Tapco MIX10FXP Manuale Utente

Appendix B: Connections

TAPCO mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” 

connectors on all microphone inputs, with 
pin 1 wired to the grounded (earthed) 
shield, pin 2 wired to the “high” (”hot” or 
positive polarity) side of the audio signal, 
and pin 3 wired to the “low” (“cold” or 
negative polarity) side of the signal. See 
Figure A. 

Use a male “XLR”-type connector, usually 

found on the nether end of what is called a 
“mic cable,” to connect to the  female XLR 
jacks of the powered mixer.

“TRS” stands for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three 

 connections available on a “stereo” 1⁄4" or 
 “balanced” phone jack or plug. See Figure 
B.

Balanced 1⁄4" TRS plugs are connected tip 

to signal high (hot), ring to signal low (cold), 
and sleeve to ground (earth).

“TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two 

connections available on a “mono” 1⁄4" 
phone jack or plug. See Figure C.

TS plugs are used in many different 

 applications, always unbalanced. The tip 
is connected to the audio signal and the 
sleeve to ground (earth). Some examples:
• Unbalanced 

microphones

•  Electric guitars and electronic 

instruments

• Unbalanced 

line-level 

connections

• Speaker 

connections

Don’t use guitar cords for speaker cables! 

They’re not designed to handle speaker-
level signals and could overheat.

RCA-type plugs (also known as phono 

plugs) and jacks are often used in home 
 stereo and video equipment and in many 
other applications (Figure D). 

Connect the signal to the center post 

and the ground (earth) or shield to the 
surrounding “basket.”

When using the Speakon outputs to 

connect your loudspeakers, wire the 
Speakon connectors as shown in fi gure E:

Speakon outputs are wired Pin 1+ positive 

(hot) and Pin 1– negative (cold).

Figure E: Speakon Connection

COLD

HOT

1+

1+

1–

1–

2–

2+

Figure A: XLR Connectors

Figure B: 1/4" TRS Plugs

Figure C: TS Plug

Figure D: RCA Plug