JBL MS-8 Installing

Tips & trickstips & tricks

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o Park distance control

Determine if the sound of park distance control is played through front/rear or front and

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rear. (BMW often processes PDC signal front by front speakers and PDC rear by rear

speakers)

o Carkit

Determine if the sound of carkit is played over front and/or rear speakers

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o OEM audio system

Determine what kind of system you're dealing with (active or passive, in- or excluding

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subwoofers, can you adjust the level of the subwoofers)

Determine Xover frequencies of the original system (Tip: measure signal with pink noise and

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analyzing software to analyze frequency response and Xover points)

If the OEM system has noise cancellation disconnect the echo cancellation microphone or

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disable it by a switch

Tip: Print-out car specific installation manual on

Tip: Google the car's OEM system and try to find out the OEM set-up before you start installing

Tip: Build your own PC based analyzer, software is for free

www.jbl.com/ms-8

http://www.trueaudio.com/rta_abt1.htm

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Page 1 Installing Tips & Tricks MS-8 Before installation examine the OEM system o Park distance control Determine if the sound of park distance control is played through front/rear or front and • rear. (BMW often processes PDC signal front by front speakers and PDC rear by rear...
Page 2 • Subwoofers need to be connected to input 7 and/or input 8 • No need to connect center to the input (MS-8 will create even a better center channel • channel) o Connect REM IN to remote turn on lead or ACC/+15 ignition wire This is better than an auto/sensing switch-on because this prevents switching on- and off •...