Yamaha R-N500 Owners Manual - Page 15
Connecting the speakers, Setting the speaker impedance, Connecting speaker cables - black
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PREPARATION Connecting the speakers ■ Setting the speaker impedance Under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 4 to 6-ohm speakers, set the speaker impedance to "4 MIN". 1 Before connecting speakers, connect the power cable to an AC wall outlet. 2 While holding down RETURN on the front panel, press A (power). A (power) RETURN Connections ■ Connecting via banana plug Tighten the knob and then insert the banana plug into the end of the corresponding terminal. Banana plug ■ Bi-wire connection Bi-wire connection separates the woofer from the combined midrange and tweeter section. A bi-wire compatible speaker has four binding post terminals. These two sets of terminals allow the speaker to be split into two independent sections. With these connections, the mid and high frequency drivers are connected to one set of terminals and the low frequency driver to another set of terminals. This unit SELECT/ENTER Speaker 3 Check that "SP IMP." is displayed on the front display. SP IMP. 8 MIN 4 Press SELECT/ENTER to select "4 MIN". 5 Press A (power) to set the unit to turn off and remove the power cable from the AC wall outlet. You are now ready to connect the speakers. ■ Connecting speaker cables Speaker cables have two wires. One is for connecting the negative (-) terminal of the unit and the speaker, and the other is for the positive (+) terminal. If the wires are colored to prevent confusion, connect the black wire to the negative and the other wire to the positive terminal. a Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8") of insulation from the ends of the speaker cable and twist the bare wires of the cable firmly together. b Loosen the speaker terminal. c Insert the bare wires of the cable into the gap on the side (upper right or bottom left) of the terminal. d Tighten the terminal. a 10 mm (3/8") c b d Connect the other speaker to the other set of terminals in the same way. Note When making bi-wire connections, remove the shorting bridges or cables on the speaker. y To use the bi-wire connections, press SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B on the front panel or on the remote control so that both SP A and B light up on the front display. SPEAKERS A/B SOURCE SLEEP CODE SET RECEIVER SPEAKERS ID DIMMER A B COAX1 COAX2 OPT1 OPT2 SPEAKERS A/B English 11 En
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