Infinity CLASSIA C255ES Owner's Manual page 4

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IRING THE YSTEM
IMPORTANT: Make sure all equipment is turned off before
making any connections.
For speaker connections, use a high-quality speaker wire with
polarity coding.The side of the wire with a ridge or other coding
is usually considered positive polarity (i.e., +). Heavier-gauge
wire should be used when more than 50 feet (15m) of speaker
wire is required.The wire channels on the rear of the C255ES
will accommodate most types of 14- to 18-gauge wire.
NOTE: If desired, consult your local Infi nity dealer about speaker
wire and connection options.
The speakers have coded terminals that accept a variety of wire-
connectors.The most common connection is shown in Figure 7.
To ensure proper polarity, connect each + terminal on the back
of the amplifi er or receiver to the respective + (red) terminal on
each speaker, as shown in Figure 8. Connect the – (black) termi-
nals in a similar way. See the owner's guides that were included
with your amplifi er or receiver to confi rm connection procedures.
IMPORTANT: Do not reverse polarities (i.e., + to – or – to +)
when making connections. Doing so will cause poor imaging and
diminished bass response.
Figure 7. This example shows how to connect bare wires to the
terminals.
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Applications 1 and 2
Figure 8. Wiring diagram shows polarity connections for one
channel using Applications 1 and 2.
Application 3
Figure 9. Loosen the terminals and remove the strapping bars
that connect the two sets of terminals.
Figure 10. Wiring diagram shows connections for two channels,
using Application 3.