Yamaha HTR-5940 AV Connecting Your Speakers, Preparing Your Speaker Cables, Hookup, No Good

Connecting Your

Speakers

Always turn off your amplifier or receiver before making any connections.

■Preparing Your Speaker Cables

Carefully remove 10 mm (3/8 ”) of insulation from both ends of your speaker cables and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown.

10 mm (3/8 ”)

Good No Good

■Hookup

Tighten

+

Loosen

–

		SPEAKERS
Amplifier or	R		L
receiver				A
	+	–	–	+

B

Notes:

•Make sure that the bare wires are not touching each other as this could damage the speaker and amplifier.

•Connect one speaker to the left terminals of your amplifier, and another speaker to the right terminals, making sure not to reverse the polarity (+, –). If one speaker is connected with reversed polarity, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.

■Using a Banana Plug

3 Banana Plug

1 2

1.Remove the speaker terminal cover by gently pulling it toward you.

2.Tighten the terminal knob.

3.Simply insert the banana plug into the terminal.

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