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owner’s manual
5.25-inch (130 mm) 2-Way Component System
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C2 Component System
for your automotive sound system.
These Evolution™ Speakers have been designed and manufactured to
exacting standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your
vehicle. For maximum performance, we highly recommend that you have
your new speakers installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer. Your
authorized dealer has the training, expertise and installation
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B D E A F C woofer Physical Dimensions Frame o uter Diameter (a ) 5.20 in. / 132.0 mm Grille Tray o uter Diameter (B) 6.01 in. / 152.8 mm magnet o uter Diameter (C) 2.76 in. / 70.0 mm w/o cover Frontal Grille Protrusion (D) 0.72 in. / 18.2 mm mounting Hole Diameter (e) 4.56 in. / 115.9 mm mounting Depth (F) 2.50 in. / 63.5 mm w/o cover A D D C A B Tweeter Fixture Physical Dimensions Flush-mount surface-mount Fixture o uter Diameter (a ) 1.87 in. / 47.5 mm 1.69 in. / 42.9 mm Fixture mounting Hole
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C2-525 sPe CiFiCaTions: GeTTin G s Tar TeD • T u r n o f f t h e a u d i o s y st e m . I t i s a l s o Woofer: Injection-molded, Mica-filled, Polypropylene Cone, a d v i s a b l e t o d i s co n n ec t t h e n e g a t i v e ( – ) Butyl Rubber Surround, 1 in. Voice Coil on Kapton® Former, ter m i na l of you r veh icle’ s bat ter y whenever Flat, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet per f or m i ng i nst a l lat ion work . • B e f o r e c u t
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GeTTin G s Tar TeD Twee Ter Pro TeCTion • T u r n o f f t h e a u d i o s y st e m . I t i s a l s o T heC2crossover net work sa re equ ippedw it h a d v i s a b l e t o d i s co n n ec t t h e n e g a t i v e ( – ) a n adva ncedelec t ron ict w eeterp rotec t ion ci r c u it ter m i na l ofyou r veh icle’ s bat ter y whenever d e s i g n e d t o m i n i m i z e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t w e e t e r per f or m i ng i nst
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s PeaK er ins Talla Tion T h e s pe a k e r s h o u l d b e i nst a l l e d i n o n e o f t h e Installassho wn in DiagramC ( page9 ) .U sethe f ol lo w i ng wa ys depend i ng on loc at ion: s u p p l i e d m o u n t i n g c l i p s u n l e s s t h e f a c t o r y h o l e s a l r e a d y f e a t u r e t h r e a d e d i n s e r t s . H a n d - t i gh t e n t h e Factory location: If youwill beusingthefactory screwsevenlytoavoid
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!! WARNING C o n n e c t t h e s pe a k e r w i r e s , o b s e r v i n g co r r e c t p o l a r i t y , a n d i nst a l l t h e s pe a k e r a n d g r i l l e a s s e m b l y Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross a s sho w n i n Diag ra m D ( belo w ) . Ha nd- t ig h ten t he pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or screws even ly to avoid bend i ng t hespea ker f ra me! stripping the mounting clips. T h e i n cl u d e d J L A
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Dia Gram e : Flus H-moun T Twee Ter i ns Talla Tion Dia Gram F: surF aCe-moun T Twee Ter i ns Talla Tion 10 | JL Audio - C2-525 Owner’s Manual 11
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