Pioneer IU-04 video disc interface device with computers

xtempo · Posted: 23 Jul 2015, 02:30

I have stumble upon this on eBay. anyone seen it before.
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the oldest mention of it I have seen is a usenet post from November 21 1989

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Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!caesar.cs.montana.edu!ogccse!blake!unicorn!n8541751
From: n8541751@unicorn.WWU.EDU (kriston m. bruland)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Pioneer IU-04
Keywords: Pioneer IU-04 interface
Message-ID: <337@unicorn.WWU.EDU>
Date: 21 Nov 89 05:58:28 GMT
Organization: Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA
Lines: 20

Does anyone know if there is currently a source for PIONEER IU-04 interface
units (or other compatible ones)?

My company is selling a set of MS-DOS device drivers for controlling
videodisc players with a common set of commands, and our customers who
have older players want these units.

Also, if you have an IU-04 which you wish to sell, please email me.

Thanks in advance,

Kriston M. Bruland
Tel. (206) 671-2545
--
n8541751@unicorn.wwu.edu | Theory is useless without practical application
8541751@nessie.wwu.edu | and does not constitute practical application in
krisb@goose.wwu.edu | and of itself unless one is a professor. -KMB

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happycube · Posted: 23 Jul 2015, 06:11

I suspect it's for the I/O port found on the LD-700 through CLD-909 and LD-V2000. But they didn't take a picture of the back of the unit. Grr.

signofzeta · Posted: 23 Jul 2015, 22:42

Is this part of the system used in that one bond movie? I remember it was all white.

I don't get what this is for exactly though. You didn't need any sort of intermediate box to hook 80s era pro players to 80s era PCs. They both have serial ports.

Maybe it has controller inputs on it?

EDIT: maybe some kind of video mixer/selector/genlock?

xtempo · Posted: 24 Jul 2015, 12:17

there are now rear pictures.

I don't know about the bond movie but this seems to work with players that have a hard time interfacing with computers. I only got that from the above usenet post. information seems to be scarce even for pictures of this.

happycube · Posted: 24 Jul 2015, 18:57

Yup, that's the mid-80's I/O port. Which does carry a composite signal, and except for the S1 even has raw RF from the disk. Those players usually didn't have conventional serial output.

The LD V4000 and 6000 had more regular ports (The 6000A and later probably this serial interface), but the mainline players and the V2000 did not. The 2200 and 8000 were the first to have the 'standard' interface used through the DVD-V7xxx.

xtempo · Posted: 27 Jul 2015, 22:58

will take some better pictures and hopefully the inside as well. also hopefully it is packaged well whenever I should get it.

xtempo · Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 22:31

It arrived and looks great and powers on. Does anyone know some of the cables that are used? like the RGB Computer port and I guess a DIN plug or whatever was for the old keyboards which is what it looks like (the round one)

EDIT: I am an idiot its I not L... IU-04

admin · Posted: 30 May 2019, 22:05

Service manual added to:

https://manuals.lddb.com/LD_Players/Pioneer/Accessories/

Thank you xtempo!

Julien

xtempo · Posted: 30 May 2019, 22:14

I can't beleieve I never changed the L to an I in the title. I just did since it was driving me crazy.

xtempo · Posted: 15 Jul 2019, 14:00

was looking at the manual and it seems to be more or less paired with a SEED monitor ecosystem so not sure if I can actually use this with other devices.

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