JBL SCS SAT 300 User manual

SCSSAT300
SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS
OWNER’S GUIDE
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One satellite for use as left, right,
surround or surround back.
Wall-mount bracket. Shelf stand.
One 12m (40') speaker cable.

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1.5 – 1.8m
5 – 6 ft
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT
FRONT SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS
The SCSSAT300 loudspeaker
is designed to be used either
by itself or in a pair to
upgrade a 5.1-channel home
theater system to a 6.1- or
7.1-channel system, when
connected to a compatible
receiver or processor and
amplifier. The speaker is
identical to the satellite
speakers supplied with the
JBL SCS260.5 and SCS260.6
systems, and may be used
interchangeably with them
in the front left or right,
surround left or right or
surround back left or right
positions.
Although best results will
be obtained when the
SCSSAT300 is used with
a JBL SCS home theater
speaker system, it may be
used in the surround chan-
nels of most systems.
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.
Two of the surround speakers
should be placed slightly
behind the listening position
and, ideally, should face each
other and be at a level higher
than the listeners’ ears.
If that is not possible, they
may be placed on a wall
behind the listening position,
facing forward. The rear wall
is also the required place-
ment for the surround back
speakers in a 7.1-channel
system. The surround back
speaker in a 6.1-channel
system should be placed on
the wall behind the listening
position, facing the center
channel speaker. The sur-
round speakers should not
call attention to themselves.
Experiment with their place-
ment until you hear a diffuse,
ambient sound accompanying
the main-program material
heard in the front speakers.
It is neither necessary nor
desirable to tilt the surround
speakers to aim them down
toward the listening area.
They should be aimed
straight ahead to produce the
proper effect.
Alternate placement for surround speakers or placement for
surround back speakers.
†Placement for surround back speaker in a 6.1 system.

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MOUNTING OPTIONS
On a shelf. On the wall. A wall bracket is
included.
On an optional stand.
Prepare the speaker wire as
described on page 5. Thread
the two conductors through
the two holes in the stand
bracket. Make sure to pre-
serve the proper polarity
(+ and – connections) by
threading the positive con-
ductor through the hole on
the left, and the negative
conductor through the hole
on the right looking at the
stand from the front. Push
down on the red speaker ter-
minal and insert the bare end
of the positive wire into the
hole under the red cap.
Release the cap, and tug
gently on the wire to make
sure that the connection
is snug. Follow the same pro-
cedure to connect the nega-
tive wire to its terminal.
Use the larger screw in the
upper screw hole, and the
smaller screw in the lower
screw hole
ATTACHING THE SHELF STAND TO THE SPEAKER
Gently pull the slack out of
the wire and screw the shelf
stand onto the back of the
speaker in two places, as
shown.

