Modding SCART adapter ?

Jomppis · 17th January 2005, 09:38 AM

Introduction: Hello everyone from Finland ! I am new to this forum but I have been watching posts of yours a some time now. So, keep the good going on

So, I have this problem with the TV when I use scart adapter with S-Video input and Radeon card, i got only black&white colors.
Then my eyes got an website (svideo.com) where they told that theyr SCART adapter delivers color signal too !!!

So what do I need to do to mod my adapter to deliver color signal to TV ?

i dont want to buy a new adapter, modding it by myself is more useful.

ps. I had tried once a DIY VGA-SCART cabel but it did not work out in my TV, im getting on that proble later.

My Thanks.

Mr Evil · 17th January 2005, 12:36 PM

You probably have a SCART lead that is not fully-wired. S-video uses some pins that composite video does not, so cheap cables leave them unconnected. Pins 15 and 13 definitely need to be connected to get colour.

Searching Google for "scart pinout" reveals many sites with information on wiring them up.

Personally I would just buy a new one, since soldering those damned pins is not a pleasant experience!

Jomppis · 17th January 2005, 02:02 PM

Did I understand this right ? It still not get any better picture if i sold those pins down. It´s still composite sync ?

I think I need to make that VGA-SCART cabel work.

Mr Evil · 18th January 2005, 03:01 PM

Pin 15 on one connector should be connected to pin 13 on the other connector, and vice-versa.

Another thought: Could it perhaps be the TV? I remember when I was setting up my TV to use S-video it was very uncooperative. I had to fiddle around with the settings a lot before it would display in colour.

pinkmouse · 18th January 2005, 03:11 PM

Have you tried the settings on your TV? Mine had to be set to use SVHS and not default to RGB on the Scart input.

Jomppis · 25th January 2005, 08:23 AM

Television is the Samsung 28" widescreen. It have only minimum settings to control. I haven't seen settings to switch to SVHS. Only in the servicemenu, which is available by the series of secret key pressing, have some more settings. There is something about SVHS but in my experience that wont do anything.

I have made a VGA-SCART cabel but i have problems with it too. (searching the thread about the case...)

Shitty TV !!!

17th January 2005, 09:38 AM	#1
Jomppis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lieksa	Modding SCART adapter ? Introduction: Hello everyone from Finland ! I am new to this forum but I have been watching posts of yours a some time now. So, keep the good going on So, I have this problem with the TV when I use scart adapter with S-Video input and Radeon card, i got only black&white colors. Then my eyes got an website (svideo.com) where they told that theyr SCART adapter delivers color signal too !!! So what do I need to do to mod my adapter to deliver color signal to TV ? i dont want to buy a new adapter, modding it by myself is more useful. ps. I had tried once a DIY VGA-SCART cabel but it did not work out in my TV, im getting on that proble later. My Thanks. __________________ " Savun hälvennettyä tarkistamme sulakkeet... "

17th January 2005, 12:36 PM	#2
Mr Evil diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Behind you	You probably have a SCART lead that is not fully-wired. S-video uses some pins that composite video does not, so cheap cables leave them unconnected. Pins 15 and 13 definitely need to be connected to get colour. Searching Google for "scart pinout" reveals many sites with information on wiring them up. Personally I would just buy a new one, since soldering those damned pins is not a pleasant experience! __________________ http://mrevil.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

17th January 2005, 02:02 PM	#3
Jomppis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lieksa	Did I understand this right ? It still not get any better picture if i sold those pins down. It´s still composite sync ? I think I need to make that VGA-SCART cabel work. __________________ " Savun hälvennettyä tarkistamme sulakkeet... "

18th January 2005, 03:01 PM	#4
Mr Evil diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Behind you	Pin 15 on one connector should be connected to pin 13 on the other connector, and vice-versa. Another thought: Could it perhaps be the TV? I remember when I was setting up my TV to use S-video it was very uncooperative. I had to fiddle around with the settings a lot before it would display in colour. __________________ http://mrevil.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

18th January 2005, 03:11 PM	#5
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Have you tried the settings on your TV? Mine had to be set to use SVHS and not default to RGB on the Scart input. __________________ Al The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth. Chinese Proverb


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25th January 2005, 08:23 AM	#6
Jomppis diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lieksa	Television is the Samsung 28" widescreen. It have only minimum settings to control. I haven't seen settings to switch to SVHS. Only in the servicemenu, which is available by the series of secret key pressing, have some more settings. There is something about SVHS but in my experience that wont do anything. I have made a VGA-SCART cabel but i have problems with it too. (searching the thread about the case...) Shitty TV !!! __________________ " Savun hälvennettyä tarkistamme sulakkeet... "

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