Harman Kardon HK870 Owners Manual - Page 7

I

CONNECTIONS

Connecting

Speakers

CAUTION:

The

rated

impedance

of

the

speakers

to

be

connected

should

be

in

the

range

of

412,

to

161

-

2.

Connect

the

speaker

wires

careful

ly

to

the

SPEAKER

terminals

so

as

not

to

mistake

the

left

and

the

right

channels

or

reverse

the

speaker

polarities

(+

and

—).

Use

sufficiently

thick

wire

(16

gauge

minimum)

with

low

electric

resistance.

It

is

recommended

that

color

-coded

wires

be

used

for

easy

determination

of

polarities.

Speaker

wires

should

be

as

short

as

possible,

and

the

left

and

the

right

channel

wires

should

have

the

same

length.

Connect

as

follows:

1.

Remove

about

3/4

inch

(20

mm)

of

insulation

from

the

end

of

each

wire

and

twist

the

strands

of

each

conductor.

2.

After

making

sure

of

the

correct

channel

and

polarity,

loosen

the

SPEAKER

terminal

knob

and

insert

the

conductor

directly

into

the

recess

at

the

upper

-loft

of

the

terminal

.

Then

tighten

the

terminal

knob,

and

the

end

of

speaker

wire

is

automatical

ly

wound

around

the

terminal.

sr

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