SCART Wiring

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SCART stands for Syndicat francais des Constructeurs dAppareils Radio et Television, and refers to the
industry standard interface for physical and electrical interconnection between two pieces of audio-visual
equipment, originated by the French company Peritel.

A SCART connector is used to connect two electronic devices such as a television set and a video cassette
recorder (VCR) or DVD player. Each device has a female 21-pin connector interface. A cable with a male
plug at each end is used to connect the devices. (The 21st pin is actually not a pin but a ground shield
contact.)

Stereo audio, composite video, and control signals are provided in both directions. RGB video signals are
input only. Most new television sets and VCRs in the European market and other countries that use the PAL
video standard come equipped with one or more SCART connectors.

Different cables can be made using SCART connectors to serve different purposes. For example, a cable for
connecting a VCR or a TV set to a high-fidelity audio system needs to use only three of the 21 pins. An
enormous range of SCART leads are available from our secure online shop

The connection standard requires that the pins are utilised in the following manner:
PIN USE LEVEL / IMPEDANCE
1 Audio Output (R) 0.5V / 1K-ohm
2 Audio Input (R) 0.5V / 10K-ohm
3 Audio Output (L) 0.5V / 1K-ohm
4 Audio Ground
5 Blue Ground
6 Audio Input (L) 0.5V / 10K-ohm
7 Blue 0.7Vp-p / 75ohm
8 Status (CVBS) L:0-2V H:10 12V / 10K-ohm
9 Green Ground
10 Data D2B (Inverted)
11 Green 0.7Vp-p / 75 ohm
12 Data D2B
13 Red Ground
14 D2B Ground
15 Red 0.7Vp-p / 75 ohm
16 RGB Status/Fast Blanking L:0-0.4V H:1-3V / 75 ohm
17 CVBS Video Ground
18 RGB Status Ground
19 Composite Video Output 1V / 75 ohm
20 Composite Video Input 1V / 75 ohm
21 Case Shield

A 21 pin SCART cable with all pins connected is wired as per the following diagram:
SCART SOCKET (TV/VIDEO etc.)
We are often advised that auto AV selection is annoying, and asked how to prevent it occurring. The answer
is to simply snip the wires connected to pin 8 of both Scart plugs! Once this has been done, the AV channel
can only be invoked manually. However, before you even think about modifying your cable in this way,
ensure that your TV allows you to manually select the AV input. Some apparently do not.

S-Video Cable for Scart S-Video Input

S-Video Out TV Scart (Input)
Luminance Out (Y) 20 Luminance In
Chrominance Out (C) 15 Chrominance In
GND 4+17 GND

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