CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>RCA connector - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"c913f2c7-ce3c-4797-bcd1-7c798984ffac","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"RCA_connector","wgTitle":"RCA connector","wgCurRevisionId":1258358083,"wgRevisionId":1258358083,"wgArticleId":153626,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use American English from May 2023","All Wikipedia articles written in American English","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021","Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009","Commons category link is on Wikidata","Electrical connectors","Audiovisual connectors","RF connectors"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en", "wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"RCA_connector","wgRelevantArticleId":153626,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":20000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q399653","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness", "fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","mediawiki.page.gallery.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP", "ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.quicksurveys.init","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cmediawiki.page.gallery.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.5"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/1200px-Composite-cables.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="780"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/800px-Composite-cables.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="520"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/640px-Composite-cables.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="416"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="RCA connector - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-RCA_connector rootpage-RCA_connector skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=RCA+connector" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=RCA+connector" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=RCA+connector" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=RCA+connector" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_uses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_uses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Other uses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_uses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Disadvantages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Disadvantages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Disadvantages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disadvantages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Color_coding_in_consumer_equipment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Color_coding_in_consumer_equipment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Color coding in consumer equipment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Color_coding_in_consumer_equipment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Examples_of_devices_with_RCA_jacks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Examples_of_devices_with_RCA_jacks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Examples of devices with RCA jacks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Examples_of_devices_with_RCA_jacks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">RCA connector</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 35 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-35" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">35 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%A2%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D9%8A" title="موصل آر سي أي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="موصل آر سي أي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA" title="RCA – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="RCA" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_(%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BC)" title="RCA (раздым) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="RCA (раздым)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connector_RCA" title="Connector RCA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Connector RCA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinch" title="Cinch – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Cinch" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA-stik" title="RCA-stik – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="RCA-stik" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinch" title="Cinch – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Cinch" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA-pistik%C3%BChendus" title="RCA-pistikühendus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="RCA-pistikühendus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conector_RCA" title="Conector RCA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Conector RCA" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7_%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C" title="رابط آرسی‌ای – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رابط آرسی‌ای" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecteur_RCA" title="Connecteur RCA – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Connecteur RCA" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conector_RCA" title="Conector RCA – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Conector RCA" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_%EB%8B%A8%EC%9E%90" title="RCA 단자 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="RCA 단자" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konektor_RCA" title="Konektor RCA – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Konektor RCA" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_tengi" title="RCA tengi – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="RCA tengi" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connettore_RCA" title="Connettore RCA – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Connettore RCA" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA-Stecker" title="RCA-Stecker – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="RCA-Stecker" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_(csatlakoz%C3%B3)" title="RCA (csatlakozó) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="RCA (csatlakozó)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="RCA Конектор – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="RCA Конектор" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%86%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%8E_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BC" title="ആർ സി എ കണക്റ്റർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ആർ സി എ കണക്റ്റർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penyambung_RCA" title="Penyambung RCA – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Penyambung RCA" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulpstekker" title="Tulpstekker – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tulpstekker" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA%E7%AB%AF%E5%AD%90" title="RCA端子 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="RCA端子" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%82%C4%85cze_RCA" title="Złącze RCA – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Złącze RCA" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conector_RCA" title="Conector RCA – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Conector RCA" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_(%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8A%D1%91%D0%BC)" title="RCA (разъём) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="RCA (разъём)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="RCA connector" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%A6%D0%90_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="РЦА конектор – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="РЦА конектор" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon%C3%A9ktor_RCA" title="Konéktor RCA – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Konéktor RCA" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA-liitin" title="RCA-liitin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="RCA-liitin" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA-kontakt" title="RCA-kontakt – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="RCA-kontakt" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_ba%C4%9Flay%C4%B1c%C4%B1s%C4%B1" title="RCA bağlayıcısı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="RCA