JBL CSB5 User's Manual
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1. JBL CINEMA SOUND CST55 CSB5 CSC55 CSS10 OWNER S GUIDE THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING JBL For more than 60 years JBL has been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and reproduction from live performances to the recordings you play in your home car or office We re confident that the JBL system you have chosen will INCLUDED CSC55 provide every note of enjoy ment that you expect and that when you think about purchasing additional audio equipment for your home car or office you will once again choose JBL Please take a moment to register your product on our CSS10 Grille CSB5 Grille Li 1 Wall bracket Web site at www jbl com It enables us to keep you posted on our latest advance ments and helps us to better understand our customers and build products that meet their needs and expectations JBL Incorporated Grille READ FIRST Important Safety Precautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triang2. not included Step 3 Attach the front plate s with the two holes of the bracket s to the CSC55 or CSB5 using the provided screws Step 4 Slide the CSC55 or CSB5 speaker with attached bracket front plate s onto the back plate s of the bracket s Once positioned properly the speaker should slide down slightly and become secure To remove the speaker from the wall simply slide the speaker up NOTE Remove the base of the CSB5 by removing the two screws on the bottom of the speaker SPEAKER CONNECTIONS CONNECTION TIPS CST55 CSB5 CSC55 To provide a neater installa To use the binding post tion the CST55 allows you speaker terminals unscrew to insert the speaker wires the colored collar until the through holes in the base pass through hole in the Simply separate and strip center post is visible under the wires as described the collar Insert the bare Separate and strip the above loosen the terminals nd of the wire through this ends of the speaker wire and insert each wire into its le then screw the collar as shown Speakers and corresponding hole in the down until the connection is electronics terminals have base Then tighten down tight The hole in the center corresponding and the terminals of each collar is intended terminals Most manufacturers for use ba Sa of speakers and electronics CEPA COTEI including JBL use red to European CE certification d
3. oe SUBWOOFER omo T O 1 o T AUTO ON ww max GREEN ON RED STAND BY of VOLUME zely SLI Volume may be adjusted using the Subwoofer Level control as shown The Phase control deter mines whether the sub woofer s pistonlike action moves in and out in phase with the main speakers or opposite the main speakers There is no correct or incor rect setting Proper phase adjustment depends on sev eral variables such as sub woofer placement and lis tener position Adjust the Phase switch to maxi mize bass output at the listening position PHASE o 180 o Eo Remember every system room and listener is differ ent There are no right or wrong settings this switch offers the added flexibility to adjust your subwoofer for optimum performance for your specific listening condi tions without having to move your speakers If at some time in the future you hap pen to rearrange your listen ing room and move your speakers you should experi ment with the phase switch in both positions and leave it in the position that maxi mizes bass performance TROUBLESHOOTING If there is no sound from any of the speakers e Check that receiver ampli fier is on and a source is playing e Check that the powered subwoofer is plugged in and is turned on Power switch pushed in e Check all wires and con nections between receiver amplifier and speakers Ma
4. be prefer able to aim the speakers straight out from the wall to obtain a more diffuse sound The low frequency material reproduced by the subwoofer is mostly omnidirectional and this speaker may be placed in a convenient loca tion in the room However bass reproduction will be maximized when the sub woofer is placed in a corner along the same wall as the front speakers Experiment with subwoofer placement by temporarily placing the subwoofer in the listening position and moving around the room until the bass reproduction is best Place the subwoofer in that location WALL MIOUNTING THE CSC55 AND CSB5 The CSC55 center channel and the CSB5 are designed to be mounted on the wall There are two 2 fixed mount wall brackets pro vided for the CSC55 and one for the CSB5 Each speaker bracket will require up to three 1 1 2 10 wood screws each screw should be fastened to a wall stud lf a wall stud is unavailable install an anchor appropriate for a 1 1 2 10 screw NOTE The customer is responsible for the correct selection and use of mount ing hardware available through hardware stores to ensure the proper and safe wall mounting of the speakers Step 1 Using the included mounting template CSC55 only or the bracket back plate CSB5 only mark the positions on the wall where you would like to place the mounting screws Step 2 Attach the back plate s of the bracket to the wall using three screws
