- AV Multi
Infobox connector
name=AV Multi
type=Analog audio/video connector|
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caption=AV Multi cables (gold plated male connector)
designer=Sony Corp.
design_date=Early 1990s
manufacturer=Sony, various third party makers
production_date=1994 to present
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external=Yes
hotplug=Yes
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audio_signal=Stereo
video_signal=480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
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num_pins=12
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pin1=
pin1_name=Ground (Left Audio)
pin2=
pin2_name=Left Audio
pin3=
pin3_name=Ground (Right Audio)
pin4=
pin4_name=Right Audio
pin5=
pin5_name=S-Video Y
pin6=
pin6_name=Composite Video or Sync
pin7=
pin7_name=S-Video C
pin8=
pin8_name=Ground (Video)
pin9=
pin9_name=Blue/Pb
pin10=
pin10_name=+5V
pin11=
pin11_name=Red/Pr
pin12=
pin12_name=Green/Py and Composite Sync
pinout_notes=Pinouts per PSX [cite web|url=http://www.gamesx.com/avpinouts/psxav.htm|title=Playstation A/V|work=gamesx.com]AV Multi (AVマルチ, "AV maruchi") is a
Sony proprietary standard multi connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together. It is used on Japanese market multichannel AV amplifier, on high-end 2000s TVs (WEGA ,BRAVIA , etc.) and on the whole PlayStation series video game consoles.Output signal
It allows various video signal output from standard
NTSC /PAL (480i /576i ) toFull HD (1080p ), using aComponent video orD-Terminal connector, but it is limited to analog stereo sound (2.0ch ).An AV Multi cable can carry the following signals simultaneously:
*Composite video
*S-Video
*RGB
*Component video
*Stereophonic sound (two analog channels)Connector modifications
Additional video connector
Due to technical limitations some third party manufacturers have added external custom modification to the AV Multi connector. Game developer and peripherals maker
Namco first added a CINCH connector on the AV Multi to allow the use of itsGunCon Light gun on the originalPlayStation .Video signal switch
Later due to the lack of Sync-on-green on the
PlayStation 2 video game console/DVD player , peripherals makers likeMadrics have added a "Game/DVD" switch to the AV Multi connector in order to allow correct display ofDVD Video while using RGB signal with an AV Multi-SCART (21 pin) cable instead of getting a green colored screen (as on non-switch enabled cables). Switching to "Game" outputs RGB signal on games and a composite signal (CVBS) on DVD-Video playback and vice versa when switching to "DVD" mode. [ [http://madrics.welike2play.com/index.php?selection=showcase&submenu=3&cat=2000&code=21305&lang=en Madrics' RGB SCART w/switch] ]Dual purpose modification
Some of these switch modified AV Multi cables also feature the additional RCA connector to be used with the GunCon. [ [http://madrics.welike2play.com/index.php?selection=showcase&submenu=3&cat=2000&code=21305&lang=en Madrics' RGB SCART w/switch] ]
Notes
External links
Sony production
* [http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/avacc/cord/acc/index.cfm?PD=1552&KM=VMC-AVM250 AV Multi cable VMC-AVM250]
* [http://www.ecat.sony.co.jp/computer/display/products/index.cfm?PD=2206&KM=PED-W17M Sony Trinitron PED-W17M] display featuring AV Multi out.Third part production
* [http://www.gametech.co.jp/products/catalog/3509/3509_1.html 6 in 1 AV Multi adaptor] (PS1/PS2/PS3/DC/SFC/Xbox)
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