Owner`s manual

Speakers and electronics have
corresponding (+) and (–) termi-
nals. Most manufacturers of
speakers and electronics, including
Audioaccess, use red to denote the
(+) terminal and black for the (–)
terminal. It is important to connect
both speakers identically: (+) on
the speaker to (+) on the amplifier
and (–) on the speaker to (–) on
the amplifier. Wiring “out of phase”
results in thin sound, weak bass
and a poor stereo image. With the
advent of multichannel surround
sound systems, connecting all of
the speakers in your system with
the correct polarity remains
Connection Tips
equally important in order to pre-
serve the proper ambience and
directionality of the program
material.
If two AAS88 subwoofers are
used, the wires for both speakers
should be the same length. If one
speaker is placed closer to the
amplifier than the other, hide the
excess wire behind the wall. If
bass response seems low, there
may be a phase problem, with
the sound waves from the two
subwoofers canceling each other
out. If bass response seems low,
try inverting the polarity on one
subwoofer – i.e., connect the (+)
terminal on the amplifier to the
(–) terminal on the speaker, and
the (–) terminal on the amplifier
to the (+) terminal on the
speaker.
To use the spring-clip-type termi-
nals on the AAS88 loudspeaker,
press the colored tab and insert
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
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the bare end of the wire into the
hole. Release the tab and gently
tug the wire to ensure that it is
secure.
To use the push-type terminals on
the connections panel supplied
with the optional AAS88BB “back
box” enclosure, depress the colored
cap until the pass-through hole in
the binding post is revealed. While
holding the cap down, insert the
bare end of the wire, or a banana
plug, into the pass-through hole.
Release the cap and tug gently on
the wire to ensure that it is secure.
Since the AAS88 is a passive loud-
speaker, only speaker-level con-
nections are available. Depending
on whether you are using a dedi-
cated subwoofer
amplifier or your
main receiver/ amplifier to power the
AAS88, select one of the two con-
nection methods that follow.
AAS88
L 1
L 2
L 3
L 4
BLK
GRN
BLK
ORN
J 1
C 1
C 3
C 2
+ OUT 2 –
+ OUT 1 –
C 4
J 2
+ IN 2 –
+ IN 1 –
– +– +
Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs
Connection Method #1, Using One AAS88
(Remove Shorting Straps)
Left Right
– +
Front Left Speaker
– +
Front Right Speaker
Rear of AAS88
®
Wire Recommended
Length Size
Up to 20 ft. 16-gauge
Up to 50 ft. 14-gauge
Greater than 50 ft. 12-gauge
YEL/BLK
YEL
WHT/BLK
WHT
ORG/BLK
ORG
GRE/BLK
GRE
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
– +– +
Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs
Left Right
– +
Front Left Speaker
– +
Front Right Speaker
Connections Panel
of AAS88 Back Box
Connection Method #1, Using One AAS88
With Back Box (Remove Shorting Straps)
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