av:scart_connector
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The SCART Connector
The SCART connector, also known as a Péritel or Euroconnector or, is a multi-function connector that is identical in shape, but not function, to the Japanese RGB-21 connector. It carries RGB, s-video, composite video in and out, and stereo audio in and out. It can also carry component video and digital MPG2 video, however these uses appear to be non-standard and the pinout is not known.
The Pinout
Pin | I/O | Description | Pin | I/O | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | O | Right | 2 | I | Right |
3 | O | Left/Mono | 4 | - | Audio GND |
5 | - | Blue GND | 6 | I | Left/Mono |
7 | I | Blue | 8 | I | Select |
9 | - | Green GND | 10 | - | Clock (Not Used) |
11 | I | Green | 12 | O | Data (Not Used) |
13 | - | Red GND | 14 | - | Data GND |
15 | I | Red | 16 | I | Blanking |
17 | - | Video GND | 18 | - | Blanking GND |
19 | O | Video Out | 20 | I | Video In |
21 | - | Shield/GND |
- The numbering is the same on the SCART and RGB-21 connectors
- Direction is display relative. In = into display. Out = out of display.
Special Pins
Two of the SCART pins are for telling the display which mode and display size to use. One selects RGB or composite video, the other selects widescreen (16:9) or regular (4:3) aspect ratio.
Select (Pin 8) | |
---|---|
Volts | Action |
0-2V | TV Mode (default) |
5-8V | 16:9 Mode |
9.5-12V | 4:3 Mode |
Blanking (Pin 16) | ||
---|---|---|
Volts | Action | Pin 20 |
0-0.4V | Composite Video Mode | Composite Video |
1-3V | RGB Mode | Composite Sync |
- Not all TVs recognize these signals correctly or at all.
- Some TVs will not function without these signals.
- Some TVs can be manually forced into these modes.
- Some of this info was taken from other sources:
- See also:
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