JL Audio C2-600x Car Speaker User Manual


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4 | JL Audio - C2-600x Owner’s Manual
InstallasshowninDiagramA(page5).Usethe
suppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactoryholes
alreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.Hand-tightenthe
screwsevenlytoavoidbendingthespeakerframe!
Custom Location:Runspeakerwiretothe
desiredmountinglocation.Ifyouarerunning
wiresintoadoor,useexistingfactorywiringboots
wheneverpossible.Ifyouaredrillingnewholes,file
theiredgesandinstallrubbergrommetsintoeach
hole.Then,coverthewireswithaprotectivePVC
sleeveandrunthemthroughthedoorjamb.Make
surethatthewireswillcleardoorhingesandother
structuresinthedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutany
partofthisprocess,pleasecontactyourJLAUDIO
dealerforinstallationhelp.
WARNING
!!
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto
anunevensurfacecandamageit.Usethesupplied
templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.
Markthecenterandtheoutlineofthemounting
holeaswellasthemountingscrewpositions.Before
drillingorcuttingonyourinteriorpanels,usea
utilityknifetocutanyfabric,vinylorleatherfrom
holelocations.Thesematerialscaneasilybesnagged
byadrillorasaw,causingdamagetothepanel
andpossiblebodilyinjury.Drillfour1/8-inch(3
mm)holesforthespeaker’smountingscrewsatthe
positionsyouhavemarked.Alsodrillapilothole
inthecenterofthespeakermountingholeatthis
time.Then,usingasabersaw,makethecircularcut
outforthespeaker.Fileanyroughedges.Insertthe
mountingclipswiththeflatsidetowardsthespeaker
asshowninDiagramB(page5).
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframefitsinto
themountingholecleanly.Thismustbecheckedprior
totighteningthescrews.Donotforcetheframeintoa
holethatistoosmall.Donottightenthespeakeronto
anunevensurface.Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.
Thespeakershouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleak
aroundthemountingflange.Airleakswillcausea
severedegradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.
SPEAKER INSTALLATION
Thespeakershouldbeinstalledinoneofthe
followingwaysdependingonlocation:
Factory Location:Ifyouwillbeusingthefactory
speakerwires,itmaybenecessarytochangethe
terminations.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyusingan
adaptorplugorsimplybycuttingthefactoryconnector
offandusingthesuppliedcrimpconnectorsto
terminatethespeakerwires.Thelargeconnectorisfor
thepositiveterminalandthesmallconnectorisforthe
negativeterminalofeachC2-600x.
Youmayalsochoosetorunnewspeakerwires...
Runspeakerwiretothedesiredmounting
locations.Ifyouarerunningwiresintoadoor,use
existingfactorywiringbootswheneverpossible.If
youaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredgesandinstall
rubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Wiresshouldthen
becoveredwithaprotective,flexiblePVCsleeveand
thenrunthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthe
wireswillcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresin
thedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthis
process,pleasecontactyourJLAudiodealerfor
installationhelp.
WARNING
!!
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,
withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept
a6-inch(150mm)speaker.Mostfactory6-inch
speakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwilllineup
withthemountingholesonyourC2-600xspeakers.
Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhichis
accommodatedbyaseparatesetofmountingholes
ontheframesofyourC2-600xspeakers.
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframe
fitsintothemountingholecleanly.Thismustbe
checkedpriortotighteningthescrews.Donot
forcetheframeintoaholethatistoosmall.Do
nottightenthespeakerontoanunevensurface.
Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.Thespeaker
shouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleakaround
themountingflange.Airleakswillcauseasevere
degradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.
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