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TAT

ION

Loosen

the

binding

-post

screws

far

enough

so

that

the

pass

-through

hole

is

revealed.

Note

that

one

conductor

of

the

speaker

cable

will

have

no

markings,

and

the

other

will

have

a

red

line,

brand

name

markings,

a

black

thread,

or

some

other

positive

indication.

Place

the

wire

with

no

markings,

or

a

"—"

sign

through

the

ter-

minal

with

the

black

colored

ring.

This

will

be

the

"negative"

conductor.

Place

the

wire

with

the

"+"

sign

or

the

thread

or

markings

through

the

hole

in

the

terminal

with

the

red

colored

ring.

This

is

the

"positive"

conductor.

Twist

the

terminal

screws

back

so

that

a

positive

connection

is

made,

but

do

not

overtighten

or

use

tools,

as

this

may

break

the

delicate

wire

strands

and

decrease

system

performance.

(Figure

1)

If

you

are

using

spade

lugs,

connect

them

to

the

wire

using

the

manufacturer's

instructions.

Loosen

the

caps

on

the

binding

posts

and

place

lugs

between

the

screw

terminal

and

the

back

of

the

binding

post,

as

if

it

were

a

horseshoe

on

the

game's

post.

Be

sure

to

observe

proper

polarity,

by

placing

the

"—"

or

blank

wire

to

the

black

post,

and

the

"+"

or

marked

conductor

to

the

red

post.

Tighten

with

your

fi

ngers

to

obtain

a

positive

contact.

Banana

plugs

may

simply

be

inserted

into

the

jack

provided

on

the

speaker

termi-

nal

connection.

Before

inserting

the

plugs,

make

certain

that

the

binding

post's

screw

cap

is

tightened

down

by

turning

it

in

a

clockwise

direction.

This

makes

cer-

tain

that

the

maximum

contact

area

is

available.

Also,

be

certain

that

the

plugs

are

fi

rmly

inserted

so

that

a

proper

connection

is

made.

Finally,

run

the

cables

to

the

amplifier,

and

connect

the

cables

using

the

instruc-

tions

provided

by

the

manufacturer.

When

making

connections

at

the

amplifier

end,

be

certain

to

observe

proper

polarity,

connecting

the

"black"

wire

to

the

nega-

tive

terminal

and

the

"red"

wire

to

the

positive

terminal.

As

previously

noted,

if

more

than

one

subwoofer

is

in

use,

make

certain

that

the

wire

length

from

the

amplifier

to

each

speaker

is

identical,

and

that

any

excess

wire

is

not

coiled

in

a

circle.

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