VCC-5 Setup and USE

CONNECTIONS

The VCC-5’s barrier strip provides superior gas-tight connections that do not deteriorate with time. The center speaker should be connected with cable similar to what you are using to connect the main speakers.

Connect the VCC-5 as follows:

1.Crimp and solder spade lugs to the speaker ends of the cable for your center channel as shown in illustration # 1. With a pair of pliers, slightly bend the spade lugs’ blades so that the body of the spade lug will be held away from the input plate once the wires are connected as shown in illustration # 2.

2.Connect the center channel cable to the VCC-5 as shown in illustration # 3. The input screws should be snug, but should not be over tightened.

PHASE

Like all Vandersteen speakers, the VCC-5 is phase- correct with its tweeter, mid-range and woofers connected in positive polarity through transient-perfect, first-order crossover networks. When it is used with Vandersteen or other phase-correct main speakers, the VCC-5 should be connected in positive polarity.

(Amp + to speaker +, amp - to speaker -.)

(The only rare exception would be when the center channel amplifier or the main amplifier inverts phase. If you be- lieve that one of your amplifiers inverts phase, contact the amplifier’s manufacturer for verification. Most modern amplifiers do not invert phase.)

When the VCC-5 is used with mixed-phase main speakers, it should be tried both in-phase and out-of-phase to deter- mine which polarity provides better integration into the system. If you have difficulty determining the best polar- ity for the VCC-5 with mixed-phase main speakers, your dealer should be able to help you.

(Please do not call the factory with phase questions about a mixed-phase system. There is nothing regarding the proper connections for the VCC-5 in this type of system that can be determined over the phone. Someone from your dealer will need to come to your home and evaluate the possible configurations with their trained ears.

Always turn off the center channel amplifier before disconnecting the speaker cable from the VCC-5 to prevent the possibility of a short.

Illustration # 1

Illustration # 2

The speaker wires or spade lugs should never touch the aluminum input plate while the amplifier is on. Amplifier damage could result.

The input screws should be snug, but should not be over tightened.

VANDERSTEEN

VCC/REF PROXIMITY

COMPENSATION

OFF

INPUT

VANDERSTEEN AUDIO

116 W. Fourth St. Hanford CA, 93230

Illustration # 3

Vandersteen Audio

VCC-5 Operation Manual