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From: Phil Hoff <phoff@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: VIC-20 to TV composite input?
Date: 17 Nov 1995 22:24:38 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
Message-ID: <48j236$kij@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>
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Phil Hoff <phoff@ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>
> pierrot@jersey.net wrote:
> >
> > Is the cable from a VIC-20 to the RF converter box a standard composite TV
> > signal? If not, how do I hook a VIC to a TV without using that infernal RF
> > modulator (I didn't pay $561 for a TV with 3 video inputs to use a
> > modulator)?
> >
> Hi Shawn. Yes, the cable carries a standard NTSC signal for channel 3
> or 4. Unlike the C64, the RF modulator in the VIC is in the cable.
> However, since your TV has input connectors for baseband video, you
> would do better to make a cable to connect the audio/video output jack
> of the VIC to your TV. This is the way to avoid the modulator alto-
> gether
I checked at home. The VIC A/V connector is as follows:
pin 1 +5 volts
pin 2 Ground
pin 3 Audio output
pin 4 Low-level video output (75 Ohm)
pin 5 High-level video output