Mackie d.4 Pro - Appendix B: Connections

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d.4 Pro DJ Production Console
d.4 Pro 4-channel DJ Production Console
Appendix B: Connections
XLR Connectors
Thed.4Promiccomboinputaccepts3-pinmaleXLR
connectors;themainoutsaccept3-pinfemaleXLRcon-
nectors. These are wired as follows, according to stan-
dards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).
2
2
3
1
1
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
2
1
XLRBalancedWiring:
Pin 1 = Shield
Pin2=Hot(+)
Pin 3 = Cold (–)
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:
Balanced Mono
SLEEVE
TIP
SLEEVE
TIP
RING
RING
TIP
SLEEVERING
1/4 " TRS Balanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip=Hot(+)
Ring = Cold (–)
Stereo Headphones
SLEEVE
TIP
SLEEVE
TIP
RING
RING
TIP
SLEEVERING
1/4 " TRS Stereo Unbalanced Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Left
Ring = Right
1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks
“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
TIP
SLEEVE
TIP
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.
TI
P
SLEEVE
TIPSLEEVE
RCA Unbalanced Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip=Hot(+)