bağlayıcısı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA" title="RCA – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="RCA" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%E1%BA%A7u_n%E1%BB%91i_RCA" title="Đầu nối RCA – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Đầu nối RCA" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA%E7%AB%AF%E5%AD%90" title="RCA端子 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="RCA端子" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q399653#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:RCA_connector" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/RCA_connector" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/RCA_connector" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&oldid=1258358083" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=RCA_connector&id=1258358083&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRCA_connector"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRCA_connector"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=RCA_connector&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:RCA_connectors" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q399653" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Electrical connector used for analog audio and video</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Phone connector (audio)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table"><caption class="infobox-title">RCA connector</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Composite-cables.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/250px-Composite-cables.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/375px-Composite-cables.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/500px-Composite-cables.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2340" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">RCA plugs for <a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">composite video</a> (yellow) and <a href="/wiki/Stereo_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereo audio">stereo audio</a> (white and red)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/RF_coaxial_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="RF coaxial connector">RF coaxial connector</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ccccff">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designer</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Radio_Corporation_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Corporation of America">Radio Corporation of America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 1930s</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ccccff">General specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 0.327 in (8.3 mm)<br />0.126 in (3.2 mm) <i>contact dia.</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cable</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable">Coaxial</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Passband" title="Passband">Passband</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Typically 0–100 MHz</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>RCA connector</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a type of <a href="/wiki/Electrical_connector" title="Electrical connector">electrical connector</a> commonly used to carry audio and video signals. The name <i>RCA</i> derives from the company <a href="/wiki/Radio_Corporation_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Corporation of America">Radio Corporation of America</a>, which introduced the design in the 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-RCA-GT-1939_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCA-GT-1939-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The connector’s male <a href="/wiki/Plug_(connector)" class="mw-redirect" title="Plug (connector)">plug</a> and female <a href="/wiki/Jack_(connector)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack (connector)">jack</a> are called <b>RCA plug</b> and <b>RCA jack</b>. </p><p>It is also called <b>RCA phono connector</b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>phono connector</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SC-440M_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC-440M-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The word <i>phono</i> in <i>phono connector</i> is an abbreviation of the word <i><a href="/wiki/Phonograph" title="Phonograph">phonograph</a></i>, because this connector was originally created to allow the connection of a phonograph turntable to a radio receiver. RCA jacks are often used in <a href="/wiki/Phono_input" title="Phono input">phono inputs</a>, a set of input jacks usually located on the rear panel of a <a href="/wiki/Preamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Preamp">preamp</a>, mixer or <a href="/wiki/Amplifier" title="Amplifier">amplifier</a>, especially on early <a href="/wiki/Radio_receiver" title="Radio receiver">radio sets</a>, to which a phonograph or turntable is attached. </p><p>In some European countries such as <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecteur_RCA" class="extiw" title="fr:Connecteur RCA">France</a> and <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinch" class="extiw" title="de:Cinch">Germany</a>, the name <i>cinch</i> is still used as an <a href="/wiki/Antonomasia" title="Antonomasia">antonomasia</a> of the Chicago-based manufacturer Cinch,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for such a connector and socket. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RCAradio45EMback.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RCAradio45EMback.JPG/220px-RCAradio45EMback.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RCAradio45EMback.JPG/330px-RCAradio45EMback.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RCAradio45EMback.JPG/440px-RCAradio45EMback.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="1512" /></a><figcaption>Rear panel of a 1939 RCA model 45EM <a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">vacuum tube</a> desktop <a href="/wiki/AM_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="AM radio">AM radio</a> with a female RCA jack.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tag reads "An inexpensive RCA Victor record player will make a fine <a href="/wiki/Victrola" class="mw-redirect" title="Victrola">Victrola</a> of this radio. Plug here."</figcaption></figure> <p>The exact release date of this connector is still a little vague. The following dates were derived from historical RCA documentation. </p><p>By no later than 1937, RCA introduced this connector. In 1937, it was used inside a RCA model U-109 <a href="/wiki/AM_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="AM radio">radio</a>-<a href="/wiki/Phonograph" title="Phonograph">phonograph</a> and model R-97 phonograph. In the U-109, the internal amplifier chassis had female connectors which accepted male cables from the internal radio chassis and built-in phonograph player.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally, the concept was intended as an easy method to unhook sources while <a href="/wiki/Troubleshooting" title="Troubleshooting">troubleshooting</a> the console during servicing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>By no later than 1938,<sup id="cite_ref-RCA-GT-1939_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCA-GT-1939-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RCA migrated the female connector to the rear panel of many of their desktop AM radio models to allow customers an easy method to attach an external phonograph or television at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-SC-440M_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC-440M-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The connector was labeled on the back of radio with one of the following terms: "<a href="/wiki/Victrola" class="mw-redirect" title="Victrola">Victrola</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Phonograph" title="Phonograph">Phono</a>", "Pick-up", "Television".<sup id="cite_ref-ET-EET_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ET-EET-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RCA-TT5-DS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCA-TT5-DS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RCA later marketed a special turntable for <a href="/wiki/Gramophone_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Gramophone record">45 RPM</a> records, the model 9JY.