JBL Bar 3.1 - Subwoofer Manual

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Owner's manual (12 pages)

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Table of Contents

Contents

1 WHAT'S IN THE BOX
2 CONNECT YOUR SOUNDBAR
3 PLACE YOUR SOUNDBAR
- 3.1 Place the Soundbar on the table
- 3.2 Wall mount the Soundbar
4 USE YOUR SOUNDBAR SYSTEM
5 SOUND SETTING
6 RESPOND TO YOUR TV REMOTE CONTROL
- 6.1 For most Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio TVs
- 6.2 For other TVs, do IR remote learning
7 SYSTEM
8 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
9 TROUBLESHOOTING
10 Documents / Resources
- 10.1 References
- 10.2 Download manual

JBL Bar 3.1 - Subwoofer Manual

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

*Power cable types and numbers varied by regions.

CONNECT YOUR SOUNDBAR

This section helps you connect your soundbar to a TV and other devices, and set up the whole system.

Connect Soundbar to your TV

Connect your soundbar to a TV. You can listen to audio from TV programs through your soundbar.

Connect to TV through HDMI (ARC)

An HDMI connection supports digital audio and is the best option to connect to your soundbar. If your TV supports HDMI ARC, you can hear the TV audio through your soundbar by using a single HDMI cable.
Connect to TV through HDMI

Note: Do confirm if HDMI CEC function on your TV is turned on.

Connect to TV through Optical

An Optical connection supports digital audio and is an alternative to an HDMI audio connection.

Note: Confirm to set your TV audio settings to support "external speakers" and disable the built-in TV speakers.

Connect Soundbar to other devices

Option 1: Connect digital devices through HDMI

Connect a digital device such as a set-top box, DVD/Blu-ray player, or games console to your soundbar through a single HDMI connection. When you connect the devices in this way and play a file or game, the

video is automatically displayed on your TV, and
audio is automatically played on your soundbar.

Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect the HDMI OUT connector on your digital device to the HDMI IN on your soundbar. Connect your soundbar to TV through HDMI OUT (ARC).
Press repeatedly SOURCE button on the remote control until corresponding HDMI 1/ HDMI 2/ HDMI 3 is displayed on the display panel.
If the TV is not HDMI CEC compliant, select the correct video input on your TV.
On the connected device, turn on HDMI CEC operations. For details, see the user manual of the device.

Option 2: Connect devices through analog audio cables

Using an analog cable, connect the AUX IN (3.5mm jack) on your soundbar to the AUX OUT / 3.5mm connectors on your portable devices.
Press repeatedly SOURCE button on the remote control until AUX is displayed on the display panel.

Power on your system

Pair with the subwoofer

The wireless subwoofer automatically connects with the soundbar when both units are powered on. If the subwoofer is on and connected, the LED lights white continuously.

If no audio from the wireless subwoofer can be heard, manually pair the subwoofer:

Turn on the soundbar and the subwoofer. If the connection is lost, the LED indicator on the subwoofer blinks slowly.
Press the CONNECT button on the subwoofer to enter pairing mode. The LED indicator on the subwoofer blinks quickly.
Press and hold DIM DISPLAY button on remote control for 5 seconds, followed by short press on BASS+, and BASSbutton in sequence. Panel display will show "PAIRING"
If the pairing succeeds, the LED indicator on the subwoofer lights up and the soundbar display will show "DONE".
If the pairing fails, the indicator on the subwoofer blinks slowly.
If the pairing fails, repeat the steps above.

PLACE YOUR SOUNDBAR

Place the Soundbar on the table

Wall mount the Soundbar

Use tape to stick the wall-mounted paper guide on the wall, push a pen tip through the center of each mounting hole to mark the wall-mounted bracket location and remove the paper.
Wall mount the Soundbar - Step 1

Screw the wall mount brackets on the pen mark; screw the threaded mounting post into the back of the soundbar; then hook the soundbar on the wall.
Wall mount the Soundbar - Step 2

USE YOUR SOUNDBAR SYSTEM

To Control

Top panel

Remote Control

Power
Source*
Play / Pause
Volume +
Volume -
Previous
Next
Audio Sync +
Audio Sync -
Mute
Bass +
Bass -
Sound mode**
Soundshift On / off
Shuffle / Repeat***
Surround On / off
Night mode On / off
Dim display
Bluetooth

