Bose 401 Owner's guide - Page 6

Setting

Up

Choose

the

cord

It

is

important

to

use

the

proper

gauge

(thickness)

of

speaker

cord.

Standard

zip

cord

(2

-conductor,

18

-gauge

wire)

works

for

most

applications.

You

can

find

this

wire

at

most

electrical

and

hardware

stores.

You

will

need

thicker

wire

if

your

speakers

will

be

more

than

30

feet

(9

m)

from

a

receiver

or

amplifier.

Refer

to

the

wire

recommendations

under

"Technical

information"

on

page

10,

or

contact

your

authorized

Bost

dealer

for

more

information.

Note:

Before

running

speaker

cord

through

a

wall

or

under

a

floor,

check

your

local

building

code

requirements

and

safety

regulations.

You

may

want

to

contact

an

electrical

installer

for

this

information.

Prepare

the

cord

Speaker

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

(+)

and

black

()

terminals

on

the

speakers

and

the

receiver.

At

the

ends

of

each

cord,

strip

approximately

V2

inch

(12

mm)

of

insulation

from

both

wires.

Twist

the

bare

end

of

each

wire

so

loose

strands

will

not

touch

across

terminals.

Be

sure

to

connect

each

wire

to

the

proper

terminal

(positive

to

positive

and

negative

to

negative).

Note:

It

is

sometimes

difficult

to

distinguish

wire

markings.

Inspect

both

wires

carefully.

Make

the

connections

Just

press

the

terminal

tab

on

the

back

of

each

speaker

to

insert

the

appropriate

wire

(Figure

3).

1.

Connect

one

speaker

cord

to

your

right

speaker.

a.

Attach

the

marked

wire

at

one

end

to

the

red

(+)

terminal.

b.

Attach

the

plain

wire

at

that

end

to

the

black

()

terminal.

2.

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

same

cord

to

the

RIGHT

SPEAKER

OUTPUT

of

your

receiver.

a.

Attach

the

marked

wire

to

the

red

(+)

terminal.

b.

Attach

the

plain

wire

to

the

black

(—)

terminal.

3.

Connect

the

second

cord

to

the

left

speaker

and

LEFT

SPEAKER

OUTPUT

of

your

receiver.

Follow

the

steps

in

1

and

2

above.

Red

terminal

tab

Marked

wire

CAUTION:

Never

use

broken

or

frayed

wiring,

which

can

result

in

electrical

shock

or

damage.

CAUTION:

Before

making

any

connec-

tions,

turn

off

your

receiver

and

unplug

it

from

the

AC

power

(mains)

outlet.

Not

doing

so

may

result

in

dam-

age

to

your

system.

Figure

3

•

How

to

make

terminal

connec-

tions

•

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