JBL Scs1455 Manual

SCS14 5.5
SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS
OWNER’S GUIDE
® 

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READ FIRST!
Important Safety Precautions!
1.Read these instructions.
2.Keep these instructions.
3.Heed all warnings.
4.Follow all instructions.
5.Do not use this apparatus near
water.
6.Clean only with a dry cloth.
7.Do not block any ventilation 
openings. Install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions.
8.Do not install near any heat sources
such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.
9.Do not defeat the safety purpose of
the...

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INCLUDED THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL
For more than 50 years, JBL
has been involved in every
aspect of music and film
recording and reproduction,
from live performances to
the recordings you play in
your home, car or office.
We’re confident that the JBL
system you have chosen willprovide every note of enjoy-
ment that you expected –
and that when you think
about purchasing additional
audio equipment for your
home, car or office, you will
once again choose JBL.
Please take a moment to
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND SPEAKERS
5
 – 6 ft.
FRONT 
SPEAKERS
0-2 ft.
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...

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MOUNTING OPTIONS
On shelves.
WALL-MOUNTING
On the wall. Wall 
brackets are included.
Slide speaker onto support.
On optional stands (FS1000).
Place speaker and support
on wall plate. Make sure
that at least 1/4" (6mm) of
the wall plate metal shaft is
inserted into the support
cavity. Continue to firmly
press the support onto the
wall plate metal shaft until it
is fully secured in place. Attach plate to wall. The
brackets should be placed, if
possible, so that the screws
will fasten into a wooden...

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CONNECTION TIPS
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS
Separate and strip the ends
of the speaker wire as
shown. The wires supplied
with the system may already
be stripped and tinned for
easy insertion into the
speaker terminals. Speakers
and electronics terminals
have corresponding (+) and
(–) terminals. Most manu-
facturers of speakers and
electronics, including JBL,
use red to denote the (+)
terminal and black for the
(–) terminal.
The (+) lead of the speaker
wire is noted with a stripe. 
It is important to connect...

7 DOLBY PRO LOGIC (NON-DIGITAL) 
–LINE LEVEL
Use this installation method
for Dolby Pro Logic appli-
cations (not Dolby Digital,
DTS or other digital process-
ing), where the receiver/
processor is equipped with 
a subwoofer output, or a volume-controlled preamp
(line-) level output:
Use RCA-type interconnects
to connect the line-level 
subwoofer outputs on your
receiver or amplifier to the
line-level inputs on the sub-
woofer. IMPORTANT: Do notuse the LFE input on the sub-
woofer with Dolby Pro Logic...

8DOLBY PRO LOGIC (NON-DIGITAL) 
–SPEAKER LEVEL
Use this installation method 
for Dolby Pro Logic applica-
tions (not Dolby Digital, DTS
®
or other digital processing),
where the receiver/processor
does not have a subwoofer
output, or a volume-controlled
preamp (line-) level output:
Connect your receiver or
amplifier’s front left and right
speaker terminals to the left
and right terminals on the 
subwoofer that are marked
“Speaker Level In.” Connect
the left and right terminals on
the subwoofer that are...

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OPERATION
MIN        MAX
Subwoofer
Level
MIN        MAX
Subwoofer
Level
Move the Master Power
switch (marked “Power” ¡)
to the “
•” (On) position to use
the subwoofer. The SUB145
subwoofer will automatically
turn on or go into standby
(sleep) mode when left in the
auto mode (“Auto/On” switch™in the “Auto” position).
When your receiver or ampli-
fier is off, or is not sending
program material to the sub-
woofer, the subwoofer will be
in standby mode (LED will be
red). When the sub
woofer
senses an audio...

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If there is no sound from any
of the speakers:
• Check that receiver/ampli-
fier is on and a source is
playing.
• Check that the powered 
subwoofer is plugged in, and
that its
Power switch ¡is
switched on (“
•” position).
• Check all wires and con-
nections between receiver/
amplifier and speakers.
Make sure all wires are con-
nected. Make sure none of
the speaker wires are frayed,
cut or punctured, or touching
each other.
• Review proper operation of
your receiver/amplifier.
If there is no sound...