Yamaha RX-V595aRDS Owner's Manual page 17

How to connect
Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are
faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is the + and –
markings are observed. If these wires are reversed, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
Caution
Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other and do not let them touch any metal part of this unit. This could
damage the unit and/or speakers.
Connecting to the MAIN SPEAKERS terminals
Red: positive (+)
Black: negative (–)
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1
3
OUTPUT TERMINALS (FOR DRIVING A SPEAKER WITH AN EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER)
The speaker connections described on page 16 are fine for
most applications. If for some reason, however, you wish to
drive main, center and/or rear speakers with your existing
amplifier, etc., the following terminals are available for
connecting an external amplifier(s) to this unit.
1 Unscrew the knob.
2 Remove approx. 5 mm
(1/4") of insulation from
each of the speaker
wires and insert one
bare wire into each
terminal.
3 Tighten the knob to
secure the wire.
Connecting to the REAR and CENTER
SPEAKERS terminals
Red: positive (+)
Black: negative (–)
1
3
2
1 Press the tab.
2 Remove approx. 5 mm
(1/4") of insulation from
each of the speaker
wires and insert one
bare wire into each
terminal.
3 Release the tab to
secure the wire.
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