To Next Page

To Previous Page

Appendix B: Monitor connections

Adaptor type D

The cable supplied with some TV-type monitors is terminated at the computer end with

a 9 pin D-type plug. You need a I 5-way plug to 9-way socket adaptor:

Note: HSync (pin 13)

linked back into

ID<0> (pin 11) tells

the

computer that

composite (rather than

separate) sync is

required, and that only

modes compatible with

a TV standard monitor

can be displayed.

Cable type E

You need this cable (if it's not supplied) for use with televisions and monitors

using a SCART input socket:

Note 1: HSync (pin

13) linked back to

ID<0> (pin 11) tells

the computer that

composite (rather than

vertical) sync is

required, and that only

modes compatible

with a TV standard

monitor can be

displayed.

Note 2: On some TVs

you might have to

manually switch the

TV into SCART mode

(check how to do this

in the TV's manual).

Connecting the stereo headphones jack will automatically cut off the sound to the

computer's internal speaker.

Acorn A3010 User Manual

Questions and Answers: