Connecting the A-1VL
Caution:Before Making Any Connections
Y Do not connect speakers having impedance values of
Y Read the manuals supplied with your components.4 ohms or lower.
Y DonOt connect the power cord until youOve completed Y Do not connect more than one speaker cord to indi-
all audio and video connctions.vidual speaker terminals. Connecting more than one
speaker cord may cause failure.
RCA/Phono Connection Color CodingY Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may
RCA/Phono connections are usually color coded: red affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
and white. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio Y Be careful not to short the positive
inputs and outputs (typically labeled OR�).and negative wires. Doing so may
damage the A-1VL.
Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs
and outputs (typically labeled OL�). And use yellow
plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.
Analog audio1Strip away approx. 5/8 inch 15 mm
Right (red)Right (red)
(15 mm) of insulation from the
Left (white)ends of the speaker cables, and Left (white)
twist the bare wires tightly, as
Y Push plugs in all the way to shown.
Right!
make good connections (loose 2Twist the wire ends tightly together.
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
Y To prevent interference, keep 3Unscrew the speaker terminal.
audio and video cables away Wrong!
from power cords and speaker
cables.4Fully insert the bare wires.
Connecting Your Speakers
Connecting Your Speakers
5Screw the terminal tight.
Connect the right channel speaker to the RIGHT
speaker connector on the A-1VL, and the left channel
speaker to the LEFT speaker connecter.
Connect the O+� connector on each speaker to the O+� Changing the Speaker
connectors on the A-1VL, and connect the O�� connec-
tor on each speaker to the O�� connectors on the A-1VL. Impedance Value Setting
Be sure to connect the positive and negative cables for The A-1VL allows you to set the speaker impedance
the speakers properly. If they are mixed up, the left and values according to the speakers you use, adjusting the
right signals will be reversed and the audio will sound optimum frequency characteristics against speaker
unnatural.loads.
Front SpeakerFront SpeakerWe recommend you set the OSPEAKER IMPEDANCE
(Right)(Left)SELECTOR� setting to O8 OHMS MIN./SPEAKER�
for speakers having impedance of 8 ohms or higher.
Likewise, you may want to set the setting to O4 OHMS
MIN./SPEAKER� for speakers having impedance of
4 ohms or higher.
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