6
7
Separate and strip the
ends of the speaker wire
as shown. Speakers and
electronics terminals have
corresponding (+) and (–)
terminals. Most manu-
facturers of speakers and
electronics, including JBL,
use red to denote the (+)
terminal and black for the
(–) terminal.
The (+) lead of the speaker
wire is noted with a stripe. It
is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on
the speaker to (+) on the
amplifier and (–) on the
speaker to (–) on the
amplifier. Wiring “out of
phase” results in thin sound,
weak bass and a poor
stereo image.
With the advent of
multichannel surround-
sound systems, connecting
all of the speakers in your
system with the correct
polarity remains equally
important in order to
preserve the proper
ambience and directionality
of the program material.
S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N S
Connection Tips
Dolby
*
Pro Logic
*
(Non-Digital) – Speaker Level
Use this installation method
for Dolby Pro Logic appli-
cations (not Dolby Digital,
DTS
®
or other digital
processing), where the
receiver/processor does not
have a subwoofer output, or
a volume-controlled preamp
(line-) level output:
Connect your receiver or
amplifier’s front left and right
speaker terminals to the left
and right terminals on the
subwoofer that are marked
“High Level In.” Connect the
left and right terminals on the
subwoofer that are marked
“High Level Out” to the cor-
responding terminals on the
back of your front left and
right speakers.
Connect your receiver or
amplifier’s center, left and
right surround-speaker
terminals to the corre-
sponding terminals on the
back of your center, left and
right surround speakers.
Right Front
Right Surround
Left Front
Left Surround
Center
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
Left Front
Center
+ –
Left Surround
Right Front
+ –
Right Surround
+ –
Subwoofer
Receiver
HIGH LEVEL
+ – – +
L R
OUT
IN
