29 Connectors
Balanced Circuits
Unbalanced Circuits
Connector type |
Signal (+ or ‘hot’) |
Earth (screen) and signal (— or ‘cold’) |
XLR style |
Pin 2* |
Pins 3* and 1 |
Phono |
Pin |
Sleeve |
2-terminal jack |
Tip |
Sleeve |
(6.3 mm or miniature) |
|
|
3-terminal jack |
Tip |
Ring and sleeve |
(6.3 mm or miniature) |
|
|
3-terminal jack |
L: Tip |
Sleeve |
(6.3 mm or miniature) wired for stereo |
R: Ring |
|
* XLR pins 2 and 3 are reversed by some organizations and in some, mainly American, microphones. When connected to equipment using the other standard this can cause a phase-reversal in balanced circuits and a possible loss of signal in unbalanced ones.
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