Crown ma-5002vz Guía Del Usuario
Operation Manual
MA-5002VZ Power Amplifier
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3.5 Choose Output Wire and Con-
nectors
nectors
Crown recommends using pre-built or profes-
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire and connectors. You
may use banana connectors, terminal forks or
bare wire for your output connectors (see Figure
3.5). To prevent the possibility of short-circuits,
wrap or otherwise insulate exposed loudspeaker
cable connectors.
sionally wired, high-quality, two-conductor,
heavy gauge speaker wire and connectors. You
may use banana connectors, terminal forks or
bare wire for your output connectors (see Figure
3.5). To prevent the possibility of short-circuits,
wrap or otherwise insulate exposed loudspeaker
cable connectors.
Using the guidelines below, select the appropri-
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
ate size of wire based on the distance from
amplifier to speaker.
CAUTION: Never use shielded cable for
output wiring.
output wiring.
Distance
Wire Size
up to 40 ft.
14 gauge
41-60 ft.
12 gauge
61-100 ft.
10 gauge
101-150 ft.
8 gauge
151-250 ft.
6 gauge
Figure 3.5 Output Connector Wiring
3 Setup
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