Bose VCS-300 Owner's guide - Page 7

Setting

Up

Connect

the

speakers

4

f

e:

Before

running

speaker

cord

Th

rough

a

wall

or

under

a

lo

or,

or,

check

your

local

building

code

requirements

and

safely

regulations.

You

may

want

to

contact

an

electrical

installer

for

this

information.

If

your

receiver's

center

channel

is

not

amplified,

you

must

connect

an

amplifier

to

the

receiver.

Use

an

RCA

cable

to

connect

the

center

channel

RCA

-type

output

on

the

receiver

to

the

RCA

-type

input

on

the

amplifier.

The

speaker

will

then

connect

directly

to

the

amplifier

instead

of

to

the

receiver.

Use

the

supplied

cord

Use

the

supplied

20

-foot

(6

m)

cord

to

connect

the

center

speaker.

Use

the

two

50

-foot

(15

m)

cords

to

connect

the

surround

speakers

placed

at

the

rear

of

your

room.

Note:

To

place

the

surround

speakers

more

than

50

feet

(15

m)

from

the

receiver

or

amplifier,

splice

in

18

-gauge

(0.75

me)

or

thicker

wire.

Make

sure

to

attach

the

wires

positive

to

positive

and

negative

to

negative.

Each

cord

consists

of

two

insulated

wires.

The

insulation

around

one

wire

is

marked

(striped,

collared,

or

ribbed).

This

marked

wire

is

always

positive

(+).

The

plain

wire

is

always

negative

(-).

These

wires

correspond

to

the

red

(4-)

and

black

(-)

terminals

on

the

speaker

and

the

receiver

or

amplifier.

te:

It

is

sometimes

difficult

to

distinguish

wire

markings.

ect

both

wires

carefully

CAUTION:

Before

making

any

connections,

turn

off

your

receiver

or

amplifier

and

unplug

it

from

the

AC

power

(mains)

outlet.

Not

doing

so

may

result

in

damage

to

your

system.

CAUTION:

Never

use

broken

or

frayed

wiring,

which

can

result

in

damage

to

your

components.

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