SCART

An acronym for Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs. SCART is a French developed standard for interfacing between source and destination AV equipment.

It is a 21-pin connector, which provided for through a single connector run all the signals available in an audiovisual home: for example, to connect TV and VCR, or satellite receiver and VCR, or TV decoder and encrypted channel , And so on.  Getting a DVD up and playing can be as simple as a single button press. With its roots coming from the SCART interface, the HDMI-CEC allows up to ten AV devices to discover and communicate with one another over a HDMI connected system.

The signals for which you use the EuroScart are: audio (mono or stereo), composite video, S-Video, RGB (video, no computer), in addition to control signals, such as that automatically switch the input AV on the TV when we put a tape into the VCR playback.

If the equipment which outputs picture outputs RGB-signal, it will putput RGB signal from the RGB pins and a complete composite video signal at the same time.

• If the receiving equipment uses RGB, it will take picture from RGB pins and sync from the composite video pin.
• If the receiving equipment understands only composite video, it will use the picture in it.

A SCART adapter or SCART cable is required for a SCART RGB input to the projector.  The “SCART RGB” message means the COMPONENT VIDEO port is working as a SCART RGB input port.

SCART Limitations:

• SCART does not support digital or high definition video. SCART only supports standard definition video.
• A SCART connector only supports composite video and connecting an s-video cable to a SCART that has an "s-video" receptable will result in a black and white signal
• SCART does not support digital or analog 5.1 surround sound. SCART only supports stereo audio.
• SCART connections are non-locking, which can cause a loose SCART connection.
• Maximum SCART cable length is about 10-15 meters without relay or amplification.