RCA connector, the Glossary
The RCA connector is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals.[1]
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58 relations: Adapter, AM broadcasting, Amplifier, Antonomasia, Apple TV, Audio signal, Backward compatibility, Balanced audio, Broadcast television systems, Camcorder, CD player, Cliff effect, Coaxial cable, Component video, Composite video, DC connector, Digital audio, Digital signal, DIN connector, DisplayPort, DVD, DVD player, Electrical connector, Europe, Gender of connectors and fasteners, HD ready, HDMI, High fidelity, Impedance matching, Kotaku, Loudspeaker, Mini-DIN connector, Monaural sound, NTSC, PAL, Phone connector (audio), Phono input, Phonograph, Phonograph record, Preamplifier, Radio receiver, RCA, Rear-projection television, RF connector, RF modulator, S-Video, S/PDIF, SCART, SECAM, Stereophonic sound, ... Expand index (8 more) »
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Adapter
An adapter or adaptor is a device that converts attributes of one electrical device or system to those of an otherwise incompatible device or system.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions.
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Amplifier
An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current).
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Antonomasia
In rhetoric, antonomasia is a kind of metonymy in which an epithet or phrase takes the place of a proper name, such as "the little corporal" for Napoleon I, or conversely the use of a proper name as an archetypal name, to express a generic idea.
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Apple TV
Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple.
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Audio signal
An audio signal is a representation of sound, typically using either a changing level of electrical voltage for analog signals, or a series of binary numbers for digital signals.
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Backward compatibility
In telecommunications and computing, backward compatibility (or backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, software, real-world product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system.
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Balanced audio
Balanced audio is a method of interconnecting audio equipment using balanced interfaces. RCA connector and balanced audio are Audiovisual connectors.
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Broadcast television systems
Broadcast television systems (or terrestrial television systems outside the US and Canada) are the encoding or formatting systems for the transmission and reception of terrestrial television signals.
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Camcorder
A camcorder is a self-contained portable electronic device with video and recording as its primary function.
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CD player
A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format.
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Cliff effect
In telecommunications, the (digital) cliff effect or brick-wall effect is a sudden loss of digital signal reception.
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Coaxial cable
Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced), is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting shield, with the two separated by a dielectric (insulating material); many coaxial cables also have a protective outer sheath or jacket.
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Component video
Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels.
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Composite video
Composite video is an baseband analog video format that typically carries a 415, 525 or 625 line interlaced black and white or color signal, on a single channel, unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and the even higher-quality component video (three or more channels).
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DC connector
A DC connector (or DC plug, for one common type of connector) is an electrical connector for supplying direct current (DC) power.
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Digital audio
Digital audio is a representation of sound recorded in, or converted into, digital form.
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Digital signal
A digital signal is a signal that represents data as a sequence of discrete values; at any given time it can only take on, at most, one of a finite number of values.
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DIN connector
The DIN connector is an electrical connector that was standardized by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), the German Institute for Standards, in the mid 1950s, initially with 3 pins for mono, but when stereo connections and gear appeared in late 1950s (1959 or so), versions with 5 pins or more were launched. RCA connector and DIN connector are Audiovisual connectors.
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DisplayPort
DisplayPort (DP) is a proprietary digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
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DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.
DVD player
A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards.
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Electrical connector
Components of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. RCA connector and electrical connector are electrical connectors.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Gender of connectors and fasteners
In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each half of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female. RCA connector and Gender of connectors and fasteners are electrical connectors.
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HD ready
HD ready is a certification program introduced in 2005 by EICTA (European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations), now DIGITALEUROPE.
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HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. RCA connector and HDMI are Audiovisual connectors.
High fidelity
High fidelity (often shortened to Hi-Fi or HiFi) is the high-quality reproduction of sound.
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Impedance matching
In electrical engineering, impedance matching is the practice of designing or adjusting the input impedance or output impedance of an electrical device for a desired value.
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Kotaku
Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.
Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or speaker driver) is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound.
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Mini-DIN connector
The mini-DIN connectors are a family of multi-pin electrical connectors used in a variety of applications.
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Monaural sound
Monaural sound or monophonic sound (often shortened to mono) is sound intended to be heard as if it were emanating from one position.
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NTSC
NTSC (from National Television Standards Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published in 1941.
PAL
Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.
