JBL Speaker System SCS136 User Manual

S U R R O U N D C IN E M A  
S P E A K E R S  
S C S 13 6  
O W N E R ’S G U ID E  
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T H A N K Y O U F O R C H O O S IN G J B L  
For more than 50 years, JBL  
has been involved in every  
aspect of music and film  
recording and reproduction,  
from live performances to  
the recordings you play in  
your home, car or office.  
provide every note of enjoy-  
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about purchasing additional  
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once again choose JBL.  
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understand our customers  
and build products that  
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IN C LU D E D  
Five satellites for left, right and  
surrounds. Wall-mount brackets.  
One center channel speaker  
with adjustable support leg.  
Powered subwoofer.  
Two 20' speaker cables for  
connection from receiver to  
subwoofer.  
Four 40' speaker cables for  
connection from receiver to  
three rear satellites and  
center speaker.  
Two 15' speaker cables for  
connection from subwoofer  
to front speakers.  
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S P E A K E R P LA C E M E N T  
F R O N T  
S P E A K E R S  
C E N T E R C H A N N E L  
S P E A K E R  
S U B W O O F E R  
0-2 ft.  
Stands shown are optional.  
S U R R O U N D S P E A K E R S  
5
– 6 ft.  
The front speakers should be  
placed the same distance  
from each other as they are  
from the listening position.  
They should be placed at  
about the same height from  
the floor as the listeners’  
ears will be, or they may be  
angled toward the listeners.  
slightly to angle the speaker  
down.  
placement until you hear  
a diffuse, ambient sound  
accompanying the main-  
program material heard in  
the front speakers.  
Two of the surround speak-  
ers should be placed slightly  
behind the listening position  
and, ideally, should face  
each other and be at a level  
higher than the listeners’  
ears. If that is not possible,  
they may be placed on a  
wall behind the listening  
The low-frequency material  
reproduced by the subwoofer  
is mostly omnidirectional,  
and this speaker may be  
placed in a convenient loca-  
tion in the room. However,  
bass reproduction will be  
maximized when the sub-  
woofer is placed in a corner  
along the same wall as the  
front speakers. Experiment  
with subwoofer placement  
by temporarily placing the  
subwoofer in the listening  
position and moving around  
the room until the bass  
The center channel speaker  
should be placed slightly  
behind the front left and right position, facing forward.  
speakers, and no more than  
two feet above or below the  
tweeters of the left and right  
speakers. It is often con-  
venient to set the center  
speaker on top of the tele-  
vision set, as shown in the  
drawing. Use the supplied  
support leg to aim it toward  
the listener by screwing the  
leg in to angle the speaker  
up, or unscrewing the leg  
The surround back speaker  
should be placed on the wall  
behind the listening position,  
facing the center channel  
speaker. You may leave the  
surround back speaker out  
of your system altogether if  
your receiver/processor only  
supports 5.1 channels. The  
surround speakers should  
not call attention to them-  
selves. Experiment with their  
reproduction is best. Place  
the subwoofer in that location.  
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M O U N T IN G O P T IO N S  
S A T E LLIT E S A N D S U R R O U N D S  
On shelves.  
On the wall. Wall  
On optional stands (FS300).  
brackets are included.  
W A LL- M O U N T IN G  
Attach plate to wall. The  
brackets should be placed, if  
possible, so that the screws  
will fasten into a wooden wall  
stud. If that is not possible,  
use properly selected wall  
anchors.  
Slide speaker onto support.  
Place speaker and  
support on wall plate.  
The customer is responsible  
for proper selection and use  
of mounting hardware, avail-  
able through hardware  
stores, to properly and safely  
wall-mount the speakers.  
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S P E A K E R C O N N E C T IO N S  
C O N N E C T IO N T IP S  
Separate and strip the ends of  
the speaker wire as shown.  
Speakers and electronics  
terminals have corresponding  
(+) and (–) terminals. Most  
manufacturers of speakers  
and electronics, including  
JBL, use red to denote the  
(+) terminal and black for the  
(–) terminal.  
