JBL AAS36AW Owner's Manual - Speaker Connections

If there is no sound from any of the

speakers:

• Check that receiver/amplifier is

on and that a source is playing.

• Review proper operation of your

receiver/amplifier.

• Make sure all wires are con-

nected. Make sure none of the

speaker wires are frayed, cut or

punctured, or touching each other.

If the system plays at low volumes

but shuts off as volume is

increased:

• Check all wires and connections

between receiver/amplifier and

speakers.

• Make sure all wires are con-

nected. Make sure none of the

speaker wires are frayed, cut or

punctured, or touching each other.

• If more than one pair of main

speakers is being used, check the

minimum impedance requirements

of your receiver/amplifier.

If there is no sound coming from

one speaker:

• Check the “Balance” control on

your receiver/amplifier.

• Check all wires and connections

between receiver/amplifier and

speakers. Make sure no wires are

touching other wires or terminals

and creating a short circuit.

• Make sure all wires are con-

nected. Make sure none of the

speaker wires are frayed, cut or

punctured.

• In Dolby* Digital or DTS

®

modes,

make sure that the receiver/

processor is configured so that the

speaker in question is enabled.

• Turn off all electronics and switch

the speaker in question with one of

the other speakers that is working

correctly. Turn everything back on,

and determine whether the prob-

lem has followed the speaker, or

has remained in the same channel.

If the problem is in the same chan-

nel, the source of the problem is

most likely with your receiver or

amplifier, and you should consult the

owner’s manual for that product for

further information. If the problem

has followed the speaker, consult

your dealer for further assistance

or, if that is not possible, visit

www.jbl.com for further infor-

mation.

CONNECTION TIPS

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

Speakers and electronics terminals

have corresponding (+) and (–) ter-

minals. It is important to connect

both speakers identically: (+) on the

speaker to (+) on the amplifier and

(–) on the speaker to (–) on the

amplifier. Wiring “out of phase”

results in thin sound, weak bass

and a poor stereo image. With the

advent of multichannel surround

TROUBLESHOOTING

–     +

–    +

–       +

Speaker Outputs

LEFT

RIGHT

–       +

Installation of Self-Adhesive

Rubber Pads: If the speaker is to

be placed on a surface (such as 

a table top or shelf) rather than

wall-mounted, the enclosed self-

adhesive rubber pads are to be

attached to the bottom of the

speaker cabinet in their desig-

nated recessed locations. If the

speaker is to be wall-mounted,

then the four self-adhesive rubber

pads should be attached to the

back of the speaker, as shown in

the bottom right diagram. 

When angle-mounting the

S36

II

PM, only two of the rubber

pads are required, and they need

to be installed on the back of the

loudspeaker, near the lower edge,

so that they are located between

the back of the speaker and the

mounting surface. Please see the

enclosed installation template for

more details.

NOTE: The threaded inserts on the

bottom of the speakers are to be

used only with JBL accessories

that have been developed specifi-

cally for the S36

II

PM and that may

become available at a future date. 

Do not attempt to install bolts or

any non-JBL brackets or acces-

sories to these threads, as this

might damage the speaker and

dislodge the insert.

PADS GO HERE

sound systems, connecting all of

the speakers in your system with

the correct polarity remains

equally important in order to pre-

serve the proper ambience and

directionality of the program 

material.

To use the binding-post speaker

terminals, unscrew the collar until

the pass-through hole in the cen-

ter post is visible under the collar.

Insert the bare end of the wire

through this hole; then screw the

collar down until the connection 

is tight. 

The hole in the center of each col-

lar is intended for use with banana-

type connectors. To comply with

KEYHOLES FOR 

MOUNTING HARDWARE

PLACE RUBBER PADS HERE

For wall-mounting

For tabletop or shelf placement

European CE certification, these

holes are blocked with plastic

inserts at the point of manufacture.

Use of banana-type connectors

requires the removal of the inserts.

Do not remove these inserts if 

you are using the product in an

area covered by European CE

certification.