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ARC CinemaII simple setup guide thank you for choosing JBL. For more than 50 years, JBL has been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and reproduction, from live performances to monitoring the recordings you play in your home, car or office.
read first! Important Safety Precautions! basement; or near a swimming CAUTION pool; and the like. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 8. Accessories. Do not place DO NOT OPEN this product on an unstable CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, cart, stand, tripod, bracket or do not remove the grounding plug table.
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HALL BYPASS FM/AM MODE TONE Dolby* Pro Logic* receiver. Front, center and surround speakers. RED TAG BLACK TAG WHITE TAG CENTER FRONT REAR Speaker and audio cables. VOLUME TUNING DOWN AUTO TAPE VCR1 VCR2 AUX/TV BALANCE BASS TREBLE Remote control with batteries.
Speaker Placement Satellites Mounting Options Front On shelves. On the wall. No bracket; uses built-in keyhole. Surrounds On the wall. No bracket; uses On shelves. built-in keyhole. Subwoofer Surround Speakers 0-2 ft. On optional stands. To rotate the logo when Part No.
RAIN OR MOISTURE.” AVERTISSEMENT: “AFIN D’ÉVITER LES DANGERS VIDEO D’INCENDIE ET D’ÉLECTROCUTION, NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL À LA PLUIE NI À L’HUMIDITE.” MONITOR MAIN SPEAKER (8 ) + R – – L + CENTER SPEAKER (8 ) SUBWOOFER –...
(2) Additional video sources such as DVD or laserdisc should be connected through the Video2 inputs located on the front panel. ANTENNA UNBAL VIDEO MONITOR LOOP MAIN SPEAKER (8 ) + R – – L + TAPE SUBWOOFER + R –...
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ANTENNA UNBAL VIDEO MONITOR LOOP MAIN SPEAKER (8 ) + R – TAPE SUBWOOFER + R – AUDIO REAR SPEAKER (8 ) Left Left Right Right Line Line (Play) (Rec) Line Out CD Player Cassette Deck CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK...
three. Operation Volume Hall 3-Stereo Pro Logic VOLUME Delay Cent Mode Bypass Test Tone Center Level Volume Rear Level Surround To raise volume: Turn control push on the remote. clockwise or Bass BASS TREBLE BASS TREBLE To raise bass level: Turn To lower bass level: Turn control clockwise.
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POWER (STANDBY) SPEAKERS VIDEO 2 CENTER TEST HEADPHONES VIDEO L – AUDIO – R PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO HALL MODE TONE VOLUME TUNING DOWN AUTO BYPASS FM/AM TAPE VCR1 VCR2 AUX/TV BALANCE BASS – 9 – Power Tuning Tuner P.Scan TAPE AUX/TV VCR1...
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To Play the Tuner: Memory FM/AM TAPE VCR1 VCR2 P.Scan FM/AM TAPE AUX/TV Tuner Push FM/AM button on the or the remote. receiver To Tune to a Particular Station: Power Tuning Auto TUNING Tuner DOWN AUTO Memory Push “Up” or “Down” on the push on the receiver or...
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POWER (STANDBY) SPEAKERS VIDEO 2 CENTER HEADPHONES VIDEO L – AUDIO – R PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO HALL MODE TUNING DOWN AUTO TEST BYPASS FM/AM TAPE VCR1 VCR2 AUX/TV TONE BALANCE – 11 – Power Tuner TAPE VCR1 VCR2 Hall 3-Stereo Delay Cent Mode...
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To Switch Between Different Sources: TEST TONE BYPASS FM/AM TAPE VCR1 VCR2 AUX/TV Push FM/AM, CD, Tape, VCR1, VCR2 or AUX on the receiver POWER (STANDBY) SPEAKERS VIDEO 2 HEADPHONES VIDEO L – AUDIO – R PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO HALL P.Scan FM/AM...
Surround-Mode Operation What is Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic is an channels for playback through encode/decode process by five loudspeakers. Remember which four channels of sound- that a Dolby Pro Logic system track information are encoded consists of three channels of into two channels for playback information for front left, on VCRs, laser disc players and...
Push “Rear Level” Push “Center Level” until the volume of the rear until the volume of the center speaker is the same as that of speaker is the same as that of the left and right speakers. the left and right speakers.
If there is no sound from any If most of the sound comes of the speakers, check the from the center-channel following: speaker, with little or no information from the • Make sure the receiver is surround channels, note the plugged into an active AC wall following: outlet.