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RCA connectors are commonly used for home stereo and video equipment.
Audio connectors and video connectors areelectrical connectorsfor carrying audio signalandvideo signal,
of eitheranalog ordigital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cableto inhibit radio frequency
interference(RFI) and noise.
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[edit]Audio Only
Audio connectors are electrical connectorsdesigned and used foraudio frequencies. They can
beanalog ordigital. Common audio connectors include:
Single-conductor connectors:
Banana connectors
Five-way binding posts and banana plugs forloudspeakers
Fahnestock clips on early breadboardradio receivers.
Multi-conductor connectors:
DB25 is formulti-track recording and other multi-channel audio, analog or
digital
DIN connectors andmini-DIN connectors
RCA connectors , also known as phono connectors orphono plugs, used
for analog or digital audio or analog video
Speakon connectors by Neutrik forloudspeakers
TRS connector also known as tip-ring-sleeve plug, phone plug, jack plug,
mini-jack, and mini-stereo. This includes the original 6.35mm (quarter
inch) jack and the more recent 3.5mm (miniature or 1/8th inch) and
2.5mm (subminiature) jacks, both mono and stereo (balanced) versions.
XLR connectors , also known as Cannon plugs, used for analog or
digitalbalanced audio with a balanced line
Digital audio interfaces and interconnects:
ADAT interface (DB25)
AES/EBU interface, normally withXLR connector
S/PDIF , either over electricalcoaxial cable(with RCA jacks) oroptical
fiber(TOSLINK).
[edit]Color codes
white RCA/TS analogue audio, left channel;
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alsomono (RCA/TS), stereo(TRS only),or undefined/other
black RCA/TS/TRS
grey RCA/TS/TRS
red RCA/TS analogue audio, right channel
orange RCA SPDIF digital audio
For computers:
green TRS 3.5mm stereo output, front channels
black TRS 3.5mm stereo output, rear channels
grey TRS 3.5mm stereo output, side channels
gold TRS 3.5mmdual output, center
and subwoofer
blue TRS 3.5mm stereo input, line level
pink TS 3.5mm monomicrophone input
There are exceptions to the above:
Hosa cables use grey and orange for left and right analogue channels.
RadioShack cables sometimes use grey and black for left and right.
Oldersound cards had non-standard colour codes until afterPC99, prior to
that there were no colours at all.
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Main article: List of video connectors
A VGA connector
Video connectors carry only video signals. Common video-only connectors include:
Component video aka YPbPr(3RCAorBNC; orD-Terminal)
Composite video (1RCA, Antenna socket, orBNC)
DB13W3 ("13W3" computer video connector)
DMS-59 , single connector carrying two DVI and two VGA
Musa , British connector used in broadcasting and telecommunications
PAL connector , common in Europeas an antenna connector
S-Video (1Mini-DIN)
SDI - Broadcast grade digital interface overBNCcables
VGA connector A type ofD-sub connector standard on most video cards
Mini-VGA Found on some laptop computers
5 BNC Connectors can also be used to carry the VGA signal as R, G, B,
HSync, VSync
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) A hybrid analog/digital connector commonly
found on PC graphics cards and LCD monitors
Mini-DVI Found on some Apple laptops
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
RGBI interface
RGB interface
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yellow RCA/BNC composite video
red RCA/BNC red or Pr/Cr chrominance
green RCA/BNC green or luminance
blue RCA/BNCblue or Pb/Cbchrominance
white BNC horizontal sync
black BNC vertical sync
Newer connectors are identified by their shape and not their colour.
[edit]Multiple signals
Some connectors can carry both audio and video signals simultaneously:
HDMI is a new digital standard
FireWire is used on Camcorders, commonly ones using MiniDV tapes, and
high end audio equipment.
Digital Media Port a connector proposed by Sony on its audio/video products
DisplayPort carries digital audio and video, as well as auxiliary information
Unified Display Interface (UDI)
F connectors are used with RFmodulators fortelevisions without direct inputs
SCART , now the most common in Europe
TRS connectors with more than one ring, orSony's hybrid RCA with a TRS
pin
Coaxial cable /RG-6/RG-59/Cable television (CATV)
Other composite connectors that carry video, audio, power, and USB:
ADC , now-defunct Apple Display Connector
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Apple 30-pin dock connector , a docking cradle for Apple iPod, iPhone and
iPad
Portable Digital Media Interface - includesDisplayPort for digital video and
audio, analog audio, USB 3.0, and power
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High-end audio cables
Audio and video interfaces and connectors
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The existence of many different audio and video standards necessitates the definition of hardware interfaces,
which define the physical characteristics of the connections between electrical equipment. This includes the
types and numbers of wires required along with the strength and frequency of the signal. It also includes the
physical design of the plugs and sockets.
