Speaker Placement - JBL SCS200.5/230 Owner's Manual

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

FRONT
SPEAKERS
SURROUND SPEAKERS
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Alternate placement for surround speakers in SCS200.5
system only.
The front speakers should be
placed the same distance
from each other as they are
from the listening position.
They should be placed at
about the same height from
the floor as the listeners'
ears will be, or they may be
angled toward the listeners.
The center channel speaker
should be placed slightly
behind the front left and right
speakers, and no more than
two feet above or below the
tweeters of the left and right
speakers. It is often con-
venient to set the center
speaker on top of the tele-
vision set, as shown in the
drawing.
Two of the surround speak-
ers should be placed slightly
behind the listening position
and, ideally, should face
each other and be at a level
CENTER CHANNEL
SPEAKER
†
higher than the listeners'
ears. If that is not possible,
they may be placed on a wall
behind the listening position,
facing forward. The surround
back speaker (SCS200.6 sys-
tem only) should be placed
on the wall behind the listen-
ing position, facing the cen-
ter channel speaker. The sur-
round speakers should not
call attention to themselves.
Experiment with their place-
ment until you hear a diffuse,
ambient sound accom-
panying the main program
material heard in the front
speakers.
It is neither necessary nor
desirable to tilt the surround
speakers to aim them down
toward the listening area.
They should be aimed
straight ahead to produce
the proper effect.
SUBWOOFER
0-0.6m
0-2 ft
1.5 – 1.8m
5 – 6 ft
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Surround back speaker is used
only in SCS200.6 system.
The low-frequency material
reproduced by the sub-
woofer is mostly omnidirec-
tional, and this speaker may
be placed in a convenient
location in the room. How-
ever, bass reproduction will
be maximized when the sub-
woofer is placed in a corner
along the same wall as the
front speakers. Experiment
with subwoofer placement
by temporarily placing the
subwoofer in the listening
position and moving around
the room until the bass
reproduction is best. Place
the subwoofer in that loca-
tion.
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