Rec level setting is -42 dB.
0 4 -48dB Sync Rec level setting is -48 dB.
0 5 -54dB Sync Rec level setting is -54 dB.
0 6 -60dB Sync Rec level setting is -60 dB.
0 7 -66dB Sync Rec level setting is -66 dB.
0 8 -72dB Sync Rec level setting is -72 dB.
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current Sync Rec
Level setting.
･if the specified data is out of rage, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・TEXT PRESET
Specifies a CD-TEXT title for the controlled device of up to 80 single-byte alphanumeric characters.
To obtain the assigned title, transmit the command "TITLE SENSE [59]."
Command 29
Data 4 bytes～84 Bytes
Return None
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of specified number
Data 2 Ones digit of specified number 0000 Specify the disc title
Data 3 Thousands digit of specified number 0001 – 0099 Specify a track title
Data 4 Hundreds digit of specified number
Data 5 – Data 84 Title Single-byte alphanumeric characters
・If a track number not existing on the disc is specified, the controlled device will transmit ILLEGAL [F2].
・The title is between 0 bytes and 80 bytes. The characters up to the last one before CR will be used as
the specified title.

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・TIME SEARCH PRESET

TIME SEARCH PRESET performs a search on the controlled device by specifying a track number and time.
If the controlled device receives this command when in stop or playback mode, it enters a playback mode after
having finished a search. If the controlled device receives this command when in a mode other than the above
two modes, it switches back to the mode where it was before starting a search and remains in that mode.

Command 2C
Data 12 bytes
Return None
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the track number
Data 2 Ones digit of the track number
Data 3 Thousands digit of the track number [Example]
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the track number 050006002030: 05tr 06min10.30sec
Data 5 Tens digit of the minutes
Data 6 Ones digit of the minutes
Data 7 Thousands digit of the minutes
Data 8 Hundreds digit of the minutes
Data 9 Tens digit of the seconds
Data 10 Ones digit of the seconds
Data 11 1/10 digit of the seconds
Data 12 1/100 digit of the seconds
·If the specified time does not exist in the media, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET

KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET sets the key of playback of the controlled device. (semitone)
Setting ranges are ±6 semitones.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the KEY CONTROL
DATA RETURN command [AD].
The key control mode can be turned on or off using the KEY CONTROL SELECT command [3D].

Command 2D
Data 2 bytes
Return KEY CONTROL DATA RETURN [AD]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 Key up
1 Key down
0-6 Key change Set in semitones
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current Key
control data setting.
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

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・AUTO CUE SELECT

AUTO CUE SELECT turns the Auto-cue mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the AUTO-CUE SELECT
RETURN command [B0].
The Auto-cue level can be set using the AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET command [20].

Command 30
Data 2 bytes
Return AUTO CUE SELECT RETURN [B0]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto-cue mode OFF Turns the Auto-cue mode off
0 1 Auto-cue mode ON Turns the Auto-cue mode on
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
Auto-cue mode status
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・AUTO TRACK SELECT

AUTO TRACK SELECT turns the Auto-cue mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the AUTO TRACK
SELECT RETURN command [B1].
The auto track level can be set using the AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET command [21].
The auto track time can be set using the AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET command [26].
The auto track size can be set using the AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET command [7F0823].

Command 31
Data 2 bytes
Return AUTO TRACK SELECT RETURN [B1]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto Track OFF
0 1 Auto Track ON (LEVEL) Level Mode
0 2 Auto Track ON (Digital Direct) Digital Direct Mode
0 3 Auto Track ON (TIME) Time Mode
0 4 Auto Track ON (SIZE) File size Mode
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the Auto
Track mode status
·If the specified data is out of range, the controlled device sends ILLEGAL [F2].

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・EOM TRACK TIME PRESET

EOM TRACK TIME PRESET sets the EOM (end-of-track-warning) time in seconds.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the EOM TRACK TIME
RETURN command [B2].

Command 32
Data 2 bytes
Return EOM TRACK TIME RETURN [B2]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 EOM Track OFF
A 0 EOM Track ON (0sec)
N1 N2 EOM Track ON N1: Tens digit of the EOM Track Time.
N2: Ones digit of the EOM Track Time.
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the EOM
Track Time setting.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・EOM MEDIA TIME PRESET

EOM MEDIA TIME PRESET sets the EOM (end-of-track-warning) time in seconds.
The setting range is 1 to 99 seconds or the function can also be turned off using this command.
Only when this command is sent with request data ([FF]), the controlled device sends the EOM MEDIA TIME
RETURN command [B3].

Command 33
Data 2 bytes
Return EOM MEDIA TIME RETURN [B3]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 EOM Media OFF
N1 N2 EOM Media ON N1: Tens digit of the EOM Media Time.
N2: Ones digit of the EOM Media Time.
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the EOM
Media Time setting.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・PITCH CONTROL SELECT

PITCH CONTROL SELECT turns the pitch control mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the PITCH CONTROL
SELECT RETURN command [B5].
The pitch control data can be set using the PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET command [25].

Command 35
Data 2 bytes
Return PITCH CONTROL SELECT RETURN [B5]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Pitch control OFF
0 1 Pitch control ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current
pitch control mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・AUTO READY SELECT

AUTO READY SELECT turns the auto ready mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the AUTO READY SELECT
RETURN command [B6].

Command 36
Data 2 bytes
Return AUTO READY SELECT RETURN [B6]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto-ready OFF
0 1 Auto-ready ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current
auto-ready mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・REPEAT SELECT
REPEAT SELECT turns the repeat mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the REPEAT SELECT
RETURN command [B7].

Command 37
Data 2 bytes
Return REPEAT SELECT RETURN [B7]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Repeat OFF
0 1 Repeat ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current repeat mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・SYNC REC SELECT

SYNC REC SELECT turns the sync rec mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the SYNC REC SELECT
RETURN command [B8].
The sync rec level can be set using the SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET command [28].

