Connecting Speakers - Onkyo CR-315DAB Instruction Manual

Connecting Speakers

Connecting Your Speakers
• Connect the right speaker to the CD receiver's right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the left speaker to the left
(L) SPEAKERS terminals.
• Connect the positive (+) terminal on each speaker to the corresponding positive (+) terminal on the CD receiver.
Connect the negative (–) terminal on each speaker to the corresponding negative (–) terminal on the CD receiver. Use
the red wires to connect the positive (+) terminals.
Right speaker
Red wires
R L
SPEAKERS
• Connect only speakers with an impedance of between
4 and 16 ohms. Connecting a speaker with a lower
impedance may damage the speaker.
• Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires.
Doing so may damage the CD receiver.
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Left speaker
—Terminal posts—
Strip about 15 mm (5/8") of insulation from the ends of the speaker
cables, and twist the bare wires tightly. Unscrew the terminal. Fully
insert the bare wire, making sure that it's touching the threaded shaft in
the center. Screw the terminal tight.
Speaker
cable
—Push-type terminals—
Strip about 10 mm (3/8") of insulation from the ends of the speaker
cables, and twist the bare wires tightly. Push the lever and insert the
bare wires. Release the lever. Make sure the terminal is gripping the
bare wires and not the insulation.
• Do not connect both speaker cables to the same L or R
terminals (Fig. 1). Do not connect more than two
speaker terminals to each speaker (Fig. 2).
Fig. 1
R L
SPEAKERS
Fig. 2
R L