To connect the supplied  
speaker wires to the  
speaker terminals, press the  
red or black plastic tab for  
the desired terminal, insert  
the bare end of the wire into  
the hole and release the tab.  
Gently tug on the wire to  
make sure that it is fully  
inserted.  
The (+) lead of the speaker  
wire is noted with a stripe.  
It is important to connect  
both speakers identically: (+)  
on the speaker to (+) on the  
amplifier and (–) on the  
speaker to (–) on the amplifier.  
Wiring “out of phase” results  
in thin sound, weak bass and  
a poor stereo image.  
With the advent of multichan-  
nel surround sound systems,  
connecting all of the speakers  
in your system with the cor-  
rect polarity remains equally  
important in order to preserve  
the proper ambience and  
directionality of the program  
material.  
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D O LB Y * P R O LO G IC * (N O N - D IG ITA L)  
S P E A K E R LE V E L  
Use this installation method  
Left Front  
Right Front  
Center  
for Dolby Pro Logic applica-  
tions (not Dolby Digital, DTS®  
+
+
+
or other digital processing),  
where the receiver/processor  
does not have a subwoofer  
output, or a volume-controlled  
preamp (line-) level output:  
Subwoofer  
Connect your receiver or  
amplifiers front left and right  
speaker terminals to the left  
and right terminals on the  
subwoofer that are marked  
High Level In.” Connect the  
left and right terminals on the  
subwoofer that are marked  
High Level Out” to the  
HIGH LEVEL  
+
+
L
R
OUT  
IN  
corresponding terminals on  
the back of your front left  
and right speakers.  
Receiver  
Left Front  
Center  
Right Front  
+
+
+
Connect your receiver or  
amplifiers center, surround  
and surround back speaker  
terminals to the correspon-  
ding terminals on the back of  
your center and surround  
speakers.  
Left Surround  
Surround Back  
Right Surround  
+
+
+
Left Surround  
Surround Back  
Right Surround  
+
+
+
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D O LB Y P R O LO G IC (N O N - D IG ITA L)  
LIN E LE V E L  
Use this installation method  
for Dolby Pro Logic appli-  
cations (not Dolby Digital,  
DTS or other digital process-  
ing), where the receiver/  
processor is equipped with  
a subwoofer output, or a  
volume-controlled preamp use the LFE input on the sub-  
(line-) level output:  
woofer with Dolby Pro Logic  
processors. NOTE: If your  
receiver or amplifier only has  
one subwoofer output jack,  
then you will need to use a  
Y-connector (not included).  
Plug the male end of the Y-  
connector into your receiver  
or amplifiers subwoofer out-  
put jack, and connect each  
of the two female ends to  
separate RCA-type patch  
cords. Finally, plug the RCA-  
type patch cords into the  
line-level inputs on the sub-  
woofer.  
Use RCA-type patch cords  
to connect the line-level  
subwoofer outputs on your  
receiver or amplifier to the  
line-level inputs on the sub-  
woofer. IMPORTANT: Do not  
Center  
Left Front  
Right Front  
+
+
+
Subwoofer  
Line-  
Level In  
L
R
Connect each speaker to  
the corresponding speaker  
terminals on your receiver  
or amplifier.  
Receiver  
Left  
Front  
Subwoofer  
Out  
Right  
Front  
+
+
R
L
Make sure your receiver or  
processor is correctly con-  
figured to indicate that the  
subwoofer is “On.”  
+
Center  
Surround Back  
+
Left  
Surround  
Right  
Surround  
+
+
Note for advanced users: If  
your receiver/processor has  
a built-in low-pass crossover  
filter for the subwoofer out-  
put, you may use the LFE  
input to bypass the sub-  
Right Surround  
Left Surround  
Surround Back  
+
+
+
woofers internal crossover.  
D O LB Y D IG ITA L O R D T S  
(O R O T H E R D IG ITA L S U R R O U N D M O D E ) C O N N E C T IO N  
RECEIVER  
SUBWOOFER  
LINE LEVEL IN  
Connect this jack to the LFE  
output or subwoofer output  
on your receiver or amplifier.  
