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JBL DSC 500 Owner's Manual

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MODEL
DSC 500
(230V)
NUMBER:
DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the
home environment by calling on JBL's professional engineering leadership.
SATELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter
SUBWOOFER TYPE: Bass-reflex enclosure
PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™ flared
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Cinema Systems
DSC 500
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  • Page 1 DSC 500 (230V) NUMBER: DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership. SATELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter SUBWOOFER TYPE: Bass-reflex enclosure PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™ flared PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Cinema Systems...
  • Page 2 W E L C O M E And thank you for purchasing this JBL Digital Simply Cinema system. This state of the art system includes everything you need to experience movie theater quality digital video and audio in the comfort of your own living room.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EN 50081-1:1992 EN 50082-1:1992 EN 60065-1:1998 EN 50013/A14:1999 EN 50020/A14:1999 EN 55022:1998 EN 61000-3-2/A14:2000 EN 61000-3-3/1:1995 Page Page Luc Emmanuel Godard JBL, Harman Consumer International France, 09/02...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards And Precautions

    TV. To watch a TV broadcast, turn off the controller. Service • Do not attempt to service the controller or subwoofer yourself. • Please contact your authorized JBL dealer. Copyright Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded without the permission of the owner of the copyright.

  • Page 5: Front Panel Controls

    F R O N T P A N E L C O N T R O L S Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details. POWER ON/OFF (Standby): Press the button once to turn the system on, press it again to put the system in the Standby mode.

  • Page 6: Front Panel Display

    F R O N T P A N E L D I S P L A Y Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details. Speakers Icon. Indicates which of the six speakers are operating. Status Bar. Shows the operating information, such as “OPEN”, “CLOSE”and “LOADING”, etc.

  • Page 7: Rear Panel Connections

    Do not connect the RF digital output of an LD player to these jacks. Main Power Switch: Press this button to apply power to the DSC 500. When the switch is in the "1" position, the unit is placed in Standby mode, as indicated by the blue LED on the front panel.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    R E M O T E C O N T R O L STANDBY (page 15). Turns the system power on or off. (Note: Power switch on the backpanel of main unit must be “on“). GO TO (page 21). Selects a starting point to play.
  • Page 9 R E M O T E C O N T R O L SURROUND (page 32). Selects desired Surround (Surround/Audio) mode. VOLUME (+ or –) (page 16, 35). Increase/decrease the master volume level. ADJUST (page 35). Selects audio channel to check or adjust its level. / OK (Navigation) (page 18).

  • Page 10: Basic Information

    B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N About This Manual • The types of functions and operations that can be used for a particular disc vary depending on the features of that disc. In some cases, these functions and operations may differ from the descriptions given in this manual.

  • Page 11: Speaker Placement

    S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T Front Speakers Surround Speakers The front speakers should be placed the same distance from each other as they are from the listening position. They should be placed at about the same height from the floor as the listeners’...
  • Page 12 S P E A K E R M O U N T I N G O P T I O N S Wall-Mounting The customer is responsible for proper selection and use of mounting Satellites and Surrounds On shelves. Attach plate to wall. The brackets should be placed, if possible, so that the screws will fasten into a wooden wall stud.

  • Page 13: System Connections

    DO NOT O PEN RISK O F ELECTRIC SHOC K A VIS NE PA S OU VRIR RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE POWER SUB500 JBL, Incorporated For use with Northridge, CA DSC400 System 230 - 240V ~ 50Hz 450W A Harman International Company...

  • Page 14: Antenna Connections

    A N T E N N A C O N N E C T I O N S Connect the supplied AM and FM antennas as shown for radio reception. AM loop antenna (included) Notes: • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the system and other components.

  • Page 15: Tv, Audio And Power Connections And Sub Auto On

    Video signals. We recommend using the S-Video connection if your TV has an S-Video input jack. When con- necting the DSC 500 DVD unit in this manner, use the AUX2 Audio Input to carry the audio signal from your TV.

  • Page 16: Using Tuner Presets

    U S I N G T U N E R P R E S E T S Presetting Radio Stations You can preset up to 40 of your favorite AM and FM stations, in any combination, in the tuner memory for easy recall. standby FM/AM number buttons...

  • Page 17: Playing Disc

    DVD on the remote control to enter DVD player mode directly, or press SOURCE on the front panel to select it, the JBL logo screen appears on TV. 4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button, and place a disc on the tray.

  • Page 18: Slow Motion Play

    P L A Y I N G D I S C Slow Motion Playback 8. Press SLOW on the remote control to play a disc in slow motion in the requested direction. If the disc is a DVD, press repeatedly to select the desired slow-motion speed: Forward ( ):...

  • Page 19: Using The Individual Dvd Disc Menu

    U S I N G T H E I N D I V I D U A L D V D D I S C M E N U Using the title menu A DVD is divided into sections called “titles”.

  • Page 20: Repeat Playback

    R E P E A T P L A Y B A C K You can repeat all chapters in a title or on a disc. You can repeat all tracks on a disc. You can repeat a single title, chapter or track. In program play mode, the system repeats the chapters or tracks in the programmed order.