Command 38
Data 2 bytes
Return SYNC REC SELECT RETURN [B8]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 sync rec OFF
0 1 Sync rec ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current sync rec mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・INCR PLAY SELECT

INCR PLAY SELECT turns the incremental playback mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the INCR PLAY SELECT
RETURN command [BA].

Command 3A
Data 2 bytes
Return INCR PLAY SELECT RETURN [BA]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Incremental playback OFF
0 1 Incremental playback ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current incremental playback mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・KEY CONTROL SELECT

KEY CONTROL SELECT turns the key control mode of the controlled device on or off.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the KEY CONTROL
SELECT RETURN command [BD].
The key control data can be set using the KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET command [2D].

Command 3D
Data 2 bytes
Return KEY CONTROL SELECT RETURN [BD]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Key control mode OFF
0 1 Key control mode ON
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current key control mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT
REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT enables or disables key operation on the controlled device.
Only when this command is sent with request data [FF], the controlled device sends the REMOTE/LOCAL
RETURN command [CC].

Command 4C
Data 2 bytes
Return REMOTE LOACAL [CC]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Only remote Enables only remote operation through an
RS-232C, PARALLEL connector,
ETHERNET and remote control connected
to the REMOTE jack and a USB keyboard.
Key operation on the controlled device is
disabled
0 1 Remote and Front key Enables remote operation and key operation
on the controlled device
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the
current remote/local mode setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・PLAY MODE SELECT

PLAY MODE SELECT sets the playback mode of the controlled device.
The playback mode setting can be checked using the PLAY MODE SENSE command [4E].

Command 4D
Data 2 bytes
Return None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Continuous Continuous playback
0 1 Single Single playback
0 4 Program Programmed playback
0 6 Random Random playback

・PLAY MODE SENSE

PLAY MODE SENSE requests the controlled device to return the current playback mode setting of the
controlled device.

Command 4E
Data None
Return PLAY MODE RETURN [CE]

・MECHA STATUS SENSE

MECHA STATUS SENSE requests the controlled device to return the status of the specified mechanism of the
controlled device.

Command 50
Data None
Return MECHA STATSU RETURN [D0]

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・TRACK No. SENSE

TRACK No. SENSE requests the controlled device to return the current track number.

Command: 55
Data: None
Return: TRACK No. STATUS RETURN [D5]

・MEDIA STATUS SENSE

MEDIA STATUS SENSE requests the controlled device to return information about the presence or absence
and the type of a media in the controlled device.

Command 56
Data None
Return MEDIA STATUS RETURN [D6]

・CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION SENSE

CURRENT TRACK INFORMAITON SENSE requests the controlled device to return information about the
current track.

Command 57
Data None
Return CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION RETURN [D7]

・CURRENT TRACK TIME SENSE

CURRENT TRACK TIME SENSE requests the controlled device to return the selected time information about
the current track or the whole media, when in a playback or a ready state.

Command 58
Data 2 bytes
Return CURRENT TRACK TIME RETURN [D8]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Track elapsed time
0 1 Track remaining time
0 2 Total elapsed time on the media
0 3 Total remaining time on the media
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・NAME SENSE
NAME SENSE requests the controlled device to return the specified track name.

Command 59
Data 4 bytes
Return NAME RETURN [D9]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the track number
Data 2 Ones digit of the track number 0000 Specifies the disc title(Only for CD-TEXT)
Data 3 Thousands digit of the track number 0001 – 0999 Specifies a track name (title)
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the track number
·If the specified track number does not exist in the media, it sends ILLEGAL [F2].
·If the name of specified track number contains a character that is not ASCII, it sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE

TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE requests the controlled device to return the total number of tracks on
the media and the total running time of the media in the controlled device.

Command 5D
Data None
Return TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN [DD]

・PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE

PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE requests the controlled device to return the total number and
the total running time of the programmed tracks.
For MP3/WAV, only the total number of tracks is returned.

Command 5E
Data None
Return PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN [DE]

・KEYBOARD TYPE SENSE

KEYBOARD TYPE SENSE requests the controlled device to return the current keyboard type setting of the
controlled device.

Command 5F
Data None
Return KEYBOARD TYPE RETURN [DF]

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・POWER CONTORL
POWER CONTROL turns ON / OFF (standby) the power of the controlled device.
When turning on from OFF, the REMOTE POWER CONTROL setting of the controlled device must be ON.

Command 75
Data None
Return STANDBY STATUS [F5]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Power On Power on from the standby state.
1 1 Power Off The controlled device enters the standby state.
8 0 Reset The controlled device restarts.
If the controlled device does not stop, it sends ILLEGAL [F2].

・ERROR SENSE
ERROR SENSE requests the controlled device to return information about an error that occurred on the
controlled device. Be sure to determine the error by using this command if the ERROR SENSE REQUEST
command [F0] is issued from the controlled device.

Command: 78
Data: None
Return: ERROR SENSE RETURN [F8]

･CAUTION SNESE
CAUTION SENSE requests the controlled device to return information about a caution that is shown on the
controlled device. Be sure to check the caution by using this command if the CAUTION SENSE REQUEST
command [F1] is issued from the controlled device.

Command: 79
Data: None
Return: CAUTION SENSE RETURN [F9]

･VENDER COMMAND
This command controls a function unique to this unit. For details, see "Vender command details" on page
39.

Command: 7F
Return: VENDER COMMAND RETURN [FF]

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･INFORMATION RETURN
INFORMATION RETURN is sent in response to the INFORMATION REQUEST command [0F] to show the
software version.

Command 8F
Data 4 bytes
Request command INFORMATION REQUEST [0F]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the software version
Data 2 Ones digit of the software version
Example) 0123: Version 01.23
Data 3 First decimal place of the software version
Data 4 Second decimal place of the software version

・FLASH LOAD ACKNOWLEDGE

FLASH LOAD ACKNOWLEDE is sent in response to the FLASH LOAD command [17] to show the data loading
has been successful.

