Speaker Wiring; At The Speaker End; At The Amplifier End; Final Assembly - Russound ATMOSPHERE Owner's Manual

If you've used wire which has an opaque insulation, there
are still differentiating markings. Examine the wire closely
and look for:
1. A series of ribs or grooves on one conductor
2. A painted stripe or dotted line
Denote any of these as the POSITIVE (+) conductor for sim-
ilar connections on both ends.
NOTE: It is important that you label your wires left and
right when you run them to eliminate future confusion.

AT THE SPEAKER END

1. Cut off excess wire, leaving about 2 feet extending
through the speaker cut-out hole.
2. Pull the conductors apart so they're separated for the
first two inches from their ends.
3. Using a wire stripper, diagonal pliers or a knife, remove
1/2 inch of insulation from each conductor.
4. Twist the tiny strands in each conductor into tight spi-
rals.
5. IMPORTANT: Route the speaker wire THROUGH the
sheetrock.
6. Attach the speaker wires to the red and black speaker
terminals. Press down on the protruding levers while
inserting the wire. Make sure that no stray strands of
wire have gotten detached and are touching the other
main wire.
Figure 7
Insertion of speaker wire
on back of speaker baffle

AT THE AMPLIFIER END

1. Cut off excess wire, leaving enough to comfortably
reach from the hole in the wall to your stereo system. If
there's a possibility that you're going to move the
amplifier to another part of the room, consider leaving
some excess wire coiled up. If you've used sufficiently
thick wire, this extra length will not affect speaker per-
formance and could make re-routing easier if the room
is rearranged later.
2. Pull the conductors on both speaker wires apart so
they're separated for the last two inches.
3. Using wire strippers, diagonal pliers or a knife, remove
1/2 inch of insulation from each conductor.
4. Twist the tiny strands in each conductor into tight spi-
rals.
5. Attach the speaker wires to the red and black speaker
terminals on the amplifier or receiver.
Connect the POSITIVE (+) conductor to the RED terminal
and the NEGATIVE (-) conductor to the BLACK speaker
terminal of the receiver/amplifier. Make sure that no
stray strands of wire have gotten detached and are
touching the other main wire.
Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the other speaker.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

1. Center the speaker in the cut-out hole and tighten the
screws until the clamps are drawn up snugly from
behind, clamping the speaker in place. Try to tighten
each screw equally but do not over tighten.
3. Insert the Russound speaker grille by gently pressing it
into place.
Figure 8
Final assembly of grille and speaker baffle into cutout

SPEAKER WIRING

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