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CONNECTION OF THE LOUDSPEAKERS
If you are using ready made loudspeaker cables with 4 mm banana plugs, all you need to do is connect
the two plugs on each loudspeaker cable end to the two associated speaker connectors. Turn the connec-
tor screws clockwise to fasten them.
If you want to use speaker cables equipped with spade lug connectors, every connector screw must be
opened by turning counter clockwise. After that, the lug must be moved under the screw head. Then, turn
the screw clockwise to fasten the lug to the connector. To avoid damages to the amplifier, make sure the
connection is tight and no bare metal from the cable lug connector makes contact with the rear panel or
with another terminal.
If no connector is to be used, remove approximately 1 cm length of insulation from each end of the spea-
ker wire. Twist the braid in order to avoid short circuits. Turn the fastener on the loudspeaker terminal coun-
ter clockwise to loosen it and introduce the bare wire end into the exposed connector hole. Then turn the
fastener clockwise so that the wire is firmly clamped. Make sure the connection is pretty tight.
Attention:
Both loudspeakers must have a nominal impedance of at least 4
Ω
.
Consider correct polarity, the positive contact is mostly marked red or with “+”.
The side of the speaker cable that has to be connected with the positive socket has a marking.