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1939, RCA introduced two <a href="/wiki/AM_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="AM radio">radio</a>-<a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> floor consoles (TRK-9, TRK-12) which used the same internal connection concept but the audio output of the television chassis was connected to the radio/amplifier chassis via a male to male cable.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three lower-cost 1939 television models had an audio output connector on their rear panel instead of an integrated amplifier and speaker: RCA TT-5, Westinghouse WRT-700, GE HM-171.<sup id="cite_ref-ET-EET_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ET-EET-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1950s, RCA connectors began to replace the older <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>-inch (6.4 mm) <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">phone connectors</a> for many other applications in the consumer audio world when component <a href="/wiki/High-fidelity" class="mw-redirect" title="High-fidelity">high-fidelity</a> systems started becoming popular during the transistor revolution.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Refinement of the RCA connectors came with later designs, although they remained compatible.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, some computer monitors<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and TVs had a RCA jack for composite video input.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, some televisions had RCA jacks for audio and video out<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or component video inputs.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses">Other uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Component_video_jack.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Component_video_jack.jpg/220px-Component_video_jack.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Component_video_jack.jpg/330px-Component_video_jack.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Component_video_jack.jpg/440px-Component_video_jack.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>RCA female jacks used for <a href="/wiki/YPbPr" title="YPbPr">YPbPr</a> <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">component video</a> output</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg/220px-Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg/330px-Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg/440px-Microsoft-Xbox-360-AV-Cables-Composite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3990" data-file-height="3360" /></a><figcaption>Composite video cable with RCA male plugs for the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the most normal use, cables have a standard plug on each end, consisting of a central <a href="/wiki/Male_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="Male connector">male connector</a>, surrounded by a ring. The ring is often segmented to provide spring gripping pressure when mated. Devices mount the socket (<a href="/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fasteners" title="Gender of connectors and fasteners">female jack</a>), consisting of a central hole with a ring of metal around it. The ring on the jack is slightly smaller in diameter and longer than the ring on the plug, allowing the plug's ring to fit tightly over it. The jack has a small area between the outer and inner rings which is filled with an insulator, typically plastic (very early versions, or those made for use as <a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF connectors</a>, used ceramic). </p><p>The RCA connector was initially used for <a href="/wiki/Audio_signal" title="Audio signal">audio signals</a>. As with many other connectors, it has been adopted for uses other than originally intended, including as a <a href="/wiki/DC_power_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="DC power connector">DC power connector</a>, an RF connector, and as a connector for <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeaker</a> cables. Its use as a connector for composite video signals is extremely common but provides poor <a href="/wiki/Impedance_matching" title="Impedance matching">impedance matching</a>: there is neither a standard for plug impedance, nor is it feasible to provide a true match to 75 Ω due to plug dimensions.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RCA connectors and cable are also commonly used to carry <a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a>-formatted <a href="/wiki/Digital_audio" title="Digital audio">digital audio</a>, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections. </p><p>Connections are made by pushing the cable's plug into the female jack on the device. The signal-carrying pin protrudes from the plug, and often comes into contact with the socket before the grounded rings meet, resulting in loud hum or buzz if the audio components do not share a common ground and are powered while making connections. Continuous noise can occur if the plug partially falls out of the jack, breaking the ground connection but not the signal. Some variants of the plug, especially cheaper versions, also give very poor grip and contact between the ground sheaths due to their lack of spring action. </p><p>They are often color-coded, yellow for <a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">composite video</a>, red for the right audio channel, and white or black for the left channel of <a href="/wiki/Stereo_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereo audio">stereo audio</a>. This trio (or pair) of jacks can often be found on the back of audio and video equipment. One or more sets are often found on TV sets to facilitate connection of <a href="/wiki/Camcorder" title="Camcorder">camcorders</a>, other portable video sources and <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">video game consoles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although nearly all connectors, including analog and S/PDIF audio as well as composite and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">component video</a>, can use identical 75 Ω cables, sales of special-purpose cables for each use have proliferated. Varying cable quality means that a cheap line-level audio cable might not successfully transfer component video. For digital audio, as long as a connection is successfully made using the cables the sound will remain faithful to the original signal because a <a href="/wiki/Digital_signal" title="Digital signal">digital signal</a> can only be <a href="/wiki/Cliff_effect" title="Cliff effect">fully received or not received at all</a>. Cables should meet the S/PDIF specification as defined by the international standard IEC 60958-3 for assured performance. </p><p>The male plug has a center pin that is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.175 mm) in diameter, and is surrounded by an outer shell that is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> inch (8.47 mm) in diameter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Disadvantages">Disadvantages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Disadvantages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg/220px-High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg/330px-High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg/440px-High-quality-RCA-bullet-plug-Eichmann.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2740" data-file-height="2040" /></a><figcaption>"Bullet plug" variation – Note the hollow center conductor and the pin point for the return signal.</figcaption></figure> <p>When connecting the male into the female, the inner <i>hot</i> (signal) connection is made before the ground connection has been guaranteed; this often produces a loud buzz if the equipment is active when the connection is made. </p><p>The <i>hot</i> signal wire and signal ground provided by an RCA connection implement an <a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">unbalanced</a> connection. A true balanced connection is generally preferred in certain applications, particularly professional settings because it allows for the use of long cables while reducing susceptibility to external noise. </p><p>Using RCA connectors, each signal requires its own plug. Even the simple case of attaching a cassette deck may need four of them – two for stereo input and two for stereo output. In any common setup this quickly leads to a disarray of cables and confusion in how to connect them. This situation is made worse if one considers more complex signals like component video (a total of three for video and two for analog audio or one for digital coaxial audio). </p><p>There have been attempts to introduce combined audio/video connectors for direct signals, but in the analog realm none of these has ever become common, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> where the <a href="/wiki/SCART" title="SCART">SCART</a> connector was very successful.