JL Audio Car Speaker C2 350x User Manual

owner’s manual  
3.50-inch (90 mm) Coaxial Loudspeakers  
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C2 Coaxial Speaker System  
for your automotive sound system.  
These Evolution™ Speakers have been designed and manufactured to  
exacting standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your  
vehicle. For maximum performance, we highly recommend that you have  
your new speakers installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer. Your  
authorized dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment  
to ensure optimum performance from this product. Should you  
decide to install the speakers yourself, please take the time  
to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself  
with its installation requirements and setup procedures.  
If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this  
manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please contact your  
authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further assistance,  
please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department  
at (954) 443-1100 during business hours.  
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C2-350x sPeCiFiCaTions:  
GeTTinG sTarTeD  
•ꢀTurnꢀoffꢀtheꢀaudioꢀsystem.ꢀItꢀisꢀalsoꢀ  
advisableꢀtoꢀdisconnectꢀtheꢀnegativeꢀ(–)ꢀ  
terminalꢀofꢀyourꢀvehicle’sꢀbatteryꢀwheneverꢀ  
performingꢀinstallationꢀwork.  
•ꢀBeforeꢀcutting,ꢀdrillingꢀorꢀinsertingꢀanyꢀscrew,ꢀ  
checkꢀclearancesꢀonꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀplannedꢀ  
mountingꢀsurface.ꢀAlsoꢀcheckꢀforꢀanyꢀpotentialꢀ  
obstacles,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀwindowꢀtracksꢀandꢀmotors,ꢀ  
wiringꢀharnesses,ꢀetc.ꢀCheckꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
Woofer: Injection-molded, Mica-filled,  
Polypropylene Cone, Polyether Foam Surround  
0.75 in. Voice Coil on Kapton® Former, Symmetrical Roll Spider  
Ferrite Magnet  
Tweeter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Silk Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling /  
Damping Neodymium Magnet  
Crossover: Natural Roll-Off Low-Pass, 1st Order High-Pass  
vehicle,ꢀmanyꢀvehiclesꢀareꢀnotꢀsymmetrical!  
•ꢀAlwaysꢀwearꢀprotectiveꢀeyewear.  
Filter with Electrolytic Capacitor  
Continuous Power Handling: 25 Watts  
Recommended Amp Power: 10-40 Watts per channel (RMS)  
Efficiency: 83.0 dB @ 1W/1m | 89.0 dB @ 1W/0.5m  
Sensitivity: 86.0 dB @ 2.83V/1m  
sPeaKer PlaCemenT ConsiDeraTions  
Inꢀmostꢀcases,ꢀyourꢀspeakersꢀwillꢀbeꢀplacedꢀintoꢀ  
factoryꢀspeakerꢀlocations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀhaveꢀsomeꢀspeakerꢀ  
mountingꢀflexibility,ꢀkeepꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀinꢀmind:ꢀ  
Lowerꢀmountingꢀlocations,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀtheꢀlowerꢀfrontꢀ  
cornerꢀofꢀaꢀdoorꢀorꢀaꢀkick-panelꢀprovideꢀtheꢀgreatestꢀ  
pathꢀlengthꢀdistancesꢀforꢀtheꢀsoundꢀemittedꢀbyꢀtheꢀ  
speakers.ꢀForꢀthisꢀreason,ꢀtheyꢀareꢀgenerallyꢀmoreꢀ  
desirableꢀthanꢀhigherꢀmountingꢀlocations.ꢀHigherꢀ  
mountingꢀlocationsꢀwillꢀusuallyꢀresultꢀinꢀextremeꢀ  
near-sideꢀsoundstageꢀbiasꢀwhichꢀcompromisesꢀtheꢀ  
stereoꢀlisteningꢀexperience.  
