JBL products have become the hands-down choice of leading recording artists and sound engineers. The S4700 is a new member of the family of JBL floorstanding loudspeakers designed for home use. To get the best performance from your new loudspeakers, please read these instructions thoroughly.
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• Do not place the speakers in direct sunlight or in places where they will be exposed to other strong light. • The S4700 is not video-shielded and may distort or discolor the picture if placed close to some types of TVs. If the speakers do distort or discolor your TV’s picture, move the speakers away from the TV until the distortion or...
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Connectors Connectors We have designed the S4700 so that a positive voltage at the “+” (red) connector will cause the speaker transducers to move outward (toward the room). We recommend using a high-quality speaker wire with polarity coding. The side of the wire with a ridge or other coding is usually considered positive polarity (“+”).
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Hole in Cap BI-WIRE CONNECTION: The S4700 connection assembly has two sets of input connectors that are connected by jumper bars. The upper set of connectors is for high-frequency/ultrahigh-frequency drivers, and the lower set of connectors is for the woofer.
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To bi-wire the S4700, first remove the connector jumper bars as shown in the illustration. A. Unscrew all four caps B. Remove jumpers If you’re bi-wiring with a single stereo power amplifier, connect the speakers according to the following illustration.
• If the surface of the low-frequency driver cone becomes dusty, you can carefully sweep it clean with a soft, dry calligraphy brush or paint brush. Do not use a damp cloth. SPECIFICATIONS S4700 FLOORSTANDING SPEAKER ® Speaker type: 3-way floorstanding Low-frequency transducer: 380mm (15") pure pulp cone with treated cloth edge and...