RCA 31-5000 Making Connections, Connecting Speakers, Connecting Audio Sources, With Phono Jacks

MAKING CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING SPEAKERS

For best results, use a matched pair of 8-ohm speakers.

Caution: Before you make speaker connections, be sure the AC power cord is not plugged in.

For speaker connections, use a speaker cable with a phono plug on one end and the appropriate connector on the other end. This connection depends on the type of speakers you have. Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of speaker cables and connectors for most types of speakers.

With Phono Jacks

If the speakers have phono jacks, insert one speaker cable’s plug into the right speaker’s phono jack. Then insert the cable’s other plug into the amplifier’s SPEAKERS R phono jack.

Repeat this process for the left speaker.

Without Phono Jacks

If your speakers do not have phono jacks, use regular two-conductor speaker wire (available at your local RadioShack store) with a phono plug on one end. Follow these steps to connect this type of speaker.

1.Connect the wire’s two separate conductors to the right speaker’s positive (+) and negative (–) terminals.

2.Connect the wire’s phono plug to the amplifier’s SPEAKERS R terminal.

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to connect the left speaker to the amplifier’s SPEAKERS L terminal.

CONNECTING AUDIO SOURCES

Use standard, shielded audio cables for connecting audio sources such as a tuner/ amplifier, tape deck, or CD player.

Connecting a Tuner

Connect the tuner’s left and right output jacks to the amplifier’s L and R TUNER input jacks.

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