Harman Kardon 800 Owners Manual - Page 5

The

800+

connects

two

pairs

of

speaker

systems

for

the

front

channels,

and

another

two

pairs

for

the

back.

Any

pair

may

be

driven

independently

or

a

combination

of

two

pairs

may

be

driven,

as

selected

by

the

MAIN

and

REMOTE

Speaker

Switches.

Connect

them

to

the

receiver

as

instructed

in

the

diagrams

(Fig.

2

and

Fig.

3),

taking

care

not

to

confuse

the

FRONT

and

BACK,

LEFT

and

RIGHT

channels,

and

the

plus

and

minus

polarities.

Sufficient

care

should

be

taken

not

to

short

circuit

the

plus

and

minus

leads.

SPEAKER

IMPEDANCE

Each

speaker

system

connected

to

your

800

+

must

possess

an

impedance

of

from

4

to

16

ohms.

Should

you

wish

to

drive

two

pairs

of

speaker

systems

simultaneously,

they

should

all

have

an

impedance

of

8

ohms

or

more.

4

-CHANNEL

OPERATION

(See

Fig.

2)

Refer

to

the

introductory

comments

under

the

heading

CONNECTING

THE

SPEAKERS.

1.

Connect

one

length

of

lamp

cord

to

the

LEFT

FRONT

speaker.

2.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

MAIN,

FRONT

screw

terminals

marked

LEFT

+

and

—

on

the

rear

panel

of

your

receiver.

3.

Similarly

connect

another

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

RIGHT

FRONT

speaker.

4.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

MAIN,

FRONT

terminals

marked

RIGHT

+

and

—

on

the

rear

panel

of

your

receiver.

5.

Connect

a

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

LEFT

BACK

speaker.

6.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

MAIN,

BACK

terminals

marked

LEFT

+

and

—

on

the

rear

panel

of

your

receiver.

7.

Connect

another

length

of

lamp

cord

to

your

RIGHT

BACK

speaker.

8.

Attach

the

other

end

of

the

lamp

cord

to

the

MAIN,

BACK

terminals

marked

RIGHT

+

and

—

on

the

rear

panel

of

your

receiver.

9.

Use

above

steps

to

connect

REMOTE

speakers,

using

REMOTE

terminals.

FRONT

SPEAKERS

LEFT

RIGHT

/LEFT

0

SPEAKERS

4

-

0

-

I6

OHMS

MAIN

I)

REMOTE

(4IGH1

\

\

LEFT

RIGHT

'+

+

-

+

8

8

0

O

O

C)

C)

N

M

0

B

LEFT

RIGHT

BACK

SPEAKERS

CAUTION

CONNECT

SPEAKERS

WITH

CARE.

AVOID

SHORTS.

4

-CH

FIG

-2

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