DB25 Pinouts

Technical Documentation

AES/EBU & ANALOG DB25 PINOUTS

This document contains the standard DB25

pinouts as used for TASCAM equipment. Most ANALOG DB25
manufacturers in the audio industry have 8 CHANNEL BALANCED IN OR OUT
followed the same pinout structure as we have,
but pinouts for other manufacturers should be
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
verified by the other manufacturers.
GCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCH
The CableUp! cable model numbers are listed
below. For the most current pricing and
availability, contact your local TASCAM dealer 13 1
or representative.
25 14

AES/EBU

CU/AES2503 1m (3ft) AES/EBU DB25 to DB25

CU/AES2510 3m (10ft) (AES/EBU DB25 to DB25
CU/AES2516 5m (16ft) AES/EBU DB25 to DB25 AES/EBU DB25
8 CHANNEL BIDIRECTIONAL IN AND OUT
4X
Digital In Digital Out
AES/EBU
4X 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8 1/2 3/4 5/6 7/8
GCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCHGCH
CU/AES825 8m (26ft) AES/EBU DB25 to 4M+4F XLR

13 1
ANALOG
25 14

CU/SD103 3m (10ft) Analog DB25 to DB25

CU/SD105 5m (16ft) Analog DB25 to DB25

8X
ANALOG
AES/EBU WIRING NOTE:
CU/SD203 3m (10ft) Analog DB25 to 8M XLR You may notice that the AES/EBU pinout scheme follows
CU/SD205 5m (16ft) Analog DB25 to 8M XLR
the analog one closely. The original AES/EBU pinout was
indeed based on the analog pinout, but using the first
four balanced lines for AES/EBU in, and the last four
8X
ANALOG balanced lines for AES/EBU out.

While analog breakout cables will often work for AES/EBU

CU/SD303 3m (10ft) Analog DB25 to 8F XLR connection, note that AES/EBU DB25 to DB25 connections
CU/SD305 5m (16ft) Analog DB25 to 8F XLR
require a different pinout in the cable. Analog cables wire
pin 1 to pin 1. AES/EBU must flip the connections so that
8X
pins 12, 24 and 25 will wind up on the other end of the
ANALOG cable at pins 6, 18 and 19 respectively. (Digital out must
feed digital in.)

CU/SD403 3m (10ft) Analog DB25 to TRS

CU/SD405 5m (16ft) Analog DB25 to TRS

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