Plug Soldering Guide - Behringer PRO MIXER DX2000USB User Manual

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PRO MIXER DX2000USB User Manual

9.2 Plug soldering guide

You will need a lot of cables for different purposes—see the following figures to
make sure you have got the right ones.
Use custom-made RCA cables for all connections which use RCA sockets
(centre post = signal (+ve) and sleeve = ground/screen).
Unbalanced ¼" TS connector
strain relief clamp
sleeve
tip
sleeve
(ground/shield)
tip
(signal)
Balanced ¼" TRS connector
strain relief clamp
sleeve
ring
tip
sleeve
ground/shield
ring
cold (-ve)
tip
hot (+ve)
For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs,
ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the stereo plug.
Balanced use with XLR connectors
2 1
3
input
1 = ground/shield
2 = hot (+ve)
3 = cold (-ve)
1 2
3
output
For unbalanced use, pin 1 and pin 3
have to be bridged
Fig. 10.1: Un-/balanced jack plugs and balanced XLR connectors
¼" TRS headphones connector
strain relief clamp
sleeve
ring
tip
sleeve
ground/shield
ring
right signal
tip
left signal
Fig. 10.2: Headphones connector
Insert send return ¼" TRS connector
strain relief clamp
sleeve
ring
tip
sleeve
ground/shield
ring
return (in)
tip
send (out)
Connect the insert send with the input and the
insert return with the output of the e ects device.
Fig. 10.3: Insert send/return plug