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Important Safety Note: The
customer is solely responsi-
ble for proper selection of
mounting hardware not
included with the speaker,
and for proper assembly
and installation of the wall-
bracket, including but not
limited to the selection of
appropriate weight-bearing
supports and proper use of
the bracket. JBL disclaims
any liability for the selection
of mounting hardware and/or
bracket installation. Be sure
to follow these bracket
assembly and installation
instructions carefully. If you
have any questions or doubts
about your ability to correctly
wall-mount the speakers,
consult with your authorized
JBL dealer or custom
installer.
Step 1: Unscrew and remove
the large Molded Nut ™. If
necessary, use the supplied
Metal Bar ∞as a lever by
inserting it into one of the
holes in the outer edge of the
Molded Nut ™.
Step 2: Firmly grasp the Ball
and Shaft £and pull it
straight out of the Attach-
ment Plate ¢. Avoid leaning
it to the side for leverage, as
this may break off a tab.
Step 3: Slide the Molded Nut
™onto the Ball and Shaft £
with the threaded opening
facing the ball. Thread the
Metal Nut ¡all the way
onto the Ball and Shaft £,
with the star washer side
away from the ball. Refer to
the exploded drawing for the
proper orientation of these
three parts.
Step 4: Screw the Ball and
Shaft £into the Threaded
Insert §on the back of the
Satellite Speaker ¶until
it is fully seated in the
Threaded Insert §, but do
not tighten as you might dis-
lodge the Threaded Insert §.
Such damage would
not be covered under the
warranty.
Step 5: Tighten the Metal Nut
¡ with the star washer side
between the Metal Nut
¡
and the back of the Satellite
Speaker
¶ , using large
needle-nose pliers until it is
firmly seated against the
back of the Speaker
¶ and
has locked the Ball and Shaft
£ and the Speaker ¶
together.
Note that once the Metal Nut
¡is fully tightened, it may
embed some marks on the
back of the Satellite Speaker
¶. However, these marks will
be covered by the Metal Nut ¡
Step 6: Mount the Attach-
ment Plate ¢into a wood
stud on the wall, using four
#10 pan-head wood screws
at least one inch long (not
supplied) •. Make sure that
all four screws are driven
into the stud and not into
drywall. If the bracket needs
to be mounted in drywall, the
customer is responsible for
selecting and using appro-
priate wall-anchors and
screws.
Important Note: The Metal
Nut
¡ must be fully tight-
ened against the Satellite
Speaker
¶ as described in
Step 5 before beginning Step
WALL-MOUNTING
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7 in order to avoid damage to
the Threaded Insert
§ .
Such damage would not be
covered under the warranty.
Step 7: Holding the Satellite
Speaker ¶with both hands,
reinsert the ball portion of
the Ball and Shaft £into the
Attachment Plate ¢.
Step 8: Hand-tighten the
Molded Nut ™while posi-
tioning the speaker for the
desired orientation.
If the Molded Nut
™ is diffi-
cult to tighten by hand, insert
the Metal Bar
∞ into one of
the holes in the outer edge of
the Molded Nut ™ and use
the bar as a lever. Be careful
not to cross-thread.
The swiveling ball enables
you to aim the speaker to one
side or the other, or to tilt it
up or down. Although stereo
imaging may be improved
by aiming the front speakers
toward the listening position,
especially for music selec-
tions, the surround speakers
are intended to provide a dif-
fuse, ambient sound that is
best achieved by aiming the
speakers straight out from
the wall. Aiming the surround
speakers toward the listening
position may ruin the inten-
ded effect by calling too
much attention to the infor-
mation in those channels.
Step 9: Once the speaker’s
orientation has been final-
ized, insert the Metal Bar ∞
into one of the holes in the
outer edge of the Molded Nut
™and tighten the Molded
Nut ™securely. Keep the
Metal Bar ∞in a safe place
in the event that you decide
to adjust the speaker’s orien-
tation in the future.
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. You may
need to separate the two
conductors further in order to
thread them through the shelf
stand or floor stand adaptor.
Speakers and electronics ter-
minals have corresponding
(+) and (–) terminals. Most
manufacturers of speakers
and electronics, including
JBL, use red to denote the (+)
terminal and black to denote
the (–) terminal.
The (+) lead of the speaker
wire is noted with a stripe. It
is important to connect both
speakers identically: (+) on
the speaker to (+) on the
amplifier and (–) on the
speaker to (–) on the ampli-
fier. Wiring “out of phase”
results in thin sound, weak
bass and a poor stereo
image.
With the advent of multichan-
nel surround sound systems,
connecting all of the speak-
ers in your system with the
correct polarity remains
equally important in order to
preserve the proper ambi-
ence and directionality of the
program material.
To connect the supplied
speaker wires to the satellite
and center speaker termi-
nals, press the red or black
plastic cap for the desired
terminal, insert the bare end
of the wire into the hole
below the cap and release
the cap. Gently tug on the
wire to make sure that it is
fully inserted.

