Prior To Installation; Connecting Your Speakers - Denon AVR-X1100W Bedienungsanleitung

Prior to installation

Carefully unpack your new speakers and
be sure that your sound system is turned
off. Follow the detailed instructions for
installing the speakers to insure that
nothing is damaged during the process.
We recommend that cables up to 10 me-
ters [32 feet] in length have a thickness
of at least 1.00 mm2 in cross-sectional
area. If you require longer cables, then
we recommend that you switch to thick-
er ones. Always try to use the shortest
possible cables to keep electricity loss
to a minimum. The result will be better
sound reproduction. The table below will
guide you regarding cable thickness in
proportion to length.
Speaker cables' cross-sectional area
(in mm2) Maximum length (in meters)
Cross sectional area
(mm2)
2,50
1,50
1,00
Max length
(in meters )
25
15
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Connecting your speakers

Begin by removing about 10 mm (.39
inches) of the cables' insulation if it has
not already been done. Connect the
cable's positive (+) to the amplifier's
positive (+), which is usually marked in
red. Then connect the cable's negative
(-) to the amplifier's negative (-), which
is usually marked in black. Connect the
other + and - to the speakers' red and
black terminals, respectively.
If, for some reason, you are not sure you
have connected the loudspeaker cables
correctly, you can run a phase test. This
test enables you to determine if your left
and right speakers are working in phase
with one another. Here's how it works:
face the speakers toward each other,
about three feet apart. Begin playing a
CD with a very pronounced bass, turn
up the volume halfway, and listen care-
fully to the bass frequency. Then, switch
the + and - leads on of the speaker's
amplifier connections. Play the same
track again and recheck the bass sound.
The connection that gives you the best
bass frequencies is the correct one; this
means that the speakers are working in
phase with one other.
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