<sup id="cite_ref-scarpers_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scarpers-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a time the 5-pin <a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN connector</a> was popular for bi-directional stereo connection between A/V equipment, but it has been entirely displaced on modern consumer devices. Though <a href="/wiki/RF_modulator" title="RF modulator">RF modulators</a> inherently transmit combined A/V signals in video applications, they depend on <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_television_systems" title="Broadcast television systems">broadcast television systems</a> and RF connectors which are not universal worldwide; RF signals are also generally inferior to direct signals due to protocol conversion and the RF limitations of the three major analog TV systems (<a href="/wiki/NTSC" title="NTSC">NTSC</a>, <a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a> and <a href="/wiki/SECAM" title="SECAM">SECAM</a>). </p><p>Before HD television became a standard, nearly all TV sets, <a href="/wiki/VCRs" class="mw-redirect" title="VCRs">VCRs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> players sold in Europe had SCART connectors,<sup id="cite_ref-scarpers_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scarpers-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although these are sometimes supplemented by RCA and/or RF connectors. SCART-RCA <a href="/wiki/Adapter" title="Adapter">adapters</a> also exist, which usually allow input of composite video and stereo audio.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Outside Europe, separate RCA connectors are usually used,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> supplemented by RF connectors for <a href="/wiki/Backward_compatibility" title="Backward compatibility">backward compatibility</a> and simplicity. Although <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">mini-DIN connectors</a> are used for <a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a> connections, composite video, component video, and analog audio (<a href="/wiki/Monaural" class="mw-redirect" title="Monaural">mono</a> or stereo) all use RCA connectors unless the signals are sent via SCART. In the digital realm, however, combined A/V connectors are gaining ground; <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> is commonly used today for consumer electronics, and <a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a>, a potential competitor to HDMI, is often found on home computers and peripherals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Color_coding_in_consumer_equipment">Color coding in consumer equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Color coding in consumer equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Output_connectors_for_component_video_(green,_blue,_red_RCA_jacks),_digital_audio_(TOSLINK),_digital_audio_(orange),_analog_stereo_(red,_white),_composite_video_(yel.)_and_S-Video_(Mini-DIN)_on_Sony_DVP-NS53P_DVD_player_(2005).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Output_connectors_for_component_video_%28green%2C_blue%2C_red_RCA_jacks%29%2C_digital_audio_%28TOSLINK%29%2C_digital_audio_%28orange%29%2C_analog_stereo_%28red%2C_white%29%2C_composite_video_%28yel.%29_and_S-Video_%28Mini-DIN%29_on_Sony_DVP-NS53P_DVD_player_%282005%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Output_connectors_for_component_video_%28green%2C_blue%2C_red_RCA_jacks%29%2C_digital_audio_%28TOSLINK%29%2C_digital_audio_%28orange%29%2C_analog_stereo_%28red%2C_white%29%2C_composite_video_%28yel.%29_and_S-Video_%28Mini-DIN%29_on_Sony_DVP-NS53P_DVD_player_%282005%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Output_connectors_for_component_video_%28green%2C_blue%2C_red_RCA_jacks%29%2C_digital_audio_%28TOSLINK%29%2C_digital_audio_%28orange%29%2C_analog_stereo_%28red%2C_white%29%2C_composite_video_%28yel.%29_and_S-Video_%28Mini-DIN%29_on_Sony_DVP-NS53P_DVD_player_%282005%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></a><figcaption>Various color coded RCA connectors on a DVD player</figcaption></figure> <p>Plugs and sockets on consumer equipment are conventionally color-coded to aid correct connections. The standard<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> colors for the various signals are shown below; however, beyond 7.1 audio, the standard has degraded to a more general white/yellow, red/blue, and green/yellow color scheme for each cable respectively. </p><p>Stereo audio applications use either black and red, grey and red, or white and red RCA connectors; in all three cases, red denotes right. White or purple may also be replaced by black. Some older tape recorders, and equipment like receivers designed to connect to them, use a 5-pin DIN connector to connect left and right for record and playback with a single cable. Adapters between this connector and RCA connectors have used white and red for left and right channel recording, and blue (or sometimes black) and yellow for playback, but this is not universal. Most modern equipment with RCA connectors for recording devices simply uses white and red for all stereo pairs, whether record or playback. </p><p>While these are the standard colors found on commercially made products, cables with different-colored connectors may be used, as long as the cable itself is compatible with the application (for example, cables with 75 ohms impedance for video and <a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a>). </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">Composite analog video</a> </td> <td>Composite </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td style="background:#fde910;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;" rowspan="10">Analog audio </td> <td>Left/Mono (record if 4 connector tape cable) </td> <td>White </td> <td style="background:#fff;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right (record if 4 connector tape cable) </td> <td>Red </td> <td style="background:#fd1b14;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Left tape (play if 4 connector tape cable) </td> <td>Black </td> <td style="background:#000000;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right tape (play if 4 connector tape cable) </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td style="background:#fde910;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Center </td> <td>Green </td> <td style="background:#6c3;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Left <a href="/wiki/Surround_sound" title="Surround sound">surround</a> </td> <td>Blue </td> <td style="background:#0088ce;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right surround </td> <td>Grey </td> <td style="background:#9d9d9d;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Left back surround </td> <td>Brown </td> <td style="background:#964b00;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Right back surround </td> <td>Tan </td> <td style="background:tan;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Subwoofer </td> <td>Purple </td> <td style="background:purple;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Digital audio </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a> </td> <td>Orange </td> <td style="background:#ffa000;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component analog video</a> (<a href="/wiki/YPbPr" title="YPbPr">YP<sub>B</sub>P<sub>R</sub></a>) </td> <td>Y </td> <td>Green </td> <td style="background:#6c3;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>P<sub>B</sub>/C<sub>B</sub> </td> <td>Blue </td> <td style="background:#0088ce;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>P<sub>R</sub>/C<sub>R</sub> </td> <td>Red </td> <td style="background:#fd1b14;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component analog video</a>/<a href="/wiki/VGA" class="mw-redirect" title="VGA">VGA</a> (RGB/HV) </td> <td>R </td> <td>Red </td> <td style="background:#fd1b14;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>G </td> <td>Green </td> <td style="background:#6c3;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>B </td> <td>Blue </td> <td style="background:#0088ce;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>H (Horizontal sync)/S(Composite Sync) </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td style="background:#fde910;">   </td></tr> <tr> <td>V (Vertical sync) </td> <td>White </td> <td style="background:#fff;">   </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples_of_devices_with_RCA_jacks">Examples of devices with RCA jacks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Examples of devices with RCA jacks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="RCA stereo output on a CD player"><img alt="RCA stereo output on a CD player" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg/120px-Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg/180px-Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg/240px-Yamaha_CD-555_rear_panel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1437" data-file-height="718" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">RCA stereo output on a <a href="/wiki/CD_player" title="CD player">CD player</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DVD_player_output.