Belkin Apple Cable Refresh Frequently Asked Questions

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
HARDWARE INFORMATION
  1. What are the products included in the Apple Cable Refresh?
  2. What is the Headphone Splitter, AV10157 for?
  3. What is the Flat Aux Cable, AV10159?
  4. How long is the Belkin AV10159?
  5. What is the difference between the AV10159 and AV10160?
  6. What is the HDMI to DVI Cable, AV10161?
  7. What is the difference between the AV10161 and AV10162?
  8. What is the RCA Audio Cable, AV10163?
  9. What is the Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Cable, F2CD077 and Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Adapter, F2CD078?
  10. How long is the Belkin F2CD077?
  11. What is the CAT6 Ethernet Cable, F2CP012?
  12. What is the FireWire 9-9 Pin Cable+Adapter, F3N421?
  13. What is the difference between the Belkin F3N421 and F3N422?
  14. What is the Micro-USB Cable+Adapter, F8J169?
  15. What is the Charge+Sync Lightning™ to USB Cable, F8J170?
  16. What is the 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub, F4U073?
COMPATIBILITY
  1. What devices are the AV10157, AV10159, and AV10160 cables compatible with?
  2. What devices and platforms is the Belkin AV10161 and AV10162 compatible with?
  3. What devices is the Belkin AV10163 compatible with?
  4. What devices is the CAT6 Ethernet Cable, F2CP012 compatible with?
  5. What devices are the Belkin F3N421 Cable+Adapter and Belkin F3N422 Cable compatible with?
  6. What devices are the Belkin F8J169 and F8J170 compatible with?
  7. What devices is the Belkin F4U073 compatible with?

 
HARDWARE INFORMATION

1. What are the products included in the Apple Cable Refresh? 

There are 13 cables and one (1) USB Hub included in the Apple Cable Refresh, namely:
  • Headphone Splitter, AV10157
  • Flat Aux Cable, AV10159
  • Aux Cable, AV10160
  • HDMI to DVI Cable, AV10161
  • High Speed HDMI® Cable, AV10162
  • RCA Audio Cable, AV10163
  • Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Cable, F2CD077
  • Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Adapter, F2CD078
  • CAT6 Ethernet Cable, F2CP012
  • FireWire 9-9 Pin Cable+Adapter, F3N421
  • FireWire 9-6 Pin Cable, F3N422
  • Micro-USB Cable+Adapter, F8J169
  • Charge+Sync Lightning™ to USB Cable, F8J170
  • 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub, F4U073
2. What is the Headphone Splitter, AV10157 for? 

The Belkin Headphone Splitter, AV10157 lets you share music across two (2) headphones for simultaneous listening.
 
3. What is the Flat Aux Cable, AV10159? 

The Belkin AV10159 has a flat cable that allows you to play music from your iPod®, iPhone®, or iPad® through your car or home stereo.
 
4. How long is the Belkin AV10159? 

The AV10159’s cable length is one (1) meter or three (3) ft of flat wire.
 
5. What is the difference between the AV10159 and AV10160? 

Although both devices let you play music through your car or home stereo, the Aux Cable, AV10160 is longer with two (2) meters or six (6) ft of round wire.
 
6. What is the HDMI to DVI Cable, AV10161? 

With a cable length of two (2) meters or six (6) ft, the Belkin AV10161 lets you watch video from your MacBook® to your TV using the DVI port.
 
7. What is the difference between the AV10161 and AV10162? 

Although both devices let you watch video from your MacBook, the AV10162 is longer with its five (5) meter or 16 ft cable and outputs both audio and video.
 
8. What is the RCA Audio Cable, AV10163? 

With its two (2) meters or six (6) ft cable, the Belkin AV10163 lets you play music from your iPod, iPhone, or iPad through your car or home stereo using the RCA audio port.
 
9. What is the Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Cable, F2CD077 and Mini DisplayPort™ to HDTV Adapter, F2CD078? 

The F2CD077 and F2CD078 let you watch video from your MacBook® on your HDTV or 4K TV using the Mini DisplayPort™.  For Ultra HD, your device should have a Mini DisplayPort™ 1.2 or Thunderbolt™ 2 port.
 
10. How long is the Belkin F2CD077? 

The F2CD077 cable is available in six (6) ft and 13 ft.
 
11. What is the CAT6 Ethernet Cable, F2CP012? 

With its two (2) meters or six (6) ft cable, the F2CP012 lets you connect your Mac® computer to your router or network.
 
12. What is the FireWire 9-9 Pin Cable+Adapter, F3N421? 

With its two (2) meters or six (6) ft cable, the F3N421 lets you connect your Mac to an external hard drive or use the adapter to transfer video from a camcorder.
 
13. What is the difference between the Belkin F3N421 and F3N422? 

Unlike the F3N421 Cable+Adapter, the Belkin Firewire 9-6 Pin Cable, F3N422 only lets you connect your Mac to an external hard drive.
 
14. What is the Micro-USB Cable+Adapter, F8J169? 

With its one (1) meter or three (3) ft cable, the Belkin F8J169 lets you charge and sync your Micro-USB devices and your iPod, iPhone, or iPad using the included adapter.
 
15. What is the Charge+Sync Lightning™ to USB Cable, F8J170? 

With its three (3) meters or 10 ft cable, the Belkin F8J170 lets you charge and sync your iPod, iPhone, or iPad on your Mac computer.
 
16. What is the 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub, F4U073? 

The F4U073 lets you add four (4) powered 900 mA per port/1800 mA output total USB 3.0 ports to your MacBook for connecting and charging.
 
COMPATIBILITY
 
1. What devices are the AV10157, AV10159, and AV10160 cables compatible with? 

They are compatible with all devices that has a 3.5 mm Aux port.
 
2. What devices and platforms is the Belkin AV10161 and AV10162 compatible with? 

The AV10161 is compatible with the MacBook Pro®, Mac® mini, Apple TV®, 4K Cinema Resolution, 7.1 Channel Digital Surround Sound, 3D Full HD, and HDMI High Speed.
 
3. What devices is the Belkin AV10163 compatible with? 

The AV10163 is compatible with the iPhone, iPod, MacBook Pro, iMac®, Mac Pro®, Mac mini, and all devices that has a 3.5 mm Aux to RCA audio port.
 
4. What devices is the CAT6 Ethernet Cable, F2CP012 compatible with? 

The F2CP012 is compatible with the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Apple TV, Time Capsule®, Airport Extreme®, and Airport Express®.

5. What devices are the Belkin F3N421 Cable+Adapter and Belkin F3N422 Cable compatible with? 

The F3N421 and F3N422 are compatible with the MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, iMac, and Mac mini that have a Firewire® port.
 
6. What devices are the Belkin F8J169 and F8J170 compatible with? 

The F8J169 works with the following devices:
  • iPhone 6 Plus 16 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB
  • iPhone 6 16 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB
  • iPhone 5/5c/5s 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB
  • iPad mini™ with Retina display
  • iPad Air® 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB
  • iPod touch® 5th gen and newer
The F8J169 also works with most devices with a Micro-USB port.
 
7. What devices is the Belkin F4U073 compatible with? 

The F4U073 is compatible with the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air®, MacBook®, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac mini.  The devices must have a USB 3.0 port to achieve USB 3.0 speeds.

 

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