GETTING STARTED
CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTORS
Although this may seem a simple subject, faulty connectors and cabling are the source of most sound system problems. Correctly- made cables of the proper type, with the right connectors for the job will ensure peak performance from your system with minimum noise
Two different types of audio connectors are used,
2.Hot(+ve)
3.
| 1. Screen | |
1. Screen | (ground) | |
3. Cold (ground sense) | ||
| ||
| 2. Hot (In phase) |
Balanced
InputGround Compensated
Output
3 POLE (stereo) JACK
Send |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tip |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hot(+ve) |
|
|
|
|
| Left Signal | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
Return |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Right Signal | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Screen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sleeve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Screen |
|
|
|
|
| Ground | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tip |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
Ring |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sleeve |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Insert Points
Line Input
Headphones
Page 8