Scart Connector

The Scart (Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorcepteurs et Tlviseurs)

connector is used for combined audio and video connections.
The connector is also knon as !ertitel connector or "uroconnector.
A formal description is #iven in the C"$"%"C "$ &' '()*+,+)-) standard or in the ."C
)//*+ standard.
0ifferent pin*confi#urations e1ist. 2hich confirations are available depends on the video
device used. Sometimes one can choose the confi#uration (like composite or S*video) by
chan#in# a softare settin#.
To status si#nals define (partly) hich video si#nals are active. A video device can use
these status si#nals to automatically sitch beteen internal or e1ternal audio3video
si#nals.
4ale front vie
RGB Connection
Output connector Input connector
+ Audio ri#ht out 5 Audio ri#ht in
/ Audio left (or mono) out 6 Audio left (or mono) in
( Audio return ( Audio return
7 8lue out 7 8lue in
& 8lue return & 8lue return
++ 9reen out ++ 9reen in
) 9reen return ) 9reen return
+& Red out +& Red in
+/ Red return +/ Red return
+6 R98 status out +6 R98 status in
+( R98 status return +( R98 status return
+) Sync (composite video) out 5' Sync (composite video) in
+7 Sync return +- Sync return
5+ Shield 5+ Shield
S-Video Connection
Output connector Input connector
+ Audio ri#ht out 5 Audio ri#ht in
/ Audio left (or mono) out 6 Audio left (or mono) in
( Audio return ( Audio return
+& Chrominance out +& Chrominance in
+/ Chrominance return +/ Chrominance return
- :ideo status out - :ideo status in
+) %uminance out 5' %uminance in
+7 %uminance return +- %uminance return
5+ Shield 5+ Shield
Composite Video Connection
Output connector Input connector
+ Audio ri#ht out 5 Audio ri#ht in
/ Audio left (or mono) out 6 Audio left (or mono) in
( Audio return ( Audio return
- :ideo status out - :ideo status in
+) Composite video out 5' Composite video in
+7 Composite video return +- Composite video return
5+ Shield 5+ Shield
(Composite) Decoder Connection
Receiver connector Decoder connector
+ Audio ri#ht out 5 Audio ri#ht in
5 Audio ri#ht in + Audio ri#ht out
/ Audio left out 6 Audio left in
6 Audio left in / Audio left out
( Audio return ( Audio return
- :ideo status in - :ideo status out
+) 8aseband out (scrambled) 5' 8aseband in
+7 8aseband out return +- 8aseband in return
5' Composite video in (unscrambled) +) Composite video out
+- Composite video in return +7 Composite video out return
5+ Shield 5+ Shield
EasyLink Connection (additiona)
!eevision connector Video recorder connector
+' .3; Control 8us +' .3; Control 8us
"asy%ink enables bi*directional communication beteen a television set and a video
recorder. This ay a video recorder can< for e1ample< copy the channel settin#s of the
television set. 2ho knos the details=
Si"na Leves
Si"na #C eve DC eve Impedance
Red< #reen<
blue
!eak to blankin#, '...'.7 : >/ d8 '...5 : 7& ;hm
Sync
!eak to peak, '...'./ : */ d8...
?+' d8
'...5 : 7& ;hm
Composite
video
2hite to sync, '...+.' : >/ d8 '...5 : 7& ;hm
Chrominance '...'./ : */ d8...?+' d8 '...5 : 7& ;hm
%uminance '...+.' : >/ d8 '...5 : 7& ;hm
4AC 8lack to hite, '...+.' : >/ d8 '...5 : 7& ;hm
Audio in '.5...5.' : (nominal, '.& :) @A+' k;hm
Audio out
$ominal, '.& : (ma1imum, 5.'
:)
BA+ k;hm
:ideo status
%o data rate communication,
'.'...5.' :
(e.#. remote controlC "asylink)
.nternal, '.'...5.' :
"1ternal (+6,)),
(.&...7.' :
"1ternal ((,/),
).&...+5.' :
.n, DR@A+'
k;hm
DCBA5 nE
;ut, DRBA+
k;hm
R98 status
.nternal, '.'...'.( :
"1ternal, +.'.../.' :
7& ;hm
1996-10-01