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Colors in the image are 
swapped; for example, 
reds appear blue or vice 
versa. • The Red/Pr, Green/Y or 
Blue/Pb outputs from 
the source are 
connected to the 
wrong inputs on the 
PD7170.• Ensure that the source 
outputs are connected 
to the correct PD7170 
input. 
LED is flashing alternating 
green and red. • The lamp cover is open.
• The lamp has failed or 
exceeded its usage life.• Close the lamp cover.
• Replace the lamp with 
a new one. 
LED is flashing red. • PD7170 internal 
temperature is too high.• Power off the PD7170 
and allow it to cool 
down. Ensure that the 
intake and exhaust 
vents are not blocked. 
Turn the projector back 
on. If the problem 
persists, please contact 
Planar Technical 
Support for assistance. 
LED lights solid red.•Fans are not working 
properly or power-on 
self-test has failed.• Please contact Planar 
Technical Support for 
assistance. 
Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause(s) Solution 
						

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6.1 
RS-232 Connection and 
Port Configuration
To interface the PD7170 with a home theater automation/control system or a 
PC running terminal emulation software:
1. Connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-11. 
2. Start a terminal session on your PC using a terminal-emulation program, such 
as HyperTerminal. 
3. Configure the RS-232 controller or PC serial port as follows: 38400 bps, no 
parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control. 
4. Type ky or op followed by a command from among those listed in Table 
6-1 or Table 6-2 and press . For example, to change the aspect 
ratio to Letterbox, type op aspect = 1. 
6.2 
Serial Command Syntax
Serial commands to the PD7170 take the following form:
• Commands are in ASCII format.
• Spaces and tabs can be used to improve readability and are ignored by the 
projector.  
• All commands must end with a carriage return (ASCII hex 0D) to signify that 
the projector can now read and execute the command.
• Commands are not case-sensitive.
The PD7170 supports two types of commands: key commands and operation 
commands.  Key commands mimic pressing a button on the remote control. 
Operation commands tell the projector exactly what to do.
All commands start with 2 letters:
ky for key commands.
op for operations commands.
Key CommandsThe syntax for key commands is simple: 
ky [CR]
Some key command examples:
ky menu[CR]Bring up or cancel menu display.
ky mem.sw[CR]Switch to next user memory.
ky asp.16.9[CR]Apply 16:9 aspect ratio.
The response from the projector for key commands will be the same command 
in UPPERCASE.
Input: ky mem.sw[CR]
Response: KY MEM.SW [CR]
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Table 6-1 lists the serial command key names and IR codes. 
Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes 
RS232 
KeynameRemote ButtonIR CodeDescriptionSet 1Set 2
pow.on0x010xB7Turn power on.
src.sw(none)0x020xB8Switch to the next source.
pow.off0x090xB9Turn power off.
menu0x150xBABring up or cancel menu display.
enter0x170xBBKeypad enter.
cur.down0x180xBCKeypad down arrow.
cur.up0x1A0xBDKeypad up arrow.
cur.left0x1D0xBEKeypad left arrow.
cur.righ0x1F0xBFKeypad right arrow.
bright0x800xC0Bring up or cancel brightness slider.
contrast0x810xC1Bring up or cancel contrast slider.
sharp0x820xC2Bring up or cancel sharpness slider.
nr0x830xC3Bring up or cancel noise reduction 
slider.
resync(none)0x840xC4Force reacquisition of active and PIP 
source
gam.sw0x850xC5Switch to the next gamma.
gam.crt(none)0x860xC6Switch to CRT gamma.
gam.film(none)0x870xC7Switch to Film gamma.
gam.vide(none)0x880xC8Switch to Video gamma.
