JBL CS1500 Owner's Manual

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6CONNECTION TIPSSPEAKER CONNECTIONSSeparate and strip theends of the speaker wireas shown.Speakers and electronicsterminals have corresponding(+) and (–) terminals. Mostmanufacturers of speakersand electronics, includingJBL, use red to denote the (+)terminal and black to denotethe (–) terminal.The (+) lead of the speakerwire is noted with a stripe.It is important to connect bothspeakers identically:(+) on the speaker to (+) onthe amplifier and (–) on thespeaker to (–) on the amplifier.Wiring “out of phase” resultsin thin sound, weak bass anda poor stereo image.With the advent of multichan-nel surround sound systems,connecting all of the speakersin your system with thecorrect polarity remainsequally important in order topreserve the proper ambienceand directionality of theprogram material.CST55To provide a neater installa-tion, the CST55 allows you toinsert the speaker wiresthrough holes in the base.Simply separate and stripthe wires as described above,loosen the terminals andinsert each wire into itscorresponding hole in thebase. Then tighten down theterminals.CSB5, CSC55To use the binding-postspeaker terminals, unscrewthe colored collar until thepass-through hole in thecenter post is visible underthe collar. Insert the bare endof the wire through this hole;then screw the collar downuntil the connection is tight.The hole in the centerof each collar is intendedfor use with banana-typeconnectors. To comply withEuropean CE certification,these holes are blocked withplastic inserts at the point ofmanufacture.To use banana-typeconnectors requires theremoval of the inserts.The hole in the centerof each collar is intendedfor use with banana-typeconnectors. To comply withEuropean CE certification,these holes are blocked withplastic inserts at the point ofmanufacture.To use banana-typeconnectors requires theremoval of the inserts.