how can I find the polarity out from my XLR


hi,

I've a little problem ;-(
I'd like do check what are the polarities out of the pin 2 & 3 of my XLR.

why ?
because the User manual of my cd player says
1=ground
2=(+)
3=(-)
and at the back of my cd player it's wrote
1=ground
2=(-)
3=(+)

how can I do to check exactly "where is" the (+) or (hot) pin

thanks for your help
laurentd
A lot of European gear is pin 3 hot, especially older pro audio gear... your pinouts are probably correct on the back of the Sony and not what the user manual says...
As I recall, the earliest version of the Sony SCD-1 had pin 3 hot, but they did come out with a later version. One of the changes was to make pin 2 hot.
ths to everybody here for your help; it's realy great !
yesterday I'd try to check simply with a digital multimeter but it doesn't answered to MY question ..

Maybe I'll have to use a ocsillo ;-( ... but I've to find one first

I'll open my cdp and have a look inside

thanks again

laurent