RCA F38310 User Guide & Warranty - Page 18

Connecting Speakers to the TV, help you match the terminals correctly. If - frequency

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Setup and Connections Connecting Speakers to the TV You can connect up to two additional speakers to the TV: one to the RIGHT terminal, and one to the LEFT terminal. 1. If necessary, remove the vinyl covering from the ends of the speaker wire and twist the wire core. Speaker wire 2. Open the lever on the speaker terminal. 3. Insert the wire core into the hole. Be sure to connect the (+) to (+) and (-) to (-). 4. Close the lever. Pull gently on the wire to see that it's connected securely. To turn on or off the TV's internal speakers, press MENU on the remote control and choose Audio. Then choose Speakers from the menu. LEFT TELEVISION RIGHT AUDIO OUTPUTS FIXED LR VARIABLE LR EXT SPEAKERS EXT + + INT R L When connecting the speaker wire, make sure you connect the positive (+) terminal on the TV to the positive (+) terminal on the speaker. One side of the speaker wire is usually marked with a white stripe to help you match the terminals correctly. If the (+) and (-) terminals are not matched properly, the speakers will not be "in phase," causing reduction in bass frequencies. Do not allow the wire core to touch other wires or terminals. Damage to components could result if the cores of two wires touch. Arrange the speakers in your TV room to achieve maximum sound quality. 14

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Setup and Connections
14
LEFT
RIGHT
TELEVISION
Arrange the speakers in your TV room
to achieve maximum sound quality.
Connecting Speakers to the TV
You can connect up to two additional speakers to the TV: one to the
RIGHT terminal, and one to the LEFT terminal.
1.
If necessary, remove the vinyl covering from the ends of the speaker
wire and twist the wire core.
2.
Open the lever on the speaker terminal.
3.
Insert the wire core into the hole. Be sure to connect the (+) to (+)
and (-) to (-).
4.
Close the lever. Pull gently on the wire to see that it
’
s connected
securely.
To turn on or off the TV
’
s internal speakers, press MENU on the remote
control and choose
Audio
. Then choose
Speakers
from the menu.
Speaker wire
AUDIO OUTPUTS
FIXED
VARIABLE
L
R
L
R
EXT SPEAKERS
EXT
INT
L
R
+
+
When connecting the speaker wire, make
sure you connect the positive (+) terminal
on the TV to the positive (+) terminal on
the speaker. One side of the speaker wire
is usually marked with a white stripe to
help you match the terminals correctly. If
the (+) and
(-) terminals are not matched properly, the
speakers will not be β€œin phase,” causing
reduction in bass frequencies.
Do not allow the wire core to touch other
wires or terminals. Damage to components
could result if the cores of two wires
touch.