
14
Unbalanced ¼" TS connector
strain relief clamp sleeve
tip
sleeve (ground/shield)
tip
(signal)
Balanced ¼" TRS connector
strain relief clamp
sleeve ring tip
sleeve ground/shield
ring cold
tip
hot (+ve)
For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs, ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the stereo plug.
Balanced use with XLR connectors
21
3
input
1 = ground/shield
2 = hot (+ve)
3 = cold
12
3
output
For unbalanced use, pin 1 and pin 3 have to be bridged
Fig. 4.12: Different plug types