An interface may define a connector that is used only by that interface (e.g.,DVI) or may define a connector
that is also used by another interface; for example,RCA connectors are defined both by the composite
video and component videointerfaces.
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Contents
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1 Interfaces and their
connectors
2 Interfaces
2.1 PC System Design
Guide Audio
2.2 S/PDIF
3 Connectors
3.1 Audio Connectors
3.1.1 TRS
3.1.2 DIN
3.1.3 BNC
3.1.4 TOSLINK
3.1.5 XLR
3.2 Video Connectors
3.2.1 Mini DIN
3.2.2 D-
subminiature
3.2.3 Video In
Video Out
3.2.4 DVI
Connector
3.3 Audio and Video
Connectors
3.3.1 RCA Jack
3.3.2 HDMI
3.3.3 Display
Port
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3.3.4 IEEE 1394
"FireWire"
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Interfaces and their connectors
Interface
ConnectorsAudio
or
Video
Digital
or
Analog
Description
Audio
Only
AnalogPC System Design Guide. Audio Colour
Coding3.5 mm TRS
DigitalS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect
Format). Via Coaxial or Optical cables.
RCA Jack (Coaxial),
TOSLINK(Optical),
BNC (Rare)
Video
Only
Analog
Video Graphics Array (VGA) D-subminiature 15 pin
Composite. Often designated by theCVBS acronym, meaning "Color, Video,
Blank and Sync".
RCA jack, normally yellow(often accompanied with redand white for right and left
audio channels respectively)
S-Video aka Separate Video. Carries
standard definition video and does not
carry audio on the same cable.
Mini-DIN 4 Pin
Component. In popular use, it refers to
a type of analog video information that is
transmitted or stored as three separatesignals. Either RGB Interfaces or YPbPr
3 RCA Jacks
Composite,S-Video, and ComponentVIVO = Mini-DIN 9 Pin with
breakout cable.
Digital
And
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) DVI Connector
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Analog
Video
andAudio
Digital
High-Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI)HDMI connector
DisplayPort DisplayPort connector
IEEE 1394 "FireWire" FireWire or i.LINK connectors
[edit]Interfaces
[edit]PC System Design Guide Audio
The PC System Design Guide (also known as the PC 97, PC 98, PC 99, or PC 2001 specification) is a series
of hardware design requirements and recommendations for IBM PC compatible personal computers, compiled
by Microsoft and Intel Corporation during 19972001.
PC 99 introduced a color code for the various standard types of plugs and connectors used on PCs.
The color code for audio plugs follow[1]:
orange TRS
3.5 mmoutput, subwoofer
blue TRS
3.5 mminput, line level
pink TS 3.5 mm microphone input
lime TRS
3.5 mmoutput, front channels
brown TRS
3.5 mm
output, 'Right-to-left
speaker'
gold TRS
3.5 mmMIDI/game
[edit]S/PDIF
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The electrical coaxial cable (withRCA jacks) or optical fibre (TOSLINK).
Note that there are no differences in the signals transmitted over optical or coaxialS/PDIF connectorsboth
carry exactly the same information. Selection of one over the other rests mainly on the availability of
appropriate connectors on the chosen equipment and the preference and convenience of the user.
Connections longer than 6 meters or so, or those requiring tight bends, should use coaxial cable, since the high
light signal attenuation ofTOSLINKcables limits its effective range.
[edit]Connectors
[edit]Audio Connectors
[edit]TRS
2.5 mm (3/32") mono (TS), 3.5 mm (1/8") mono and stereo (TRS), and 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo (TRS) jack plugs
A TRS connector (tip, ring, sleeve) also called an audio jack, phone plug, jack plug, stereo plug, mini-jack, or
mini-stereo.
Note: In the USA, the connectors illustrated are never called "jacks", but in other languages and countries they
might well be, apparently using "jack" as a short form of "jack plug". The sockets that these plugs mate with are
called "jacks" in the USA.
For special applications, plugs with two ring contacts have been made in both 3.5 mm and 6.3 mm sizes.
[edit]DIN
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Five-pin male 180 DIN connector
A DIN connectoris a connector that was originally standardized by the Deutsches Institut fr Normung (DIN).
[edit]BNC
Male 50 ohm BNC connector
The BNC (Bayonet Neill Concelman) connector is a very common type of RF connector used for terminating
coaxial cable.
