JL Audio Car Speaker C2 570x User Manual

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.  
 
C2-570x-06112008  

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