Thanx, I will just stick to my US SNES, it'll be too much trouble with mods :) Thanx again, I appreciate it (nt)

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This message was posted by mikael, posted on February 20, 2001 at 20:39:08 coming from 213.116.217
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This message is a reply to Re: PAL SNES RGB? posted from Mark posted at February 20, 2001 at 17:14:48
> > Is the PAL SNES capable of RGB?
> > I have a RGB cable that works on my NTSC SNES, but not on the PAL SNES.
> > I hear sound, so it's not about the channels on the TV...
> > Also, I see small green and blue stripes when I put the SNES on, but then after a couple of seconds they "roll" down, and the screen gets black.

> The PAL SNES does have RGB output, but it is different from the US SNES. You need to use a different cable.

> SNES consoles sold in France came with a fully-implemented RGB/SCART cable made by Nintendo. I have the schematic for that. The Nintendo lead implements function switching, so your TV automatically switches to the RGB picture when you turn the console on, and back to the TV programme when you switch it off.

> You can easily modify a US SNES RGB lead to work with a PAL SNES.

> Basic instructions:

> 1. Open the SCART connector shell. You should see three capacitors in the R, G and B lines. Remove these and replace with 75 ohm resistors.

> 2. If there is a wire going to pin 16 of the SCART connector, check what voltage it is at. This will usually be 5V when the console is on. Put a 100 ohm resistor in between the wire and pin 16. (5V is an "illegal" voltage for pin 16 under the SCART standard, and causes some TV sets to blank the screen.)

> 3. The US SNES has composite sync on its multi-out connector. On the same pin, a PAL SNES has +11V. You need to make sure the composite *video* signal goes to the SCART connector, not composite sync.

> Email me if you need more details.

> -- Mark

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Message	> > > Is the PAL SNES capable of RGB? > > > I have a RGB cable that works on my NTSC SNES, but not on the PAL SNES. > > > I hear sound, so it's not about the channels on the TV... > > > Also, I see small green and blue stripes when I put the SNES on, but then after a couple of seconds they "roll" down, and the screen gets black. > > The PAL SNES does have RGB output, but it is different from the US SNES. You need to use a different cable. > > SNES consoles sold in France came with a fully-implemented RGB/SCART cable made by Nintendo. I have the schematic for that. The Nintendo lead implements function switching, so your TV automatically switches to the RGB picture when you turn the console on, and back to the TV programme when you switch it off. > > You can easily modify a US SNES RGB lead to work with a PAL SNES. > > Basic instructions: > > 1. Open the SCART connector shell. You should see three capacitors in the R, G and B lines. Remove these and replace with 75 ohm resistors. > > 2. If there is a wire going to pin 16 of the SCART connector, check what voltage it is at. This will usually be 5V when the console is on. Put a 100 ohm resistor in between the wire and pin 16. (5V is an "illegal" voltage for pin 16 under the SCART standard, and causes some TV sets to blank the screen.) > > 3. The US SNES has composite sync on its multi-out connector. On the same pin, a PAL SNES has +11V. You need to make sure the composite video signal goes to the SCART connector, not composite sync. > > Email me if you need more details. > > -- Mark
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