Hooking Up Your New FH-65B Speakers
STOP! — Make sure that you consult your
amplifier’s owner’s manual regarding speaker
hook-up. Your amplifier should be turned off
throughout this procedure.
Aword about speaker wire – There are a number
of quality speaker wire products available today.
Most of these products offer obvious cosmetic
benefits over lamp cord and light gauge wires.
The FH-65B speakers come equipped with
inputs that allow the greatest flexibility and
choice of hook-up wire and connectors. The
choice of speaker wire is dependent on the type
of amplifier, the distance you intend to run the
wire, and your budget, among other things. If in
doubt as to which brand or type of wire and
connector to use, consult your audio dealer.
Most speaker wire is polarity coded. This means
that each conductor is labeled either (+) positive
or (-) negative. The (+) positive side may be a
different color or texture than the (-) negative
side. On the back of your amplifier,each channel
is probably labeled (+) and (-) as well as color
coded red for (+) positive and black for (-) nega-
tive. Formula speaker terminals arecolor coded
red for (+) positive and black for (-) negative. Be
sure to hook (+) to (+), (red to red), and (-) to (-),
(black to black). (See figure4.)
All connections should be tight and close fitting.
Inspect connections for frays and stray strands
of wiretouching both (+) and (-) terminals. (This
will cause a shortand, perhaps, damage your
equipment.)
Caring for Your Speakers
Formula speaker cabinets are finished with
avery high quality polymer lacquer covering
that is both attractive and serves as excellent
protection for the wood cabinet. The cabinet
can be cleaned with a damp, soft cloth or you
may use a high-quality furniture polish to
maintain the original luster. Use a soft brush
or hand vacuum cleaner on the grille material.
Troubleshooting and Service
Formula speakers do not use external fuse
protection or circuit breakers because these
devices tend to impede sound quality and may
only protect the speaker to a marginal degree.
Rather, we use components and designs of the
highest caliber as an effective method of pro-
tecting the speaker. However, no amount of pro-
tection will prevent damage caused by defective
associated equipment or extreme abuse.
If you have a problem, first try to determine
if it is indeed a speaker problem. Determine
whether the problem exists in both speakers. If
its does, the problem likely originates in some
other component in the system. If the problem
is in one speaker only, reverse your speaker
leads (left to right, right to left). If the problem
moves to the other channel, your problem is
not in the speakers.
Once you have determined that you have a
speaker problem, contact your dealer for author-
ized factory service information. If you are
unable to contact your dealer, if your dealer is
unable to solve your problem, or if you have any
questions or comments regarding your Formula
Speaker System, please contact us at:
B.I.CAmerica
925 N. Shepard Street
Anaheim, CA 92806
www.bicamerica.com
For tech support call 1-877-558-4242
Please describe the problem in detail. We will
decide on the most appropriate course of action.
Correct In-phase Hook-up
Amplifier
Speaker
Figure 4
