Connecting your loudspeakers - 1 – Wharfedale Vardus Range User Manual

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CONNECTING YOUR LOUDSPEAKERS - 1

TERMINAL PANELS

All the loudspeakers connect to
the amplifier via a twin
terminal connecting panel. The
positive terminal is located at
the right of the panel and is
coded Red, The Negative
terminal is coded Black.

The VR-SURR 1 uses spring
loaded push terminals. All the
other models use screw
terminals.

VR-SURR 1

VR-SURR 2

CABLE PREPARATION

ALL OTHER MODELS

Prepare a suitable length of loudspeaker cable for each unit.

Unscrew a terminal. Thread the bared end of each cable

Split the twin cores to a depth of about 40mm. Carefully strip the

through the hole in the bottom of the terminal post. Ensure that

insulation from each end, leaving about 8mm of bare wire. If

there are no loose strands which may touch adjacent terminals.

the cable is stranded, lightly twist to gather any loose strands.

Retighten the terminal securely.

Audio cable is polarised, with two cores of different colours, or
often a coloured tracer or identification rib. We suggest that you
connect the coloured/striped wire to the RED, Postive terminals
of your AV amplifier. This will ensure that all the loudspeakers

AMPLIFIER - SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

are connected the correct way round and avoid set-up problems.

Connect each loudspeaker to the correct channel of your

CONNECTING THE VR-SURR 1

amplifier or AV processor taking care to connect the Red,

Press down on a terminal lever

Positive (+) terminal of the speaker to the Red, Positive (+)
terminal of the speaker output terminal of the amplifier, and
similarly with the Black, Negative (–) terminal. Use the
connection diagrams on the next page to help you.

WALL MOUNTING

If you are wall mounting speakers please follow this procedure.

1: Run the cable from the amplifier to the speaker location.

2: Connect the cable to the loudspeaker.

3: Hang the loudspeaker on the wall.

4: Connect the loudspeaker cable to the amplifier.

. Insert the wire into the terminal.

Release the lever. Ensure that the terminal grips the bare wire at
the end of the cable, not the insulation.

40mm

8mm

ALL OTHER MODELS