JL Audio C5-653-XO Car Stereo System User Manual


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Custom Location: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.
Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto
anunevensurfacecandamageit.Carefullymeasure
andmarkthe“mountingholediameter”outlinein
theselectedlocationusingthedimensionslistedon
page2.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apilot
holeinthecenteroftheproposedspeakermounting
hole.Then,usingasabersawwithanappropriate
blade,makethecircularcutoutforthespeaker.File
anyroughedges.
Aftercuttingthehole,checktoseethatthe
speakerframefitsintoitsmountingholecleanly.Do
notforcetheframeintoaholethatistoosmall.Once
thespeakerisinplace,usetheholesonthespeaker’s
mountingflangetomarkthepanelwherethefour
mountingscrewswillbepositioned,asshownin
DiagramD.Removethespeakeranddrill1/8-inch
(3mm)holesateachmark.Insertthemounting
clipswiththeflatsidetowardsthespeaker.Connect
thespeakerwires,observingcorrectpolarity,and
securethespeakerandgrilletraytothepanelby
evenlytighteningbyhandtheprovided#8x1.25
inch(32mm)mountingscrews.Makesurethe
wooferissecured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.
Breakoffsmallpiecesofthesuppliedbutyladhesive
puttyandplacethemontheinsideofeachgrilletray.
Thisadhesivewillholdthegrillemeshinsertinplace
firmlyandpreventrattling.Insertthegrillemesh
insertintothegrilletray,squeezinggentlyaroundits
edgeuntilitseatsfirmlyintothetray.
Finally,attachtheself-adhesiveJLAudiologo
badgetothegrillemeshinsert.
WARNING
!!
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
WOOFER INSTALLATION
Thewoofers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woofer.Keepinmindthatthewooferwires
mustbeconnectedtothewooferoutputsofthe
crossoverssuppliedwithyoursystemasshowninthe
diagramonpage5.Ifyouprefertorunnewwires,
refertothe“CustomLocation”installationsection
fordetails.Whichevermethodyouchoose,observe
correctpolarityinyourconnections.Ifyouare
unsureaboutanyoftheseissues,contactyour
JLAudiodealerforinstallationassistance.
Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,
withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept
a6.5-inch(160mm)speaker.Mostfactory6.5-inch
speakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwilllineup
withthemountingholesonyourwoofers.
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.
Usethesuppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactory
holesalreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.
Hand-tightenthescrewsevenly.
DIAGRAM D: CUSTOM LOCATION WOOFER INSTALLATION
DIAGRAM C: FACTORY LOCATION WOOFER INSTALLATION
Optional
WARNING
!!
Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross
pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or
stripping the mounting clips.
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