JBL ESC350 manual

® ESC350 simple setup guide ESC350 Simply Cinema OM 9/11/98 2:06 PM Page 1[...]

thank y ou for ch oosin g JBL. For mor e than 50 years, JBL has been involved in every aspect of m usic an d film r ecordin g and r epro- du ction, fr om live perf orman ces to monitorin g the r ecor dings you play in your h om e , car or offi ce . W e’r e confid ent that th e JBL system you have chosen will pr ovi de every n ote of enjoym ent th[...]

– 3 – 1. Read Instructions. All th e safety and oper ating instru c- tion s should be r ead before the pr oduct is oper ated. 2. Retain Instructions. Th e safety and oper ating instru c- tion s should be r etained for future r eference . 3. Heed W arnings. All warn- ings on th e produ ct and in th e operatin g instructi ons sh ould be adher ed [...]

– 4 – The Sour ce ™ . Five satellites for left, righ t, center an d surrounds . P owered subwoofer containin g all amplification. included Surround Speak ers one . Speak er Placement CD Open Random Power Volume Skip Search Tune Stereo/Mono – Bass + Surround Mode – Treeble + Tuner Presets Auto Add Tape/Aux TV Auto Tune AM/FM Repeat Delete [...]

– 5 – Mounting Options On option al stands, FS300. 1. Attach plate to wall. 2. Slid e speaker onto support. 3. Place speaker an d support on wall plate . The custom er is responsible for pr oper selection and use of m ounting har dwar e , available through har dware stores , to properly and safely wall-moun t the speakers . Satellites and Surro[...]

– 6 – tw o. Connections Connect TV or VCR to The Source JBL ESC350 Powered S ubwoofe r Out In A or B TV T ape/Aux AM Loop US Europe Tuner Frequency Standard Rear Panel o f The Source TV or Hi-Fi VCR Antenna FM 75 Ω L R L R AUDIO OUT JBL ESC350 Powered S ubwoofe r Out In A or B TV T ape/Aux AM Loop US Europe Tuner Frequency Standard Antenna FM[...]

– 7 – Left Front Center Right Front OUTPUTS Right Surround Left Surround FRONT SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT CENTER LEFT RIGHT LEFT Speaker and Amplifier Connection Speaker Connections ESC350 Simply Cinema OM 9/11/98 2:06 PM Page 7[...]

– 8 – thr ee . Operations V olume Mute V olume + – V olume THE SOURCE T o raise volume: T urn control on Th e Source clockwise or Mute T o lower volume completely: Push “Mute” on the r emote con trol. When “M ute” is pushed again, the volum e will return to its ori ginal level. Mute V olume + – V olume Mute + – V olume TH[...]

– 9 – Tr eble + – Treble + + – Treble + Surround Calibrate + – Surround Calibrate + – THE SOURCE T o raise the treble level: Push “+” on The Sour ce or THE SOURCE T o lower the treble level: Push “–” on The Sour ce or REMOTE push “Calibrate” on th e rem ote control un til “T reble” illuminates in Th e Source display . [...]

AM/FM TV Aux T o Scan within the Same Tr ack Skip Search Tune THE SOURCE Push “<<” or “>>” on The Sour ce or REMOTE the r emote contr ol. – 10 – CD Operation Open Power Volume Search Tune T o Skip to a Different T rack AM/FM TV Aux TV Aux Surround Skip Search Tune THE SOURCE Push “ | <” or “> | ” on The Sour ce[...]

– 11 – T o Program the CD Open Power Volume Skip Search Tune Tuner Presets Auto Add Delete TV Aux Surround T o Pause the CD Search Tune Search Tune T o Stop the CD TV Aux Surround THE SOURCE 1. Push “P ower” and/or “Open” on The Sour ce. 2. Insert CD. THE SOURCE 4. Push “ Add” to progr am track. Repeat pr ocedure until all d esired [...]

– 12 – Tuner Oper ation Power Stereo/Mono T ape/Aux TV Auto Tune AM/FM Repeat Rear T o Switch Between AM and FM Stereo/Mono T ape/Aux TV Auto Tune AM/FM Repeat Rear T o Tune to a P articular Station AM/FM TV Aux Mute Volume CD AM/FM Pow er Sleep + Mute Volume CD AM/FM Pow er Sleep + Skip Search Tune THE SOURCE Push “P ower” on The Source or[...]

– 13 – If a Selected FM Station is a Little Noisy Stereo/Mono T ape/Aux TV Auto Tune Rear Speakers AM/FM TV Aux T o Have the T uner Search f or the Next Str ong Station Stereo/Mono T ape/Aux TV Auto Tune AM/FM Repeat Rear Speakers Skip Search Tune Skip Search Tune AM/FM TV Aux THE SOURCE Push “Stereo/M ono” on The Source . This will play th[...]

– 14 – The Sour ce has a unique feature that will autom ati- cally place up to 32 station s in memory . T o activate this feature , push and h old the “ Auto” button for on e second. Th e tuner will search th e dial and place the stati ons with a stron g sign al into mem ory . Preset Oper ation Tuner Presets Auto Add Delete Skip Search Tune[...]

– 15 – 1. Dolby Pro Logi c – In this mod e all five speakers ar e used. 2. Dolby Pro Logi c Phantom – In this mod e the cen ter channel d oes not operate . This may be pr eferred when listenin g to a music source that was n ot recor ded with surr ound- channel inf ormation. 3. 2-channel – In this mod e the pr ogram is played back in a tra[...]

– 16 – For proper Dolby Pr o Logic operati on, a test tone is used to calibrate th e volume settin gs of th e speakers . A noise will be hear d cycling, in or der , from th e front left, cen ter , righ t, and both surroun d speakers . Usin g the r emote contr ol, push “T one.” Th en adjust the Cen ter and Surr ound levels until th e volume [...]

– 17 – Delay Time The d elay control allows the user to set th e sur- roun d delay between 15 and 30 millisecon ds in one-millisecon d increm ents . The best settin g will depen d on the distan ce between the m ain listening ar ea and th e fron t speakers as well as the distan ce between the main listenin g area and the r ear speakers. Th e cha[...]

– 18 – If there is no sound from an y of the speaker s, check the follo wing: • Mak e sure the subwoo fer is plugged in to an active AC wall outlet. • Mak e sure the M aster P ower Switch, located on the r ear of th e subwoofer , is in th e “ On/Standby ” position. • Mak e sure ther e is a source – for e xample , a VCR or television[...]

– 19 – Specifications Components The Source surroun d sound pr ocessor , CD player , AM/FM tuner Subw oofer 8" driver in a bass-r eflex enclosur e Satellite Speaker s 3/4" tweeters , 3" mid ran ge driver System Remote credit-car d-sized hand-h eld controller ESC350 System Amplifier 200 watts total system output; fron t channels: [...]

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