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Page 2 - O W N E R ’ S G U I D E; P e r f o r m a n c e

X + 0 + Y 2 0 M H Z O W N E R ’ S G U I D E P R O D U C T L I N E : P e r f o r m a n c e ™ S e r i e s M O D E L S : P S 1 4 0 0 , P T 8 0 0 , P C 6 0 0 D E S I G N G O A L : Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering le...

Page 3 - T H A N K Y O U F O R C H O O S I N G J B L; Declaration of Conformity

2 For more than 50 years, JBLhas been involved in everyaspect of music and filmrecording and reproduction,from live performances to therecordings you play in yourhome, car or office. We’re confident that the JBLsystem you have chosen willprovide every note ofenjoyment that you expected –and that whe...

Page 4 - I N C L U D E D

3 I N C L U D E D One PC600 Center Speaker One PT800 Satellite Speaker One PS1400 PoweredSubwoofer OR OR Accessories carton containing: For PS1400: 2 gold jumper barsto connect PS1400 speakeroutputs to PT800 inputs; 2mounting pillars; 4 long hexbolts; 1 Allen wrench. For PT800 and PC600: 4 rubberpad...

Page 5 - S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T

4 Surround Speakers 1.52 – 1.83m (5 – 6 ft.) Front Speake r s The front speakers should beplaced the same distance fromeach other as they are fromthe listening position. ThePT800 towers should be placedwith tweeters at about thesame height from the floor asthe listeners’ ears will be, orthey may be ...

Page 6 - M O U N T I N G O P T I O N S; Stacking the PT800 Tower on Top of the PS1400 Subwoofer

5 6.1-Channel System A 6.1-channel system willconsist of a 5.1-channelconfiguration, as shown onpage 4, with the addition of arear center speaker placedmidway between the twosurround speakers, andfurther to the rear than the surrounds. The rear centerspeaker will no more callattention to itself than...

Page 7 - Wall-Mounting the PT800 Tower or the PC600 Center

6 NOTICE: Important Safety Notes • Proper selection of mountinghardware and installation ofthe wall and/or cornerbrackets are the responsibilityof the customer. • This product is not intendedfor ceiling mounting. Remove the two hex bolts onthe back of the cabinet. Attachthe metal hanging supportsusi...

Page 8 - Corner-Mounting the PT800 Tower

7 If desired, you may mount thePT800 towers in the corners ofthe room using the optionalPCM800 corner-mount bracket.PCM800 corner-mounting kitsare available separately fromyour JBL dealer. NOTICE: Important Safety Notes • P roper selection of mounting hardware and installation of thewall and/or corn...

Page 9 - S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N S

8 S P E A K E R C O N N E C T I O N S Subwoofer Controls (PS1400 Only) ¡ ¡ On/Auto Switch – When left in the “Auto” position, thePS1400 subwoofer willautomatically turn on or go intostandby mode, depending onwhether it detects an audiosignal. When no signal is beingsent, the PS1400 will remain insta...

Page 10 - General Connection Information

9 Separate and strip the ends ofthe speaker wire (not supplied)as shown. Speakers andelectronics terminals havecorresponding (+) and (–)terminals. Most manu-facturers of speakers andelectronics, including JBL, usered to denote the (+) terminaland black for the (–) terminal. The (+) lead of the speak...

Page 11 - C O N N E C T I O N S A N D S E T T I N G S

10 C O N N E C T I O N S A N D S E T T I N G S There are four possibleconfigurations for connectingthe PT800 tower and PS1400subwoofer modules. The PC600 center is always connecteddirectly to the speaker-leveloutputs of the receiver oramplifier. Stacked, With Speaker-Level Input to PS1400 and Intern...

Page 12 - Receiver

11 Left Surround – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Right Surround Right Tower Right Sub – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Left Tower Center Left Sub Receiver Note: You may, if desired, use stacked PS1400 and PT800 modules in the surroundspeaker positions. These should be wired the same way as shown above for th...

Page 19 - T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G

18 If there is no sound from anyof the speakers: • Check that receiver/amplifieris on and a source is playing. • Check that the PS1400 isplugged in and its Powerswitch • is switched on. • Check all wires and con-nections between receiver/amplifier and speakers. Makesure all wires are connected.Make ...

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