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="DVD player with video and audio outputs"><img alt="DVD player with video and audio outputs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/DVD_player_output.jpg/120px-DVD_player_output.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/DVD_player_output.jpg/180px-DVD_player_output.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/DVD_player_output.jpg/240px-DVD_player_output.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2618" data-file-height="1574" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/DVD_player" title="DVD player">DVD player</a> with video and audio outputs</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Backside of an AV Receiver from 2012"><img alt="Backside of an AV Receiver from 2012" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg/120px-Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg/180px-Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg/240px-Rear_panel_of_Yamaha_RX-A2020_AV_receiver_-_at_IFA_fair_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3985" data-file-height="1633" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Backside of an AV Receiver from 2012</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Early 2000s CRT projection TV with 1080i HD ready capabilities"><img alt="Early 2000s CRT projection TV with 1080i HD ready capabilities" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg/120px-Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg/180px-Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg/240px-Later_model_projection_TV_wiring_I-O_panel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2631" data-file-height="1748" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Early 2000s <a href="/wiki/Rear-projection_television" title="Rear-projection television">CRT projection TV</a> with 1080i <a href="/wiki/HD_ready" title="HD ready">HD ready</a> capabilities</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="First generation of the Apple TV with RCA stereo outputs"><img alt="First generation of the Apple TV with RCA stereo outputs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg/120px-Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg/180px-Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg/240px-Apple_TV._1st_generation-2290.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4811" data-file-height="3608" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">First generation of the <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV" title="Apple TV">Apple TV</a> with RCA stereo outputs</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221028130235/https://www.cuidevices.com/product/resource/rcj-05x.pdf">"RCJ Jack, Vertical, PCB Mount"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cuidevices.com/product/resource/rcj-05x.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 October 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RCJ+Jack%2C+Vertical%2C+PCB+Mount&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuidevices.com%2Fproduct%2Fresource%2Frcj-05x.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221028130234/https://www.cuidevices.com/product/resource/rcp-02x.pdf">"RCA Plug, Modular, Plastic Handle"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cuidevices.com/product/resource/rcp-02x.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 October 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RCA+Plug%2C+Modular%2C+Plastic+Handle&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuidevices.com%2Fproduct%2Fresource%2Frcp-02x.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cuidevices.com/catalog/interconnect/connectors/rca-connectors">"RCA | Connectors | CUI Devices"</a>. <i>CUI Devices</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CUI+Devices&rft.atitle=RCA+%7C+Connectors+%7C+CUI+Devices&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cuidevices.com%2Fcatalog%2Finterconnect%2Fconnectors%2Frca-connectors&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RCA-GT-1939-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RCA-GT-1939_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RCA-GT-1939_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichardson1938" class="citation magazine cs1">Richardson, Paul (June 1938). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Early-Radio-Assorted/RCA-Globetrotter-1939.pdf">"Improved Electric Tuning For All Is Keystone of New RCA Victor Standard Line of Domestic Models"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>RCA Globe Trotter</i>. Vol. 2, no. 3. p. 15.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=RCA+Globe+Trotter&rft.atitle=Improved+Electric+Tuning+For+All+Is+Keystone+of+New+RCA+Victor+Standard+Line+of+Domestic+Models&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=15&rft.date=1938-06&rft.aulast=Richardson&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FArchive-Early-Radio-Assorted%2FRCA-Globetrotter-1939.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Electronics/50s/1953/Radio-Electronics-1953-07.pdf">"Music-Center Control Box"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Radio-Electronics</i>. July 1953. pp. 93–94.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radio-Electronics&rft.atitle=Music-Center+Control+Box&rft.pages=93-94&rft.date=1953-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FArchive-Radio-Electronics%2F50s%2F1953%2FRadio-Electronics-1953-07.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Lafayette-Catalogs/Lafayette-1951-951A.pdf">"Phono Tip Plug and Jack"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Lafayette</i>. No. 951A. Radio Wire Television Inc. 1951. p. 63.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Lafayette&rft.atitle=Phono+Tip+Plug+and+Jack&rft.issue=951A&rft.pages=63&rft.date=1951&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FArchive-Catalogs%2FLafayette-Catalogs%2FLafayette-1951-951A.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SC-440M-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SC-440M_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SC-440M_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://antiqueradio.org/StrombergCarlson440M.htm">"Stromberg-Carlson Model 440M Console Radio (1939)"</a>. <i>Phil's Old Radios</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Phil%27s+Old+Radios&rft.atitle=Stromberg-Carlson+Model+440M+Console+Radio+%281939%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fantiqueradio.org%2FStrombergCarlson440M.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lu.teufelaudio.com/accessories/all-cables/cinch-cables#:~:text=Where%20does%20the%20name%20cinch%20come%20from?">"Cinch Cables"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Teufel_(manufacturer)" title="Teufel (manufacturer)">Teufel</a></i>. Berlin<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 17,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Teufel&rft.atitle=Cinch+Cables&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flu.teufelaudio.com%2Faccessories%2Fall-cables%2Fcinch-cables%23%3A~%3Atext%3DWhere%2520does%2520the%2520name%2520cinch%2520come%2520from%3F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/rca_45em_45_em_ch_rc_435a_rc4.html">"1939 RCA Model 45EM AM Radio"</a>. <i>Radio Museum</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 5,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Radio+Museum&rft.atitle=1939+RCA+Model+45EM+AM+Radio&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiomuseum.org%2Fr%2Frca_45em_45_em_ch_rc_435a_rc4.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"Model U-109: Sixteen-Tube, Three-Band, A-C, Radio-Phonograph". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/ARCHIVE-RCA/RCA-Service/RCA-Victor-Service-Notes-1937.pdf"><i>RCA Victor Service Notes for 1937 Broadcast Radio Receivers, All-Wave Radio Receivers, Phonograph Combination Instruments, and Miscellaneous Service Information</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (1st ed.). RCA Manufacturing Company. p. 256.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Model+U-109%3A+Sixteen-Tube%2C+Three-Band%2C+A-C%2C+Radio-Phonograph&rft.btitle=RCA+Victor+Service+Notes+for+1937+Broadcast+Radio+Receivers%2C+All-Wave+Radio+Receivers%2C+Phonograph+Combination+Instruments%2C+and+Miscellaneous+Service+Information&rft.pages=256&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=RCA+Manufacturing+Company&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FARCHIVE-RCA%2FRCA-Service%2FRCA-Victor-Service-Notes-1937.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"Models R-96 and R-97: Three-Tube, A-C, Electric Phonographs". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/ARCHIVE-RCA/RCA-Service/RCA-Victor-Service-Notes-1937.pdf"><i>RCA Victor Service Notes for 1937 Broadcast Radio Receivers, All-Wave Radio Receivers, Phonograph Combination Instruments, and Miscellaneous Service Information</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (1st ed.). RCA Manufacturing Company. p. 290.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Models+R-96+and+R-97%3A+Three-Tube%2C+A-C%2C+Electric+Phonographs&rft.btitle=RCA+Victor+Service+Notes+for+1937+Broadcast+Radio+Receivers%2C+All-Wave+Radio+Receivers%2C+Phonograph+Combination+Instruments%2C+and+Miscellaneous+Service+Information&rft.pages=290&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=RCA+Manufacturing+Company&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FARCHIVE-RCA%2FRCA-Service%2FRCA-Victor-Service-Notes-1937.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ET-EET-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ET-EET_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ET-EET_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.earlytelevision.org/wireless_tv_sound.html">"Wireless TV Sound"</a>. <i>Early Television Museum</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Early+Television+Museum&rft.atitle=Wireless+TV+Sound&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earlytelevision.org%2Fwireless_tv_sound.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RCA-TT5-DS-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-RCA-TT5-DS_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/rca_tt5_dealer_sheet.pdf">"RCA Victor Television Attachment Model TT-5"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Dealer sheet). 1939.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RCA+Victor+Television+Attachment+Model+TT-5&rft.date=1939&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earlytelevision.org%2Fpdf%2Frca_tt5_dealer_sheet.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110910211432/http://www.blueboyrecords.com/record-player/rca-45-rpm-9-jy-record-player-and-rca-tube-radio-6-xd-5">"RCA 45 RPM 9-JY Record Player and RCA Tube Radio 6-XD-5"</a>. BlueBoy Records. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blueboyrecords.com/record-player/rca-45-rpm-9-jy-record-player-and-rca-tube-radio-6-xd-5">the original</a> on 2011-09-10<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-08-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RCA+45+RPM+9-JY+Record+Player+and+RCA+Tube+Radio+6-XD-5&rft.pub=BlueBoy+Records&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueboyrecords.com%2Frecord-player%2Frca-45-rpm-9-jy-record-player-and-rca-tube-radio-6-xd-5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">"Models TRK-9, TRK-12, TRK-90, and TRK-120: AC, Superheterodyne, High-Picture-Definition, Five-Television-Channel, Receiver and Three-Band, Electric Tuning, AC, Superheterodyne Broadcast Receiver". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/ARCHIVE-RCA/RCA-Service/RCA-Service-Data-1938-1942-C.pdf"><i>RCA Victor Service Data Volume II: 1938-1942: Radio Receivers, Phonographs, and Television</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (1st ed.). Radio Corporation of America, RCA Victor Division. 1944. pp. 261-C, 275-C.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Models+TRK-9%2C+TRK-12%2C+TRK-90%2C+and+TRK-120%3A+AC%2C+Superheterodyne%2C+High-Picture-Definition%2C+Five-Television-Channel%2C+Receiver+and+Three-Band%2C+Electric+Tuning%2C+AC%2C+Superheterodyne+Broadcast+Receiver&rft.btitle=RCA+Victor+Service+Data+Volume+II%3A+1938-1942%3A+Radio+Receivers%2C+Phonographs%2C+and+Television&rft.pages=261-C%2C+275-C&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=Radio+Corporation+of+America%2C+RCA+Victor+Division&rft.date=1944&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fworldradiohistory.com%2FARCHIVE-RCA%2FRCA-Service%2FRCA-Service-Data-1938-1942-C.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_tt-5.html">"RCA TT-5"</a>. <i>Early Television Museum</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Early+Television+Museum&rft.atitle=RCA+TT-5&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earlytelevision.org%2Frca_tt-5.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/zenith/monitor/585-033-1_ZVM-122_123_Video_Monitors_Service_Manual_1983.pdf">http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/zenith/monitor/585-033-1_ZVM-122_123_Video_Monitors_Service_Manual_1983.pdf</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/fichiers/AppleColorCompositeMonitorOwnersGuide.pdf">http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/fichiers/AppleColorCompositeMonitorOwnersGuide.pdf</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sony KV-1965 television</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/kv-2501/page/n6/mode/1up">"Sony KX-2501 Service Manual"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sony+KX-2501+Service+Manual&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fkv-2501%2Fpage%2Fn6%2Fmode%2F1up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/sonykv25xbrservicemanual">"Sony KV-25XBR Service Manual"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sony+KV-25XBR+Service+Manual&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fsonykv25xbrservicemanual&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/W000/W0006260M.pdf">https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/W000/W0006260M.pdf</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/3860/38603712M.pdf">https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/3860/38603712M.pdf</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pioneer Service Manual. LD DVD player DVL-909.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPell2010" class="citation web cs1">Pell, Rich (April 21, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=1&doc_id=1283456">"The RCA phono plug: An outdated relic?"</a>. EETimes<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 8,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+RCA+phono+plug%3A+An+outdated+relic%3F&rft.pub=EETimes&rft.date=2010-04-21&rft.aulast=Pell&rft.aufirst=Rich&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eetimes.com%2Fauthor.asp%3Fsection_id%3D1%26doc_id%3D1283456&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlan_Henry2013" class="citation web cs1">Alan Henry (25 December 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131226082923/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/12/how-to-connect-your-old-video-game-consoles-to-a-new-tv/">"How To Connect Your Old Video Game Consoles To A New TV"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/12/how-to-connect-your-old-video-game-consoles-to-a-new-tv/">the original</a> on December 26, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+To+Connect+Your+Old+Video+Game+Consoles+To+A+New+TV&rft.pub=Kotaku&rft.date=2013-12-25&rft.au=Alan+Henry&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kotaku.com.au%2F2013%2F12%2Fhow-to-connect-your-old-video-game-consoles-to-a-new-tv%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-scarpers-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-scarpers_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-scarpers_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cinenow.com/articles/7249-hdmi-when-scart-scarpers"><i>HDMI : when SCART scarpers!</i></a>, January 1, 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-08-27</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=HDMI+%3A+when+SCART+scarpers%21&rft.date=2006-01-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.cinenow.com%2Farticles%2F7249-hdmi-when-scart-scarpers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.amabilidade2002.com/scart5.htm">"3 RCA plugs to Scart plug"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-08-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=3+RCA+plugs+to+Scart+plug&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amabilidade2002.com%2Fscart5.