JL Audio Car Speaker C2 650x User Manual

owner’s manual  
6.5-inch (165 mm) Coaxial Loudspeakers  
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C2 Coaxial Speaker System  
for your automotive sound system.  
These Evolution™ Speakers have been designed and manufactured to  
exacting standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your  
vehicle. For maximum performance, we highly recommend that you have  
your new speakers installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer. Your  
authorized dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment  
to ensure optimum performance from this product. Should you  
decide to install the speakers yourself, please take the time  
to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself  
with its installation requirements and setup procedures.  
If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this  
manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please contact your  
authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further assistance,  
please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department  
at (954) 443-1165 during business hours.  
 
C2-650x sPeCiFiCaTions:  
GeTTinG sTarTeD  
•ꢀTurnꢀoffꢀtheꢀaudioꢀsystem.ꢀItꢀisꢀalsoꢀ  
advisableꢀtoꢀdisconnectꢀtheꢀnegativeꢀ(–)ꢀ  
terminalꢀofꢀyourꢀvehicle’sꢀbatteryꢀwheneverꢀ  
performingꢀinstallationꢀwork.  
Woofer: Injection-molded, Mica-filled, Polypropylene Cone,  
Butyl Rubber Surround, 1 in. Voice Coil on Kapton® Former,  
Flat, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet  
•ꢀBeforeꢀcutting,ꢀdrillingꢀorꢀinsertingꢀanyꢀscrew,ꢀ  
checkꢀclearancesꢀonꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀplannedꢀ  
mountingꢀsurface.ꢀAlsoꢀcheckꢀforꢀanyꢀpotentialꢀ  
obstacles,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀwindowꢀtracksꢀandꢀmotors,ꢀ  
wiringꢀharnesses,ꢀetc.ꢀCheckꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
Tweeter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Silk Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling /  
Damping, Neodymium Magnet  
Crossover: Natural Roll-Off Low-Pass, 1st Order High-Pass  
Filter with Electrolytic Capacitor  
vehicle,ꢀmanyꢀvehiclesꢀareꢀnotꢀsymmetrical!  
•ꢀAlwaysꢀwearꢀprotectiveꢀeyewear.  
Continuous Power Handling: 60 Watts  
Recommended Amp Power: 15-100 Watts per channel (RMS)  
Efficiency: 91.0 dB @ 1W/1m | 97.0 dB @ 1W/0.5m  
Sensitivity: 94.0 dB @ 2.83V/1m  
sPeaKer PlaCemenT ConsiDeraTions  
Inꢀmostꢀcases,ꢀyourꢀspeakersꢀwillꢀbeꢀplacedꢀintoꢀ  
factoryꢀspeakerꢀlocations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀhaveꢀsomeꢀspeakerꢀ  
mountingꢀflexibility,ꢀkeepꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀinꢀmind:ꢀ  
Lowerꢀmountingꢀlocations,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀtheꢀlowerꢀfrontꢀ  
cornerꢀofꢀaꢀdoorꢀorꢀaꢀkick-panelꢀprovideꢀtheꢀgreatestꢀ  
pathꢀlengthꢀdistancesꢀforꢀtheꢀsoundꢀemittedꢀbyꢀtheꢀ  
speakers.ꢀForꢀthisꢀreason,ꢀtheyꢀareꢀgenerallyꢀmoreꢀ  
desirableꢀthanꢀhigherꢀmountingꢀlocations.ꢀHigherꢀ  
mountingꢀlocationsꢀwillꢀusuallyꢀresultꢀinꢀextremeꢀ  
near-sideꢀsoundstageꢀbiasꢀwhichꢀcompromisesꢀtheꢀ  
stereoꢀlisteningꢀexperience.  
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm  
Frequency Response: 59 Hz - 22 KHz 3 dB  
Included Components and Parts:  
• Two C2-650x 6.5-inch (165mm) Coaxial loudspeakers  
• Two Grille Assemblies  
• Eight #8 x 1 1/4-inch (30mm) sheet metal screws  
• Eight Mounting Clips  
• Two 5.2 mm female crimpable connectors  
• Two 2.8 mm female crimpable connectors  
• Two self-adhesive JL Audio logo name badges  
 
