Technical information

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If possible, always purchase adaptors from the manufacturer of the equipment to
be connected. Such adaptors may apparently be available at much lower cost from
a local store but there is no guarantee that they will work. For example, the plugs
at each end of the leads may be identical in two adaptors but only the manufact-
urer’s own brand has the wires between the plugs connected together appropriate-
ly to enable effective signal transmission!
Table 16.7 Various video connectors
Connector type Plug Socket
Standard coaxial
BNC
UHF
Miniature jack
SCART
DVI
RCA (phono)
Often colour coded as follows:
Video = Yellow
Left Audio = White
Right Audio = Red
S-Video