Yamaha RX-SL80 - Manual (Page 13)

9
SPEAKER SETUP
PREP
ARA
TION
Be sure to connect the left channel (L), right channel (R),
“+” (colored) and “–” (black) properly. If the connections
are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if
the polarity of the speaker connections is incorrect, the
sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
• Before connecting the speakers, make sure that the
power of this unit is off.
• Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or do
not let them touch any metal part of this unit. This
could damage this unit and/or speakers.
• Use magnetically shielded speakers. If this type of
speakers still creates the interference with the monitor,
place the speakers away from the monitor.
A speaker cord is actually a pair of insulated cables
running side by side. One cable is colored or shaped
differently, perhaps with a stripe, groove or ridges.
Connect the striped (grooved, etc.) cable to the “+”
(colored) terminals on this unit and your speaker. Connect
the plain cable to the “–” (black) terminals.
1
Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8") of
insulation from each of the speaker cables.
2
Twist the exposed wires of the cable together
to prevent short circuits.
3
Press and hold the tab to insert the speaker
wire.
4
Return the tab to secure the wire.
■ Cable tags
5 pairs of different colored cable tags are provided with
this product. The colors of the cable tags and their
respective speaker cables are as follows:
• Red: Front right speaker cable
• White: Front left speaker cable
• Green: Center speaker cable
• Gray: Surround right speaker cable
• Blue: Surround left speaker cable
To make it easier to distinguish the various speaker cables,
attach the colored tags to the appropriate speaker cables as
shown below.
Speaker connections
CAUTION
10 mm (3/8")
1 2
R
R
L
Colored: positive (+)
Black: negative (–)