JBL SS88IWSBB Speaker User Manual


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S
PEAKER
CONNECTIONS
Connection Tips
Refer to page 4 of the SS88IWS sub-
woofer owner’s guide for general
i
nformation on speaker-wire con-
nections. This manual includes con-
nection guidelines that are specific
t
o the SS88IWSBB back box.
To use the push-type terminals on
t
he connections panel supplied with
the SS88IWSBB back box enclosure,
d
epress the colored cap until the
pass-through hole in the binding
post is revealed. While holding the
c
ap down, insert the bare end of
the wire, or a banana plug, into the
pass-through hole. Release the cap
and tug gently on the wire to ensure
that it is secure.
Since the SS88IWS is a passive
loudspeaker, only speaker-level con-
nections are available. Depending
on whether you are using a dedi-
cated subwoofer
amplifier or your
main receiver/
amplifier to power the
SS88IWS, select one of the two con-
nection methods that follow.
Connection Method #1
Use this method when you are
using the SS88IWS with your main
receiver/amplifier. Connect the main
l
eft and right speaker-level outputs
o
n your receiver/amplifier to the
Input 1 (for left channel) and Input 2
(
for right channel) connectors on the
S
S88IWS connection panel. Connect
the Output 1 terminals to the corre-
s
ponding terminals on your front left
speaker, and the Output 2 terminals
to the corresponding terminals on
y
our front right speaker.
NOTE: When using Connection
M
ethod #1 with only one SS88IWS,
the shorting straps must be
removed.
If you are using two SS88IWS sub-
w
oofers, connect the left speaker out-
puts on your receiver/
amplifier to
Input 1 on one subwoofer’s connec-
tions panel, and the right speaker
outputs on your receiver/amplifier to
Input 1 on the second subwoofer’s
connections panel. Then connect
Output 1 from the left-
channel sub-
woofer to the inputs
on your main
left speaker, and Output 1 from the
right-channel subwoofer to the
inputs on your main right speaker.
When using the SS88IWS in this
mono mode, you should not remove
the shorting straps.
C
onnection Method #2
U
se this method when you are
using the SS88IWS with a dedicated
s
ubwoofer amplifier. Connect your
m
ain receiver/
p
rocessor’s line-level
subwoofer
output to the line-level
i
nput on your subwoofer amplifier.
Connect the speaker terminals on
your subwoofer amplifier to either
I
nput 1 or Input 2. If your amplifier
has stereo outputs, you may con-
nect one channel to each of Inputs 1
a
nd 2. However, you must remove
the shorting straps when using
s
tereo mode. Alternatively, you may
c
onnect each channel to a separate
SS88IWS. When using only one
i
nput on an individual SS88IWS, you
should leave the shorting straps in
place.
Using the SS88IWSBB Back Box
Whichever connection method you
choose to install the SS88IWSBB
back box, you will need to connect
all of the eight wires coming out of
the bottom of the back box to the
appropriate terminals on the loud-
speaker. The wires are color-coded
as follows:
INPUT 1 (–): Yellow with black
stripe
INPUT 1 (+): Solid yellow
INPUT 2 (–): White with black
stripe
INPUT 2 (+): Solid white
OUTPUT 1 (–): Orange with
black stripe
OUTPUT 1 (+): Solid orange
OUTPUT 2 (–): Green with black
stripe
OUTPUT 2 (+): Solid green
YEL/BLK
Y
EL
W
HT/BLK
WHT
O
RG/BLK
O
RG
GRE/BLK
GRE
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
– +– +
Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs
Left Right
– +
Front Left Speaker
– +
Front Right Speaker
Connections Panel of
SS88IWSBB Back Box
Connection Method #1, Using One SS88IWS
With Back Box (Remove Shorting Straps)
– +– +
Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs
L
eft Right
– +
Front Left Speaker
– +
Front Right Speaker
Y
EL/BLK
Y
EL
W
HT/BLK
W
HT
ORG/BLK
ORG
G
RE/BLK
G
RE
I
NPUT 1
INPUT 2
O
UTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
Y
EL/BLK
Y
EL
W
HT/BLK
W
HT
ORG/BLK
ORG
G
RE/BLK
G
RE
I
NPUT 1
INPUT 2
O
UTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
Connections Panel of
Left SS88IWSBB Back Box
Connections Panel of
Right SS88IWSBB Back Box
Connection Method #1, Using Two SS88IWS Loudspeakers
With Back Boxes (Use Shorting Straps)
– +
Amplifier
Receiver/Processor
Speaker-Level
Outputs
Subwoofer or
Main Amp
Out
Line-Level
Inputs
– +
Left Left
Right Right
Left
Right
Y
EL/BLK
YEL
WHT/BLK
W
HT
ORG/BLK
O
RG
G
RE/BLK
G
RE
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
YEL/BLK
YEL
WHT/BLK
WHT
ORG/BLK
ORG
GRE/BLK
GRE
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2
– + – + – + – +
Left SS88IWSBB Back Box
Right SS88IWSBB Back Box
Connection Method #2, Using Two SS88IWS Loudspeakers
With Back Boxes (Use Shorting Straps)
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