Insignia 29400403A Connecting devices, Connecting the antenna, Speaker connection precautions, To connect the speaker cables:

Insignia NS-HTIB51A 5.1 Channel Home Theater System

Speaker connection precautions	4 Press and hold the push-terminals on each
Read the following before connecting your	speaker and insert the speaker wire, then
Read the following before connecting your	release the push-terminal to secure the wire
speakers:	release the push-terminal to secure the wire
speakers:	(black wires go to the negative (–) terminals).
• You can connect speakers with an impedance of	(black wires go to the negative (–) terminals).
• You can connect speakers with an impedance of
between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with	Front right speaker	Front left speaker
a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high
volume levels for a long period of time, the		Center speaker
built-in amp protection circuit may be activated.		Center speaker
built-in amp protection circuit may be activated.

• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections.

• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural.

• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.

• Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Doing so may damage the receiver.

• Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have contact with the receiver’s rear panel. Doing so may damage the receiver.

Powered subwoofer	Surround right	Surround left
	speaker	speaker

•Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the receiver.

•Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.

Tips

•If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker terminal before inserting the banana plug.

•Do not insert the speaker wire directly into the center hole of the speaker terminal.

Connecting devices

Warning

Do not plug the AC cord into the AC outlet until all connections are completed.

To connect the speaker cables:

1Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. (Supplied speaker cables are already stripped.)

2Loosen the speaker terminals on the receiver and insert the speaker wires into the terminals (black wires go to the negative (–) terminals). The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals.

3Tighten the terminals to secure the wire.

Notes

•Be sure to observe the color coding when connecting audio and speaker cords.

•Make connections firmly and correctly. Failure to do this can cause loss of sound, add noise to the sound, or damage your receiver.