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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 2 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL For more than 60 years, JBL We’re confident that the Please take a moment to has been involved in every JBL loudspeaker you have register your product on our aspect of music and film chosen will provide every note Web site at www.jbl.com. It recording and reproduction, of enjoyment that you expect – enables us to keep you posted from live performances to and that when you think about on our latest advancements, monitoring the reco
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 3 SPEAKER PLACEMENT Low-frequency sounds are It is generally recommended When using two SS88IWS in- normally omnidirectional, that the speaker be installed so wall subwoofers, you may need meaning the listener can’t tell that the bottom of the speaker to be concerned about phase, where they are generated from. is approximately 12" from the as the sound waves may However, frequencies between floor. This is to help with the cancel each other out. If bass 75Hz
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+ IN 1 – + IN 2 – SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 4 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Connection Tips speakers in your system with To use the spring-clip-type ter- the correct polarity remains minals on the SS88IWS loud- equally important in order to speaker, press the colored tab preserve the proper ambience and insert the bare end of the and directionality of the wire into the hole. Release the program material. tab and gently tug the wire to ensure that it is secure. If two SS88IWS subwoofers To use t
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+ IN 1 – + IN 2 – + IN 1 – + IN 2 – SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 5 using a dedicated subwoofer Connect the main left and left speaker, and the Output 2 amplifier or your main receiver/ right speaker-level outputs on terminals to the correspon- amplifier to power the your receiver/amplifier to the ding terminals on your front SS88IWS, select one of the Input 1 (for left channel) and right speaker. two connection methods that Input 2 (for right channel) You may wish to mount the follow. c
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+ IN 1 – + IN 2 – SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 6 The SS88IWS’s onboard cross- Connection Method #2 the higher-order processing over feeds the low-passed sig- Use this method when you are that is occurring at the preamp nal (2nd order at 100Hz) to the using the SS88IWS with a dedi- stage. SS88IWS subwoofers, and the cated subwoofer amplifier. Using the SS88IWSBB high-passed signal to the Connect your main receiver/ Back Box speaker-level outputs for con- processor’s line-level subwoofer
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+ IN 1 – + IN 2 – SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 7 Connection Method #2, Using One SS88IWS in Stereo Mode (Remove Shorting Straps) Amplifier Receiver/Processor Speaker-Level Subwoofer or Line-Level Rear of SS88IWS* Inputs Outputs Main Amp Out – + L 2 Left L 1 C 2 C 1 Left Left J 2 J 1 SS88IWS C 3 C 4 L 3 L 4 BLK – + Right Right Right ORN * Use corresponding inputs on SS88IWSBB connections panel when installed with back box. Connection Method #2, Using Two SS88IWS Loudspeakers With Back
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 8 EXISTING CONSTRUCTION SS88IWS Notes: Level • Use the cardboard template when cutting the drywall. Although the SS88IWS may be oriented either horizontally Template or vertically, the installation procedure is the same. • Please be aware the tem- plate is slightly oversized to The grille is packed separately Determine the correct speaker allow for some margin of from the speaker. If at some location. error when cutting with the later date you wish to remov
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 9 NEW CONSTRUCTION You may either purchase the optional SS88IWSBB kit, or you may install the speaker after the See wallboard has been installed by Detail A following the instructions for existing construction on page 8. L-Brackets INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE SS88IWS Detail B USING THE SS88IWSBB BACK BOX KIT See Detail B The SS88IWSBB enclosure (“back box”) is optional. If desired, it is installed during Centering Bar 3. Fit the enclosure into the new co
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 10 6. Screw the L-brackets into the studs. 7. Remove the wood centering bars and replace the flat- head screws into the holes left over (the holes left in the cabinet face underneath the bars are also counterbored to See accept the flat-head screws). Detail A 8. The enclosure is now installed and ready for the wallboard to be installed over it. 9. Make the connections from your receiver/amplifier to the SS88IWSBB connections panel, and to any other speakers
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 11 TROUBLESHOOTING If there is no sound If the system plays at configured to enable all channels from any of the low volumes but shuts that you are using. off as volume is speakers: increased: If there is low (or no) • Check that receiver/amplifier bass output: • Check all wires and connec- is on and a source is playing. tions between receiver/amplifier • Make sure the connections • Check all wires and connections and speakers. Make sure all to the “Speaker
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SS88IWS OM 10/18/05 11:57 AM Page 2 SPECIFICATIONS SS88IWS Frequency Response 30Hz – 100Hz (–6dB) † Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 250 Watts per channel Impedance 8 Ohms nominal per woofer Sensitivity 94dB (2.83V/1m), both woofers driven Crossover Frequency 100Hz, 2nd order Woofer Dual 8" polymer-coated aluminum cones w/rubber surrounds Plate Size (W x H) 11-7/16" x 20-7/16" (290mm x 518mm) Mounting Cutout Size (W x H) 10" x 18-5/16" (254mm x 465mm) Mounting Depth 3-7/8" (98mm) Weight
