GETTING STARTED

CONNECTIONS AND

CONNECTORS

Although this ma y seem a sim p le subject, faulty connectors and

cablin g are t he sour ce of most sou nd sy st em probl ems.

Correctly-made cables of the prop er type, with the right

connectors for the job will ensure peak p erformance from

your system with minimum noise pick-up. The following

section w ill help you to co nnect SPIRIT LIVE 4 correctly.

Two different types of audio connectors are used, 3-pin XLR

and 1⁄4" three pole (‘A’ gauge) jacks. These are used in sev er a l

configurations as shown in the diagrams below.

Balanced
Input
2. Hot(+ve)
3. Cold(-ve) 1. Screen
Unbalanced
Input
1. Screen
2. Hot(+ve)
Link 3
to 1
Unbalanced
Output
1. Screen
2. Hot(+ve)
Link 3
to 1
3 POLE (stereo) JACK 2 POLE (mono) JACK
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Send
Return
Screen
Left Signal
Right Signal
Ground
Signal
Ground
Tip
Ring Sleeve
Hot(+ve)
Cold(-ve)
Screen
Headphones Unbalanced
Output
(see text)
Line Input
Aux Outputs
FX Returns
Direct Outputs
Insert Points

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