JBL BALBOA CENTER User Manual

English

BALBOA 10, BALBOA 30
AND BALBOA CENTER

BALBOA SERIES

®

OWNER’S GUIDE

MODEL: BALBOA 10

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Proper placement of the
speakers is an important step
in obtaining the most realistic
soundstage possible. These
recommendations are for the
optimal placement of the loud­speakers. Use these place­ment recommendations as a
guide. Slight variations will not
diminish your listening plea­sure. All of the Balboa Series

As front speakers

MODEL: BALBOA 30

As surround speakers

MODEL: BALBOA CENTER

The Balboa Center loud­speaker is designed to com­plement all of the Balboa
Series loudspeakers. It is the
ideal way to re-create the
cinematic experience in your
home.

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Placement for surround back
speakers in 6.1/7.1 systems, or
alternate placement for side
surround speakers in 5.1 sys­tems.

loudspeakers referred to in
this guide are video-shielded

and can safely be placed near
a television.

MODELS:
BALBOA 10 AND
BALBOA CENTER

The supplied self-adhesive
rubber feet may be attached
to the bottom corners of your
speakers to protect your
furniture.

MODEL: BALBOA 30

This model is shipped with
four self-adhesive nonskid
pads that are to be used when
the loudspeaker is intended
to be placed on a smooth­surfaced floor, such as tile or
hardwood. Gently lay the
speaker on its side (not its
front or back) on a soft, non­abrasive surface. Attach each
pad to the bottom of its foot in
the widest portion of the
recessed area.

DO NOT attach the pads if
the speaker will be placed
on carpeting.

NEVER drag the speaker to
move it, as this will damage
the pads, the feet and/or the
wood cabinet itself. Always
lift the speaker and carry it to
its new location.

CAUTION: Floorstanding
(tower) loudspeakers have a
high center of gravity and may
become unstable and tip over
during earthquakes, or if
rocked, tipped or improperly
positioned. If this is a concern,
these speakers should be
anchored to the wall behind
them, using the same proce­dures and hardware custom­ary for anchoring bookcases
and wall units. The customer
is responsible for proper
installation and proper selec­tion of hardware.

Without pad

With pad

Place pads here

SPEAKER PLACEMENT (CONTINUED)

MODELS:
BALBOA 10 AND
BALBOA 30

MODEL:
BALBOA CENTER

Speakers and electronics ter­minals have corresponding (+)
and (–) terminals. It is impor­tant to connect both speakers
identically: (+) on the speaker
to (+) on the amplifier and (–)
on the speaker to (–) on the
amplifier. Wiring “out of
phase” results in thin sound,
weak bass and poor imaging.
With the advent of multichan­nel surround sound systems,
connecting all of the speakers
in your system with the cor­rect polarity remains equally
important in order to preserve
the proper ambience and
directionality of the program
material.

To use the binding-post
speaker terminals, unscrew
the colored collar until the
pass-through hole in the cen­ter post is visible. Insert the
bare end of the wire through
this hole; then screw the col­lar down until the connection
is tight.

The hole in the center of each
collar is intended for use with
banana-type connectors. To
comply with European CE cer­tification, these holes are
blocked with plastic inserts at
the point of manufacture. Use
of banana-type connectors
requires the removal of the
inserts. Do not remove these
inserts if you are using the
product in an area covered by
the European CE certification.

Receiver

Speaker Outputs

– +

CENTER

– +

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

RIGHT

– +

– +– +

RIGHT

Receiver’s Speaker Outputs

LEFT

LEFT

– +