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SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS
SCS160
OWNER’S GUIDE
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READ FIRST! Important Safety Precautions! 13. Unplug this apparatus during light- 18. An outside antenna system should ning storms or when unused for long not be located in the vicinity of over- CAUTION periods of time. head power lines or other electric RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK light or power circuits, or where it 14. Refer all servicing to qualified DO NOT OPEN can fall into such power lines or cir- service personnel. Servicing is CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, cuits. When installing an out
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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL For more than 50 years, JBL provide every note of enjoy- Web site at www.jbl.com. has been involved in every ment that you expected – It enables us to keep you aspect of music and film and that when you think posted on our latest advance- recording and reproduction, about purchasing additional ments, and helps us to better from live performances to audio equipment for your understand our customers the recordings you play in home, car or office, you will and build prod
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT FRONT CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS SPEAKER SUBWOOFER 0-2 ft SURROUND SPEAKERS 5 – 6 ft The front speakers should be slightly to angle the speaker ment until you hear a diffuse, placed the same distance down. ambient sound accompanying from each other as they are the main-program material Two of the surround speak- from the listening position. heard in the front speakers. ers should be placed slightly They should be placed at behind the listening position The low-frequency mater
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MOUNTING OPTIONS SATELLITES AND SURROUNDS On shelves. On the wall. Wall On optional stands (FS400). brackets are included. WALL-MOUNTING Attach plate to wall. Slide speaker Place speaker and The brackets should be onto support. support on wall plate. placed, if possible, so that the screws will fasten into a wooden wall stud. If that is not possible, use properly selected wall anchors. The customer is respon- sible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware, available through hardwar
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SPEAKER CONNECTIONS CONNECTION TIPS Separate and strip the To connect the supplied ends of the speaker wire speaker wires to the satellite as shown. Speakers and and center speaker termi- electronics terminals have nals, press the red or black corresponding (+) and (–) plastic tab for the desired terminals. Most manufac- terminal, insert the bare end turers of speakers and elec- of the wire into the hole and tronics, including JBL, use release the tab. Gently tug red to denote the (+) terminal o
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DOLBY* PRO LOGIC* (NON-DIGITAL) – SPEAKER LEVEL Left Front Right Front Use this installation method Center for Dolby Pro Logic applica- + – + – + – ® tions (not Dolby Digital, DTS or other digital processing), where the receiver/processor does not have a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled Subwoofer preamp (line-) level output: Connect your receiver or HIGH LEVEL amplifier’s front left and right L R + – – +
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DOLBY PRO LOGIC (NON-DIGITAL) – LINE LEVEL Use this installation method volume-controlled preamp use the LFE input on the sub- for Dolby Pro Logic appli- (line-) level output: woofer with Dolby Pro Logic cations (not Dolby Digital, processors. NOTE: If your Use RCA-type patch cords DTS or other digital process- receiver or amplifier only has to connect the line-level sub- ing), where the receiver/ one subwoofer output jack, woofer outputs on your processor is equipped with then you will need to
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OPERATION Move the Master Power senses an audio signal, it will On” switch ™ in the “Auto” switch (marked “Power” ¡) automatically turn on (LED position). When your to the “•” (On) position to will be green). If the sub- receiver or amplifier is off, use the subwoofer. The woofer does not sense a sig- or is not sending program SCS160 subwoofer will auto- nal after approximately 20 material to the subwoofer, matically turn on or go into minutes, it will automatically the subwoofer will be in sta
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TROUBLESHOOTING If there is no sound from any other speakers that is work- If the system plays at low of the speakers: ing correctly. Turn every- volumes but shuts off as thing back on, and deter- volume is increased: • Check that receiver/ampli- mine whether the problem fier is on and a source is • Check all wires and con- has followed the speaker, or playing. nections between receiver/ has remained in the same amplifier and speakers. Make • Check that the powered channel. If the problem is
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If there is no sound from the surround speakers: • Check all wires and con- nections between receiver/ amplifier and speakers. Make sure all wires are con- nected. Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed, cut or punctured, or touching each other. • Review proper operation of your receiver/amplifier and its surround sound features. • Make sure the movie or TV show you are watching is recorded in a surround sound mode. If it is not, check to see whether your receiver/amplifier has other su
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SPECIFICATIONS Subwoofer SCS160 System Amplifier Frequency Response 150 Watts RMS 30Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) Woofer 10" (250mm) Satellites Enclosure Recommended Power Bass reflex 10 – 100 Watts Dimensions (H x W x D) Impedance 17-3/4" x 15-3/4" x 16-3/4" 8 Ohms nominal 451mm x 400mm x 426mm Sensitivity Weight 88dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter 35 lb/15.9kg Tweeter One 1/2" (13mm) titanium-laminate dome, video-shielded Midrange Dual 3" (75mm) drivers, video-shielded All features and specifications are Dimen
