Polk Audio Monitor 70 Series II User Guide - Page 4
What's In the Box, How to Connect Your System
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What's In the Box Each box contains: 1. Loudspeaker(s) 2. Owner's manual 3. Registration card 4. Adhesive-backed rubber pads (eight for bookshelf speakers or four for center channel speakers) 5. Wall mount template (for S35, S15 and S10 only) (Speaker cable not included) Binding Posts To connect wire to the binding post, unscrew the binding post cap and insert the bare wire into the hole near the base of the binding post. Do not insert the insulated part of the wire into the hole as this will not give you a good connection. Tighten the binding post cap until it seats firmly with the wire, but do not over tighten. How to Connect Your System To get the best sound quality, it's important to wire your speakers correctly. Wire Preparation Follow the hookup directions included with your receiver/ amplifier. Strip 1/2" (12.7mm) of insulation from each of the two conductors of the wire to expose the bare metal and twist each of the individual conductors into single unfrayed strands. Note that one of the terminals on the rear of each speaker is red (+) and the other is black (-). Make certain that you connect the wire from the positive (+) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the red (+) terminal on your speaker and the wire from the negative (-) terminal of your amplifier or receiver to the black (-) terminal on your speaker. Most wire has some indicator (such as color-coding, ribbing or writing) on one of the two conductors to help you maintain consistency. These recommendations are for all connections from the amplifier/receiver to each speaker: Runs Lengths up to 25' Gauge 16 or better Lengths greater than 25' 14 but less than 50' Lengths greater than 50' 12 but less than 75' Lengths greater than 75' 10 Connectors You have several options when choosing connectors for your speaker wires, and it's really a matter of personal preference. Three of the more commonly used are banana plugs, spade lugs and bare wire. If you know where you want to locate your speakers and plan to set up your system and leave them there, then bare wire will work fine. Just make sure there are not stray strands of wire that could come into contact. If you like to experiment with different speaker locations, spade lugs or banana plugs offer more convenient options when it comes to disconnecting and reconnecting wires. Banana Plugs (US only) Signature Series binding posts have openings in the ends of their caps to accept individual and dual banana plugs. To use banana plugs, carefully pry out the binding post plugs to expose banana plug holes. The binding posts can accept dual banana plugs. Basic Tower, Center, Bookshelf and Satellite Surround Speaker Hookup (S60, S55, S50, S35, S30, S20, S15, S10) Make sure that the red (+) and black (-) connectors on your amplifier or receiver connect to the red (+) and black (-) connectors on your speakers. If your speakers sound "thin," with little bass and little or no center image, odds are that one of the speaker wires is connected backwards. Double check all connections. Power Amplifier 1. 4