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Connections
To
connect the loudspeaker
systems
to
the
receiver
or amplifier,
use
two:'
conductor
insulated
wire.
Your JBL
dealer'ca¡
recommend suitable
cables;
or
you can
buy wire
at most hardware
stores.
We recommend #18
AWG
(1
mm
diameter)
wire
as
a
minimum size.
If
your
speakers are
more than 30 feet
(10 m) from your
receiver
or amplifier,
use
larger diameter
wire.
Connections
are
made at
the
terminals
located on
the
back
of
the
loudspeaker.system,
near the
bottom edge.
The terminals
accept bare
wire or
banana
plugs, either
of which
will
provide
easy, secure
connections. To
prepare the
wire, strip approximately
U}-inch(l3
mm)of
insulation.
Each
conductor
is
made up
of fine
strands
of
wire; twist
the
strands
together.
Push
down
on the
button
below the
terminal
and insert the
wire
through the hole
(see
Fig.
2).
For
each
channel,
the
red
terminal
on the
loudspeaker should
be
connected to
the
red
or (+)
loudspeaker connection
terminal
on the receiver
or amplifier.
The
black terminal
on
the
loudspeaker
should
be
connected to
the
black
or (-)
loudspeaker connection
terminal
on
the
receiver
or amplifier..
.Connecting
the
loudspeakers
in
this manner
ensures
that
they
will
be
in
phase;
that is,
work
together rather than in opposition.
Connecting
the loudspeakers out
ofphase
will
not damage them, but
will
result
in
less bass
and
poor
imaging.
Most two-
conductor
wire
is
color
coded,
or
has
a
ridge on one
of
its
insulating jackets,
so
that you can easily
identify which wire
is
connected to
which terminal (Fig.
2).
Fig.2
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