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Thank you for purchasing a JL Audio amplifier for  

your marine sound system. 

Your amplifier has been designed and manufactured to exacting 

standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your vessel. 

For maximum performance, we highly recommend that you have 

your new amplifier installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer.  Your 

authorized dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment 

to ensure optimum performance from this product. Should you  

decide to install the amplifier yourself, please take the time  

to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself  

with its installation requirements and setup procedures.

If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this  

manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please contact your 

authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further assistance, 

please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department  

at (954) 443-1100 during business hours.

owner’s manual

700W Marine 5-Channel Amplifier with 2-Way / 3-Way Crossover

Summary of Contents for iM700/5

Page 1: ...ensure optimum performance from this product Should you decide to install the amplifier yourself please take the time to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself with its installatio...

Page 2: ...it is likely to get wet Protect Your Hearing We value you as a long term customer For that reason we urge you to practice restraint in the operation of this product so as not to damage your hearing an...

Page 3: ...amplifier utilizing JL Audio NexD ultra high speed switching technology for its four main channels and NexD high speed switching for its subwoofer channel The NexD technologies deliver outstanding fi...

Page 4: ...ons to the speaker s This serves to improve tonal balance and to avoid distortion and possible speaker failure Correct use of these filters can substantially increase the longevity and fidelity of you...

Page 5: ...wing the full range of frequencies present at the inputs to feed these channels This is useful for systems utilizing outboard active crossovers or requiring full range reproduction this channel pair x...

Page 6: ...a pair of the M700 5 s main channels to drive left channel speakers only and the other pair of the M700 5 s main channels to drive right channel speakers only 2 Left Right Channel Information When bri...

Page 7: ...iguration you can use the amplifier panel drawing on pages 18 19 to mark the required switch positions for easy reference Bi AmpLIFIED SYSTEMS Bi amplified systems are defined as systems in which sepa...

Page 8: ...hich is commonly available in installation bays Necessary Equipment Digital AC Voltmeter CD with a sine wave test tone recorded at 0 dB reference level in the frequency range to be amplified for that...

Page 9: ...ng sufficient voltage check your speaker connections as explained below Check to ensure that the speaker wires are making a good connection with the metal inside the terminal block The speaker wire co...

Page 10: ...18 JL Audio M700 5 Owner s Manual 19 INSTALLATION NOTES Use this diagram to document your amplifier s switch and control positions...

Page 11: ...thereafter Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties therefore these exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights...

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