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110712090413/http://www.ce.org/Standards/browseByCommittee_6548.asp"><i>Consumer Electronics Association standard CEA-863-B - Connection Color Codes for Home Theater Systems</i></a>, CEA, February 2011, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ce.org/Standards/browseByCommittee_6548.asp">the original</a> on 2011-07-12<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-08-27</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Consumer+Electronics+Association+standard+CEA-863-B+-+Connection+Color+Codes+for+Home+Theater+Systems&rft.pub=CEA&rft.date=2011-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ce.org%2FStandards%2FbrowseByCommittee_6548.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARCA+connector" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:RCA_connectors" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:RCA connectors">RCA connectors</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nuvola_apps_ksim.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Nuvola_apps_ksim.png/28px-Nuvola_apps_ksim.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Nuvola_apps_ksim.png/42px-Nuvola_apps_ksim.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Nuvola_apps_ksim.png/56px-Nuvola_apps_ksim.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></a></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Electronics" title="Portal:Electronics">Electronics portal</a></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Audio_and_video_connectors" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AVconn" title="Template:AVconn"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AVconn" title="Template talk:AVconn"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AVconn" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AVconn"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Audio_and_video_connectors" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Audio and video interfaces and connectors">Audio and video connectors</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Analog audio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banana_connector" title="Banana connector">Banana plug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binding_post" title="Binding post">Binding post</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-subminiature_(professional_audio)" title="D-subminiature (professional audio)">D-subminiature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euroblock" title="Euroblock">Euroblock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Audio jack</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_terminal" title="Speaker terminal">Speaker spring terminal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speakon_connector" title="Speakon connector">Speakon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Digital audio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-subminiature_(professional_audio)" title="D-subminiature (professional audio)">D-sub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Component_video#RGB_analog_component_video" title="Component video">Component RGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YPbPr" title="YPbPr">Component YPbPr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">Composite video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Terminal" title="D-Terminal">D-Terminal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DB13W3" title="DB13W3">DB13W3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VESA_Digital_Flat_Panel" title="VESA Digital Flat Panel">DFP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMS-59" title="DMS-59">DMS-59</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Low-force_helix" title="Low-force helix">LFH</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini-DVI" title="Mini-DVI">Mini-DVI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micro-DVI" title="Micro-DVI">Micro-DVI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unified_Display_Interface" title="Unified Display Interface">UDI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VGA_connector" title="VGA connector">VGA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini-VGA" title="Mini-VGA">Mini-VGA</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Audio and video</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Display_Connector" title="Apple Display Connector">ADC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belling-Lee_connector" title="Belling-Lee connector">Belling-Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CCJ_connector" title="CCJ connector">CCJ/EIAJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VESA_Enhanced_Video_Connector" title="VESA Enhanced Video Connector">EVC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F_connector" title="F connector">Type F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HDBaseT" title="HDBaseT">HDBaseT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini_DisplayPort" title="Mini DisplayPort">mDP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link" title="Mobile High-Definition Link">MHL</a> (<a href="/wiki/SuperMHL" class="mw-redirect" title="SuperMHL">superMHL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Minijack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VESA_Plug_and_Display" title="VESA Plug and Display">P&D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PDMI" title="PDMI">PDMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SCART" title="SCART">SCART</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Visual charts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_video_connectors" title="List of video connectors">List of video connectors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General-purpose</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)" title="Thunderbolt (interface)">Thunderbolt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USB" title="USB">USB</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Template:Audio and video interfaces and connectors"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Template talk:Audio and video interfaces and connectors"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Audio and video interfaces and connectors"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Audio and video interfaces and connectors">Audio and video interfaces and connectors</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Audio only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Analog</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide" title="PC System Design Guide">PC System Design Guide</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TRS</a> 3.5 mm</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">Balanced audio</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TRS</a> 6.53 mm</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Digital</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA jack</a>, coaxial</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a>, optical</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AES3" title="AES3">AES3</a>, AES/EBU <ul><li>connectors: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a>, optical</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Analog</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Video_Graphics_Array" title="Video Graphics Array">VGA</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/D-subminiature" title="D-subminiature">DB-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI-A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">Composite</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA jack</a> yellow</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> 4 pin</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA jacks</a> × 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">Composite</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/Video-in_video-out" title="Video-in video-out">VIVO</a> using <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> 9 pin</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Digital and <br />analog</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI-I/DVI-D</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video and audio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Digital" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Digital</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> connector</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> connector</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HDBaseT" title="HDBaseT">HDBaseT</a> <ul><li>connectors: <a href="/wiki/8P8C" class="mw-redirect" title="8P8C">8P8C</a> connector</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="RF_connectors_(coaxial)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:RF_connectors" title="Template:RF connectors"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:RF_connectors" title="Template talk:RF connectors"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:RF_connectors" title="Special:EditPage/Template:RF connectors"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="RF_connectors_(coaxial)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF connectors</a> (<a href="/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable">coaxial</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7/16_DIN_connector" title="7/16 DIN connector">7/16 DIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/APC-7_connector" title="APC-7 connector">APC-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belling-Lee_connector" title="Belling-Lee connector">Belling-Lee connector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C_connector" title="C connector">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F_connector" title="F connector">F-type</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FME_connector" title="FME connector">FME</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirose_U.FL" title="Hirose U.FL">Hirose U.FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirose_W.FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Hirose W.FL">Hirose W.FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirose_U.FL" title="Hirose U.FL">IPX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorola_connector" title="Motorola connector">Motorola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MCX_connector" title="MCX connector">MCX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microdot_connector" title="Microdot connector">Microdot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MMCX_connector" title="MMCX connector">MMCX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N_connector" title="N connector">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QLS_connector" title="QLS connector">QLS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QMA_and_QN_connector" title="QMA and QN connector">QMA/QN</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MHV_connector" title="MHV connector">MHV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SHV_connector" title="SHV connector">SHV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMA_connector" title="SMA connector">SMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMB_connector" title="SMB connector">SMB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMC_connector" title="SMC connector">SMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNC_connector" title="TNC connector">TNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_aerial_plug" title="TV aerial plug">TV aerial plug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UHF_connector" title="UHF connector">UHF</a> / <a href="/wiki/Miniature_UHF_connector" title="Miniature UHF connector">Mini-UHF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Variations and alternate names</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Microdot_connector" title="Microdot connector">10-32</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/SMA_connector#Variations" title="SMA connector">2.9 mm</a> (SMA)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/APC-7_connector#Other_names" title="APC-7 connector">7 mm</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hirose_U.FL" title="Hirose U.FL">AMC</a> (UFL)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hirose_U.FL" title="Hirose U.FL">IPEX</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hirose_U.FL" title="Hirose U.FL">MHF</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/SMA_connector#Reverse_polarity" title="SMA connector">RP-SMA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/TNC_connector" title="TNC connector">RP-TNC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N_connector" title="N connector">SnapN</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector#Similar_connectors" title="BNC connector">Triax</a> / <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector#Similar_connectors" title="BNC connector">Triaxial</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector#Similar_connectors" title="BNC connector">Twin BNC</a> / <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector#Similar_connectors" title="BNC connector">Twinax</a> (BNC)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Old or seldom used</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/EIA_RF_Connectors" title="EIA RF Connectors">EIA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/GR_connector" title="GR connector">GR</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/LEMO" title="LEMO">LEMO 00</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Musa_connector" title="Musa connector">Musa</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors" title="Audio and video interfaces and connectors">Audio and video interfaces and connectors</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Radio_frequency" title="Radio frequency">Radio frequency</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Radio_spectrum" title="Radio spectrum">Radio spectrum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&oldid=1258358083">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&oldid=1258358083</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Electrical_connectors" title="Category:Electrical connectors">Electrical connectors</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Audiovisual_connectors" title="Category:Audiovisual connectors">Audiovisual connectors</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:RF_connectors" title="Category:RF connectors">RF connectors</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_American_English_from_May_2023" title="Category:Use American English from May 2023">Use American English from May 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_American_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in American English">All Wikipedia articles written in American English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_January_2021" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021">Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2009" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009">Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_is_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata">Commons category link is on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 19 November 2024, at 07:01<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RCA_connector&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-9bcc97d5b-nv65r","wgBackendResponseTime":997,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.651","walltime":"0.825","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3481,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":89874,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":4191,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":13,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":6,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":116642,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 704.982 1 -total"," 31.17% 219.726 1 Template:Reflist"," 20.55% 144.887 15 Template:Cite_web"," 15.11% 106.545 6 Template:Navbox"," 13.43% 94.645 1 Template:AVconn"," 12.45% 87.773 1 Template:Infobox_connector"," 10.12% 71.313 1 Template:Short_description"," 9.08% 64.008 4 Template:Citation_needed"," 7.94% 55.947 4 Template:Fix"," 6.19% 43.673 2 Template:Pagetype"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.387","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":9097036,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-9bcc97d5b-nv65r","timestamp":"20241205113034","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"RCA connector","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RCA_connector","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q399653","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q399653","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2002-12-01T15:05:22Z","dateModified":"2024-11-19T07:01:40Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/91\/Composite-cables.jpg","headline":"electrical connector with one signal channel mainly used for analog stereo audio (in pairs), analog component or composite video and rarely for digital audio"}</script> </body> </html>