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Jon Eklund edited this page Dec 28, 2017 · 6 revisions

Status Requests

When an Indigo sends a Status Request to an Ex-Link device, the plugin is able to query several settings directly from a supported TV. Unfortunately Ex-Link devices do not provide unsolicited notification of setting changes. If you expect any of these settings to be changed via other mechanisms, the only way to keep Indigo informed is to periodically poll the device for its current status.

Power

The on/off power state of the TV is reflected in the standard Indigo device power state

Selected Input

The currently active input (TV / HDMI1 / SmartHub / etc) is stored in the device variable input. You can find details of input naming on the select input action page.

Current Volume

The current volume is stored in the device variable volume with range 0-100

Current Channel

If the active input is TV, the current tuned channel is stored in device variable channel

Current Mute State

The current mute state is stored in the device variable mute true/false

Picture Mode

The current picture mode is stored in device variable pictureMode. Possible values as of plugin version 1.0.0 are:

  • DYNAMIC
  • STANDARD
  • MOVIE
  • NATURAL
  • CAL_NIGHT
  • CAL_DAY
  • BD_WISE
  • RELAX
  • MODE7 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE8 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE9 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE10 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE11 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • UNKNOWN (if you find this mode selected, please send logs and information)

Sound Mode

The current sound mode is stored in device variable soundMode. Possible values as of plugin version 1.0.0 are:

  • STANDARD
  • MUSIC
  • MOVIE
  • CLEARVOICE
  • AMPLIFY
  • MODE5 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE6 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE7 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE8 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • UNKNOWN (if you find this mode selected, please send logs and information)

Picture Size

The current picture size is stored in device variable pictureSize. Possible values as of plugin version 1.0.0 are:

  • SIXTEEN_NINE (16:9)
  • FOUR_THREE (4:3)
  • ZOOM1
  • ZOOM2
  • WIDE_FIT
  • SCREEN_FIT
  • SMART_VIEW1
  • SMART_VIEW2
  • UNKNOWN (if you find this mode selected, please send logs and information)

3D Mode

Starting with version 1.1.0, the current 3D mode is stored in device variable Mode3D. Possible values as of plugin version 1.1.0 are:

  • OFF can indicate either 2D content displayed in 2D or 3D content in 3D->2D mode
  • ON indicates content eg Blu-Ray flagged as 3D displayed in 3D
  • TOP_BOTTOM for single-frame top/bottom split displayed as 3D (aka "Playstation 3D")
  • SIDE_BY_SIDE for single-frame left/right split displayed as 3D ("half-SBS" or "DirecTV 3D")
  • MODE4 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE5 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE6 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE7 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • MODE8 (if your TV supports this mode, please let me know what it's called)
  • TWO_TO_THREE indicates synthetic 3D display of 2D content
  • UNKNOWN (if you find this mode selected, please send logs and information)

Astute observers will notice that there are more options available in the "Set 3D Mode" action than there are responses to the "3D Mode" status query. Unfortunately I don't have any documentation for the query responses and they don't seem to bear any relation to the commands, so I only know the values that are supported by my TV. Modes 4-8 must include Checkerboard, line-by-line, vertical line, and possibly frame sequence modes but I don't know which is which. If your TV supports any of these modes, please let me know what they are.

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