JBL CVSUB50, CVCEN50, CVSAT50 manual Speaker Connections, Connection Tips

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

CONNECTION TIPS

Separate and strip the ends of the speaker wire as shown. The wires sup- plied with the system may already be stripped and tinned for easy insertion into the speaker terminals. You may need to separate the two conductors further in order to thread them through the shelf stand or floor stand adaptor. Speakers and elec- tronics terminals have corre- sponding (+) and (–) termi- nals. Most manufacturers of speakers and electronics, including JBL, use red to denote the (+) terminal and black to denote the (–) terminal.

The (+) lead of the speaker wire is noted with a stripe. It is important to connect both speakers identically: (+) on the speaker to (+) on the amplifier and (–) on the speaker to (–) on the amplifier. Wiring “out of phase” results in thin sound, weak bass and a poor stereo image.

With the advent of multi- channel surround sound systems, connecting all of the speakers in your system with the correct polarity remains equally important in order to preserve the proper ambience and directionality of the program material.

To use the binding-post speaker terminals, unscrew the colored collar using the supplied wrench until the pass-through hole in the center post is visible under the collar. Insert the bare end of the wire through this

hole; then screw the collar down until the connection is tight. The hole in the center of each collar is intended for use with banana-type connectors. To comply with European CE certification, these holes are blocked with plastic inserts at the point of manufacture. To use banana- type connectors requires the removal of the inserts.

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