Owner's Manual
Connecting
the
Acoustimass·
module
to
your
receiver
CAUTION:
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not connect the Acoustimass module directly
to
your television unless the
television provides surround decoding circuitry
and
amplified outputs for all channels
Use the 20 foot
(6
m)
cable with five wire pairs
to
connect the Acoustimass module
to
your
surround sound receiver Refer
to
Figure 8
1 Connect all wires
to
the receiver in phase
(+
to + and -
to-)
a Connect each wire marked with a red collar
(+)
to
the appropriate red
(+)
output
b Connect each plain wire (-)
to
the appropriate black (-) output
2 Match the label on the red collar
of
each wire pair
to
the SPEAKER OUTPUT label on the
receiver
a LEFT wires
go
to
the LEFT FRONT SPEAKER OUTPUT connections
b CENTER wires
go
to
the CENTER SPEAKER OUTPUT connections
c RIGHT wires
go
to
the RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER OUTPUT connections
d LEFT SURROUND wires
go
to
the LEFT SURROUND (rear) SPEAKER OUTPUT
connections
e RIGHT SURROUND wires
go
to
the RIGHT SURROUND (rear) SPEAKER OUTPUT
connections
3 At the Acoustimass module, check
to
make sure all connectors are firmly inserted into the
proper INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER jacks Black connectors
go
into
Land
R
jacks Gray connectors
go
into C, LS, and
RS
jacks
Checking
your
connections
Check all connections from the receiver
to
the Acoustimass module and the module
to
the
cube speakers Check
to
be sure all speakers are connected
to
the proper terminals accord-
ing
to
their position in your room Refer
to
Figure 8
At the receiver, make sure the wires are connected in phase
(+
to
+ and -
to
-)
Incorrect
wiring can result
in
a total loss
of
Acoustimass module output
Be sure
to
correct any wiring problems before you plug your receiver in and turn it on
A CAUTION:
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not allow exposed wires
to
brush against each other, this could damage your
receiver
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