  • Page 21: Program Play (Audio Cd's And Vcd's Only)

    P R O G R A M P L A Y ( A U D I O C D A N D V C D O N L Y ) Ensure that the disc tray is selected as the source by pressing DVD on the remote control.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Start Point

    S E L E C T I N G A S T A R T P O I N T Selecting a start point by chapter or time code number buttons , , , GO TO TO SELECT A STARTING TITLE/CHAPER (DVD ONLY) 1.

  • Page 23: Checking Information Using Display Button

    C H E C K I N G D I S C I N F O R M A T I O N U S I N G D I S P L A Y B U T T O N You can check information about the disc, such as the total number of titles or chapters, tracks or time,...

  • Page 24: Settings And Adjustments

    ( / / / ) • The SETUP Menu contains a listing of all of the optional settings that are included in this home theater system. They have all been preset to work properly with most systems and setups. The speaker setup...

  • Page 25: Set Up Menu Item List

    S E T U P M E N U L I S T I N G Following is a listing of all of the possible options for each setting in this system as they appear on the menu pages. The factory default setting for each item is underlined.

  • Page 26: General Setup

    G E N E R A L S E T U P Selecting the On Screen Display (OSD) Language The first step in making any settings is to select your preferred language for the On Screen Display menus. We have preset the initial default On Screen Display (OSD) Language to English.

  • Page 27: Tv Type Setting (Multi/Ntsc/Pal)

    G E N E R A L S E T U P ( C O N T I N U E D ) • Depending on the DVD, 4:3 Letter- box may be selected automatically instead of 4:3 Pan & Scan and vice versa.

  • Page 28: Speaker Setup

    To re-synchronize the front, center and surround channels at first measure and note the distance from...

  • Page 29: Audio Setup

    A U D I O A N D P R E F E R E N C E S S E T U P AUDIO SETUP Dynamic Range Setting Path: Main Page©Audio Setup©Dynamic Default Setting: FULL In some listening situations, it may be inconvenient to allow the sound to become very loud, such as late at night.

  • Page 30: Changing The Password

    P R E F E R E N C E S S E T U P ( C O N T I N U E D ) Playback of some DVD discs can be limited depending on the age of the users.

  • Page 31: Other Functions

    O T H E R F U N C T I O N S Angle Selection Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from more than one camera angle to allow the user to select the preferred viewing angle.

  • Page 32: Listening To The Radio

    (PTY). As more FM stations become equipped with RDS capabilities, the JBL DSC 500 DVD will serve as an easy-to-use center for both information and entertainment. This section will help you take maximum advantage of the RDS system.

  • Page 33: Listening To An External Source

    TV appears on the front panel display. In that case, you can hear the sound of the station received by your TV´s tuner with the JBL DSC system, if the system is connected to the TV using the SCART cable or Audio Input Jacks (see method 1, page 15).

  • Page 34: Surround Mode Chart

    O T H E R F U N C T I O N S ( C O N T I N U E D ) Surround Mode Chart MODE FEATURES DOLBY DIGITAL Available only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides up to five separate main audio channels and a special dedicated Low Frequency Effects channel.

  • Page 35: Using The Sleep Timer

    MP3 Playback The JBL DSC 500 DVD is rare among DVD players in that it is able to playback discs recorded with MP3 files. This means that you may enjoy...

  • Page 36: Adjusting The Speaker Volume And Treble Controls

    • When a multisession disc with both standard CD audio and MP3 content is in use, the JBL DSC 500 DVD will play only the CD audio sections of the disc. • When an MP3 disc with multiple...

  • Page 37: Picture Zooming

    O T H E R F U N C T I O N S ( C O N T I N U E D ) Picture Zooming (DVD and VCD) 1. Press the ZOOM button on the remote control during normal, slow or still (pause) playback.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Should any problem persist, consult your authorized JBL dealer. No power. • Is the power cord firmly plugged into the power outlet? • One of the safety mechanisms may be operating.
  • Page 39 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G ( C O N T I N U E D ) The remote does not function. • Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the system. •...

  • Page 40: Glossary

    G L O S S A R Y Bit rate Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is Mbps (megabit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    D S C 5 0 0 D V D - R D S S P E C I F I C A T I O N S DVD player Pickup: Signal system: Video signal horizontal resolution: Video signal-to-noise ratio: Audio frequency response: (Stereo) Audio signal-to-noise ratio: Total harmonic distortion::...
  • Page 42 JBL continually strives to improve its products by introducing design refinements into existing models without notice. For this reason, the DSC 500 systems may differ in some respects from the published specifications and descriptions, but will always equal or exceed the original specifications unless otherwise stated.

  • Page 43: France

    DSC 500 (230V) NUMBER: DESIGN GOAL: Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound to the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership. SATELLITE TYPE: Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter SUBWOOFER TYPE: Bass-reflex enclosure PORT DESIGN: FreeFlow™ flared PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE: Cinema Systems...

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