left and right front speakers because their sonic contribution to your listening is more significant
than the surround back channel speakers.
It also assures the best results when you’re listening to pure stereo.
•
If the 5250 is more powerful than the two channel amplifier, we recommend the preceding 5.1
channel connections for the 5250. Use the two channel amplifier for the surround back channels.
For example, if your two channel amplifier is the Parasound Model 2125 rated at 125 watts/
channel, use the 2125 for the surround back channels and your 5250 for the other five channels.
•
If the two channel amplifier is of high quality, with at least the same power rating as the 5250,
we recommend that you use the two channel amplifier for the front left and right channels, and
the following connections for the 5250.
For example, you might prefer using a Parasound Model 2250 to drive your left and right speak-
ers, and use your 5250 for the other five channels. Even with the same 250w/channel power
rating, the 2250 has a performance edge over the 5250, with superior channel separation and
lower channel-channel crosstalk.
5250 Input jack
5250 Speaker Terminal
Connects to Surround Controller’s Output:
Connects to:
Channel 1 Center, or Ctr channel
Center speaker
Channel 2 RS or Right surround channel
Right surround speaker
Channel 3 RB or Right surround back channel
Right back speaker
Channel 4 LB or Left surround back channel
Left back speaker
Channel 5 LS or Left Surround channel
Left surround speaker
Note:
If you elect this connection arrangement you will probably need to use the Auto Turn On
12V option because none of these channels supplies adequate levels for the 5250’s Audio sensing.
Each – and + speaker terminal will accept bare speaker wire up to AWG 12, a wire terminated
with a
1
⁄
4
”
spade lug, or with a single banana plug; dual banana plugs which are
3
⁄
4
”
(19mm) apart
may be used for each speaker.
If you use bare wires, remove only enough insulation, about
1
⁄
2
”
(12mm) for each exposed bare
wire to insert through the small hole in the side of the binding post. Before inserting a bare
wire, twist the strands tightly between your fingers to prevent strays that might touch the chas-
sis or another terminal and cause a short circuit. If you have soldering experience you may want
to “tin” the stripped bare wire with solder for a cleaner termination and to prevent the wire
from oxidizing.
Correct Speaker Polarity is Important
As you connect the speaker wires, you can see that the insulation on one of the two wires in
each pair has either printing or a raised ridge. The marking lets you know which wire you con-
nected to the positive speaker terminal at its other end.
Make sure the + wire you attach to each Model 5250 + speaker terminal is attached to the +
terminal of the speaker for that channel.
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued
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