Jbl HT5 User Manual

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DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to

the home environment bycalling on JBL’s professionalengineering leadership.

CROSSOVER NETWORK: Straight-Line Signal Path™(SSP)
PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™flared
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Cinema Loudspeaker Series

OWNER’ S GUIDE

WOOFER TYPE:

Cast-aluminum basket with HeatScape™motor structure

PRODUCT LINE:

HT SERIES

MODEL

HT5

NUMBER:

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL

For more than 50 years, JBL
has been involved in every
aspect of music and film
recording and reproduction,
from live performances to the
recordings you play in your
home, car or office.

We’re confident that the JBL
loudspeakers you have
chosen will provide every

note of enjoyment that you
expected – and that when you
think about purchasing
additional audio equipment
for your home, car or
office, you will once again
choose JBL.

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TWEETER TYPE: Pure-titanium dome with Bi-Radial®Constant Directivity Horn

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Proper placement of the
speakers is an important step
in obtaining the most realistic
soundstage possible. These
recommendations are for the
optimum placement of the

loudspeakers. Use these
placement recommendations
as a guide. Slight variations
will not diminish your
listening pleasure.

HT5 loudspeakers are video­shielded and can safely be
placed near a television.

As Front Speakers

As Surround Speakers

5

–6 ft.

HT5

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.

If a center-channel speaker
is used, it should be placed
slightly behind the front left
and right speakers, and no

more than two feet above or
below the tweeters of the
left and right speakers. It is
often convenient to set the
center speaker on top of the
television set.

The two 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 in the
corners of the room behind
the listening position, angled
in toward the center of the
listening area. The surround
speakers should not call
attention to themselves.
Experiment with their
placement until you hear a
diffuse, ambient sound
accompanying the main­program material heard in
the front speakers.

SPEAKER FEET

The HT5 comes with rubber,
self-adhesive footpads,
which should be attached to
the bottom corners of each

speaker to protect both
your furniture and the
speakers.

Alternative Surround Speaker
Placement