Phone connector (audio)
A phone connector is a family of cylindrically-shaped electrical connectors primarily for analog audio signals. RCA connector and phone connector (audio) are Audiovisual connectors.
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Phono input
Phono input is a set of input jacks, usually mini jacks or RCA connectors, located on the rear panel of a preamp, mixer or amplifier, especially on early radio sets, to which a phonograph or turntable is attached. RCA connector and phono input are Audiovisual connectors.
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Phonograph
A phonograph, later called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910), and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of recorded sound.
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Phonograph record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), a vinyl record (for later varieties only), or simply a record or vinyl is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.
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Preamplifier
A preamplifier, also known as a preamp, is an electronic amplifier that converts a weak electrical signal into an output signal strong enough to be noise-tolerant and strong enough for further processing, or for sending to a power amplifier and a loudspeaker.
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Radio receiver
In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
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RCA
The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded in 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America.
Rear-projection television
Rear-projection television (RPTV) is a type of large-screen television display technology.
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RF connector
An RF connector (radio frequency connector) is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range. RCA connector and rF connector are rF connectors.
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RF modulator
An RF modulator (radio frequency modulator) is an electronic device used to convert signals from devices such as media players, VCRs and game consoles to a format that can be handled by a device designed to receive a modulated RF input, such as a radio or television receiver. RCA connector and rF modulator are Audiovisual connectors.
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S-Video
S-Video (also known as separate video, Y/C, and erroneously Super-Video) is an analog video signal format that carries standard-definition video, typically at 525 lines or 625 lines.
S/PDIF
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a type of digital audio interface used in consumer audio equipment to output audio over relatively short distances.
SCART
SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. RCA connector and SCART are Audiovisual connectors.
SECAM
SECAM, also written SÉCAM (Séquentiel de couleur à mémoire, French for color sequential with memory), is an analog color television system that was used in France, Russia and some other countries or territories of Europe and Africa.
Stereophonic sound
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective.
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Surround sound
Surround sound is a technique for enriching the fidelity and depth of sound reproduction by using multiple audio channels from speakers that surround the listener (surround channels).
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Television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.
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Victor Talking Machine Company
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901.
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Video game console
A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.
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Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard, first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, which became ubiquitous in the IBM PC compatible industry within three years.
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Videocassette recorder
A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding.
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YPbPr
YPbPr or Y'PbPr, also written as, is a color space used in video electronics, in particular in reference to component video cables.
See also
Audiovisual connectors
- AV input
- AV.link
- Amiga video connector
- Audio and video interfaces and connectors
- BNC connector
- Balanced audio
- Breakout box
- CCJ connector
- D-subminiature
- D-subminiature (professional audio)
- DIN connector
- Digital Visual Interface
- Gigabit Video Interface
- HDMI
- Multimedia extension connector
- PDMI
- Patch point
- Phone connector (audio)
- Phono input
- RCA connector
- RF modulator
- SCART
- Serial digital interface
- Speaker terminal
- Speakon connector
- Stage box
- Sup'R'Mod
- Video-in video-out
- XLR connector
RF connectors
- 4.3-10 connector
- 7/16 DIN connector
- APC-7 connector
- ARINC 828
- BNC connector
- Belling-Lee connector
- Blind mate connector
- C connector
- DIN 1.0/2.3
- EAD socket
- EIA RF Connectors
- F connector
- FME connector
- Fischer Connectors
- GR connector
- Hirose U.FL
- LEMO
- List of RF connector types
- MCX connector
- MHV connector
- MMCX connector
- Microdot connector
- Miniature UHF connector
- Motorola connector
- Multimedia extension connector
- Musa connector
- N connector
- Planar Crown connector
- Push–pull connector
- QLS connector
- QMA and QN connector
- RCA connector
- RF connector
- SHV connector
- SMA connector
- SMB connector
- SMC connector
- SR connector
- TNC connector
- TV aerial plug
- Tee connector
- UHF connector
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector
Also known as Audio Video Cord, Av cables, Av splitters, CINCH/AV, Coaxial Audio, Color coding of RCA connectors, Composite cable, Mini RCA, Phono connector, Phono plug, RCA Cable, RCA Connectors, RCA Jack, RCA cables, RCA plug, RGB/HV, Video-out jack.
, Surround sound, Television, Troubleshooting, Victor Talking Machine Company, Video game console, Video Graphics Array, Videocassette recorder, YPbPr.