Connecting Speakers; Connecting The Antenna - Optimus AM/FM Stereo Cassette Owner's Manual

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Connecting Speakers

You can connect one pair of speak-
ers to the stereo.
Cautions:
• Be sure your speakers can han-
dle 8 watts of power (4 watts per
channel). Each speaker must
have an impedance of at least 4
ohms. Your local Radio Shack
store carries a full line of speak-
ers.
• You must connect a separate
wire to each speaker terminal as
described in the following sec-
tions. Do not use a common wire
or chassis
speaker connection.
Follow these steps to connect the 14-
pin wire harness to the speakers.
1. Connect the gray wire to the
right speaker's positive termi-
nal. This terminal is usually
marked with a plus sign (+) or
red mark.
ground for any
2. Connect the gray/black wire to
the right speaker's negative ter-
minal. This terminal might be
marked with a minus sign (
it might not be marked at all.
3. Connect the white wire to the left
speaker's positive terminal.
4. Connect the white/black wire to
the left speaker's negative termi-
nal.

Connecting the Antenna

Connect the vehicle's antenna cable
to the stereo's large, black antenna
jack.
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