3.5 mm AV Cable Confusion

[BillP2R]

While 3.5 mm to RCA plug stereo audio cables seem to be interchangeable, there seems to be no convention for the configuration of 3.5 mm AV cables.

While the cables that come with both the Canon Mini-DV camcorders and the Toshiba portable DVD players are configured tip to white RCA plug, first ring to yellow RCA plug, second ring to ground and the collar to red RCA plug, I found these cables will not work with the AV in and out jacks on a GPX portable DVD player.

I was surprised when I purchased two Stellar brand 3.5 mm AV cables from MCM to find that the part number 24-9766 3' cable follows a different configuration than the part number 24-9767 6' cable!

The 3' cable is tip to yellow, first ring to red, second ring to white and collar to ground while the 6' cable is tip to white, first ring to red, second ring to yellow and collar to ground.

If any reader has any other 3.5 mm AV cables, I'd appreciate it if they would trace them out and add that information (along with the device the cable works with) to this thread,

---------------------- Bill

 

[Haoleb]

The good thing though is that you can simply ignor the color scheme and just plug in whatever cable end to its corresponding input jack.

 

[BillP2R]

That only works when the ground is in the same location.

Unfortunately, just the four sample cables I've checked out have the ground in two different locations, and none of them pass video through to the GPX portable DVD player (but I can arrange for the proper stereo audio).

---------------------- Bill

 

[TLS Guy]

While 3.5 mm to RCA plug stereo audio cables seem to be interchangeable, there seems to be no convention for the configuration of 3.5 mm AV cables.

While the cables that come with both the Canon Mini-DV camcorders and the Toshiba portable DVD players are configured tip to white RCA plug, first ring to yellow RCA plug, second ring to ground and the collar to red RCA plug, I found these cables will not work with the AV in and out jacks on a GPX portable DVD player.

I was surprised when I purchased two Stellar brand 3.5 mm AV cables from MCM to find that the part number 24-9766 3' cable follows a different configuration than the part number 24-9767 6' cable!



The 3' cable is tip to yellow, first ring to red, second ring to white and collar to ground while the 6' cable is tip to white, first ring to red, second ring to yellow and collar to ground.

If any reader has any other 3.5 mm AV cables, I'd appreciate it if they would trace them out and add that information (along with the device the cable works with) to this thread,

---------------------- Bill

Build you own cable and be done with it.

 

[BillP2R]

I would do that if I knew the pin-out assignments for the GPX player's AV in and out ports.

--------------------- Bill

 

[benf]

While 3.5 mm to RCA plug stereo audio cables seem to be interchangeable, there seems to be no convention for the configuration of 3.5 mm AV cables.

While the cables that come with both the Canon Mini-DV camcorders and the Toshiba portable DVD players are configured tip to white RCA plug, first ring to yellow RCA plug, second ring to ground and the collar to red RCA plug, I found these cables will not work with the AV in and out jacks on a GPX portable DVD player.

I was surprised when I purchased two Stellar brand 3.5 mm AV cables from MCM to find that the part number 24-9766 3' cable follows a different configuration than the part number 24-9767 6' cable!

The 3' cable is tip to yellow, first ring to red, second ring to white and collar to ground while the 6' cable is tip to white, first ring to red, second ring to yellow and collar to ground.

If any reader has any other 3.5 mm AV cables, I'd appreciate it if they would trace them out and add that information (along with the device the cable works with) to this thread,

---------------------- Bill

Did you ever find the answer and/or pinout for the GPX portable DVD player you posted about? I'm in the same boat, wouldn't mind making one myself but would need to know the pinout. I read elsewhere that if you take the player to Radio Shack they'll find a cable that works, I'm probably going to give that a try. Please let me know if you've learned anything since your post.