SNES A/V
Available on the Nintendo SNES/Famicom, N64 & GameCube.
Pinout
SNES A/V MALE CONNECTOR at the SNES.
SNES A/V FEMALE CONNECTOR at the video cable.
| Pin | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Red |
| 2 | G | Green |
| 3 | CSYNC | Composite Sync |
| 4 | B | Blue |
| 5 | GND | Ground |
| 6 | GND | Ground |
| 7 | Y | S-Video Y |
| 8 | C | S-Video C |
| 9 | CVBS | Composite Video |
| 10 | +5V | +5 VDC |
| 11 | L+R | Left+Right Audio (Mono) |
| 12 | L-R | Left-Right Audio (Used to calculate Stereo) |
| Signal | Famicom | SNES (Old model) | SNES (New model) | N64 | GameCube (NTSC) | GameCube (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Video | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| S-Video | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| RGB | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
The US and NTSC SNES have a ‘DC offset’, which is basically extra voltage, on the RGB lines. You can filter this out with one 220uf coupling capacitor on each of the RGB lines (+ towards console, - towards display). PAL SNES systems do not need these caps, but PAL GameCubes do. NTSC GameCubes don't output RGB through this connector.
PAL SNES Note: Pin 3 is SCART Switch voltage (+11 or 12 VDC) on PAL machines
Contributions
Sources
- Video Games FAQ (Part 3)
- Pinout from Radio Electronics April 1992
- SNES A/V Pinout at GamesX