JBL SYN 3 manual Preparing The Hookup Wire

CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS TO THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEM

S3M

OR

S3VC

(-) (+)

S3S

(-) (+)

AMBIENT

(-) (+)

S3VC

OR

S3HC

(-) (+)

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT

		LEFT	S300		LEFT
		(-) (+)		(-) (+)
CENTER*
		LEFT	S150		LEFT
(-) (+)				(-) (+)
SUBWOOFER
		LEFT	S300		LEFT
				(
	(-) (+)					-) (+)
AMBIENT
		LEFT	S150		LEFT
(-) (+)				(-) (+)

AMPLIFIERS

S3M

OR

S3VC

(-) (+)

S3S

(-) (+)

AMBIENT

(-) (+)

To connect the Synthesis Three loud- speakers to the receiver or power amplifiers, use two- conductor insulated speaker wire. We rec- ommend #14 AWG wire as a minimum size. Your JBL dealer can recommend suit- able cables, or you can buy this type of wire at most hardware

*When used with a complete Synthesis Three system, the center amplifer (model S150) is operated in the mono bridged mode

stores.

The terminals on the back of the speakers accept both bare wire and dual banana plugs, either of which will provide easy, secure connections.

PREPARING THE HOOKUP WIRE

1.First determine the distance between your amplifier and the most distant speaker in each group (fronts, surrounds, subwoofers).

2.Now make the hookup wires for all speakers in each group this length, even if one speaker is much closer to your amplifier than the other. This will help maintain proper signal balance.

3.Strip of 3/8” of insulation from both ends of each conductor.

4.Twist each set of thin wires into a tightly-bunched spiral.

5.Now find a visual difference between the two conductors of each molded pair of speaker wire. Differentiating marks can be a different color wire (copper or silver); a strand of yarn in one conductor; thin, raised ribs on one part of the outer insulation; or a printed marking on one part of the outer insulation. It doesn’t matter which of the two strands go to the (+) and (-) on the speakers and amplifiers, as long as all speakers

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