JBL P52OWS User Manual
DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the
home environment bycalling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership.
TWEETER TYPE: Pure-titanium dome with EOS™ waveguide
WOOFER TYPE: Cast-aluminum basket with HeatScape™ motor structure
CROSSOVER NETWORK: Straight-Line Signal Path™ (SSP)
ENCLOSURE DESIGN: Sealed
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Studio Monitor
OWNER’S GUIDE
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P52OWS
PERFORMANCE
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© 2005 Harman International Industries, Incorporated.
All rights reserved.
Part No.
361834-001
PRO SOUND
COMES HOME
™
JBL Consumer Products
250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797
8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329
516.255.4JBL (4525) (USA only)
www.jbl.com
We, Harman Consumer Group International
2, route de Tours
72500 Chateau du Loir
France
declare in own responsibility that the loud-
speaker described in this owner’s manual is
in compliance with technical standards:
EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001
Laurent Rault
Harman Consumer Group International
Chateau du Loir, France 11/05
JBL and Harman International are registered trademarks,
and Performance Series, Pro Sound Comes Home, Elliptical Oblate Spheroidal
(EOS), HeatScape and Straight-Line Signal Path are trademarks, of Harman
International Industries, Incorporated.
Dolby and Pro Logic are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.
THX is a registered trademark of THX Ltd. All rights reserved.
P52OWS
PERFORMANCE
™
SERIES
OWNER’S GUIDE
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Declaration of Conformity
2 3
Unpacking the Speaker
If you suspect damage from transit,
report it immediately to your dealer.
Keep the shipping carton and packing materials for future use
.
Proper Placement and Setup
The P52OWS surround speaker
can be used in side or rear channel applications. Please refer to
the placement and setup method
for your application. The first step
is to determine the application for
which your P52OWS surround
speaker will be used.
If you are using the P52OWS for
surround channels in a 5-channel
home theater system or for side
channels in a 6- or 7-channel home
theater system (Application 1),
please follow the directions below.
To use the P52OWS as a rear
speaker in a 6- or 7-channel home
theater system (Application 2),
please follow the directions on
page 3.
The P52OWS also possesses the
unique capacity to behave as two
distinct loudspeakers from one
enclosure. This allows you to use
a single P52OWS for both the left
and right rear speakers in a 7channel system. If you are using
the P52OWS this way, please follow the instructions on page 3
(Application 3).
Placement (Application 1)
When using the P52OWS for the
surround channels in a 5-channel
home theater system or for side
channels in a 6-or 7-channel home
theater system, refer to Figures 1
and 2. The speakers should be
placed perpendicular to or slightly
behind the primary listening location, as shown.
Setting the Surround Configuration
Selector
It is generally recommended that
the selectable surround mode configuration be set to Bipole. This
will provide a large ambient surround sound field while allowing
for precise localization of sound
effects that the filmmaker has
placed in the surround tracks.
If the side walls on which the
speaker will be mounted are more
than about 14' (4.3m) from the
listening position, setting the
Surround Mode Configuration
Switch to Monopole may offer
improved performance. It is also
recommended that the Monopole
position be selected if the speakers will be mounted close to a corner, as shown in Figure 2.
If you are using a receiver/processor with a THX
®
surround mode
and have selected the THX surround mode, it may be beneficial
to use the Dipole setting. This is a
matter of personal preference and
may change depending on the individual film soundtrack. It is also
recommended that the Dipole
setting be used with older recordings that are only recorded with a
Dolby
®
Pro Logic®(not the newer
Dolby Digital) soundtrack.
Figures 1 and 2. These overhead
views show typical home theater
plans.
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The set of driv-
ers closer to the monopole setting
indicator in Figure 3 should be
installed toward the front of the
room. It does not matter whether
the tweeter is positioned above or
below the woofer. This will ensure
proper operation and performance
should the Monopole or Dipole
position on the surround mode
configuration switch be selected.
Figure 3. Surround mode configuration switch.
Placement (Application 2)
When using the P52OWS as a rear
speaker(s) in a 6- or 7-channel
home theater system, refer to
Figures 4 and 5. The speaker(s)
should be mounted on the rear
wall facing the listening area,
between the side channel speakers. If you are using one rear
speaker, it should be mounted as
close as possible to the center of
the listening area. When using
two rear speakers, they should be
spaced evenly within the width of
the listening area.
Setting the Surround Configuration
Selector
When used as a rear channel
speaker in a 6- or 7-channel system, it is recommended that the
Surround Mode Configuration
Switch be set to Bipole, as shown
in Figure 6.
PLANNING YOUR SYSTEM
Figure 4. This overhead view
shows a typical home theater
plan with a single rear-center
surround channel.
Figure 5. This overhead view
shows a typical home theater
plan when using two rear
channel speakers.
Placement (Application 3)
The P52OWS also possesses the
unique capacity to behave as two
distinct loudspeakers from one
enclosure. This allows you to use
a single P52OWS for both the
left and right rear speakers in a
7-channel system.
To use the P52OWS in Application
3, follow these simple steps:
1. Decide where you want to
mount the speaker. Ideally, it
should be mounted in the center
of the rear wall, similar to how
it would be mounted in a 6channel system (Fig. 4).
2. Loosen the terminals and
remove the strapping bars that
connect the two sets of terminals (Fig. 9).
3. To ensure proper left/right connections, make sure that the
speaker is in the “upright” position. The label on the back of the
speaker should be readable, not
upside down.
4. Connect the speaker wire for the
RIGHT REAR speaker to the top
set of terminals (Fig. 10).
5. Connect the speaker wire for the
LEFT REAR speaker to the bottom set of terminals (Fig. 10).
6. Set the mode configuration
switch to the Bipole position
(Fig. 6).
Figure 6. Surround mode configuration switch.
Right
Front
Channel
JBL
Subwoofer
(optional)
Surround
Channel
Right
Left
Surround
Channel
Channel
Left
Center
Front
Channel
Couch
JBL
Subwoofer
Right
Front
Channel
(optional)
Surround
Channel
Right
Left
Surround
Channel
Channel
Left
Center
Front
Channel
Couch
(BIPOLE)
(MONOPOLE)
(DIPOLE)
Left
Side
Channel
Channel
Left
Front
Rear Center Channel
Center
Channel
Right
Front
Channel
Couch
Front
Channel
Left
Side
Channel
Left Rear Channel
Left
Center
Channel
Right
Front
Channel
Couch
Channel
Right Rear Channel
JBL
Subwoofer
(optional)
Channel
JBL
Subwoofer
(optional)
Right
Side
Right
Side
(BIPOLE)
(MONOPOLE)
(DIPOLE)
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