5. your receiver or amplifier has only one sub woofer output jack then you will need to use a Y connector not included Plug the male end of the Y connector into your receiver or amplifier s subwoofer output jack and connect each of the two female ends to separate RCA type interconnects Finally plug the RCA type interconnects into the line level inputs on the sub woofer Connect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier Make sure your receiver or processor is correctly con figured to indicate that the subwoofer is On SUBWOOFER OPERATION Press the Master Power switch marked Power to the On position to use the subwoofer The CSS10 sub woofer will automatically turn on or go into standby sleep mode When your receiver or amplifier is off or is not sending program material to the subwoofer the subwoofer will be in standby mode the LED on the front of the CSS10 will be red When the subwoofer senses an audio signal it will automatically turn on the LED will be green If the subwoofer does not sense a signal after approximately 20 minutes it will automatically go into standby mode If you will be away from home for an extended period of time or if the subwoofer will not be used switch the Master Power switch to the Off position by pressing it until it pops out CSS10 CAUTION J LINE LEVEL IN j 9 PHASE
6. 1 1 4 1168mm x 286mm x 286mm Weight 17 lb 7 7kg CSB5 Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 125 Watts Power Handling 40W continuous 300W peak Frequency Response 60Hz 30kHz 6dB Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms Sensitivity 88dB 1 watt 1 meter Tweeter 3 4 19mm Titanium laminate dome video shielded Woofer 5 130mm Transducer with PolyPlas cone neodymium magnet and HeatScape motor structure video shielded Dimensions H x W x D including base and grille 14 5 16 x 6 1 8 x 4 9 16 363mm x 155mm x 116mm Weight 5 Ib 2 3kg Dimensions H x W x D without base and with wall mount bracket and grille 13 5 16 x 6 1 8 x 5 1 8 338mm x 155mm x 130mm Weight 4 5 lb 2kg CSC55 Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 150 Watts Power Handling 50W continuous 300W peak Frequency Response 55Hz 30kHz 6dB Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms Sensitivity 90dB 1 watt 1 meter Tweeter 3 4 19mm Titanium laminate dome video shielded Woofers Dual 5 130mm transducers with PolyPlas cones neodymium magnets and HeatScape motor structure video shielded Dimensions H x W x D including wall mount bracket and grille 6 1 4 x 26 1 4 x 4 1 4 159mm x 667mm x 108mm Weight 10 Ib 4 5kg CSS10 Amplifier Power 150 Watts RMS Frequency Response 27Hz Low pass crossover setting at signal source Low Frequency Driver 10 250mm Cone and HeatScape motor structure video shielded Input L
7. FE preamp level Dimensions H x W x D including feet 18 1 4 x 13 1 4 x 16 464mm x 337mm x 406mm Weight 43 Ib 19 5kg All features and specifications are subject to change without notice Dolby and Pro Logic are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS is a registered trademark of DTS Inc The maximum recommended amplifier power rating will ensure proper system headroom to allow for occasional peaks We do not recommend sustained operation at these maximum power levels CSS10 230V only Declaration of Conformity CC We Harman Consumer Group International 2 route de Tours 72500 Chateau du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the product described in this owner s manual is in compliance with technical standards EN 55013 2001 A1 2003 EN 55020 2002 A1 2003 2000 1995 A1 2001 EN 60065 2002 A i Laurent Rault Harman Consumer Group International Ch teau du Loir France 5 06 CSB5 CSC55 CST55 Declaration of Conformity CE We Harman Consumer Group International 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owners manual are in compliance with technical standards EN 61000 6 3 2001 1 EN 61000 6 1 2001 Vs Laurent Rault Harman Consumer Group International Chateau du Loir France 5 06 NM PRO SOUND COMES HIOIVIE JBL Incorporated 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury NY 11797 USA 8500 B
8. TS or other digital processing where the receiver proces sor is equipped with a sub woofer output or a volume controlled preamp line level output frequency effects channel Connect this jack to the LFE output or subwoofer output on your receiver or amplifier Connect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminals on your receiver or amplifier Make sure that you have configured your surround sound processor for Sub woofer On Also configure your receiver for 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 channel operation as appropriate The front left front right center and rear speakers should all be set to Small If your receiver allows you to set the cross over frequency between the subwoofer and the main speakers select 100Hz or the setting that is the closest frequency below it NON DIGITAL LINE LEVEL Use RCA type interconnects to connect the line level subwoofer outputs on your receiver or amplifier to the line level inputs on the sub woofer IMPORTANT Do not use the LFE input on the sub woofer with Dolby Pro Logic processors Left Front Center Right Front Subwoofer Line Level In ZO Receiver Subwoofer Left Out Right Front Front G DD g9 FF gs E So E je Center Left Surround Back Surround Back Right Surround Right Surround m AA 9 9 99199 Left Surround Q Surround Back Right Right Surround NOTE If
