re pioneer laser player in article apr ee rochester edu neale ee rochester edu reg neale writes i m trying to figure out how to operate a pioneer laserdisc ld that i bought at a surplus store it is reputedly from some kind of computerised viewing and or ordering system there is what may be an hpib connector on the back when i power it up the front panel power light comes on but no activity and the door doesn t open anyone have any experience with this unit or any ideas on how to obtain documentation what you have is one of the ld players from a video game dragon s lair space ace etc call pioneer technicial support at least that s the number i called them at and ask for the ld v interface guide it shows how the parallel interface should be wired and the codes for the commands play pause reject etc the guide is mainly for hooking the player to a computer but with a little work you could build a wired controller jim keais jkeais ucssun sdsu edu
