Hitachi VIP-9500

Thanks to Hartmut Hackl for the picture and Nicholas Beauchaine for identifying the model number.

Laser Video Disc Player. Great for watching playing Laser Disc games like Astron Belt,.Cobra Command (with proper hardware), and Galaxy Ranger. Rear panel has 3 co-ax connectors (SC, SYNC, VIDEO), 2 audio jacks.

http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/tech/docs/ldguide.asp

HITACHI COMMAND SET - NOVEMBER 22, 2000
Written by Robert DiNapoli

KNOWN COMPATIBLE PLAYERS:

Hitachi / Sega VIP9500SG 
Hitachi VIP9550
Matrox CDV-1082

COMMANDS: (and other notes)

21 - Fast forward
22 - Scan forward
23 - Slow motion forward
24 - Pause
25 - Play
26 - Fast reverse
28 - Slow motion reverse
29 - Frame reverse
2F - Stop
30 - frame # - 0
31 - frame # - 1
32 - frame # - 2
33 - frame # - 3
34 - frame # - 4
35 - frame # - 5
36 - frame # - 6
37 - frame # - 7
38 - frame # - 8
39 - frame # - 9
3A - Clear frame #
41 - Enter
42 - Reverse
48 - Left audio ON
49 - Left audio OFF
4A - Right audio ON
4B - Right audio OFF
4C - Frame counter ON
4D - Frame counter OFF
4E - Frame counter ON
4F - Frame counter OFF
60 - Scan reverse
68 - Reset
6B - Current frame
71 - Responses from player ON
72 - Responses from player OFF

2B 3A xx xx xx xx xx 41 - Search frame
47 xx xx xx xx xx 41 - Skip x frames backward
46 xx xx xx xx xx 41 - Skip x frames forward
44 xx xx 41 - Slow motion forward - pause x between frames
45 xx xx 41 - Slow motion reverse - pause x between frames 

Hitachi / Sega VIP9500SG (no dip switches)
Hitachi VIP9550 - (9600 baud - dip switches: 1-up, 2-up, 3-up, 4-up)
Matrox CDV-1082 - (9600 baud - dip switches 1-up, 2-up, 3-down, 4-down)
 

The archive site has a copy of the Operation Manual for the VIP-9500. Please see the manuals page.