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yarn in one conductor; thin, raised ribs on
one part of the outer insulation; or a printed
"+" marking on one of the insulators. It
does not make any difference which of the
two strands of wire go to (+) and (�) on the
speakers and amplifier, as long as both
speakers are connected identically. If using
wire ends, unscrew the colored nut on the
terminal cup, insert the wire end into the
hole in the metal post, then retighten the
40!-60!
nut until the wire is tightly secured. If using
banana plugs, simply insert the plug
directly into the holes on the top of the
metal posts.
Fig. 1
CONNECTIONSFor each channel, the red terminal on the
To connect the loudspeaker systems toloudspeaker should be connected to the
the receiver or amplifier, use two-conducred or (+) loudspeaker connection terminal-
tor insulated wire. Your JBL dealer canon the receiver or amplifier, and the black
recommend suitable cables, or you canto the black or (�) speaker connection ter-
buy wire at most hardware or electronicminal (see Fig. 2). Connecting the loud-
stores. We recommend #16 AWG wire asspeakers in this manner ensures that they
a minimum size. If your speakers are morewill be in phase; that is, work together
than 30 feet (10 m) from your receiver orrather than in opposition. Connecting the
amplifier, use larger diameter wire.loudspeakers out of phase will not dam-
Connections are made at the terminalsage them, but will result in less bass and
located on the back of the loudspeakerpoor imaging.
system. The terminals accept bare wire or
dual banana plugs, either of which will pro-
vide easy, secure connections.Left Right
SpeakerSpeaker
Preparing the hookup wire
Carefully plan your wire lengths before Red Blk.RedBlk.
(+)(�)(+) (�)
cutting any speaker wire. Be sure to
allow plenty of extra wire to help hide
paths in corners, along baseboards, etc.
1.First determine the wire length needed
between the most distant speaker and the
receiver or amplifier.
2.Now make the hookup wires for both++LR
speakers this length, even if one loud-Amplifier/ReceiverFig. 2
speaker is much closer to your amplifier
than the other. This will help maintain
proper signal balance.Hooking up multiple sets of speakers
3.Strip off 3/8" of insulation from bothIf your receiver has two complete sets of
ends of each conductor.speaker terminals ("A" and "B"), it's possi-
4.Twist each set of thin wires into a ble to hook up an additional pair of speak-
tightly-bunched spiral.ers for simultaneoussound in another
5.At this point you need to identify a visualroom. However, some speakers may not
difference between the two conductors ofbe usable as a second pair if you want
each molded pair of speaker wire.to play two sets at once. Before hooking
Differentiating marks can be a differentup another set of speakers besides your
color wire (copper or "silver"); a strand ofCF Series, check the following:
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