Canon XL1 3CCD Manual

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‐Identification:Thisisthemale

tofemalecable,whichhas

threeprongsononesideand

threeholesontheother.

‐Usage:Itoperatesonthree

channels,whicharecommon,

leftandright.

‐Features:Therefore,thiscable

cantakestereo.

 Jac

k

‐Identification:Thisisajack

andhasthejack‐lookingsilver

prongattachedtoacable.

‐Usage:Thefemalesareplugs

andreceptaclesformalejacks,

connectingandcreatinga

pathway.

‐Features:Ablackringaround

thebaseofthesilverpoint

indicatesastereojack.

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*AdditionalinfoabouttheBNCcable:anextrapieceofhardwarecanbeusedwiththiscabletosplit

thesignal.ThisisknownastheBNCT‐piece.ItisaT‐shapeddevicethatyouplugintotheendofthe

BNCcableandittakesthevideosignalandsendsittomorethanonedevice(usefulifyouwantto

broadcastonmultiplemonitors).

Theonlydrawbackwiththistoolisthatitincreasestheresistancethusmakingthesignalweakerand

thequalitysubsequentlylower.

Inordertofixthislostsignalhowever,thereisatoolknownasaDistributionAmplifier(DA),which

improvesthesignal.Thiscanalsobeusedoverlongdistances.

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