Owner's Manual

opolk
What's
In
the
Box
Each box contains:
1 . Loudspeaker(s)
2. Owner's
manual
3. Registration card
4.
Adhesive-backed rubber pads
(eight for bookshelf speakers
or
four for center channel speakers)
5.
Wall
mount template
(for S35,
S15
and
S10
only)
(Speaker cable
not
included)
How
to
Connect
Your
System
To
get the best sound
quality, it's important
to
wire your
speakers correctly.
Wire Preparation
Follow
the hookup directions included
with your receiver/
amplifier.
Strip
1/2
"
(1
2. 7mm)
of
insulation from each
of
the
two
conductors
of
the wire
to
expose the bare
metal
and twist each of the individ-
ual
conductors into
single
unfrayed strands. Note that one
of
the
terminals
on the rear of each speaker is
red
(+)
and the other
is
black(-).
Make certain that you connect the wire from the positive
(+)terminal
of
your
amplifier
or
receiver
to
the red
(+)terminal on
your speaker and the wire from the negative
(-) terminal
of
your
amplifier
or
re
ceiv
er
to
the black (-) terminal
on your speaker. Most
wire has some indicator (such as
co
lor-coding,
ribbing
or
writing)
on one
of
the
two
conductors
to
help
you maintain consistency.
These recommendations are for
all
connections from the
amplifier/receiver to each speaker:
Runs Gauge
..
.
"
Le[)gths~pto
?5'
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Lengths greater than
25'
but
less
than
50'
Lengths greater than
but less tf\an
7
5'
Lengths greater than 75'
4
14
12
10
Binding Posts
To
connect wire
to
the binding post, unscrew the binding post cap
and insert the bare wire into the
hole
near the base of the
binding
post. Do not insert the
insulated
part
of
the wire into the hole
as
this
will
not give you a
good
connection. Tighten the binding post
cap until
it seats
firmly
with the wi
re,
but
do
not over tighten.
Connectors
You
have
several
options
wh
en
choosing connectors for your
speaker wires, and it's
really
a matter
of
personal
preference.
Three
of
the more commonly
used are banana
plugs,
spade
lugs
and bare wire.
If
you
know
whe
re
you want
to
locate
your speakers
and
plan
to set
up
your system and
leave them ther
e,
then bare
wire
will
work fine. Just make sure there a
re
not stray strands.
of
wire that could come into contact.
If
you like
to
experiment with
different speaker
locations, spade
lugs
or
banana
plugs offer
more convenient options when it comes
to
disconnecting and
reconnecting wires.
Banana
Plugs
(US
only)
Signature
Series
binding posts have openings
in
the en
ds
of
their
caps
to
accept
individual
and dual
banana
plug
s.
To
use banana
plugs, carefully
pry out the binding post
plugs
to
expose banana
plug holes.
The binding posts can accept
dual
banana
plugs.
Basic Tower, Center,
Bookshelf
and
Satellite
Surround Speaker Hookup
(S6Q
S55,S5QS3~
S30,S20,S15,
S10
Make sure that the red(+) and
bl
ac
k(-)
connectors on your
amplifier or receiver connect
to
the red
(+)
and
black(-
)
connectors
on your speakers.
If
your speakers sound
"thin,"
with
little
bass
and
little
or no center image,
odds
are that one
of
the speaker
wires is
co
nnected backwards.
Double
check
all
connections.
Power
Amplifier