NEC PD Comms Tool Guia do Utilizador

Version1.3.00NEC PD Comms ToolUser’s Guide

10 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDECommunications InterfaceThe Communications Interface section on the main window is used to specify the connection

11 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEDisplay ListThe Display List allows Communications Interface settings for multiple displays to be stored for eas

12 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEMain Window - Function ListControls - By OpCode panelThe Controls - By OpCode panel provides access for Get (read

13 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEControls - Power panelThe Controls - Power panel controls the power settings of the displays. Clicking the On but

14 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEControls - Power Save Mode panelThe Controls - Power Save Mode panel controls the power settings of the displays.

Controls - Video & Color panelThe Controls - Video & Color panel controls the video signal and color adjustments.The Brightness, Contrast, Sha

Controls - Size & Position panelThe Controls - Size & Position panel has controls used to congure the various video size and position setting

Controls - Tile Matrix panelThe Controls - Tile Matrix panel has controls used to congure the tile Matrix settings for dividing and expanding a video

Controls - Cooling Fans panelThe Controls - Cooling Fans panel has controls used to adjusts the cooling fan settings such as fan speed, temperature tr

Status panelThe Status panel reports various aspects about the display.Model Name - Shows the model name read from the display. Serial Number - Shows

2 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDESoftware UpdatesOccasionally updates and enhancements to the NEC PD Comms Tool software will be made available. Us

IR Remote panelThe IR Remote panel can be used to perform the equivalent operations as the physical IR Remote control using the software and communica

Commands - Clock & Schedule panelThe Clock & Schedule panel can be used to set the internal real time clock and schedule functions in the disp

Commands - Daylight Savings panelThe Daylight Savings panel uses the daylight savings commands available on some display models to set the internal da

Commands - Firmware Version panelThe Firmware Version panel uses the rmware version command to read the various rmware versions in the display. The

Commands - LAN MAC Address panelThe LAN MAC Adddress panel uses the MAC address command to read the LAN interface’s MAC address.24 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL

Commands - TV Tuner Channel panelThe TV Tuner Channel panel uses the TV tuner commands to read and write the current channel on models equipped with a

Commands - Security panelThe Security panel uses the security commands to read and write the current enable status of the security setting. If current

Commands - Input Name panelThe Input Name panel uses the input name commands to read, write, and reset the name of the current video input shown on th

Commands - Auto ID panelThe Auto ID panel uses the auto ID commands to reset and start the Auto ID process when multiple displays are daisy-chained vi

Commands - Auto Tile Matrix panelThe Auto Tile Matrix panel uses the auto tile matrix commands to reset and start the Auto Tile Matrix process when mu

3 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDE Table of ContentsContentsPrecautions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Note: . . . .

Commands - Proof Of Play panelThe Proof Of Play panel uses the proof of play commands to start, stop, and read the logs from the display. The Proof Of

Commands - Simple Commands panelThe Simple Commands panel can be used to send simplied commands to the display.These commands (if supported by the di

Advanced - Analog Video panelThe Analog Video panel can be used to make advanced adjustments to the internal analog-to-digital converters of the displ

Black LUT - Creates a special LUT used to assist with adjusting analog bias.White LUT - Creates a special LUT used to assist with adjusting analog gai

• SETMONITORID - Sets the Monitor ID of the display(s) to perform commands on.• SETPOWER - Sets the power status of the display(s).• SETDATETIME - Set

• Some Op Codes are only supported in certain operating modes.• Displays may support additional Op Code names not listed in this table. In this case u

Advanced - IP Scan panelThe IP Scan panel is used to scan a range of IP addresses and check to see if there is a display with a LAN interface on each

Advanced - Operating Mode panelThe Operating Mode controls can be used to change the current adjustment mode of the monitor’s OSD (On Screen Display),

Advanced - OpCode Scanner panelThe OpCode Scanner function scans all available Op Codes to nd out which ones have changed in value. This is useful f

Advanced - Test Patterns panelThe Test Patterns function enables the display’s internal test pattern generator. This is useful when it is necessary to

4 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDE Table of ContentsSETOPCODE command . . . . . . . . . . .44WAIT command . . . . . . .

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41 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 4 TroubleshootingProblem: Test Communications Interface operation fails.Solution: Check that:• Each disp

42 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 5 Scripting LanguageThis chapter describes the format and syntax of the scripting language.A script le

43 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEaddresses in decimal format:FOREACHPORT xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx TO yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy# commands to perform on each IP addres

44 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDESETOPCODE commandThis command sets the value of an Op Code control. Use this to change a control setting in the d

45 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDE• When performing a setting resetThe length of time to wait will vary by model, but typically powering on or off

46 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEUse the following syntax to specify the schedule parameters, were x is the schedule number to set, and pppp is a

47 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDE DISPLAYPORT HDMIPICTUREMODE xxx - sets the Picture Mode to xxxx. Either a numerical value or a name

Further Script ExamplesFurther examples of various scripts are installed with the application. See the SampleScripts sub-folder in the NEC PD Comms To

49 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 6 Example Display ConnectionsConguring ConnectionsDisplays can be connected to the host PC in a variet

5 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEPrecautions: • This software application allows many advanced features of the display to be adjusted. Care should

Direct LANSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232COUTLANRS-232C IN, OUT, and LANLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C IN, LAN 1 and LAN2Models tha

• The RS232 connection from the host PC must connect to the RS232 IN on the rst display. • Communications via both LAN and RS232 are not supported at

See the following for more information on using the Auto ID function.Using the Auto ID function with a LAN daisy-chain• The LAN2 RJ45 (output) of a di

Example: Daisy-chained RS232 with one COM portSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232COUTRS-232C IN and OUTRS-232CINRS-232COUTLANRS-

Example: Daisy-chained RS232 with multiple COM portsSupported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232COUTRS-232C IN and OUTRS-232CINRS-232COUT

Example: Single IP LAN with daisy-chained RS232 Supported display connection congurationsRS-232CINRS-232COUTLANRS-232C IN, OUT, and LANIn this exampl

Example: Direct Multi IP LANSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C IN, LAN 1 and LAN2RS-232CINRS-232COUTLANRS-232C IN, OUT,

Example: Multi IP LAN using LAN daisy-chainSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C IN, LAN 1 and LAN2In this example disp

Example: RS232 using LAN daisy-chainSupported display connection congurationsLAN1 LAN2RS-232CRS-232C IN, LAN 1 and LAN2In this example, the host PC i

Connecting to displays wirelesslyDisplays can be accessed wirelessly by using a Wireless Router or Access Point connected to the displays as shown in

6 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDESupported Display MonitorsNEC PD Comms Tool supports the following NEC display monitor models:• NEC P Series (P401

60 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 7 Assigning an IP addressDisplays connected via LAN need to be assigned an IP address so that they can

Next enter a temporary IP address for the PC, such as 192.168.0.255, and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Click OK and close the Network Settings. Next

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7 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDESystem RequirementsNEC PD Comms Tool has the following system requirements: Mac OSÿ Microsoft WindowsOperating

8 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 1 IntroductionOverviewNEC PD Comms Tool (NEC Public Display Communications Tool) is a software applicatio

9 | NEC PD COMMS TOOL - USER’S GUIDEChapter 2 Controls and FunctionsMain NEC PD Comms Tool windowThe NEC PD Comms Tool window has a list of selectab