JBL SCS™ SERIES ESC 360 – Center Channels
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1. 28 and DLY 30 will be on The delay can be adjusted from zero all status bars off to 15 ms all status bars on in DTS and Dolby Digital and from 15 ms all status bars off to 30 ms all status bars on in 10 Dolby Pro Logic there is an inherent and fixed 15 ms of delay added in the matrixed Dolby Pro Logic to re create the proper surround effect The center and surround adjustments can be done in either DTS Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic matrixed modes There are no separate delay adjustments for the indi vidual modes of operation During adjustments the audio mutes momentarily every time the Adjustment button 11 is pressed Please note that the status bar indicator 27 will not display unless Adjustment buttons are pressed Also while the status bar indicator 27 is on channel indicators 28 and DLY 30 will not be displayed And if adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjustment step for that chan nel is skipped For example in Phantom mode the center channel delay cannot be adjusted since Phantom does not have a center channel In Stereo neither the center nor the surround delay can be adjusted since Stereo does not feature surround speakers or a center speaker A third press of the Delay button will exit the ESC 360 from its delay adjust ment mode 10 Level The relative level of sounds coming from each of the ESC 3602. THD Signal to Noise Ratio 80 dBA Input Impedance analog inputs 20k Ohms Input Sensitivity analog inputs 400mV If there is no sound from the surround speakers or sound is very low e Check all connections between processor amplifier and each of the speakers e Raise the surround volume from the remote control see Operation section e Make sure the TV show or movie you are watching is recorded in surround try the Phantom or Simulated Sur round mode e Increase the surround speakers level using the level adjustment instructions found earlier in this manual Auto Turn On Sensitivity analog inputs 2mV Frequency Response 6 dB 35Hz 20kHz Dimensions H x W x D Satellites each 111 x 81 x 92mm Subwoofer 315 x 300 x 310mm 14 If there is no sound from the center speaker e Make sure that the processor is in the Surround or 3 Stereo mode If it is in Phantom or Stereo mode the center speaker will not play e Increase the level of the center channel using the level adjustment instructions earlier in this manual e Check the connections between the subwoofer and the center speaker If you have low bass output e Experiment with placement of the subwoofer Remember place the subwoofer in a corner to get maximum bass output from the system e Increase the subwoofer level using the level adjustment instructions found earlier in this manual e Increase the level of b
3. Complete self powered DTS Dolby Digital surround processor with four satellite speakers a center channel loudspeaker subwoofer remote control and all amplification built in Just Add TV e Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Pro Logic including Phantom and 3 Stereo and Stereo listening modes Remote control e Automatic Turn On and Turn Off e Automatic Source Switching for the digital inputs e Two digital one optical and one coaxial inputs and two analog inputs e 2 Way video shielded micro satellites with titanium lam inate tweeters and common voicing for all five channels and a 6 5 long throw floor firing subwoofer he Digital coax input cable and analog RCA input cable e Late Night compression for nighttime listening without unexpected and objection ably loud passages e All amplification and con trols are mounted in the sub woofer eliminating the need for a separate control unit e Remote controllable via out board remote eye that can be mounted with the center channel or separately so that the subwoofer can be hidden away e Wall mount brackets e Floor stands available sepa rately for the satellites Credit card type full function remote control About Dolby Digital The ESC 360 features Dolby Digital also unofficially known as AC 3 multichannel signal processing a system devel oped by Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital unlike matrixed systems such as
