Owner's Manual
Attaching
the
speakers
to
the
brackets
(cont.}
A
Figures 16A &
168
Connecting the speaker wire
A Exterior
of
a house
B Deck railing or table
B
Figure
17
Connecting the speaker wire
Connecting
the
speaker
wire
to
the
receiver
or
amplifier
1 Connect the speakers on the left side of the listening area
to
the left channel of your
receiver or amplifier (Figure 17)
a Attach the marked wire
to
the red
(+)
terminal
b Attach the plain wire
to
the black (-) terminal
2 Connect the speaker
on
the right side of the listening area to the right channel of your
receiver
or
amplifier, following the same procedure above (Figure
17)
l'
Note:
If
your
251™
speakers are being connected as a secondary set
of
speakers to your
receiver
or
amplifier,
be
sure to make the appropdate connections to the "8" channel
Checking
the
connections
Check the speaker connections carefully Make sure no loose strands of wire touch across
terminals This could create short circuits that can damage
an
amplifier or receiver
Tighten any loose connections before you plug
in
the receiver or amplifier
Testing
the
connections
To
make sure your speakers operate correctly, follow these steps
1 Set the balance control
on
your receiver or amplifier
to
normal (centered)
2 Play some deep bass passages of music through the speakers
The sound should seem to come from a point between the two speakers The bass should
be full and natural If not, your connections may be reversed, causing the speakers
to
play
out
of
phase Refer
to
"Making the connections" on page 9
To
correct the problem, make
sure
all
the wires are connected positive
to
positive
(+
to
+)
and negative to negative
(-
to-)
Then repeat steps 1 and 2
to
re-test the speakers
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