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Appendix
B:
Connections
Interconnects Speakercables
• Choose reliable hook-up cables, also
called patch cords or RCA cables. There
are many different grades of cable
available and you might want to ask
your Carver dealer for advice. The main
thing is that they should be fully
shielded and as short as possible for the
job. Try to layout the system so that
most patch cords are less than six feet,
perhaps most will be three or four feet
long.
• The longer the distance from the amplifier
to the speakers, the thicker the speaker
wire should be.
• The thickness of speaker wire is specified
as a "gauge". The thicker the wire, the
smaller the gauge. For example, 16 gauge
is thicker than 18 gauge. Most systems
use 16, 14 or 12 gauge wire.
• The following table shows the minimum
recommend gauge for different lengths.
• Some patch cords can be a very tight fit
and there is usually a preferred method
of getting them off, some have to be
removed with a twisting action. Be
gentle or you may damage the jacks of
the preamp or your other components.
• Some special patch cords can only be
hooked up in one direction, these are
usually marked with arrows.
Length
Gauge
up to 2S feet
16
up to 40 feet
14
up to 60 feet
12
• For video connections, use cords made
especially for video signals, otherwise
the picture quality may be degraded.
Video cables are specially designed to
match the video circuits electrical
characteristics.
• Use speaker cables which are marked in
some way to help you connect them up
correctly. Some have a black stripe or a
ridge on one of the cables, other types
have a silver strand or thread running
through.
• It is usual for the right patch cord plugs
to be red and the left connections to be
white, grey or black. Video connections
are usually yellow.
• You might start with standard speaker
wires and connection cords and then
upgrade them later when you want to
fine tune your system. Your dealer can
advise you on the different cables and
cords available.
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