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3. Insertthebarewirespeakercableintotheterminalblock,payingcloseattentiontothenotedpolarity
toensurethatitisnotinsertedinreverse.Thepositiveconductorshouldbeconnectedtothepositive
terminal,andthenegativeconductortothenegativeterminal.Pleasenotethatitmaybenecessaryto
rstuntightenthescrewterminalpriortoinsertion.
4. Usingasmallat-headscrewdriver,tightenthescrew(clockwise)untilitishand-tight.Usingexcessive
forceorapowertoolmayeitherdamage/breakthewireortheterminalblock.
5. Connecttheoppositeendofthespeakerconductorwiretothespeakerusinginstructionsand
methodsprovidedbythespeakermanufacturer.
Pleasenotethatanyexposedbarewirethatcomesintocontactwiththeopposingpolarityorother
commonsignalingwire(e.g.thepositivewire(s)comesintocontactwiththenegativewire(s))will
causeashortandpotentiallydamagetheamplierand/orspeaker.Pleaseensurethattheproper
polarityisfollowedandthatnobareexposedwireisprotrudingfromtheterminalblockthatcan
easilycomeintocontactwithotherwires.Wireswillhaveatendencytobendandmoveattheentry-
pointoftheterminalblockandcancomelooseorinadvertentlycomeintocontactwithanother
wirewhentryingtoinserttheterminalintotheamplier,ortheamplierandwiringisplacedintoa
connedspace(e.g.cabinet).