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HOW – Hooking up the Speakers
HOW – HOOKING UP SPEAKERS
IDENTIFYING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
(“+”AND “-”)
Speaker wire consists of two conductors, and the wire
should be manufactured so you can discriminate between
the two. If your wire has transparent insulation, one con-
ductor may be copper-colored and the other silver-colored.
Generally, professionals denote the copper one as POSI-
TIVE (+) and the silver one as NEGATIVE (-).
If you’re using wire with an opaque insulation covering,
there will be one of the following differentiating markings:
1. A series of ribs or grooves on one conductor
2. A painted stripe or dotted line on one conductor
3. A string interwoven in the wire strands of one conductor
By convention, the marked conductor is positive (+) for
connection at both ends.
NOTE: It is important that you label your wires “left”
and “right” at both ends when you run them to elimi-
nate confusion during the installation process.
AT THE SPEAKER END
1. Mount the speaker frame as shown in Figure 10 .
Center and level the frame in the cut-out hole and tight-
en the #2 Phillips screws until the clamps rotate and
are drawn up snugly from behind, clamping the frame in
place. Tighten each screw snugly but do not over tight-
en.
2. Cut off excess wire, leaving about 2 feet extending
through the frame.
3. Pull the speaker wire conductors apart so they’re sep-
arated for the first two inches from their ends.
4. Using a wire stripper, diagonal cutters, or a knife, care-
fully remove 1/2 inch of insulation from each conductor.
5. Twist the strands in each conductor into a tight spiral,
as shown in Figure 10.
6. Attach the speaker wires to the red and black speaker
terminals. Press down on the binding posts while insert-
ing the wire into the hole. Connect the POSITIVE (+)
conductor to the RED terminal and the NEGATIVE (-)
conductor to the BLACK speaker terminal for correct
polarity.
7. Make sure that no stray strands of wire are touching
the other conductor.
8. Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for the other speaker(s).
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Ceiling Surface
Speaker Cut-out
Integral Swing-out
clamps