Connect each speaker to the  
corresponding speaker  
terminals on your receiver  
or amplifier.  
ured for 6.1-channel opera-  
tion (if available), and the  
front left, front right, center  
and rear speakers should all  
be set to “Small.” If your  
receiver allows you to set  
the crossover frequency  
between the subwoofer and  
the main speakers, select  
either 120Hz or 150Hz, or  
select the setting that is the  
closest frequency below  
these.  
L
LFE INPUT  
LFE OUT  
R
Use this installation method  
for Dolby Digital, DTS or  
other digital surround  
processors:  
Make sure that you have  
configured your surround  
sound processor for  
“Subwoofer On.” The  
receiver should be config-  
Use the line-level input jack  
marked “LFE” for the Low-  
Frequency Effects channel.  
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O P E R A T IO N  
Move the Master Power  
switch (marked “Power” ¡)  
automatically turn on (LED will  
be green). If the subwoofer  
does not sense a signal after  
approximately twenty minutes,  
it will automatically go back  
into standby mode.  
in the “Auto” position).  
When your receiver or ampli-  
fier is off, or is not sending  
program material to the sub-  
woofer, the subwoofer will be  
in standby mode (LED will be  
red). When the subwoofer  
senses an audio signal, it will  
to the “ ” (On) position to use  
the subwoofer. The SCS136  
subwoofer will automatically  
turn on or go into standby  
(sleep) mode when left in the  
auto mode (“Auto/On” switch  
When the “Auto/On” switch  
is switched to the “On”  
position, the subwoofer will  
remain on, whether or not  
program material is playing.  
If you will be away from home  
for an extended period of time,  
or if the subwoofer will not  
be used, switch the Master  
Power switch ¡ to the Off  
position.  
HIGH LEVEL  
SUBWOOFER  
LEVEL  
LINE LEVEL IN  
LFE  
+
+
L
R
OUT  
IN  
L
AUTO  
ON  
£
R
MIN  
MAX  
GREEN: ON  
RED: STANDBY  
+
IMPORTANT: CONNECT STRIPED WIRE TO RED  
(
)
SPEAKERTERMINAL.  
POWER  
SUB 136  
¡
AC 120V~60Hz  
CAUTION  
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK  
DO NOT OPEN  
V O LU M E  
Volume may be adjusted  
using the Subwoofer Level  
control £ as shown.  
Subwoofer  
Level  
MIN  
MAX  
Subwoofer  
Level  
MIN  
MAX  
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T R O U B LE S H O O T IN G  
If there is no sound from any  
of the speakers:  
other speakers that is work-  
If the system plays at low  
volumes but shuts off as  
volume is increased:  
ing correctly. Turn every-  
thing back on, and deter-  
mine whether the problem  
has followed the speaker, or  
has remained in the same  
channel. If the problem is in  
the same channel, the  
source of the problem is  
most likely with your  
receiver or amplifier, and  
you should consult the  
owners manual for that  
product for further informa-  
tion. If the problem has fol-  
lowed the speaker, consult  
your dealer for further assis-  
tance or, if that is not possi-  
further information.  
Check that receiver/ampli-  
fier is on and a source is  
playing.  
Check all wires and con-  
nections between receiver/  
amplifier and speakers. Make  
sure all wires are connected.  
Make sure none of the  
speaker wires are frayed,  
cut or punctured, or touching  
each other.  
Check that the powered  
subwoofer is plugged in, and  
that its Power switch ¡ is  
switched on (“ ” position).  
Check all wires and con-  
nections between receiver/  
amplifier and speakers.  
Make sure all wires are con-  
nected. Make sure none of  
the speaker wires are frayed,  
cut or punctured, or touching  
each other.  
• If more than one pair of  
main speakers is being used,  
check the minimum imped-  
ance requirements of your  
receiver/amplifier.  
Review proper operation of  
your receiver/amplifier.  
If there is low (or no) bass  
output:  
• Make sure the connections  
to the left and right “Speaker  
Inputs” have the correct  
polarity (+ and –).  
If there is no sound from the  
center speaker:  
If there is no sound coming  
from one speaker:  
Check all wires and con-  
nections between receiver/  
amplifier and speaker. Make  
sure all wires are connected.  
