Re: scart connectors

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found the scart pin-out diagram at Keith's site (diyha.co.uk). The
> scart cable that came with my dvd player has pins 10 and 12 missing.
> The diagram says they are "comm data". What are they for and
does it
> matter I am missing them?


Comms data :-) Unless your dvd player wants to talk to the tv, I doubt
you need them.

>
>
> I knew that you could not output rgb and s-video at the same time
> because they share pins, and I see from Keith's site that indeed the
> red pins are used for chroma on s-video. But it also appears that
> composite video is on pins 17 and 19, which are also used for luminace
> by s-video. Does this mean you cannot output both s-video and
> composite at the same time?


Correct.

>
> I was hoping that there might be an undocumented s-video out over
> scart on my Thomson freeview box (I need s-video or composite top
> connect to my amp) but it looks as if this will not exist since the
> pins will be used for composite output. Oh well.


Unless it's switchable in the dvd setup menu...

Jim