Insignia NSHT511 User Manual (English) - Page 11

Insignia NS-HT511 Home Theater System Connecting your speakers to the receiver Speaker configuration The following table indicates the channels you should use depending on the number of speakers that you have. For 5.1-channel surround-sound playback, you need five speakers and a powered subwoofer. Number of channels 2 3 4 5 Front speakers 2 2 2 2 Center speaker 1 1 Surround speakers 22 No matter how many speakers you use, a powered subwoofer is recommended for a really powerful and solid bass. To get the best from your surround sound system, you need to set the speaker settings. Attaching the speaker cable labels The AV receiver's positive (+) speaker terminals are all red. (The negative (-) speaker terminals are all black.) Speaker Color Front left White Front right Red Center Green Surround left Blue Surround right Gray The supplied speaker cable labels are also color-coded. You should attach them to the positive (+) side of each speaker cable in accordance with the table above. Then all you need to do is to match the color of each label to the corresponding speaker terminal. Red line Speaker connection precautions Read the following before connecting your speakers: • You can connect speakers with an impedance of between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high volume levels for a long period of time, the built-in amp protection circuit may be activated. • Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet before making any connections. • Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words, connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and negative (-) terminals only to negative (-) terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound unnatural. • Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided. • Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Doing so may damage the receiver. • Make sure the metal core of the wire does not contact the receiver's rear panel. Doing so may damage the receiver. • Don't connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the receiver. • Don't connect one speaker to several terminals. To connect the speaker cables: 1 Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly. 2 Push in on the speaker terminals on the receiver and insert the speaker wires into the terminals. The following illustration shows which speaker should be connected to each pair of terminals. 3 Release the terminals to secure the wire. 4 Press and hold the push-terminals on each speaker and insert the speaker wire, then release the push-terminal to secure the wire (black wires go to the negative (-) terminals). www.insigniaproducts.com 7