Make sure none of the  
speaker wires are frayed,  
cut or punctured, or touch-  
ing each other.  
Check the “Balance” control  
on your receiver/amplifier.  
• Make sure the subwoofer  
is plugged into an active  
electrical outlet, and is  
Check all wires and con-  
nections between receiver/  
amplifier and speakers.  
Make sure all wires are con-  
nected. Make sure none of  
the speaker wires are frayed,  
cut or punctured, or touching  
each other.  
turned on (Power switch ¡  
in the “ ” position).  
• In Dolby Digital or DTS  
modes, make sure your  
receiver/processor is config-  
ured so that the subwoofer  
and LFE output are enabled.  
• If your receiver/processor  
is set in Dolby Pro Logic mode,  
make sure the center speaker  
is not in phantom mode.  
• In Dolby Digital or DTS  
modes, make sure that the  
receiver/processor is config-  
ured so that the speaker in  
question is enabled.  
• If your receiver/processor  
is set in Dolby Digital or DTS  
modes, make sure the receiver/  
processor is configured so  
that the center speaker is  
enabled.  
Turn off all electronics  
and switch the speaker in  
question with one of the  
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If there is no sound from  
the surround speakers:  
Staple sales invoice here.  
Check all wires and con-  
nections between receiver/  
amplifier and speakers.  
Make sure all wires are con-  
nected. Make sure none of  
the speaker wires are frayed,  
cut or punctured, or touching  
each other.  
Review proper operation of  
your receiver/amplifier and  
its surround sound features.  
• Make sure the movie or TV  
show you are watching is  
recorded in a surround  
sound mode. If it is not,  
check to see whether your  
receiver/amplifier has other  
surround modes you may use.  
In Dolby Digital or DTS  
modes, make sure your  
receiver/processor is config-  
ured so that the surround  
speakers are enabled. When  
all five satellite speakers are  
in use, remember to configure  
your receiver or processor for  
6.1-channel operation.  
Review the operation of  
your DVD player and the  
jacket of your DVD to make  
sure that the DVD features  
the desired Dolby Digital or  
DTS mode, and that you  
have properly selected that  
mode using both the DVD  
players menu and the DVD  
discs menu.  
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S P E C IF IC A T IO N S  
S u b w o o f e r  
S C S 1 3 6 S y s t e m  
Amplifier  
Frequency Response  
100 Watts RMS  
Bass  
35Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)  
8" (200mm) Woofer, bass-reflex  
enclosure  
Dimensions (H x W x D)  
15" x 13" x 14"  
381mm x 330mm x 356mm  
Weight  
30 lb/13.6kg  
S a t e l l i t e s  
Recommended Power  
10 – 100 Watts  
Impedance  
8 Ohms nominal  
Sensitivity  
86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter  
Tweeter  
One 1/2" (13mm) titanium-laminate dome,  
video-shielded  
Midrange  
One 3" (75mm) driver, video-shielded  
Dimensions (H x W x D)  
4-3/8" x 3-3/16" x 3-3/4"  
111mm x 81mm x 95mm  
Weight  
1.1 lb/0.5kg  
All features and specifications are  
subject to change without notice.  
C e n t e r  
Recommended Power  
10 – 100 Watts  
*Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
DTS is a registered trademark of  
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
Impedance  
8 Ohms nominal  
Sensitivity  
86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter  
Tweeter  
One 1/2" (13mm) titanium-laminate dome,  
video-shielded  
Midrange  
Dual 3" (75mm) drivers, video-shielded  
Dimensions (H x W x D)  
3-1/4" x 7-5/8" x 3-3/4"  
83mm x 194mm x 95mm  
Weight  
1.89 lb/0.86kg  
P R O S O U N D  
O W N E R ’S G U ID E  
C O M ES H O M E ™  
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to the home environment by calling on JBLs professional engineering leadership.  
© 2003 Harman International Industries, Incorporated  
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sealed enclosure  
JBL is a registered trademark of  
Harman International Industries, Incorporated.  
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F E R T Y P E : Bass-reflex enclosure  
P O R T D E S IG N : FreeFlow™ flared  
Part No.406-000-00889  
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