9. alboa Boulevard Northridge CA 91329 USA 2 route de Tours 72500 Chateau du Loir France 516 255 4JBL 4525 USA only wwwjblcom 2006 Harman International Industries Incorporated All rights reserved JBL and Harman International are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated registered in the United States and or other countries JBL Cinema Sound PolyPlas HeatScape and Pro Sound Comes Home are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated Part No 406 000 05331 E H A Harman Internationa Company
10. e service tech nician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 24 Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the prod uct is in proper operating condition 25 The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recom mended by the manufacturer Antenna Lead in Wire Ground Clamp Antenna Discharge Unit NEC Section 810 20 Grounding Conductors NEC Section 810 21 Electric Service Equipment Ground Clamps Power Service Grounding Electrode System NEC Art 250 Part H SPEAKER PLACEMENT FRONT CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS SPEAKER SUBWOOFER 5 oad SURROUND SPEAKERS t fe ES t Single surround back speaker may be used with 6 1 receivers and processors Alternate placement for surround speakers when only 5 1 channels are used required placement for surround back speakers in 7 1 channel systems The front speakers should be placed the same distance from each other as they are from the listening position The CSB5 speakers should be placed at about t
11. enote the terminal and these holes are blocked black to denote the with plastic inserts at the terminal point of manufacture To use banana type connectors The lead of the speaker requires the removal of the wire is noted with a stripe inserts It is important to connect both speakers identically on the speaker to on the amplifier and on the speaker to on the amplifier Wiring out of phase results in thin sound weak bass and a poor stereo image With the advent of multi channel surround sound systems connecting all of the speakers in your system with the correct polarity remains equally important in order to preserve the proper ambience and directionality of the program material The hole in the center of each collar is intended for use with banana type connectors To comply with European CE certification these holes are blocked with plastic inserts at the point of manufacture To use banana type connectors requires the removal of the inserts DOLBY DIGITAL OR DTS OR OTHER DIGITAL SURROUND MODE CONNECTION RECEIVER SUBWOOFER L LFE OUT LINE LFE OHEO On Use this installation method for Dolby Digital DTS or other digital surround processors Use the line level input jack marked LFE for the low DOLBY PRO LOGIC Use this installation method for Dolby Pro Logic applica tions not Dolby Digital D
12. he same height from the floor as the listeners ears will be or they may be angled toward the listeners The center channel speaker should be placed slightly behind the front left and right speakers and no more than 2 feet 0 6m above or below the tweeters of the left and right speakers It is often convenient to set the center speaker on top of the televi sion set as shown in the drawing The JBL Cinema Sound speaker system may be used in 5 1 6 1 or 7 1 channel applications In 5 1 channel applications two of the sur round speakers should be placed slightly behind the lis tening position and ideally should face each other and be at a level higher than the listeners ears If that is not possible they may be placed against a wall behind the listening position facing for ward In 6 1 channel applica tions two of the surround speakers should be placed in the side positions and a sin gle surround back speaker should be placed against the wall behind the listening position In 7 1 channel applications place two of the surround speakers in the side positions and place the two surround back speakers against the rear wall In Dolby Digital and DTS systems it is best to aim all of the speakers except the subwoofer toward the lis tening position at or slightly above about ear level height In systems where only ana log surround processing such as Dolby Pro Logic I is available it may
13. ke sure all wires are connected Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed cut or punctured or touching each other e Review proper operation of your receiver amplifier If there is no sound coming from one speaker e Check the Balance control on your receiver amplifier e Check all wires and con nections between receiver amplifier and speakers Make sure all wires are connected Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed cut or punc tured or touching each other e In Dolby Digital or DTS modes make sure that the receiver amplifier is config ured so that the speaker in question is enabled e Turn off all electronics and switch the speaker in question with one of the other speakers that is work ing correctly Turn everything back on and determine whether the problem has fol lowed the speaker or has remained in the same chan nel If the problem is in the same channel the source of the problem is most likely with your receiver or ampli fier and you should consult the owner s manual for that product for further informa 10 tion If the problem has fol lowed the speaker consult your dealer for further assis tance or if that is not possi ble visit www jbl com If there is no sound from the center speaker e Check all wires and con nections between receiver amplifier and speaker Make sure all wires are connected Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed cut or punc
