JL Audio 99615 6" 2-Way Component Speaker System (Pair) User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C2 Component 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.

6-inch (150 mm) 2-Way Component System

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Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.

Woofer Physical Dimensions

Frame Outer Diameter (A) 6.21 in. / 157.7 mm

Grille Tray Outer Diameter (B) 6.51 in. / 165.3 mm

Magnet Outer Diameter (C) 3.15 in. / 80.0 mm w/o cover

Frontal Grille Protrusion (D) 0.91 in. / 23 mm

Mounting Hole Diameter (E) 5.00 in. / 127.0 mm

Mounting Depth (F) 2.38 in. / 60.3 mm w/o cover

Crossover Network Physical Dimensions

Height (A) 4.72 in. / 119.9 mm

Width (B) 3.36 in. / 85.3 mm

Depth (C) 1.44 in. / 36.6 mm

Tweeter Fixture Physical Dimensions Flush-Mount Surface-Mount

Fixture Outer Diameter (A) 1.87 in. / 47.5 mm 1.69 in. / 42.9 mm

Fixture Mounting Hole Diameter (B) 1.625 in. / 41.3 mm N/A

Fixture Mounting Depth (C) 0.76 in. / 19.3 mm N/A

Tweeter Frontal Protrusion (D) 0.29 in. / 7.4 mm 0.92 in. / 23.4 mm

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Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.

C2-600 SPECIFICATIONS:

Woofer: Injection-molded, Mica-filled, Polypropylene Cone,

Butyl Rubber Surround, 1 in. Voice Coil on Kapton® Former,

Flat, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet

Tweeter: 0.75 in. (19 mm) Silk Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling /

Damping, Neodymium Magnet

Crossover Networks: 1st Order Low-Pass Filter, 2nd Order

High-Pass Filter, 3-Position Adjustable Tweeter Level, Premium

Mylar® Capacitors Premium Air-Core Inductors

Continuous Power Handling: 60 Watts

Recommended Amp Power: 15-100 Watts per channel (RMS)

Efficiency: 90.5 dB @ 1W/1m | 96.5 dB @ 1W/0.5m

Sensitivity: 93.5 dB @ 2.83V/1m

Nominal Impedance: 4 ohm

Frequency Response: 59 Hz - 22 KHz ± 3 dB

Included Components and Parts:

• Two C2-600cw 6-inch (165 mm) Woofers

• Two C2-075ct 0.75-inch (19 mm) Tweeters

• Two C2-600-XO Crossover Networks

• Two Flush-Mount Tweeter Fixtures

• Two Surface-Mount Tweeter Fixtures

• Two Metal Spring Clips for Tweeter Fixtures

• Two Grille Assemblies

• Two Self-Adhesive JL Audio Nameplates for Grilles

• Twelve #8 x 1.2 inch (30 mm) Sheet Metal Screws

• Four #6 x 1-inch (25 mm) Sheet Metal Screws

• Two 1.18-inch (30 mm) Machine Screws

• Eight Mounting Clips for Woofer Mounting

• Two 4.7 mm Female Crimpable Connectors

• Two 2.8 mm Female Crimpable Connectors

• Two 4.7 Male Crimpable Connectors

• Two 2.8 mm Male Crimpable Connectors

• Twelve Crimpable Spade Connectors

GETTING STARTED

•Turnofftheaudiosystem.Itisalso

advisabletodisconnectthenegative(–)

terminalofyourvehicle’sbatterywhenever

performinginstallationwork.

•Beforecutting,drillingorinsertinganyscrew,

checkclearancesonbothsidesoftheplanned

mountingsurface.Alsocheckforanypotential

obstacles,suchaswindowtracksandmotors,

wiringharnesses,etc.Checkbothsidesofthe

vehicle,manyvehiclesarenotsymmetrical!

•Alwayswearprotectiveeyewear.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

Inmostcases,yourspeakerswillbeplacedinto

factoryspeakerlocations.Ifyouhavesomespeaker

mountingflexibility,keepthefollowinginmind:

Lowermountinglocations,suchasthelowerfront

cornerofadoororakick-panelprovidethegreatest

pathlengthdistancesforthesoundemittedbythe

speakers.Forthisreason,theyaregenerallymore

desirablethanhighermountinglocations.Higher

mountinglocationswillusuallyresultinextreme

near-sidesoundstagebiaswhichcompromisesthe

stereolisteningexperience.

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GETTING STARTED

•Turnofftheaudiosystem.Itisalso

advisabletodisconnectthenegative(–)

terminalofyourvehicle’sbatterywhenever

performinginstallationwork.

