JBL Northridge E Series E150P manual

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    English OWNER’S GUIDE ® E1 50P , E250P (230V) NORTHRIDGE ™ E SERIES[...]

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    English READ FIRST! Important Safety Precautions! 1. Read Instructions. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions. The safety and oper- ating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings. All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions shou[...]

  • Page 3

    English SPEAKER PLACEMENT • As a general rule, bass response increases as a sub- woofer is placed closer to a wall. Therefore, bass output is maximized when the sub- woofer is placed in a corner . • It is also recommended that the subwoofer be positioned along the same wall as the front loudspeakers. Low-frequency sounds are nor- mally omnidire[...]

  • Page 4

    English ANALOG RECEIVER/PROCESSOR – LINE LEVEL CONNECTIONS Use this installation method with an analog receiver/ processor that does not have digital processing or bass management, and is equipped with a full-range subwoofer out- put or a volume-controlled pre- amp (line-) level output: Use RCA-type patch cords to connect the line-level sub- woof[...]

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    English DIGIT AL RECEIVER/PROCESSOR – LFE CONNECTION Use this installation method for Dolby Digital, DTS ® or other digi- tal surround processors that have bass-management programming, or for analog receivers/processors that have a filtered subwoofer output: IMPORT ANT : Make sure that the LFE toggle switch on the sub- woofer is in the “LFE”[...]

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    English OPERA TION When the unit is plugged in and the power switch is on and no signal is received, the LEDs on the front of the unit will turn red. When a signal is present, the LEDs will turn green. Note: It will take several min- utes for the LEDs to turn from green to red after the input sig- nal to the subwoofer is removed. Due to JBL ’ s u[...]

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    English TROUBLESHOO TING If you used the high-level (speaker) inputs and there is no sound from any of the speakers: • Check that receiver/amplifier is on and a source is playing. • Check that powered subwoofer is plugged into an active electrical outlet and is switched on. • Check all wires and connec- tions between receiver/ amplifier and s[...]

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    English Declaration of Conf ormity We, Harman Consumer International 2, route de Tours 72500 Chateau-du-Loir France declare in own responsibility, that the products described in this owner’s manual are in compliance with technical stan- dards: EN 60065:1998 EN 55013:A14/1999 EN 55020/A14:1999 EN 61000-3-2/A14:1999 EN 61000-3-3/1.1995 Gary Mardell[...]