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SCS 178 and SCS 188 (230V) NUMBER: DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership. SATELLITE TYPE:Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter, reflex-loaded enclosure SUBWOOFER TYPE: Bass-reflex enclosure PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™ flared...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com T H A N K Y O U F O R C H O O S I N G J B L For more than 55 years, JBL We’re confident that the JBL...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T Front Speakers Center Channel Speaker Subwoofer 0 – 0.6m (0 – 2 ft.) Surround Speakers 150-180 cm The front speakers should be The two surround speakers The low-frequency material...
(+) and (–) terminals. Most surround-sound systems, manufacturers of speakers and connecting all of the speakers electronics, including JBL, use in your system with the correct red to denote the (+) terminal polarity remains equally and black for the (–) terminal.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Dolby* Pro Logic* (Non-Digital) – Speaker Level (SCS 178 only) Use this installation method for Left Front Right Front Dolby Pro Logic applications Center ® (not Dolby Digital, DTS – – – other digital processing), where the receiver/processor does not have a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Dolby Pro Logic (Non-Digital) – Line Level (SCS 178 and SCS 188) Use this installation method for output, or a volume-controlled level inputs on the subwoofer. Dolby Pro Logic appli-cations preamp (line-) level output: IMPORTANT: Do not use the ®...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com O P E R A T I O N P H A S E The Phase Control ™ determines Press the Master Power Switch signal after approximately (marked Power ¡) to the ON twenty minutes, it will whether the subwoofer’s piston- position to use the subwoofer.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If there is no sound from any of • If your receiver/processor is If there is no sound from the the speakers: set in Dolby Pro Logic mode, surround speakers:...
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France declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this owner’s manual is in compliance with technical standards: EN 60065:1998 EN 55013/A14:1999 EN 55020/A14:1999 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 EN 61000-3-3/1.1995 EN 50081-1:1992 EN 50082-1:1992 Gary Mardell JBL, Harman Consumer International France,09/03...
Refinements may be made on occasion to existing products without notice, but will always meet or exceed original specifications unless otherwise stated. Simply Cinema is a registered trademark of JBL, Incorporated. * Dolby and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.