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SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS
SCS136
OWNER’S GUIDE
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READ FIRST! Important Safety Precautions! is used, use caution when moving the 18. An outside antenna system should CAUTION cart/apparatus combination to avoid not be located in the vicinity of over- injury from tip-over. head power lines or other electric RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK light or power circuits, or where it DO NOT OPEN 13. Unplug this apparatus during light- can fall into such power lines or cir- ning storms or when unused for long CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, cuits. When installi
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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. Stands shown are optional. SURROUND SPEAKERS 5 – 6 ft. The front speakers should be slightly to angle the speaker placement until you hear placed the same distance down. a diffuse, ambient sound from each other as they are accompanying the main- Two of the surround speak- from the listening position. program material heard in ers should be placed slightly They should be placed at the front speakers. behind the listening
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MOUNTING OPTIONS SATELLITES AND SURROUNDS On shelves. On the wall. Wall On optional stands (FS300). brackets are included. WALL-MOUNTING Attach plate to wall. The Slide speaker onto support. Place speaker and brackets should be placed, if support on wall plate. 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 responsible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware, avail- able through hardware st
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SPEAKER CONNECTIONS CONNECTION TIPS Separate and strip the ends of To connect the supplied the speaker wire as shown. speaker wires to the Speakers and electronics speaker terminals, press the terminals have corresponding red or black plastic tab for (+) and (–) terminals. Most the desired terminal, insert manufacturers of speakers the bare end of the wire into and electronics, including the hole and release the tab. JBL, use red to denote the Gently tug on the wire to (+) terminal and black for
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DOLBY* PRO LOGIC* (NON-DIGITAL) – SPEAKER LEVEL Use this installation method Left Front Right Front for Dolby Pro Logic applica- Center ® tions (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: Subwoofer 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 ing), where the receiver/ one subwoofer output jack, subwoofer outputs on your processor is equipped with then you will need to
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OPERATION Move the Master Power ™ in the “Auto” position). automatically turn on (LED will switch (marked “Power” ¡) When your receiver or ampli- be green). If the subwoofer to the “ ” (On) position to use fier is off, or is not sending does not sense a signal after • the subwoofer. The SCS136 program material to the sub- approximately twenty minutes, subwoofer will automatically woofer, the subwoofer will be it will automatically go back turn on or go into standby in standby mode (LED will be i
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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 i
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If there is no sound from Staple sales invoice here. 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 recei
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SPECIFICATIONS Subwoofer SCS136 System Amplifier Frequency Response 100 Watts RMS 35Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) Bass 8" (200mm) Woofer, bass-reflex Satellites enclosure Recommended Power Dimensions (H x W x D) 10 – 100 Watts 15" x 13" x 14" Impedance 381mm x 330mm x 356mm 8 Ohms nominal Weight Sensitivity 30 lb/13.6kg 86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter Tweeter One 1/2" (13mm) titanium-laminate dome, video-shielded Midrange One 3" (75mm) driver, video-shielded Dimensions (H x W x D) 4-3/8" x 3-3/16" x 3-3/4"