Command: 97
Data: None
Request command FLASH LOAD [17]

・AUTO CUE LEVEL RETURN

AUTO CUE LEVEL RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET command [20] to show the
current Auto cue level setting.

Command A0
Data 2 bytes
Request command AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET [20]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Auto cue level setting is -24 dB.
0 1 -30dB Auto cue level setting is -30 dB.
0 2 -36dB Auto cue level setting is -36 dB.
0 3 -42dB Auto cue level setting is -42 dB.
0 4 -48dB Auto cue level setting is -48 dB.
0 5 -54dB Auto cue level setting is -54 dB.
0 6 -60dB Auto cue level setting is -60 dB.
0 7 -66dB Auto cue level setting is -66 dB.
0 8 -72dB Auto cue level setting is -72 dB.

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・AUTO TRACK LEVEL RETURN

AUTO TRACK LEVEL RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET command [21] to
show the current Auto track level setting.

Command A1
Data 2 bytes
Request command AUTO TRACK LEVEL PRESET [21]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Auto track level setting is -24 dB.
0 1 -30dB Auto track level setting is -30 dB.
0 2 -36dB Auto track level setting is -36 dB.
0 3 -42dB Auto track level setting is -42 dB.
0 4 -48dB Auto track level setting is -48 dB.
0 5 -54dB Auto track level setting is -54 dB.
0 6 -60dB Auto track level setting is -60 dB.
0 7 -66dB Auto track level setting is -66 dB.
0 8 -72dB Auto track level setting is -72 dB.

・PITCH CONTROL DATA RETURN

PITCH CONOTROL DATA RETURN is sent in response to the PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET command
[25] to show the current pitch control setting.

Command A5
Data 4 bytes
Request command PITCH CONTROL DATA PRESET [25]
Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Description Remarks
0 Positive (+) value
1 Negative (-) value
N2 N3 N1 N1: Tens digit of the pitch control value
Preset % N2: Ones digit of the pitch control value
N3: First decimal place of the pitch control
value
Example) 2310: -2.3 %

・AUTO TRACK TIME RETURN

AUTO TRACK TIME RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET command [26] to show
the current auto track time setting.

Command A6
Data 4 bytes
Request command AUTO TRACK TIME PRESET [26]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the hour
Data 2 Ones digit of the hour
Data 3 Tens digit of the minute
Data 4 Ones digit of the minute

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・CLOCK DATA RETURN

CLOCK DATA RETURN is sent in response to the CLOCK DATA PRESET command [27] to show the current
date and time setting.

Command A7
Data 12 bytes
Request command CLOCK DATA PRESET [27]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the year (A.D.).
Data 2 Ones digit of the year (A.D.).
Data 3 Tens digit of the month.
Data 4 Ones digit of the month. [Example]
Data 5 Tens digit of the date 0802231234: February 23, 2008 / 12:34

Data 6 Ones digit of the date

Data 7 Tens digit of the hour.
Data 8 Ones digit of the hour
Data 9 Tens digit of the minute
Data 10 Ones digit of the minute

・SYNC REC LEVEL RETURN

SYNC REC LEVEL RETURN is sent in response to the SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET command [28] to show the
current sync rec level setting.

Command A8
Data 2 bytes
Request command SYNC REC LEVEL PRESET [28]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 -24dB Sync Rec level setting is -24 dB.
0 1 -30dB Sync Rec level setting is -30 dB.
0 2 -36dB Sync Rec level setting is -36 dB.
0 3 -42dB Sync Rec level setting is -42 dB.
0 4 -48dB Sync Rec level setting is -48 dB.
0 5 -54dB Sync Rec level setting is -54 dB.
0 6 -60dB Sync Rec level setting is -60 dB.
0 7 -66dB Sync Rec level setting is -66 dB.
0 8 -72dB Sync Rec level setting is -72 dB.

・KEY CONTROL DATA RETURN

KEY CONTROL DATA RETURN is sent in response to the KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET command [2D] to
show the current key control data setting.

Command AD
Data 2 bytes
Request command KEY CONTROL DATA PRESET [2D]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 Key up
1 Key down
0-6 Key change Set in semitones

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・AUTO CUE SELECT RETURN

AUTO CUE SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO CUE SELECT command [30] to show the
current Auto cue mode setting.

Command B0
Data 2 bytes
Request command AUTO CUE SELECT [30]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto cue mode OFF
0 1 Auto cue mode ON

・AUTO TRACK SELECT RETURN

AUTO TRACK SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO TRACK SELECT command [31] to show the
current Auto track mode setting.

Command B1
Data 2 bytes
Request command AUTO TRACK SELECT [31]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto track mode OFF
0 1 Auto track mode ON (LEVEL) Level mode
0 2 Auto track mode ON (Digital Direct) Digital Direct mode
0 3 Auto track mode ON (Time) Time mode
0 4 Auto track mode ON (SIZE) File size mode

・EOM TRACK TIME RETURN

EOM TRACK TIME RETURN is sent in response to the EOM TRACK TIME PRESET command [32] to show the
current EOM track time setting.

Command B2
Data 2 bytes
Request command EOM TRACK TIME PRESET [32]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 EOM Track OFF
A 0 EOM Track ON (0 sec)
N1 N2 EOM Track ON N1: Tens digit of the EOM Track Time.
N2: Ones digit of the EOM Track Time.

・EOM MEDIA TIME RETURN

EOM MEDIA TIME RETURN is sent in response to the EOM MEDIA TIME PRESET command [33] to show the
current EOM media time setting.

Command B3
Data 2 bytes
Request command EOM MEDIA TIME PRESET [33]
Data1 Data2 Description Remarks
0 0 EOM Media OFF
N1 N2 EOM Media ON N1: Tens digit of the EOM Media Time.
N2: Ones digit of the EOM Media Time.