3
sPeaKer insTallaTion  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀbeꢀinstalledꢀinꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
followingꢀwaysꢀdependingꢀonꢀlocation:  
InstallꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀAꢀ(pageꢀ5).ꢀUseꢀtheꢀ  
suppliedꢀmountingꢀclipsꢀunlessꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀholesꢀ  
alreadyꢀfeatureꢀthreadedꢀinserts.ꢀꢀHand-tightenꢀtheꢀ  
screwsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀbendingꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframe!  
Factory location:ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀwillꢀbeꢀusingꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀ  
speakerꢀwires,ꢀitꢀmayꢀbeꢀnecessaryꢀtoꢀchangeꢀtheꢀ  
terminations.ꢀꢀThisꢀmayꢀbeꢀaccomplishedꢀbyꢀusingꢀanꢀ  
adaptorꢀplugꢀorꢀsimplyꢀbyꢀcuttingꢀtheꢀfactoryꢀconnectorꢀ  
offꢀandꢀusingꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀcrimpꢀconnectorsꢀtoꢀ  
terminateꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires.ꢀTheꢀlargeꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀ  
theꢀpositiveꢀterminalꢀandꢀtheꢀsmallꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀtheꢀ  
negativeꢀterminalꢀofꢀeachꢀC2-650x.ꢀ  
Youꢀmayꢀalsoꢀchooseꢀtoꢀrunꢀnewꢀspeakerꢀwires...ꢀ  
Runꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀmountingꢀ  
locations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀwiresꢀintoꢀaꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀ  
existingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀwheneverꢀpossible.ꢀIfꢀ  
youꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀtheirꢀedgesꢀandꢀinstallꢀ  
rubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀhole.ꢀWiresꢀshouldꢀthenꢀ  
beꢀcoveredꢀwithꢀaꢀprotective,ꢀflexibleꢀPVCꢀsleeveꢀandꢀ  
thenꢀrunꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀMakeꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀ  
wiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀotherꢀstructuresꢀinꢀ  
theꢀdoor.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀpartꢀofꢀthisꢀ  
process,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAudioꢀdealerꢀforꢀ  
installationꢀhelp.  
Custom location:ꢀꢀRunꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀ  
mountingꢀlocation.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀwiresꢀintoꢀ  
aꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀexistingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀwheneverꢀ  
possible.ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀtheirꢀedgesꢀ  
andꢀinstallꢀrubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀhole.ꢀꢀThen,ꢀ  
coverꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwithꢀaꢀprotectiveꢀPVCꢀsleeveꢀandꢀrunꢀ  
themꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀꢀMakeꢀsureꢀthatꢀtheꢀwiresꢀ  
willꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀotherꢀstructuresꢀinꢀtheꢀdoor.ꢀꢀ  
Ifꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀpartꢀofꢀthisꢀprocess,ꢀpleaseꢀ  
contactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀdealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀhelp.  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
Selectꢀanꢀevenꢀsurface.ꢀTighteningꢀaꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀ  
anꢀunevenꢀsurfaceꢀcanꢀdamageꢀit.ꢀUseꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀ  
templateꢀtoꢀmarkꢀtheꢀdesiredꢀmountingꢀlocation.ꢀMarkꢀ  
theꢀcenterꢀandꢀtheꢀoutlineꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀasꢀ  
wellꢀasꢀtheꢀmountingꢀscrewꢀpositions.ꢀBeforeꢀdrillingꢀ  
orꢀcuttingꢀonꢀyourꢀinteriorꢀpanels,ꢀuseꢀaꢀutilityꢀknifeꢀ  
toꢀcutꢀanyꢀfabric,ꢀvinylꢀorꢀleatherꢀfromꢀholeꢀlocations.ꢀ  
Theseꢀmaterialsꢀcanꢀeasilyꢀbeꢀsnaggedꢀbyꢀaꢀdrillꢀorꢀ  
aꢀsaw,ꢀcausingꢀdamageꢀtoꢀtheꢀpanelꢀandꢀpossibleꢀ  
bodilyꢀinjury.ꢀDrillꢀfourꢀ1/8-inchꢀ(3ꢀmm)ꢀholesꢀforꢀ  
theꢀspeaker’sꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀatꢀtheꢀpositionsꢀyouꢀ  
haveꢀmarked.ꢀAlsoꢀdrillꢀaꢀpilotꢀholeꢀinꢀtheꢀcenterꢀofꢀ  
theꢀspeakerꢀmountingꢀholeꢀatꢀthisꢀtime.ꢀThen,ꢀusingꢀ  
aꢀsaberꢀsaw,ꢀmakeꢀtheꢀcircularꢀcutꢀoutꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker.ꢀ  
Fileꢀanyꢀroughꢀedges.ꢀInsertꢀtheꢀmountingꢀclipsꢀwithꢀ  
theꢀflatꢀsideꢀtowardsꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀ  
Bꢀ(pageꢀ5).  
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀfitsꢀintoꢀ  
theꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀcheckedꢀpriorꢀ  
toꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀforceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀ  
holeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀ  
anꢀunevenꢀsurface.ꢀThisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀ  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀairꢀdoesꢀnotꢀleakꢀ  
aroundꢀtheꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀ  
severeꢀdegradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀ  
withꢀanꢀautomotive-gradeꢀsealantꢀmaterial.  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
Yourꢀnewꢀspeakersꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀinstall,ꢀ  
withoutꢀmodifications,ꢀintoꢀmostꢀvehiclesꢀthatꢀacceptꢀ  
aꢀ6.5-inchꢀ(165ꢀmm)ꢀspeaker.ꢀMostꢀfactoryꢀ6.5ꢀ-inchꢀ  
speakersꢀuseꢀfourꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀwhichꢀwillꢀlineꢀupꢀ  
withꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholesꢀonꢀyourꢀC2-650xꢀspeakers.ꢀ  
Othersꢀuseꢀaꢀ3-holeꢀmountingꢀsystemꢀwhichꢀisꢀ  
accommodatedꢀbyꢀaꢀseparateꢀsetꢀofꢀmountingꢀholesꢀ  
onꢀtheꢀframesꢀofꢀyourꢀC2-650xꢀspeakers.  
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀ  
fitsꢀintoꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀ  
checkedꢀpriorꢀtoꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀ  
forceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀholeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall.ꢀDoꢀ  
notꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀanꢀunevenꢀsurface.ꢀ  
Thisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀTheꢀspeakerꢀ  
shouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀairꢀdoesꢀnotꢀleakꢀaroundꢀ  
theꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀ  
degradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀ  
withꢀanꢀautomotive-gradeꢀsealantꢀmaterial.  
 
