Connecting up, Connecting the speakers

02Connecting up

•Connect any other components (such as an iPod1 dock or a portable audio player) to the AUX and TUNER inputs in the same way.

2Connect the analog outputs of your tape deck (or other recorder) to the TAPE inputs (IN) on this amplifier. Then connect the audio inputs on the tape deck to the TAPE outputs (OUT) on this amplifier.

This will allow you to make recordings from the components connected to this amplifier. Use stereo RCA phono cables as shown.

3Turntables only: Connect the audio outputs of your turntable to the PHONO inputs on this amplifier.

•If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the ground terminal on this amplifier.

•If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., it has a built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the AUX inputs instead.

Connecting the speakers

Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers. You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 4 Ω to 16 Ω.

Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.

Left speaker

CONTROL

OUT

SIGNAL	AC IN
GND

SPEAKER L

PHONO

•Connect the speakers to the speaker terminals as shown above.

Connections for the left speaker are shown. Connect the right speaker in the same way. You can use either bare wire connections or banana plugs to do this (see below).

Bare wire connections

Make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 10 mm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).

To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire (fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).

fig. A

fig. B

fig. C

10 mm

Important

•Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers.

Note

1iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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