JBL SCSSAT300 User Manual

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One SCSSAT300 or one SCSSAT200 with wall­mount bracket, shelf stand and floor stand
adapter.

One 40' (12m) speaker cable.
In addition, there are two hardware bags

included. Hardware Bag A contains the metal
tightening bar and screws for the shelf stand.
Hardware Bag B contains screws for the floor
stand adapter and parts for the wall-mount
bracket.

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SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS

SCS SAT300
SCS SAT200

OWNER’S GUIDE

®

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

1.5 – 1.8m
5

–

6 ft

FRONT SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS

Placement for back speakers.

†

Placement for back surround speaker in a 6.1 system.

Both the SCSSAT300 and the
SCSSAT200 loudspeakers
are

designed to be used

either

singly 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

The rear wall is the required
placement for the back
surround speakers in a 7.1­channel system. The back
surround speaker in a

6.1-channel system should be
placed on the wall behind
the listening position, facing
the center channel speaker.

amplifier.

MOUNTING OPTIONS

On a shelf.

On the wall. A wall bracket
is included.

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.

On an optional stand.

2

ATTACHING THE SHELF STAND TO THE SPEAKER

+

–

+

–

+

–



+

–



+

–

Prepare the speaker wire as
described on page 5. Thread
the two conductors through
the two holes in the stand
bracket. Make sure to pre­serve the proper polarity
(+ and – connections) by
threading the positive con­ductor 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
terminal 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
procedure to connect the
negative wire to its terminal.
Use the larger screw
(Hardware Bag A) in the
upper screw hole, and the
smaller screw (Hardware
Bag A) in the lower screw
hole.

Gently pull the slack out of
the wire and screw the shelf
stand onto the back of the
speaker in two places, as
shown.

MOUNTING THE SATELLITES ON OPTIONAL FLOOR STANDS

Important Safety Note: The
supplied floor stand adapters
facilitate installation with a
variety of general-purpose
floor stands available from
many manufacturers. Since
different stands will have
different weight capacities
and stability characteristics, it
is the customer’s responsibil­ity to check with the stand
manufacturer or dealer to
determine whether that spe­cific stand is capable of han­dling the weight and propor­tions of these loudspeakers in
a safe and stable manner. JBL
disclaims any liability for the
selection of suitable floor
stands and/or correct compat­ibility between the selected
stand and these satellite loud­speakers.

The floor stand adapters are
compatible with floor stands
equipped with a 1/4"-20
threaded insert.

Prepare the speaker wire as
described on page 5. Thread
the two conductors through
the two holes in the floor stand
adapter. Make sure to preserve
the proper polarity (+ and –
connections) by threading the
positive conductor through the
hole on the left, and the nega­tive conductor through the
hole on the right (looking at
the front of the adapter). Push
down on the red speaker ter­minal 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 procedure to

connect the negative wire to
its terminal.

Gently pull the slack out of the
wire and screw the adapter
onto the back of the speaker in
two places, as shown.

The floor stand adapter
screws may be found in
Hardware Bag B. Use the
larger screw in the upper
screw hole, and the smaller
screw in the lower screw hole.

Screw the floor stand adapter
into the floor stand’s threaded
insert until the speaker is
firmly attached to the stand.
Back off slightly from the fully
tightened position until the
speaker is oriented as desired,
then rotate the thumbwheel at
the bottom of the floor stand
adapter to secure the speaker
to the stand.

3

WALL-MOUNTING

1

2

3

4

8

5

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Important Safety Note: The
customer is solely responsi­ble 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 wall­mount 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

Molded Nut ™.

the
Step 2: Firmly grasp the Ball

and Shaft

£ and pull it

straight out of the

ment Plate

it to the side for leverage, as

Attach-

¢. Avoid leaning

this may break off a tab.

4

Step 3: Slide the

Molded Nut

™ onto the Ball and Shaft
£ with the threaded open-

ing 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
parts.

Step 4: Screw the

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
dislodge the

§. Such damage would
not be covered under the
warranty.

Step 5: Tighten the Metal Nut
¡ with

Threaded Insert

the star washer side

Ball and

between the Metal Nut ¡
and the back of the

Speaker

¶

Satellite

, using large
needle-nose pliers until it is
firmly seated against the back

Speaker ¶ and has

of the
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

be covered by the

will

Nut

¡

.

Metal

Step 6: Mount the Attach­ment 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
appropriate wall anchors
and screws.

Important Note: The Metal

¡ must be fully tight-

Nut

ened against the

Speaker

Satellite

¶ as described in
Step 5 before beginning Step
7 in order to avoid damage

Threaded Insert §.

to the

Such damage would not be
covered under the warranty.

