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Speaker wire hook-up
The same rule applies to the speaker wires as the RCA con-
nections. Establish a standard connection guideline and stick with
it. One conductor of the speaker wire is normally marked by a
different color (silver versus copper) or there is a ribbing on one
side. Typically this marked conductor is used for the positive (+)
speaker leads. Of course the really good wire has Positive and
Negative printed right on the wire jacket.
Take care when running the speaker wires not to cut the
insulation pulling around metal ducts or frames. Also, watch out
for errant staples punching into the wire.
If you do have a short in a speaker wire the protection circuits
in The Architect
will show an amber status LED for the shorted
zone. The status LED will cycle on/off only when the volume is
turned up in the shorted zone.
See Appendix B for information about bridging The Architect
into mono operation.
Doing The Deed
Before proceeding on to setting up the Speaker Optimization
controls on The Architect, it’s a good idea to make sure that you
have everything connected and working properly.
1.
Double-check all connections. Make certain that all of the
audio and speaker connections are firmly seated and tight-
ened down.
2.
Turn on your audio system. The Power LED on The Archi-
tect should be Red, the Protection LED should be Green and
(unless you have defeated the Signal-Sense), all of the Zone
Status LEDs should be off.
3.
Start one of the audio sources playing and select a zone (how
you do this depends on your multi-room control system). The
zone status LED should light Green approximately one
second after the music begins.
4.
Continuing checking each zone to ensure that every one plays
properly.
5.
Congratulations! You’re ready to go on to setting the
Speaker Optimization controls.
You’re almost done! Now for the details of operation…
Installation Hint: For the
absolutely best results, The
Architect
™
Model 700 should be
adjusted with a real time analyzer
such as the AudioControl Industrial
SA-3052.
Doing the Deed
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