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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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.
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