Canon XL1 3CCD Manual

A SERVICE OF

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Hardware

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CABLES 

Thereareoodlesofdifferenttypesofcableswhichwe’llutiliseintheindustry.Theycanbeloosely

dividedintothreemaincategories:video,audio,andcontrolaccordingtowhattypeofinformation

theycarry.Essentiallycablescarrysignalsviaamediumfromonepointtoanotherandthereforecan

furtherbedividedintermsofwhichtypeofsignaltheycarry:i.e.analogueordigital.

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VIDEO AUDIO CONTROL

KettlePlugs

Thesecanbeeitherminiorfull

size

‐Identification:Theseareyour

standardkettle‐lookingcables,

socalledbecausethat’swhat

theywereoriginallyusedfor.

‐Usage:Kettleplugsarecontrol

cableswhichcarrythepowerto

controlspecificdevices

BNCCable

‐Identification:Thisisthecable

withtheroundhead;themetal

pronginthecentre;plastic

aroundthat;andmetalround

that

‐Usage:Thisisavideocable

only.

Thisisthecablethatwouldgo

intomonitors,videomachines,

basicallyanythingthatcarriesa

highqualityvideooutput

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