4. Dolby Pro Logic that derive multichannel sound from a two channel source is capable of delivering information for one subwoofer and five full range channels as discrete and individual channels in digital AC 3 data format from sources About DTS DIGITAL SURROUND THE FINEST 5 1 SURROUND SOUND TECHNOLOGY ON THE MARKET TODAY An amazing new technology for surround sound entertain ment DTS Digital Surround is an encode decode system that delivers six channels 5 1 of master quality 20 bit audio e JBL error free speaker cables simplify connection and eliminate possibility of out of phase wiring such as a DVD player The result is clear and accurate digital sound to each speaker along with availability of stereo surround effects Dolby Pro Logic features mono sur rounds Dolby Digital is capable of delivering several different for mats of surround sound the most robust one being the 5 1 channel mode which provides separate signals for five satel lite speakers as well as for a subwoofer The ESC 360 In the encoding process the DTS algorithm encrypts six channels of 20 bit digital audio imformation in the space previously allotted for only two channels of 16 bit linear PCM Then during playback the DTS decoder reconstructs the original six channels of 20 bit digital audio e Center foot for horizontal placement of the center channel T o oO Z m features a 5 1 Ch indicato
5. coaxial or optical digital out put is switched on or as soon as the unit connected to its last used analog input starts outputting sound When using digital inputs the Automatic Turn On can be activated by turning on either one of the connected digital sources such as a DVD player or a CD player with digital out put When using analog inputs TV or AUX Automatic Turn On is available only for the device that was last listened to before the ESC 360 shut down In order to listen to the other device the ESC 360 input needs to be manually selected by using the Input button on the product and on the remote which in turn disables the Automatic Digital Input Selector until the ESC 360 is shut down The Automatic Turn Off shuts the unit down five minutes after all sources connected to its digital inputs are powered down and the device connect ed to its selected analog input stops playing The Automatic Digital Input Selector automatically selects the source connected to its digital inputs when that source is powered on Upon power down of this digital unit if no other source is on the ESC 360 will switch itself off after five minutes If the analog source that was select ed prior to the digital source turning on is still playing the ESC 360 will switch back to that other source Once a digital source is powered on and selected as an input turn ing on a device connected to the other digital input will not swit
6. is the same during the test To make sure all channels are properly adjust ed do the test twice once in Dolby Digital or DTS Dolby 13 Digital or DTS is automatically selected when the ESC 360 is connected to a DVD player playing Dolby Digital encoded or DTS encoded material and once again in Dolby Pro Logic Note The Test Tone is used to calibrate the system to repro duce all program materials at the correct relative levels as was determined by the re cording engineers When lis tening to actual surround encoded program material the volume level of the surround channels is generally lower than that of the front chan nels In fact virtually all of the dialogue and a substantial number of the effects in a movie are reproduced through the center channel T o oO Z m HSITSNA Troubleshooting If there is no sound from any of the speakers e Make sure the subwoofer is plugged into an active AC wall outlet e Make sure the Master Power Switch located on the rear of the subwoofer is in the On Standby position e Make sure there is a source for example a DVD Player CD Player VCR or television hooked up to one of the four input jacks e Make sure that the program material is playing e Recheck the hookup connections referring to the Speaker Connections section Specifications ESC 360 System Power Output Satellites 25 Watts x 5 0 1 THD Subwoofer 60 Watts x 1 1
7. NSOR INPUT ith System Left Surround Right Surround Speaker and Amplifier Connection Dashed lines indicate that wire is not included z7 HSITSNA three Operation Remote Control Battery Installation gt D gt 4 Push small tab towards Remove old battery Insert new battery with battery slot and pull battery drawer out Rear Panel Control 0 ON STANDBY AC POWER OFF side up and slide battery drawer back into remote Master On Off Switch To operate unit place this switch in the On Standby position The system will go into standby when no signal has been received and when no unit connected to any of its two digital inputs has been on for approximately five minutes 2g Remote and Front Panel Controls and Indicators x o l oO Z m Do Digital Surround Phantom DIG OPT DIG COAX Surround Mode DOProLogic PCM 3 St LateNight LS LF C RF TV AUX DIGITAL Pa PAN RS 1 Power This button located only on the remote control allows the user to manually turn on or off the ESC 360 Please note that the ESC 360 features Automatic Turn On Off and the power switch is not normally used unless it is necessary to over ride this automatic feature or in case the analog input to be used is not the last one that was used and so Automatic Turn On is not available
