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FINISHING THE INSTALLATION
CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKER
1. The terminals on your loudspeaker support Bi-amp or Bi-wire connections as well
as standard connections. Please choose your preferred method as described below
in
Figure 5
on page
8
.
2. At each loudspeaker, route the wire to the input
connectors, then separate the loudspeaker wire
so that at least 2 inches of each conductor are
free. Strip away 1/4 inch of insulation from each
loudspeaker wire. Using correct polarity, connect
the appropriate conductor to each five-way
binding post.
NOTE: OBSERVE CORRECT POLARITY: POSITIVE
(+) GOES TO THE RED POST AND NEGATIVE (–)
GOES TO THE BLACK POST. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF
WIRE POLARITY, SEE THE SECTION, CHECKING
LOUDSPEAKER PHASE BELOW.
3. Connect the other end of the loudspeaker wires to the home theater receiver (or
amplifier) in the same way.
4. Turn on the home theater receiver and calibrate all loudspeakers in the system
according to the receiver manufacturer’s instructions.
BI-WIRE AND BI-AMP CHOICES
Bi-Wiring
In a Bi-Wired confi guration, separate cables are connected from the amplifi er or
receiver output terminals to the speaker input terminals for the tweeter/midrange
section and the woofers. Be sure to
remove the straps
linking the two sets of
input terminals on the speaker. Your amplifi er and your loudspeakers may be
damaged if you do not
remove the straps
. This type of confi guration results in
lower resistance between the amplifi er and speaker than a standard connection
with the same gauge cable. Some listeners may prefer Bi-Wiring to a standard
connection with lower gauge cable.
Bi-Amping
In a Bi-Amplifi ed system, the tweeter and midrange section are driven by a
separate amplifi er than the woofer. Both amplifi ers are connected to the same
preamplifi er output. Use the same model amplifi er for the tweeter and woofer
inputs and be sure to
remove the straps
linking the two sets of input terminals
on the speaker. Your amplifi ers and your loudspeakers may be damaged if you do
not
remove the straps
.
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Figure 4.
Connecting loudspeaker
wires to the terminals.
