JL Audio Car Speaker C2 690tx User Manual

owner’s manual  
6 x 9-inch (150 x 230 mm) 3-Way Speaker System  
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C2 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.  
 
C2-690tx sPeCiFiCaTions:  
GeTTinG sTarTeD  
Woofer: Injection-molded, mica-filled, polypropylene cone  
body, 1.25 (32mm) voice coil, flat-profile/symmetrical-roll  
spider, polyether foam surround  
•ꢀTurnꢀoffꢀtheꢀaudioꢀsystem.ꢀItꢀisꢀalsoꢀ  
advisableꢀtoꢀdisconnectꢀtheꢀnegativeꢀ(–)ꢀ  
terminalꢀofꢀyourꢀvehicle’sꢀbatteryꢀwheneverꢀ  
performingꢀinstallationꢀwork.  
Mid-Range: 2-inch Mylar, sealed back cone driver,  
•ꢀBeforeꢀcutting,ꢀdrillingꢀorꢀinsertingꢀanyꢀscrew,ꢀ  
checkꢀclearancesꢀonꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀplannedꢀ  
mountingꢀsurface.ꢀAlsoꢀcheckꢀforꢀanyꢀpotentialꢀ  
obstacles,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀwindowꢀtracksꢀandꢀmotors,ꢀ  
wiringꢀharnesses,ꢀetc.ꢀCheckꢀbothꢀsidesꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
ferrofluid cooled and damped  
Tweeter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Silk Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling /  
Damping, Neodymium Magnet  
vehicle,ꢀmanyꢀvehiclesꢀareꢀnotꢀsymmetrical!  
•ꢀAlwaysꢀwearꢀprotectiveꢀeyewear.  
Crossover: 1st Order Low-Pass, 1st Order Band-Pass, 1st  
Order High-Pass Filter, with Ferrite & Air-Core inductors and  
Electrolytic Capacitors  
sPeaKer PlaCemenT ConsiDeraTions  
Inꢀmostꢀcases,ꢀyourꢀspeakersꢀwillꢀbeꢀplacedꢀintoꢀ  
factoryꢀspeakerꢀlocations.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀhaveꢀsomeꢀspeakerꢀ  
mountingꢀflexibility,ꢀkeepꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀinꢀmind:ꢀ  
Lowerꢀmountingꢀlocations,ꢀsuchꢀasꢀtheꢀlowerꢀfrontꢀ  
cornerꢀofꢀaꢀdoorꢀorꢀaꢀkick-panelꢀprovideꢀtheꢀgreatestꢀ  
pathꢀlengthꢀdistancesꢀforꢀtheꢀsoundꢀemittedꢀbyꢀtheꢀ  
speakers.ꢀForꢀthisꢀreason,ꢀtheyꢀareꢀgenerallyꢀmoreꢀ  
desirableꢀthanꢀhigherꢀmountingꢀlocations.ꢀHigherꢀ  
mountingꢀlocationsꢀwillꢀusuallyꢀresultꢀinꢀextremeꢀ  
near-sideꢀsoundstageꢀbiasꢀwhichꢀcompromisesꢀtheꢀ  
stereoꢀlisteningꢀexperience.  
Continuous Power Handling: 70 Watts  
Recommended Amp Power: 15-125 Watts per channel (RMS)  
Efficiency: 93 dB @ 1W/1m | 99 dB @ 1W/0.5m  
Sensitivity: 96 dB @ 2.83V/1m  
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm  
Frequency Response: 53 Hz - 22 KHz ( 3 dB)  
Included Components and Parts:  
• Two C2-690tx 6 x 9 inch (150 x 230 mm) 3-Way Loudspeakers  
• Two Grilles Assemblies  
• Two Bottom-Mount Spacer Assemblies  
• Eight #8 x 2-inch (51 mm) 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  
 
