User manual JBL SS88IWSBB

[. . . ] It enables us to keep you posted on our latest advancements, and helps us to better understand our customers and build products that meet their needs and expectations. JBL Consumer Products SPEAKER PLACEMENT It is best to establish the locations for the speakers in advance, to avoid having to correct errors after installation has already begun. Refer to these guidelines, and also see the owner's guide for the SS88IWS subwoofer for more information. It is generally recommended that you install your SS88IWS in-wall subwoofer along the same wall as the front loudspeakers. [. . . ] While holding the cap 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 connections are available. Depending on whether you are using a dedicated subwoofer amplifier or your main receiver/amplifier to power the SS88IWS, select one of the two connection methods that follow. Connection Method #1 Use this method when you are using the SS88IWS with your main receiver/amplifier. Connect the main left and right speaker-level outputs on your receiver/amplifier to the Input 1 (for left channel) and Input 2 (for right channel) connectors on the SS88IWS connection panel. Connect the Output 1 terminals to the corresponding terminals on your front left speaker, and the Output 2 terminals to the corresponding terminals on your front right speaker. NOTE: When using Connection Method #1 with only one SS88IWS, the shorting straps must be removed. If you are using two SS88IWS subwoofers, connect the left speaker outputs on your receiver/amplifier to Input 1 on one subwoofer's connections 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 subwoofer 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. Connection Method #2 Use this method when you are using the SS88IWS with a dedicated subwoofer amplifier. Connect your main receiver/processor's line-level subwoofer output to the line-level input on your subwoofer amplifier. Connect the speaker terminals on your subwoofer amplifier to either Input 1 or Input 2. If your amplifier has stereo outputs, you may connect one channel to each of Inputs 1 and 2. When using only one input 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 loudspeaker. 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 Connection Method #1, Using Two SS88IWS Loudspeakers With Back Boxes (Use Shorting Straps) Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs Left Right OUTPUT 1 (­): Orange with black stripe OUTPUT 1 (+): Solid orange OUTPUT 2 (­): Green with black stripe OUTPUT 2 (+): Solid green ­ + ­ + Connections Panel of Right SS88IWSBB Back Box YEL/BLK YEL WHT/BLK WHT ORG/BLK ORG GRE/BLK GRE Connections Panel of Left SS88IWSBB Back Box YEL/BLK YEL WHT/BLK WHT ORG/BLK ORG GRE/BLK GRE ­ + INPUT 1 ­ + INPUT 2 ­ + OUTPUT 1 ­ + OUTPUT 2 ­ + INPUT 1 ­ + INPUT 2 ­ + OUTPUT 1 ­ + OUTPUT 2 Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker Connection Method #1, Using One SS88IWS With Back Box (Remove Shorting Straps) Receiver/Amplifier Speaker Outputs Left Right ­ + ­ + ­ Connection Method #2, Using Two SS88IWS Loudspeakers With Back Boxes (Use Shorting Straps) YEL/BLK YEL + ­ + WHT/BLK WHT ORG/BLK ORG GRE/BLK GRE Receiver/Processor Subwoofer or Main Amp Out Amplifier Line-Level Inputs Speaker-Level Outputs YEL/BLK YEL Left SS88IWSBB Back Box WHT/BLK WHT ORG/BLK ORG GRE/BLK GRE ­ + INPUT 1 ­ + INPUT 2 ­ + OUTPUT 1 ­ + OUTPUT 2 ­ Left Left + ­ + INPUT 1 ­ + INPUT 2 ­ + OUTPUT 1 ­ + OUTPUT 2 Connections Panel of SS88IWSBB Back Box Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker Left Right SS88IWSBB Back Box ­ Right Right Right + YEL/BLK YEL WHT/BLK WHT ORG/BLK ORG GRE/BLK GRE ­ + INPUT 1 ­ + INPUT 2 ­ + OUTPUT 1 ­ + OUTPUT 2 ­ + ­ + INSTALLATION Although the JBL Performance Specialist Series in-wall speakers were designed to be easily installed in existing construction applications, it is recommended that installation of the SS88IWSBB back box in new construction be reserved for professionals. See the manual for the SS88IWS subwoofer for instructions on installing the speaker in existing construction without using the back box. The SS88IWSBB back box is an optional installation accessory for the SS88IWS in-wall subwoofer. When used, the SS88IWSBB back box is installed during new construction before the wallboard. [. . . ] The enclosure is now installed and ready for the wallboard to be installed over it. Make the connections from your receiver/amplifier to the SS88IWS back box connections panel, and to any other speakers as appropriate for your system, following the instructions on the previous page. Connect the eight wires hanging from the bottom of the SS88IWSBB back box to the correct terminals on the SS88IWS loudspeaker (see the previous page). Centering Bar Centering Bar See Detail C L-Brackets Detail A See Detail A Detail B 5. At this time, you may want to screw through each side of the wood centering bars to mount the enclosure to the studs. [. . . ]