JL Audio C2-650x-06112008 Car Speaker User Manual


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4 | JL Audio - C2-650x 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C2-650x.
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6.5-inch(165mm)speaker.Mostfactory6.5-inch
speakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwilllineup
withthemountingholesonyourC2-650xspeakers.
Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhichis
accommodatedbyaseparatesetofmountingholes
ontheframesofyourC2-650x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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