Specifications

4. SPEAKER HOOK-UP
LEFT CHANNEL SPEAKER / RIGHT CHANNEL SPEAKER
Your surround speakers come in two versions - a Left Channel speaker and a Right Channel speaker. It is
critical that the correct speaker be used in each channel.
On the back panel of the speaker, there is an arrow with the printed nomenclature "Point Arrow Towards
Screen." To correctly install the Tripole
®
surrounds, be sure that the arrow printed on each speaker is pointed
towards the television screen. The arrows will not be visible once the speaker is installed.
To confirm that the Surround-55 speakers are correctly installed, check the angle of the tweeter (see Section
3 above). The tweeter for each speaker should be pointing towards the back wall (or the nearest side wall).
WIRING THE SURROUND SPEAKER
The Positive ( + ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the RED ( + ) "INPUT"
terminal, and the Negative ( — ) lead from your amplifier or receiver should be connected to the BLACK ( — )
"INPUT" terminal. See Figure 1.
SPEAKER WIRE
The sound quality that you get from your speaker can be affected by the type of speaker wire that you use
to connect them. While it is possible to use speaker wire as thin as 22 gauge to hook your surround speaker
up, wire of less than 16 gauge will compromise their sound quality. For wire runs of up to 10 feet, 16 gauge wire
is acceptable. For runs up to 20 feet, you should use a minimum of 14 gauge. For up to 30 feet, use a
minimum of 12 gauge, and over 30 feet should use 10 gauge. The smaller the gauge number, the thicker the
wire.
There are a wide variety of premium speaker cables available from a number of specialist manufacturers.
We do not endorse any specific brand of premium cable, but we do recommend the highest quality cable that
fits your budget. Beware, though -- with cables, expensive is not always better. If you have any questions,
contact your M&K dealer for advice.
FIGURE 1
TRIPOLE
®
SURROUND SPEAKER
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