* Switch between HDMI ARC/ HDMI 1/ HDMI 2/ HDMI 3/ Optical/ AUX/ Bluetooth/ USB
** Switch between Standard/ music/voice/ movie/ sports sound mode or press and hold 5 seconds to reset default audio setting
*** For USB playback only; switch between shuffle/ repeat all/ repeat one/ off

To use Bluetooth

Press Bluetooth (BT) button on your remote control to start Bluetooth pairing
Select "JBL Bar 3.1" to connect

Remark: Press and hold Bluetooth (BT) button on your remote control for 3 seconds if you want to pair another mobile device.

NOTES

If asked for a PIN code when connecting a Bluetooth device, enter <0000>.
In Bluetooth connection mode, the Bluetooth connection will be lost if the distance between the Soundbar and the Bluetooth device exceeds 32.8 ft/ 10m.
The Soundbar automatically turns off after 10 minutes in the Ready state.
Electronic devices may cause radio interference. Devices that generate electromagnetic waves must be kept away from the Soundbar main unit - e.g., microwaves, wireless LAN devices, etc.

To use Soundshift

By default, Soundshift is OFF, Bluetooth music cannot break in your current source.
Press SOUNDSHIFT button on your remote control to enable Soundshift feature.

While Soundshift is on, play and pause your music source to enjoy auto-switch between your mobile devices - Bluetooth source (A) and TV - Previous source (B).

To use USB

Play music files located on USB storage devices through the soundbar.

Connect a 2.0 USB drive to your soundbar.
Press repeatedly SOURCE button on the remote controluntil USB is displayed on the display panel.

If USB is detected, display will show LOADING and music start playing automatically.

Songs on your USB device is using the below logic to play music.

*ROOT : The first screen you can see when the USB is recognized is "ROOT".

If there is no file in the folder, the folder will not appear.
Files are recognized by alphabetical and numerical order.
Files in root will be first recognized, followed by files in folders.
Thus, files will be played from file to file one by one.

Control USB playback

Use Play/ Pause/ Previous/ Next/ Shuffle to control music on your USB device.

Button	Action
	Start, pause or resume party
	Skip to the previous or next track.
Shuffle	During USB play, press repeatedly to select a repeat or shuffle mode, or turn off a play mode:
Mode	Description	Display
Off	Play songs on USB device on order	OFF
Shuffle	Play songs randomly	SHUFFLE
Repeat once	Play a same song repeatedly	ONE
Repeat all	Play all songs on USB repeatedly by order of the folder logic	ALL

Before you connect a USB device, be aware of the following:

This soundbar can display file or folder names that containnumbers or English characters only. Other languages and symbol are not supported.
If the file name of a file on a USB device exceeds 15 characters, it is not displayed on the Soundbar's display.
Do not remove the USB device while it is transferring files.
DRM-protected music files (MP3, WMA) from commercial websites cannot be played.

Compatible USB devices

MP3 Player: Flash type MP3 player.
USB Flash Drive: Devices that support USB 2.0.
Some USB devices may not be supported.

USB device requirement

Devices which require additional program installation connectedto a computer, are not supported.
Do not extract the USB device while in operation.
For a large capacity USB, it may take longer than a few minutesto be searched. The Soundbar does not support USB devices with 2000 files or more on it.
The Soundbar USB Port cannot be connected to PC and it cannot be used as a storage device.
The exFAT and NTFS file system is not supported on this unit.
(FAT16/FAT32 systems are available.)
Depending on some devices, it may not available to recognizethe followings on this unit.
- External HDD
- Card readers
- Locked devices
- Hard type USB devices
- USB hub
- Using USB extension cable
- iPhone/iPod/iPad
- Android device

SOUND SETTING

This section helps you choose the ideal sound for your video or music.

Before you start

Make the necessary connections described in the user manual.
On the soundbar, switch to corresponding source for otherdevices.

Adjust the volume

Press VOLUME +/- button to increase or decrease a volume level.
To mute sound, press MUTE button.
To restore the sound, press MUTE button again or press VOLUME +/- button

Choose sound effect

Surround sound mode

Experience an immersive audio experience with JBLsurround sound mode.
Press SURROUND button to turn surround mode on or off.
On: Create a surround listening experience.
Off: Two-channel stereo sound. Ideal for listening to music.