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・PITCH CONTROL SELECT RETURN

PITCH CONTROL SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the PITCH CONTROL SELECT command [35] to
show the current pitch control mode setting.

Command B5
Data 2 bytes
Request command PITCH CONTROL SELECT [35]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Pitch control OFF
0 1 Pitch control ON

・AUTO READY SELECT RETURN

AUTO READY SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO READY SELECT command [36] to show the
current auto-ready mode setting.

Command B6
Data 2 bytes
Request command AUTO READY SELECT [36]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Auto-ready OFF
0 1 Auto-ready ON

・REPEAT SELECT RETURN

REPEAT SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the REPEAT SELECT command [37] to show the current
repeat setting.

Command B7
Data 2 bytes
Request command REPEAT SELECT [37]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Repeat OFF
0 1 Repeat ON

・SYNC REC SELECT RETURN

SYNC REC SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the SYNC REC SELECT command [38] to show the
current sync rec setting.

Command B8
Data 2 bytes
Request command SYNC REC SELECT [38]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Sync rec OFF
0 1 Sync rec ON

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・INCR PLAY SELECT RETURN

INCR PLAY SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the INCR PLAY SELECT command [3A] to show the
current incremental playback setting.

Command BA
Data 2 bytes
Request command INCR PLAY SELECT [3A]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 INCR playback OFF
0 1 INCR playback ON

・KEY CONTROL SELECT RETURN

KEY CONTROL SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the KEY CONTROL SELECT command [3D] to show
the current key control mode setting.

Command BD
Data 2 bytes
Request command KEY CONTROL SELECT [3D]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Key control OFF
0 1 Key control ON

・REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT RETURN

REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT command [4C] to
show the current remote/local mode setting.

Command CC
Data 2 bytes
Request command REMOTE/LOCAL SELECT [4C]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Only remote Enables only remote operation through an
RS-232C, PARALLEL connector,
ETHERNET and remote control
connected to the REMOTE jack and a
USB keyboard.
Key operation on the controlled device is
disabled
0 1 Remote and Front key Enables remote operation and key
operation on the controlled device

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・PLAY MODE RETURN

PLAY MODE RETURN is sent in response to the PLAY MODE SENSE command [4E] to show the current
playback mode setting.

Command CE
Data 2 bytes
Request command PLAY MODE SENSE [4E]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Continuous playback
0 1 Single playback
0 4 Programmed playback
(data not available)
0 5 Programmed playback
(data available)
0 6 Random playback

・MECHA STATUS RETURN

MECHA STATUS RETURN is sent in response to the MECHA STATUS SENSE command [50] to show the
current status of the specified mechanism of the controlled device.

Command D0
Data 2 bytes
Request command MECHA STATUS SENSE [50]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 No Media No Media
0 1 Preparing for disc ejection In disc-ejecting state
1 0 Stop In stop state
1 1 Play In playback state
1 2 Ready In ready state
2 8 Cue Searching forward
2 9 Review Searching backward
8 0 Monitor In input monitoring state
8 1 Record In recording state
8 2 Record ready In record ready state
8 3 Information writing In information writing state
F F Other Some other status

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・TRACK No. RETURN

TRACK No. RETURN is sent in response to the TRACK No. SENSE command [55] to show the current track
number.

Command D5
Data 6 bytes
Request command TRACK No. SENSE [55]
Description Remarks
Data 1 EOM Status 00: Shows that the current track has yet to
Data 2 reach the set EOM time or EOM display
mode is turned off
01: Shows that the controlled device is
displaying the EOM time
Data 3 Tens digit of the track number
Data 4 Ones digit of the track number
Data 5 Thousands digit of the track number
Data 6 Hundreds digit of the track number

・MEDIA STATUS RETURN

MEDIA STATUS RETURN is sent in response to the MEDIA STATUS SENSE command [56] to show the
presence or absence of a media and the type of the media.

Command D6
Data 4 bytes
Request command MEDIA STATUS SENSE [56]
Data 1 00: No media
Media status
Data 2 01: Media loaded
00: CD-DA
Data 3 01: CD-R(Audio)
02: CD-RW(Audio)
Media type
10: CD-ROM (Data)
Data 4 11: CD-R(Data)
12: CD-RW(Data)

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・CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION RETURN

CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION RETURN is sent in response to the CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION
SENSE command [57] to show information about the program number when in program playback mode or
current track when in another playback mode.

Command D7
Data 12 bytes
Request command CURRENT TRACK INFORMATION SENSE [57]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the track number or the program number
Data 2 Ones digit of the track number or the program number
Data 3 Thousands digit of the track number
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the track number If the playback mode
Data 5 Tens digit of the minutes is set to program
Data 6 Ones digit of the minutes (PGM), the controlled
Data 7 Thousands digit of the minutes device sends only
Data 8 Hundreds digit of the minutes the program number
Data 9 Tens digit of the seconds for data1 and data2.
Data 10 Ones digit of the seconds
Data 11 Tens digit of the frames
Data 12 Ones digit of the frames

・CURRENT TRACK TIME RETURN

CURRENT TRACK TIME RETURN is sent in response to the CURRENT TRACK TIME SENSE command [58]
to show the selected time information about the current track.

Command D8
Data 10 bytes
Request command CURRENT TRACK TIME SENSE [58]
Description Remarks
(Data 1, Data 2) 00 Elapsed time
01 Track remaining time
02 Total elapsed time on the media
03 Total remaining time on the media
Data 3 -- Tens digit of the minutes
Data 4 -- Ones digit of the minutes
Data 5 -- Thousands digit of the minutes
Data 6 -- Hundreds digit of the minutes
Data 7 -- Tens digit of the seconds
Data 8 -- Ones digit of the seconds
Data 9 -- Tens digit of the frame
Data10 -- Ones digit of the frame

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・NAME RETURN
NAME RETURN is sent in response to the NAME SENSE command [59] to show the name of the specified
track. If the specified track is a file, the reply includes the file extension.
If the specified track name does not exist or contains a character that is not ASCII, the controlled device sends
ILLEGAL [F2]

Command D9
Data 5 - 124 bytes
Request command NAME SENSE [59]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the track
Data 2 Ones digit of the track 0000 Disc title( for CD-TEXT only)
Data 3 Thousand digit of the track 0001 – 0999 Track name (title)
Data 4 Hundred digit of the track
Data 5 – Data124 Name(title) ASCII characters
·The title is composed of 0 to 120 bytes.

・TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN

TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN is sent in response to the TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE
command [5D] to show the total number of tracks on a media and the total running time of the media in the
controlled device.

Command DD
Data 12 bytes
Request command TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE [5D]

Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the total number of tracks
Data 2 Ones digit of the total number of tracks
Data 3 Thousands digit of the total number of tracks
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the total number of tracks
Data 5 Tens digit of the minutes
Data 6 Ones digit of the minutes
Data 7 Thousands digit of the minutes
Data 8 Hundreds digit of the minutes
Data 9 Tens digit of the seconds
Data10 Ones digit of the seconds
Data11 Tens digit of the total number of frames of all tracks
Data12 Ones digit of the total number of frames of all tracks

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・PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN

PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME RETURN is sent in response to the PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL
TIME SENSE command [5E] to show the total number and the total running time of the programmed tracks.

Command DE
Data 12 bytes
Request command PGM TOTAL TRACK No./TOTAL TIME SENSE [5E]
Description Remarks
Data 1 Tens digit of the total number of tracks
Data 2 Ones digit of the total number of tracks
Data 3 Thousands digit of the total number of tracks
Data 4 Hundreds digit of the total number of tracks
Data 5 Tens digit of the minutes
Data 6 Ones digit of the minutes
Data 7 Thousands digit of the minutes
Data 8 Hundreds digit of the minutes
Data 9 Tens digit of the seconds
Data10 Ones digit of the seconds
Data11 Tens digit of the frame
Data12 Ones digit of the frame

・KEYBOARD TYPE RETURN

KEYBOARD TYPE RETURN is sent in response to the KEYBOARD TYPE SENSE command [5F] to show the
current keyboard type setting.

Command DF
Data 2 bytes
Request command KEYBOARD TYPE SENSE [5F]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Japanese
0 1 US

・ERROR SENSE REQUEST

ERROR SENSE REQUEST is sent from the controlled device to the external controller to show that the
controlled device is in an error state. If the command is sent, the external controller issues the ERROR SENSE
command [78]. Be sure to determine the error by using the ERROR SENSE command.

Command F0
Data None
Request command None

・CAUTION SENSE REQUEST

CAUTION SENSE REQUEST is sent from the controlled device to the external controller to show that the
controlled device is in a caution state. If the command is sent, the external controller issues the CAUTION
SENSE command [79]. Be sure to check the caution by using the CAUTION SENSE command.

Command F1
Data None
Request command None

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・ILLEGAL STATUS
ILLEGAL STATUS is sent from the controlled device to the external controller to show that an invalid command
or data has been sent to the controlled device. If the command is sent, send a command or data again, making
sure that it is a valid command or data.

Command F2
Data None
Request command None

・POWER ON STATUS
POWER ON STATUS is sent from the controlled device to the external controller to show that the controlled
device has been turned on.

Command F4
Data None
Request command None

・STANDBY STATUS
STANDBY STATUS is sent in response to the POWER CONTROL command [75].

Command F5
Data None
Request command None

・CHANGE STATUS
CHANGE STATUS is sent from the controlled device to the external controller to show that the controlled device
has switched from one state to another.

Command F6
Data 2 bytes
Request command None
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 Mechanism status change The status of the specified mechanism has
been changed.
0 3 Track and EOM status changes The controlled device has moved from one
track to another or the EOM status has
been changed.

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・ERROR SENSE RETURN

ERROR SENSE RETURN is sent in response to the ERROR SENSE command [78].

Command F8
Data 4 bytes
Request command ERROR SENSE [78]
Data 1 N2 ERROR CODE（N1-N2N3）
Data 2 N3 0-00 No Error
Data 3 0 1-01 Rec Error (error related to recording)
Date 4 N1 1-02 Device Error (error related to device)
1-08 Stand-By Error (error during recording preparation)
1-09 Information Write Error (error during final recording processing)
1-FF Other Error (An error other than those above occurred. Check the unit.)

・CAUTION SENSE RETURN

CAUTION SENSE RETURN is sent in response to the CAUTION SENSE command [79].

Command F9
Data 4 bytes
Request command CAUTION SENSE [79]
Data 1 N2 CAUTION CODE（N1-N2N3）
Data 2 N3 0-00 No Caution
Data 3 0 1-02 Media Error (error related to media)
Data 4 N1 1-03 Can't Undo
1-06 Media Full (media has no remaining capacity)
1-07 Track Full (maximum track size has been reached)
1-09 D-In Unlock (digital input is unlocked)
1-0A No Call Point
1-0B Can't REC (recording is not possible)
1-0C Write Protected (media is write-protected)
1-0D Not Execute (function cannot be executed in this state)
1-0F Can't Edit (editing is not possible in this state)
1-13 Can't Select (selecting is not possible in this state)
1-14 Track Protected
1-16 Name Full (name setting character upper limit has been reached)
1-18 Play List Error (error related to playlist)
1-1D Not Audio (digital input is not audio)
1-1E Decode Error (error related to playback)
1-1F Media Not Match (media is not suitable)
1-FF Other Caution (A caution other than those above occurred. Check the
unit.)

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・VENDOR COMMAND RETURN

This is the returned command in response to the command [7F].
See “Detailed Information about Vendor Commands” below.

Command FF

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Detailed information about Vendor Commands

Vendor commands have the following format.

