JL Audio C5-570x Owner's manual

Brand: JL Audio

Model: C5-570x

Category: Car speakers

Type: Owner's manual

JL Audio C5-570x is a 5-inch x 7-inch (125 x 180 mm) Coaxial Speaker System designed to deliver exceptional sound quality in your vehicle. It features cast alloy frame woofers with elevated frame cooling, butyl rubber surrounds, and mineral-filled polypropylene cones for robust bass response. The 0.75-inch (19 mm) silk soft dome tweeters with ferrofluid cooling and neodymium magnets provide clear and detailed highs. With a continuous power handling of 75 Watts (RMS Method) and a peak music power of 225 Watts, these speakers can handle significant power while maintaining clarity and accuracy.

OWNER’S MANUAL

5-inch x 7-inch (125 x 180 mm) Coaxial Speaker System

Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C5 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) 443-1100 during business hours.

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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

Woofer Physical Dimensions

Frame Outer Diameter (A) 5.47 x 7.68 in. / 139.0 x 195.1 mm

Grille Tray Outer Diameter (B) N/A

Magnet Outer Diameter (C) 3.54 in. / 90.0 mm

Frontal Tweeter Protrusion (D) 0.65 in /16.5 mm

Frontal Grille Protrusion (E) N/A

Mounting Hole Diameter (F) N/A

Mounting Depth (G) 2.45 in. / 62.0 mm

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C5-570x SPECIFICATIONS

Woofers: Cast Alloy Frame, Patented Elevated Frame Cooling

(U.S. Patent #6,219,431 & #6,229,902), DMA-Optimized Motor

System, Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cone, Butyl Rubber

Surround, 1-in. / 25 mm Voice Coil, Kapton® Former,

Low-Profile, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet

Tweeters: 0.75 in. / 19 mm Silk Soft Dome, Ferrofluid Cooling

and Damping, Neodymium Magnet

Crossover Networks: 2-way network with 1st order

low-pass and 2nd order high-pass circuit, premium Mylar®

capacitors, air-core inductors, 4-position adjustable tweeter

output level, 3-position midrange presence control,

Polyswitch tweeter protection

Continuous Power Handling: 75 Watts (RMS Method)

Peak Music Power: 225 Watts

Recommended Power Range: 25-150 Watts (RMS)

Frequency Response: 48 Hz - 25 KHz (± 3 dB)

Efficiency @ 1W/1m: 90.5 dB @ 1W/1m

Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms

Included Components and Parts:

• Two C5-570x 5 x 7-inch (125 x 180 mm) Coaxial Speakers

• Two C5-570x-XO Crossover Networks

• Two Woofer Spacer Gaskets

• Two Self-Adhesive JL Audio Nameplates for Grilles

• Butyl Adhesive Putty for Woofer Grilles

• Twelve #8 x 1.25 inch (32 mm) Sheet Metal Screws

• Eight Mounting Clips for Woofer Mounting

• Two 6.4 mm Female Crimpable Connectors

• Four 4.7 mm Female Crimpable Connectors

• Two 2.8 mm Female Crimpable Connectors

• Twelve Crimpable Spade Connectors

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

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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C5

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 coaxial 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 C5 System. Do not use crossover networks

intended for different C5 models.

TWEETER PROTECTION

YourC5crossovernetworksprovideaunique

midrangepresencecontrol,locatedunderthecover.

Themidrangepresenceisselectableviaasetofpins

andallowsforthreesettings.Thesesettingsaffectthe

amplitudeoftheuppermidrangeresponseoftheC5

woofer.Werecommendthatyoubeginyourlistening

inthe“REF”(Reference)andadjustupordown

asneededtocompensateformountinglocation,

orientationorpersonaltaste.

CROSSOVER NETWORK ADJUSTMENT

Thecrossovernetworkshavebeendesignedto

allowtonaladjustmentstotheuppermidrange

responseand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 MIDRANGE PRESENCE

YourC5crossovernetworksprovideaunique

midrangepresencecontrol,locatedunderthecover.

Themidrangepresenceisselectableviaasetofpins

andallowsforthreesettings.Thesesettingsaffectthe

amplitudeoftheuppermidrangeresponseoftheC5

woofer.Werecommendthatyoubeginyourlistening

inthe“REF”(Reference)andadjustupordown

asneededtocompensateformountinglocation,

orientationorpersonaltaste.

ADJUSTABLE TWEETER LEVEL

C5crossovernetworksalsoprovidefour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.

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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.

Connectthespeakerwirestobothsetsof

terminalsoneachspeaker,observingcorrect

polarityandmakingsurethatthetweeterand

wooferwirescorrespondtothecorrectterminals

onboththespeakerandthecrossover.

Securethespeakerandspacergasket(if

applicable)tothepanelbyevenlytightening

byhandmountingscrews.Usethesupplied

mountingclipsandthetheprovided#8x1.25

inch(32mm)mountingscrewsunlessthe

factoryholesalreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.



Custom Location: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.

Double check the clearance for both

speakers before proceeding.

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.

WARNING



Double check the clearance for both speakers

before proceeding. Many cars are different from

one side to the other!

SPEAKER INSTALLATION

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

followingwaysdependingonlocation:



Factory Location: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.

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

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

a5x7-inch(125x180mm)speaker.Mostfactory5x7-

inchspeakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwill

lineupwiththemountingholesonyourspeakers.

Aspacergaskethasbeenincludedtofine-tune

speakerfitment.Thisgasketcanbemountedonthe

frontofthemountingflange,thebackofthemounting

flangeorsimplynotbeusedintheinstallation.

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DIAGRAM C: FACTORY/CUSTOM LOCATION

WOOFER INSTALLATION OPTIONS

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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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C.

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

tightenthespeakerontoanunevensurface!This

willdamageyourspeakers.Thespeakershould

alsofitsothatnoairleaksaroundthemounting

flange.Airleakswillcauseaseveredegradation

insoundquality.Sealanyairleakswithsilicone,

ropecaulkorsimilarsealantmaterial.

Aspacergaskethasbeenincludedto

fine-tunespeakerfitment.Thisgasketcan

bemountedonthefrontofthemounting

flange,thebackofthemountingflangeor

simplynotbeusedintheinstallation.

Connectthespeakerwirestobothsetsof

terminalsoneachspeaker,observingcorrect

polarityandmakingsurethatthetweeterand

wooferwirescorrespondtothecorrectterminals

onboththespeakerandthecrossover.

Securethespeakerandspacergasket(ifapplicable)

tothepanelbyevenlytighteningbyhandthe

provided#8x1.25inch(32mm)mountingscrews.

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.

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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.

C5-570x-02082008

JL Audio C5-570x Owner's manual

Brand: JL Audio

Model: C5-570x

Category: Car speakers

Type: Owner's manual

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