High Output

Control 28 ®
Indoor/Outdoor
Background/Foreground Speaker
Professional Series

Key Features:
䉴 Components: 8” Polypropylene
coated woofer, 1” Titanium coated
horn loaded tweeter.
䉴 Built-in InvisiBall ® mounting
hardware*
䉴 Weather resistant enclosure and
transducers
䉴 Readily paintable
䉴 90° x 90° high frequency horn
䉴 Overload Protection Circuitry
䉴 Sensitivity: 92 dB SPL, 1W, 1m
*Patents pending worldwide

The Control® 28 is the largest of

JBL Professional’s Control Contractor
Series indoor/outdoor loudspeakers.
Its rich sonic character makes the Specifications:
Control® 28 a perfect choice for Frequency Range (-10 dB)1: 60 Hz to 16 kHz
restaurants, health clubs, under bal- Continuous Program:
cony, outdoor theme & water parks, Power Capacity2: 175 Watts
or other applications where fore- Sensitivity3: 92 dB SPL, 1W, 1m
ground/background music and pag- Directivity Factor (Q): 7.5
ing are required. Directivity Index (DI): 8.8
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
The unique and global patent Crossover Frequency: 2.8 kHz
pending InvisiBall mounting hard- LF Driver: 200 mm (8 in) Polypropylene cone w/WeatherEdge
ware is included in each system and HF Driver: 25 mm (1 in) Titanium coated polycarbonate
makes short work of permanent Enclosure Material: HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene)
installation. The InvisiBall mounting Overload Protection: Full-Range power limiting to protect network and transducers
method adds the benefit of vertical Termination: Spring terminals, accepts banana plug
rotation of up to 37° off-axis and hor- Environmental: Conforms to Mil Spec 810 for humidity, salt spray,
izontal rotation of up to 44° off-axis. temperature & UV. IEC 529 IP-X4 splashproof rating.
Because InvisiBall adjustments are Dimensions (H x W x D): 380 x 280 x 220 mm (15.0 x 11.0 x 8.6 in)
made through a hidden access Net Weight (ea): 5.5 kg (12 lbs)
behind the logo badge, the grill Shipping Weight (pr): 11 kg (25 lbs)
never needs to be removed and there Included Accessories: Invisiball Assembly
6 mm x 180 mm hex key
exists a high degree of theft deter- Optional Accessories:
rence as well. MTC-28V: For vertical columnar orientation of up to 3 loudspeakers
The Control® 28 readily accepts a MTC-28H: For horizontal splaying of two speakers. Three brackets array
variety of paints and finishes to up to six loudspeakers in a 360° array.
match any decor. MTC-28/25CM: Ceiling-mount adapter.
MTC-28SSG: Stainless Steel Grille for harsh environments. Available in
Weather resistance is maximized by silver, black (-BK) or white (-WH)
coating the woofer cone in MTC-28WMG: WeatherMax™ Stainless Steel Grille protects against driving
polypropylene and terminating its cir- precipitation. Available in black or white (-WH)
cumference in JBL’s WeatherEdge™, a MTC-PC2: Input panel cover protects input terminals in outdoor
environments
seamless, rubberized extension of the
woofer surround that provides added 1
Half-space (on-wall).
2
Continuous program power is a conservative expression of the system’s ability to handle normal speech and music
protection to critical transducer ele- program material and is defined as 3 dB above the Continuous Pink Noise Rating (IEC-shaped pink noise with a 6 dB
ments. The polycarbonate tweeter crest factor, for 100 hours continuously).
3
Half-space (on-wall), ave 100 Hz to 10 kHz.
diaphragm is reinforced with a thin
film of titanium for added rigidity and JBL continually engages in research related to product improvement. Changes introduced into existing products without
notice are an expression of that philosophy.
endurance against sun, salt and mois-
ture. Zinc plated grilles resist rusting.
Available in black (Control 28) and
white (Control 28-WH).
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®

Frequency Response in half-space

(2␲, solid line) and full-space (4␲,
dotted line), and Input Impedance

Beamwidth

Directivity Index, Q

Horizontal Off Axis Frequency Response

Vertical Off Axis Frequency Response (up)

Vertical Off Axis Frequency Response (down)

Horizontal 1/3 Octave Polars

Architectural Specifications:
The loudspeaker shall consist of a 200 mm (8 in) low frequency trans-
ducer, 25 mm (1 in) high frequency transducer, and frequency dividing
network installed in a ported enclosure. The low frequency voice coil
shall be 32 mm (1-1/4 in) in diameter.
Performance specifications of a typical production unit shall be as fol-
lows: Measured sensitivity (SPL at 1 m [3.3 ft] with 2.83V input, averaged
from 500 Hz to 1.5 kHz) shall be at least 92 dB-SPL. Usable frequency
response shall extend from 60 Hz to 16 kHz (10 dB below rated sensitiv-
ity, in half-space, with no external equalization). Nominal impedance
shall be 8 ohms. The frequency dividing network shall have a crossover
frequency of 2.8 kHz. Rated power capacity shall be at least 175 watts
continuous program power, defined as 3 dB above a test signal of filtered
random noise conforming to international standard IEC268-5 (shaped
pink noise with a peak-to-average ratio of 6 dB), for 100 continuous
hours duration.
The system shall be protected against damage from occassional over-
powering via full range series lamps that limits the power to the net-
work and transducers. The high frequency transducer shall be horn-
loaded to more evenly cover a nominal 90° horizontal by 90° vertical
area.
The enclosure shall be constructed of high-impact polystyrene for pro-
tection against the elements in outdoor applications, and for paintability.
The grille shall be completely zinc-coated for resistance against rusting,
shall be bake-painted black, and shall be secured via screws to keep it
in place when facing downward.
The low frequency transducer shall have a polypropelene cone and a
butyl rubber surround which shall extend seamlessly over the edge of
the speaker frame for protection against the elements. The high frequen-
cy transducer shall be constructed of polycarbonate, reinforced with a
titanium film for additional weather resistance. The system shall with-
stand Mil Spec 810 testing with specified time durations for exposure to
the following environments with no effect on its acoustical performance
or structural integrity: salt spray (method 509.3), temperature -19°C to
49°C (method 501.3 and 502.3), 95% humidity (method 507.3) and ultra-
violet (method 505.3). The system shall have a IEC 529 splashproof rat-
ing of IP-X4.
For theft deterrence, the installation access area shall be hidden
behind a snap-out cover, and the access area shall be on the front of the
loudspeaker for ease of installation and adjustment. The loudspeaker
shall be rotatable over a minimum of ±35° in all directions via a ball-
type mounting system. The ball mechanism shall be internal to the cabi-
net to allow low-profile mounting and better stability via a short moment
arm. The logo shall be rotatable for proper orientation when the loud-
speaker is mounted horizontally or vertically.
The external wiring connectors shall be spring loaded and gold plat-
ed, and shall accept bare wire, single or dual banana-type connectors
with 19 mm (3/4 in) spacing. Overall cabinet dimensions shall be no
greater than 380 mm (15.0 in) high by 280 mm (11.0 in) wide by 220
mm (8.6 in) deep and shall weigh no more than 5.5 kg (12 lbs).
The finish shall be a paintable lighly textured black.
The system shall be the JBL Model Control 28 with included Invisiball®
mounting system.
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®

Vertical 1/3 Octave Polars

JBL Professional
8500 Balboa Boulevard, P.O. Box 2200
Northridge, California 91329 U.S.A. SS Control 28
CRP 20M
A Harman International Company 04/08