•Beforecutting,drillingorinsertinganyscrew,

checkclearancesonbothsidesoftheplanned

mountingsurface.Alsocheckforanypotential

obstacles,suchaswindowtracksandmotors,

wiringharnesses,etc.Checkbothsidesofthe

vehicle,manyvehiclesarenotsymmetrical!

•Alwayswearprotectiveeyewear.

CROSSOVER NETWORK INSTALLATION

ThecrossovernetworkssuppliedwithyourC2

Systemshouldbeinstalledinadrylocationinside

yourvehicle.DONOTINSTALLTHEMINSIDEOF

ADOOR!Doorsoftengetwetontheinside,which

candamageyourcrossovernetworksandcould

potentiallydamageyourentiresoundsystem.The

crossoverscanbescrewedintoasolidsurfaceviatwo

holeslocatedundertheprotectivecoverofthecase.

Toaccesstheseholes,simplysqueezethesidesofthe

coverwhilegentlypullingthecoverawayfromthe

base.Makesurethatyourmountinglocationwillnot

causedamagetowiring,fuellines,brakelinesorany

othervitalcomponentofyourvehicle.Onceyouhave

screwedthecaseinandmadeyourconnections,snap

theprotectivecoverbackintoplace.



WARNING

It is absolutely vital that your component system

is connected as shown in this manual. Failure to

connect the system as shown may result in damage to

your speakers which is NOT covered under warranty.

Do not substitute different crossover networks into

your C2 System. Do not use crossover networks

intended for different C2 models.

TWEETER PROTECTION

TheC2crossovernetworksareequippedwith

anadvancedelectronictweeterprotectioncircuit

designedtominimizethepossibilityoftweeter

failure.Thiselectronicdevicemonitorscurrentgoing

tothetweeterandwilldisconnectthetweeterfrom

thesignalwhenitsensesoverload.Shouldthisoccur

whilelisteningtotheaudiosystem,simplyreducethe

volumeforafewsecondsandtheprotectioncircuit

willresetitselfautomatically.

CROSSOVER NETWORK ADJUSTMENT

Thecrossovernetworkshavebeendesignedto

allowtonaladjustmentstothetweeterlevel.These

adjustmentsmakeitpossibletofine-tuneyoursystem

tosuityourlisteningpreferencesandtocompensate

forvariousspeakermountingapplications.

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ADJUSTABLE TWEETER LEVEL

C2crossovernetworksalsoprovidethreelevels

oftweeteradjustabilitydesignedtocompensatefor

differentmountinglocations,vehicleinteriorsand

personaltaste.Theselevelsareselectableviaasetof

pinslocatedundertheclearcoverofeachcrossover

case.Werecommendthatyoubeginlisteninginthe

“REF”(Reference)position.Tofindtheoptimum

tonalbalanceinyourinstallation,experimentwith

alternatetweeterlevelsettingsbymovingthepins.It

issafetoswitchjumperswhilethesystemisplaying.

+2dB REF -3dB

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SPEAKER PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

Acomponentsystemgivesyoutheabilitytoplace

thewooferandtweeterseparatelyinyourvehicle

interior.Thiscanbegoodorbad,dependingonhow

it’sdone.Asageneralrule,thetweetersshouldbe

placedrelativelyclosetothewoofersforbesttonal

balanceandmostcoherentimaging(thecloser,the

better).Anyseparationgreaterthan8inches(20cm)

islikelytoresultindegradedsoundquality.

Avoidplacingtweeterswheretheywillbeblocked

byobjectsintheinteriorofthecar(includingseated

occupants).Whenselectingamountinglocation,

lookatbothsidesofthecartomakesurethatthis

locationisclearonbothsides.

Youcanalwaysexperimentwithtweeter

placementbeforecommittingtoafinalmounting

location.Simplyconnecttherestofthesystemand

allowplentyofwirelengthforthetweeters.Using

Velcro®orsimilarmaterial,attachthetweetersin

differentlocationsuntilyoufindtheonewherethey

performbest.

Wooferswillusuallybeplacedintofactory

speakerlocations.Ifyouhavesomewoofermounting

flexibility,keepthefollowinginmind:Lower

mountinglocations,suchasthelowerfrontcorner

ofadoororakick-panelprovidethegreatestpath

lengthdistancesforthesoundemittedbythe

woofer.Forthisreason,theyaregenerallymore

desirablethanhighermountinglocations.Higher

mountinglocationsoftenresultinextremenear-

sidesoundstagebiaswhichcompromisesthestereo

listeningexperience.

