JL Audio 13W7D15 manual

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    O wn er ’ s M anual[...]

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    YELL OW OPTIMUM: This zone represents the best balance between long-term reliability , high output and low distortion performance. In this zone, you will be taking full advantage o f the woofer's optimum, low-distortion performance range without undue risk of failure. RED MAXIMUM : In this zone, low-distor tion output and long-term[...]

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    1 - OverRoll™ Surround (U.S. Paten t #5,687,247 and #5,949,898) By utilizing space wasted in conventional speakers, this ground-breaking innovation controls the W7’ s massive excursion without sacr ificing precious cone area. 2 - W-Cone™ (U.S. Pa tent #6,496,590) The W-Cone™ is a unit-body cone assembly that delivers astonishing cone stiffn[...]

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    Step 2: Remove Clamp -Ring Gently insert the tip of the large flat-head screwdriv er between the shiny aluminum clamp-ring and the foam surround (picture 2a). B e careful not to push the screwdriv er too far down or it will wedge behind the hidden O -Ring (pic ture 2b). Gently twist the screwdriver to “pop” the clamp-ring off of the O -Ring and[...]

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    Step 6: Connect the speaker wires and place the W7 into the enclosure Connect the positive wire t o the red terminal and the negative wir e to the black terminal of the W7 (picture 6a). The 13W7 (not shown) has dual voice coils and must b e wired with its coils in series or in parallel. Once the speaker is wired, gently lower it into the enclosure [...]

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    Infrasonic Filter: Tu rn “O ” for Sealed Enclosure . Tu rn “O n” for Po rt ed Enclosure and set the k nob to “25” Hz . Bass EQ: Generally not necessary in W7 applications (we recommend def eating it by switching the “Bass EQ” switch to “O ” ). May be used with Remote Bass Contr ol to pr ovide some user controllable br oad [...]

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    Grille Clearance: 2.7 in. (69 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside sur face of the grille. Displacement: 0.21 cu. ft. (5.9 ltrs) Net W eight: 52 lbs. (23.6 kg) Mounting Hardware: Tw elve #12 x 1.75 " long clear , zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #12-28 long steel Phillips pa[...]

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    12 W 7 - 3 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 27.2 Hz Electrical “ Q” (Qes): 0.514 Mechanical “Q” (Qms): 7.807 T otal Sp eaker “Q” (Qts): 0.482 Equivalent Compliance ( Vas): 2.33 cu. ft. (66.0 ltrs) One-Wa y , Linear Excursion (Xmax)*: 1.15 in. (29 mm) Thermal Pow er Handling (Pt): 1000 W atts Continuous Reference Efficiency (no): 0.249 % Efficie[...]

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    Grille Clearance: 2.6 in. (66 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside sur face of the grille. Displacement: 0.14 cu. ft. (4.0 ltrs) Net W eight: 45 lbs. (20.4 kg) Mounting Hardware: Tw elve #10 x 1.75 " long clear , zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #10-32 long steel Phillips pa[...]

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    Bass EQ: Generally not necessary in W7 applications (we recommend def eating it by switching the “Bass EQ” switch to “O ” ). May be used with Remote Bass Contr ol to pr ovide some user controllable br oad bass boost. When used in this manner , set “ Q” to “1.1” , set “ Ce nter F req. ” to “45” Hz, “Boost ” is def eate[...]

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    Grille Clearance: 2.25 in. (57 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside sur face of the grille. Displacement: 0.09 cu. ft. (2.5 ltrs) Net W eight: 30 lbs. (15.8 kg) Mounting Hardware: Tw elve #10 x 1.75 " long clear , zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #10-32 long steel Phillips p[...]

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    Infrasonic Filter: Switch “O ff” for Sealed Enclosure . Switch to “30H z” f or Po rt ed Enclosure Input Sensitivity Controls: Pr oper adjustment of these controls is critical! For virtually all aftermarket head units, set “Input V oltage” to “L ow ” . See “Input Sensitivity Setting Guide” on pg. 14 for pr ecise setting instruct[...]

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    Grille Clearance: 2.3125 in. (25 mm) from the bottom of the mounting flange to the lowest inside sur face of the grille. Displacement: 0.06 cu. ft. (1.7 ltrs) Net W eight: 17 lbs. (7.8 kg) Mounting Hardware: Tw elve #8 x 1.00 " long clear , zinc-plated steel Phillips pan-head sheet metal screws (included) or twelve #8-32 long steel Phillips pa[...]

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    Wh at fo llo ws is a sim ple met ho d fo r acc ura tel y set ti ng the input sensitivit y (commonly referred to as “ gain ”) of JL Audio subwoof er amplifiers. Y ou will need the following equipment: • A C V oltmeter (digital display type) • A CD wit h a s ine- wa ve te st t one re co rd ed a t 0d B re f er enc e l ev el i n th e fr eq uen [...]

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    JL A UDIO warr ants this spe aker to be fr ee of def ects in mat eria ls and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is not transferrable and applies only to the or iginal purchaser of the product from an authorized JL AUDIO dealer . Should ser vice be necessary under this warranty for any reason d[...]

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    w w w . j l a u d i o . c o m 10369 North Commerce P arkway • Miramar , Florida • 33025 • USA HOM E AUDI O | MOB ILE AUD IO | M ARI NE AUD IO “JL Aud io®” and th e J L Au dio log o a re r egi ste red tr ade mar ks of J L Au dio, Inc. “ W 7”, “V RC”, “Ov erR oll ”, “ W- Co ne”, “Ahea d of th e Cur ve”, a nd the ir re s[...]