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CINEMA SB400 powered soundbar speaker quICk-STArT guIdE ® ThANk You For ChooSINg ThIS JBL We’re confident that this JBL system will provide every note of enjoyment that you expect – and that when you think about ProduCT purchasing additional audio equipment for your home, car or The JBL Cinema SB400 powered soundbar speaker system office, you will once again choose JBL products.
Display Surround processing on and off. The Surround button indicator has an optical digital output, use the included optical cable to connect turns amber when HARMAN Display Surround is active, and turns white it here. when HARMAN Display Surround is not active (normal stereo sound).
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Bluetooth button (soundbar only): Press this button to play the audio stream from a paired Bluetooth device through the soundbar. (The Bluetooth Source Indicator LED will illuminate when a paired Bluetooth device is the active source.) Press and hold this button to force the soundbar into the Bluetooth pairing mode.
SouNdBAr PLACEMENT IMPORTANT: Do NOT plug the soundbar’s power cord into an AC outlet at this time. PLACING THE SOUNDBAR ON A TABLE If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table • Set the soundbar’s EQ switch in the “Wall” position, and set the soundbar’s Power switch in the “On”...
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CoNNECTIoNS Aux In and Optical In connections: If your TV and source devices do not have HDMI connections, you can use the supplied audio cable SOUNDBAR AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS and optical cable to connect your TV and one source device to the HDMI ARC TV Out: If your TV has an HDMI input, use an HDMI soundbar’s Aux In and Optical In connectors, respectively.
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uSINg Your SouNdBAr SYSTEM ON-SCREEN INFORMATION DISPLAY The soundbar’s on-screen information display (OSD) will appear on the TURNING THE SOUNDBAR ON AND OFF screen of a TV connected to the HDMI ARC TV Out connector to verify Set the soundbar’s Power switcn to the “On” position. Press the Power operating status.
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Stop command and the Bluetooth device will stop streaming. the sound between normal stereo (the Surround Mode indicator lights white and the OSD displays “Music” as the sound mode) and HARMAN SWITCHING SOURCES Display Surround (the Surround Mode indicator lights amber and the OSD displays “Movie”...
BooSTINg ThE BASS SUBWOOFER PHASE SWITCH Press the remote’s Bass Boost button to enhance low-frequency PHASE performance, resulting in bass with more 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.
A) Hold Down Soundbar’s SPECIFICATIoNS Volume + Button CINEMA SB400 SYSTEM Frequency response: 38Hz – 20kHz (–6dB) CINEMA SB400 POWERED SOUNDBAR SPEAkER Midrange transducers: Two 2-1/4" (57mm) cones per channel High-frequency transducer: One 1" (25mm) dome per channel B) Press TV Remote’s Volume Up Button Amplifier power: 60 watts peak per channel...
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