Yamaha HTR-5940 AV Connecting speaker cables, Good, No good, English, When using a banana plug

Connecting speaker cables

BEFORE MAKING CONNECTIONS, MAKE SURE THAT THE AMPLIFIER IS SWITCHED OFF.

English

■CONNECTIONS

•Connect the screw-type input terminals at the rear of the speakers to the speaker output terminals of the amplifier (or receiver) with the provided speaker cables.

•One side of the speaker cable is red and the other side is black. Connect the (+) terminals on the amplifier (or receiver) and speakers using the red side. Connect the (–) terminals on both components using the black side of the cable.

•Connect each speaker making sure not to reverse the polarity (+, –). If the speaker is connected with reversed polarity, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.

•For the rear speakers only, connect one speaker to the left (marked L) terminals of your amplifier (or receiver), and another to the right (marked R) terminals.

Loosen

Tighten

Black (–)

How to connect:

1Loosen the knob.

2Remove the insulation coating at the extremity of each speaker cable by twisting the coating off.

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3Insert the bare wire.

4Tighten the knob and secure the cable.

Test 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.

Red (+)

–+

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

When using a banana plug

<U.S.A., China and General models only>

3	Banana plug	1 Remove the cover by pulling it toward you.
		2 Tighten the terminal knob.

3 Simply insert the banana plug into the terminal.

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