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Operation Manual

MA-5002VZ Power Amplifier

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3.5 Choose Output Wire and Con-
nectors

Crown recommends using pre-built or profes-
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire and connectors. You
may use banana connectors, terminal forks or
bare wire for your output connectors (see Figure
3.5). To prevent the possibility of short-circuits,
wrap or otherwise insulate exposed loudspeaker
cable connectors.

Using the guidelines below, select the appropri-
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.

CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for
output wiring.

Distance

Wire Size

up to 40 ft.

14 gauge

41-60 ft.

12 gauge

61-100 ft.

10 gauge

101-150 ft.

8 gauge

151-250 ft.

6 gauge

Figure 3.5 Output Connector Wiring

3 Setup

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