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Playstation 1 + 2 AV Pinout
The Playstation AV Multi Out connector has everything you'll ever need for connecting it to the machine of your choice, except RF and Component.
The Playstation 2 uses the same connector, except that the RGB lines double as component-video. Switching between the two is handled in the system menu.
| Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ground |
| 2 | Right Audio |
| 3 | Ground |
| 4 | Left Audio |
| 5 | S-Video Y |
| 6 | Composite Video |
| 7 | S-Video C |
| 8 | Video Ground |
| 9 | Blue |
| 10 | +5 Volt |
| 11 | Red |
| 12 | Green |
Note: You must add a 220uf capacitor in each of the RGB lines (+ towards console) to get an acceptable picture. If you don't, the picture will be too dark and you won't like it!!
Note: You will need to use an LM1881 or similar circuit to strip the sync from the video line.
The Playstation 2 can do VGA through this port, however it is software controlled, and since there aren't enough pins for H+V Sync, it uses Sync-On-Green, which not all monitors support.
For reference, here's the pinout I use to connect all my systems to my monitors. A single common pinout means I don't need a seperate monitor cable for each system.
: This page could use new pictures.