Optimus 12-1734 User Manual
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Cat. No. 12-1734
61/2-Inch 3-Way Flush Mount Speaker System
Your Optimus 61/2-Inch 3-Way Flush
Mount Speaker System is designed to
provide clean sound and superb performance. Each speaker’s 6
1
/2-inch woofer,
2-inch midrange , and 1-inch twe eter combine to give you superb sound across the
entire audio spectrum. You can mount
your speakers on any sol id flat surface using the supplied hardware. To get the
best sound from your speakers, please
read this entire manual carefully for the
proper wiring and mo unti ng procedures.
We recommend that you temporarily wire
the speakers to you r s ound system b efo re
you mount them, so you can test the
speakers and wire connections.
WIRING THE SPEAKERS
Note
: Other auto sound systems’ wires
All Radio Shack auto sound systems
come with eight color-coded speaker
wires. This chart shows Radio Shack's
standard color codes.
might not use the same color codes. If
your auto sound system is other than a
Radio Shack brand, check its owner's
manual for the speaker wire color codes.
Speaker Terminal Wire Color
Left Rear Green (+)/Green-Black (–)
Left Front White (+)/White-Black (–)
Right Rear Violet (+)/Violet-Black (–)
Right Front Gray (+)/Gray-Black (–)
For each speaker wire, match the negative conducto r (with the bl ack stripe ) to the
negative (–) speaker terminal to ensure
proper phasing (+ to + and – to –). (Improper phasing causes poor bass response.)
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1995 Tandy Corporation.
Optimus and Radio Shack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Connect the stereo 's speaker wires to the
speakers, usin g the color code in the cha rt
as a guide. Then turn on your ster eo to be
sure that you connected the speakers
properly.
Caution:
Do not connect any speaker
wires to chassis ground. Use all of the
specified wires to co nnect t he speaker s t o
your vehicle's auto sound system.
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Two-Speaker Syst em
Four-Speaker System
If your auto sound system has a front-torear fader, connect your speakers as follows.
MOUNTING THE
SPEAKERS
The surface should be sturdy
enou
h to support the weight of the
speakers.
2. Usin
3. Drill three
4. Route the speaker wire from your
5. Cover each drilled hole with one of
6. Remove the cover from each
7. Insert each speaker int o it s m ountin
8. Thread one of the supplied screws
9. Firmly press the cover onto each
the suppl ied templat e, cut two
speaker holes.
5
/32-inch holes for each
speaker's mountin
another for each speaker’s wire.
auto sound system, throu
mountin
location, and connect it to the
speaker (see “Wirin
Caution:
wires will be pinched or stepped on.
the supplied nut plates.
speaker to expose the mountin
holes.
location, then align each speaker’s
mountin
throu
speaker.
surface to the speaker
Avoid areas where the
holes with the dri lled holes.
h each hole and tighten it.
screws, and
h the
the Speakers”).
1. Select a flat area (such as your car's
rear deck) for the mountin
surfa ce.
2
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