Yamaha HTR-5940 owner manual Before connecting, Main speakers Center speaker, How to Connect

How to connect speaker cables to the input terminals of the

speakers

For connections, keep the speaker cables as short as possible. Do not bundle or roll up the excess part of the cables. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers.

Main speakers

Center speaker

Use the provided speaker cables (4 m). One side of the speaker cable is red and the other side is black. Connect the (+) terminals on both the speaker and the amplifier using the red side of the cable. Connect the (–) terminals on both components using the black side.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

Red

Black

Rear speakers

Rear center speaker (for NS-P436)

Use the provided speaker cables (15 m). One side of the speaker cable has a gray line and the other side has no line. Connect the (+) terminals on both the speaker and the amplifier using the side with a gray line. Connect the (–) terminals on both components using the side with no line.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

Before connecting

Remove the insulation coating at the extremity of each speaker cable by twisting the coating off.

How to Connect:

1Press and hold the terminal’s tab, as shown in the figure.

2Insert the bare wire.

3Release your finger from the tab to allow it to lock securely on the cable’s wire end.

4Test the firmness of the connection by pulling lightly on the cable at the terminal.

Note

Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other as this could damage the speaker or the amplifier, or both of them.

Gray line

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