JBL TRIO135 User Manual

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

the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership.

TWEETER TYPE:Titanium-laminate-dome

ENCLOSURE TYPE:

Sealed

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE:Cinema Loudspeaker Series

OWNER’ S GUIDE

PRODUCT LINE:

MODEL

TRIO135 SATPair135

NUMBER:

®

INCLUDED

Two satellites for left and right
or surrounds with wall-mount
brackets.

One center-channel speaker
with adjustable support leg.

For a complete system, consider adding a powered
subwoofer. Please see your JBL dealer for assistance.

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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 system 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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complete the enclosed
profile card. It enables

us to keep you posted
on our latest advance­ments, and helps us to
better understand our
customers and build
products that meet their
needs and expectations.

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THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL

TRIO135

SATPair135

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Surround Speakers

5

– 6 ft.

Front Speakers

0-2 ft.

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.

The center-channel speaker
(not included with
SATPair135) 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, as shown
in the drawing. Use the
supplied support leg to
aim it toward the listener

by screwing the leg in to
angle the speaker up, or
unscrewing the leg slightly to
angle the speaker down.

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 on a wall
behind the listening position,
facing forward. 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.

The SATPair135 speakers are
perfect for bringing music to
additional rooms in your
home. If your receiver or
amplifier is equipped with
A/B speaker switching,
simply connect the pair of
speakers to the unused pair
of speaker terminals on your
receiver, following the
directions in the Speaker
Connections section on
page 5. If you plan on playing
both pairs of speakers
simultaneously, check with
the manufacturer of your
receiver or amplifier to find
out whether that use is
recommended.

Center-Channel
Speaker (not included
with SATPair135)

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

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MOUNTING OPTIONS

Satellites and Surrounds

On shelves.

Wall-Mounting

Attach plate to wall. The
brackets should be placed,
if possible, so that the
screws will fasten into a
wooden wall stud. If that is
not possible, use properly
selected wall anchors.

The customer is
responsible for proper
selection and use of
mounting hardware,
available through
hardware stores, to
properly and safely
wall-mount the
speakers.

On the wall. Wall brackets
are included for the
satellite speakers only.

Slide speaker onto support.

On optional stands (FS300).

Place speaker and
support on wall plate.

5

Separate and strip the
ends of the speaker wire
as shown. Speakers and
electronics terminals have
corresponding (+) and (–)
terminals. Most manu­facturers of speakers and
electronics, including JBL,
use red to denote the (+)
terminal and black for the
(–) terminal. To use the
spring-type terminals, simply
press the colored terminal,
insert the bare end of the
wire into the hole, and
release. The clip inside the
terminal grips the wire. Tug
the wire gently to make sure
that it has been inserted
properly.

The (+) lead of the speaker
wire is usually indicated by
a stripe, ridges in the wire
insulation, or gold-colored
strands inside clear wire
insulation. 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
multichannel surround­sound 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.

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

Connection Tips

Left Front

+ –

Center

+ –

Right Front

+ –

Receiver

Left Front Center

+ – + –

Left Surround

+ –

Left Surround

+ –

Right Front

+ –

Right Surround

+ –

Right Surround

+ –

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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.

• 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.

• In Dolby* Digital or DTS

®

modes, make sure that the
receiver/processor is
configured so that the speaker
in question is enabled.

If there is no sound from the
center speaker (TRIO135 only):

• Check all wires and
connections between
receiver/amplifier and
speaker. Make sure all wires
are connected. Make sure
none of the speaker wires are
frayed, cut or punctured.

• If your receiver/processor is
set in Dolby Pro Logic* mode,
make sure the center speaker
is not in phantom mode.

• If your receiver/processor
is set in Dolby Digital or DTS

mode, make sure the
receiver/processor is con­figured so that the center
speaker is enabled.

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.

• 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 –).

• Consider adding a powered
subwoofer to your system.
See your JBL dealer for
further assistance.

• If you are using a powered
subwoofer, check your
owner’s manual to make sure
it is correctly connected and
is being used according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.

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.

• Review proper operation of
your receiver/processor 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
if your receiver/processor 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.

• 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.

TROUBLESHOOTING

7

Staple sales invoice here.

Refinements may be made on occasion to existing products without notice, but will always meet
or exceed original specifications unless otherwise stated.

Simply Cinema is a registered trademark of JBL, Incorporated.

* Dolby and Pro Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Satellites

Frequency Response

200 – 20kHz (–6dB)

Recommended Power

10 – 50 watts

Impedance

8 ohms nominal

Sensitivity

86dB @ 1 watt/1 meter

Tweeter

One 1/2" titanium-laminate
dome, video-shielded

Midrange

One 3" driver, video-shielded

Dimensions (H x W x D)

4-3/8" x 3-3/16" x 3-3/4"
111mm x 81mm x 95mm

Weight

1.1 lb/0.5kg

Center (TRIO135 only)

Frequency Response

200 – 20kHz (–6dB)

Recommended Power

10 – 50 watts

Impedance

8 ohms nominal

Sensitivity

86dB @ 1 watt/1 meter

Tweeter

One 1/2" titanium-laminate
dome, video-shielded

Midrange

Dual 3" drivers, video-shielded

Dimensions (H x W x D)

3-1/4" x 7-5/8" x 3-3/4"
83mm x 194mm x 95mm

Weight

1.89 lb/0.86kg

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

the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership.

TWEETER TYPE:Titanium-laminate-dome

ENCLOSURE TYPE:

Sealed

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE:Cinema Loudspeaker Series

OWNER’ S GUIDE

PRODUCT LINE:

MODEL

TRIO135 SATPair135

NUMBER:

®

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer International

2, route de Tours
72500 Chateau-du-Loir
FRANCE

declare in own responsibility, that the products described in this
owner’s manual are in compliance with technical standards:
EN 50081-1:1992
EN 50082-1:1992

Steen Michaelsen
Harman Consumer International
Chateau-du-Loir, FRANCE.5/00

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