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MENU
EN T ER
▼
▲
▲
▼
SHARP
NR
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gam.brig(none)0x890xC9Switch to Bright Room gamma.
gam.pc(none)0x8A0xCASwitch to PC gamma.
src.10x8B0xCBSwitch the active source to source 1.
src.20x8C0xCCSwitch the active source to source 2.
src.30x8D0xCDSwitch the active source to source 3.
src.40x8E0xCESwitch the active source to source 4.
src.50x8F0xCFSwitch the active source to source 5.
bla.tog(none)0x900xD0Toggles between blank screen and 
regular display.
bla.on(none)0x910xD1Turn blank screen on.
bla.off(none)0x920xD2Turn blank screen off.
osc.sw0x930xD3Switch to the next Overscan mode.
osc.zoom(none)0x940xD4Switch to Overscan Zoom.
osc.crop(none)0x950xD5Switch to Overscan Crop.
osc.off(none)0x960xD6Switch to Overscan Off.
mem.sw(none)0x970xD7Switch to the next user memory.
mem.10x980xD8Recall user memory associated with 
the M1 key.
mem.20x990xD9Recall user memory associated with 
the M2 key.
mem.30x9A0xDARecall user memory associated with 
the M3 key.
isf.day(none)0x9B0xDBRecall ISF Day user memory.
isf.nigh(none)0x9C0xDCRecall ISF Night user memory.
asp.sw0x9D0xDDSwitch to the next aspect ratio.
asp.16.9(none)0x9E0xDEApply 16:9 aspect ratio to the active 
source.
asp.4.3(none)0x9F0xDFApply 4:3 aspect ratio to the active 
source.
asp.lett(none)0xA00xE0Apply Letterbox aspect ratio to the 
active source.
Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes (continued)
RS232 
KeynameRemote ButtonIR Code
Description
Set 1 Set 2
1
2
3
4
5
OS
M1
M2
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Operations CommandsOperations commands allow more flexible and direct control of the projector.  
The syntax for operations commands is as follows:
op  [CR]
(Precede  and  with a space.)
The command type can be one of 5 functions:  
asp.narr(none)0xA10xE1Apply 4:3 Narrow aspect ratio to the 
active source.
pip.sw0xA30xE3Switch to next “PIP Select” state.
pip.1(none)0xA40xE4Change “PIP Select” to source 1.
pip.2(none)0xA50xE5Change “PIP Select” to source 2.
pip.3(none)0xA60xE6Change “PIP Select” to source 3.
pip.4(none)0xA70xE7Change “PIP Select” to source 4.
pip.5(none)0xA80xE8Change “PIP Select” to source 5.
pip.off(none)0xA90xE9Change “PIP Select” to off.
pip.swap0xAA0xEASwap the PIP image with the active 
source image.
pow.tog(none)0xAC0xECToggles between power on and 
power off.
lit.tog0xAD0xEDActivates remote backlighting only 
when pressed momentarily.  When 
held for five seconds or more, the IR 
code for toggling the projector I/O 
panel light is transmitted.
Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes (continued)
RS232 
KeynameRemote ButtonIR Code
Description
Set 1 Set 2
PIP
SW A P
LIGHT
➤
Operations Control Commands
FunctionCommandAction on unit
Set= Makes the unit take that value.
Get?Asks what the current value is.
Increment+Adds 1 to the current value.
Decrement-Subtracts 1 from the current value.
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Table 6-2 lists the valid operations commands. For all but Execute functions, the 
response from the projector is the command and “= ” where  is 
the current value or “NA” if the value is not available.  For Execute functions the 
response is the same command.  All responses are in UPPERCASE.  
Some operations command examples:
Input: op bright ? [CR]
Response: OP BRIGHT = 100 [CR]
Input: op bright + [CR]
Response: OP BRIGHT = 101 [CR]
Input: op bright = 127 [CR]
Response: OP BRIGHT = 127 [CR]
Input: op bright - [CR]
Response: OP BRIGHT = 126 [CR]
Input: op resync [CR]
Response: OP RESYNC [CR]
Input: op sharp.mode = 1 [CR]
Response: OP SHARP.MODE = 1 [CR]
Input: op sharp.simple = 50 [CR]
Response: OP SHARP.SIMPLE = NA [CR]
Input: op sharp.simple ? [CR]
Response: OP SHARP.SIMPLE = NA [CR]
The last three commands show what happens when a control is grayed out.  In 
this case, the sharpness mode was set to advanced (value = 1) and then the 
simple sharpness slider was attempted to be adjusted and queried.  The 
response was “NA” or not available. 
