Insignia NS-HTIB51A - Manual (Page 11)

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Insignia NS-HTIB51A 5.1 Channel Home Theater System
www.insigniaproducts.com
Speaker connection precautions
Read the following before connecting your
speakers:
• You can connect speakers with an impedance of
between 6 and 16 ohms. If you use speakers with
a lower impedance, and use the amplifier at high
volume levels for a long period of time, the
built-in amp protection circuit may be activated.
• Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet
before making any connections.
• Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. In
other words, connect positive (+) terminals only
to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–)
terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get
them the wrong way around, the sound will be
out of phase and will sound unnatural.
• Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables
may affect the sound quality and should be
avoided.
• Be careful not to short the positive and negative
wires. Doing so may damage the receiver.
• Make sure the metal core of the wire does not
have contact with the receiver’s rear panel. Doing
so may damage the receiver.
• Don’t connect more than one cable to each
speaker terminal. Doing so may damage the
receiver.
• Don’t connect one speaker to several terminals.
To connect the speaker cables:
1 Strip 1/2" to 5/8" (12 to 15 mm) of insulation
from the ends of the speaker cables, and twist
the bare wires tightly, as shown. (Supplied
speaker cables are already stripped.)
2 Loosen the speaker terminals on the receiver
and insert the speaker wires into the terminals
(black wires go to the negative (–) terminals).
The following illustration shows which speaker
should be connected to each pair of terminals.
3 Tighten the terminals to secure the wire.
4 Press and hold the push-terminals on each
speaker and insert the speaker wire, then
release the push-terminal to secure the wire
(black wires go to the negative (–) terminals).
Connecting devices
Connecting the antenna
This section explains how to connect the supplied
indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna.
The receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without
any antenna connected, so you must connect the
antenna to use the tuner.
Tips
• If you are using banana plugs, tighten the
speaker terminal before inserting the banana
plug.
• Do not insert the speaker wire directly into the
center hole of the speaker terminal.
Warning
Do not plug the AC cord into the AC outlet until all
connections are completed.
Notes
• Be sure to observe the color coding when
connecting audio and speaker cords.
• Make connections firmly and correctly. Failure
to do this can cause loss of sound, add noise to
the sound, or damage your receiver.
Front right speaker Front left speaker
Center speaker
Powered subwoofer Surround right
speaker Surround left
speaker
Thumbtacks
Indoor FM antenna (supplied)
AM loop antenna (supplied)
Assembling the AM loop antenna
Push
Insert the plug
fully into the jack
Insert wire Release
FM 75 Ohm
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