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Summary of Contents for JBL Simply Cinema ESC 360

  • Page 1: Setup Guide

    We’re confident that the JBL system you have chosen will provide every note of enjoyment that you expected – and that when you think about purchasing additional audio equipment for your home, car or office, you will once again choose JBL.
  • Page 2 JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 International: 2, route de Tours, 72500 Château-du-Loir, France www.jbl.com © 2002 JBL, Incorporated. JBL and Simply Cinema are registered trademarks of JBL, Incorporated. *Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Part No. YOM200001-0001...
  • Page 3: Important Note

    Important Note Automatic On/Off and Automatic Digital-Input Selection The ESC 360 offers two unique The Automatic Turn-Off shuts These two features can only be user-convenience features: the unit down five minutes used if the customer does not Automatic Turn-On/Shut-Down after all sources connected to manually turn the ESC 360 on and Automatic Digital-Input its digital inputs are powered...
  • Page 4 Input – Bass – Treble – Surround Mode JBL ”error-free“ speaker cables. Remote control. Digital coax input cable and analog RCA input cable. Features • Complete, self-powered DTS, • Automatic Turn-On and Turn- • Late Night compression for Dolby* Digital surround Off.
  • Page 5: About Dolby Digital

    • Wall-mount brackets. • JBL “error-free” speaker • Center foot for horizontal • Floor stands available sepa- cables simplify connection placement of the center rately for the satellites. and eliminate possibility of channel. • Credit-card-type, full- out-of-phase wiring. function remote control.
  • Page 6: Speaker Placement

    one. Speaker Placement Satellites Subwoofer 0-2 ft. Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker. Center speaker. Place remote sensor at bottom Insert support leg through of center speaker. remote sensor and into speaker. The remote sensor may be placed anywhere using the supplied double-sided tape. Surround Speakers 5 –...
  • Page 7 two. Speaker, Source, and Remote-Sensor Connectors (rear panel of subwoofer) Center Digital Source A DVD or CD Digital Output COAXIAL Left Front Right Front Digital Source B DVD or CD Digital Output OPTICAL Audio Output Remote Sensor Right Left (Additional Audio Source) Audio Output Right Left...
  • Page 8: Operation

    three. Operation Remote-Control-Battery Installation. Push small tab towards Remove old battery. Insert new battery with “+” battery slot and pull battery side up, and slide battery drawer out. drawer back into remote. Rear-Panel Control Master On/Off Switch To operate unit, place this switch in the On/Standby position.
  • Page 9 Remote and Front-Panel Controls and Indicators Digital ProLogic Surround Phantom 3 - St Late Night STANDBY DIG. COAX DIG. OPT Input Surround Mode Volume Mute Front Panel Remote Control details regarding Automatic 2. Mute Power Volume Turn-On/Off on page 3 of this From either the front panel or manual, and keep in mind that the remote control, press...
  • Page 10 4. Input speakers except the center Dolby Pro Logic (there is an This control is available on channel will play. In 3-Stereo, inherent and fixed 15 ms of both the front panel and the all speakers except for the two delay added in the “matrixed”...
  • Page 11 (Center), RF (Right Front), LS 13. Treble 27. Status-Bar Indicator (Left Surround), RS (Right Sur- Press (+) to increase the level These LEDS show the relative round) and SUB (subwoofer) of high-frequency information. setting of volume, bass, treble, will illuminate to indicate the Press (–) to decrease the level speaker level and speaker active speaker.
  • Page 12: Status-Bar Indicators

    Status-Bar Indicators LED Bar Indicators illuminate in response to adjustments in volume, delay, level, bass and treble controls. Volume, Level, Delay Increase Decrease Bass, Treble Increase Decrease -12-...
  • Page 13: Surround Modes

    Surround Modes Surround 3-Stereo Mode Use this mode for films record- Use this mode to play back Pro ed using DTS, Dolby Digital or Logic-encoded films when you Dolby Pro Logic Surround. do not want the surround channels to play. Phantom This mode creates surround Stereo...
  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If there is no sound from any If there is no sound from the If there is no sound from the of the speakers: surround speakers or center speaker: • Make sure the subwoofer is sound is very low: •...

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