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minimum size. If your PS
subwoofer is more than 30 feet
(10 m) from your receiver/T.V./
source amplifier, use larger
diameter wire.
Making the speaker level
hookup
1. First measure the distance
from your receiver/T.V./source
amplifier to your PS subwoofer.
2. Next make two hookup wires
this length.
3. Strip off 3/8" of insulation from
both ends of each conductor
wire.
4. Twist each set of thin wires into
a tightly-bunched spiral.
5. Now find a visual difference
between the two conductors of
each molded pair of speaker
wire.
These differences can be a
different color wire (copper or
"silver"); a strand of yarn in one
conductor; thin, raised ribs on one
part of the outer insulation; or a
printed "+" marking on one of the
insulators. It doesn't matter which
of the two strands of wire go to (+)
and (-) on your receiver/T.V./
source amplifier and PS sub-
woofer, just be sure to connect
both left and right hookup wires
identically. Push down on the
button below the terminal and
insert the wire through the hole.
For each channel, connect the red
terminal on the receiver/T.V./
source amplifier to the red or (+)
loudspeaker connection terminal
on the PS subwoofer, and the
black to the black or (-).
Connecting the PS subwoofer this
way ensures that both channels
will be in phase; that is, working
together not in opposition.
Your PS subwoofer will accept
stereo (left and right) inputs or a
mono input (hooking up to just the
left or right input) using either line
level or speaker level input.
CAUTION: Never attach inputs
to both line level and speaker
level inputs of the same
channel at the same time.
OUTPUTS
Your subwoofer has a speaker
output terminal block to enable the
signal to be sent to your main
speakers or satellites. Your PS
subwoofer can use the signal from
your receiver/T.V./source amplifier
to produce the low bass while
passing the unaltered signal
source to the external speakers.
"Speaker Level Output (to
external speakers)" - Hook up
the external speakers using two-
conductor insulated wire following
the same procedure described
under Speaker Level Input.
Connect the red (+) terminal of the
PS subwoofer to the red (+)
terminal of the external speaker,
and the black (-) to black.
Connecting the external speakers
this way ensures that they will be
in phase; that is, working together
not in opposition. Connecting the
speakers out of phase won't
damage them, but will result in
less bass and poor imaging. (See
Fig. 3).
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