Do any CED players have a serial port to control the player with an external computer?
RCA made four models controllable with an external computer- the SKT265, SJT400, SJT400X, and SKT400. The SKT265 was intended only for institutional use, as the additional circuitry was mounted on an external circuit board wired to the unit with a ribbon cable. On the back of the SKT265 was a 15 pin serial port similar to those used on computer-controllable LaserDisc players. The SJT400 and SKT400 players had an RCA-style jack in the back simply labeled “Control” that could be used with an external computer. RCA was deliberately vague on the purpose of this jack, stating in the owner’s manual that the jack was for “connection with accessory equipment that may become available in the future,” and making no definition of it at all in the technical and service manuals. By disassembling the player, and tracing the control jack’s lead to J6107 on the FEATURES/RKM/CAV board, the circuitry associated with the control jack can be assessed from the player’s schematic. The control jack lead conn
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