[edit]TOSLINK
Clear TOSLINK cable with a round connector
TOSLINK or Optical Cable is a standardized optical fiber connection system.
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[edit]XLR
XLR3 cable connectors, female on left and male on right
The XLR connectoris an electrical connector design. XLR plugs and sockets are used mostly in professional
audio and video electronics cabling applications.
[edit]Video Connectors
[edit]Mini DIN
mini-DIN 4 pin forS-Video
The Mini-DIN connectors are a family of multi-pin electrical connectors used in a variety of applications. Mini-
DINis similar to the larger, olderDIN connector. Both are standards of the Deutsches Institut fr Normung, the
German standards body.
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[edit]D-subminiature
DA, DB, DC, DD, and DE sized connectors
D-subminiatureor D-sub is a common type of electrical connector used particularly in computers. Calling them
"subminiature" was appropriate when they were first introduced, but today they are among the largest common
connectors used in computers.
[edit]Video In Video Out
A graphics card with VGA, VIVO and DVI outputs
A 6-connector VIVO splitter cable. From left to right: S-Video In, Component Pb out, Component Pr out, Component Y
out/Composite out, Composite in, S-Video Out
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Video In Video Out, usually seen as the acronym VIVO(commonly pronounced vee-voh), is agraphics card
portwhich enables some video cardsto have bidirectional (input and output) video transfer through aMini-DIN,
usually of the 9-pin variety, and a specialised splitter cable (which can sometimes also transfer sound).
VIVO is found predominantly on high-endATIvideo cards, although a few high-end NVIDIAvideo cards also
have this port. VIVO on these graphics cards typically supports Composite,S-Video, and Component as
outputs, and composite and S-Video as inputs. Many other video cards only support component and/or S-Video
outputs to complement Video Graphics Array orDVI, typically using a component breakout cable and an S-
Video cable.
[edit]DVI Connector
Male DVI connector pins (view of plug)
Male M1-DA connector pins (view of plug)
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The Digital Visual Interface(DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital
display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It is designed for carrying
uncompressed digital video data to a display.
There are four basic connectors:
DVI-D (digital only)
DVI-A (analog only)
DVI-I (integrated, digital & analog)
M1-DA (integrated, digital, analog & USB)
The connector also includes provision for a second data link for high resolution displays, though many devices
do not implement this. In those that do, the connector is sometimes referred to as DVI-DL (dual link).
So we need to know two things about the connector:
1. Whether it carries analog, digital, or both; and
2. For connectors that carry digital links, if it is single or dual link, and if it carries USB
[edit]Audio and Video Connectors
[edit]RCA Jack
RCA Plugs forcomposite video(yellow) andstereo audio (white and red)
AnRCA jack, also referred to as a phono connector or Cinch connector. These were first used inside pre-
World-War-II radio-phonographs to connect the turntable pickup to the radio chassis. They were not intended to
be disconnected and reconnected frequently, and their retaining friction was quite sufficient for their original
purpose. Furthermore, the design of both cable and chassis connectors was for minimum cost.
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[edit]HDMI
HDMI Type A socket
High-Definition Multimedia Interface(HDMI) is a compact audio/video standard for transmitting uncompressed
digital data.
There are three HDMI connector types. Type A and Type B were defined by the HDMI 1.0 specification. Type C
was defined by the HDMI 1.3 specification.
Type A is electrically compatible with single link DVI-D. Type B is electrically compatible with dual link DVI-
D but has not yet been used in any products.
[edit]Display Port
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard (approved May 2006, current version 1.1a approved on
January 11, 2008). It defines a new license-free, royalty-free, digital audio/video interconnect, intended to be
used primarily between a computer and its display monitor, or a computer and a home-theater system.
The video signal is not compatible withDVI orHDMI, but a DisplayPort connector can pass these signals
through. DisplayPort is a competitor to the HDMI connector, thede factodigital connection for high-definition
consumer electronics devices.
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[edit]IEEE 1394 "FireWire"
The 6-circuit and 4-circuit alpha FireWire 400 connectors
IEEE 1394 FireWire is a digital data transfer protocol commonly used fordigital cameras (common on MiniDV
tape camcorders), but also used for computer data and audio data transfers. In the United States, cable TV
converter set top boxes by law[2]also have the connection for transferring content directly to a TV (if equipped
with a port) or computer for viewing. 1394 can also use coaxial cable as a medium for longer runs.
Unlike Point-to-Point connections listed above, IEEE 1394 is able to host several signals on the same wire, with
the data delivered and shown on the destination set. It is also fully bi-directional, with its full bandwidth used in
one direction or the other, or split directions up to its maximum.[3]
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