Blue Jinn
Rider of the ARPocalypse
So I'm trying to wrap my head around the diagram in the owners manual. My Otari has XLR inputs, but is unbalanced (no transformer option installed.) The Otari is pin 3 hot, AFAIK. The XLR cable I have already has XLRs on one end, with wires on pin 2 and 3 and the shield to pin 1. (Interestingly enough the XLR is pin 3 hot based on the color coding...)
So, do I
A. wire pin 3 to the RCA positive, and tie the shield and pin 2 at the RCA cable, or do I
B. solder a bridge between 1 and 2 at the XLR, and ignore the pin 2 cable at the RCA plug and just solder the shield to the RCA ground.
The Otari manual seems to suggest option B. Or?
So, do I
A. wire pin 3 to the RCA positive, and tie the shield and pin 2 at the RCA cable, or do I
B. solder a bridge between 1 and 2 at the XLR, and ignore the pin 2 cable at the RCA plug and just solder the shield to the RCA ground.
The Otari manual seems to suggest option B. Or?