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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Desktop Audio and Video => Topic started by: videofx on February 03, 2013, 08:28:36 PM

Title: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 03, 2013, 08:28:36 PM

Does anyone know how to connect the YC Plus to the flyer?
 
Thanks!

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 03, 2013, 09:21:24 PM

It actually connects to the Toaster card.

Do you have this manual? http://www.smithav.com/ycplus/docs/ycp-100man.pdf

I'm assuming you have a Toaster 4000 card.  For a 2000 card, good luck finding that cable.

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 03, 2013, 09:33:09 PM

the manual says:
 

Step 6: [/B][/FONT]Install the other ribbon cable from JP-3 to JP-6 (Rear) of the Video Toaster. (Note: If a
Flyer is installed in your 2000 series computer a YCP-Flyer cable is required.) You may

want to power up and check the program output to be active from the YCP-100.
 
I have an Amiga 4000T with latest Video toaster 4000 card.
 
It says YCP-Flyer cable is required, Do I have this what is this?
 
If we cant get this to work I will not get the card
 
Thanks!
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Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 03, 2013, 09:43:01 PM

Quote from: videofx;725220

the manual says:
 

Step 6: [/B][/FONT]Install the other ribbon cable from JP-3 to JP-6 (Rear) of the Video Toaster. (Note: If a
Flyer is installed in your 2000 series computer a YCP-Flyer cable is required.) You may

want to power up and check the program output to be active from the YCP-100.
 
I have an Amiga 4000T with latest Video toaster 4000 card.
 
It says YCP-Flyer cable is required, Do I have this what is this?
 
If we cant get this to work I will not get the card
 
Thanks!
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It's worded a little bit wrong.  It says "if a Flyer is installed in your 2000 series computer..." when I'm 99% sure it means "When using an original Toaster (2000) with a Flyer and YCP...".  Many people use Toaster 4000's in their Amiga 2000's, so that isn't accurate.

The connections for the Toaster 4000 and Toaster 2000 are very different.  The 4000 was purposely designed to support the Flyer, but it was sort of hacked onto the original model.

As far as I'm aware, you just need the two flat cables going straight across as shown in the pdf.

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 03, 2013, 09:50:46 PM

In this pic, you can see how the Flyer connects to the Toaster 4000.  The two connections used by the Y/C Plus are unused.

I won't swear by it, but I don't recall anything special being needed.

(http://www.rcgrabbag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DSC_3107-Edit.jpg)

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 03, 2013, 10:39:12 PM

Thanks for the PIC. Yes The video toaster 4000 and flyer I just bought is exactly as shown in your photo. So I just connect the 2 cables from the YC plus to the toaster for a total of 3 cables? 2 for yc plus and 1 flyer?
 
Thanks for the help

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: magnetic on February 03, 2013, 10:58:57 PM

There are 2 output cables from the YC PLus to The VT board. This is for certain. They y/c board must interact with the toaster to give you the inputs and outputs that are svideo.

I have one of these boards complete with the cable set if you want to purchase it. I also have a lot of other Newtek toaster hardware and software!

Title: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 03, 2013, 11:19:09 PM

so if I hook two sources to the YC plus does it pass them to the flyer? or do I have have to connect my source directly to the flyer?

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 04, 2013, 12:18:54 AM

The Flyer is just a disk recorder.  It gets input from the Toaster card and outputs back through the Toaster card through that flat cable in the pic.

The Y/C Plus is just a Y/C adapter for the Toaster.  It connects to the Toaster with those two flat cables shown in the manual.

In: s-video camera -> s-video TBC -> Y/C plus ->Toaster->Flyer

Back out: Flyer->Toaster->Y/C Plus-> s-video VCR -> s-video monitor

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 04, 2013, 12:34:48 AM

Thanks!
 
Then what are the Audio/Video inputs on the flyer card for?

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 04, 2013, 12:44:07 AM

Quote from: videofx;725251

Thanks!
 
Then what are the Audio/Video inputs on the flyer card for?

The audio's are for audio in and out.  The other two cards have no audio capability.

The Y/C connector on the Flyer was for never released expansions.

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 04, 2013, 12:56:35 AM

AH! That makes more sense! Thanks!
 
The yc plus pdf doesnt say what the 6 y/c connectors are for. 4 inputs 2 outputs? Is one output the Preview and the other the program? Which connectors are which?
 
Thanks for being patient I havent touched this stuff in years :)

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: Heiroglyph on February 04, 2013, 01:26:01 AM

I'm pretty sure it's like the Toaster.

I think it's from the top:
1
2
3
4
preview
program

It's been a while though, but no harm in getting it wrong.  At worst you don't see anything.

Title: Re: Connect YC plus to flyer
Post by: videofx on February 04, 2013, 02:16:50 AM

Thanks!