8. Ny Cinema x 2 l 9 Z m ESC 360 Simple setup guide Thank YOU for choosing JBL For over 55 years JBL has been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and reproduc tion from live performances to monitoring the recordings you play in your home car or office 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 JBL Consumer Products HSITSN3A 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 The lightning flash with arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equalateral triangle equilateral triangle is intended to is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage important operating and maintenance within the product s enclosure that may be of servicing instructions in the literature sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of accompanying the appliance electric shock to persons WARNING To REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Handle the Power Cord Gently e To disconnect the plug from the AC outlet pull on the p
9. ass using the remote control Occasional refinements may be made to existing products without notice but will always meet or exceed original speci fications unless otherwise stated
10. ch the input until the selected digital device is first powered off These two features can only be used if the customer does not manually turn the ESC 360 on or off and does not manually select an input source Once either of these selections is made manually the automatic features are disabled as fol lows T o Oo Z uw 1 If the ESC 360 is turned off manually it will not turn back on automatically for at least five minutes During these five minutes it can be turned on either from the front panel or via the remote control 2 Once an input source is selected manually the Auto matic Source Selection feature will remain disabled until the ESC 360 shuts down 3 Once any one of the two devices connected to the ESC 360 digital inputs is powered on and its input is selected by the ESC 360 the device con nected to the other digital input of the ESC 360 cannot be automatically selected until the already selected digital device is powered down HSITSNA Included Smart powered subwoofer controller 4 satellites and a center chan nel loudspeaker Wall mount brackets Foot for horizontal placement of center speaker Versatile remote sensor and double sided tape provided o 6 09 O QO QO O 00 OJO SO O Bisinglpcinemat Dar p a Wha AT JBL error free speaker cables Features e
11. eaker to the listening posi tion In all modes a static like noise will be heard cycling in order left front center right front right surround left sur round subwoofer In modes other than DTS or Dolby Digi tal the sound from the two surrounds will be coming at the same time since the sur rounds in all available modes except DTS and Dolby Digital are in mono When the Test Tone is heard coming from a specific channel pressing the Adjust ment 11 buttons will increase or decrease the level of sound coming from that channel The display status bar indicator 27 provides visual indication of the adjust 3 Stereo Mode Use this mode to play back Pro Logic encoded films when you do not want the surround channels to play Stereo This mode plays a recording in traditional two channel stereo ment as the adjustment is being made The default adjustment level of 0 dB is indicated by five sta tus bar indicators illuminated If adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjust ment step for that channel is skipped For example in Phan tom mode the center channel level cannot be adjusted since Phantom does not have a cen ter channel In stereo neither the center nor the surround levels can be adjusted since Stereo does not feature surround speakers or a center speaker Using the remote control adjust each channel s levels until the volume of all the speakers
12. for that input Please read the details regarding Automatic Turn On Off on page 3 of this manual and keep in mind that the ESC 360 automatic turn on feature will be disabled for five minutes if the ESC 360 is shut down manually The ESC 360 can also be powered on by using the Input button 4 on the front panel of the sub woofer or on the remote con trol Please note that if input selection is done by pressing the Input button the Automat ic Digital Input Selection of the ESC 360 will be disabled until the ESC 360 shuts down When the ESC 360 is plugged into a working electrical outlet and its master switch on the back panel is set to On Standby the Standby 32 indi cator will illuminate The ON 31 indicator will light as soon as the ESC 360 is turned on either automatically or via the pressing of the Power or Input buttons 9 Front Panel 2 Mute From either the front panel or the remote control press Mute to lower the volume completely The mute symbol indicator 33 will illuminate When you press either of the mute buttons again the vol ume will return to its previous setting Note The mute function can also be turned off by pressing either of the volume buttons on the front panel or the remote control 3 Late Night This feature is available for Dolby Digital only It com presses the inherently dynamic digital sound so that the quiet and loud passages are not quite as differen
