Manual (PDF Document) - World Wide Stereo

ConnectionsPlease consider the following when settingup your new system :• Before making or changing anyconnec tions, ALWAYS make surethat the subwoofer and your othercomponents are turned OFF. Alsoturn down the volume control of thesub woof er and your pream pli fi er orreceiver.Tape DeckDVDPreamplifierPower stripAmplifierAC outlets on the same circuit breakerSubwoofer• This diagram shows all the lowpower com po nents sharing a powerstrip which is con nect ed to the sameout let used by the amplifi er.• The sub woof er is con nect ed to anout let on the same cir cuit break er,pro vid ed that the total sys temcur rent draw does not exceed thebreaker current rating.• This arrangement will reduce thepos si bil i ty of an audible hum in yoursystem caused by a ground loop.• Whenever possible, keep thepower cords away from the signalcables or speaker wires to pre ventany hum or in ter fer ence beingheard in the speak ers.• Choose reliable, high quality in ter -con nect cables, also called patchcords or RCA cables. They shouldbe fully shield ed and as short aspos si ble for the job. The longestcable in your system will likely be tothe sub woof er, so choose a goodquality brand.• Some patch cords can be a verytight fi t and there is usually apreferred method of getting themoff. Some have to be re moved witha twisting action. Be gentle or youmay dam age the jacks of the subwoofer or your other com po nents.Speaker Level connections• The subwoofer’s speaker levelinputs can accept speaker wireswith banana, dual-banana, barewire or spade terminals. If you havebanana type con nec tors on yourspeaker wire, make sure that youtighten the binding posts beforeinserting.• Make sure that the negativespeaker wires never touch the positivewires as this will short out andpossibly damage your amplifi er orreceiver.The subwoofer’s two negativeposts are joined in ter nal ly (common-grounded). Your am pli fi ermust also be internally commongroundedor you cannot use thisconnection. Contact the man u fac -tur er of your amplifi er to make sureits outputs are common grounded.10