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Title: PC engine duo Din 5 AV out
Post by: Keith Courage on 11/20/2010, 02:13 AM

I was wondering if anyone new what the +5V out on the pc engine duo Av cable was for? http://www.gamesx.com/avpinouts/duoav.htm
I have tapped video and audio here before without any issues not using the 5V and wanted to know if adding the +5V would improve things in any way.

Title: Re: PC engine duo Din 5 AV out
Post by: Duo_R on 11/20/2010, 10:37 AM

For standard AV output, the 5+ doesn't do anything useful.

Title: Re: PC engine duo Din 5 AV out
Post by: Keith Courage on 11/20/2010, 05:31 PM

Huh, so then what is the 5V even for? Why put it on there in the first place?

Title: Re: PC engine duo Din 5 AV out
Post by: Duo_R on 11/20/2010, 05:39 PM

This has been somewhat discussed generally (not PC Engine specific) here:

http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=734.0

Quote+5v is available on the output to drive optional components (like RF switches) and is not needed for RGB, but GROUND is not an optional thing.

So perhaps there was a RF adapter for the Duo systems in Japan? I am pretty sure the U.S. didn't get those. Funny I never even considered a RF Adapter for Duo's, but if there was one it would have to go into the 5 din port (because the RF plug was removed in the Duo systems).

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NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 Games/Consoles => Console Repair/Mod Center => Topic started by: Keith Courage on 11/20/2010, 02:13 AM