JL Audio C3-525cw Car Stereo System User Manual


 
4 | JL Audio - C3-525 Owner’s Manual
GETTING STARTED
•Turnofftheaudiosystem.Itisalso
advisabletodisconnectthenegative(–)
terminalofyourvehicle’sbatterywhenever
performinginstallationwork.
•Beforecutting,drillingorinsertinganyscrew,
checkclearancesonbothsidesoftheplanned
mountingsurface.Alsocheckforanypotential
obstacles,suchaswindowtracksandmotors,
wiringharnesses,etc.Checkbothsidesofthe
vehicle,manyvehiclesarenotsymmetrical!
•Alwayswearprotectiveeyewear.
CROSSOVER NETWORK INSTALLATION
ThecrossovernetworkssuppliedwithyourC3
Systemshouldbeinstalledinadrylocationinside
yourvehicle.DONOTINSTALLTHEMINSIDEOF
ADOOR!Doorsoftengetwetontheinside,which
candamageyourcrossovernetworksandcould
potentiallydamageyourentiresoundsystem.The
crossoverscanbescrewedintoasolidsurfaceviatwo
holeslocatedundertheprotectivecoverofthecase.
Toaccesstheseholes,simplysqueezethesidesofthe
coverwhilegentlypullingthecoverawayfromthe
base.Makesurethatyourmountinglocationwillnot
causedamagetowiring,fuellines,brakelinesorany
othervitalcomponentofyourvehicle.Onceyouhave
screwedthecaseinandmadeyourconnections,snap
theprotectivecoverbackintoplace.
TWEETER PROTECTION
TheC3crossovernetworksareequippedwith
anadvancedelectronictweeterprotectioncircuit
designedtominimizethepossibilityoftweeter
failure.Thiselectronicdevicemonitorscurrentgoing
tothetweeterandwilldisconnectthetweeterfrom
thesignalwhenitsensesoverload.Shouldthisoccur
whilelisteningtotheaudiosystem,simplyreducethe
volumeforafewsecondsandtheprotectioncircuit
willresetitselfautomatically.
CROSSOVER NETWORK ADJUSTMENT
Thecrossovernetworkshavebeendesignedto
allowtonaladjustmentstotheuppermidrange
responseandtweeterlevel.Theseadjustmentsmake
itpossibletofine-tuneyoursystemtosuityour
listeningpreferencesandtocompensateforvarious
speakermountingapplications.
ADJUSTABLE MIDRANGE PRESENCE
YourC3crossovernetworksprovideaunique
midrangepresencecontrol,locatedunderthecover.
Themidrangepresenceisselectableviaasetofpins
andallowsforthreesettings.Thesesettingsaffectthe
amplitudeoftheuppermidrangeresponseoftheC3
componentwoofer.Werecommendthatyoubegin
yourlisteninginthe“REF”(Reference)andadjust
upordownasneededtocompensateformounting
location,orientationorpersonaltaste.
ADJUSTABLE TWEETER LEVEL
C3crossovernetworksalsoprovidefourlevels
oftweeteradjustabilitydesignedtocompensatefor
differentmountinglocations,vehicleinteriorsand
personaltaste.Theselevelsareselectableviaasetof
pinslocatedundertheclearcoverofeachcrossover
case.Werecommendthatyoubeginlisteninginthe
“REF”(Reference)position.Tofindtheoptimum
tonalbalanceinyourinstallation,experimentwith
alternatetweeterlevelsettingsbymovingthepins.It
issafetoswitchjumperswhilethesystemisplaying.