Pre-wire minister to....what are the green and white wires for? We are trying to install our surround sound speakers
We are trying to install our surround sound speakers and are confused give or take a few the cords that are coming out of the wall...intended to connect to the receiver. There are 2 black/red cable and 3 cables that hold red/black/green/white. There is also one that has nearly 6 little cables of adjectives different colors (pink, etc) How do we tell which flex is for what speaker and what are the green and white cords for?
Answers:
The speaker runs that have 4 wires surrounded by them are known as 4 conductor (4-con)
red - positive
black - denial
white - positive
green - negative
Its for speakers next to that can be (bi-amped) or connecting to 2 speakers instead of one.
You don't need adjectives for wires for one speaker most of the time.
So just tie up one duo, (green/white) or the other.
The other wire organize sounds like a Cat-5 or Cat-6 nouns used for many applications. I.E. Internet, phone, or sure HDMI adaptable frills, etc
It could also be a (mini- coax) bundle for video runs.
Good luck.
More questions? Just e-mail me. I enjoy owned a home theater business. TWO-CONDUCTOR* loudspeaker cables mostly contain one red insulated conductor and one black insulated conductor. The commonly accepted convention for connecting ¡®passive¡¯ loudspeakers to audio power amplifiers and amplifier outputs on audio receiver is to use red color-coded conductors to connect the positive (+) terminals and black color-coded conductors to connect the denial (-) terminals. For example, for the LEFT audio waterway in a stereo configuration, use the black insulated line to connect the (black) left-channel terminal on the receiver/amplifier to the black terminal on the left-channel loudspeaker and the red insulated wire to connect the (red) left-channel terminal on the receiver/amplifier to the red terminal on like left-channel loudspeaker; repeat the process for the right channel.
A FOUR-CONDUCTOR unpaired loudspeaker cable achieve the same results as using two separate two-conductor speaker cable but is intended to simplify the connection process. Four-conductor unpaired loudspeaker cable generally contain one red, one black, one white and one green insulated conductor. For typical consumer audio applications the standard unpaired four-conductor color code designates that the red conductor is used to connect the RIGHT positive (+) terminal and the black conductor is used to connect the RIGHT negative (-) terminal on the right-channel. The white conductor is used to connect the LEFT positive (+) terminals and the green conductor is used to connect the LEFT distrustful (-) terminals on the left-channel. (Four-conductor speaker cable can also be used as a exceptionally convenient cabling solution when it comes to ¡°bi-amplifying¡± bi-ampable loudspeakers or ¡°bi-wiring¡± bi-wireable loudspeakers. However, when it comes to residential applications, bi-ampable and bi-wireable loudspeakers are exceptionally rarely used outside of stereo audio.)
The following is the most modern industry standard color code for consumer, multi-channel analog audio connections. Though very adjectives for line-level multi-channel analog audio applications it has on the other hand to be widely adopted for connecting consumer-grade multi-channel loudspeaker systems. When working beside multi-channel loudspeaker connections each conductor that conforms to the following color code is to be considered the positive (+) polarity nouns:
Front Right: .... Red
Front Left: ...... White
Center Channel: .. Green
Side Surround Left: . Blue
Side Surround Right: ... Gray
Back Surround Left: .... Brown
Back Surround Right: .. Tan
Subwoofer (Line-Level) Output: Purple
Note: each of the multi-channel speaker connections above are paired near individual corresponding black-insulated conductors, which are ALWAYS used for the negative (-) polarity nouns. When using this type of multi-channel speaker cabling it is best to lastingly label both ends of respectively black conductor to specifically indicate each corresponding audio depression.
Example of color coded multi-channel amplifier outputs:
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*One will frequently encounter the ubiquitous parallel ¡°zip-cord¡± style speaker cable (not approved for in-wall use) commonly constructed with transparent PVC insulation/jacketing over one tinned conductor and one uncovered copper conductor. Traditionally the convention is to connect the tinned conductor to the negative (-) terminal and the bare copper conductor to the positive (+) terminal. You may also encounter similar parallel zip-cord style loudspeaker cable, with a clear or solid color PVC insulation, where on earth both conductors are tinned (or in some specialty cases silver plated,) or simply out in the open copper. In this case you will want to look for distinct markings, colors, stripes, wording, grooves or ribs running along the length of one of the conductors' jacketing. The traditional convention beside this type of cable construction is to connect the conductor with the mark or ribbing to the positive (+) terminals and the plain conductor to the gloomy (-) terminals.
As a standard rule of thumb, ALWAYS be consistent when connecting speaker cables to the terminal or binding-posts on your audio equipment and loudspeakers. ALWAYS use the identical cable color, mark, or ribbing to designate the positive (+) polarity connection for respectively audio channel surrounded by your system.
Whichever is the most appropriate for your audio equipment and loudspeakers it is highly recommended that you other use heavy-duty spade connectors, banana plugs, or speaker pins to terminate your speaker cable.
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Follow the Rainbow: Color Codes to Help I.D. Speaker Channels
http://www.axiomaudio.com/tips_color_cod...
CEA-2030 (ANSI)
¡°Multi-Room Audio Cabling Standard¡±
http://www.ce.org/print/Standards/browse...
(See 4.3.2 Speaker Wire and Connector Color Codes)
CEA-863-A (ANSI)
¡°Connection Color Codes for Home Theater Systems¡±
http://www.ce.org/print/Standards/browse...
CEA Multiroom Audio Set
http://global.ihs.com/search_res.cfm?RID...
Includes: CEA-863-A, CEA-2030, and CEA-CEB17