Tyree_Cooper | 777 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Is it a Mega Drive cable? What's the black output for? Feeling like a noob. It' funny because this cable was inside the box of a N64 console... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,598 Homebrew Team · Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I was going to say the black might be to hook up a RF, but Genesis (at least model 1) had a separate RCA for RF hookup. PC Engine DUO has the same DIN connector, maybe this cable is for it and provides RF on the black. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrslam | 477 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 The female RCA connectors are odd. Fully loaded video cables, but with male connectors, were common in the VIC20/C64/A800/TI99 computer days as all used 5-pin DIN connectors. Different machines had different pinouts for audio & video though, so don't trust the colors. An incorrect connection can risk the machine. A continuity check should be performed then compared to the pinout of the target system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,995 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Do you have a multimeter? A DIN connector like this is pretty standard, so it could be anything. I'd start out figuring out which pin each connection leads to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 777 Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) i have nothing, i just thought it would be easy to find out, it can't be the only cable of this type out there Edited May 10, 2021 by Tyree_Cooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,755 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tyree_Cooper said: i have nothing, i just thought it would be easy to find out, it can't be the only cable of this type out there That badboy might be worth 10k monies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,835 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, fcgamer said: That badboy might be worth 10k monies. To the moon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,995 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tyree_Cooper said: i have nothing, i just thought it would be easy to find out, it can't be the only cable of this type out there Well it's most likely a bidirectional audio cable for hi fi systems, with the red/white transporting audio in one direction, and the black/yellow for the other direction. But without a way to test the leads it's impossible to tell. If it matches this pinout (sorry couldn't find it in English), it should work with a model 1 MegaDrive/Genesis for AV as long as you're only using the yellow and white cables - the red one will have +5vdc Edited May 10, 2021 by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 777 Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 thanks sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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