Yamaha NS-P220 Owner's Manual - Page 12

Ⅵ How to connect speaker cords to the input and output terminals of the speakers For connections, keep the speaker cords as short as possible. Do not bundle or roll up the excess part of the cords. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Main/center/rear speakers One side of the provided speaker cord has a white broken line and the other side has no line. Connect the (+) terminals on both the speaker and the amplifier using the side with a white broken line. Connect the (-) terminals on both components using the side with no line. Red: positive (+) Black: negative (-) White broken line How to Connect: 1 Press and hold the terminal's tab, as shown in the figure. 2 Insert the bare wire end properly into the terminal hole. [Remove approx. 10 mm (3/8") insulation from the speaker cord.] 10 mm Subwoofer (INPUT1/OUTPUT terminals) Connect the (+) terminals on both the subwoofer and the amplifier using one side of the cord. Connect the (-) terminals on both components using the other side of the cord. Red: positive (+) Black: negative (-) 3 Release your finger from the tab to allow it to lock securely on the cord's wire end. 4 Test the firmness of the connection by pulling lightly on the cord 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. 8