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DIAGRAM B: MORE DESIRABLE SPEAKER PLACEMENT

DIAGRAM A: LESS DESIRABLE SPEAKER PLACEMENT

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InstallasshowninDiagramC(page9).Usethe

suppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactoryholes

alreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.Hand-tightenthe

screwsevenlytoavoidbendingthespeakerframe!

Custom Location:Runspeakerwiretothedesired

mountinglocation.Ifyouarerunningwiresinto

adoor,useexistingfactorywiringbootswhenever

possible.Ifyouaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredges

andinstallrubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Then,

coverthewireswithaprotectivePVCsleeveandrun

themthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthewires

willcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresinthedoor.

Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthisprocess,please

contactyourJLAUDIOdealerforinstallationhelp.

WARNING



Double check the clearance for both speakers

before proceeding. Many cars are different from

one side to the other!

Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto

anunevensurfacecandamageit.Usethesupplied

templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.Mark

thecenterandtheoutlineofthemountingholeaswell

asthemountingscrewpositions.Beforedrillingor

cuttingonyourinteriorpanels,useautilityknifetocut

anyfabric,vinylorleatherfromholelocations.These

materialscaneasilybesnaggedbyadrillorasaw,

causingdamagetothepanelandpossiblebodilyinjury.

Drillfour1/8-inch(3mm)holesforthespeaker’s

mountingscrewsatthepositionsyouhavemarked.

Alsodrillapilotholeinthecenterofthespeaker

mountingholeatthistime.Then,usinga

sabersaw,makethecircularcutoutforthespeaker.

Fileanyroughedges.Insertthemountingclipswith

theflatsidetowardsthespeakerasshownin

DiagramD(page9).

Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframefitsinto

themountingholecleanly.Thismustbecheckedprior

totighteningthescrews.Donotforcetheframeintoa

holethatistoosmall.Donottightenthespeakeronto

anunevensurface.Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.

Thespeakershouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleak

aroundthemountingflange.Airleakswillcausea

severedegradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks

withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.

SPEAKER INSTALLATION

Thespeakershouldbeinstalledinoneofthe

followingwaysdependingonlocation:

Factory Location:Ifyouwillbeusingthefactory

speakerwires,itmaybenecessarytochangethe

terminations.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyusingan

adaptorplugorsimplybycuttingthefactoryconnector

offandusingthesuppliedcrimpconnectorsto

terminatethespeakerwires.Thelargeconnectorisfor

thepositiveterminalandthesmallconnectorisforthe

negativeterminalofeachC2-600.

Youmayalsochoosetorunnewspeakerwires...

Runspeakerwiretothedesiredmounting

locations.Ifyouarerunningwiresintoadoor,use

existingfactorywiringbootswheneverpossible.If

youaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredgesandinstall

rubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Wiresshouldthen

becoveredwithaprotective,flexiblePVCsleeveand

thenrunthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthe

wireswillcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresin

thedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthis

process,pleasecontactyourJLAudiodealerfor

installationhelp.

WARNING



Double check the clearance for both speakers

before proceeding. Many cars are different from

one side to the other!

Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,

withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept

a6-inch(165mm)speaker.Mostfactory6-inch

speakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwilllineup

withthemountingholesonyourC2-600speakers.

Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhichis

accommodatedbyaseparatesetofmountingholes

ontheframesofyourC2-600speakers.

Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframe

fitsintothemountingholecleanly.Thismustbe

checkedpriortotighteningthescrews.Donot

forcetheframeintoaholethatistoosmall.Do

nottightenthespeakerontoanunevensurface.

Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.Thespeaker

shouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleakaround

themountingflange.Airleakswillcauseasevere

degradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks

withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.

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Connectthespeakerwires,observingcorrect

polarity,andinstallthespeakerandgrilleassembly

asshowninDiagramD(below).Hand-tightenthe

screwsevenlytoavoidbendingthespeakerframe!

TheincludedJLAudiologonamebadgesshould

beaffixedtothecircularindentedareainthelower

partofeachgrilleassembly.Ifthegrilleassemblyis

notused,theJLAudiologobadgescanbeaffixed

elsewhereascreativeadditionstoyourinstallation.

DIAGRAM D: CUSTOM LOCATION WOOFER INSTALLATION

DIAGRAM C: FACTORY LOCATION WOOFER INSTALLATION

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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Surface-Mount:Inthisapplication,youwillnot

needtocutlargeholesinyourvehicle’spanelsforthe

tweeters.Youwillonlyneedtodrillaholeforthewires

andtwosmallerholesforthemountingscrews.This

applicationisusefulwhenmountingthetweeterstoa

panelthathasinsufficientclearancebehinditforthe

tweeter’smagnetstructure.

