Chapter 3 : Dl16S And Dl32S Front Panel; Introduction; Xlr And 1/4" Inputs - Mackie DL16S Owner's Manual

DL16S • DL32S Owner's Manual

Chapter 3 : DL16S and DL32S Front Panel

Introduction

Each DL16S and DL32S mixer is outfitted with one 1/4" phones output jack (and corresponding phones knob),
a USB interface slot to stream multichannel audio to and from, an external Ethernet connector slot, a built-in
Wi-Fi antenna and power and Wi-Fi LEDs.
The DL16S has 8 XLR input jacks, 8 combo input jacks and 8 XLR output jacks, while the DL32S has 16 XLR input jacks,
16 combo input jacks and 10 XLR output jacks. Let's take a look at each of these features, starting with the inputs.

XLR and 1/4" Inputs

All channels may accept a balanced mic or line-level signal using an XLR connector.
They are wired as follows, according to standards specified by the AES (Audio Engineering Society).
In addition to accepting balanced mic or line-level signals using an XLR connector, channels 9-16 [DL16S] • channels 17-32
[DL32S] may also accept 1/4" line-level signals driven by balanced or unbalanced sources.
To connect balanced lines to these inputs, use a 1/4" Tip-Ring-Sleeve (TRS) plug. "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 and are wired as follows:
2
SHIELD
HOT
3 1
COLD
SHIELD
1
3 COLD
2
HOT
RING SLEEVE SLEEVE RING TIP
TIP
RING
TIP
SLEEVE
6
XLR Balanced Wiring:
Pin 1 = Shield (ground)
Pin 2 = Positive (+ or hot)
Pin 3 = Negative (– or cold)
1/4" TRS Balanced Mono Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
Ring = Cold (–)