CPUWIZ Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 You mean on the S-Video connector ? Pin 2 of Atari -> Pin 1&2 of S-Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Doesn't the XEGS only have an RCA composite out instead of the 5 pin din? You would probably have to open it up and find the proper connections to solder a connection to if you wanted it to output S-Video. Mitch, You are absolutely right. I checked when I got home and sure enough, unlike my 800, the XEGS doesn't have the din plug like the others. I thought all Atari 8bit computers had these. Guess I was wrong. Hmmmm..... now I need to get me a 130XE. -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 28, 2003 Author Share Posted January 28, 2003 Ok I'm almost there, but I just need to connect the ground pin. You mean on the S-Video connector ? Pin 2 of Atari -> Pin 1&2 of S-Video How do I connect Pin 1&2 of the S-Video connector to Pin 2 on the DIN plug? I don't see a wire for that. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Tell me exactly what wires you have coming out of the cable you cut up and how many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 How do I connect Pin 1&2 of the S-Video connector to Pin 2 on the DIN plug? I don't see a wire for that. Tempest There should be wires coming from pins 1 and 2, right? Solder both of them to pin 2 of the 5 pin din. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 There should be wires coming from pins 1 and 2, right? Solder both of them to pin 2 of the 5 pin din. Isn't that what I said ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Isn't that what I said ? Just rephrased it a bit. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 There are only three wires! The S-Video cable had two wires in it (Luma and Chroma) and there was an audio wire. No wires for Pins 1 and 2. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Are you sure, that is technically not possible ? Are those 3 wires surrounded with loose copper wires, because if that is the case those are ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Yes they are. That makes sense. Thanks! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 Crap Crap Crap! It doesn't work! I think I may have wired the damn thing backwards! Re-reading this paragraph: >Is there a way to convert the output of an Atari 800 to S video? Yeah, I've done it. You have to be using an Atari 8-bit that produces true "S-Video" (some don't). The 800 did. Below is my crude diagram of the 800's monitor jack, a 5-pin DIN port. 3--------1 --5----4 -----2 I bet they were talking about the actual port on the 800 and not the plug! So I wired the thing exactly backwards! AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! Live and learn I guess... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Don't worry, we have all done that at least once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 For those who wish to do this also .. I suggest wiring the appropriate plugs and sockets to gain compatibility rather than cutting up cables (which can be a pain to solder fine wires together). Also those who wish to do this to the Atari XL should do the super video upgrade to get the proper signals out. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Another option: Put an S-video jack on the back of the Atari .. Then no wires to cut and splice. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 Another option: Put an S-video jack on the back of the Atari .. Then no wires to cut and splice. Now that would be interesting, but it seems like that would be a big pain in the butt to do. Also there are no docs on how to do it (if anyone has ever tried). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 Nuts! I think I have the pins reversed. I'm not getting any sound and the output is monochrome. Would this be the result of having the chroma and the luma reversed? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 OH DARN! I think I have the pins reversed. I'm not getting any sound and the output is monochrome. Would this be the result of having the chroma and the luma reversed? Tempest It might be. When I reverse the chroma and luma cables going into the back of my commodore monitor, it comes up in monochrome. That won't account for no sound though. That's something else. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 Well if I wired it backwards I'd have the audio pin wrong too. You're not going to get any sound through the composite out pin! What ticks me off is that I had it right the first time and actually re-wired it wrong! It turns out one of the pins on the S-Video cable was bent and that's why I didn't get any signal the first time. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 LOL, you went from: FUCK to OH DARN! to Nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 You did connect ground on the audio connector right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 You did connect ground on the audio connector right ? No I didn't. Do you have to do that? Oops... Actually I had F*ck before and Allan changed it to Oh Darn. I thought back a bit and decided that I shouldn't have put that and changed it to Nuts. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 You connect the audio pin to the center post of the RCA connector and ground to the outer side of the RCA connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 You connect the audio pin to the center post of the RCA connector and ground to the outer side of the RCA connector. Say what? You lost me. I assumed that you'd just take the ground wire (the wrapping around the wire) and conenct it to the ground pin like I did with the S-Video pins. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Yes, that's what I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 Crap again! Now I have sound, but the video is all messed up. It only pops up for a split second or two (depending on the cart), and is monochrome then it dissappears. The audio is working though (when the messed up image is there). What would this mean? Do I have the Chroma and Luma mixed again (I can't see how that would happen)? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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