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Connecting speaker cables
Keep the speaker cables as short as possible. Do
not bundle or roll up excess cable. If the connec-
tions are faulty, you will hear no sound from the
speakers.
Before connecting the cables:
Remove a small amount (about 10 mm) of insula-
tion coating from the end of each speaker cable.
One side of the included speaker cable is marked
with a broken white line; the other side is unlined.
Connect the (+) terminal on the speaker to the (+)
terminal on the amplifier using the cable side
marked with the broken white line. Connect the (–)
terminals on both components using the unlined
side of the speaker cable.
Inserting the cables:
1.
Press and hold the terminal tab, as shown in the
figure below.
2.
Insert the stripped wire core.
3.
Release your finger from the tab to allow it to
lock securely on the cable’s wire core.
4.
Test the security of the connection by pulling
gently on the cable at the terminal.
Note:
Do not let uninsulated speaker wires touch
each other as this could damage the speaker or the
amplifier.
Connections:
•
Connect the front, center and surround speakers (and
surround back speaker for the NS-P246) to the
speaker output terminals on your amplifier using the
included speaker cables.
– The included speaker cables have labels marked
FRONT L, FRONT R, CENTER, REAR L, REAR
R (and REAR C for NS-P246). Connect each
speaker cable to the corresponding speaker as illus-
trated in the figure on page 6.
– Connect each speaker making sure not to reverse
the polarity (+, –). If the speaker is connected with
reversed polarity, the sound will be unnatural and
lack bass.
– For the front and surround speakers only, connect
one speaker to the left (marked L) terminals on
your amplifier, and the other speaker to the right
(marked R) terminals.
•
Connect the subwoofer to the line output (pin jack)
terminal(s) on the amplifier.
– To connect to a Yamaha DSP amplifier (or AV
receiver), connect the SUBWOOFER (or LOW
PASS, etc.) terminal on the rear of the DSP ampli-
fier (or AV receiver) to the INPUT terminal on the
subwoofer.
Connecting components and the
subwoofer to AC power
After you complete all speaker and subwoofer con-
nections, plug the amplifier, other audio/video
components, and the subwoofer into an AC outlet
of appropriate voltage. Make sure the subwoofer’s
VOLUME control is set to 0 before proceeding to
adjust the speaker balance as described on page 8.
Red: positive (+)
Black: negative (–)
Red: positive (+)
Black: negative (–)
White broken line
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