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SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
CONNECTION TIPS
The (+) lead of the speakerhole; then screw the collar
wire is noted with a stripe. Itdown until the connection is
is important to connect bothtight. The hole in the center
speakers identically: (+) onof each collar is intended
the speaker to (+) on thefor use with banana-type
amplifier and (�) on theconnectors. To comply with
speaker to (�) on the amplifier.European CE certification,
Wiring Oout of phase� resultsthese holes are blocked with
Separate and strip the in thin sound, weak bass andplastic inserts at the point of
ends of the speaker wire a poor stereo image.manufacture. To use banana-
as shown. The wires sup-With the advent of multi-type connectors requires the
plied with the system mayremoval of the inserts.
already be stripped andchannel surround sound
systems, connecting all of
tinned for easy insertion intothe speakers in your system
the speaker terminals. Youwith the correct polarity
may need to separate the
two conductors further inremains equally important in
order to preserve the proper
order to thread them throughambience and directionality
the shelf stand or floor standof the program material.
adaptor. Speakers and elec-
To use the binding-post
tronics terminals have corre-speaker terminals, unscrew
sponding (+) and (�) termi-
nals. Most manufacturers ofthe colored collar using the
speakers and electronics,supplied wrench until the
pass-through hole in the
including JBL, use red tocenter post is visible under
denote the (+) terminal and
black to denote the (�) the collar. Insert the bare
terminal.end of the wire through this
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