JBL ESC333 Stereo System User Manual
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1. Just Add TV Dolby Digital AC 3 5 1 channel Dolby Pro Logic including Phantom and 3 Stereo and Stereo listening modes Remote control Automatic Turn On and Turn Off Automatic Source Switching for the digital inputs Two digital one optical and one coaxial inputs and two analog inputs 2 Way video shielded micro satellites with titanium laminate tweeters and common voicing for all five channels and an 8 inch long throw floor firing subwoofer Digital coax input cable and analog RCA input cable Late Night compression for nighttime listening without unexpected and objectionably loud passages All amplification and controls are mounted in the subwoofer eliminating the need for a separate control unit Remote controllable via outboard remote eye that can be mounted with the center channel or separately so that the subwoofer can be hidden away Wall mount brackets and floor stands available separately for the satellites Credit card type full function remote control About Dolby Digital The ESC333 features Dolby Digital also unofficially known as AC 3 multichannel signal processing a system developed by Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital unlike matrixed systems such as Dolby Pro Logic that derive and decode multichannel sound from two channels of sound is capable of delivering information for one subwoofer and five full range channels as discr2. Simply Cinema ESC333 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 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 Declaration of Conformity We JBL Europe A S Kongevejen 194B DK 3460 Birkerod DENMARK 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 e p Co Steen Michaelsen JBL Europe A S Birkerad DENMARK 6 99 Important Note Automatic On Off and Automatic Digital Input Selection The ESC333 offers two unique user convenience features Automatic Turn On Shut Down and Automatic Digital Input Selection The Automatic Turn On feature will turn the ESC333 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 coaxial or optical digital output is switched on or as soon as the unit connected to its last used analog input starts outputting sound When u
3. Dolby Pro Logic to re create the proper surround effect The 10 center and surround delay adjustments can be done from either Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic matrixed modes There are no separate delay adjustments for the individual 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 adjust ments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjustment step for that channel 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 ESC333 from its delay adjustment mode 10 Level The relative level of sounds coming from each of the ESC333 s speakers can be ad justed while listening to program material on the ESC333 Repeated pressing and releasing of the Level button allows access to each channel The display will indicate LVL 29 and the channel indicators 28 LF Left Front C Center RF Right Front LS Left Surround RS Right
4. Off Switch ON STANDBY To operate unit place this switch AC POWER 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 OFF Remote and Front Panel Controls and Indicators 28 5 1 Ch Surround DIG OPT DIG COAX TV 5 f rgly Cinema 1 Power This button located only on the remote control allows the user to manually turn on or off the ESC333 Please note that the ESC333 features Automatic Turn On Off and the power switch is not normally used unless it is necessary to override 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 for that input Please read the details regarding Do Digital Phantom AN H DOProLogic PCM 3 St Late Night LS LF C RF AUX Surround Mode y n 7 AANS Ned RS 31 LVL EE ee WK We YZ W 27 6 Automatic Turn On Off on page 3 of this manual and keep in mind that if the ESC333 is shut down using this power button its automatic turn on feature will remain disabled for five minutes after the source connecred to the ESC333 is shut down also This is to prevent the ESC333 from repeatedly turning itself back on despite the user s wishes The E
5. Surround and SUB subwoofer will illuminate to indicate the active speaker The level for the selected channel can then be changed using the Adjustment buttons 11 Levels set in one mode will stay valid for all other modes and are not inde pendent Please note that the status bar indicator 27 will not display unless Adjustment buttons are pressed And while the status bar indicator 27 is on channel indicators 28 and LVL 29 will not be displayed Also if adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjustment step for that channel is skipped For examp le in Phantom mode the center channel level cannot be ad justed since Phantom does not have a center channel In stereo neither the center nor the surround levels can be adjusted since Stereo does not feature surround speakers or a center speaker A seventh press of the Level button will exit the ESC333 from its level adjustment mode 11 Adjustment These buttons are used in conjunction with Test 8 Delay 9 and Level 10 to increase or decrease a setting 12 Bass Press to increase the 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 whi
6. off and does not manually select an input source Once either of these selections is made manually the automatic features are disabled as follows NS 1 If the ESC333 is turned off manually it will not turn back on automatically until five minutes after the source connected to the ESC333 is shut down 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 Automatic Source Selection feature will remain disabled until the ESC333 shuts down 3 Once any one of the two devices connected to the ESC333 digital inputs is powered on and its input is selected by the ESC333 the device connected to the other digital input of the ESC333 cannot be automatically selected until the already selected digital device is powered down included Smart powered subwoofer controller Five satellites for left right center and surrounds Foot for horizontal placement of center speaker Versatile remote sensor and double sided tape provided e Geneon Fs cu ja KP RUE as JBL error free speaker cables Extension cable XC300 available in 10 foot lengths in either white or black featres Complete self powered Dolby Digital home cinema sound system with five satellite speakers subwoofer remote control and all amplification built in
