Bose 18 - Manual (Page 11)

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System Installation
English
Figure 7
Connecting speaker cables
to the cube speakers
1. Match the correct cable to the corresponding speaker location. Front speaker cables
have blue connectors at one end, with L (left), R (right), or C (center) molded into the con-
nectors. The red collars on the + wire are labeled LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER. Surround
speaker cables have orange connectors at one end, with L (left) or R (right) molded into
the connectors. The red collars on the + wire are labeled LEFT and RIGHT.
2. Connect the wire end of one speaker cable to the terminals on the rear of the matching
speaker. Press the terminal tab on the back of the speaker and insert the marked wire (+)
into the red terminal and the plain wire (
–) into the black terminal. Release the tab to
secure the wire. Repeat this step for each of the five speakers.
3. Connect each cable to the corresponding jack on the Acoustimass ® module (Figure 8).
Plug the blue connectors into the matching left front, center, and right front jacks. Plug
the orange connectors into the matching left surround and right surround jacks.
Figure 8
Speaker connections to the
Acoustimass module
Terminal tab
Red (+) wire
OUTPUTS TO
CUBE SPEAKERS
AUDIO
INPUT
POWER FRONT SURROUND 100-120/200-240V AC
50/60 Hz
350W MAX.
L
C
R
L
R
Front speakers
Left Center Right
Surround speakers
Left Right
FRONT L FRONT C FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND R