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From: dgb@owlnet.rice.edu (Dennis Gale Brown)
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Newsgroups: rec.games.video.sega
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This is an article I wrote last year to post here. I'm posting it again.
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This is probably not the best way to hook up the Genesis to a monitor
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but it works. I have no clue what the "new" Genesis is like, so this
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may or may not work with it.
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Here's how I hooked up my Genesis to my NEC Multisync II:
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First, I went to Radio Shack and bought the following parts:
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274-026 8-pin DIN plug (Genesis end)
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276-1427 9 Position D-shell MALE connector
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276-1513 Hood for above
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278-775 9-conductor wire (sold by the foot; I got 3')
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Then I checked out the Genesis Monitor pinout from the FAQ:
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(looking at port itself)
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1 . 8 . 7
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2 . . . 6
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3 . . 5
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4 '
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(these numbers probably aren't correct but they match my list below!):
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1 - Negative Combined Sync
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2 - Composite Video
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3 - Green
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4 - Ground
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5 - +5 Volts
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6 - Audio
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7 - Red
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8 - Green
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Then I checked out the pinout for the Multisync:
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1 2 3 4 5
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. . . . .
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. . . .
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6 7 8 9
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2 - Sync
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3 - Blue (analog)
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4 - Green (analog)
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5 - Red (analog)
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6 - Ground
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(again, numbers are probably wrong, and this isn't the full pin-out, but
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it's enough)
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After this, it's just a matter of putting things together. Using the
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8-pin DIN connector requires some soldering, but the 9-pin connector
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I chose can simply have the pins clamped onto the wires.
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One note: You may have to bend the pins in the 8-pin connector slightly
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to make it fit in the Genesis. I had to bend the middle pin down a bit
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and the two top pins outward. After that, no problem.
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Final word: Do this at your own risk. This probably isn't the best way to
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go about this, but it does work. If your equipment blows up, don't blame me!
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Have fun...
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BTW, If you have a different monitor, I can't help you. All I can say is that
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if it works with an Amiga 500/1000/2000, it probably works with the Genesis
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(similar if not identical scan rates),
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provided you have the correct pinouts and connectors...
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