Pioneer S-31-LR-QL: Attaching and Removing the Grille Connections

Attaching and Removing the Grille

• If the cables’ wires happen to be pushed out of the terminals,

It is recommended that this speaker system be used with the grille

allowing the wires to come into contact with each other, it

net attached, but it can be removed if desired. To remove, follow

places an excessive additional load on the amp. This may

these instructions:

cause the amp to stop functioning, and may even damage the

amp.

1 To remove the grille, place your fingers at the outside of

• When using a set of speakers connected to an amplifier, you

the grille toward the bottom and pull gently outward. Then

won’t be able to obtain the normal stereo effect if the polarity

do the same at the top to detach.

(+, –) of one of the speakers (left or right) is reversed.

2 To reattach the grille, hold the speaker grille with the

CAUTION

triangular symbol pointing upward, then align the four pins

on the back side of the grille with the holes in the speaker

and press in firmly.

Connections

This speaker does not include speaker cables used for connecting

to an amplifier.

Connecting the cables

1 Switch off the power to your amplifier.

2 Connect the speaker cables to the input terminals (lower)

on the back of the speaker. For input terminal polarity, red is

positive (+) and black is negative (–).

Red terminal

(+)

(−)

Hot-side speaker cord

Black terminal

Common-side speaker cord

3 Connect the other ends of the cables to the amp's

speaker output terminals (for more details, refer to your amp

instruction manual).

• Grasp the cap knobs on the lower input terminals and rotate

them to the left (counter-clockwise), insert the speaker cable

wires into the holes in the terminal posts, then tighten the

knobs to secure the short bar as well as the wires.

• You can also connect the speaker’s terminals with a banana

plug.

• When using a banana plug, first remove the caps covering the

speaker terminal.

• After connecting the plugs, pull lightly on the cables to make

sure that the ends of the cables are securely connected to the

terminals. Poor connections can create noise and

interruptions in the sound.

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hese speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE

voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when

connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables,

disconnect the power cord before touching any

uninsulated parts.

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