SCART
Sign in to saveSCART (also known as or , especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. The name SCART comes from , "Radio and Television Receiver Manufacturers' Association", the French organisation that created the connector in the mid-1970s. The related European standard EN 50049 was refined and published in 1978 by CENELEC, calling it péritelevision, but it is commonly called by
Key facts
- Connector.pinout_notes
- output/input denotes symmetrical linksup/down denotes links to/from the TV set a rarely supported. b non-standard extension. c from STB to VCR when used for unattended recording; 12V forces tv-set to AV-channel d protocol not standardised, e.g. D²B. e This pin is part of the shell/surround of the male connector. It is often connected to the overall screen in a cheap cable. In equipment, Pin 21 should be connected separately to the chassis, but often it is merely connected to all the other ground pins.
- Connector.name
- EuroSCART (Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) Péritel
- Connector.type
- Analogue audio and video connector
- Connector.image
- 300px
- Connector.caption
- A male SCART connector (21-pin)
- Connector.designer
- CENELEC
- Connector.superseded
- RCA, DIN (in Europe)
- Connector.superseded_by
- HDMI, DisplayPort
- Connector.audio_signal
- Bi-directional Stereo
- Connector.video_signal
- Composite (bi-directional),RGB (uni-directional),S-Video (sometimes bi-directional), orYPbPr (Component)
- Connector.data_signal
- D²B and widescreen switching
- Connector.num_pins
- 21 (21 wires:RGB/10 wires:CVBS)10 (10 wires:CVBS)
- Connector.pinout_image
- 300px
- Connector.pinout_caption
- Female connector seen from the front
- Connector.pin1
- Audio output (right)
- Connector.pin2
- Audio input (right)
- Connector.pin3
- Audio output (left/mono)
- Connector.pin4
- Audio ground (pins 1, 2, 3 & 6 ground)
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- SCART 20050724 002.jpg
- Height
- 13
- Width
- 44
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Features
- Daisy chaining
- Direct connections
- RGB overlays
- Device control
- Design
- Cables
- Blanking and switching
- Non-standard extensions
- Implementations
- Japanese RGB 21-pin connector
- Newer standards
- See also
- References
- External links
SCART (also known as or , especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. The name SCART comes from , "Radio and Television Receiver Manufacturers' Association", the French organisation that created the connector in the mid-1970s. The related European standard EN 50049 was refined and published in 1978 by CENELEC, calling it péritelevision, but it is commonly called by the abbreviation péritel in French.
The signals carried by SCART include both composite and RGB (with composite synchronisation) video, stereo audio input/output and digital signalling. SCART is also capable of carrying S-Video signals, using the red pins for chroma. A TV can be woken from standby mode and automatically switch to the appropriate AV channel when the SCART attached device is switched on. SCART was also used for high definition signals such as 720p, 1080i, 1080p with YPbPr connection by some manufacturers, but this usage is scarce due to the advent of HDMI.