Table Of Contents; Introduction - JBL SYNTHESIS ARRAY SAM1HF Owner's And Installer's Manual

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ONTENTS
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NTRODUCTION
I .............................................................................................................................................................4
NCLUDED
S P .............................................................................................................................................4
PEAKER LACEMENT
L R S ..............................................................................................................................4
EFT AND IGHT PEAKERS
C C S ...........................................................................................................................4
ENTER HANNEL PEAKERS
A S S .......................................................................................................................5
MBIENT URROUND PEAKERS
5.1-C S ..........................................................................................................................5
HANNEL YSTEMS
6.1-C S ..........................................................................................................................6
HANNEL YSTEMS
7.1-C S ..........................................................................................................................6
HANNEL YSTEMS
SAM1HF SAM2LF C A
AND ONFIGURATION AND SSEMBLY
C S R Y S
ONNECTING THE PEAKERS TO THE EST OF OUR YSTEM
P H W .......................................................................................................................10
REPARING THE OOKUP IRE
C S E ................................................................................................10
ONNECTIONS TO THE YNTHESIS LECTRONICS
T ...............................................................................................................................................13
ROUBLESHOOTING
S ...................................................................................................................................................14
PECIFICATIONS
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NTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this JBL Synthesis ® Array
synthesis of everything that JBL has learned about the emotional power of audio and video in sixty years of preemi-
nence in the field. It sets new benchmarks in the use of "high technology" and provides you with the experience of
being in some of the world's greatest movie houses and concert halls, right at home! JBL's Synthesis Array speaker
systems feature the following:
THX U 2 ™ -L H A S
LTRA ICENSED OME UDIO YSTEM
speaker system will deliver a state-of-the-art THX home theater experience to your living room. You will hear in your
home exactly what the director and sound engineer heard in the recording studio. The system will reproduce the
audio flawlessly and without distortion.
U -F C D
LTRAHIGH REQUENCY OMPRESSION RIVER
wound voice coil and 2-inch neodymium motor assembly, mounted in a SonoGlass
extended high-frequency response to exceed SACD ™ and DVD-Audio specifications.
H -P C H :
Horns are commonplace in movie theaters across the world, because
IGH OWER OMPRESSION ORN
of their high power handling and well-defined high-frequency output. The horns employed in SAM1HF have very
low distortion and a well-controlled directivity, to put the dialogue at the center of the screen and the effects all
around you.
A M -B D S
CCURATE ID ASS RIVERS AND UBWOOFERS
patented technologies - such as Symmetrical Field Geometry
Vented Gap Cooling ™ (VGC) - as well as unique cone and dome materials, to provide tight, smooth midrange sound
without harshness, stridency or listener fatigue. From two to as many as four high-power subwoofers (15- or 18-inch)
complete the experience with earth-shattering, deep bass.
C V :
OMMON OICING Synthesis Array uses common voicing across the front three channels. Since identical drivers
are used, each speaker has the same tonal qualities, thus as a sound is panned from one side to the other, there will
be no change in timbre.
M S :
All front speakers are magnetically shielded, allowing you to place them near video mon-
AGNETIC HIELDING
itors without generating interference or distorting the picture.
D "I " N M S
UAL NSIDE EODYMIUM OTOR TRUCTURE
magnet is magnetized with opposite polarity to the main, lower neodymium magnet. This inverted dual-magnet configu-
ration improves magnetic shielding and offers increased acoustic output.
D -A C D M :
EEP NODIZED ONE AND OME ATERIAL
together with the motor features, helps to reduce midband distortions to very low levels (approximately 50dB to 60dB
below the fundamental signal driven at 100dB output).
T -S P P :
WO TAGE HASE LUG The phase plug is a key element in this compression driver. The accuracy of the phase
plug geometry is most important to achieve a wide and flat frequency response. The pressure distribution in the phase
plug is manipulated by adjustments to the number and width of the slots and is optimized to achieve a coherent pres-
sure front across the operating range at the exit of the phase plug.
S I M (SIM):
YMMETRICAL NDUCTANCE ODULATION
mized for size and position, to help minimize or eliminate "asymmetrical inductance modulation. " Minimizing this
asymmetrical inductance modulation leads to even further distortion reduction and improved vocal clarity.
™ Module home theater speaker. This product represents the
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When used with a THX ® controller and amplifiers, your
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1" Pure-titanium compression driver with aluminum edge-
® constant-directivity horn for
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The 8-inch mid-bass drivers incorporate many of JBL's
™ (SFG), Symmetrical Inductance Modulation (SIM) and
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Two neodymium magnets are used. The "top" neodymium
The special deep-anodized aluminum cone and dome material,
The flux-stabilizing ring and copper gap ring are also opti-
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