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Setting Up Connect the speakers CAUTION: Use the supplied 20-foot speaker cables to connect the cube speakers to the Acoustimass` Before making any connec- module and the module to your receiver. Use the 50-foot cables to connect the surround tions, turn off your receiver speakers to your receiver. and unplug it from the AC • Note: if you need longer speaker cables, splice in 18-gauge (0.75 mm) or thicker cable. Make sure to attach the wires positive to positive and negative to negative. power (mains) outlet. Not doing so may result in damage to your system. Speaker cable consists of two insulated wires. The insulation around one wire is marked with a red band or stripe. This wire is always positive (+). The plain wire is always negative (-). These correspond to the positive (red) and negative (black) terminals on the back of each speaker or receiver. Be sure to connect each wire to the proper terminal, positive to positive and negative to negative. Cube speakers For each connection to the cube speakers, push the terminal tab down and insert the appropriate wire into the exposed hole (Figure 5). 1. Connect one end of a 20-foot cable to the right cube speaker. 2. Connect the other end to the RIGHT OUTPUT TO CUBE SPEAKERS terminals on the Acoustimass bass module (see Figure 6 on page 10). 3. Repeat to connect the left cube speaker to the LEFT OUTPUT TO CUBE SPEAKERS terminals. 4. Repeat to connect the center cube speaker to CENTER OUTPUT TO CUBE SPEAKERS terminals. CAUTION: Do not connect the cube speakers directly to the receiver. Black terminal tab (-) Plain ware (-) Figure 5 Inserting wire into cube speaker terminals

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Setting
Up
•
Connect
the
speakers
Use
the
supplied
20
-foot
speaker
cables
to
connect
the
cube
speakers
to
the
Acoustimass`
module
and
the
module
to
your
receiver.
Use
the
50
-foot
cables
to
connect
the
surround
speakers
to
your
receiver.
Note:
if
you
need
longer
speaker
cables,
splice
in
18
-gauge
(0.75
mm)
or
thicker
cable.
Make
sure
to
attach
the
wires
positive
to
positive
and
negative
to
negative.
Speaker
cable
consists
of
two
insulated
wires.
The
insulation
around
one
wire
is
marked
with
a
red
band
or
stripe.
This
wire
is
always
positive
(+).
The
plain
wire
is
always
negative
(-).
These
correspond
to
the
positive
(red)
and
negative
(black)
terminals
on
the
back
of
each
speaker
or
receiver.
Be
sure
to
connect
each
wire
to
the
proper
terminal,
positive
to
positive
and
negative
to
negative.
Cube
speakers
For
each
connection
to
the
cube
speakers,
push
the
terminal
tab
down
and
insert
the
appropriate
wire
into
the
exposed
hole
(Figure
5).
1.
Connect
one
end
of
a
20
-foot
cable
to
the
right
cube
speaker.
2.
Connect
the
other
end
to
the
RIGHT
OUTPUT
TO
CUBE
SPEAKERS
terminals
on
the
Acoustimass
bass
module
(see
Figure
6
on
page
10).
3.
Repeat
to
connect
the
left
cube
speaker
to
the
LEFT
OUTPUT
TO
CUBE
SPEAKERS
terminals.
4.
Repeat
to
connect
the
center
cube
speaker
to
CENTER
OUTPUT
TO
CUBE
SPEAKERS
terminals.
Black
terminal
tab
(-)
Plain
ware
(-)
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.
CAUTION:
Do
not
connect
the
cube
speakers
directly
to
the
receiver.
Figure
5
Inserting
wire
into
cube
speaker
terminals