 
Table 6-2. Serial Commands 
OperationCommandsValuesNotes
aspect = ?0 = 16:9
1 = Letterbox
2 = 4:3
3 = 4:3 Narrow
4 = Native
memory = ?0 = User Memory 1
1 = User Memory 2
2 = ISF Day
3 = ISF Night
4 = Default
? only returns a value if 
ISF Day or ISF Night is 
active, otherwise it 
returns NA
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save.isf =0 = ISF Day
1 = ISF Night
bright = ? + -0 - 200
contrast = ? + -0 - 200
saturat = ? + -0 - 200
tint = ? + -0 - 200
sharp.simple = ? + -0 - 200
sharp.mode = ?0 = Simple
1 = Advanced
horiz.sharp = ? + -0 - 200
vert.sharp = ? + -0 - 200
diag.sharp = ? + -0 - 200
sharp.over = ? + -0 - 200
horiz.text = ? + -0 - 200
vert.text = ? + -0 - 200
diag.text = ? + -0 - 200
text.over = ? + -0 - 200
noise.thresh = ? + -0 - 200
nr.simple = ? + -0 - 200
nr.mode = ?0 = Simple
1 = Advanced
nr.general = ? + -0 - 200
block.reduct = ? + -0 - 200
mosq.noise = ? + -0 - 200
overscan = ?0 = Off
1 = Crop
2 = Zoom
Table 6-2. Serial Commands (continued)
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source.sel = ?0 = HDMI 1
1 = HDMI 2
2 = RGB
3 = YPrPb 1
4 = YPrPb 2
5 = S-Video
6 = Video
7 = SCART
pip.select = ?0 = Off
1 = HDMI 1
2 = HDMI 2
3 = RGB
4 = YPrPb 1
5 = YPrPb 2
6 = S-Video
7 = Video
8 = SCART
resync (execute)
color.space = ?0 = Auto
1 = REC709
2 = REC601
3 = RGB-PC
4 = RGB-Video
video.stand = ?0 = Auto
1 = NTSC
2 = PAL
3 = SECAM
gamma = ?0 = CRT
1 = Film
2 = Video
3 = Bright
4 = Graphics
color.temp = ?0 = 5500K
1 = 6500K
2 = 7500K
3 = 9300K
dlp.frame = ?0 = Auto
2 = 48 Hz
3 = 50 Hz
4 = 60 Hz
color.gamut = ?0 = Auto
1 = REC709
2 = SMPTE C
3 = EBU
4 = Native
Table 6-2. Serial Commands (continued)
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dblack = ?0 = Off
1 = On
focus + -
zoom + -
vert.offset + -
horiz.offset + -
red.off = ? + -0-200
green.off = ? + -0-200
blue.off = ? + -0-200
red.gain = ? + -0-200
green.gain = ? + -0-200
blue.gain = ? + -0-200
vert.pos = ? + -0-200
horiz.pos = ? + -0-200
phase = ? + -0-200
tracking = ? + -0-200
sync.level = ? + -0-200
pip.pos = ?0 = Top left
1 = Top right
2 = Bottom left
3 = Bottom right
4 = Picture by picture
5 = Split screen
lamp.pow = ?0 = Economy
1 = Standard
menu.pos = ?0 = Top left
1 = Top right
2 = Bottom left
3 = Bottom right
4 = Center
trans.menu = ?0 = 0%
1 = 25%
2 = 50%
3 = 75%
Table 6-2. Serial Commands (continued)
Operation CommandsValues Notes