JBL S4VC, S4HC, S4Ai, S4HC &S4Ai guide

JBL Consumer Products

250 Crossways Park Drive

Woodbury, NY 11797

8500 Balboa Boulevard Northridge, CA 91329 818.830.8757

www.jblsynthesis.com

Part No. 361103-001 3/06

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer Group International

2, route de Tours

72500 Château du Loir

France

declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owner’s manual are in compliance with technical standards:

EN 61000-6-3:2001

EN 61000-6-1:2001

Luc Guillaume

Harman Consumer Group International

Château du Loir, France 3/06

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JBL S4VC, S4HC, S4Ai, S4HC &S4Ai manual JBL Consumer Products Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY

Contents

S4VC, S4HC & S4Ai Contents Introduction Included Speaker Placement Center Channel Speakers Placement of the surround speakers remains critical Channel Systems S4Ai Wiring Guide S4Ai Modes of Operation Bipole Mode is Typically Used When Room is highly reflective OUT position see . See Table on the right sideSide Left Rear Left Mounting the Speakers Center studs. For horizontal mounting, cross-bracing isFace see . To flush-mount the grille to the wall SPEAKER-MOUNTING Options Mounting the S4VC speaker using the S4PCB kit Requirements for Mounting Mounting S4VC speaker using the S4RFB kit Connecting the Speakers to the Rest of Your System Preparing the Hookup Wire FINE-TUNING Your Audio System Acoustical Problems in Listening RoomsRoom Reflections See Figure However, since it is not possible toMaterials can be found with a small Excessive USE of Absorptive Materials Room Absorption for Home Theater Systems Slap Echoes Piece of cloth can be placed under offending knickknacks RattlesBackground Noise BACKGROUND-NOISE Solutions Standing Waves STANDING-WAVE Solutions Room Ratios STANDING-WAVE Solutions Speaker PlacementSTANDING-WAVE Solutions Absorption An even distribution of them, so that their STANDING-WAVE Solutions Room Equalization Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Specifications S4VC S4HC JBL Consumer Products Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY