Editing SCART (section)

{{Short description|21-pin connector for audio-visual equipment}}
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{{Infobox connector
| name = EuroSCART
(Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) 
Péritel
| type = [[analog electronics|Analogue]] [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio]] and [[video]] connector
| image = [[File:SCART 20050724 002.jpg|300px]]
| caption = A male SCART connector (21-pin)
| designer = [[European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization|CENELEC]]
| design_date = {{start date and age|1976}}
| superseded = [[RCA connector|RCA]], [[DIN connector|DIN]] (in Europe)
| superseded_by = [[HDMI]], [[DisplayPort]]
| length = 
| width = 
| height = 
| audio_signal = Bi-directional Stereo
| video_signal = [[Composite video|Composite]] (bi-directional),<br />[[Component_video#RGB_analog_component_video|RGB]] (uni-directional),<br />[[S-Video]] (sometimes bi-directional), or<br />YPbPr ([[Component video|Component]])
| data_signal = [[IEC 61030|D²B]] and [[widescreen switching]]
| num_pins = 21 (21 wires:RGB/10 wires:CVBS)<br />10 (10 wires:CVBS)
| pinout_image = [[File:SCART Connector Pinout Color.svg|300px]]
| pinout_caption = Female connector seen from the front
| pin1 = Audio output (right)
| pin2 = Audio input (right)
| pin3 = Audio output (left/mono)
| pin4 = Audio ground (pins 1, 2, 3 & 6 ground)
| pin5 = RGB Blue ground (pin 7 ground)
| pin6 = Audio input (left/mono)
| pin7 = RGB Blue up<br />S-Video C down{{Ref|Pinout_note_a|[a]}}<br />Component P<sub>B</sub> up{{Ref|Pinout_note_b|[b]}}
| pin8 = Status & Aspect Ratio up{{Ref|Pinout_note_c|[c]}}
* 0–2&nbsp;V&nbsp;→&nbsp;off
* +5–8&nbsp;V&nbsp;→&nbsp;on/16:9
* +9.5–12&nbsp;V&nbsp;→&nbsp;on/4:3
| pin9 = RGB Green ground (pin 11 ground)
| pin10 = Clock / Data 2{{Ref|Pinout_note_d|[d]}}<br />Control bus (AV.link)
| pin11 = RGB Green up<br />Component Y up{{Ref|Pinout_note_b|[b]}}
| pin12 = Reserved / Data 1{{Ref|Pinout_note_d|[d]}}
| pin13 = RGB Red ground (pin 15 ground)
| pin14 = Usually Data signal ground (pins 8, 10 & 12 ground)
| pin15 = RGB Red up<br />S-Video C up<br />Component P<sub>R</sub> up{{Ref|Pinout_note_b|[b]}}
| pin16 = Blanking signal up<br />RGB-selection voltage up
* 0–0.4&nbsp;V → composite
* 1–3&nbsp;V → RGB
| pin17 = Composite video ground (pin 19 & 20 ground)
| pin18 = Blanking signal ground (pin 16 ground)
| pin19 = Composite video output<br />S-Video Y output
| pin20 = Composite video input<br />S-Video Y input
| pin21 = Shell/Chassis{{Ref|Pinout_note_e|[e]}}
| pinout_notes = ''output''/''input'' denotes symmetrical links<br />''up''/''down'' denotes links to/from the TV set<br /><br />
{{note|Pinout_note_a}}'''a''' rarely supported.<br />
{{note|Pinout_note_b}}'''b''' non-standard extension.<br />
{{note|Pinout_note_c}}'''c''' ''from STB to VCR'' when used for unattended recording; 12V forces tv-set to AV-channel<br />
{{note|Pinout_note_d}}'''d''' protocol not standardised, e.g. [[IEC 61030|D²B]].<br />
{{note|Pinout_note_e}}'''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.
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'''SCART''' (also known as {{lang|fr|'''Péritel'''|italic=no}} or {{lang|fr|'''Péritélévision'''|italic=no}}, especially in France, '''21-pin EuroSCART''' in marketing by [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]] in Asia, '''Euroconector''' in Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://xuliofh.webs.uvigo.es/Web-Tv/SCART/ScartX.htm&usg=ALkJrhhzN5rrBh-67k6MOPDuuWo_0vhuuA|title=Conector SCART (Euroconector)|work=uvigo.es|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> '''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 {{lang|fr|Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs}}, "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 video|composite]] and [[Component video#RGB analog component video|RGB]] (with composite synchronisation) [[video]], [[stereo]] [[sound reproduction|audio]] input/output and digital signalling. SCART is also capable of carrying S-Video signals, using the red pins for chroma.<ref>{{cite web |title=S-Video and SCART interconnection cable pinout |url=https://pinoutguide.com/Audio-Video-Hardware/svhs_scart_pinout.shtml |website=Pinout Guide |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> 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]].{{Citation needed|reason=Although theoretically possible, I cannot find any evidence of this|date=April 2023}}

In Europe, SCART was the most common method of connecting AV equipment and was a standard connector for such devices; it was far less common elsewhere.

The official standard for SCART is CENELEC document number EN 50049–1. SCART is sometimes referred to as the IEC 933-1 standard.