owner’s manual
5 x 7-inch (125 x 180 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) 443-1165 during business hours.
C2-570x sPeCiFiCaTions:
GeTTinG sTarTeD
•ꢀꢀTurnꢀoffꢀtheꢀaudioꢀsystem.ꢀItꢀisꢀalsoꢀ
advisableꢀtoꢀdisconnectꢀtheꢀnegativeꢀ(–)ꢀ
terminalꢀofꢀyourꢀvehicle’sꢀbatteryꢀwheneverꢀ
performingꢀinstallationꢀwork.
Woofer: Injection-molded, Mica-filled, Polypropylene Cone,
Butyl Rubber Surround, 1 in. Voice Coil on Kapton® Former,
Flat, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet
•ꢀꢀBeforeꢀcutting,ꢀdrillingꢀorꢀinsertingꢀanyꢀscrew,ꢀ
checkꢀclearancesꢀonꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀplannedꢀ
mountingꢀsurface.ꢀAlsoꢀcheckꢀforꢀanyꢀpotentialꢀ
obstacles,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀwindowꢀtracksꢀandꢀmotors,ꢀ
wiringꢀharnesses,ꢀetc.ꢀCheckꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀ
Tweeter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Silk Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling /
Damping, Neodymium Magnet
Crossover: Natural Roll-Off Low-Pass, 1st Order High-Pass
Filter with Electrolytic Capacitor
vehicle,ꢀmanyꢀvehiclesꢀareꢀnotꢀsymmetrical!
•ꢀꢀAlwaysꢀwearꢀprotectiveꢀeyewear.
Continuous Power Handling: 60 Watts
Recommended Amp Power: 15-100 Watts per channel (RMS)
Efficiency: 90.5 dB @ 1W/1m | 96.5 dB @ 1W/0.5m
Sensitivity: 93.5 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: 53 Hz - 22 KHz 3 dB
Included Components and Parts:
• Two C2-570x 5 x 7-inch (125 x 180 mm) Coaxial loudspeakers
• Two Woofer Spacer Gaskets
• Eight #8 x 1 1/4-inch (30mm) sheet metal screws
• Eight 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:ꢀRunꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀ
mountingꢀlocations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀwiresꢀintoꢀ
aꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀexistingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀwheneverꢀ
possible.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀtheirꢀedgesꢀ
andꢀinstallꢀrubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀhole.ꢀWiresꢀ
shouldꢀthenꢀbeꢀcoveredꢀwithꢀaꢀprotective,ꢀflexibleꢀ
PVCꢀsleeveꢀandꢀthenꢀrunꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀ
Makeꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀ
otherꢀstructuresꢀinꢀtheꢀdoor.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀ
anyꢀpartꢀofꢀthisꢀprocess,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAudioꢀ
dealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀhelp.ꢀ
Factory location:ꢀRunꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀ
desiredꢀmountingꢀlocations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀ
wiresꢀintoꢀaꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀexistingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀ
wheneverꢀpossible.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀ
theirꢀedgesꢀandꢀinstallꢀrubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀ
hole.ꢀWiresꢀshouldꢀthenꢀbeꢀcoveredꢀwithꢀaꢀprotective,ꢀ
flexibleꢀPVCꢀsleeveꢀandꢀthenꢀrunꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀ
jamb.ꢀMakeꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀ
andꢀotherꢀstructuresꢀinꢀtheꢀdoor.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀ
aboutꢀanyꢀpartꢀofꢀthisꢀprocess,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀꢀ
JLꢀAudioꢀdealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀhelp.ꢀ
Yourꢀnewꢀspeakersꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀinstall,ꢀ
withoutꢀmodifications,ꢀintoꢀmostꢀvehiclesꢀthatꢀacceptꢀ
aꢀ5x7-inchꢀ(125ꢀxꢀ180ꢀmm)ꢀspeaker.ꢀMostꢀfactoryꢀ
5x7-inchꢀspeakersꢀuseꢀfourꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀwhichꢀwillꢀ
lineꢀupꢀwithꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholesꢀonꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀ
Aꢀspacerꢀgasketꢀhasꢀbeenꢀincludedꢀtoꢀfine-tuneꢀ
speakerꢀfitment.ꢀThisꢀgasketꢀcanꢀbeꢀmountedꢀonꢀtheꢀ
frontꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀflange,ꢀtheꢀbackꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀ
flangeꢀorꢀsimplyꢀnotꢀbeꢀusedꢀinꢀtheꢀinstallation.ꢀ
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀ
fitsꢀintoꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀ
checkedꢀpriorꢀtoꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀ
forceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀholeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall.ꢀDoꢀ
notꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀanꢀunevenꢀsurface.ꢀ
Thisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀTheꢀspeakerꢀ
shouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀairꢀdoesꢀnotꢀleakꢀaroundꢀ
theꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀ
degradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀ
withꢀanꢀautomotive-gradeꢀsealantꢀmaterial.
Connectꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwiresꢀtoꢀbothꢀsetsꢀofꢀ
terminalsꢀonꢀeachꢀspeaker,ꢀobservingꢀcorrectꢀ
polarityꢀandꢀmakingꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀtweeterꢀandꢀ
wooferꢀwiresꢀcorrespondꢀtoꢀtheꢀcorrectꢀterminalsꢀ
onꢀbothꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀandꢀtheꢀcrossover.ꢀ
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,ꢀmakeꢀtheꢀcircularꢀ
cutꢀoutꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker.ꢀFileꢀanyꢀroughꢀedges.ꢀInsertꢀ
theꢀmountingꢀclipsꢀwithꢀtheꢀflatꢀsideꢀtowardsꢀtheꢀ
speakerꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramsꢀB/Cꢀ(Pageꢀ5).
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀ
fitsꢀintoꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀ
checkedꢀpriorꢀtoꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀ
tightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀanꢀunevenꢀsurface!ꢀThisꢀ
willꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀTheꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀ
alsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀnoꢀairꢀleaksꢀaroundꢀtheꢀmountingꢀ
flange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀdegradationꢀ
inꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀwithꢀsilicone,ꢀ
ropeꢀcaulkꢀorꢀsimilarꢀsealantꢀmaterial.ꢀ
Secureꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀandꢀspacerꢀgasketꢀ(ifꢀ
applicable)ꢀtoꢀtheꢀpanelꢀbyꢀevenlyꢀtighteningꢀ
byꢀhandꢀmountingꢀscrews.ꢀUseꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀ
mountingꢀclipsꢀandꢀtheꢀtheꢀprovidedꢀ#8ꢀxꢀ1.25ꢀ
inchꢀ(32ꢀmm)ꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀunlessꢀtheꢀ
factoryꢀholesꢀalreadyꢀfeatureꢀthreadedꢀinserts.ꢀꢀ
ꢀ
Aꢀspacerꢀgasketꢀhasꢀbeenꢀincludedꢀtoꢀ
fine-tuneꢀspeakerꢀfitment.ꢀThisꢀgasketꢀcanꢀ
beꢀmountedꢀonꢀtheꢀfrontꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀ
flange,ꢀtheꢀbackꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀflangeꢀorꢀ
simplyꢀnotꢀbeꢀusedꢀinꢀtheꢀinstallation.
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WARNING
!!
Connectꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwiresꢀtoꢀbothꢀsetsꢀofꢀ
terminalsꢀonꢀeachꢀspeaker,ꢀobservingꢀcorrectꢀ
polarityꢀandꢀmakingꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀtweeterꢀandꢀ
wooferꢀwiresꢀcorrespondꢀtoꢀtheꢀcorrectꢀterminalsꢀ
onꢀbothꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀandꢀtheꢀcrossover.ꢀ
Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross
pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or
stripping the mounting clips.
Secureꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀandꢀspacerꢀgasketꢀ(ifꢀapplicable)ꢀ
toꢀtheꢀpanelꢀbyꢀevenlyꢀtighteningꢀbyꢀhandꢀtheꢀ
providedꢀ#8ꢀxꢀ1.25ꢀinchꢀ(32ꢀmm)ꢀmountingꢀscrews.ꢀ
Diagram a:
Factory woofer location installation
Diagram B:
Custom location woofer installation
Diagram C:
Custom location woofer installation
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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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