Yamaha V665 Owners Manual - Page 16

Connections Connecting the speaker cable Caution • A speaker cable is a pair of insulated cables running side by side in general. One of the cables is colored differently or striped to indicate a polarity. Connect one end of the colored/striped cable to the "+" (red) terminal of this unit and the other end to that of your speaker, and connect one end of the other cable to the "-" (black) terminal of this unit and the other end to that of your speaker. • Before connecting the speakers, be sure to disconnect the power cable. • Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any metal part of this unit. This could damage this unit and/or speakers. If the circuit shorts out, "CHECK SP WIRES!" appears on the front panel display when this unit is turned on. • Use magnetically shielded speakers. If images on the monitor are still distorted even when you use the magnetically shielded speakers, place the speakers away from the monitor. • Use speakers with an impedance of 6-ohm or larger. Set speaker impedance in "ADVANCED SETUP" before connecting the speakers (see page 60). ■ Connecting to the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP terminals 1 Remove approximately 10 mm (0.4 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and then twist bare wires of the cable together so that they will not cause a short circuits. ■ Connecting to the EXTRA SP terminals 1 Press down the tab and insert the bare end of the speaker cable into the hole in the terminal. Red: positive (+) Black: negative (-) 10 mm (0.4 in) 2 Loosen the knob, insert the twisted bare wires into the hole, and then tighten the knob. 2 1 3 Red: positive (+) Black: negative (-) y • You can connect the presence speakers (see page 11) or the speakers in the second zone (Zone2) (see page 57) to EXTRA SP terminals. 2 Release the tab to secure the wire. Using bi-amplification connections You can connect speakers that support bi-amplification connections to this unit. Before connecting the speakers, set this unit to enable bi-amplification connections in "ADVANCED SETUP" (see page 60), and connect the speakers to this unit as shown below. Front speakers Right Left Connecting the banana plug (Except U.K., Europe, Asia and Korea models) Tighten the knob, and then insert the banana plug into the end of the terminal. Banana plug 12 En This unit FRONT SURROUND BACK/ BI-AMP Caution Before making bi-amplification connections, remove any or cables that connect a woofer with a tweeter. Refer to the instruction manuals of speakers for details. When not making bi-amplification connections, make sure that the brackets or cables are connected before connecting the speaker cables.