Yamaha RX-SL80 Connecting speaker cables, Before connecting the cables, Inserting the cables

Connecting speaker cables

Keep the speaker cables as short as possible. Do not bundle or roll up excess cable. If the connec- tions are faulty, you will hear no sound from the speakers.

Before connecting the cables:

Remove a small amount (about 10 mm) of insula- tion coating from the end of each speaker cable.

One side of the included speaker cable is marked with a broken white line; the other side is unlined. Connect the (+) terminal on the speaker to the (+) terminal on the amplifier using the cable side marked with the broken white line. Connect the (–) terminals on both components using the unlined side of the speaker cable.

Inserting the cables:

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

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

2.Insert the stripped wire core.

White broken line

Connections:

•Connect the front, center and surround speakers (and surround back speaker for the NS-P246) to the speaker output terminals on your amplifier using the included speaker cables.

–The included speaker cables have labels marked

FRONT L, FRONT R, CENTER, REAR L, REAR R (and REAR C for NS-P246). Connect each speaker cable to the corresponding speaker as illus- trated in the figure on page 6.

–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 front and surround speakers only, connect one speaker to the left (marked L) terminals on your amplifier, and the other speaker to the right (marked R) terminals.

•Connect the subwoofer to the line output (pin jack) terminal(s) on the amplifier.

–To connect to a Yamaha DSP amplifier (or AV receiver), connect the SUBWOOFER (or LOW PASS, etc.) terminal on the rear of the DSP ampli- fier (or AV receiver) to the INPUT terminal on the subwoofer.

Connecting components and the subwoofer to AC power

After you complete all speaker and subwoofer con- nections, plug the amplifier, other audio/video components, and the subwoofer into an AC outlet of appropriate voltage. Make sure the subwoofer’s VOLUME control is set to 0 before proceeding to adjust the speaker balance as described on page 8.

Black: negative (–)

Red: positive (+)

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

4.Test the security of the connection by pulling gently on the cable at the terminal.

Note: Do not let uninsulated speaker wires touch each other as this could damage the speaker or the amplifier.

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