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Connect each speaker to
the corresponding speaker
terminals on your receiver
or amplifier.
If you are using a subwoofer,
follow the directions in that
owner’s guide to connect and
configure it.
Configure your receiver or
processor to reflect the cor-
rect number of speakers in
your system. If you have
added one SCSSAT300
speaker to a 5.1-channel sys-
tem, reconfigure it as
a 6.1 system. If you have
added two SCSSAT300
speakers to a 5.1-channel
system, reconfigure it as
a 7.1 system.
The front left, front right, cen-
ter and rear speakers should
all be set to “Small.” If your
receiver allows you to set the
crossover frequency
between the subwoofer and
the main speakers, select
100Hz or the setting that is the
closest frequency below it.
SYSTEM CONNECTION
– +
– +
– +
– +
– +
– +
– +
– +– +
Receiver
Subwoofer
Out
Left
Front
Left
Surround – +
Right
Front
Right
Surround
Subwoofer
Center
Surround Bac
Left – +
Surround Bac
Right
LFE In
Right Surround
Right Front
Left Surround
Left Front Center
– +
Surround Bac
Left
– +
– +
Surround Bac
Right

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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 all wires and con-
nections between receiver/
amplifier and speakers. Make
sure all wires are connected.
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 coming
from one speaker:
• Check the “Balance” control
on your receiver/amplifier.
• Check all wires and con-
nections between receiver/
amplifier and speakers. Make
sure all wires are connected.
Make sure none of the
speaker wires are frayed, cut
or punctured, or touching
each other.
• In Dolby Digital or DTS
modes, make sure that the
receiver/processor is config-
ured so that the speaker in
question is enabled.
• Turn off all electronics
and switch the speaker in
question with one of the
other speakers that is work-
ing correctly. Turn everything
back on, and determine
whether the problem has fol-
lowed the speaker, or has
remained in the same chan-
nel. If the problem is
in the same channel, the
source of the problem
is most likely with your
receiver or amplifier, and you
should consult the owner’s
manual for that product for
further information. If the
problem has followed the
speaker, consult your dealer
for further assistance or, if
that is not possible, visit
www.jbl.com.
If the system plays at low
volumes but shuts off as
volume is increased:
• Check all wires and con-
nections between receiver/
amplifier and speakers. Make
sure all wires are connected.
Make sure none of the
speaker wires are frayed, cut
or punctured, or touching
each other.
• If more than one pair of
main speakers is being used,
check the minimum imped-
ance requirements of your
receiver/amplifier.
If there is low (or no) bass
output:
• Make sure the connections
to the left and right “Speaker
Inputs” have the correct
polarity (+ and –).
• If your system includes a
subwoofer, check its opera-
tion and the configuration of
your receiver or processor.
If your system has no sub-
woofer, consider adding a
powered subwoofer.
If there is no sound from
the surround speakers:
• Check all wires and con-
nections between receiver/
amplifier and speakers. Make
sure all wires are connected.
Make sure none of the
speaker wires are frayed, cut
or punctured, or touching
each other.
• Review proper operation of
your receiver/amplifier and
its surround sound features.
• Make sure the movie or
TV show you are watching
is recorded in a surround
sound mode. If it is not, check
to see whether your
receiver/amplifier has other
surround modes you may use.
• In Dolby Digital or DTS
modes, make sure your
receiver/processor is config-
ured so that the surround
speakers are enabled. When
five satellites are in use,
remember to configure your
receiver or processor for
6.1-channel operation,
and when six satellites are
in use, configure your
receiver or processor for 7.1-
channel operation.
• Review the operation of
your DVD player and the
jacket of your DVD to make
sure that the DVD features
the desired Dolby Digital or
DTS mode, and that you have
properly selected that mode
using both the DVD player’s
menu and the DVD disc’s
menu.
TROUBLESHOOTING

Declaration of Conformity
We, Harman Consumer Group International
2, route de Tours
72500 Chateau-du-Loir
France
declare in own responsibility that the products described in this
owner’s manual are in compliance with technical standards:
EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001
Gary Mardell
Harman Consumer Group International
Chateau-du-Loir, France 04/04
Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power
100 Watts
Power Handling (Continuous/Peak)
50W/200W
Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms
Sensitivity 88dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter
Frequency Response 100Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)
Tweeter
One 13mm (1/2") titanium-laminate dome, video-shielded
Midrange
Dual 75mm (3") drivers, video-shielded
Dimensions (H x W x D)
(not including shelf stand)
292mm x 102mm x 89mm (11-1/2" x 4" x 3-1/2")
Weight 1.4kg (3 lb)
SPECIFICATIONS
All features and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
*Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance
and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL’s
professional engineering leadership.
SATELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter,
sealed enclosure
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Cinema
Loudspeaker Series
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