JBL S120PII S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N, S P E A K E R P L A C E M, As a general rule, bass

S P E A K E R P L A C E M				E N T
•	As a general rule, bass		where they are generated		positioning of your subwoofer
	response increases as a		from. However, frequencies		to obtain the most pleasing
	subwoofer is placed closer		between 75Hz – 150Hz can be		results in your room. One
	to a wall. Therefore, bass		localized, especially at higher		technique that can help you
	output is maximized when		volume levels. Positioning		find the ideal subwoofer
	the subwoofer is placed in		your subwoofer as recom-		location is to temporarily
	a corner.		mended will provide the		place the subwoofer near the
•	It is also recommended that		most natural soundstage		main listening location. Then
	the subwoofer be		and imaging from your		move around the room and
	positioned along the		loudspeaker system.		determine where you hear
	same wall as	the front	Remember that these are just		the most pleasing bass
	loudspeakers.				performance. This would then
			guidelines. Since every
Low-frequency		sounds are			be the ideal location for the
			listening room is different,
normally omnidirectional,					subwoofer.
			JBL strongly recommends
meaning the listener can’t tell
			experimenting with the
S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N
When we designed the			description best matches		under the collar. Insert the
S120PII powered subwoofer,			your system and follow the		bare end of the wire through
our goal was to offer the user			corresponding hookup		the hole in the post, then
the best possible performance			instructions.		screw the collar back down
combined with the most			To use the binding-post		until the connection is tight.
flexible and complete					The holes in the center of the
			speaker terminals •ª with
installation options. Please					collars are intended for
			bare wire, unscrew the collar
look over the following three					banana-type connectors.
			until the pass-through hole in

examples to determine which the center post is visible

Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level				Left Front				Center		Right Front
				+	–				–	+	–
								+
Use this installation method			and right terminals on the
for Dolby Pro Logic appli-			subwoofer that are marked				Subwoofer
cations (not Dolby Digital,			“High Level In” •. Connect						L L
DTS	®	or other digital	the left and right terminals on								•
									LEVEL
									HIGH
processing), where the			the subwoofer that are						IN
							+	–	R R
receiver/processor does not			marked “High Level Out” ª						L
											ª
have a subwoofer output or			to the corresponding						LEVEL
									HIGH
a volume-controlled preamp			terminals on the back of your						OUT`
									R
(line-) level output:			front left and right speakers.
If your receiver features bass			Connect your receiver or					Receiver
					Left Front			Center		Right Front
management capabilities that			amplifier’s center, left and		+	–		+	–	+	–
require you to configure your			right surround-speaker
speaker settings, make sure			terminals to the corre-		Left Surround					Right Surround
to set your left- and right-front			sponding terminals on the		+	–				+	–
speakers to “LARGE”.			back of your center, left and
Connect your receiver or			right surround speakers.		Left Surround					Right Surround
					+	–				+	–
amplifier’s front left and right
speaker terminals to the left											3