Optimus 31-3042 owner manual Connecting Speakers, Preparing the Speaker Wires

Preparing Your Receiver

Connecting Speakers Preparing the Speaker Wires

Follow these guidelines when you select and connect speakers.

•Only connect speakers that are rated at between 8 and 16 Ohms.

•Be sure you properly connect all speakers.

•Do not connect two pairs of speakers to a single set of terminals at the same time.

•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.

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

Speaker Wire

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 conductor to secure any loose wire strands.

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