Mackie DLM12S - Appendix B: Connections; XLR Connectors Explained; Daisy-Chaining Outputs

Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
XLR Connectors
EachDLM12SsubwooferhastwofemaleXLR
inputs.BesurethecablesarewiredperAES
(AudioEngineeringSociety)standards:
XLR
 Pin1–Shield(Ground)
 Pin2–Hot(+)
 Pin3–Cold(–)
TherearealsofourmalebalancedXLRoutput
connectorsoneachDLM12Ssubwoofer[2highpass
and2fullrange].Thesearealsowiredaccording 
totheAESstandardslistedabove.
DLM12Ssubwoofersmaybedaisy-chainedviathe
maleXLRconnectorlabeled“FULLRANGE”.Simply
plugthesignalsource(i.e.,mixeroutput)intothe
inputjack(s),andpatchthatsubwoofer’sfullrange
jacktothenextsubwoofers’sinputjack,andsoon,
daisy-chainingmultipleDLM12Ssubwoofers.See 
page7foravisualrepresentationofdaisy-chaining.
ThefullrangejacksonDLM12Ssubwoofersarefully
bufferedwith100
balancedoutputimpedancedrivers,
sothereisnoadditionalloadingtotheinputswhen
daisy-chaining.Inotherwords,youcouldconceivably
daisy-chainDLMsubwoofersindenitely.
XLR Input Connector
2
3
1
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
2
1
Balanced XLR Output Connectors
2
1
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
SHIELD
COLD
HOT
3
2
1
Appendix B: Connections