Usingthefixtureasatemplate,markthescrewhole

locationsandalocationinthecenterofthefixturefor

thewirehole.Removethefixtureanddrillpilotholes

forthescrewsanda1/8-inch(3mm)forthewires.Use

thesupplied#6x1-inchsheetmetalscrewstosecure

thefixtureasshowninDiagramF(hand-tighten).Run

thetweeter’swiresthroughthehole,makeappropriate

connectionsandinsertthetweeterintothemounting

cup.Pushthetweeterdownandrotateitclockwiseto

lockitintoplace.

TWEETER INSTALLATION

First,runspeakerwiresfromthetweeteroutputof

thecrossover(seediagramsonpage5)tothedesired

tweetermountinglocations,observingthesame

precautionsasmentionedinthewooferinstallation

section.Terminatethewireswiththesupplied2.8

mmand4.7mmmalecrimpableconnectors.

TWEETER FIXTURE INSTALLATION

Thedometweeterssuppliedwithyour

C2-600systemhavebeendesignedformaximum

mountingversatility.Therearetwoprimary

methodsbywhichthetweeterscanbemountedin

yourvehicle:

Flush-Mount:Fortweeterintegrationinaclean,

unobtrusivemanner,youwillusethesupplied

flush-mountcups.Thiscompactmountingfixtureis

installedusingthemethodillustratedinDiagramE

andrequiresamountingholewithadiameterof1.625

in.(41.28mm).

Atleast0.76in.(19.3mm)ofclearanceisrequired

behindthemountingsurfaceofthetweeterforthe

springclipsand1.18-inchmachinescrewsusedin

mountingthefixture.Itmaybenecessaryinsome

limiteddepthapplicationstocutdownthelength

ofthemachinescrew,ortouseashorterscrew(not

supplied).Hand-tightenthemachinescrewuntilthe

fixtureissecure.Runthetweeter’swiresthroughthe

hole,makeappropriateconnectionsandinsertthe

tweeterintothemountingcup.Pushthetweeterdown

androtateitclockwisetolockitintoplace.

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DIAGRAM E: FLUSHMOUNT TWEETER INSTALLATION

DIAGRAM F: SURFACEMOUNT TWEETER INSTALLATION

LIMITED WARRANTY  AUTOMOTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEMS USA

JLAUDIOwarrantsthesespeakers(andcrossovernetworks,whereapplicable)tobefreeofdefectsin

materialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofone (1) year.

Thiswarrantyisnottransferableandappliesonlytotheoriginalpurchaserfromanauthorized

JLAUDIOdealer.Shouldservicebenecessaryunderthiswarrantyforanyreasonduetomanufacturing

defectormalfunction,JLAUDIOwill(atitsdiscretion),repairorreplacethedefectiveproductwithnewor

remanufacturedproductatnocharge.Damagecausedbythefollowingisnotcoveredunderwarranty:accident,

misuse,abuse,productmodificationorneglect,failuretofollowinstallationinstructions,unauthorizedrepair

attempts,misrepresentationsbytheseller.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverincidentalorconsequentialdamages

anddoesnotcoverthecostofremovingorreinstallingtheunit(s).Cosmeticdamageduetoaccidentornormal

wearandtearisnotcoveredunderwarranty.

Anyapplicableimpliedwarrantiesarelimitedindurationtotheperiodoftheexpresswarrantyasprovided

hereinbeginningwiththedateoftheoriginalpurchaseatretail,andnowarranties,whetherexpressorimplied,

shallapplytothisproductthereafter.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationsonimpliedwarranties,therefore

theseexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohave

otherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.



If you need service on your JL AUDIO product:

AllwarrantyreturnsshouldbesenttoJLAUDIOfreightprepaidthroughanauthorizedJLAUDIO

dealerandmustbeaccompaniedbyproofofpurchase(acopyoftheoriginalsalesreceipt.)Direct

returnsfromconsumersornon-authorizeddealerswillberefusedunlessspecificallyauthorizedby

JLAUDIOwithavalidreturnauthorizationnumber.Warrantyexpirationonproductsreturned

withoutproofofpurchasewillbedeterminedfromthemanufacturingdatecode.Coveragemaybe

invalidatedasthisdateisprevioustopurchasedate.Returnonlydefectivecomponents.Ifonespeaker

failsinasystem,returnonlythatspeakercomponent,nottheentiresystem.Non-defectiveitems

receivedwillbereturnedfreight-collect.Customerisresponsibleforshippingchargesandinsurance

insendingtheproducttoJLAUDIO.Freightdamageonreturnsisnotcoveredunderwarranty.

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.

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