2.3 Connecting your speakers
The compact, integrated design of a self powered unit like the Reveal Active makes it particularly
easy to install.
Having chosen an appropriate location for
your monitors and arranged them accordingly,
connect the power cord to the mains socket
(location 2) and turn the power on (mains
switch, location 1). The blue LED on the front
panel should now be illuminated. Before
connecting the source to the monitor, it is
advisable to ensure that there is no signal
present (by setting the output faders) so that
the signal is not likely to overload the system.
Connect the audio signal source (console
output) to the input connector (combined
XLR/jack socket) at the back of the monitor
(location 3).
As indicated on the silk screen printing, the
input connector is wired to the balanced
input as indicated below :
XLR input
Jack input
Signal (+)
pin 2
Tip (T)
Signal (-)
pin 3
Ring (R)
Ground
pin 1
Screen (S)
Fig.1
If the source itself has a balanced output, use shielded twin conductor cable (microphone cable)
connecting pin 2/T to pin 2/T, pin 3/R to pin 3/R, and pin 1/S to pin 1/S (using the shield).
If the source has an unbalanced output, a single conductor shielded cable can be used,
connecting pin 2/T of the input to the “hot” signal pin of the source, while pin 3/R and pin 1/S
should be linked together and connected to the source signal ground.
