Newsgroups: sci.engr.television.advanced
Subject: Re: Novice requires help!
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"Ian Holmes"  writes:

> I want to project a picture from a VCR through a projector on to a big
> screen for a race night at my local sports club.
> 
> The projector needs to be connected using red white and yellow sockets 

What does the projector panel or manual say on what those connectors 
are here for ? 
Those colors could be used for many different thigns on different uses, 
but the most common configuration with video projectors is the following:

RED: Right channel audio in (for built-in speakers in projector)
WHITE: Left channel audio in (for built-in speakers in projector)
YELLOW: Composite video input (for projector picture)

> but my VCR only has scart sockets and a socket for a TV aerial.

You can go to an electronics shop and buy SCART adapters that 
plug to SCART connector and give you those three connectors. 
Please be careful to get an adapter made for signal output 
(there is also different wiring for input) or one that is 
switchable for input/output (switch to output mode). 
Those adapters are generally available in to forms: small 
boxes with three RCA female connectors in them and cables 
that have three RCA male connectors in them. 

This kind of adapter should make the connection an easy job. 
If you want to slder one yourself, you can find information 
on SCART connector information and pinout at 
http://www.epanorama.net/links/videoconnector.html#scart

My recommendation is to take a ready made cable if you can 
buy it at reasonable price. If you do this yourself, 
be preared to spend some time fiddling with the thing to 
get this to work if this is the first time you play with
SCART connections. 

> My 28" LG Widescreen TV however does have these sockets on the side.

Wherever route you select, get the parts you need to do the 
connection and then test the connection beforehand with your 
TV that you got all the wires correctly. It easier to debug 
this connection problem at home with your TV until you get the 
wiring right. Then mode near to the projector and just plug in 
the knwon good wires and set the projector otherwise working. 
 
> Any advice much appreciated in how to successfully get a picture up on the
> big screen!
> Thanks
> Ian

I have personally used connections tips I ahve given successfully 
to connect several different video sources with SCART to several 
different video projectors. 

-- 
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at 
http://www.epanorama.net/