7. than Dolby Digital the sound from the two surrounds will be coming at the same time since the surrounds in all available modes except in Dolby Digital are in mono When the Test Tone is heard coming from a specific channel pressing the Adjustment 11 buttons will increase or decrease the level of sound coming from that channel The display status bar indicator 27 provides visual 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 indication of the adjustment as the adjustment is being made The default adjustment level of 0 dB is indicated by five status bar indicators illuminated If adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available the adjustment step for that channel is skipped For example in Phantom mode the center channel level cannot be adjusted since Phantom does not have a center 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 is the same during the test To make sure all channels are properly adjusted do the 13 test twice once in Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is automatically selected when the ESC333 is connected to a DVD player s digita
8. 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 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 Treble 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 center channel all the way from the default setting of 0 ms milli seconds which means no delay all status bars off to a maximum of 5 ms 5 status 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 indicators LS 28 and RS 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 5 1 Channel Dolby Digital and from 15 ms all status bars off to 30 ms all status bars on in Dolby Pro Logic there is an inherent and fixed 15 ms of delay added in the matrixed
9. 15 1 8 x 13 x 14 1 2 inches 384 x 330 x 368mm 15 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 To disconnect the plug from the AC outlet pull on the plug itself not on the cord Pulling the cord may break the wire Disconnect the plug from the AC outlet whenever the unit is to be left unused for an extended period of time 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 UBL JBL Consumer Products 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury NY 11797 8500 Balboa Boulevard Northridge CA 91329 1 800 336 4JBL 4525 USA only In
10. Delay Illuminates when the ESC333 is in speaker delay adjustment mode 31 On Indicates that the ESC333 is fully powered up 32 Standby Indicates that the ESC333 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 ESC333 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 Volume Level Delay Increase Decrease a X Bass Treble Increase Decrease Lt Li OdB 0dB d2 Surround Modes Surround Use this mode for films recorded using 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 ESC333 It is dependent on the room where the system is set up and the relative distances and positions of each speaker to the listening position In Dolby Digital mode a static like noise will be heard cycling in order left front center right front right surround left surround subwoofer In modes other
11. SC333 can also be powered on by using the Input button 4 on the front panel of the subwoofer or on the remote control Please note that if input selection is done by pressing the Input button the Automatic Digital Input Selection of the ESC333 will be disabled until the ESC333 shuts down When the ESC333 is plugged into a working electrical outlet and its master switch on the back panel is set to On Standby the Standby 32 indicator will illuminate The ON 31 indicator will light as soon as the ESC333 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 volume 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 compresses the inherently dynamic digital sound so that the quiet and loud passages are not quite as different in sound levels as they ordinarily are This feature allows the user to watch movies and listen to dialogue at toned down levels so as not to disturb others by the loud sound effects that may be present The Late Night indicator 26 illuminates when this fea
12. ch 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 5 1 Ch Works in conjunction with the Dolby Digital indicator 22 This indicator illuminates when the Dolby Digital signal contains 6 discrete channels of information one subwoofer and five satellite channels 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 Digital 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 27 Status Bar Indicator These LEDS show the relative setting of volume bass treble speaker level and speaker delay 11 28 Speaker Indicator Identifies the speaker that s being adjusted LS is Left Surround LF is Left Front C is Center RF is Right Front RS is Right Surround and SUB is Subwoofer 29 Level Illuminates when the ESC333 is in speaker level adjustment mode 30
13. ete and individual channels in digital AC 3 data format from sources JBL error free speaker cables simplify connection and eliminate possibility of out of phase wiring Center foot for horizontal placement of the center channel 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 surrounds Dolby Digital is capable of delivering several different formats of surround sound the most robust one being the 5 1 channel mode which provides separate signals for five satellite speakers as well as for a subwoofer The ESC333 features a 5 1 Ch indicator Rotatable JBL logos to allow for vertical or horizontal placement of the satellites 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 In the latter case both the Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital indicators will illuminate in the ESC333 display ONE speaker Placement Satellites Subwoofer Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker ALAS Center speaker Place remote sensor at bottom of center speaker Insert
