Acoustic Research AW880 User Manual

Warning: This product is designed to work with line level outputs or headphone 
outputs only. DO NOT connect it directly to speaker outputs as it will permanently 
damage the transmitter.

1.  Connect a “Y” adapter cable (not included) 

to the 3.5mm mini-plug cable coming out of 
the transmitter.

2. Connect the left (white) and right (red) 

audio plugs on the ”Y” adapter cable to the 
corresponding left and right audio outputs of 
your A/V receiver, amp or other audio source.

Connect the small, round plug from the 
transmitter AC power adapter to the 
transmitter’s power input jack. Plug the other 
end of the transmitter AC power adapter into 
any standard 120V AC wall outlet.

Transmitter

AC Power

Adapter

120V AC

wall outlet

Note: Be sure to use the AC power adapter rated 12V DC 100 mA.
Note: There is no transmitter ON/OFF switch. The transmitter is designed to be 
left plugged in and powered at all times. If you will not be using the AW880 for an 
extended period of time, unplug the transmitter AC power adapter.

Plug the cable coming out of the transmitter 
into the headphone output of your MP3 player 
or CD player (or the audio output jack on your 
computer). 

Transmitter

A/V Receiver

Audio Input Cable

“Y” adapter cable
(not included)

Audio Output

Transmitter

Audio 
Input Cable

Audio

source