J 820M (serv.man2) - JBL Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 4

part of the outer insulation; or a 
printed “+” marking on one of the
insulators. It does not make any 
difference which of the two strands of
wire go to (+) and (–) on the speakers
and amplifier, as long as all speakers
used in your system are connected
identically. Push down on the button
below the terminal and insert the wire
through the hole.

For each channel, the red terminal on
all loudspeakers should be connected
to the red or (+) speaker connection
terminal on the receiver or amplifier,
and the black to black or (–) speaker
connection terminal (see Fig. 3).
Connecting the loudspeakers in this
manner ensures that they will be in
phase; that is, work together rather
than in opposition.  This is very
important when connecting sev-
eral speakers together in a Dolby
Pro-Logic AV application. Connecting
the loudspeakers out of phase will
not damage them, but will result in
less bass and poor imaging.

When connecting the J Center or
other J Series speakers to a Dolby
Pro-Logic AV receiver, refer to the
instructions accompanying your AV
component for use of the “test tone”
to properly balance the sound output

from each speaker. The use of the
“test tone” and the controls on your
AV receiver will enable you to cor-
rectly balance the level (volume) of
sound coming from each speaker in
your Dolby Pro-Logic application.

If your receiver has two complete
sets of speaker terminals (“A” and
“B”), it’s possible to hook up an addi-
tional pair of speakers for 

simultane-

ous

sound in another room. However,

some speakers may not be usable as
a second pair if you want to play two
sets at once. Before hooking up
another set of speakers besides your
J Series loudspeakers, check the 
following:

Your amplifier’s 

impedance.

The 

of the

second set of speakers. Both of
these specifications are expressed in
ohms and both can be found in the
owner’s manuals which came with
your speakers and amp/receiver. The
receiver’s minimum load impedance
is determined by whether or not
power ratings are given for 4 ohms.
This is because two sets of 8 ohm
speakers will present a 4 ohm load to
the receiver. The J speaker, when
combined with an 8 ohm speaker,
produces an impedance sufficiently
close to 4 ohms.  For example, the
following entry in an amplifier owner’s
manual. . .

POWER:
A)100 watts RMS into 8 ohms, both chan-
nels driven, 20-20kHz with less than
0.02%THD

B) 160 watts RMS into 4 ohms, both
channels driven, 20-20kHz with less than
0.02% THD.

Left 
Speaker

Amplifier/Receiver

Right
Speaker

Red Blk.

(+)

+

+

(–)

Red

R

L

Blk.

(+) (–)

Fig. 3

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