The Apple PC Compatibility cards come bundled with a three-headed video loop-back cable (part number 922-2216). The cable allows the routing of both the PC video signal and the Macintosh video signal to a single monitor.
Listed below are the pinouts for the 26-pin video connector and the 15-pin connector on the card, and the pinouts for the three-headed video loop-back cable:
Video Connector
Pin | Signal | Description |
1 | MAC HSYNC | Macintosh horizontal sync. |
2,4,6,8 | GND | Logic ground |
3 | MAC BLUE | Macintosh blue signal |
5 | SENSE0 | Sense line 0 |
7 | BLUE OUT | Blue output from PCI card |
9 | HSYNC OUT | Horiz. sync. output from PCI card |
10 | MAC CSYNC | Macintosh contrast sync. |
11,13,15,17,21,24 | GND | Chassis ground |
12 | MAC GREEN | Macintosh green signal |
14 | SENSE1 | Sense line 1 |
16 | GREEN OUT | Green output from PCI card |
18 | CSYNC OUT | Contrast sync. out from PCI card |
19 | MAC VSYNC | Macintosh vertical sync. |
20 | MAC RED | Macintosh red signal |
22 | CABLE DET L | Cable detect low |
23 | SENSE2 | Sense line 2 |
25 | RED OUT | Red output from PCI card |
26 | VSYNC OUT | Vertical sync. out from PCI card |
Joystick Port
Pin | Signal |
1,8,9 | VCC I/O |
2 | JOYF 0 |
3 | JRC 0 |
4,5 | GROUND |
6 | JRC 1 |
7 | JOYF 1 |
10 | JOYF 2 |
11 | JRC 2 |
12 | MIDI OUT |
13 | JRC 3 |
14 | JOYF 3 |
15 | MIDI IN |
Frame Ground (threaded screw holders used to attach cable)
Video "Y" Cable Pinouts, 26-pin End to PC Compatibility Card
Pin | Signal |
1 | MAC HSYNC |
2 | HSYNC RETURN |
3 | MAC BLUE |
4 | MAC BLUE RETURN |
5 | SENSE 0 |
6 | BLUE OUT RETURN |
7 | BLUE OUT |
8 | HSYNC OUT RETURN |
9 | HSYNC OUT |
10 | MAC CSYNC |
11 | CSYNC RETURN |
12 | MAC GREEN |
13 | GREEN RETURN |
14 | SENSE 1 |
15 | GREEN OUT RETURN |
16 | GREEN OUT |
17 | CSYNC OUT RETURN |
18 | CSYNC OUT |
19 | MAC VSYNC |
20 | MAC RED |
21 | RED RETURN |
22 | CABLE DET |
23 | SENSE 2 |
24 | RED OUT RETURN |
25 | RED OUT |
26 | VSYNC OUT |
Video "Y" Cable Pinouts, 15-pin End to MAC Video
Pin | Signal |
1 | RED RETURN |
2 | MAC RED |
3 | MAC CSYNC |
4 | SENSE 0 |
5 | MAC GREEN |
6 | GREEN RETURN |
7 | SENSE 1 |
9 | MAC BLUE |
10 | SENSE 2 |
11 | MAC SYNC RETURN |
12 | MAC VSYNC |
13 | MAC BLUE RETURN |
14 | CABLE DETECT |
15 | MAC HSYNC |
Video "Y" Cable Pinouts, 15-pin End to Monitor
Pin | Signal |
1 | RED OUT RETURN |
2 | RED OUT |
3 | CSYNC OUT |
4 | SENSE 0 |
5 | GREEN OUT |
6 | GREEN OUT RETURN |
7 | SENSE 1 |
9 | BLUE OUT |
10 | SENSE 2 |
11 | CSYNC OUT RETURN |
12 | VSYNC OUT |
13 | BLUE OUT RETURN |
14 | HSYNC OUT RETURN |
15 | HSYNC OUT |