Audio and video interfaces and connectors: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:09, 17 June 2020

Revision as of 18:10, 17 June 2020

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|white RCA/TS

|rowspan=3 align=center |analogue audio, left channel;<br> also [[Monaural|mono]] (RCA/TS), [[stereophonic|stereo]] (TRS only),<br> or undefined/other

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|orange RCA

| [[S/PDIF]] digital audio

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|gold TRS 3.5&nbsp;mm

| dual output, center and [[subwoofer]]

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|blue TRS 3.5&nbsp;mm

| stereo input, [[line level]]

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|pink TRS† 3.5&nbsp;mm

| mono [[microphone]] input

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::† Although the mic input is usually mono, the input is still a [[Phone connector (audio)|TRS phone socket]]. Many mono 'computer' mics are fitted with TRS plugs. The tip is for the MIC and the ring is for power (to power an electret-condenser style MIC).

There are exceptions to the above:

*[[Hosa Technology|Hosa]] cables use grey and orange for left and right analogue channels.

*[[RadioShack]] cables sometimes use grey and black for left and right.

*Older [[sound card]]scards had non-standard colour codes until after [[PC System Design Guide#PC 99|PC&nbsp;99]], prior to that there were no colors at all.{{Clarify|date=January 2016}}

====PC System Design Guide audio====

Older [[sound card]]scards had no common standard color codes until after [[PC System Design Guide#PC 99|PC&nbsp;99]]. The [[PC System Design Guide]] (also known as the PC&nbsp;97, PC&nbsp;98, PC&nbsp;99, or PC&nbsp;2001 specification) is a series of hardware design requirements and recommendations for IBM PC compatible personal computers, compiled by Microsoft and Intel Corporation during 1997–2001. PC&nbsp;99 introduced a color code for the various standard types of plugs and connectors used on PCs.

The color codes for audio plugs follow:<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/pcguides.mspx PC&nbsp;99 System Design Guide], Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, 14 July 1999. Chapter 3: PC&nbsp;99 basic requirements ([http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/PCG/1.0/NT5/EN-US/pc99v1a.exe PC&nbsp;99 System Design Guide (Self extracting .exe)]. Requirement 3.18.3: Systems use a color-coding scheme for connectors and ports. Accessed 2009-02-05</ref>

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| Orange TRS 3.5&nbsp;mm

| Output, [[subwoofer]]

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| Blue TRS 3.5&nbsp;mm

| Input, [[line level]]

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| Pink TRS† 3.5&nbsp;mm

| [[microphone]] input

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| Gold TRS 3.5&nbsp;mm

| [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]]/game

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::† Though the input is often mono, the actual connector is usually still a 3-conductor TRS phone minijack. Many mono computer microphones have 3-conductor TRS plugs.

===Video===