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the

plain

one

is

always

negative

(-).

These

correspond

to

the

positive

(red)

and

negative

(black)

terminals

on

the

backs

of

the

speakers

and

the

Acoustimass'

bass

module.

Always

connect

the

wires

to

their

corresponding

terminals

(positive

to

positive.

negative

to

negative).

If

you

need

to

lengthen

the

supplied

speaker

cable,

splice

in

similar

gauge

a

thicker

cable,

taking

care

to

make

the

connections

properly,

positive

to

positive,

negative

to

negative.

Using

the

thumbnail

recesses,

carefully

remove

the

plastic

covers

on

the

back

of

the

cube

speakers

(Figure

4).

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Figure

4

Removing

a

cube

speaker's

plastic

cover

2

Connect

one

end

of

the

fi

rst

speaker

cable

to

the

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

left

cube

speaker.

and

the

other

end

to

the

left

("L")

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

Acoustimass

bass

module

marked

"OUTPUTS

TO

SPEAKERS."

Simply

push

each

terminal

tab

down,

insert

the

end

of

the

appropriate

wire

into

the

exposed

hole,

and

release

the

tab

to

secure

the

wire

in

place

(Figure

5).

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CO

*

mxxo

aft

Figure

5

Properly

connecting

wires

between

the

cube

speakers

and

the

Acoustimass

module

terminals

3

Replace

the

cube

speaker's

plastic

cover.

4

Check

all

connections

to

be

sure

they

are

positive

to

positive

(4-

to

+),

and

negative

to

negative

(-

to

-).

Make

sure

that

no

strands

of

wire

from

any

terminal

are

brushing

against

any

other

terminal.

Such

"bridged"

wires

create

short

circuits

that

may

damage

your

Powered

Acoustimass-3

Speaker

system.

5

Repeat

steps

1-

4

to

connect

the

right

cube

speaker

to

the

right

('R")

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

Acoustimass

bass

module.

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