JBL SCS136 Owner's Manual - Speaker Connections

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CONNECTION TIPS

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

Separate and strip the ends of

the speaker wire as shown.

Speakers and electronics 

terminals have corresponding

(+) and (–) terminals. Most

manufacturers of speakers

and electronics, including

JBL, use red to denote the 

(+) terminal and black for the

(–) terminal.

The (+) lead of the speaker

wire is noted with a stripe. 

It is important to connect 

both speakers identically: (+)

on the speaker to (+) on the

amplifier and (–) on the

speaker to (–) on the amplifier.

Wiring “out of phase” results

in thin sound, weak bass and

a poor stereo image.

With the advent of multichan-

nel surround sound systems,

connecting all of the speakers

in your system with the cor-

rect polarity remains equally

important in order to preserve

the proper ambience and

directionality of the program

material.

To connect the supplied

speaker wires to the

speaker terminals, press the

red or black plastic tab for

the desired terminal, insert

the bare end of the wire into

the hole and release the tab.

Gently tug on the wire to

make sure that it is fully

inserted.