Bass

Change low frequency (bass) settings of the soundbar.
Press BASS +/- to change the subwoofer volume level.

Sound mode

Select predefined sound modes to suit your video or music.
Press SOUND button to select a sound option from thedisplay panel.
Select the STANDARD mode if you want to enjoy the original sound.
Select the MUSIC, MOVIE, VOICE, SPORTS mode depending on the content you want to listen to.

Night mode

For quiet listening, night mode decreases the volume ofloud sounds when audio is played.
Night mode is only available for Dolby Digital soundtracks.
Press NIGHT MODE button to turn night mode on or off.

Press and hold 5 seconds SOUND button to reset default audio setting.

Synchronize video and sound

If the audio and video are not synchronized, delay the audioto match the video.
Press AUDIO SYNC +/- button to synchronize the audiowith the video.

RESPOND TO YOUR TV REMOTE CONTROL

Use your own TV remote control to control your soundbar

For most Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio TVs

The soundbar responds to your TV remote control automatically.
Controllable functions are volume up/down and mute. Press and hold SHUFFLE button on soundbar remote control if you want to disable this function.
RESPOND TO YOUR TV REMOTE CONTROL

Note:

Make sure that the sound output of your TV is set to "Externalspeaker".
Depending on the remote control, this function may not workwell.
This function does not operate on LG TV's magic remotecontrol.
This function may not work well when HDMI CEC is ON.
Some remote control may not operate if you press repeatedlythe volume button.
If your TV remote control is not supported, follow next section and do IR remote learning.

For other TVs, do IR remote learning

To program the soundbar to respond to your TV remote control, follow these steps. First, press and hold VOLUME+ and SOURCE button to enter learning mode.
IR remote learning - Step 1 - Enter Learning Mode

Then, press POWER button on the soundbar and press POWER button on the TV remote control
IR remote learning - Step 2

Follow the same procedure for VOLUME - and VOLUME +. For mute, press bloth VOLUME + and VOLUME - button on soundbar and press MUTE button on TV remote control.
Press and hold VOLUME+ and SOURCE button on soundbar again and now your soundbar respond to your TV remote control.

SYSTEM

Auto standby

This soundbar automatically switches to standby after 10 minutes of button inactivity and no audio/video play from a connected device.

Auto wake up

The soundbar is powered on whenever a sound signal is received. This is most useful when connecting to the TV using the optical cable, as most HDMI™ ARC connections enable this feature by default.

Set display brightness

Press DIM button on remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness level of the display panel on this product

Apply factory settings

Reset this soundbar to the default settings programmed atthe factory.
In any source mode, press and hold VOLUME -, VOLUME+ and SOURCE button on soundbar top panel until text display shows RESET.
When the factory settings restore is complete, the product automatically switches off and restarts.

Check Software version

Press and hold DIM DISPLAY button for 5 seconds in anysource, HoldandpressDIMDISPLAYbuttonfor5seconds, followed by SOUND MODE and NIGHT MODE button.
To check subwoofer software version, pls connect subwoofer to soundbar via a 3.5mm AUX in cable and follow the above procedure.

Software Update

JBL may offer updates for soundbar's system firmware in the future. If an update is offered, you can update the firmware by connecting a USB device with the firmware update stored on it to the USB port on your soundbar.

Please visit www.JBL.com or contact JBL call center to receive more information about downloading update files.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

General
Total Maximun Power	450W
Soundbar Maximum Power	150W
Soundbar Standby Power	<0.5W
Subwoofer Maximum Power	300W
Subwoofer Standby Power	<0.5W
Soundbar Transducer Size	6 x 2.25" racetrack drivers 3 x 1.25" tweeter
Subwoofer Transducer Size	10"
Max SPL	103db
Frequency Response	35Hz to 20KHz
Operating temperature	0°C - 45°C
Input and Output
Audio inputs	1 Analog, 1 Optical, Bluetooth, USB
HDMI Video Inputs	3
HDMI Video Output (with Audio Return Channel)	1
HDMI HDCP Version	2.2
Bluetooth specification
Bluetooth Version	4.2
Max Bluetooth Range	32 ft (10m)
Bluetooth Profile	A2DP V1.3 / AVRCP V1.6
Product dimension and weight
Soundbar Dimensions (W x H x D)	1018 x 58 x 78 (mm) \ 40" x 2.3" x 3"
Soundbar Weight	2.3kg \ 5.1lbs
Subwoofer Dimensions (W x H x D)	440 x 305 x 305 (mm) \ 1 6" x 12" x 12"
Subwoofer Weight	12.1kg \ 26.7lbs
Packaging Dimensions (W x H x D)	1097 x 365 x 450 (mm) \ 43.2" x 14.4" x 17.7"
Packaging Weight (Gross)	17.85kg \ 39.4 lbs
Wireless transmitter/receiver section
Bluetooth Frequency Range	2402MHz-2480MHz
Max Transmitting power	9dBm (EIRP)
Bluetooth Transmitter modulation	GFSK, π/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK
5.8G Wireless Frequency Range	5740MHz-5840MHz
5.8G Max Transmitting power	20dBm (EIRP)

USB specification

(USB) port: Type A
File Format Type Compatibility list:

Extension	Codec	Sampling Rate	Bitrate
*.mp3	MPEG 1 Layer2	16KHz ~ 48KHz	80kbps~320kbps
	MPEG 1 Layer3	16KHz ~ 48KHz	80kbps~320kbps
	MPEG 2 Layer3	16KHz ~ 48KHz	80kbps~320kbps
	MPEG 2.5 Layer3	16KHz ~ 48KHz	80kbps~320kbps
*.wav	-	16KHz ~ 48KHz	up to 3000kbps

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have problems using this product, check the following points before you request service.

System

The unit will not turn on.

Check if power cord is plugged into the outlet and the soundbar

Sound

No sound from Soundbar.

Make sure that the soundbar is not muted.
On the remote control, select the correct audio input source
Connect the audio cable from your soundbar to your TV or otherdevices.
However, you do not need a separate audio connectionwhen:
- the soundbar and TV are connected through HDMI ARCconnection, or
- a device is connected to the HDMI IN connector on yoursoundbar.
Reset your soundbar to its factory settings via press and holdVOLUME -, VOLUME+ and SOURCE button on soundbar top panel

Sound is strange after sound setting adjustment

Reset audio setting by press and hold SOUND button on remotecontrol for 5 seconds

No sound from the wireless subwoofer.

Check if the Subwoofer LED is in solid white colour. If white LEDis blinking, connection is lost. Manually pair the Subwoofer to soundbar (see 'Pair with the subwoofer').

Distorted sound or echo.

If you play audio from the TV through the soundbar, make surethat the TV is muted.

Audio and video are not synchronized.

Press AUDIO SYNC +/- to synchronize the audio with the video.

Error message is displayed on the display panel.

When "ERROR" is displayed, it indicates that an input audioformat is not supported.
When "ERROR" is displayed in USB source, it indicates that theconnected USB device or Audio file is not supported

Video

If there is no picture on the TV Screen

Check that the soundbar power is ON, the intended source is ON, and the input is set correctly on the soundbar.

Bluetooth

A device cannot connect with the Soundbar.

You have not enabled the Bluetooth function of the device. Seethe user manual of the device on how to enable the function.
The soundbar is already connected with another Bluetoothdevice. Press and hold BT button on your remote control to disconnect the connected device, then try again.
Turn off and turn off your Bluetooth device and try to connectagain.
The device is not correctly connected. Connect the devicecorrectly.

Quality of audio play from a connected Bluetooth device is poor.

The Bluetooth reception is poor. Move the device closer to thesoundbar, or remove any obstacle between the device and the soundbar.

The connected Bluetooth device connects and disconnects constantly.

The Bluetooth reception is poor. Move your Bluetooth devicecloser to the soundbar, or remove any obstacle between the device and the soundbar.
For some Bluetooth device, the Bluetooth connection can bedeactivated automatically to save power. This does not indicate any malfunction of the soundbar.

Remote Control

The remote control does not work.

Check if the batterie saredrained and replace with new batteries.
If the distance between the remote control and the main unitis too far, move it closer to the unit.

CONTACT US: If you have any questions about JBL Bar 3.1, its installation or its operation, please contact your retailer or custom installer, or visit our website at www.JBL.com.