Alesis Monitor One manual Power and Protection

plug usually has a "GND" marker molded on it so you can keep polarity straight after unplugging and replugging. In standard practice, the GND side connects to the black terminal of the speaker.

To connect wires to the terminals if you are not using a banana plug:

1.Strip about 1/2" (15 mm) of insulation from the ends

of each wire. If the wire is stranded, twist the strands together at the end.

2.Turn the red and black terminal caps counter-clockwise until they reach their limit. As you do, the hole through the terminal post will be exposed.

3.Insert the wires into the holes, observing proper polarity.

4.Tighten the terminal caps so that they hold the wire firmly. Make sure no insulation is caught inside the terminal, to avoid a loose connection.

2.2POWER AND PROTECTION

Alesis recognizes that professional speakers need to be strong to survive, so the Monitor One is designed to handle twice the power of other near-field monitors. This was achieved by using proprietary high power drivers and oversized crossover components, choices made principally to offer the user an extended margin of safety. Therefore, an amplifier with a

100 watt power rating into 4 ohms, like the Alesis RA-100™ Reference Amplifier, is recommend for most monitoring situations. Higher or lower power amplifiers may be used, depending on the size of the listening room and the engineer's preference for normal working levels.

Be sure to verify that your amplifier is rated for 4 ohm speakers. Some older amplifiers are not and may fail if overloaded. Alesis is not responsible for any failures caused by the use of an inproperly-rated amplifier.

Also, there is no situation where an amplifier rated beyond 200 watts should ever be used because of the danger of damaging the Monitor One. To do so is asking for trouble and will void your warranty. On the other hand, if you use too small of a power amplifier, it is possible to damage the Monitor One if you run it into heavy clipping and distortion in an effort to get sufficient volume. This can lead to failures of both the amplifier and the speaker, as

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