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm  
Frequency Response: 130 Hz - 22 KHz 3 dB  
Included Components and Parts:  
• Two C2-350x 3.5-inch (90mm) Coaxial loudspeakers  
• Four #8 x 1 inch (25mm) sheet metal screws  
• Four Mounting Clips  
• Two 5.2 mm female crimpable connectors  
• Two 2.8 mm female crimpable connectors  
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sPeaKer insTallaTion  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀbeꢀinstalledꢀinꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
followingꢀwaysꢀdependingꢀonꢀlocation:  
Custom location:ꢀꢀRunꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀ  
desiredꢀmountingꢀlocation.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀ  
wiresꢀintoꢀaꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀexistingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀ  
wheneverꢀpossible.ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀ  
theirꢀedgesꢀandꢀinstallꢀrubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀ  
hole.ꢀꢀThen,ꢀcoverꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwithꢀaꢀprotectiveꢀPVCꢀ  
sleeveꢀandꢀrunꢀthemꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀꢀMakeꢀ  
sureꢀthatꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀotherꢀ  
structuresꢀinꢀtheꢀdoor.ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀ  
partꢀofꢀthisꢀprocess,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀ  
dealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀhelp.  
Factory location:ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀwillꢀbeꢀusingꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀ  
speakerꢀwires,ꢀitꢀmayꢀbeꢀnecessaryꢀtoꢀchangeꢀtheꢀ  
terminations.ꢀꢀThisꢀmayꢀbeꢀaccomplishedꢀbyꢀusingꢀanꢀ  
adaptorꢀplugꢀorꢀsimplyꢀbyꢀcuttingꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀconnectorꢀ  
offꢀandꢀusingꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀcrimpꢀconnectorsꢀtoꢀ  
terminateꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires.ꢀTheꢀlargeꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀ  
theꢀpositiveꢀterminalꢀandꢀtheꢀsmallꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀtheꢀ  
negativeꢀterminalꢀofꢀeachꢀC2-350x.ꢀ  
Youꢀmayꢀalsoꢀchooseꢀtoꢀrunꢀnewꢀspeakerꢀwires...ꢀ  
Runꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀmountingꢀ  
locations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀwiresꢀintoꢀaꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀ  
existingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀwheneverꢀpossible.ꢀIfꢀ  
youꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀtheirꢀedgesꢀandꢀinstallꢀ  
rubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀhole.ꢀWiresꢀshouldꢀthenꢀ  
beꢀcoveredꢀwithꢀaꢀprotective,ꢀflexibleꢀPVCꢀsleeveꢀandꢀ  
thenꢀrunꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀMakeꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀ  
wiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀotherꢀstructuresꢀinꢀ  
theꢀdoor.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀpartꢀofꢀthisꢀ  
process,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAudioꢀdealerꢀforꢀ  
installationꢀhelp.  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
Selectꢀanꢀevenꢀsurface.ꢀTighteningꢀaꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀ  
anꢀunevenꢀsurfaceꢀcanꢀdamageꢀit.ꢀUseꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀ  
templateꢀtoꢀmarkꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀmountingꢀlocation.ꢀ  
Markꢀtheꢀcenterꢀandꢀtheꢀoutlineꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀ  
holeꢀasꢀwellꢀasꢀtheꢀmountingꢀscrewꢀpositions.ꢀBeforeꢀ  
drillingꢀorꢀcuttingꢀonꢀyourꢀinteriorꢀpanels,ꢀuseꢀaꢀ  
utilityꢀknifeꢀtoꢀcutꢀanyꢀfabric,ꢀvinylꢀorꢀleatherꢀfromꢀ  
holeꢀlocations.ꢀTheseꢀmaterialsꢀcanꢀeasilyꢀbeꢀsnaggedꢀ  
byꢀaꢀdrillꢀorꢀaꢀsaw,ꢀcausingꢀdamageꢀtoꢀtheꢀpanelꢀ  
andꢀpossibleꢀbodilyꢀinjury.ꢀDrillꢀfourꢀ1/8-inchꢀ(3ꢀ  
mm)ꢀholesꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker’sꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀatꢀtheꢀ  
positionsꢀyouꢀhaveꢀmarked.ꢀAlsoꢀdrillꢀaꢀpilotꢀholeꢀ  
inꢀtheꢀcenterꢀofꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀmountingꢀholeꢀatꢀthisꢀ  
time.ꢀThen,ꢀusingꢀaꢀsaberꢀsaw,ꢀmakeꢀtheꢀcircularꢀcutꢀ  
outꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker.ꢀFileꢀanyꢀroughꢀedges.ꢀInsertꢀtheꢀ  
mountingꢀclipsꢀwithꢀtheꢀflatꢀsideꢀtowardsꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀ  
asꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀAꢀ(pageꢀ5).  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
Yourꢀnewꢀspeakersꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀinstall,ꢀ  
withoutꢀmodifications,ꢀintoꢀmostꢀvehiclesꢀthatꢀacceptꢀ  
aꢀ3.5-inchꢀ(90ꢀmm)ꢀspeaker.ꢀMostꢀfactoryꢀ3.5-inchꢀ  
speakersꢀuseꢀtwoꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀwhichꢀwillꢀlineꢀupꢀ  
withꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholesꢀonꢀyourꢀC2-350xꢀspeakers.ꢀ  
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀ  
fitsꢀintoꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀ  
checkedꢀpriorꢀtoꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀ  
forceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀholeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall.ꢀDoꢀ  
notꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀanꢀunevenꢀsurface.ꢀ  
Thisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀTheꢀspeakerꢀ  
shouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀairꢀdoesꢀnotꢀleakꢀaroundꢀ  
theꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀ  
degradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀ  
withꢀanꢀautomotive-gradeꢀsealantꢀmaterial.  