14. ker wires are frayed cut or punctured or touching each other e Review proper operation of your receiver amplifier and its surround sound features e Make sure the movie or TV show you are watching is recorded in a surround sound mode If it is not check to see whether your receiver processor has other surround modes you may use e In Dolby Digital or DTS modes make sure your receiver processor is config ured so that the surround speakers are enabled When five satellites are in use remember to configure your receiver or processor for 6 1 channel operation and when six satellites are in use configure your receiver or processor for 7 1 channels e Review the operation of your DVD player and the jacket of your DVD to make sure that the DVD features the desired Dolby Digital or DTS mode and that you have properly selected that mode using both the DVD player s menu and the DVD disc s menu SPECIFICATIONS System Frequency Response 27Hz 30kHz 6dB CST55 Maximum Recommended Amplifier Power 150 Watts Power Handling 50W continuous 300W peak Frequency Response 55Hz 30kHz 6dB Nominal Impedance 8 Ohms Sensitivity 90dB 1 watt 1 meter Tweeter 3 4 19mm Titanium laminate dome video shielded Woofers Dual 5 130mm transducers with PolyPlas cones neodymium magnets and HeatScape motor structure video shielded Dimensions H x W x D including base and grille 46 x 11 1 4 x 1
15. le is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with a dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with he manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has wo blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety f the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician or replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched partic ularly at plugs convenience recep acles and the point where they exit rom the apparatus 11 Only use attachments acces sories specified by the manufact
16. structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and require ments for the grounding electrode See Figure A Figure A Example of Antenna Grounding as per National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 18 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 19 Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 20 Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous volt age points or short out parts which could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 21 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus 22 Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 23 When replacement parts are required be sure th
17. tured or touching each other e If your receiver processor is set in Dolby Pro Logic mode make sure the center speaker is not in phantom mode e If your receiver processor is set in one of the Dolby Digital or DTS modes make sure the receiver processor is configured so that the center speaker is enabled If the system plays at low volumes but shuts off as volume is increased e Check all wires and con nections between receiver processor and speakers Make sure all wires are con nected Make sure none of the speaker wires are frayed cut or punctured or touching each other e If more than one pair of main speakers is being used check the minimum imped ance requirements of your receiver amplifier If there is low or no bass output e Make sure the connections to the left and right Speaker Inputs have the correct polarity and e Make sure the subwoofer is plugged into an active electrical outlet and is turned on Power switch pushed in e In Dolby Digital or DTS modes make sure your receiver processor is config ured so that the subwoofer and LFE output are enabled e Switch the Phase switch to the opposite position and select the position that results in the most pleasing bass response If there is no sound from the surround speakers e Check all wires and con nections between receiver processor and speakers Make sure all wires are con nected Make sure none of the spea
18. urer 12 Use only with the cart stand ripod bracket or table specified by he manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving he cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over ppm 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards 16 This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company For products intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 17 If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable sys tem is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting
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