10ConneCTionsNOTE: Connections for the Cinema BD100 and Cinema BD300 areidentical except where noted.connecT The SpeAkerS: Bd100cAuTion: Before making any connections to the Bd100 receiver,ensure that the receiver’s Ac cord is unplugged from the receiverand the Ac outlet. Making speaker connections with the receiverplugged in and turned on could damage your speakers.Your Cinema BD100 receiver has color-coded speaker connectors and theCinema BD100 speaker wires are color-coded to make it easy to connectthe speakers properly.white front left (+)red front right (+)blue surround left (+)gray surround right (+)green center (+)purple subwoofer (+)black (–) on all speakersConnect the speaker’s wire with the colored band to the receiver’s speakerterminal with the same color. Connect the speaker’s black wire to the blackreceiver speaker terminal directly under the colored terminal. Wiring oneor more speakers incorrectly results in thin sound, weak bass and poorsurround-sound envelopment.AUX IN COAXIAL INVIDEO OUTAC INPUT100–240v—50/60Hz 50W RADIO ANTENNAFM 75WNETWORKOPTICAL IN HDMI OUTFRONT RCENTERFRONT LSURR R SURR LFRoNT RSpeakerRed Bandto Red TabWhite Bandto White TabGreen Bandto Green TabGray Bandto Gray Tab Blue Bandto Blue TabPurple Band to Purple TabSURR LSpeakerSURR RSpeakerFRoNT LSpeaker SUBWooFERCENTERSpeakeriMporTAnT: Make sure the (+) and (–) bare wires do not touch eachother or any metal object on the receiver’s rear panel. Touchingwires can cause a short circuit that can damage the Bd100 receiver.connecT The SpeAkerS: Bd300cAuTion: Before making any connections to the Bd300 receiver,ensure that the receiver’s Ac cord is unplugged from the receiverand the Ac outlet. Making speaker connections with the receiverplugged in and turned on could damage your speakers.Your Cinema BD300 receiver has color-coded speaker connectors. Pressthe tab to open the connector, insert the bare wire into the opening andrelease the tab to secure the wire.white front left (+)red front right (+)blue surround left (+)gray surround right (+)green center (+)black (–) on all channelsThe BD300 system’s speakers use red to denote the ( + ) terminal andblack for the ( – ) terminal. Be sure to connect all the speakers identically:red ( + ) on the speaker to the colored ( + ) terminal on the receiver andblack ( – ) on the speaker to the black ( – ) terminal on the receiver. Wiringone or more speakers incorrectly results in thin sound, weak bass and poorsurround-sound envelopment.FRoNT RSpeakerGray Stripe toRed TerminalGray Stripe toWhite TerminalConnect Wireswith GrayStripes toRed TerminalsGray Stripe toGreen TerminalGray Stripe toBlue TerminalGray Stripe toGray Terminal SURR LSpeakerSURR RSpeakerFRoNT LSpeakerCENTERSpeakeriMporTAnT: Make sure the (+) and (–) bare wires do not toucheach other or any metal object on the receiver’s rear panel.Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage theBd300 receiver.