14. it is not try the Phantom or Simulated Surround mode Increase the surround speakers level using the level adjustment instructions found earlier in this manual 14 If there is no sound from the center speaker 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 Increase the level of the center channel using the level adjustment instructions earlier in this manual Check the connections between the subwoofer and the center speaker If you have low bass output Experiment with placement of the subwoofer Remember place the subwoofer in a corner to get maximum bass output from the system Increase the subwoofer level using the level adjustment instructions found earlier in this manual Increase the level of bass using the remote control Specifications ESC333 System Occasional refinements may be made to existing products Power Output without notice but will always Satellites meet or exceed original 35 Watts x 5 0 1 THD specifications unless otherwise Subwoofer stated 65 Watts x 1 0 1 THD Signal to Noise Ratio 90 dBA Input Impedance analog inputs 20k ohms Input Sensitivity analog inputs 400mV Auto Turn On Sensitivity analog inputs 2mV Frequency Response 6 dB 35Hz 20kHz Dimensions H x W x D Satellites each 4 3 8 x 3 3 16 x 3 3 4 inches 111x 81 x 95mm Subwoofer
15. l output that specific digital input is selected and the DVD player is playing Dolby Digital encoded material and once again in Dolby Pro Logic Note The Test Tone is used to calibrate the system to reproduce all program materials at the correct relative levels as was determined by the recording engineers When listening to actual surround encoded program material the volume level of the surround channels is generally lower than that of the front channels In fact virtually all of the dialogue and a substantial number of the effects in a movie are reproduced through the center channel Troubleshooting If there is no sound from any of the speakers Make sure the subwoofer is plugged into an active AC wall outlet 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 Make sure that the program material is playing Recheck the hookup connections referring to the Speaker Connections section If there is no sound from the surround speakers or sound is very low Check all connections between processor amplifier and each of the speakers Raise the surround volume from the remote control see Operation section Make sure the TV show or movie you are watching is recorded in Dolby Digital or Pro Logic Surround If
16. sing 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 output When using analog inputs TV or AUX Automatic Turn On is available only for the device that was last listened to before the ESC333 shut down In order to listen to the other device the ESC333 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 ESC333 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 connected 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 ESC333 will switch itself off after five minutes If the analog source that was selected prior to the digital source turning on is still playing the ESC333 will switch back to that other source Once a digital source is powered on and selected as an input turning on a device connected to the other digital input will not switch 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 ESC333 on or
17. support leg through remote sensor and into speaker The remote sensor may be placed anywhere using the supplied double sided tape Surround Speakers L eL E 74 Mounting Options Satellites and Surrounds E On shelves On the wall Optional bracket WB300 or WB300WHT white On optional stands FS300 or FS300WHT white two Speaker Source and Remote Sensor Connectors rear panel of subwoofer Center Digital Source A DVD or CD Cee Digital Output COAXIAL Left Front Right Front C O E Simply Cinema O Digital Source B DVD or CD Digital Output OPTICAL 19 Remote Sensor CENTER SPEAKERS LEFT SURROUND SPEAKERS AUX I Additional Audio Source REMOTE SENSOR INPUT o ON STANDBY AC POWER OFF Oo Right Left Surround Right Surround hihi D Speaker and Amplifier Connection Dashed lines indicate that 7 7777777 wire is not included Extension cables XC300 available in 10 foot lengths from your JBL dealer th ree operation Remote Control Battery Installation oJ c gt lt 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 o Master On
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19. ture is active 4 Input This control is available on both the front panel and the remote control It allows manual selec tion when the user repeatedly presses and releases the button for any of the ESC333 s four inputs The ESC333 features an Automatic Digital Input Selec tion feature that automatically switches the ESC333 to the source connected to one of its two digital inputs as soon as that device is powered on Please read the section 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 ESC333 s analog input is not the analog source that was listened to the last time the ESC333 was on and hence the Automatic Turn On feature is not available The Input switch also turns on the ESC333 when pressed see item 1 earlier in this section Whenever a specific input is selected either manually or automatically its indicator 14 15 16 or 17 on the ESC333 s front panel will be illuminated 5 Surround Mode Pressing and releasing this button allows the selection of different listening modes Surround 18 Phantom 19 and 3 Stereo 20 are available listening options for Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic Stereo 21 bypasses the surround processing and out puts sound through the right and left front speakers only In Surround mode all five satellites and the subwoofer
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