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X + 0 + Y 2 0M HZ OWNER’S GUIDE PRODUCT LINE: SCS178 (230V) DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL ’ s professional engineering leadership. SA TELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter , reflex-loaded enclosure SUBWOOFER TYPE: Bass-reflex enclosure PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™ [...]
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2 READ THIS! Important Safety Precautions! General: 1. Unpacking: Check the product carefully. If it has been damaged in transit, report the da- mage immediately by calling your dealer and/or the shipping company that delivered it. 2. Connections: Whenever changing, con- necting or disconnecting signal or power cables etc., always turn off all equi[...]
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3 INCLUDED Four satellites for left/right front and surrounds. One center channel speaker . Powered subwoofer . For more than 50 years, JBL has been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and reproduction, from live performances to the recordings you play in your home, car or office. We’re confident that the JBL system you have chos[...]
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4 150-180 cm 0 – 0.6m (0 – 2 ft.) Subwoofer Surround Speakers Front Speakers The front speakers should be placed the same distance from each other as they are from the listening position. They should be placed at about the same height from the floor as the listeners’ ears will be, or they may be angled toward the listeners. The center channel[...]
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5 MOUNTING OPTIONS Satellites and Surrounds On shelves. Wall-Mounting The customer is responsible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware, available through hardware stores, to properly and safely wall-mount the speakers. On the wall. Wall brackets are included. On optional stands.[...]
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6 Separate and strip the ends of the speaker wire as shown. Speakers and electronics terminals have corresponding (+) and (–) terminals. Most manu-facturers of speakers and electronics, including JBL, use red to denote the (+) terminal and black for the (–) terminal. The (+) lead of the speaker wire is noted with a stripe. It is important to co[...]
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7 Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level Use this installation method for Dolby Pro Logic applications (not Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digital processing), where the receiver/processor does not have a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled preamp (line-) level output: Connect your receiver or amplifier’ s front left and right spe[...]
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Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level 8 Use this installation method for Dolby Pro Logic appli-cations (not Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digital processing), where the receiver/processor is equipped with a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled preamp (line-) level output: Use RCA-type patch cords to connect the line-level subwoofer outp[...]
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9 OPERA TION MIN MAX Subwoofer Level MIN MAX Subwoofer Level Press the Master Power Switch (marked Power ¡ ) to the ON position to use the subwoofer . When your receiver or amplifier is off, or is not sending program material to the subwoofer , the subwoofer will be in standby mode. When the subwoofer senses an audio signal, it will automatically [...]
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10 If there is no sound from any of the speakers: • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. • Check that the powered subwoofer is plugged in, its Power switch ¡ is switched on to the “ON•” position. • Check all wires and connections between receiver/ amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires are connected. Make s[...]
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11 Declaration of Conformity W e, Harman Consumer Inter national 2, route de T ours 72500 Château-du-Loir France declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this owner’s manual is in compliance with technical standards: EN 60065:1998 EN 55013/A14:1999 EN 55020/A14:1999 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 EN 61000-3-3/1.1995 EN 50081-1:1992 EN[...]
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JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury , NY 11 797 Europe: 2. Route de T ours, 72500 Château du Loir , France www.jbl.com ©2001 JBL, Incorporated. JBL is a registered trademark of JBL, Incorporated. Part No. 1111-SCS178 Refinements may be made on occasion to existing products without notice, but will always meet or exceed origin[...]