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Figure 1:
Speaker Wiring Terminals
Figure 2: Typical wiring diagram for speakers in a home theater.
You can connect your System 250.1 speakers by using spade lugs or “banana” connectors, or by removing 1/2" of insulation from each wire end, twisting the strands of wire together, placing the wire through one of the post holes and screwing down the nut tightly.
It is important to observe polarity while making speaker connections: red (+) terminals on the amplifier to red (+) on the speaker, black
the speaker. Look carefully at the wires you are using and note that one of the wires in each pair is marked by either a different color, printing, ridges, or a thread intertwined with the wire strands. By convention, the marked wire is connected to the red (+) terminal.
Whether your are connecting a complete System 250.1, or adding one speaker compo- nent to your present system, the wiring should look like the diagram in Figure 2. Before turning on the amplifier, be certain that no stray wire strands are touching across the two terminals as this might damage your amplifier.
Finally, check the polarity of your front speakers by listening to some music. If the sound seems hollow, spread out and has weak bass, recheck your connections for proper polarity and reverse the connections if necessary.
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