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Community S-Series - Operation and Installation Manual - Page 26

WIRING NEUTRIK TYPE CONNECTORS

The diagrams below show how connections are made to a Neutrik Speakon

style

loudspeaker connector. Terminations may be soldered, or made by means of their built-in

screw and pressure clamp. If using the pressure clamp, it’s important to tighten it fully,

then to wait about ten minutes (longer is better), then to tighten it again. This is because

copper wire flows under pressure. After initially tightening the screw clamp, some minutes

later the screw will no longer be as tight due to the effect of the compression on the

copper. Typically, only one cycle of “tighten – wait – re-tighten” is required for a secure

connection.

Figure 8: Single Amp Connections

Figure 9: Bi-amp Connections

DANGER: When wiring the amplifier(s) to the loudspeaker(s), always power-down the

amplifier(s) and disconnect their AC Mains plug(s). Many modern, high power amplifiers

can deliver enough voltage and current to cause a harmful or lethal electric shock. Shocks

from very low frequencies, such as kick drums, can cause the human heart to stop beating

at relatively low power levels.

WARNING: After wiring the amplifier(s) to the loudspeaker(s), first power up all devices

that are upstream of the amplifier, such as mixers, equalizers, compressor/limiters, etc.,

before powering-up the amplifier. This is to avoid passing any clicks or pops that may

originate in the upstream devices to the loudspeakers. The amplifier should initially be

powered-up with its gain controls turned all the way down. After making sure that a

continuous signal is present, such as a CD playing, slowly raise the level of the gain

controls to establish that the wiring has been installed correctly. Only then should the

loudspeaker be operated at normal output levels.

CAUTION WHEN BI-AMPING: In the bi-amp mode, be particularly careful to insure that

the connections to the low-frequency and high-frequency drivers have been wired correctly.

If the amplifier channels are inadvertently swapped, the low-frequency content could cause

damage to the high-frequency driver or your amplifier. At best, it will simply sound very

bad.