Audio

Cable Connector Reference Chart

TRS (Audio Jack)

Name

TS

Tip Ring Sleeve Connector

TRS

TRRS

Function
Audio (& Video) - Analog
Audio

Computer
Micro-DVI (34-Pin)
Name

Supported Resolutions
1280 x 800 Wide XGA
1920 x 1200 Wide Ultra XGA
2560 x 1600 Wide Quad XGA (Dual Link only)
3840 x 2400 Wide Quad Ultra XGA (Dual Link only)

VGA

DisplayPort (20-Pin)

12 Aluminum PowerBook G4 (late 2003 - 2006)

D-subminiature (D-sub)

Info

Function

Intel Aluminum iMac (2007 - early 2009)

Info

x
x
x
x
x

480
600
768
1200
1536

Mac Mini (2005 - early 2009)

Intel Mac Mini (2009)

DVI-I (Single Link)

DVI-D (Single Link)

DVI-I (Dual Link)

Analog and Digital

DVI-D (Dual Link)

Digital only
Similar to HDMI

eMac (2002 - 2004)

Dual USB iBook G3 (2002 - early 2003)
iBook G4 (late 2003 - 2005)

Power Mac G4 (2000 - 2002)

iMac G4 (2002 - 2003)
iMac G5 (2004 - 2005)

Titanium PowerBook G4 (2001)

20 Gb/s (2.5 GB/s)

Some video and digital still cameras

Some cell phones and mobile devices

Newer cell phones and mobile devices

10 watts (? volts)

Some computers and monitors

Some laptop computers

DVI-A
Analog only
Similar to VGA

Optical

Coaxial Audio

TOSlink Connector

Function

Audio

Audio - Digital

2 Channels

Info

2 Channels @ 192 kHz 16 - 24 bit

Most TVs, media players, video projectors,

consumer audio equipment

Aluminum Unibody MacBook (late 2008 - mid 2009)

Plastic Unibody MacBook (late 2009 - present)

Function
Audio - Analog &Digital

Audio

Info

Common Uses

Some laptop computers

Audio
1 - 2 Channels @ 192 kHz 8 - 24 bit

Common Uses

Common Uses

Some newer media players and

consumer audio equipment

Male

Some TVs, desktop computers,

media players

Unibody MacBook Pro (late 2008 - present)

Male

MacBook Air (late 2008 - present)

Aluminum PowerBook G4 (early 2003)

Mac Pro (early 2009 - present)

Female

Female

Male
Male

Component

Composite

RCA (YPbPr)

RCA (YUV)

Female

Name

XLR (3-Pin)

Mini XLR (3-Pin)

Function

Function

Video - Analog

Audio (& Data) - Analog & Digital

Supported Resolutions

Audio

Info

720 x 480

1 (Balanced) - 2 (Unbalanced) Channels @ 192 kHz 16 - 24 bit

480i

Info

Common Uses
Most TVs, media players, video
projectors, video recorders,
consumer video equipment

Common Uses
Many newer TVs, media players, video projectors, video
recorders

MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Function

Data

Female

XLR Connector

Supported Resolutions
854 x 480 HD 480, Wide VGA
1280 x 720 HD 720
1920 x 1080 1080i

Info

Female

Video - Analog

Function

Female

Male

Male
Right Audio

Left Audio

Aluminum Unibody iMac (late 2009 - present)

Female

1/4
6.3 mm

Audio - Analog

Mac Mini (early 2009 - present)

Male

1/8 Mini
3.5 mm

Digital RCA

Function

Info

Power
Common Uses

Common Uses
Video projectors
Most PC laptops
Older computers and monitors

Stereo Audio RCA

Common Uses
Many newer TVs and DVD players
Blu-Ray players
Some computers, laptops, and monitors

Data Rate

Info

1/4
6.3 mm

Data Rate
4 - 10 Gb/s (0.5 - 1.3 GB/s)

1 - 8 Channels @ 192 kHz 16 - 24 bit

8 to 17 Gb/s (1 to 2 GB/s)

Mac Pro (2006 - present)

Male Connector Types

Micro mini 1/8 Mini

2.5 mm
3.5 mm

1 - 8 Channels @ 192 kHz 16 - 24 bit

Audio

Discrete MacBook Pro (2006 - 2008)

VGA
Super VGA
XGA
Ultra XGA
Quad XGA

1/4
6.3 mm

Female

Audio

Info

1280 x 720 HD 720

1920 x 1080 HD 1080
2560 x 1600 Wide Quad XGA
3840 x 2160 Quad Full HD

MacBook Air (early 2008)

Video - Analog
Supported Resolutions
640
800
1024
1600
2048

Micro mini 1/8 Mini

2.5 mm
3.5 mm

Male

1920 x 1200 Wide Ultra XGA (v1.0 - 1.2)

2560 x 1600 Wide Quad XGA (v1.3)
4096 x 2160 4k (v1.4)

Function
Supported Resolutions

Power Mac G4 (late 2002 - 2003)

Power Mac G5 (late 2003 - 2005)

Micro mini 1/8 Mini

2.5 mm
3.5 mm

Stereo audio and video

Stereo audio and microphone
Most smart phones
Some video recorders

Function
Supported Resolutions

Video, Audio, Data, & Power (Thunderbolt! only) - Digital

Intel Plastic MacBook (2006 - mid 2009)

Mini-VGA (14-Pin)

Stereo audio connections

Most consumer audio devices

Video, Audio, & Data - Digital

Mini DisplayPort (20-Pin)

Thunderbolt!

