Owner's Manual
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Unpacking Your JC 3 Jr. & Placement Guidelines
Unpacking Your JC 3 Jr.
Carefully remove your JC 3 Jr. from its shipping carton and locate all the enclosed accessories:
• AC power cord
• 12
V auto turn on trigger wire with a mono 3.5 mm (1/8”) mini plug at each end
While you are unpacking your JC 3 Jr. inspect it thoroughly for possible shipping damage and tell
your Parasound dealer immediately if you find any. If possible, save and store both the inner and
outer cartons and–most especially–the foam packing inserts, to protect the JC 3 Jr. if you have to
move it or ship it. You may wish to flatten the cardboard cartons to save room in storage after
cutting the taped seams on the bottom flaps. This would be a good time to make a copy of your
sales receipt to store with the JC 3 Jr.’s original packing.
Placement Guidelines
The JC 3 Jr. will be easier to use and will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines:
Place the JC 3 Jr. on a shelf that will adequately support its weight.
Use input and output cables that are long enough to leave some slack; that will enable
you to pull the JC 3 Jr. out of a cabinet to check or to change connections without
inadvertently disconnecting cables.
If you’re putting the JC 3 Jr. in a cabinet, it needs a space that’s at least 22 inches
wide so you’ll be able to turn it around for access to its rear panel connections.
Place your JC 3 Jr. where you can route input and output signal cables as far as
possible from any AC cords.
Where signal cables must cross AC cords they should do so only at a 90° right angle.
Ventilation Requirements
• Always position the JC 3 Jr. horizontally.
• We recommend that you do not place the JC 3 Jr. above a power amplifier or any other
component which uses a large power transformer.
• Do not install the JC 3 Jr. in an unventilated equipment cabinet or compartment. Pockets
of stagnant hot air can build up even in a cabinet with an open front and back.
Rack Mounting Your Parasound JC 3 Jr.
Parasound does not manufacture a rack mount kit for the JC 3 Jr. With its four feet removed, the
JC 3 Jr.’s panel height occupies 1-3/4” or 44.5 mm, one rack space (“1U”): Mounting shelves for
1U equipment are made by a number of different companies.