JBL S4VC, S4HC, S4Ai manual Contents

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION	3
INCLUDED	4
SPEAKER PLACEMENT	5
LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS	5
CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS	5
AMBIENT SURROUND SPEAKERS	6
5.1-CHANNELSYSTEMS	6
6.1-CHANNELSYSTEMS	6
7.1-CHANNELSYSTEMS	7
S4Ai MODES OF OPERATION	7
S4Ai WIRING GUIDE	7
WHICH DIFFUSE MODE IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR THE JOB?	8
PREPARING THE S4Ai FOR THE CORRECT OPERATIONAL MODE	8
S4Ai ORIENTATION – VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL	9
S4Ai DUAL-DRIVEMODE	10
MOUNTING THE SPEAKERS	10
SPEAKER-MOUNTINGOPTIONS	10
REQUIREMENTS FOR MOUNTING	11
CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS TO THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEM	13
PREPARING THE HOOKUP WIRE	13
FINE-TUNINGYOUR AUDIO SYSTEM	14
ACOUSTICAL PROBLEMS IN LISTENING ROOMS	14
ROOM REFLECTIONS	14
EXCESSIVE USE OF ABSORPTIVE MATERIALS	15
”SLAP” ECHOES	16
RATTLES	17
BACKGROUND NOISE	17
BACKGROUND-NOISESOLUTIONS	18
STANDING WAVES	18
STANDING-WAVESOLUTIONS: ROOM RATIOS	19
STANDING-WAVESOLUTIONS: SPEAKER PLACEMENT	19
STANDING-WAVESOLUTIONS: ABSORPTION	19
STANDING-WAVESOLUTIONS: ROOM EQUALIZATION	20
TROUBLESHOOTING	21
SPECIFICATIONS	23