JBL PSW-D112/115 manual

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    PSW -D112, PSW -D115 simple setup guide thank y ou for ch oosing JBL. For m ore than 50 years, JBL has been involved in every aspect of m usic an d film r ecordin g and r eprod uc- tion, fr om live perform ances to monitorin g the recor dings you play in your h ome , car or offi ce . W e’re confi d ent that th e JBL Loudspeak ers you have chosen [...]

  • Page 2

    – 2 – – 2 – 1. Read Instructions. All the safety an d operating instru ction s should be read bef ore th e produ ct is operated . 2. Retain Instructions. Th e safety and oper ating instru c- tion s should be retain ed for future r eferen ce. 3. Heed W arnings. All warn- ings on th e produ ct and in the oper ating in struction s should be ad[...]

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    – 3 – Placement • As a gener al rule , bass response incr eases as a subw oofer is placed closer to a wall. Ther efor e, bass output is maximized when the subw oofer is placed in a corner . • It is also recommended that the subw oofer be positioned along the same wall as the fr ont loudspeaker s. Low-frequen cy sounds ar e norm ally omnidir[...]

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    – 4 – 2) If your receiver/amplifier has subw oofer outputs or preamp output jack s for the left, center and right channels, or left and right only . Note: Som e receivers/ampli- fiers have a sin gle (mon o) subwoofer output. In this case , it is recomm ended that you use a “Y”-connector (n ot inclu ded) to m aximize the subwoofer’s perf o[...]

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    – 5 – 4) If your receiver/ampli- fier has preamp output jacks and main input jacks f or the left, center and right channels, or left and right channels only , or you have a separate pr eamp/ processor and pow er amplifier . This meth od of h ookup can offer th e high est level of perform ance f or your complete loudspeak er system. The PSW-D112[...]

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    – 6 – Oper ation Pow e r When th e unit is plugged in and power is on an d no si gnal is received f or appro ximately 10 – 15 minutes , the sub- woofer will g o into a stan dby mod e until a si gnal is presen t. Due to JBL ’s unique , high- effici ency digital-amplifi er desi gn, power consumpti on is minimal wh en the subwoo fer is not r e[...]

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    – 7 – The Phase Con trol d etermines wheth er the subwoo fer speaker’s piston-lik e action moves in an d out with the main speak ers, 0 ° , or opposite the m ain speakers , 180 ° . Th ere is no corr ect or incorr ect set- ting. Pr oper phase adjustmen t depen ds on several vari ables such as subwoo fer placemen t and listen er position. A d[...]

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    JBL Consum er Produ cts 250 Crossways P ark Drive , Woodbury , NY 1179 7 8 5 00 Balboa Boulevard , Northri dg e, CA 91 329 1-800-336-4JBL (4525) (US A only) © 1 9 9 8 JBL, In corporated JBL is a r egistered tr ademark o f JBL, Incorporated . *T radem ark of Dolby Laboratori es. **D TS is a trad emark of Di gital Theater System s. Printed 9/98 P ar[...]