Appendix B: Connectors

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XLR Connectors

XLR connectors are used to make balanced connections to the MR5mk2. They are wired as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).

XLR

Hot (+) Pin 2

Cold (–)Pin 3

Shield (Ground) Pin 1

SHIELD 2

HOT

COLD 3 1

SHIELD 1

COLD 3 2

HOT

1SHIELD

3COLD

2HOT

Balanced XLR Connectors

1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks

“TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connections available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are used for unbalanced signals. It is okay to connect an unbalanced 1/4" phone plug into the 1/4" TRS phone jack on the MR5mk2.

1/4" TS Unbalanced Wiring:

Hot (+) Tip

Shield (Ground) Sleeve

SLEEVE

SLEEVE TIP

TIP

TIP

SLEEVE

Unbalanced 1/4" Connectors

Manual

1/4" TRS Phone Plugs and Jacks

“TRS” stands for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three connections available on a stereo 1/4" or balanced phone jack or plug. TRS jacks and plugs are used to make balanced connections to the MR5mk2.

1/4" TRS Balanced Wiring:

Hot (+) Tip

Cold (–) Ring

Shield (Ground) Sleeve

RING SLEEVE

SLEEVE RING TIP

TIP

RING

TIP

SLEEVE

Balanced 1/4" Connectors

RCA Plugs and Jacks

RCA-type plugs (also known as phono plugs) and jacks are often used in home stereo and video equipment and in many other applications. They are unbalanced and electrically equivalent to a 1/4" TS phone plug.

RCA Unbalanced Wiring:

Hot (+) Tip

Shield (Ground) Sleeve

SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE TIP

RCA Unbalanced Connectors

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