Radio Shack MPA 31 - Placing the Speakers; Connecting the Speakers

PUCING THE SPEAKERS
Sf»aker ptecanait depencte on your
room's size and anrangerr^it We re-
commaxJ you piay a wide-range re-
corcfing and experiment with speaker
placement until you firto the locations
ttrat result in the best sound. The foBow-
ing drawings ^x)w recommerxjed
qjeaker placements for typical, nanow,
aixl wkJe sound coverage.
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Use the ^tortest latgth of wire possitde
to connect the qaeakers. After placing
the speakers, detemnine the vinre length
and choose tfie apfiv'opriate gauge size
as foUows:
Wire Length
25 feet or less
Over 25 feet
Wire Gauge
18-gauge
16-gauge
Sngia Spsaksr (Nanow Ccwsrsse)
Note: If you connect speakers without
transfomners, the speaker wire shouto
be no longer than 50 feet
CONNECTING THE
SPEAKERS
You can connect one or more 4-, 8- or
16-ohm speakers, with or wittraut trans-
formers, between the amplifier's output
and the speakers' input To ensure
equal volume from each speaker, all ttre
connected speakers should have the
same impedance rating.
Remove about 1 inch of insulation from
the end of each wire. Then twist tfie ex-
posed wire to secure all its strands.
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Connect tfie speaker wire to the ampli-
fier and the speaker(s) by pressing
down on the appropriate push terminal
lever and inserting the end of ttie twist-
ed wire into Hie terminal's hole. Then re-
lease the lever to secure the vwre.