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sPeaKer insTallaTion  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀbeꢀinstalledꢀinꢀoneꢀofꢀtheꢀ  
followingꢀwaysꢀdependingꢀonꢀlocation:  
Yourꢀnewꢀspeakersꢀhaveꢀbeenꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀinstall,ꢀ  
withoutꢀmodifications,ꢀintoꢀmostꢀvehiclesꢀthatꢀacceptꢀ  
aꢀ6ꢀxꢀ9ꢀinchꢀspeaker.ꢀMostꢀfactoryꢀ6ꢀxꢀ9ꢀinchꢀspeakersꢀ  
useꢀfourꢀmountingꢀscrewsꢀorꢀboltsꢀwhichꢀwillꢀlineꢀupꢀ  
withꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholesꢀonꢀyourꢀC2-690txꢀspeakers.ꢀ  
Theꢀspeakerꢀshouldꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀnoꢀairꢀleaksꢀaroundꢀ  
theꢀmountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀ  
degradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.  
Sealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀwithꢀsilicone,ꢀropeꢀcaulkꢀorꢀ  
similarꢀsealantꢀmaterial.ꢀInstallꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀtheꢀ  
diagramꢀhere,ꢀusingꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀbottom-mountꢀ  
spacerꢀringsꢀandꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀscrewsꢀandꢀmountingꢀ  
clips.ꢀHand-tightenꢀtheꢀscrewsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀ  
bendingꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframe!ꢀ  
Bottom-mount locations:ꢀIfꢀyouꢀwillꢀbeꢀusingꢀ  
theꢀfactoryꢀspeakerꢀwires,ꢀitꢀmayꢀbeꢀnecessaryꢀtoꢀ  
changeꢀtheꢀterminations.ꢀThisꢀmayꢀbeꢀaccomplishedꢀ  
byꢀusingꢀanꢀadaptorꢀplugꢀorꢀsimplyꢀbyꢀcuttingꢀtheꢀ  
factoryꢀconnectorꢀoffꢀandꢀusingꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀcrimpꢀ  
connectorsꢀtoꢀterminateꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires.ꢀTheꢀ  
largeꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀtheꢀpositiveꢀterminalꢀandꢀtheꢀ  
smallꢀconnectorꢀisꢀforꢀtheꢀnegativeꢀterminalꢀofꢀeachꢀ  
speaker.ꢀYouꢀmayꢀalsoꢀchooseꢀtoꢀrunꢀnewꢀspeakerꢀ  
wires.ꢀWhicheverꢀmethodꢀyouꢀchoose,ꢀobserveꢀ  
correctꢀpolarityꢀinꢀyourꢀconnections.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀ  
unsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀofꢀtheseꢀissues,ꢀcontactꢀyourꢀꢀ  
JLꢀAudioꢀdealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀassistance.  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
WARNING  
!!  
Hand-tighten the screws evenly in a criss-cross  
pattern to avoid bending the speaker frame or  
stripping the mounting clips.  
 
