Mackie d.2 Owner's Manual - Page 20

d.2 2-channel DJ Mixer Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks The d.2 MIC combo input accepts 3-pin male XLR connectors; the MAIN OUTs accept 3-pin female XLR connectors. These are wired as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society). SHIELD 2 HOT "TS" stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connection points available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are used for unbalanced signals. SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE TIP TIP COLD 3 1 SHIELD 1 XLR Balanced Wiring: Pin 1 = Shield Pin 2 = Hot (+) Pin 3 = Cold (-) COLD 3 2 HOT 1 3 2 SHIELD COLD HOT 1/4" TRS Phone Plugs and Jacks "TRS" stands for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three connection points available on a stereo 1/4" or balanced phone jack or plug. TRS jacks and plugs are used for balanced signals and stereo headphones: SLEEVE 1/4" TS Unbalanced Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Hot (+) 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. SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE TIP RCA Unbalanced Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Hot (+) Balanced Mono RING SLEEVE SLEEVE RING TIP TIP RING TIP SLEEVE 1/4" TRS Balanced Mono Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Hot (+) Ring = Cold (-) Stereo Headphones RING SLEEVE SLEEVE RING TIP TIP RING TIP SLEEVE 1/4" TRS Stereo Unbalanced Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Left Ring = Right 20 d.2 DJ Mixer