Optimus STAV-3690 Preparing Your Receiver, Connecting Speakers, Preparing the Speaker Wires

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Preparing Your Receiver

Connecting Speakers

Follow these guidelines when you select and connect speakers.

•Be sure you properly connect all speakers.

•Do not connect two pairs of speakers to a single set of terminals (A or B) at the same time. When you use two pairs of speakers, connect one set to Speakers A and one set to Speakers B.

•Realistic, Optimus, and other high- quality speakers have color-coded speaker terminals (red for positive po- larity and black for negative polarity). Use these color-coded terminals as a guide to help you properly connect the speakers to the receiver.

•Use 16-gauge (or larger) speaker wire for all speaker connections, and con- sider possible speaker locations be- fore you decide how much speaker wire you need.

Preparing the Speaker Wires

Speaker wire consists of two conductors (individual wires) encased in insulation and is usually color-coded or marked with a ridge along one side so you can identify each conductor. Use these markings as a guide to help you properly connect the speakers to your receiver.

Follow these steps to prepare the speaker wires.

Wire Strands

Conductor

Wire Strands

Conductor

1.Cut the speaker wires to the necessary length.

2.Separate the wires about 4 inches on each end.

3.Using a wire stripper, carefully strip about 3/4 inch of insulation from the end of each conductor.

4.Twist the end of each exposed wire to secure any loose strands.

Setting the Impedance Selector Switch

Before connecting speakers, check your speaker system’s impedance (see your speaker system’s specifications). Normally it is 8W. If it is, leave the ANCE SELECTOR switch set to 8W~16W/ SPEAKER. If your speaker system has 6W impedance, set the switch to 6Ω~16Ω/SPEAKER.

R	L
A
B
R	L
FRONT SPEAKERS

CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEADANCE

816 /SPEAKER

A

CAUTION: SEE INSTRUCT MANUAL

6	16	/SPEAKER
8	16	/SPEAKER

B

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

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