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Connecting the A-1VL
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Connecting the A-1VL Before Making Any Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your components. • Don't connect the power cord until you've completed all audio and video connctions. RCA/Phono Connection Color Coding RCA/Phono connections are usually color coded: red and white. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "R"). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "L"). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs. Right (red) Left (white) Analog audio Right (red) Left (white) • Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions). • To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables. Right! Wrong! Connecting Your Speakers Connecting Your Speakers Connect the right channel speaker to the RIGHT speaker connector on the A-1VL, and the left channel speaker to the LEFT speaker connecter. Connect the "+" connector on each speaker to the "+" connectors on the A-1VL, and connect the "-" connector on each speaker to the "-" connectors on the A-1VL. Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for the speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and right signals will be reversed and the audio will sound unnatural. Front Speaker (Right) Front Speaker (Left) Caution: • Do not connect speakers having impedance values of 4 ohms or lower. • Do not connect more than one speaker cord to indi- vidual speaker terminals. Connecting more than one speaker cord may cause failure. • 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 A-1VL. 1 Strip away approx. 5/8 inch (15 mm) of insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly, as shown. 2 Twist the wire ends tightly together. 3 Unscrew the speaker terminal. 15 mm 4 Fully insert the bare wires. 5 Screw the terminal tight. Changing the Speaker Impedance Value Setting The A-1VL allows you to set the speaker impedance values according to the speakers you use, adjusting the optimum frequency characteristics against speaker loads. We recommend you set the "SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SELECTOR" setting to "8 OHMS MIN./SPEAKER" for speakers having impedance of 8 ohms or higher. Likewise, you may want to set the setting to "4 OHMS MIN./SPEAKER" for speakers having impedance of 4 ohms or higher. 9