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CONNECTION OPTIONS FOR
RTi SERIES FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS
Follow the hookup directions included with your receiver. Strip 1/2 inch (12.7mm) of insulation
from each of the two conductors of the speaker wire to expose the bare metal and twist each of the
individual conductors into single unfrayed strands. Note that one of the terminals on the rear of
each speaker is red (+) and the other is black (-). Make certain that you connect the wire from the
red (+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the red (+) terminal on your speaker and the wire
from the black (-) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the black (-) terminal on your speaker.
Most wire has some indicator (such as color-coding, ribbing or writing) on one of the two
conductors to help you maintain consistency.
To connect wire to the binding post [figure 3], unscrew the hex nut and insert the bare wire into
the hole near the base of the binding post. Do not insert the insulated part of the wire into the hole
as this will not give you a good connection. Twist the hex nut back down the binding post until it
firmly meets the wire. Do not over tighten.
To Use Banana Plugs (US Only): Unscrew the binding post lug nuts completely to expose the
binding post plugs (plastic plugs inserted into the binding posts). Carefully pry out the binding post
plugs to expose banana plug holes. Screw the lug nuts back on the binding posts and insert banana
plugs. (This is for US owners only.)
HOOK UP OPTION 1 [figure 4] is recommended for most systems. Make sure the flat metal
jumper strips are tightly secured to both sets of binding posts.
HOOK UP OPTION 2 [figure 5] is recommend for use with a receivers or preamp/processors
with L & R preamp outputs. For this connection, remove the flat metal jumper strips. Connect
the top set of binding posts to the speaker outputs of your amp or receiver, If your pre-amp,
processor, amplifier or receiver has a spare set of front left and right pre-outputs, connect them
to the subwoofer inputs on the back of the speakers. If your electronics has a single set of pre-
outputs and they are being used to deliver signal to an amplifier, use “Y” cables.
HOOK UP OPTION 3 [figure 6] is recommended for systems with receivers or preamp/pro-
cessors with unfiltered
subwoofer (LFE) outputs only. (To find out if your subwoofer output jack is
unfiltered, please see your receiver/preamp/processor’s owner’s manual.) For this connection,
remove the flat metal jumper strips. Connect the line level inputs on the back of the loudspeaker to
the subwoofer output(s) of your pre-amp, processor, amplifier or receiver. If you only have one
subwoofer output jack, run a cable to the subwoofer line level input of one speaker and another
cable from the line level output of that speaker to the line level input of the other speaker.
If you are not sure about the nature of your subwoofer output jack, use either hookup option 1 or
hookup option 2.
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