Serial RS-232C
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte 8 Byte 9 … Byte n
LF ID Command Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 … CR
LF ‘0’ ‘7F’ or ‘FF’ Category Code Sub Command Parameter … CR

ETHERNET (TELNET)
Byte 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... n-1 n
ID Command Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 ... LF CR
‘0’ ‘7F’ or ‘FF’ Category Code Sub Command Parameter … LF CR

Category Code: The category code (2-byte ASCII) is used for classifying vendor commands according to
function.
Sub Command: This is a unique sub-command code (2-byte ASCII) within the category.
DEVICE SELECT (01), DIVIDE(02) and DELETE（03）is the only category that has no sub
command.
DEVICE SELECT (01) is Data 3 and higher are parameters.
Parameter: This is a parameter added to the command code (ASCII, length differs for each sub command.)

Below is the list of category codes.

Category Category classification Description
Code
01 DEVICE SELECT Selects the device to be used (SD1, SD2, USB,CD)
02 DIVIDE Divide the track
03 DELETE Delete the track
07 Play back Settings related to play back
08 Recording Setting related to recording
12 Inputs and outputs Settings related to inputs and outputs
42 File Editing individual files
4A Folder Edit or Operation related to folders

･DEVICE SELECT
DEVICE SELECT changes the device to be used on the controlled device.

Command 7F
Category Code 01
Parameter: 2 bytes
Return DEVICE SELECT RETURN [FF01]
Data 3 Data 4 Function Remarks
0 0 SD1 Sets the device to SD1
0 1 SD2 Sets the device to SD2.
1 0 USB Sets the device to USB
1 1 CD Sets the device to CD
If the controlled device is SS-R250N, it sends ILLEGAL [F2]
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current device.
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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･DIVIDE
The File currently in playback standby mode on the controlled device is divided into two files at that point.
This command is not available when playback is stopped.
This command is not available for MP3 files.
This command is not available when the Play Area setting is PLAYLIST.
This command is only available when the playback mode is set to continuous.

Command 7F
Category Code 02
Return Non

･DELETE
The file(s) for the current track on the controlled device are deleted.
This command is only available when playback is stopped.
This command is not available when the Play Area setting is PLAYLIST.
This command is only available when the playback mode is set to continuous.

Command 7F
Category Code 03
Return Non

･TIME SKIP PRESET

Set the TIME SKIP time (unit: second) of the controlled device.

Command 7F
Category Code 07
Sub Command 01
Parameter 4 bytes
Return Non
Description Remarks
Data 5 Ten digits of set time 0000 TIME SKIP : OFF
Data 6 One digit of the set time 0001 - 0059 1 – 59 sec
Data 7 Thousands of digits of set time 0060 – 0299 1 min
Data 8 One hundred digits of set time 0300 – 0599 5 min
0600 - 10 min

･TIME SKIP SENSE

Request to return the set time of TIME SKIP of the controlled device.

Command 7F
Category Code 07
Sub Command 02
Return TIME SKIP RETURN [FF0702]

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・PLAY AREA SELECT

PLAY AREA SELECT sets the playback area of the controlled device.
A return command is only sent when Sense [FF] is specified for Data 5 and Data 6 - the controlled device
sends the PLAY AREA SELECT RETURN command [FF07CF].

Command 7F
Category Code 07
Sub Command 4F
Parameter 2 bytes
Return PLAY AREA SELECT RETURN [FF07CF].

Data 5 Data 6 Description Remarks

0 0 All Play all the files on the medium
0 1 Folder Play all the files in the folder that contains the currently
selected file
0 2 Playlist Play all the files that have been assigned to the playlist
F F Sense Requests the controlled device to return the current play
area select setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET

AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET sets the auto track size of the controlled device.
The setting is 640 Mbyte, 1 Gbyte (1024 Mbytes), 2 Gbyte (2048 Mbyte).
A return command is only sent when Sense [FF] is specified for Data 5 and Data 6 - the controlled device
sends the AUTO TRACK SIZE RETURN command [FF08A3].
The auto track mode can be turned on or off using the AUTO TRACK SELECT command [31].

Command 7F
Category Code 08
Sub Command 23
Parameter 6 bytes or 2 bytes
Return AUTO TRACK SIZE RETURN [FF08A3].

Data 5/6 Data 7 Data 8 Data 9 Data10 Description Remarks

4 0 0 6 640MB
00 2 4 1 0 1GB File Size (MByte)
4 8 2 0 2GB
Requests the controlled device
FF Sense to return the current auto track
size setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・INPUT SELECT
INPUT SELECT sets the input source select of the controlled device.
Specify "00" for Data 5-6.
A return command is only sent when Sense [FF] is specified for Data 7 and Data 8 -, the controlled device
sends the INPUT SELECT RETURN command [FF1290].
When DIGITAL XLR or DIGITAL COAXIAL is selected, the LINK PLAY playback mode setting is turned OFF.
Before switching to ANALOG BALANCED, please make sure that the phantom power supply state from this
unit is correct for the connected device.

Command 7F
Category Code 12
Sub Command 10
Parameter 6 bytes
Return INPUT SELECT RETURN [FF1290].

Data 5/6 Data 7/8 Data 9/10 Description Remarks

Input from ANALOG MIC/LINE
00 ANALOG BALANCED
IN (BALANCED) L/R jacks
00
Input from ANALOG IN
01 ANALOG UNBALANCED
(UNBALANCED) L/R jacks
00 DIGITAL XLR Input from AES/EBU IN jack
01
00 01 DIGITAL COAXIAL Input from SPDIF IN jack
IF-DA2(DANTE) Input from IF-DA2 Dante
02 00
（Available if IF-DA2 installed） interface card
Requests the controlled device
FF Sense to return the current input select
setting
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・FILE RENAME
Change the name of a specified file in the current device on the controlled device.
The file name a maximum of 117 bytes in UTF-8 format can be sent from Data 9 on.
At the beginning and end of processing, the controlled device will return "FILE RENAME ACKNOWLEDGE
[FF4280]".

