Hi, thank you for the reply! What does DIN stand for? Also, I'm confused about how a 6 pole cable would fit into a 5 pole socket and what the xtra pole is used for. Thanks again! Mark Dieter Waechter <smile1973@...> wrote: Hi! this posting was from me. Yes, you MUST use a "6 pole DIN cable with screen" not a "5 pole DIN cable". the schreen is the sleeve of the cable ans insures, that no noise (light switching pulses on stage aso.) feed into the data lines. Dieter ----- Original Message ----- From: "whidbeymark" <whidbeymark@...> To: <gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 6:51 AM Subject: [gsp-2101] 5 pole DIN vs 6 pole DIN w/screen > > > Hi all, > > My FC1 midi cable has died (yes, I'm sure it is the cable, not the > solder connection in the FC) so I'm going to replace it. The FC1 > manual just says to use a "midi cable". Reading the archives I came > across a post saying to be sure to use a "6 pole DIN cable with > screen" not a "5 pole DIN cable". > > I'm new to this and have absolutely no idea what any of this cable > terminology means. Would somebody please explain this? > > Thank You Much, > > Mark > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Get unlimited calls to U.S./Canada --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsp-2101/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: gsp-2101-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! \ufffd Try it today!
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Re: [gsp-2101] 5 pole DIN vs 6 pole DIN w/screen
2004-12-08 by Mark Libby
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