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀfitsꢀintoꢀ  
theꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀcheckedꢀpriorꢀ  
toꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀforceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀ  
holeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀ  
anꢀunevenꢀsurface.ꢀThisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀ  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀairꢀdoesꢀnotꢀleakꢀ  
aroundꢀtheꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀ  
severeꢀdegradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀ  
withꢀanꢀautomotive-gradeꢀsealantꢀmaterial.  
InstallꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀAꢀ(pageꢀ5).ꢀUseꢀtheꢀ  
suppliedꢀmountingꢀclipsꢀunlessꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀholesꢀ  
alreadyꢀfeatureꢀthreadedꢀinserts.ꢀꢀHand-tightenꢀtheꢀ  
screwsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀbendingꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframe!  
Connectꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires,ꢀobservingꢀcorrectꢀ  
polarity,ꢀandꢀinstallꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀ  
Aꢀ(pageꢀ5).ꢀHand-tightenꢀtheꢀscrewsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀ  
bendingꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframe!  
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Becauseꢀ3.5-inchꢀspeakersꢀareꢀrarelyꢀusedꢀforꢀ  
customꢀmounting,ꢀgrillesꢀareꢀnotꢀsuppliedꢀwithꢀtheꢀ  
C2-350xꢀspeakers.ꢀꢀShouldꢀyouꢀneedꢀthem,ꢀyouꢀwillꢀ  
needꢀtoꢀpurchaseꢀaftermarketꢀgrillesꢀseparately.  
Diagram a:  
Factory & Custom location woofer installation  
WARNING  
!!  
Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross  
pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or  
stripping the mounting clips.  
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limiTeD warranTy - auTomoTive sPeaKer sysTems (usa)  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀwarrantsꢀtheseꢀspeakersꢀ(andꢀcrossoverꢀnetworks,ꢀwhereꢀapplicable)ꢀtoꢀbeꢀfreeꢀofꢀdefectsꢀinꢀ  
materialsꢀandꢀworkmanshipꢀforꢀaꢀperiodꢀofꢀone (1) year.  
Thisꢀwarrantyꢀisꢀnotꢀtransferableꢀandꢀappliesꢀonlyꢀtoꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀpurchaserꢀfromꢀanꢀauthorizedꢀꢀ  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀdealer.ꢀꢀShouldꢀserviceꢀbeꢀnecessaryꢀunderꢀthisꢀwarrantyꢀforꢀanyꢀreasonꢀdueꢀtoꢀmanufacturingꢀ  
defectꢀorꢀmalfunction,ꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀwillꢀ(atꢀitsꢀdiscretion),ꢀrepairꢀorꢀreplaceꢀtheꢀdefectiveꢀproductꢀwithꢀnewꢀorꢀ  
remanufacturedꢀproductꢀatꢀnoꢀcharge.ꢀDamageꢀcausedꢀbyꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty:ꢀaccident,ꢀ  
misuse,ꢀabuse,ꢀproductꢀmodificationꢀorꢀneglect,ꢀfailureꢀtoꢀfollowꢀinstallationꢀinstructions,ꢀunauthorizedꢀrepairꢀ  
attempts,ꢀmisrepresentationsꢀbyꢀtheꢀseller.ꢀꢀThisꢀwarrantyꢀdoesꢀnotꢀcoverꢀincidentalꢀorꢀconsequentialꢀdamagesꢀ  
andꢀdoesꢀnotꢀcoverꢀtheꢀcostꢀofꢀremovingꢀorꢀreinstallingꢀtheꢀunit(s).ꢀꢀCosmeticꢀdamageꢀdueꢀtoꢀaccidentꢀorꢀnormalꢀ  
wearꢀandꢀtearꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty.  
