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ENGLISH

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two. 

Speaker, Source, and Remote-Sensor Connectors

(rear panel of subwoofer)

Speaker and Amplifier Connection

Dashed lines indicate that 
wire is not included

Left Front

TV

Audio Output

OPTICAL

Right

Left

Center

Right Front

Remote Sensor

COAXIAL

Right Surround

Left Surround

AUX

(Additional Audio Source)

Audio Output

Right

Left

Digital Source A

DVD or CD

Digital Output

Digital Source B

DVD or CD

Digital Output

Summary of Contents for escXcite

Page 1: ...ction 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 ...

Page 2: ...nt operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Declaration of Conformity We Harman Consumer Group International 2 route de Tours 72500 Chateau du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owner s manual are in compliance with technical standards EN 61000 6 3 2001 EN 6100...

Page 3: ...ource connected to its digi tal inputs when that source is powered on Upon power down of this digital unit if no other source is on the escXcite will switch itself off after five min utes If the analog source that was selected prior to the digital source turning on is still play ing the escXcite will switch back to that other source Once a digital source is powered on and selected as an input turn...

Page 4: ...iring subwoofer Late Night compression for nighttime listening without unexpected and objectionably loud passages All amplification and controls are mounted in the sub woofer eliminating the need for a separate control unit 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 Features 4 satellites and a cent...

Page 5: ...is pre sent Dolby Digital can also pro vide other AC 3 digital multi channel signals as well as 2 channel signals which can be decoded via Dolby Pro Logic processing into multichannel surround sound About DTS DIGITAL SURROUND THE FINEST 5 1 SURROUND SOUND TECHNOLOGY ON THE MARKET TODAY An amazing new technology for surround sound entertainment DTS Digital Surround is an encode decode system that d...

Page 6: ...t Front and Surrounds Speakers one Speaker Placement Satellites 0 2 ft Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker Place remote sensor at bottom of center speaker Insert support leg through remote sensor and into speaker Center speaker The remote sensor may be placed anywhere using the supplied double sided tape ...

Page 7: ...nnection Dashed lines indicate that wire is not included Left Front TV Audio Output OPTICAL Right Left Center Right Front Remote Sensor COAXIAL Right Surround Left Surround AUX Additional Audio Source Audio Output Right Left Digital Source A DVD or CD Digital Output Digital Source B DVD or CD Digital Output ...

Page 8: ...n no signal has been received and when no unit connected to any of its two digital inputs has been on for approximately five minutes Rear Panel Control Remote Control Battery Installation Push small tab towards battery slot and pull battery drawer out Remove old battery Insert new battery with side up and slide battery drawer back into remote ...

Page 9: ...e sub woofer or on the remote control Please note that if input selec tion is done by pressing the Input button the Automatic Digital Input Selection of the escXcite will be disabled until the escXcite shuts down When the escXcite 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 wil...

Page 10: ...ative 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 the Delay button allows adjustments of the sur round 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 DTS and Dolby Digi tal and from 15 ms all st...

Page 11: ... depending on which surround mode is chosen 22 Dolby Digital Indicates the presence of a Dolby Digital encoded 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 indi cator may be on by itself when analog inputs are used in con junction with Dolby Digital when using a dig...

Page 12: ...SH 12 LED Bar Indicators illuminate in response to adjustments in volume delay level bass and treble controls Status Bar Indicators Increase Decrease Volume Level Delay 0dB 0dB Increase Decrease Bass Treble ...

Page 13: ...7 provides visual indi cation 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 cen...

Page 14: ...l 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 cen ter channel using the level adjustment instructions earli er in this manual Check the connections between the subwoofer and the center speaker If you have low bass output Experiment with pla...

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