JBL SYN 3 Owner's Manual

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CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS TO THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEMTo connect theSynthesis Three loud-speakers to thereceiver or poweramplifiers, use two-conductor insulatedspeaker wire. We rec-ommend #14 AWGwire as a minimumsize. Your JBL dealercan recommend suit-able cables, or youcan buy this type ofwire at most hardwarestores.The terminals on the back of the speakers accept both bare wire and dual bananaplugs, either of which will provide easy, secure connections.PREPARING THE HOOKUP WIRE1. First determine the distance between your amplifier and the most distant speaker ineach group (fronts, surrounds, subwoofers).2. Now make the hookup wires for all speakers in each group this length, even if onespeaker is much closer to your amplifier than the other. This will help maintain propersignal balance.3. Strip of 3/8” of insulation from both ends of each conductor.4. Twist each set of thin wires into a tightly-bunched spiral.5. Now find a visual difference between the two conductors of each molded pair ofspeaker wire. Differentiating marks can be a different color wire (copper or silver); astrand of yarn in one conductor; thin, raised ribs on one part of the outer insulation; ora printed marking on one part of the outer insulation. It doesn’t matter which of the twostrands go to the (+) and (-) on the speakers and amplifiers, as long as all speakers7S3MORS3VCS3VCORS3HCS3MORS3VCS3SAMBIENTS3SLEFT AND RIGHT FRONTCENTER*SUBWOOFERAMBIENTAMBIENT(-) (+)(-) (+) (-) (+)(-) (+)(-) (+)(-) (+) (-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)LEFT(-) (+)AMPLIFIERSS300S150S300S150*When used with a complete Synthesis Three system, the center amplifer (model S150) is operated in the mono bridged mode