SoundCraft Spirit Live 4 - Manual (Page 8)

GETTING STARTED
CONNECTIONS AND
CONNECTORS Althou gh this m ay seem a sim p le su bject, faulty connectors and
cabling are the source of most sound system problems.
Correctly-m ad e cables of the p rop er typ e, w ith the right
connectors for the job w ill ensu re p eak p erform ance from
you r system w ith m inim u m noise p ick-u p . The follow ing
section w ill help you to connect
SPIRIT LIVE 4 correctly.
Tw o d ifferent typ es of au d io connectors are u sed , 3-p in XLR
and
1 ⁄
4
" three p ole (‘A’ gau ge) jacks. These are u sed in several
configu rations as show n in the d iagram s below .
Balanced
Input
2. Hot(+ve)
3. Cold(-ve)
1. Screen
Unbalanced
Input
1. Screen
2. Hot(+ve)
Link 3
to 1
Unbalanced
Output
1. Screen
2. Hot(+ve)
Link 3
to 1
3 POLE (stereo) JACK 2 POLE (mono) JACK
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Send
Return
Screen
Left Signal
Right Signal
Ground
Signal
Ground
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Hot(+ve)
Cold(-ve)
Screen
Headphones Unbalanced
Output
(see text)
Line Input
Aux Outputs
FX Returns
Direct Outputs
Insert Points
Pa g e 6