13. ft Sur round LF is Left Front C is Center RF is Right Front RS is Right Surround and SUB is Subwoofer 29 Level Illuminates when the ESC 360 is in speaker level adjustment mode 30 Delay Illuminates when the ESC 360 is in speaker delay adjustment mode 31 On Indicates that the ESC 360 is fully powered up 32 Standby Indicates that the ESC 360 is plugged into an active wall outlet and the master switch on the back panel is in On Standby position but the unit is not powered on 33 Mute Illuminates when the mute function is activated the ESC 360 will be on but will not produce any sound Status Bar Indicators LED Bar Indicators illuminate in response to adjustments in volume delay level bass and treble controls m Z Q e I Volume Level Delay Increase Decrease gt e Bass Treble Increase Decrease tT Li 0dB 0dB 12 Surround Modes Surround Use this mode for films record ed using DTS Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Surround Phantom This mode creates surround sound from stereo recordings The center channel is not used and the surround channels have a 20 ms delay Test Tone The Test Tone is used to calibrate the volume settings of each of the speakers in the ESC 360 It is dependent on the room where the system is set up and the relative dis tances and positions of each sp
14. he level of low frequency information Press to decrease the level of low frequency information 13 Treble Press to increase the level of high frequency information Press to decrease the level of high frequency information 14 17 Input One of these four indicators will illuminate depending on which input is selected 18 21 Surround One of these will illuminate depending on which surround mode is chosen 22 Dolby Digital Indicates the presence of a Dolby Digital encoded AC 3 digital signal 23 DTS Indicates the presence of DTS encoded digital signal 24 Dolby Pro Logic Illuminates when Dolby Pro Logic decoding of a 2 channel signal is taking place This indicator may be on by itself when analog inputs are used in conjunction with Dolby Dig ital when using a digital input where the AC 3 format signal contains two channels and needs to be decoded into multichannel or together with PCM when using a digital input where 2 channel PCM format data is being decoded into multichannel 25 PCM Illuminates when the signal supplied through the selected digital input is in PCM format 26 Late Night Illuminates when the Late Night compression is selected 11 27 Status Bar Indicator These LEDS show the relative setting of volume bass treble speaker level and speaker delay x o oO Z m 28 Speaker Indicator Identifies the speaker that s being adjusted LS is Le
15. ifferent listening modes Sur round 18 Phantom 19 and 3 Stereo 20 are available lis tening options for Dolby Pro Logic Stereo 21 bypasses the surround processing and outputs sound through the right and left front speakers only In Surround mode all five satellites and the subwoofer will play In Phantom mode all speakers except the center channel will play In 3 Stereo all speakers except for the two surround speakers will be active 6 Volume Press A on the remote control or the front panel to raise the system s volume Press v on the remote control or the front panel to lower the system s volume The volume setting is indicated on the status bar indicator 27 7 0 dB Press this button to reset the Center Surround Balance Tre ble and Bass controls to their default positions 8 Test Press this button to activate the Test Tone mode see Test Tone section 9 Delay The relative timing of sounds coming from the center and or surround speakers compared to the front left and front right speakers can be adjusted The first press of this button allows adjustment of the cen ter channel all the way from the default setting of 0 ms milliseconds which means no delay all status bars off to a maximum of 5 ms 5 sta tus bars on The indicators C 28 and DLY 30 will be on The second press of the Delay button allows adjustments of the surround speakers indica tors LS 28 and RS
