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The scart sockets at the back of the television are a convenient way of connecting audio and video (AV) signals
to and from the television. As the signals are in a more basic form than the signal at the aerial socket, they are
less likely to be affected by interference and other things that can reduce picture quality.
To select the scart channel
Press the 0 button on the remote control. ‘EXT 1’ will be displayed for a few
seconds and you will see the picture from any equipment that is connected to
the number 1 scart socket (if that equipment is switched on). If there is no
signal at the scart socket, the screen will remain dark. Press the 0 button again
and ‘EXT 2’ will be displayed to tell you that you have selected the number 2
scart socket.
The table below describes the facilities supported by the scart sockets on your television.
Where the
RGB
AV features
Connector type
AV
AV
AV switch
AV output
RGB
blanking
in
out
(pin 8)
comes from
(pin 16)
EXT 1
Scart
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tuner
Yes
Yes
EXT 2
Scart
Yes
Yes
Yes
Screen
No
No
Video
Most equipment produces a ‘composite video, blanking and synchronisation’ signal (CVBS), usually just called
‘video’.
RGB
The sharpest and clearest possible picture is reproduced from separate red, green and blue signals (RGB). Only
certain computers and high-quality digital equipment produce this form of signal. Only the EXT 1 scart socket
is wired for RGB input.
Automatic AV mode or video switching
Some equipment provides an automatic switching signal, so that the video recorder (and so on) ‘tells’ the
television to reproduce its video and audio signals. For example, if you play a video tape, you will not have to
press the ‘0’ button on your remote control, as the television will automatically switch to the video channel.
Automatic switching priority
EXT 1 has priority over EXT 2. If a piece of equipment tells EXT 2 to come on at the same time as a piece of
equipment tells EXT 1 to come on, the television will always go to EXT 1. You can change between EXT 1 and
EXT 2 by pressing the zero button on the remote control.
Equipment that can be connected to the television
You can usually connect video recorders, camcorders, satellite receivers, PAL video disc players, audio amplifiers
and video games to this television, but we cannot guarantee that all combinations of equipment will work. You
can buy many different cables to connect these things.
Recording from the television
You can connect a video recorder to scart socket EXT 2 and record from the television. Whatever you see on the
screen is what you will record through the scart socket of the video recorder, unless you are displaying RGB
(please see above for a description of RGB).
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The scart sockets
