| D Video connector | |
| Type: | Analogue video connector |
| Designer: | EIAJ (Electronic Industry Association of Japan) |
| Design Date: | Late 1990s |
| Production Date: | Late 1990s to present |
| Superseded: | RCA connectors |
| Audio Signal: | device depending |
| Video Signal: | Analogue component video, 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p |
| Data Signal: | Resolution and Aspect ratio information |
| Num Pins: | 14 (6 video, 3 reserved, 2 detect, 3 data) |
| Pinout Caption: | A female connector seen from the front. |
| Pin1: | luminance (0.7 V, 75 Ω) |
| Pin1 Name: | Y |
| Pin2: | Y ground |
| Pin2 Name: | Y GND |
| Pin3: | 0.35 V, 75 Ω |
| Pin3 Name: | PB |
| Pin4 Name: | PB GND |
| Pin5: | 0.35 V, 75 Ω |
| Pin5 Name: | PR |
| Pin6 Name: | PR GND |
| Pin7: | Reserve link 1 |
| Pin8: | 0 V = 525 lines 2.2 V = 750 lines 5 V = 1125 lines |
| Pin8 Name: | Data line 1 |
| Pin9: | 0 V = 59.94i / 60i 5 V = 59.94p / 60p |
| Pin9 Name: | Data line 2 |
| Pin10: | Reserve link 2 |
| Pin11: | 0 V = 4:3 2.2 V = 4:3 letterbox 5 V = 16:9 |
| Pin11 Name: | Data line 3 |
| Pin12 Name: | Plug insert detect ground |
| Pin13: | Reserve link 3 |
| Pin14: | output 10 kΩ, input > 100 kΩ |
| Pin14 Name: | Plug insert detect |
| Pin Custom1 Name: | Hooks |
| Pin Name Custom1: | GND |
| Pin Custom1: | Shell ground |
The D-Terminal or D-tanshi (Japanese: 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 trapezoidal connector, the same connector as the AAUI connector used by Apple Computer for some time to connect to ethernet.
Some items sold outside Japan use the connector as well. Notable examples are Canon's XH-A1 DVC high-definition camcorder and Panasonic's AG-HVX200 DVCPro HD camcorder.
A D-Terminal connector carries a component video signal (YPBPR). A device with a D5 connector can understand and display the following video signals:
A device with a D-Terminal connector supports that level and lower D-Terminal signal. For example, a D4 connector can be used with a D4, D3, D2, or D1 signal, but not with a D5 signal.
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.[1]
It is not always a given that output devices support all lower versions of the standard, so customers must take care to buy compatible products. For example, the PlayStation Portable (PSP-2000) initially supported only the 480p (D2) mode. System Software Ver. 5.00 added 480i (D1) support for the "PS one Classics" games, but not native PSP games. The later PSP-3000 and PSP Go models have 480i support for all games.