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Models 221 LR, 223 C, and 224 SR
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You can connect your System 220 speakers by using
spade lugs or “banana” connectors, or by removing 1/2"
of insulation from each wire end, twisting the strands
of wire together, placing the wire through one of the
post holes and screwing down the nut tightly.
It is important to observe polarity while making speaker
connections: red (+) terminals on the amplifier to red
(+) on the speaker, black (-) on the amplifier to black (-)
on the speaker. Look carefully at the wires you are using and note that one of the wires
in each pair is marked by either a different color, printing, ridges, or a thread inter-
twined with the wire strands. Conventionally, the marked wire is connected to the
red (+) terminal.
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
Center Front Speaker
Left Front Speaker Right Front Speaker
Right Surround SpeakerLeft Surround Speaker
Dolby Pro Logic
Amplifier or Receiver
Left
Front
Center
Front
Right
Front
Left
Rear
Right
Rear
+
–
+
–
+
–
+
–
Whether your are connecting a complete System 220, or adding one speaker compo-
nent to your present system, the wiring should look like the diagram in Figure 2. Before
turning on the amplifier, be certain that no stray wire strands are touching across the
two terminals as this might damage your amplifier.
Finally, check the polarity of your front speakers by listening to some music. If the
sound seems hollow, spread out and has weak bass, recheck your connections for proper
polarity and reverse the connections if necessary.
Figure 1:
Speaker Wiring
Terminals
Figure 2:
Typical wiring
diagram for
speakers in a
home theater.