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WARNING  
!!  
Connectꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires,ꢀobservingꢀcorrectꢀ  
polarity,ꢀandꢀinstallꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀandꢀgrilleꢀassemblyꢀ  
asꢀshownꢀinꢀDiagramꢀBꢀ(below).ꢀHand-tightenꢀtheꢀ  
screwsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀbendingꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframe!  
TheꢀincludedꢀJLꢀAudioꢀlogoꢀnameꢀbadgesꢀshouldꢀ  
beꢀaffixedꢀtoꢀtheꢀcircularꢀindentedꢀareaꢀinꢀtheꢀlowerꢀ  
partꢀofꢀeachꢀgrilleꢀassembly.ꢀIfꢀtheꢀgrilleꢀassemblyꢀisꢀ  
notꢀused,ꢀtheꢀJLꢀAudioꢀlogoꢀbadgesꢀcanꢀbeꢀaffixedꢀ  
elsewhereꢀasꢀcreativeꢀadditionsꢀtoꢀyourꢀinstallation.  
Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross  
pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or  
stripping the mounting clips.  
Diagram a:  
Factory location woofer installation  
Diagram B:  
Custom location woofer installation  
 
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7
limiTeD warranTy - auTomoTive sPeaKer sysTems (usa)  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀwarrantsꢀtheseꢀspeakersꢀ(andꢀcrossoverꢀnetworks,ꢀwhereꢀapplicable)ꢀtoꢀbeꢀfreeꢀofꢀdefectsꢀinꢀ  
materialsꢀandꢀworkmanshipꢀforꢀaꢀperiodꢀofꢀone (1) year.  
Thisꢀwarrantyꢀisꢀnotꢀtransferableꢀandꢀappliesꢀonlyꢀtoꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀpurchaserꢀfromꢀanꢀauthorizedꢀꢀ  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀdealer.ꢀꢀShouldꢀserviceꢀbeꢀnecessaryꢀunderꢀthisꢀwarrantyꢀforꢀanyꢀreasonꢀdueꢀtoꢀmanufacturingꢀ  
defectꢀorꢀmalfunction,ꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀwillꢀ(atꢀitsꢀdiscretion),ꢀrepairꢀorꢀreplaceꢀtheꢀdefectiveꢀproductꢀwithꢀnewꢀorꢀ  
remanufacturedꢀproductꢀatꢀnoꢀcharge.ꢀDamageꢀcausedꢀbyꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty:ꢀaccident,ꢀ  
misuse,ꢀabuse,ꢀproductꢀmodificationꢀorꢀneglect,ꢀfailureꢀtoꢀfollowꢀinstallationꢀinstructions,ꢀunauthorizedꢀrepairꢀ  
attempts,ꢀmisrepresentationsꢀbyꢀtheꢀseller.ꢀꢀThisꢀwarrantyꢀdoesꢀnotꢀcoverꢀincidentalꢀorꢀconsequentialꢀdamagesꢀ  
andꢀdoesꢀnotꢀcoverꢀtheꢀcostꢀofꢀremovingꢀorꢀreinstallingꢀtheꢀunit(s).ꢀꢀCosmeticꢀdamageꢀdueꢀtoꢀaccidentꢀorꢀnormalꢀ  
wearꢀandꢀtearꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty.  
Anyꢀapplicableꢀimpliedꢀwarrantiesꢀareꢀlimitedꢀinꢀdurationꢀtoꢀtheꢀperiodꢀofꢀtheꢀexpressꢀwarrantyꢀasꢀprovidedꢀ  
hereinꢀbeginningꢀwithꢀtheꢀdateꢀofꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀpurchaseꢀatꢀretail,ꢀandꢀnoꢀwarranties,ꢀwhetherꢀexpressꢀorꢀimplied,ꢀ  
shallꢀapplyꢀtoꢀthisꢀproductꢀthereafter.ꢀꢀSomeꢀstatesꢀdoꢀnotꢀallowꢀlimitationsꢀonꢀimpliedꢀwarranties,ꢀthereforeꢀ  
theseꢀexclusionsꢀmayꢀnotꢀapplyꢀtoꢀyou.ꢀꢀThisꢀwarrantyꢀgivesꢀyouꢀspecificꢀlegalꢀrights,ꢀandꢀyouꢀmayꢀalsoꢀhaveꢀotherꢀ  
rightsꢀwhichꢀvaryꢀfromꢀstateꢀtoꢀstate.  
if you need service on your Jl auDio product:  
AllꢀwarrantyꢀreturnsꢀshouldꢀbeꢀsentꢀtoꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀfreightꢀprepaidꢀthroughꢀanꢀauthorizedꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀ  
dealerꢀandꢀmustꢀbeꢀaccompaniedꢀbyꢀproofꢀofꢀpurchaseꢀ(aꢀcopyꢀofꢀtheꢀoriginalꢀsalesꢀreceipt.)ꢀꢀDirectꢀ  
returnsꢀfromꢀconsumersꢀorꢀnon-authorizedꢀdealersꢀwillꢀbeꢀrefusedꢀunlessꢀspecificallyꢀauthorizedꢀbyꢀ  
JLꢀAUDIOꢀwithꢀaꢀvalidꢀreturnꢀauthorizationꢀnumber.ꢀꢀWarrantyꢀexpirationꢀonꢀproductsꢀreturnedꢀ  
withoutꢀproofꢀofꢀpurchaseꢀwillꢀbeꢀdeterminedꢀfromꢀtheꢀmanufacturingꢀdateꢀcode.ꢀCoverageꢀmayꢀbeꢀ  
invalidatedꢀasꢀthisꢀdateꢀisꢀpreviousꢀtoꢀpurchaseꢀdate.ꢀꢀReturnꢀonlyꢀdefectiveꢀcomponents.ꢀꢀIfꢀoneꢀspeakerꢀ  
failsꢀinꢀaꢀsystem,ꢀreturnꢀonlyꢀthatꢀspeakerꢀcomponent,ꢀnotꢀtheꢀentireꢀsystem.ꢀNon-defectiveꢀitemsꢀ  
receivedꢀwillꢀbeꢀreturnedꢀfreight-collect.ꢀꢀCustomerꢀisꢀresponsibleꢀforꢀshippingꢀchargesꢀandꢀinsuranceꢀ  
inꢀsendingꢀtheꢀproductꢀtoꢀJLꢀAUDIO.ꢀꢀFreightꢀdamageꢀonꢀreturnsꢀisꢀnotꢀcoveredꢀunderꢀwarranty.ꢀ  
For service information in the u.s.a. please call  
Jl audio Customer service: (954) 443-1100  
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Eastern Time Zone)  
Jl audio, inc  
10369 North Commerce Pkwy.  
Miramar, FL 33025  
international warranties:  
Products purchased outside the United States of America are covered only  
by that country’s distributor and not by JL Audio, Inc.  
 
C2-650x-06112008  

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