- 1). Cut a speaker wire long enough to hook up each speaker to the stereo system, using the wire strippers.
- 2). Strip 1/2 inch of insulation from the two wires on each end of the speaker wire.
- 3). Connect one wire to the positive (typically red) terminal on the rear of the speaker and the other wire to the negative terminal (black). Speakers are generally equipped with one of two main types of terminals, either plastic spring clips or metal posts with plastic knobs on them. Spring clips lift to open a small hole for inserting each wire. Attach wires to post-type terminals by unscrewing the plastic knob, then wrapping the bare wire around each metal post. Tighten the knobs to hold the wires.
- 4). Hook up the other end of each speaker wire pair to the corresponding positive and negative terminals labeled for that speaker on the stereo's rear panel, for example, the left front or right front speaker. Not only must you hook the right and left speakers to the right and left terminals on the stereo, but more importantly you also must make sure not to cross up the positive and negative connections of the wire pairs. The wire you hooked to the speaker's positive terminal must connect at the other end to the positive terminal on the stereo; the negative to the negative. The two speaker wires will be marked in some way (color of wire, color of insulation, ridge on one side) to help you avoid connection errors.
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