Connecting Your Speakers; Connecting The Power Cord - Onkyo M-5010 Owner's Manual

Connecting Your Speakers

Right
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Screw-type speaker terminals
Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation from the
ends of the speaker cables, and twist the bare wires tightly,
as shown.
1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm)
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Banana Plugs
• If you are using banana plugs, tighten the speaker
terminal before inserting the banana plug.
• Do not insert the speaker code directly into the center
hole of the speaker terminal.

Connecting the Power Cord

1
Connect all of your speakers and components.
2 Plug the power cord into an AC wall outlet.
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Left
Speakers
Note
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In other words,
connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and
negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get
them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and
will feel unnatural.
• Be careful not to short the positive and negative wires. Doing so
may damage the power amplifier.
• Make sure the metal core of the wire does not have contact with
the power amplifier's rear panel. Doing so may damage the
power amplifier.
• Don't connect more than one speaker wire to a single speaker
terminal. Doing so could damage the power amplifier or cause it
to malfunction.
Tip
• To reduce noise, do not tie signal cables together with the power
cable. Wire them so that they are away from each other.
• Depending on the country, the power amplifier may be polarity-
sensitive. In this case, plug the power cord in a way that provides
the best sound quality.
Note
• Turning on the power amplifier may cause a momentary power
surge that might interfere with other electrical equipment on the
same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the power amplifier into a
different branch circuit.