Command 7F
Category Code 42
Sub Command 00
Parameter 5-121 bytes
Return FILE RENAME ACKNOWLEDGE [FF4280].

Description Remarks
Data 5 File number tens digit
Data 6 File number ones digit Specified file number
Data 7 File number thousands digit Example: "1400" is file No.14
Data 8 File number hundreds digit
Data 9 – 125 File name UTF-8
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・CURRENT FOLDER SELECT

Specify folder number in the current device of the controlled device to change the current folder.
The target is only the folder directly under the root folder.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 23
Parameter 4 bytes
Return None.

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
·If the folder number that does not exist directly under the root folder is specified, it sends ILLEGAL
(F2).
If it is specified the current folder to the folder number , it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・CREATE FOLDER
Create a new folder with the name specified directly under the root folder in the current device for the
controlled device.
The folder name is a maximum of 117 bytes in UTF-8 format can be sent from Data 5 on.
At the beginning and end of processing, the controlled device will return "CREATE FOLDER
ACKNOWLEDGE [FF4AC0]".

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 40
Parameter 1-117 bytes
Return CREATE FOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE [FF4AC0].

Description Remarks
Data 5 – 121 Folder name UTF-8
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・FOLDER RENAME
Change the name of a specified folder in the current device on the controlled device.
The folder name a maximum of 117 bytes in UTF-8 format can be sent from Data 9 on.
The target is only the folder directly under the root folder.
At the beginning and end of processing, the controlled device will return "FOLDER RENAME
ACKNOWLEDGE [FF4AC2]".

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 42
Parameter 5-121 bytes
Return FOLDER RENAME ACKNOWLEDGE [FF4AC2].

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
Data 9 – 125 Folder name UTF-8
·If the folder number that does not exist directly under the root folder is specified, it sends ILLEGAL
(F2).
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・CURRENT FOLDER No. SENSE

Requests to return the current folder number of the current device of the controlled device.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 55
Parameter None
Return CURRENT FOLDER No. RETURN [FF4AD5].

・SEARCH FOLDER No.

Find a folder directly under the root folder in the current device of the controlled device,
Searches for the folder with the specified name and request to return the folder number.
The folder name is a maximum of 117 bytes in UTF-8 format sent inData 5 onwards.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 56
Parameter 1-117 bytes
Return SEARCH FOLDER No. RETURN [FF4AD6].

Description Remarks
Data 5 – 121 Folder name UTF-8
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

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・FOLDER NAME SENSE

Requests to return the name of the specified folder in the current device of the controlled device.
Only the folder directly under the root folder are available.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 59
Parameter 4 bytes
Return FOLDER NAME RETURN [FF4AD9].

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
·If the folder number that does not exist directly under the root folder is specified, it sends ILLEGAL
(F2).
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・FILE NAME SENSE

Requests to return the name of the specified file in the current device of the controlled device.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 5A
Parameter 4 bytes
Return FILE NAME RETURN [FF4ADA].

Description Remarks
Data 5 File number tens digit
Data 6 File number ones digit Specified file number
Data 7 File number thousands digit Example: "1200" is file No.12
Data 8 File number hundreds digit
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

・FOLDER COUNT SENSE

Requests to return the start folder number, the end folder number, and the number of folders in the root folder
of the controlled device's current device.

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 5D
Parameter None
Return FOLDER COUNT RETURN [FF4ADD].

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・FILE COUNT SENSE

Requests to return the start file number, end file number, and the number of files in the specified folder of the
controlled device's current device.
The target is the folder directly under the root folder and the root folder (folder No.0).

Command 7F
Category Code 4A
Sub Command 5E
Parameter 4 bytes
Return FILE COUNT RETURN [FF4ADE].

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
·If the folder number that does not exist directly under the root folder is specified, it sends ILLEGAL
(F2).
·If the controlled device receives data other than the above data, it sends ILLEGAL (F2).

･DEVICE SELECT RETURN

DEVICE SELECT RETURN returns the information about the selected device.

Command FF
Category Code 01
Parameter 2 bytes
Request command DEVICE SELECT [7F01]
Data 3 Data 4 Function Remarks
0 0 SD1 SD1 is selected
0 1 SD2 SD2 is selected.
1 0 USB USB is selected.
1 1 CD CD is selected.

･TIME SKIP RETURN

TIME SKIP RETURN is a replay command for the TIME SKIP SENSE command [7F0702] to show the current
TIME SKIP setting.

Command FF
Category Code 07
Sub Command 02
Parameter 4 bytes
Request command DEVICE SELECT [7F02]
Description Remarks
Data 5 Ten digits of set time 0000 TIME SKIP : OFF
Data 6 One digit of the set time 0001 - 0059 1 – 59 sec
Data 7 Thousands of digits of set time 0060 1 min
Data 8 One hundred digits of set time 0300 5 min
0600 - 10 min

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･PLAY AREA SELECT RETURN

PLAY AREA SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the PLAY AREA SELECT command [7F074F] to show
the current play area setting.

Command FF
Category Code 07
Sub Command CF
Parameter 2 bytes
Request command PLAY AREA SELECT [7F074F]
Data 5 Data 6 Description Remarks
0 0 All Play all the files on the medium
0 1 Folder Play all the files in the folder that contains the currently
selected file
0 2 Playlist Play all the files that have been assigned to the playlist

･AUTO TRACK SIZE RETURN

AUTO TRACK SIZE RETURN is sent in response to the AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET command [7F0823] to
show the current auto track size setting.

Command FF
Category Code 08
Sub Command A3
Parameter 6 bytes
Request command AUTO TRACK SIZE PRESET [7F0823]
Data 5/6 Data 7 Data 8 Data 9 Data10 Description Remarks
4 0 0 6 640MB
00 2 4 1 0 1GB File Size (MByte)
4 8 2 0 2GB

･INPUT SELECT RETURN

INPUT SELECT RETURN is sent in response to the INPUT SELECT command [7F1210] to show the current
input source select setting.

