What's In The Box; How To Connect Your System - Polk Mono RESERVE Series Owner's Manual

What's in the Box

Each box contains:
1. Loudspeaker(s)
2. Owner's Manual
3. Registration Card
4. Magnetic grilles
(Speaker cable not included)

How to Connect Your System

To get the best sound quality, it is important to prepare your
speaker and wiring correctly.
Speaker Preparation
Remove all warning and protective labels and remove the grille
from the plastic bag. If rubber feet are included, affix them to
the bottom of the speaker to anchor and stabilize the speaker.
Wire Preparation
Follow the hookup directions included with your receiver/
amplifier. Strip 0.5" (12.7 mm) of insulation from each of the
two conductors of the wire to expose the bare metal, and twist
each of the individual conductors into single unfrayed strands.
Note that one of the terminals on the rear of each speaker is
marked red (+) and the other is black (–). Make sure that you
connect the wire from the positive (+) terminal of your amplifier
or receiver to the red (+) terminal on your speaker and the wire
from the negative (–) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to
the black (–) terminal on your speaker. Most wire has some
indicator (such as color-coding, ribbing or writing) on one of
the two conductors to help you maintain consistency.
Runs
Lengths up to 25' (5 m)
Lengths greater than 25' (5 m)
but less than 50' (15 m)
Lengths greater than 50' (15 m)
but less than 75' (25 m)
Lengths greater than 75' (25 m)
These recommendations are for all connections from the
amplifier/receiver to each speaker:
4
Minimum Wire Gauge
16
14
12
10
Binding Post
To connect wire to the binding post, unscrew the binding post
cap and insert the bare wire into the hole near the base of the
binding post. Do not insert the insulated part of the wire into
the hole as this will not give you a good connection. Tighten
the binding post cap until it seats firmly with the wire, but do
not over tighten.
Connectors
You have several options when choosing connectors for your
speaker wires, and it is really a matter of personal preference.
Three of the more commonly used are banana plugs, spade
lugs, and bare wire. If you know where you want to locate your
speakers and plan to set up your system and leave them there,
then bare wire will work fine. Just make sure there are not
stray strands of wire that could come into contact. If you like
to experiment with different speaker locations, spade lugs or
banana plugs offer more convenient options when it comes to
disconnecting and reconnecting wires.
Banana Plugs (US only)
The binding posts have openings in the ends of their caps to
accept individual and dual banana plugs. To use banana plugs,
carefully pry out the binding post plugs to expose banana plug
holes. The binding posts can accept dual banana plugs.
Basic Speaker Hookup
Make sure that the red (+) and black (-) connectors on your
amplifier or receiver connect to the red (+) and black (-)
connectors on your speakers. During setup, slide the switch
to the proper position for wall or speaker placement.
If your speakers sound "thin," with little bass and little or
no center image, odds are that one of the speaker wires is
connected backwards. Double check all connections.
On Wall On Speaker