D-Terminal

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D Video connector


A male D video connector.

Type Analogue video connector
Production history
Designer EIAJ (Electronic Industry Association of Japan)
Designed Late 1990s
Produced Late 1990s to present
Superseded RCA connectors
Specifications
Audio signal device depending
Video signal Analogue component video, digital 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i
Data signal Resolution and Aspect ratio information
Pins 14 (6 video, 3 reserved, 2 detect, 3 data)
Pin out

A male connector seen from the front.
Pin 1 Y luminance (0.7 V, 75 Ω)
Pin 2 Y GND Y ground
Pin 3 Pb 0.35 V, 75 Ω
Pin 4 Pb GND
Pin 5 Pr 0.35 V, 75 Ω
Pin 6 Pr GND
Pin 7 Reserve link 1
Pin 8 Data line 1 0V = 525 lines
2.2 V = 750 lines
5V = 1125 lines
Pin 9 Data line 2 0V = 59.94i / 60i
5 V = 59.94p / 60p
Pin 10 Reserve link 2
Pin 11 Data line 3 0V = 4:3
2.2 V = 4:3 letterbox
5V = 16:9
Pin 12 Plug insert detect ground
Pin 13 Reserve link 3
Pin 14 Plug insert detect output 10 kΩ, input > 100 kΩ
Hooks GND Shell ground

This article is about the video connector. For the item used in Digimon Adventure 02, see Digivice.

A D-Terminal or D-tanshi (D端子) is a type of analog video connector found on Japanese consumer electronics, typically HDTV, DVD, Blu-ray, D-VHS and HD DVD devices. It was developed by the EIAJ (Electronic Industry Association of Japan) in its standard, RC-5237, for use in digital satellite broadcast tuners. In appearance it is a small flat trapezic connector, the same connector as the AAUI connector used by Apple Computer for some time to connect to ethernet.

[edit] D1~D5 types

Two D-Video connectors (D4) on an HDTV. The much smaller D-Terminal should not be confused with the similarly-shaped but larger VGA connection.
Two D-Video connectors (D4) on an HDTV. The much smaller D-Terminal should not be confused with the similarly-shaped but larger VGA connection.

A D-Terminal connector carries a component video signal (Y Pr Pb). A device with a D5 connector can understand and display the following video signals:

  • D1 480i (525i): 720×480 Interlace
  • D2 480p (525p): 720×480 Progressive
  • D3 1080i (1125i): 1920×1080 Interlace
  • D4 720p (750p): 1280×720 Progressive
  • D5 1080p (1125p): 1920×1080 Progressive

It is possible to use a simple breakout cable to connect a D-Terminal connector to a standard 3 RCA jack or BNC component connection.

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