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owner’s manual
5.25-inch (130 mm) 2-Way Component System
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C5 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 E F A G C woofer Physical Dimensions Frame o uter Diameter (a ) 5.80 in. / 147.3 mm Grille Tray o uter Diameter (B) 6.02 in. / 152.9 mm magnet o uter Diameter (C) 3.15 in. / 80.0 mm Frontal Grille Protrusion (D) 0.92 in. / 23.5 mm mounting Hole Diameter (e) 4.48 in. / 113.8 mm mounting Depth (F) 2.23 in. / 57.0 mm A A A D D D D C C C A B B B Tweeter Fixture Physical Dimensions Flush-mount surface-mount Fixture o uter Diameter (a ) 1.75 in. / 44.5 mm 1.61 in. / 40.9 mm Fixture mounting Hol
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C5-525 s PeCIFICaTIons Woofers: Cast Alloy Frame, Patented Elevated Frame Cooling Included Components and Parts: (U.S. Patent #6,219,431 & #6,229,902), DMA-Optimized Motor • Two C5-525cw 5.25-inch (130 mm) Woofers System, Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cone, Butyl Rubber • Two C5-075ct 0.75-inch (19 mm) Tweeters Surround, 1-in. / 25 mm Voice Coil, Kapton® Former, Low- • Two C5-525-XO Crossover Networks Profile, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet • T wo Flush-Mount Tweeter Fixtures • Two Sur
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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 heC5 crossover 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 e c 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 ns
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a DJus Ta Ble mIDran Ge Presen Ce a DJus Ta Ble Twee Ter le Vel Y ou r C5 crossover net work s p rov ide a u n ique C5 crossover net work sa lso p rov ide f ou r levels m i d r a n g e p r e s e n c e co n t r o l , l oc a t e d u n d e r t h e co v e r . o f t w e e t e r a d j u st a b i l i t y d e s i g n ed t o co m pe ns a t e f o r T h e m i d r a n g e p r e s e n c e i s s e l e c t a b l e v i a a s e t o f p i ns d i f f e
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s Pea Ker Pla CemenT Cons IDera TIons A com ponen tsystem g ivesyou t heab i l it y to place t he woof era ndt w eetersepa rately i n you r veh icle i n t e r i o r . T h i s c a n b e g o od o r b a d , d e pe n d i n g o n h o w it ’ s done. As a genera l r u le,t het w eeters shou ld be p l a c ed r e l a t i v e l y cl o s e t o t h e w o o f e r s f o r b e st t o n a l b a l a n c e a n d m o st co h e r e n t i m a g
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DIaGram a : l ess Des Ira Ble sP ea Ker Pla CemenT DIaGram B: m ore Des Ira Ble sP ea Ker Pla CemenT 6 | JL Audio - C5-525 Owner’s Manual 7
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!! WARNING Custom l ocation : R u n s pe a k e r w i r e t o t h e d e s i r ed Double check the clearance for both speakers mou n t i ng loc at ions. If you a re r u n n i ng w i res i n to before proceeding. Many cars are different from a d o o r , u s e ex i st i n g f a c t o r y w i r i n g b o o t s wh e n e v e r one side to the other! p o s s i b l e . I f y o u a r e d r i l l i n g n e w h o l e s , f i l e t h e i r e d g e s
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DIaGram C: Fa CTory l o CaTIon w oo Fer Ins Talla TIon Optional DIaGram D: Cus Tom l o CaTIon w oo Fer Ins Talla TIon !! WARNING Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or stripping the mounting clips. 8 | JL Audio - C5-525 Owner’s Manual 9
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Twee Ter Ins Talla TIon F i r st , r u n s pe a k e r w i r e s f r o m t h e t w e e t e r o u t p u t o f t h e c r o s s o v e r ( s e e d i a g r a m s o n p a g e 5 ) t o t h e d e s i r ed t w eetermou n t i ng loc at ions , obser v i ng t hesa me p r e c a u t i o ns a s m e n t i o n e d i n t h e w o o f e r i nst a l l a t i o n s e c t i o n. T e r m i n a t e t h e w i r e s w i t h t h e s u p p l i e d 2 . 8 m m
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DIaGram e : Flus H-moun T Twee Ter Ins Talla TIon DIaGram F: surF aCe-moun T Twee Ter Ins Talla TIon 10 | JL Audio - C5-525 Owner’s Manual 11
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