ELAC DS-A101-G User Manual

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Connections
Speaker Connections
1. Use 16AWG (min) 2-conductor stranded speaker wire for speaker connections.
2. Strip approximately 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch off the ends and twist the strands together so
there are no loose ends that can cause shorts.
3. Ontheamplierrearpanel,turntheclearendsoftheSpeakerTerminalscounterclockwise
so there is enough room between the post and the clear end to feed the stripped wire
through the post hole without damaging the strands.
4. Conrmpolarity.(Redwireto+)
5. Turn the clear ends clockwise to tighten the post and secure the wire.
6. Repeat for left and right speakers, + and -.
7. Conrmconnectionandpolarity.
8. Connect the speaker wires to the appropriate + and - terminals on the speakers.
9. Conrmconnection,polarityandposition.
NOTE: IftheSpeakerOutsensesashort,theamplierwillenterprotectmodeand‘Protect’
will appear in the front panel display. In protect mode, the audio amp will be shut down, but
the logic and control will remain on. Source select and volume changes will be shown in the
display, but there will be no output from the amp and ‘Protect’ will again be shown in the
display after changes are made.
Toresettheamp,powercycletheamp(unplugtheamplierfromthewalljackfor5seconds
and then plug it back in). If the amp does not return to normal operation, please contact
ELAC at 714.252.8843 or at service@elac.us.
Other Connections
For information on connecting audio devices to the DS-A101-G, see section: Rear Panel Fea-
tures.
For information regarding Bluetooth audio streaming, see section: Bluetooth.
Figure 5 DS-A101-G Speaker Connections
DS-A101-G Rear Panel
SPEAKER OUT
RIGHT LEFT
Red Wire
To Positive
Right Speaker
Red Wire
To Positive
Left Speaker

ELAC DS-A101-G Specifications

General

Brand	ELAC
Model	DS-A101-G
Category	Amplifier
Language	English