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PRODUCT LINE: 

SCS138 (230V)

DESIGN GOAL:

Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the

home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership.

SATELLITE TYPE:

Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter, sealed enclosure

SUBWOOFER TYPE: 

Bass-reflex enclosure

PORT DESIGN: 

FreeFlow™ flared

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE:

Cinema Loudspeaker Series

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Summary of Contents for SCS 138 Trio

Page 1: ...e performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL s professional engineering leadership SATELLITE TYPE Titanium laminate dome tweeter sealed enclosure SUBWOOFER TYPE Bass reflex enclosure PORT DESIGN FreeFlow flared PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE Cinema Loudspeaker Series MODEL NUMBER ...

Page 2: ...ainment products e g for catering trade restaurants public address or infinite loop announcement use etc 17 Specifications All product specifica tions features are subject to change without notification Passive Products 18 Amplifiers Amplifiers used to drive these units must deliver a sufficient output power A lack of output power may lead to amplifier clipping which causes damage not covered by g...

Page 3: ...ll outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or b Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product or c The product has been exposed to rain or water or d The product does not operate normally when following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the...

Page 4: ...speakers should be placed slightly behind the listening position and ideally should face each other and be at a level higher than the listeners ears If that is not possible they may be placed on a wall behind the listening position facing for ward The surround speakers should not call attention to themselves Experiment with their placement until you hear a diffuse ambient sound accompanying the ma...

Page 5: ...n into a wooden wall stud If that is not possible use properly selected wall anchors The customer is respon sible for proper selection and use of mounting hardware available through hardware stores to properly and safely wall mount the speakers On the wall Wall brackets are included Slide speaker onto support On optional stands FS300S Place speaker and support on wall plate ...

Page 6: ...ripe It is important to connect all speakers identically on the speaker to on the amplifier and on the speaker to on the amplifier Wiring out of phase results in thin sound weak bass and a poor stereo image With the advent of multichannel surround sound systems connecting all of the speakers in your system with the correct polarity remains equally important in order to preserve the proper ambience...

Page 7: ...ht terminals on the subwoofer that are marked High Level In Connect the left and right terminals on the subwoofer that are marked High Level Out to the cor responding terminals on the back of your front left and right speakers Connect your receiver or amplifier s center left and right surround speaker terminals to the corre sponding terminals on the back of your center left and right surround spea...

Page 8: ...Connect this jack to the LFE output or subwoofer output on your receiver or amplifier Connect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier Make sure that you have configured your surround sound processor for Subwoofer On The front left front right center and rear speakers should all be set to Small Note When using the LFE input the subwoofer s Crossover control...

Page 9: ... Control The optimum setting for the SCS138 system is with the Crossover Control set to the Max position Crossover The Phase Control determines whether the subwoofer s piston like action moves in and out in phase with the main speakers or opposite the main speakers This is adjusted by pressing the button to the 0 or 180 position The 0 position of the phase button plays the bass signal in phase wit...

Page 10: ...s increased Check all wires and connecti ons between receiver amplifier and speakers Make sure all wires are connected Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed cut or punctured If more than one pair of main speakers is being used check the minimum impedance requirements of your receiver amplifier If there is low or no bass output Make sure the connections to the left and right Speaker Inputs...

Page 11: ...eclare in own responsibility that the product described in this owner s manual is in compliance with technical standards EN 60065 1998 EN 55013 A14 1999 EN 55020 A14 1999 EN 61000 3 2 A14 2000 EN 61000 3 3 1 1995 EN 50081 1 1992 EN 50082 1 1992 Luc Emmanuel Godard JBL Harman Consumer International France 08 01 ...

Page 12: ...er Frequency Response 6dB 120Hz 20kHz Sensitivity 2 83V 1m 88dB Nominal Impedance 4 Ohms Recommended Amplifier Power 10 50 Watts RMS per Channel Drive Units 12mm Titanium Laminate Dome Video shielded HF Dual 75mm Paper Cone Video shielded Midrange Dimensions H x W x D 83mm x 194mm x 95mm 3 3 x 7 6 x 3 7 Weight 0 85kg 1 88lb SCS 138 Active Subwoofer Low Frequency Cut off 35Hz High Frequency Cut off...

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