Anyꢀapplicableꢀimpliedꢀwarrantiesꢀareꢀlimitedꢀinꢀdurationꢀtoꢀtheꢀperiodꢀofꢀtheꢀexpressꢀwarrantyꢀasꢀprovidedꢀ  
hereinꢀbeginningꢀwithꢀtheꢀdateꢀofꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀpurchaseꢀatꢀretail,ꢀandꢀnoꢀwarranties,ꢀwhetherꢀexpressꢀorꢀimplied,ꢀ  
shallꢀapplyꢀtoꢀthisꢀproductꢀthereafter.ꢀꢀSomeꢀstatesꢀdoꢀnotꢀallowꢀlimitationsꢀonꢀimpliedꢀwarranties,ꢀthereforeꢀ  
theseꢀexclusionsꢀmayꢀnotꢀapplyꢀtoꢀyou.ꢀꢀThisꢀwarrantyꢀgivesꢀyouꢀspecificꢀlegalꢀrights,ꢀandꢀyouꢀmayꢀalsoꢀhaveꢀotherꢀ  
rightsꢀwhichꢀvaryꢀfromꢀstateꢀtoꢀstate.  
if you need service on your Jl auDio product:  
AllꢀwarrantyꢀreturnsꢀshouldꢀbeꢀsentꢀtoꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀfreightꢀprepaidꢀthroughꢀanꢀauthorizedꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀ  
dealerꢀandꢀmustꢀbeꢀaccompaniedꢀbyꢀproofꢀofꢀpurchaseꢀ(aꢀcopyꢀofꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀsalesꢀreceipt.)ꢀꢀDirectꢀ  
returnsꢀfromꢀconsumersꢀorꢀnon-authorizedꢀdealersꢀwillꢀbeꢀrefusedꢀunlessꢀspecificallyꢀauthorizedꢀbyꢀ  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀwithꢀaꢀvalidꢀreturnꢀauthorizationꢀnumber.ꢀꢀWarrantyꢀexpirationꢀonꢀproductsꢀreturnedꢀ  
withoutꢀproofꢀofꢀpurchaseꢀwillꢀbeꢀdeterminedꢀfromꢀtheꢀmanufacturingꢀdateꢀcode.ꢀCoverageꢀmayꢀbeꢀ  
invalidatedꢀasꢀthisꢀdateꢀisꢀpreviousꢀtoꢀpurchaseꢀdate.ꢀꢀReturnꢀonlyꢀdefectiveꢀcomponents.ꢀꢀIfꢀoneꢀspeakerꢀ  
failsꢀinꢀaꢀsystem,ꢀreturnꢀonlyꢀthatꢀspeakerꢀcomponent,ꢀnotꢀtheꢀentireꢀsystem.ꢀNon-defectiveꢀitemsꢀ  
receivedꢀwillꢀbeꢀreturnedꢀfreight-collect.ꢀꢀCustomerꢀisꢀresponsibleꢀforꢀshippingꢀchargesꢀandꢀinsuranceꢀ  
inꢀsendingꢀtheꢀproductꢀtoꢀJLꢀAUDIO.ꢀꢀFreightꢀdamageꢀonꢀreturnsꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty.ꢀ  
For service information in the u.s.a. please call  
Jl audio Customer service: (954) 443-1100  
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Eastern Time Zone)  
Jl audio, inc  
10369 North Commerce Pkwy.  
Miramar, FL 33025  
international warranties:  
Products purchased outside the United States of America are covered only  
by that country’s distributor and not by JL Audio, Inc.  
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