Unbalanced Inputs; Connecting Loudspeakers - Martin Audio MA200Q User Manual

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The Neutrik Combo jack is wired in parallel with the XLR.
TIP
R IN G
SLEEVE
CH.D
XLR
Pin 1
Scrn
2
Pos
3
Neg
Must be grounded
7.1.2
To co nn e ct a n u nb ala nc ed so ur ce , c on n ec t pin 3 ( r in g on TR S jac k) to the sh ie ld of th e co nn e ctor . If yo u
lea ve o n e pin d is co n ne cte d, y ou will lo se 6 d B's in le ve l.
A b ette r meth od o f c on ne c ting u n ba la n ce d so u rc es is s ho w n in be lo w. Th is is s imila r to th e c on ne c tion fo r
b alan ce d lin e s, b ut pin 3 is co n ne cte d to th e sh ield at th e s ou rc e. Th e h um a nd no is e r ejec tio n for the ca ble
is eq uiv alen t to th a t of a ba la n ce d lin e. To min imize h u m in th e au d io , u se b ala nc ed in pu ts wh en e ve r
p os sible .
Unbalanced line connection
7.2

Connecting loudspeakers

L ou ds pe a ke r c on ne ction s a re mad e v ia th e tw o N eu tr ik NL 4FC Spe ak on co nn e ctor s. Th e Spe ak on
c on ne cto r is de sign e d fo r h ig h p ow er lo ud sp e ak er us e an d mee ts all w or ld w id e sa fety r eq uire men ts .
C on ne ction s.
The Speakons are wired:
PRINT
H OT
C OL D
SHIEL D/G RO UN D
CH.C
INPUTS
CH.B
Fixed gain 32 dB
1 / 4 "
Sleeve
Tip
Ring
2 30-240V
5 0 -60Hz

Unbalanced inputs

Channels A, B output connector
Pin +1, Pin –1 = Output A
Pin +2, Pin –2 = Output B
Channels C, D output connector
Pin +1, Pin –1 = Output C
Pin +2, Pin –2 = Output D
Martin Audio – MA200Q Amplifier
CH.A
Th e inp ut imped anc e is hig h eno ugh ( 20K oh ms
ba la nce d) to allow " daisy- ch ain ing ", or mu ltiple p ar allel
in pu t c onn ec tio ns. The hea dr oom of the inp ut circu its is
also high en oug h to acc ept the max imum outpu t leve l
fr om virtu ally any low- lev el signa l sou rce . Balanc ed
sign als ar e les s s en sitive to AC h um an d r ad io
in te rfe ren ce . The so urc e imp eda nce s hou ld be le ss
th an 1Ko hms to a void hig h fre que ncy loss es in lo ng
sign al cab le s.
Balanced line with unbalanced equipment
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