Step 7: Holding the

Speaker

reinsert the ball portion of
the
the

Step 8: Hand-tighten the
Molded Nut ™ while posi­tioning the speaker for the
desired orientation. If the
Molded Nut ™ is difficult to
tighten by hand, insert the
Metal Bar ∞ into one of the
holes in the outer edge of
the
the bar as a lever. Be careful

¶ with both hands,

Ball and Shaft £ into
Attachment Plate ¢.

Molded Nut ™ and use

Satellite

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 selec­tions, the surround speakers
are intended to provide a dif­fuse, ambient sound that is
best achieved by aiming the
speakers straight out from
the wall. Aiming the sur­round speakers toward
the listening position may

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

CONNECTION TIPS

ruin the intended effect by
calling too much attention
to the information in those
channels.

Step 9: Once the speaker’s
orientation has been final­ized, insert the
into one of the holes in the
outer edge of the

Nut

™ and tighten the

Molded Nut ™ securely.
Keep the
safe place in the event that
you decide to adjust the
speaker’s orientation in the
future.

Metal Bar ∞

Molded

Metal Bar ∞ in a

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
adapter
tronics terminals have corre
sponding (+) and (–) termi­nals. Most manufacturers of
speakers and electronics,
including JBL, use red to

Speakers and elec

.

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 amplifier
Wiring “out of phase” results
in thin sound, weak bass and
a poor stereo image.

With the advent of multi
channel 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.

o connect the supplied

T
speaker wires to the satellite

and center speaker termi­nals, 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.

.

-

5

SYSTEM CONNECTION

– +

– +

– +

– +

– +

– +

– +

– +– +

Receiver

Subwoofer 

Out

Left

Front



Left

Surround

– +

Right
Front

Right

Surround

Subwoofer

Center

Surround Back

Left

– +

Surround Back

Right

LFE In

Right Surround

Right Front

Left Surround

Left Front

Center

– +

Surround Back

Left

– +

– +

Surround Back

Right

Connect each speaker to
the corresponding speaker
t

erminals 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 cor­r

ect number of speakers in
your system. If you have
added one SCSSAT300/200
speaker to a 5.1-channel
system, reconfigure it as
a 6.1 system. If you have
added two SCSSAT300/200
speakers to a 5.1-channel
system, reconfigure it as
a 7.1 system.

The SCSSAT300/200 should
be set to “Small.” If your
r

eceiver allows you to set
the crossover frequency
between the subwoofer and
the speakers, select
the setting that is the closest
frequency below it.

100Hz or

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If there is no sound from any
of the speakers:

• Check that receiver/ampli­fier is on and a source is
playing.

• Check all wires and con­nections 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 con­nections 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 config­ured 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 work­ing correctly. Turn every­thing back on, and deter­mine whether the problem
has followed the speaker, or
has remained in the same
channel. 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

s manual for that

owner’
product for further informa-

tion. 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 con­nections 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 imped­ance 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 opera­tion and the configuration of
your receiver or processor.
If your system has no sub­woofer, consider adding a
powered subwoofer.

If there is no sound from
the surround speakers:

• Check all wires and con­nections 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 config­ured 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.

7

SPECIFICATIONS

SCS SAT300

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

1/2" (13mm) Titanium-laminate dome,
video-shielded

Midrange

Dual 3" (75mm) drivers, video-shielded

Dimensions (H x W x D)

11-1/2" x 4" x 3-1/2" (292mm x 102mm x 89mm)
Weight 3 lb (1.4kg)

All features and specifications are subject to change
without notice.

Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories.
DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.

(not including shelf stand)

SCS SAT200

Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power

100 Watts

Power Handling (Continuous/Peak)

50W/160W

Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms
Sensitivity 86dB @ 1 Watt/1 meter
Frequency Response 110Hz – 20kHz (–6dB)
Tweeter

1/2" (13mm) Titanium-laminate dome,
video-shielded

Midrange

3" (75mm) Driver, video-shielded

Dimensions (H x W x D)

7-1/4" x 4" x 3-1/2" (184mm x 102mm x 89mm)
Weight 1.75 lb (0.8kg)

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer Group International

declare in own responsibility that the products described in this
owner

EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001

ours

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s manual are in compliance with technical standards:

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(not including shelf stand)

OWNER’S GUIDE

PRODUCT LINE:

SURROUND CINEMA
SPEAKERS

MODELS:

DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance

and movie sound to
professional engineering leadershi

SATELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter,

sealed enclosure

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE:Cinema

Loudspeaker Series

SCS SAT300/SCS SAT200

the home

environment by calling on JBL’s

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Harman Consumer Group International

Château du Loir, France 5/06

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