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s level
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TOOLS NEEDED
Performance Specialist in-wall
speakers are
designed to be
easily installed. However, if
you are unsure of your ability
to properly install these loud-
speakers, please contact your
dealer or a qualified installer.
INSTALLATION
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, con-
necting all of the speakers in
your system with the correct
polarity remains equally impor-
tant in order to preserve the
proper ambience and direction-
ality of the program material.
CONNECTION TIPS
WIRE LENGTH RECOMMENDED SIZE
Up to 20 ft. 16-Gauge
Up to 30 ft. 12-Gauge
Greater than 30 ft. 10-Gauge
Front or Rear Speaker Outputs
LEFT RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
The wires for both speakers
should be the same length. If
one speaker is placed closer
to the amplifier than the other,
hide the excess wire behind
the wall.
Speakers and electronics
terminals have corresponding
(+) and (–) terminals. Most
manufacturers of speakers and
electronics, including JBL, use
red to denote the (+) terminal
and black for the (–) terminal.
It is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on the
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
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speaker centrally in the ceiling
for best stereo imaging, swiveling
the tweeters so that one points
toward the left and the other
toward the right of the listening
position, aimed at ear-level
h
eight.
The SS6DT may also be used to
play the left and right surround
channels in a 5.1-channel home
theater system, in which case it
should be mounted in the ceiling
slightly behind the listening posi-
tion, centered from left to right
and with the tweeters pointing
toward the left and right of the
listening position, aimed at ear-
l
evel height.
For 7.1-channel systems where
it is desired to use two SS6DT
speakers, one to play both the
left surround and surround back
channels and the other to play
both the right surround and sur-
round back channels, mount
each SS6DT speaker in the ceil-
ing, slightly behind the listening
position. Place one closer to the
l
eft side of the room and the
other closer to the right side.
Aim the tweeters away from
each other, toward the front
and rear of the room.
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