Connecting the Speakers |
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We have supplied you with 5 sets of |
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speaker wire to connect your speakers. Each wire is |
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color coded just to make it easy for you to see which |
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wire is which at the subwoofer (amplifier) side. You |
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can use any wire on any channel. Use whatever length |
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makes sense for your set up and speaker placement. |
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You can temporarily (and safely) rest the subwoofer on |
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the |
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connect the wires. |
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*NOTE: Your wires may feature spade lug connectors, |
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or be “bare wire” terminated. Use appropriate hookup |
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method (either Fig. 2 or Fig. 3). |
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Front L&R Speakers |
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Use one of the supplied 20' (6M) speaker wires to |
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connect the Left speaker to the Left Front speaker |
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output on the subwoofer amplifier. One conductor of the |
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speaker wire is marked with a color insulator. Use that |
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conductor to connect the red (+) terminal of the speaker |
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to the red (+) Left Front speaker terminal on the |
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subwoofer amplifier. Use the speaker wire conductor |
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with a black insulator to connect the black |
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of the speaker to the black |
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amplifier. Tighten the thumb nut by hand or with a 3/8" |
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nut driver. |
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DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. Repeat for the Right Front |
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channel speaker. |
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Center Speaker |
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Follow the same procedure described above to connect |
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the center speaker to the Center Speaker outputs on the |
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subwoofer amplifier. |
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Surround L&R Speakers |
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Follow the same procedure described above to connect |
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the rear surround speakers to the Left Surround and |
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Right Surround speaker outputs on the subwoofer |
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amplifier. Use the 40' (12M) wires. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Be careful to maintain correct polarity on |
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all the speakers by always using the speaker wire with the color |
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insulator for the red (+) terminals and the black marked wire |
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for the black |
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THE SPEAKERS. Failure to maintain correct polarity will result |
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in poor sound quality. Double check all connections before using |
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the system. |
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If the supplied speaker wire is not long enough, contact your |
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Polk Audio retailer for more high quality speaker wire. Use only high |
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quality 16 gauge or thicker speaker wire. Do not use lamp cord. Lamp | (Fig. 2) | (Fig. 3) |
cord is not speaker wire, and your speakers will not light up. |
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Connecting to AC Outlets |
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If you are completely finished connecting all your source |
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components, your TV, and your speakers, now you can plug the |
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system into household |
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must first connect the supplied AC power cord to the receptacle on |
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the rear panel of the subwoofer. Locate the Power switch on the |
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back of the subwoofer and set it to the “Standby” position. A small |
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pilot light on the bottom, front side of the subwoofer will glow red |
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indicating that the system amplifiers are plugged in and awaiting |
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a |
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processor is turned on, it will turn the amplifiers fully on and the |
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pilot light will glow green. If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, turn the subwoofer power switch to “Off.”
PILOT LIGHT
POWER SWITCH
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