Some 5-pin DIN cables only connect 3 of them. They are mostly used for MIDI purposes and that's why 3 connections are enough. Only if you want to transmit phantom power over MIDI (for your MIDI footswitch for example) you would be interested ini using a fully connected DIN cable with 5 pins. Your cable tester has just shown you that this cable wouldn't be suitable for transmitting phantom power for MIDI devices.
I think the double light situation indicated that the shell and a pin were shorted together on the 1/4" side, which shouldn't be a problem on a mono 1/4" cable.
Cable testing: At first, turn the rotary switch fully clockwise to test the battery strength. The battery LED will light bright green if the internal battery is fuily charged. Then plug one end of the cable into the appropriate jack on the left side panel of the cable tester. Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate jack on the right side panel. Set the rotary switch to "1" to test the connection of contact 1 on the plug inserted into the left side panel. If there is a connection, the Green LED will light below "1" and a Yellow LED will light above each contact on the right side plug connected to "1" on the left side plug. Use the charts below to verify proper cable connections. If no LED lights than there is no connection and the left side contact “1" is "floating" due to design or an "open" in the cable. Set the rotary switch to "2" to test contact 2, and so on, until all contacts have been checked. If the Ground LED lights than there is a connection between the corresponding contacts and the chassis. To test the cable with a banana plug, just plug each end of the cable into the banana jacks. The LED will light and the unit will beep a tone if there is a connection between the plugs. These banana jacks can also be used for continuity tests using two probe leads. Jack. 1 = sleeve 2 = tip 3 = ring Speakon 1 = -1 2=+1 3 = -2 4 = +2 5 = -3 6 = +3 7 = -4 8 = +4 Phono 1 = screen 2 = hot 1/4" TS Mono to 1/4" Mono 1 sleeve-1 sleeve,3 ring 2 tip-2 tip 3 ring-1 sleeve,3 ring (shorted with sleeve) 1/4" TRS to 1/4" TRS 1 Sleeve-1 sleeve 2 Tip-2 Tip 3 Ring-3 Ring XLR balanced to XLR balanced Pin 1-Pin 1 Pin 2-Pin 2 Pin 3-Pin 3 XLR unbalanced to XLR unbalanced Pin 1-Pin 1,Pin 3 Pin 2-Pin 2 Pin 3-Pin 1,Pin 3 1/4” TS Mono to XLR unbalanced 1 Sleeve-Pin 1,Pin 3 2 Tip-Pin 2 3 Ring-Pin 1, Pin 3 (shorted with sleeve) 1/4" TRS to XLR balanced 1 Sleeve-Pin 1 2 Tip-Pin 2 3 Ring-Pin 3
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Some 5-pin DIN cables only connect 3 of them. They are mostly used for MIDI purposes and that's why 3 connections are enough. Only if you want to transmit phantom power over MIDI (for your MIDI footswitch for example) you would be interested ini using a fully connected DIN cable with 5 pins. Your cable tester has just shown you that this cable wouldn't be suitable for transmitting phantom power for MIDI devices.
I think the double light situation indicated that the shell and a pin were shorted together on the 1/4" side, which shouldn't be a problem on a mono 1/4" cable.
Cable testing:
At first, turn the rotary switch fully clockwise to test the battery strength. The battery LED will light bright green if the internal battery is fuily charged.
Then plug one end of the cable into the appropriate jack on the left side panel of the cable tester. Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate jack on the right side panel. Set the rotary switch to "1" to test the connection of contact 1 on the plug inserted into the left side panel.
If there is a connection, the Green LED will light below "1" and a Yellow LED will light above each contact on the right side plug connected to "1" on the left side plug. Use the charts below to verify proper cable connections.
If no LED lights than there is no connection and the left side contact
“1" is "floating" due to design or an "open" in the cable.
Set the rotary switch to "2" to test contact 2, and so on, until all contacts have been checked.
If the Ground LED lights than there is a connection between the corresponding contacts and the chassis.
To test the cable with a banana plug, just plug each end of the cable into the banana jacks. The LED will light and the unit will beep a tone if there is a connection between the plugs. These banana jacks can also be used for continuity tests using two probe leads.
Jack.
1 = sleeve
2 = tip
3 = ring
Speakon
1 = -1
2=+1
3 = -2
4 = +2
5 = -3
6 = +3
7 = -4
8 = +4
Phono
1 = screen
2 = hot
1/4" TS Mono to 1/4" Mono
1 sleeve-1 sleeve,3 ring
2 tip-2 tip
3 ring-1 sleeve,3 ring (shorted with sleeve)
1/4" TRS to 1/4" TRS
1 Sleeve-1 sleeve
2 Tip-2 Tip
3 Ring-3 Ring
XLR balanced to XLR balanced
Pin 1-Pin 1
Pin 2-Pin 2
Pin 3-Pin 3
XLR unbalanced to XLR unbalanced
Pin 1-Pin 1,Pin 3
Pin 2-Pin 2
Pin 3-Pin 1,Pin 3
1/4” TS Mono to XLR unbalanced
1 Sleeve-Pin 1,Pin 3
2 Tip-Pin 2
3 Ring-Pin 1, Pin 3 (shorted with sleeve)
1/4" TRS to XLR balanced
1 Sleeve-Pin 1
2 Tip-Pin 2
3 Ring-Pin 3
You sound like a more toned down steveo. Good video