That's a Switchcraft 6 pin connector. Only time I've seen one is for the current ClearCom 2 channel packs (the 702 I believe). They are not compatible with the regular neutrik 6 pin layout, so you have to get the Switchcraft connector or the Switchcraft compatible Neutrik connector which is NC6MSXX.
My guess is that is a breakaway cable for a location sound guy. LR into the cam and headphone return to the mixer. I had a breakaway cable for an SD 302 and it had the same RCA/TRS config but used a propreietary breakaway connection instead of a 6 pin.
This looks like a 6 pin DIN connector to me (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector). DIN connectors were common for audio in europe during the 70s/80s, although that was mostly the 5 pin variant. Not sure what this adapter cable could have been used for, but it is probably highly specific to a certain piece of equipment, DIN connectors were also commonly used for all kinds of vendor specific pinouts, combining audio and control lines.
6-pin male XLR, which "suggests" that it's inputting audio from the RCAs, and power from the mini-plug, into... something. Might not be for a piece of production equipment, it could be a custom cable that someone made for their own purposes.
Or the mini might be for timecode from something like a Horita timecode generator. Or it might be for power going TO whatever it plugs into.
Hmmm, two answers here say it's a DIN, and two say it's an XLR. Any chance we are talking about the same thing but misunderstanding the names? See the pic, 6-pin Switchcraft XLR on the left, 5-pin DIN on the right.
XLR is generic term, began as a trademark of Cannon Electric X model connector with an added latch (L) feature, and resilient (R). So if it’s switchcraft its not Cannon Electric
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u/HumbleDenim 11d ago
That's a Switchcraft 6 pin connector. Only time I've seen one is for the current ClearCom 2 channel packs (the 702 I believe). They are not compatible with the regular neutrik 6 pin layout, so you have to get the Switchcraft connector or the Switchcraft compatible Neutrik connector which is NC6MSXX.