Canon XL1 3CCD Manual

A SERVICE OF

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DVDplayers,itiscommontoseeRCAorCinchconnectorsusedthatarecolor‐codedred,green,and

bluetomakeiteasytoconnecttheDVDplayercorrectly.

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•Unbalancedaudio:

‐Thistypeofaudioconnectionconsistsofasinglewirethatcarriesthesignal,surroundedbya

groundedshield.

‐Usedcommonlyinconsumeraudioproductsbecausetheconnectionandcircuitryarelesscomplex.

‐Downsideisthatunbalancedconnectionsaremoresusceptibletointerference,sotheyarenotoften

usedinprofessionalapplications.

‐Therearethreebasickindsofunbalancedaudioconnectors.Themostfamiliartoconsumersis

traditionalunbalancedaudiothatusesRCAorCinchjacks(normallyredforrightandwhiteorblack

forleft).Toconnectastereosignal,youcanuseasingleRCAcableforeachchannel,orastereocable

thathastwosinglecablesmoldedintoone.

‐Thereareothersingle‐cableunbalancedconnectorsaswell.Thequarter‐inchconnectoriscommon

tohigh‐endheadphonesandisstandardonmosthomestereoequipment.Similarbutsmalleristhe

eighth‐inchconnectorthatisstandardforportableaudiodevicesandcomputersoundcards.

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•Balancedaudio:

‐Thistypeofconnectionconsistsoftwowires,whichservetobalancethe

signal,andashield.

‐Abalancedconnectionisfarlesssusceptibletointerference,soitispossibletomaintainhighquality

withlongcableruns.

‐NormallyusestheXLR,orthree‐pin,lockingconnector,whichprovidesamuchtighterandrobust

connectionthantheconnectorsusedforunbalancedaudio.Onceagain,longercablerunsanda

lockingconnectorformthebasicstandardforaprofessionalconnection.

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ANALOG‐TO‐DVCONVERTERS

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CertaindevicescanperformaliveconversionfromanalogvideoformatstoDV25forcapture.

Theyusuallyoffercomposite,S‐Video,andunbalancedanalogaudioconversiontotheDVformatfor

storageonthecomputer.The25‐MbpsdatarateofDVissufficientforcontentthatcamcorders

produce,butitcanbetroublesomeforconvertingsourceswithsignificantanalognoiseonlower‐end

versionsoftheconverters.

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