Speaker system hookups (continued)

To change the speaker cord

If you want to change the speaker cord, you can detach the supplied speaker cord from the connector.

1 Press the connector onto a flat surface.

Make sure that the catcher is at the bottom.

catcher

2 Pull the speaker cord from the connector.

3 Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cord you want about 10 mm and insert the speaker cord into the connector.

Make sure that the speaker cord is inserted according to its polarity : + to + and – to –. Otherwise the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

+ (+)

–

(–)

4 Remove the connector from the flat surface.

Notes

•Connect the long speaker connecting cords to the surround speaker terminals and the short speaker connecting cords to the front and center speaker terminals.

•To avoid the speaker cord from coming off the speaker connector

–do not use a smaller-sized speaker cord. We recommend that you use the AWG24 to AWG18 speaker cord size.

–use the same speaker cord size for all the speaker connectors.

–twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords.

–insert the speaker cord securely to the back of the

speaker connector.

To avoid short-circuiting the speakers

Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the receiver. To prevent this, make sure to take the following precautions when connecting the speakers.

Make sure the stripped ends of each speaker cord does not touch another speaker terminal, the stripped end of another speaker cord, or the metal parts of the speaker.

Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord

Incorrect

Correct

Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal.

Incorrect

Correct

Stripped cords are touching each other due to excessive removal of insulation.

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