Disclaimer: This information is provided as is. There may be errors in this information. You may use this information only if you agree that Minimalist / Coinop.org, its employees, and noted authors will never be held responsible for any damage, injury, death, mayhem, etc. caused by errors in the information. When working with high voltage, never work alone and always follow safety precautions.

Document Title: [Colony7.txt (text file)]

COLONY 7 BOARD PINOUTS

Typed in from original Taito Manual

GAME PC BOARD (998841)
======================

9-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'P')
P-1	-12V		Orange	[to B-15]
P-2	-12V		Orange	[to B-15]
P-3	NC
P-4	+12V		Blue		[to B-16 and D-5]]
P-5	GND		Black		[to B-5]
P-6	GND		Black		[to B-4]
P-7	NC
P-8	+5V		Red		[to B-11]
P-9	+5V		Red		[to B-10]

4-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'J')
J-1	Speaker GND	Black 
J-2	NC
J-3	NC
J-4	Speaker Out	White

4-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'E')
E-1	Volume	White		[to Volume Pot wiper]
E-2	Volume	Red		[to Volume Pot]
E-3	NC
E-4	GND		Shield	[to Volume Pot shield]
					*Volume pot is noted on wiring as 100 Ohms

10-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'Q')
Q-1	Option Switch	Brn/Grn	[to S-1]
Q-2	Option Switch	Brn/Blu	[to S-2]
Q-3	Option Switch	Org/Wht	[to S-3]
Q-4	Option Switch	Wht/Blk	[to S-4]
Q-5	Coin			Brn/Wht	[to Counter Drive PCB Assy D-2]
Q-6/7* Tilt			Wht/Org	[to C-8]	
Q-8	NC
Q-9	NC
Q-10	GND			Black		[to S-5]
*Wiring Diagram error: Tilt is sown on the PCB diagram as on pin 7, but the wire is shown
                       coming out of pin connector 6, so you'll need to check!!

20-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'M')
M-1	Down			Brn/Blu
M-2	Right			Org/Blk
M-3	Left			Org/Wht
M-4	Up			Wht/Brn
M-5	2P Select		Grn/Blu
M-6	1P Select		Wht/Org
M-7	Fire			Ylw/Blk
M-8	Mega Blaster	Wht/Blk
M-9	NC
M-10	GND			Black
M-11	Erradicator		Red/Blk
M-12	NC
M-13	NC
M-14	NC
M-15	NC
M-16	NC
M-17	NC
M-18	NC
M-19	NC
M-20	NC

CPU PC BOARD ASSY (998842)
==========================

7-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'T')
T-1	Video Red		Red		[to Monitor* O-1]
T-2	Video green		Green		[to Monitor* O-2]	
T-3	Video Blue		Blue		[to Monitor* O-3]
T-4	Video GND		Shield	[to Monitor* O-4]
T-5	Hor. Sync		Blk		[to Monitor* N-1]
T-6	Vert Sync		Wht		[to Monitor* N-3]
T-7	NC			(if true to Defender or Qix, this MAY BE an undocumented
				 Composite Sync)
* Monitor is Noted as a Electrohome 14" or 19" with a 3-pin Connector (N-1 to N-3),
		and 6-pin Connector (O-1 to O-6) Manual says elsewhere the monitor maybe a Wells
		Gardner and the Monitor Manuals ref is 72-00003-001)

9-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'R')
R-1	GND	(r1 to r3 shown tied on PCB, & R-1 doesnt have a connector to the power supply)
R-2	GND			Blk		[to B-6]
R-3	GND			Blk		[to B-3]
R-4	NC
R-5	+12V			Blue		[to B-14]
R-6	NC
R-7	+5			Red		[to B-12]
R-8	+12v			Blue		[to B-14]
R-9	-5V			Brn		[to B-13]

COUNTER DRIVE PCB ASSY (36-00001-001)
=====================================

10-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'D')
D-1	Service SW		Wht/Brn	
D-2	Coin			Brn/Wht	[to Q-5]	
D-3	to Coin Counter	Blu/Orn
D-4	NC
D-5	Coin Counter +12V Blu		[to P-4 and B-16]
D-6	NC
D-7	 +5V			Red		[to B-9]
D-8	to Coin SW		Wht/Ylw	[to C-3]
D-9	NC
D-10	GND			Black		[to B-8 and C-1 and Service SW GND]

9-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'C')
This is not part of the above PCB, but not identified elsehere so I presume its a option
panel mounted behind the con door or somewhere...
C-1	GND			Black		[to D-10 and B-8 and coin door bulb!]
C-2	Coin SW GND		Black		[wired in with C-1]
C-3	Coin Cw		Wht/Ylw	[to D-8]
C-4	NC
C-5	NC
C-6	NC
C-7	NC
C-8	Tilt Sw		Wht/Org	[to Q-6/Q-7]
C-9	-12V			Org		[to B-15 and P-1, use to power coin door bulb!]	

SWITCHING REGULATOR ASSY (936-0004-001)	
=======================================
16-PIN CONNECTOR (Labelled 'B')
B-1	Reset*
B-2	Tilt*
B-3	GND			Black		[to R-3]
B-4	GND			Black		[to P-6]
B-5	GND			Black		[to P-5]
B-6	GND			Black		[to R-2]
B-7	GND			Black		[to Q-10 and S-5]
B-8	GND			Black		[to D-10 and C-1]
B-9	+5V			Red		[to ]
B-10	+5V			Red		[to ]
B-11	+5V			Red		[to ]
B-12	+5V			Red		[to ]
B-13	
B-14	
B-15	
B-16	
*Reset and Tilt seem to be internal to the Reg, not Tilt Switch or reset lines!

3-PIN CONNECTOR (labelled 'A')
A-1	AC 120 vac/220 vac		to Noise Filter then onto Iso Tranformer
A-2	NC
A-3	AC 120 vac/220 vac		to Noise Filter then onto Iso Tranformer

ISO TRANSFORMER (Lugs?)
1-6	Lugs
For 120VAC	-	Wht Wire to Term 1&4
			Blk Wire to Term 3&6
For 220VAC	-	Wht Wire to Term 1
			Jumper Term 2 & 4
			Blk Wire to Term 5

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Original Colony 7 pintouts from Wiretap (totally different and seemingly incomplete!):

                      COLONY 7

 MAIN BOARD                                                      ROM BOARD
 9-PIN CONN    7 PIN CONN                                        9 PIN CONN
 ----------    ----------                                        ----------
  1  GND        1  VID                                           1  -12V
  2  GND        2  VID                                           2  -12V
  3  GND        3  VID                                           3
  4  GND        4  GND                                           4  +12V
  5  +12V       5  VERT SYNC                                     5  GND
  6  +5V        6  HOR SYNC                                      6  GND
  7  +5V        7  COMP SYNC                                     7
  8  +12V (ENABLE)                                               8  +5V
  9  -5V                                                         9  +5V

}