Command FF
Category Code 12
Sub Command 90
Parameter 6 bytes
Request command INPUT SELECT [7F1210]
Data 5/6 Data 7/8 Data 9/10 Description Remarks
Input from ANALOG MIC/LINE
00 ANALOG BALANCED
IN (BALANCED) L/R jacks
00
Input from ANALOG IN
01 ANALOG UNBALANCED
(UNBALANCED) L/R jacks
00
00 DIGITAL XLR Input from AES/EBU IN jack
01
01 DIGITAL COAXIAL Input from SPDIF IN jack
IF-DA2(DANTE) Input from IF-DA2 Dante
02 00
（Available if IF-DA2 installed） interface card

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･FILE RENAME ACKNOWLEDGE

FILE RENAME ACKNOWLEDGE is sent in response to the FILE RENAME command [7F4200].
This is returned at the start of processing and with the final result.

Command FF
Category Code 42
Sub Command 80
Parameter 2 bytes
Request command FILE RENAME [7F4200]
Data 5 Data 6 Description Remarks
0 0 Start Processing started
1 1 End ( OK ) Processing completed successfully
1 2 End ( NG ) Processing was not possible or failed

･CREATE FOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE

CREATE FOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE is sent in response to the CREATE FOLDER command [7F4A40].
This is returned at the start of processing and with the final result. When processing has completed
successfully, the folder number of the created folder is also returned.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command C0
Parameter 6 bytes or 2 bytes
Request command CREATE FOLDER [7F4A40]
Description Remarks
Data 5 1
End ( OK ) processing completed successfully
Data 6 1
Data 7 Folder number tens digit
Data 8 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 9 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 10 Folder number hundreds digit
·
Data 5 Data 6 Description Remarks
0 0 Start Processing started
1 2 End ( NG ) Processing was not possible or failed

･RENAME FOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE

RENAME FOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE is sent in response to the RENAME FOLDER command [7F4A42].
This is returned at the start of processing and with the final result.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command C2
Parameter 2 bytes
Request command RENAME FOLDER [7F4A42]
Data 5 Data 6 Description Remarks
0 0 Start Processing started
1 1 End ( OK ) Processing completed successfully
1 2 End ( NG ) Processing was not possible or failed

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･CURRENT FOLDER No. RETURN

CURRENT FOLDER No. RETURN is sent in response to the CURRENT FOLDER No. SENSE command
[7F4A55] to show the current folder number.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command D5
Parameter 4 bytes
Request command CURRENT FOLDER No. SENSE [7F4A55]

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Current folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit

･SEARCH FOLDER No. RETURN

SERACH FOLDER No. RETURN is sent in response to the SEARCH FOLDER No. command [7F4A56] to
show the searched folder number.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command D6
Parameter 4 bytes
Request command SEARCH FOLDER No. [7F4A56]

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit

･FOLDER NAME RETURN

FOLDER NAME RETURN is sent in response to the FOLDER NAME SENSE command [7F4A59] to show
the folder name of specified folder number.
The folder name in UTF-8 format is sent from Data 9 on.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command D9
Parameter 5-124 bytes
Request command FOLDER NANE SENSE [7F4A59]

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
Data 9 – Data 128 Folder name UTF-8

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･FILE NAME RETURN

FILE NAME RETURN is sent in response to the FILE NAME SENSE command [7F4A5A] to show the file name
of specified file number.
The file name in UTF-8 format is sent from Data 9 on.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command DA
Parameter 5-124 bytes
Request command FILE NANE SENSE [7F4A5A]

Description Remarks
Data 5 File number tens digit
Data 6 File number ones digit Specified file number
Data 7 File number thousands digit Example: "1200" is file No.12
Data 8 File number hundreds digit
Data 9 – Data 128 File name UTF-8

･FOLDER COUNT RETURN

FOLDER COUNT RETURN is sent in response to the FOLDER COUNT SENSE command [7F4A5D] to show
the start folder number, the end folder number, and the number of folders in the root folder of the current device.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command DD
Parameter 12 bytes
Request command FOLDER COUNT SENSE [7F4A5D]

Description Remarks
Data 5 Start folder number tens digit
Data 6 Start folder number ones digit Start folder number
Data 7 Start folder number thousands digit Example: "0100" is folder No.1
Data 8 Start folder number hundreds digit
Data 9 End folder number tens digit
Data 10 End folder number ones digit End folder number
Data 11 End folder number thousands digit Example: "2400" is folder No.24
Data 12 End folder number hundreds digit
Data 13 Number of folders tens digit
Data 14 Number of folders ones digit Number of folders
Data 15 Number of folders thousands digit Example: "2400" is 24
Data 16 Number of folders hundreds digit

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･FILE COUNT RETURN

FILE COUNT RETURN is sent in response to the FILE COUNT SENSE command [7F4A5E] to show the
specified file number, the start file number, the end file number, and the number of files.

Command FF
Category Code 4A
Sub Command DE
Parameter 16 bytes
Request command FILE COUNT SENSE [7F4A5E]

Description Remarks
Data 5 Folder number tens digit
Data 6 Folder number ones digit Specified folder number
Data 7 Folder number thousands digit Example: "0200" is folder No.2
Data 8 Folder number hundreds digit
Data 9 Start file number tens digit
Data 10 Start file number ones digit Start file number
Data 11 Start file number thousands digit Example: "0800" is file No.8
Data 12 Start file number hundreds digit
Data 13 End file number tens digit
Data 14 End file number ones digit End file number
Data 15 End file number thousands digit Example: "1600" is file No.16
Data 16 End file number hundreds digit
Data 17 Number of files tens digit
Data 18 Number of files ones digit Number of files
Data 19 Number of files thousands digit Example: "0900" is 9
Data 20 Number of files hundreds digit

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