JBL ESC333 manual

TM ® ESC3 3 3 Sim ple setup guide thank you for choosing JBL. For more than 50 years, JBL has been involved in ever y aspect of music and f ilm recording and reproduction, fr om live per formances t o the recordings you play in your home, car or of f ice. We’r e conf ident t hat the JBL sy stem you have chosen will provide ever y note of enjoyme[...]

-2- Declaration of Conformity We, JBL Europe A/S Kongevejen 194B DK-3460 Birkerød DENMARK declare in own responsibility, that the products described in this owner's manual are in compliance with technical standards: EN 55 013/6.1990 EN 55 020/6.1988 EN 55 022/6.1993 EN 60 065/1994 EN 60 555-2-3/1987/88 Steen Michaelsen JBL Europe A/S Birkerø[...]

-3- The ESC333 of fers two unique user-convenience featur es: Automatic T urn-On/Shut-Down and Automatic Digital-Input Selection. The Automatic T urn-On feature will turn the ESC333 on as soon as a source connected to its digital inputs (such as DVD, CD player with digital output, or any other device featuring a coaxial or optical digital output) i[...]

-4- • Complete, self-powered Dolby* Digital home-cinema sound syst em with f ive satellite speakers, subwoofer , remote control, and all amplif ication built in. (Just Add T V!) • Dolby Digital (AC-3* 5.1 channel), Dolby Pro Logic* , including Phantom and 3-Stereo, and S tereo listening modes. • Automatic T urn-On and T urn- Of f. • Automat[...]

-5- About Dolby Digital The ESC333 features Dolby Digital (also unof f icially known as AC-3) multichannel signal processing, a system developed by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Digital, unlike “matrixed” syst ems (such as Dolby Pro Logic) that derive and decode multichannel sound from two channels of sound, is capable of delivering information for[...]

-6- On shelves. On the wall. Optional bracket, WB300 or WB300WHT (white). Mounting Options On optional st ands, FS300 or FS300WHT (white). Subwoofer Surround Speakers 5 – 6 ft. Satellites and Surrounds one. Speaker Placement Satellites 0-2 ft. Mounting Remote Sensor t o Center Speaker . Place remote sensor at bottom of center speaker . Inser t su[...]

-7- tw o. Speaker , Source, and R emote-Sensor Connector s (rear panel of subwoof er) Speaker and Amplifier Connection Dashed lines indicate that wire is not included Extension cables, XC300, available in 10-foot lengths from your JBL dealer. Left Front TV Audio Output OPTICAL Right Left Center Right Front Remote Sensor COAXIAL TV AUX COAXIAL OPTIC[...]

-8- thr ee. Operation Master On/Off Switch T o operate unit, place this swit ch in the On/Standby position. The syst em will go into st andby when no signal has been received and when no unit connected to any of its two digital inputs has been on for approximately f ive minutes. Rear -P anel Control Remote-Contr ol-Batter y Installation. + + + Push[...]

-9- Bass T reble Delay Level 0 dB T est Adjustment Late Night Powe r Mute Surround Mode Input — + — + — + Volume 8 10 11 12 13 5 4 9 7 3 2 1 6 V olume Surround Mode Input Mute ST ANDBY ON SUB LV L DL Y RS RF C LF LS AUX PCM 3 - St Late Night Phantom Digital 5.1 Ch ProLogic Surround DIG. OPT DIG. COAX TV 31 32 33 2 6 5 4 18 16 15 14 22 23 24 2[...]

-10- 4. Input This control is available on both the front panel and the remote control. It allows manual selec- tion when the user repeatedly presses and releases the button for any of the ESC333’s four inputs. The ESC333 features an Automatic Digital Input Selec- tion feature that automatically switches the ESC333 to t he source connected to one[...]

-11- +/– buttons (1 1). Levels set in one mode will st ay valid for all other modes and are not inde- pendent. Please note that the st atus-bar indicator (27) will not display unless Adjustment +/– buttons are pressed. And, while the st atus-bar indicator (27) is on, channel indicators (28) and L VL (29) will not be displayed. Also, if adjustme[...]

-12- LED Bar Indicators illuminate in response to adjustments in volume, delay , level, bass and treble controls. S tatus-Bar Indicators Increase Decrease V olume, Level, Dela y 0dB 0dB Increase Decrease Bass, T reble[...]

-13- Surround Use this mode for f ilms recorded using Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Surround. Phantom This mode creates surround sound from stereo recordings. The center channel is not used and the surround channels have a 20-ms delay. 3-St ereo Mode Use this mode to play back Pro Logic-encoded f ilms when you do not want the surround channels t[...]

-14- If there is no sound from an y of the speakers: • Make sure the subwoofer is plugged into an active AC wall outlet. • Make sure the Master Power Switch, located on the rear of the subwoofer , is in the On/Standby position. • Make sur e there is a source – for example, a DVD Player , CD Player , VCR or television – hooked up to one of[...]

-15- Specif ications ESC333 System Pow er Output Satellites: 35 Watts x 5 @ 0.1% THD Subwoofer: 65 Watts x 1 @ 0.1% THD Signal-to-Noise Ratio 90 dBA Input Impedance (analog inputs) 20k ohms Input Sensitivity (analog inputs) 400mV Auto T urn-On Sensitivity (analog inputs) 2mV Frequency R esponse (–6 dB) 35Hz – 20kHz Dimensions (H x W x D) Satell[...]

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