16. lug itself not on the cord Pulling the cord may break the wire e Disconnect the plug from the AC outlet whenever the unit is to be left unused for an extended period of time e Do not place furniture or other heavy objects on the cord and avoid dropping heavy objects on it Also do not make a knot in the cord this can damage it and cause a fire hazard Declaration of Conformity CE We JBL Europe 2 route de Tours 72500 Ch teau du Loir FRANCE declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owner s manual are in compliance with technical standards EN 55 013 6 1990 EN 55 020 6 1988 EN 55 022 6 1993 EN 60 065 1994 EN 60 555 2 3 1987 88 Luc Ej Godard JBL Europe FRANCE 07 02 JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury NY 11797 International 2 route de Tours 72500 Chateau du Loir France www jbl com 2002 JBL Incorporated JBL and Simply Cinema are registered trademarks of JBL Incorporated Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories amp Part No YOM200001 0001 A Harman International Company Important Note Automatic On Off and Automatic Digital Input Selection The ESC 360 offers two unique user convenience features Automatic Turn On Shut Down and Automatic Digital Input Selection The Automatic Turn On feature will turn the ESC 360 on as soon as a source connected to its digital inputs such as DVD CD player with digital output or any other device featuring a
17. r that illuminates when a Dolby Digital 5 1 channel encoded signal is present Dolby Digital can also provide other AC 3 digital multichannel signals as well as 2 channel signals which can be decoded via Dolby Pro Logic processing into multichannel surround sound Each of these six channels is audibly superior to the 16 bit linear PCM audio found on conventional compact discs HSITSN3A ONE Speaker Placement Satellites Subwoofer Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker er AL Center speaker Place remote sensor at bottom of center speaker Insert support leg through remote sensor and into speaker The remote sensor may be placed anywhere using the supplied double sided tape Surround Speakers C Jamg 74 5 6 ft Mounting Options Front and Surrounds Speakers Y b On shelves On the wall On optional stand FS 300 S two Speaker Source and Remote Sensor Connectors rear panel of subwoofer Center Digital Source A DVD or CD 00 Digital Output COAXIAL Left Front Right Front Digital Source B DVD or CD Digital Output OPTICAL Ero Remote Sensor do oo m a AUX Additional Audio Source T REMOTE SE
18. s speakers can be adjusted while listening to program material on the ESC 360 Repeated pressing and releasing of the Level button allows access to each channel The display will indicate LVL 29 and the channel indica tors 28 LF Left Front C Center RF Right Front LS Left Surround RS Right Sur round and SUB subwoofer will illuminate to indicate the active speaker The level for the selected channel can then be changed using the Adjust ment buttons 11 Levels set in one mode will stay valid for all other modes and are not independent Please note that the status bar indicator 27 will not display unless Adjust ment buttons are pressed And while the status bar indi cator 27 is on channel indi cators 28 and LVL 29 will not be displayed Also if adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjust ment step for that channel is skipped For example in Phan tom mode the center channel level cannot be adjusted since Phantom does not have a cen ter channel In stereo neither the center nor the surround levels can be adjusted since Stereo does not feature sur round speakers or a center speaker A seventh press of the Level button will exit the ESC 360 from its level adjustment mode 11 Adjustment These buttons are used in con junction with Test 8 Delay 9 and Level 10 to increase or decrease a setting 12 Bass Press to increase t
19. t in sound lev els as they ordinarily are This feature allows the user to watch movies and listen to dia logue at toned down levels so as not to disturb others by the loud sound effects that may be present The Late Night indica tor 26 illuminates when this feature is active HSITSNA 4 Input This control is available on both the front panel and the remote control It allows man ual selection when the user repeatedly presses and releases the button for any of the ESC 360 s four inputs The ESC 360 features an Automatic Digital Input Selection feature that automatically switches the ESC 360 to the source connected to one of its two digital inputs as soon as that device is pow ered on Please read the sec tion on page 3 to thoroughly familiarize yourself with the conveniences and conditions of using the Automatic Digital Input Selection feature The Input switch is also used when the source connected to the ESC 360 s analog input is not the analog source that was lis tened to the last time the ESC 360 was on and hence the Automatic Turn On feature is not available The Input switch also turns on the ESC 360 when pressed see item 1 earlier in this section When ever a specific input is select ed either manually or automat ically its indicator 14 15 16 or 17 on the ESC 360 s unit s front panel will be illuminated 5 Surround Mode Pressing and releasing this button allows the selection of d
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