User Guide
FOX RS 104 RS-232 Inserter • Remote Control 13
Using the Command and Response Tables
The command and response table begins on page 15. Either uppercase or lowercase 
letters are acceptable in the command field except where indicated for the audio level (gain 
and attenuation) commands. Symbols, defined below, are used throughout the table to 
represent variables in the command and response fields. Command and response examples 
are shown throughout the table. The ASCII to Hex conversion table below is for use with the 
command and response table.
ASCII to Hex Conversion Table
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Space
Symbol Definitions
]  =  CR/LF (carriage return/line feed)
}  = Carriage return (no line feed)
 |  = Pipe (can be used interchangeably with the } character)
 •
  = Space (hard) character
E =  Escape key (hex 1B)
 W  =  Can be used interchangeably with the E character
X!  =  Port number  1 through 4
X@  =  Enable and disable status  0 = disable  1 = enable
X#  =  Firmware version  v.vv
X$  =  Verbose firmware version-description-upload date/time. See the Query controller firmware version (verbose) command on page 15.
X%  =  Inserter name  (Up to 24 alphanumeric characters)
NOTE:  The HTML language reserves certain characters for specific functions (see “Special Characters” on page 28).
X^  =  Default name  FOX-RS-104-nn- plus the last 3 pairs of MAC address. nn is either SM (singlemode) or 
MM (multimode).
X& = Timeanddate(forset) Intheformat:MM/DD/YY•HH:MM:SSwhere: 
MM = month: 01 (January) through 12 (December) 
DD = day: 01 through 31 
YY = year: 00 through 99 
HH = hour: 00 through 23 
MM = minutes: 00 through 59 
SS = seconds: 00 through 59
X* = Timeanddate(forread) Intheformat:Day,•DD•Mmm•YYYY•HH:MM:SSwhere: 
Day = weekday: Mon through Sun 
DD = date: 01 through 31 
Mmm = month: Jan through Dec 
YYYY = year: 2000 through 2099 
HH = hour: 00 through 24 
MM = minutes: 00 through 59 
SS = seconds: 00 through 59
X(  =  GMT offset  –12.0 through +14.0. Hours and minutes removed from GMT
X1) =  Daylight Saving Time  0 = Daylight Saving Time off/ignore  2 = Daylight Saving Time on (Europe) 
1 = Daylight Saving Time on (North America)  3 = Daylight Saving Time on (Brazil)
X1! =  IP address  ###.###.###.###
X1@ =  Hardware (MAC) address  ##-##-##-##-##-##










