JBL CVCEN50 - Manual (Page 8)

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CONNECTION TIPS
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
Separate and strip the
ends of the speaker wire
as shown. The wires sup-
plied with the system may
already be stripped and
tinned for easy insertion into
the speaker terminals. You
may need to separate the
two conductors further in
order to thread them through
the shelf stand or floor stand
adaptor. Speakers and elec-
tronics terminals have corre-
sponding (+) and (–) termi-
nals. Most manufacturers of
speakers and electronics,
including JBL, use red to
denote the (+) terminal and
black to denote the (–)
terminal.
The (+) lead of the speaker
wire is noted with a stripe. It
is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on
the speaker to (+) on the
amplifier and (–) on the
speaker to (–) on the amplifier.
Wiring “out of phase” results
in thin sound, weak bass and
a poor stereo image.
With the advent of multi-
channel surround sound
systems, connecting all of
the speakers in your system
with the correct polarity
remains equally important in
order to preserve the proper
ambience and directionality
of the program material.
To use the binding-post
speaker terminals, unscrew
the colored collar using the
supplied wrench until the
pass-through hole in the
center post is visible under
the collar. Insert the bare
end of the wire through this
hole; then screw the collar
down until the connection is
tight. The hole in the center
of each collar is intended
for use with banana-type
connectors. To comply with
European CE certification,
these holes are blocked with
plastic inserts at the point of
manufacture. To use banana-
type connectors requires the
removal of the inserts.
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