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JBL Cinema SB 400 manual

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  • Page 1

    CINEMA SB 4 00 po wered soun dbar speaker ThANk You For ChooSINg ThIS JBL ® ProduCT The JBL Cinema SB400 powered soundbar speaker system is a complete, integrated sound system that will create an extraordinarily r ealistic cinema experience in your own living room. The power ed soundbar unit can mount on a wall or sit on a shelf and includes all o[...]

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    2 SouNdBAr rEAr-P ANEL CoNTroLS ANd CoNNECTIoNS Power Switch Power Cord Connector EQ Switch HDMI Input Connectors Pairing Button and LED HDMI ARC TV Out Connector Optical Input Connector Aux Input Connector Power switch: Set this switch to the “On” position to activate the soundbar . In normal operation, this switch will be left in the “On”[...]

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    ww w .jbl . c om English 3 Bluetooth button (soundbar only): Press this button to play the audio stream fr om a paired Bluetooth device through the soundbar . (The Bluetooth Source Indicator LED will illuminate when a pair ed Bluetooth device is the active source.) Pr ess and hold this button to force the soundbar into the Bluetooth pairing mode. S[...]

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    4 SouNdBAr PLACEMENT PLACING THE SOUNDBAR ON A T ABLE If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table directly in fr ont of the TV stand, centered with the TV screen. As long as the surface of the table is flat, the soundbar will rest on its metal feet . • Set the soundbar’ s EQ switch in the “T able” position. See [...]

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    ww w .jbl . c om English 5 CoNNECTIoNS SOUNDBAR AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS HDMI ARC TV Out: If your TV has an HDMI input, use an HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect it to the soundbar’ s HDMI ARC TV Out connection. The soundbar will pass video from sour ce devices connected to its HDMI Input connectors, along with its own on-screen display informat[...]

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    6 uSINg Your SouNdBAr SYSTEM TURNING THE SOUNDBAR ON AND OFF Set the soundbar’ s Power switcn to the “On” position. Press the Power button on either the soundbar or the remote to turn the soundbar on. T o put the soundbar in the Standby mode, press either Power button while the soundbar is on. Power Button Power Button If you do not press the[...]

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    ww w .jbl . c om English 7 BLUETOOTH OPERA TION T o wirelessly stream audio to the soundbar fr om a Bluetooth -enabled device: 1. Confirm that the soundbar is in the Bluetooth pairing mode (the Bluetooth button LED will be flashing blue). If the LED is not flashing blue, press and hold the Bluetooth button until its LED begins to flash blue. HDMI3 [...]

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    8 BooSTINg ThE BASS Press the r emote’ s Bass Boost button to enhance low-frequency performance, resulting in bass with mor e impact, which you may prefer while watching movies or listening to music. The OSD will display “Bass On” as the sound mode. There is no harm in experimenting with this control. Pr essing the Bass Boost button again wil[...]

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    ww w .jbl . c om English 9 A) Hold Down Soundbar’ s V olume + Button B) Press TV Remote’ s V olume Up Button • Press the TV remote’ s volume down button while pressing and holding the soundbar’ s V olume – button. If the programming was successful the soundbar’ s Surround button will change from amber to solid white for one second, th[...]

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