Sony Receiver responses (DSP:203; 123)

 

These are the responses for device 195/115 (sound fields/EQ) commands.

 

SonyDSP:203; 123

Command Code

Parameter List and Function

14

 

none

Unavailable

15

 

none

Error

64

 

<level> <?>

Returns rear level.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

65

 

<level> <?>

Returns center level.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

66

 

<level> <?>

Returns subwoofer level.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

67

 

<balance> <?>

Returns rear balance setting.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

68

 

<effect size> <?>

Returns surround effect size.  Last byte is unknown.

69

 

<reverb time> <?>

Returns reverb time.  Last byte is unknown.

70

 

<compression> <?>

Returns dynamic range compression level.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

71

 

<lfe mix> <?>

Returns LFE mix level.  Last byte is unknown; the value 3 has been seen.

75

 

<wall type>

Returns wall type setting.

80

 

<position> <band> <freq H> <freq L> <gain> 160 <changed>

Returns EQ settings.  Last parameter indicates whether this setting was changed when the last command was sent.

85

 

<units> <front dist> <center dist> <rear dist> <?>

Returns speaker distance settings.  Last byte is unknown.

86

 

<rear position> <rear height> <?>

Returns rear speaker placement settings.  Last byte is unknown; values of 0, 1 and 3 have been seen.

97

 

<?>

Surround type?

112

 

<sound field> <sf preset?> <speaker sizes>

Returns status information.  I think the second parameter is the preset, but I’m not sure.

 

Parameters

Parameter Name

Description and Format

<balance>

A signed byte value representing the balance.  Negative values are left and positive values are right.  Valid range is -8 (far left) to +8 (far right).

<band>

The EQ band.  0=Bass, 1=Mid, 2=Treble.

<center dist>

<front dist>

<rear dist>

The distance of the appropriate speaker.  Add 7 to the distance to get the parameter, so the valid range is 7 (0 feet) to 47 (40 feet).  I don’t know what the values are if the <units> parameter is set to meters.

<changed>

16=not changed, 17=changed.

<compression>

The compression level.  0=off, 1=0.1, …, 9=0.9, 10=Standard, 255=Maximum.

<effect size>

The surround effect size.  Valid range is 0 to 20.

<eq preset>

The EQ preset.  0=Off, valid range is 1 to 5.

<eq type>

The type of setting you want to change.  0=Gain, 1=Frequency.

<freq H/L>

The frequency for EQ settings.  The H represents the high-order byte and the L is the low-order byte.  Numerous values have been observed.  For bass: *100, 140, 220, *250, *315, *1000.  For mid: *500, 1000, *1200, 2500, 5000.  For treble: *1000, 1400, 1800, 9000, *10000.  The ones with asterisks are the known frequency setting options, while the others are found in gain settings (the value here may not matter).

<gain>

A signed byte value representing the gain.  Valid range is -10 dB to +10 dB.  Set to 0 for frequency settings.

<level>

A signed byte value representing the EQ level in dB.  Valid range is -10 dB to +10 dB.

<lfe mix>

A signed byte value representing the LFE mix level.  Valid range is 0 to -20, plus value 128=LFE Muting.

<position>

The speaker position.  0=Front, 1=Center, 2=Rear.

<rear height>

The height of the rear speakers.  0=Low, 1=High.

<rear position>

The position of the rear speakers.  0=side, 1=middle, 2=behind, 3=high.

<reverb time>

The reverb time.  Valid range is 0 (short) to 16 (long).

<sf preset>

The sound field preset.  Valid range is 0 to 4 for presets 1 to 5.  Subtract 1 from the preset number to get the parameter.

<sound field>

The sound field.  The numbers that equal the various sound field names vary between models.

<speaker sizes>

A bitmap representing the speaker sizes.  Here’s what the bits mean:

0x01 Front speaker size: large=0, small=1

0x02 insignificant

0x04 Downgrade center from large to small if front is large

0x08 Center speaker present? 0=yes, 1=no

0x10 Downgrade rear from large to small if front is large

0x20 Rear speakers present? 0=yes, 1=no

0x40 Subwoofer present? 0=yes, 1=no

0x80 insignificant

<units>

The units to measure in when determining speaker distance.  0=meters, 1=feet.

<wall type>

A signed byte value representing the wall type.  Valid range is -8 (soft) to +8 (hard).

 

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