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- From: ferguson@andy.bgsu.edu (Douglas Ferguson)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Genesis A/V connector pinout wanted.
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- Date: 5 Jan 93 20:57:17 GMT
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- stlucas@gdwest.gd.com (Joseph St. Lucas) writes:
- > I bought the kids a Sega Genesis this Christmas, and am in dire need of
- > finding out the pinout of the 8-pin DIN connector on the console.
- > The manual describes it as a Video Jack (RGB output p.11), but on p 10
- > says "If your composite TV or monitor has Video and Audio input jacks,...
- > you can use the optional Sega A/V cable for inproved (their spelling)
- > graphics and sound. No other connectors are necessary."
- > CUrrently the set is hooked up to the big TV, and the kids have a
- > monitor for their computer just waiting to have this
- > hooked up.
- > With the other info that has been put on the list, does anyone have this?
- > I suppose I could buy one, get the ohmmeter out, then return it. But I'd
- > rather not. Thanks.
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- Starting from the 1 o'clock position, looking at the Genesis from the back,
- and going clockwise, the pins are: red, audio, +5 volts, ground, green,
- composite video, and negative combined sync, with blue on the center pin.
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