JBL GTS300, GTS600 manual Internal Adjustments, Speaker-Level Input Impedance Adjustments

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5.Internal Adjustments

Speaker-Level Input Impedance Adjustments

The speaker level inputs of the GTS300 and GTS600 come factory set with 100K ohm input impe- dance. This will provide the lowest distortion operation from the speaker outputs of most modern head units by reducing the power the amplifier in the head unit must deliver to practically nothing.

On some older, or lowerpriced head units, this load will not facilitate proper fader operation. To provide for this, we have provided the ability to change the input impedance of the speaker- level inputs to 15 ohms. This is accomplished by connecting the jumpers as shown in the diagram below.

JUMPER SELECTOR

SELECT 100K OR 15 OHMS

Crossover Frequency

Adjustments

The GTS300 and GTS600 ampli- fiers include built-in frequency selectable crossovers. One crossover is connected in series with the amplifier circuitry and the other crossover is connected to the preamp level output jacks. These crossovers can be set in either the “flat” (full bandwidth operation), Low Pass (Subwoofer operation), or High Pass (satellite operation).

• The crossover frequencies are

set by “chips” inside the

amplifier. These “chips” are

simply a set of resistors,

connected across the pins and

molded into a single package.

The crossover frequencies may

be changed to any value desired

by changing the resistor

network. JBL has “chips”

available in the popular values

listed in the table below. If none

of these suit your system, you

BALANCED

 

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

LEFT

 

OHM

100K

15

 

ZIN

 

SPEAKER

SEL

 

 

 

 

 

IMPEDANCE

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

SELECTOR

 

 

 

BA

40

 

GND

 

40A

 

 

FUSE

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

REM

 

 

 

 

RIGHT

 

ZIN

 

SEL

 

OHM

100K

15

BRIDGED

 

 

–

 

R

–

+

 

L

 

+

 

– R

+ INPUTSPEAKER LEVEL

 

R

R

 

 

L

L

 

 

INPUT

OUTPUT

LINE

 

PREAMP

 

may pruchase compatible

resistor networks from a local

electronics store, or you may

build you own custom values

from discrete resistors mounted

on a 14-pin “DIP Header” using

the instructions which follow.

•If the head unit has 4 channels of builtin amplification and/or an electronic fader control, you should leave the jumpers in the factory set position.

•If the head unit has 2 channels of amplification, with a speaker- level fader, the jumpers should be set to the 15-ohm position. This will always be a rotary-type control, not one controlled by elecronic pushbuttons.

Frequency

Resistor

JBL Part

 

Value

Number

50 Hz

47 K

GTM 50

80 Hz

33 K

GTM 80

120 Hz

20 K

GTM 120

200 Hz

12 K

GTM 200

250 Hz

10 K

GTM 250

500 Hz

4.7 K

GTM 500

2.5 Hz

1 K

GTM 2500

5 Hz

470

GTM 5000

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Contents Installation and Use About InstallationIntroduction Before disconnecting the battery Controls and Connectors40A Signal Sources System Design Using the GTS300 or GTS600Wiring Speaker RequirementsCassette/CD Tuner CD Player Or Changer Internal Adjustments Speaker-Level Input Impedance AdjustmentsCrossover Frequency Adjustments Custom Chip Construction Resistor 2,500,000Crossover 2,500,000 Frequency = Crossover Input Gain Adjustment Adjusting the GainTypical Applications Application Stereo Full-Range or Subwoofer OperationBi-amplified, System Using Preamp Output CapabilityCase of Difficulty Page Specifications Page Harman International Company

GTS600, GTS300 specifications

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