Appendix B: Connections - Tapco Mix.120 Owner's Manual

APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS

XLR Connectors
The Mic/Line Channels use 3-pin female XLR
connectors on the MIC inputs. They are wired as
follows, according to standards specifi ed by the AES
(Audio Engineering Society).
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
connections 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
1/4" TRS Balanced Mono wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
Ring = Cold (–)
Stereo Headphones
1/4" TRS Stereo Unbalanced Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Left
Ring = Right
16
1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks
available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They
are used for unbalanced signals.
2
3 1
1
3
2
RCA Plugs and Jacks
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.
"TS" stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connections
1/4" TS Unbalanced Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot (+)
RCA-type plugs (also known as phono plugs)
RCA Unbalanced Wiring:
Sleeve = Shield
Tip = Hot