Common Uses
Many computers and monitors
Newer projectors

Video Graphics Array

VGA (15-Pin)

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

HDMI Type A (19-Pin)
Mini-HDMI Type C (19-Pin) Micro-HDMI Type D (19-Pin)

Name

DisplayPort

Function
Video & Data - Analog & Digital

Name

Common Uses
Mono audio connections

HDMI

Digital Visual Interface

Mini-DVI (32-Pin)

DVI (24-Pin)

Info

Video

DVI
Name

1 (Balanced) - 2 (Unbalanced) Channels

Common Uses
Most professional audio equipment
Many hand-held microphones
Audio mixers
BeachTeks
Some headsets, video cameras, and
equipment controllers

Floor microphones
Some headphones
Other small audio devices

Data (Audio) - Digital

Male

Male

Info

Data
Velocity, Note-on/off, Pitch (0 - 127)
Common Uses
MIDI Controllers
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USB

Female

Universal Serial Bus

Name

USB Type A (4-Pin)

USB Type B (4-Pin)

High-Speed 1.0 - 2.0

Mini-USB Type A (5-Pin) Mini-USB Type B (5-Pin) Micro-USB Type A (5-Pin) Micro-USB Type B (5-Pin)

USB Type A (9-Pin)

Male

Function
Data & Power - Digital

BNC

F Connector

Bayonet Neill-Concelman

Coaxial RF

Data Rate
4.8 Gb/s (572 MB/s)

480 Mb/s (60 MB/s)

Info

Power

Function

4.5 - 9 watts (5 volts)

2.5 watts (5 volts)

Most printers and scanners

Some media decks and device docks

Some small devices

Many hard drive docks

Many small devices

Some small devices

Function

Video & Power - Analog & Digital

Common Uses
Most computers and peripherals
Many newer TVs, monitors, DVD players
Some mobile and other devices

Supported Resolutions
Many newer cell phones
Many small devices

Some newer computers

Some newer hard drive docks

Some newer hard drive docks

Male

Female

SuperSpeed 3.0
USB Type B (9-Pin)
Micro-USB Type B (10-Pin)

Some newer mobile devices

Some newer hard drive docks

Limited only by hardware

Info

Supported Resolutions

Separate Video

Limited only by hardware

<500 watts (<500 volts)

Video - Analog

Most TVs and set-top boxes

Older media players

Common Uses

Female
Female

Function

Common Uses

Power

Info

Older TVs/monitors
Professional video equipment

Male

S-Video

Video - Analog & Digital

Info

Supported Resolutions
704 x 480

480i

Common Uses

speakON

Many older TVs, DVD players,

video projectors, recorders

Male

Function
Audio & Power - Analog

Male

Male

Audio
1 Channel

Info

Female

Power
<1000 watts
Common Uses

FireWire
Name

FireWire 400 (4-Pin)

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FireWire 400 (6-Pin)

Function
Data - Digital
Data

Info

Data Rate
100 - 400 Mb/s (12 - 50 MB/s)

3 Gb/s (300 MB/s)

Common Uses

800 - 3200 Mb/s (100 - 400 MB/s)

Male

Some external hard drives

Some desktop computers

Power

Power

7 - 8 watts (24 - 30 volts)

Common Uses
Some desktop computers
Clamshell iBook G3 (late 2000)
Clamshell iBook G3 (late 2000)
Dual USB iBook G3 (2001 - early 2003)
iBook G4 (late 2003 - mid 2005)

Info

Power Mac G4 (2000 - 2003)

Power Mac G5 (mid 2003 - 2005)

Power Mac G4 (2003)

Power Mac G5 (mid 2003 - 2005)
15 and 17 Aluminum PowerBook G4 (2003 - 2005)

Male

15 and 17 Discrete MacBook Pro (2006 - 2008)

Aluminum iMac (2009)

Unibody iMac (late 2009 - present)

Name

Female

IEC C5/C6

IEC C7/C8

Cloverleaf or Mickey Mouse

Infinity or Shotgun

IEC C7P/C8P

Power
Power

Info

Power
Mac Mini Intel (2009)
Unibody Mac Mini (2010 - present)

Function

IEC C13/C14

Circle-Square (Polarized)
Function

eMac (2002 - late 2005)

Mac Mini G4 (2005)

Mac Mini Intel (2006 - 2007)

powerCon

IEC 60320 Couplers

Mac Pro (2006 - present)

Unibody MacBook Pro (late 2008 - present)

Titanium PowerBook G4 (2001 - 2002)

Aluminum PowerBook G4 (2003 - 2005)

iMac G4 (2002 - mid 2004)

iMac G5 (mid 2004 - late 2005)
Plastic iMac (2006)
Aluminum iMac (2007 - early 2009)

Large speakers
Amplifiers

Female

External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

FireWire 800 (9-Pin)

Function
Data & Power - Digital

Many video recorders

DV decks

Female

Female

eSATA (7-Pin)

Common Uses

Power
AC power connections

<250 volts

Apple Dock Connector

Info

Data
Plastic MacBook (2006 - 2009)
Discrete MacBook Pro (2006 - 2008)

Many video projectors, full-sized recorders,

and other devices
Most laptop power supplies

Most desktop computers, monitors,

and printers
Many other peripherals and devices

Unibody Mac Mini

iMac G5 - Unibody iMac

iMac G4

Data - Digital

Mac Pro (2006 - present)

Common Uses
Some video projectors, laptop
power supplies, and other devices

Function

Female

<250 volts

480 Mb/s (60 MB/s)

Info

Male

Common Uses
iPod Classic (3G - present)
iPod Mini
iPod Nano
iPod Touch
iPhone
iPad

Male

Male
Male
Female
Female

Female

Female

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