Connecting Speakers - Teac AI-501DA Owner's Manual

Connecting speakers

V Precautions when connecting
speakers
o Connect the power plugs after all connections have
been made.
o Carefully read the operation manuals of the devices
that you are connecting and follow their instructions.
V Caution
o This unit works with speakers that have nominal
impedances between 4 Ω and 8 Ω. Use of speakers
with impedances of less than 4 Ω, in particular, could
cause the protection circuit to activate and sound out-
put to stop. In some cases, damage could even occur
to this unit and the speakers.
o This unit's red terminal is positive (+) and its black ter-
minal is negative (_).
o If the exposed end of a core wire in a speaker cable
contacts another cable or terminal, a short could occur.
o Never allow a speaker cable to short.
o To avoid noise, do not bundle the speaker cables with
the power cord or other cables.
Connecting speaker cables
1
Remove about 1 cm (0.4") of the sheath at
the end of the speaker cable and twist the
cable core well.
2
Turn the terminal cap left (counterclock-
wise) to loosen it.
3
Insert the wire into the hole in the termi-
nal screw and turn the terminal cap right
(clockwise) to connect it securely.
o Do not allow the cable sheath to touch the terminal.
4
Make sure it is connected securely by gen-
tly pulling on the cable.
Connecting speakers using banana plugs
You can also connect speakers using commercially avail-
able banana plugs. Connect the speaker cable to the
banana plug first, and then insert the plug into the
terminal.
o Loosen the terminal cap before using the banana plug.
o Carefully read the instructions of the banana plugs that
you intend to use with this unit.
For European customers
In accordance with European safety regulations, it is not
possible to connect banana plugs to the speaker terminals
on European models. The holes into which banana plugs
are inserted have been covered with black caps. Connect
the speakers using spades or bare wires. If the black caps
become separated from the terminals, return them to
their original position.
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