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Top-mount locations: Runꢀspeakerꢀwireꢀtoꢀ  
theꢀdesiredꢀmountingꢀlocation.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀrunningꢀ  
wiresꢀintoꢀaꢀdoor,ꢀuseꢀexistingꢀfactoryꢀwiringꢀbootsꢀ  
wheneverꢀpossible.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀdrillingꢀnewꢀholes,ꢀfileꢀ  
theirꢀedgesꢀandꢀinstallꢀrubberꢀgrommetsꢀintoꢀeachꢀ  
hole.ꢀThen,ꢀcoverꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwithꢀaꢀprotectiveꢀPVCꢀ  
sleeveꢀandꢀrunꢀthemꢀthroughꢀtheꢀdoorꢀjamb.ꢀMakeꢀ  
sureꢀthatꢀtheꢀwiresꢀwillꢀclearꢀdoorꢀhingesꢀandꢀotherꢀ  
structuresꢀinꢀtheꢀdoor.ꢀIfꢀyouꢀareꢀunsureꢀaboutꢀanyꢀ  
partꢀofꢀthisꢀprocess,ꢀpleaseꢀcontactꢀyourꢀJLꢀAUDIOꢀ  
dealerꢀforꢀinstallationꢀhelp.ꢀ  
Insertꢀtheꢀmountingꢀclipsꢀwithꢀtheꢀflatꢀsideꢀ  
towardsꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀasꢀshownꢀinꢀtheꢀdiagram.ꢀ  
Itꢀisꢀabsolutelyꢀvitalꢀthatꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀframeꢀ  
fitsꢀintoꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀcleanly.ꢀThisꢀmustꢀbeꢀ  
checkedꢀpriorꢀtoꢀtighteningꢀtheꢀscrews.ꢀDoꢀnotꢀ  
forceꢀtheꢀframeꢀintoꢀaꢀholeꢀthatꢀisꢀtooꢀsmall!ꢀDoꢀ  
notꢀtightenꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀontoꢀanꢀunevenꢀsurface!ꢀ  
Thisꢀwillꢀdamageꢀyourꢀspeakers.ꢀTheꢀspeakerꢀ  
shouldꢀalsoꢀfitꢀsoꢀthatꢀnoꢀairꢀleaksꢀaroundꢀtheꢀ  
mountingꢀflange.ꢀAirꢀleaksꢀwillꢀcauseꢀaꢀsevereꢀ  
degradationꢀinꢀsoundꢀquality.ꢀSealꢀanyꢀairꢀleaksꢀwithꢀ  
silicone,ꢀropeꢀcaulkꢀorꢀsimilarꢀsealantꢀmaterial.ꢀ  
Connectꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀwires,ꢀobservingꢀ  
WARNING  
!!  
Double check the clearance for both speakers  
before proceeding. Many cars are different from  
one side to the other!  
correctꢀpolarity,ꢀandꢀinstallꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀ  
andꢀgrilleꢀtrayꢀasꢀshown.ꢀ  
Hand-tightenꢀtheꢀscrewsꢀevenlyꢀtoꢀavoidꢀbendingꢀ  
theꢀspeakerꢀframe!  
Ifꢀyouꢀareꢀcuttingꢀmountingꢀholesꢀintoꢀaꢀcustomꢀ  
location,ꢀuseꢀtheꢀsuppliedꢀtemplateꢀtoꢀmarkꢀtheꢀ  
desiredꢀmountingꢀlocation.ꢀMarkꢀtheꢀcenterꢀandꢀtheꢀ  
outlineꢀofꢀtheꢀmountingꢀholeꢀasꢀwellꢀasꢀtheꢀmountingꢀ  
screwꢀpositions.ꢀBeforeꢀdrillingꢀorꢀcutting,ꢀuseꢀaꢀ  
utilityꢀknifeꢀtoꢀcutꢀanyꢀfabric,ꢀvinylꢀorꢀleatherꢀfromꢀ  
holeꢀlocations.ꢀTheseꢀmaterialsꢀcanꢀeasilyꢀbeꢀsnaggedꢀ  
byꢀaꢀdrillꢀorꢀaꢀsaw,ꢀcausingꢀdamageꢀtoꢀtheꢀpanelꢀandꢀ  
possibleꢀbodilyꢀinjury.ꢀ  
Drillꢀfourꢀ1/8-inchꢀ(3ꢀmm)ꢀholesꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker’sꢀ  
mountingꢀscrewsꢀatꢀtheꢀpositionsꢀyouꢀhaveꢀmarked.ꢀ  
Alsoꢀdrillꢀaꢀpilotꢀholeꢀinꢀtheꢀcenterꢀofꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀ  
mountingꢀholeꢀatꢀthisꢀtime.ꢀThen,ꢀusingꢀaꢀsaberꢀsaw,ꢀ  
orꢀnibblerꢀmakeꢀtheꢀovalꢀcut-outꢀforꢀtheꢀspeaker.ꢀFileꢀ  
anyꢀroughꢀedges.ꢀ  
 
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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.  
 
C2-690tx-11012008  

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