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Thank you for purchasing a JBL

Cinema 

Vision

System.

This Quick-Start

Guide will help you with a basic system installation.

For detailed infor

mation

on any step

,

please refer to the Owner

’s

 Manual.

W

e strongly recommend

that you read the two Owner

’s

 Manuals for the loudspeakers and for the

CVR700/CVPD50 for complete details on how to install,

configure and

operate the JBL

Cinema 

Vision System,

as well as for the important safety

infor

mation they contain.

FIGURE 1 – SPEAKER

PLACEMENT

The colors shown for each speaker correspond to

the matching output ter

minal connection on the

back of the CVR700.

FRONT LEFT

SPEAKER

(White)

BACK

SURROUND 

LEFT

SPEAKER

(Brown)

BACK

SURROUND 

RIGHT

SPEAKER

(Tan)

CENTER SPEAKER (Green)

SUBWOOFER

(Purple)

SIDE

SURROUND

LEFT

SPEAKER

(Blue)

FRONT RIGHT

SPEAKER

(Red)

SIDE

SURROUND

RIGHT

SPEAKER

(Gray)

Step 1.

Install the CVPD50 plasma screen and place your 

speakers in the listening room.

See the owner

’s

 manual

for instructions on assembling the credenza stand for the

CVPD50 screen or for wall-mounting;

see the CVSA

T50

owner

’s

 manual for instructions on assembling the

CVTS50 table stands or for wall-mounting

.The

CVSA

T50 speakers may be mounted in-wall using the

optional CVIW50 in-wall adaptors and CVRIF50 rough-in

frames

.

Proceed to Step 2 on back cover

.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

JBL

CINEMA VISION

SY

STEM 

QUICK-ST

AR

T GUIDE

CONNECTIONS COLOR

GUIDE

Audio Connections

Left

Right

Front

Center

Side Surround

Subwoofer

Back Surround 

Digital Audio 

Connections

Coaxial

Optical

Video Connections

Composite

S-Video

Match the colored jacks on the CVR700 to the appropriate

jacks on your source equipment or speakers

.The colors are

standardized,

but not all equipment or connectors use them.

PRO CINEMA

COMES HOME

Step 2.

Connect the speakers to the receiver:

red (+)

on speaker to colored (+) on receiver

,

and black (–) to black (–).

Step 3.

Connect the Subwoofer Pre-Out jack to the Line-In jack on your subwoofer

.

You may adjust the settings on the subwoofer later as needed.

Step 4.

Connect 

AM and FM antennas

(Fig
.

2

).

Step 5.

Optional Connection of External Components – 

See inside spread.

Step 6.

Final Connection Sequence:

First – 

Plug CVPD50 and CVR700 power cords (and exter

nal components’ cords

,

if any) into 

AC power outlets

.

Use a mirror to locate connect

ors on underside of CVPD50.

Second

– 

Tu

rn

 on CVPD50

master power switch (“1”

position;

depressed toward rear of unit).

Make sure CVR700 is in Standby mode – power LED red.

Third

– 

Last

step is to connect JBL Digital Link

cable from CVR700 output to port on underside of CVPD50.

Do not

connect this output port to any device other than the JBL Cinema 

Vision CVPD50 screen.

You have now completed a basic installation of the JBL Cinema 

Vision System.

After a few configuration adjustments

,

described in 

Steps 7 through 11 on the inside spread,

you’ll be ready to enjoy the finest in home theater entertainment!

Notes:

1.
Press and hold for 2 seconds and release the P

ower On button to tur

n on all devices programmed into the remote;

press and hold

 the P

ower Off button to tur

n all of these devices off

.

2.
Press and hold for 2 seconds and release any Source Input selector on the remote to tur

n on the CVR700,

CVPD50 and source devi

ce

,

to select the source

,

and to begin playing the last disc

,

tape or television channel.

3.
For exter

nal sources

,

or when 

Autosize is off

,

press the Letterbox button repeatedly to scroll through applicable video-display

 options (with or without black bars

,

scaling

,

aspect ratio).

Press the F

rame button to scroll through all options

.

BACK SURROUND

(7.1 SYSTEM ONLY)

RIGHT SPEAKER

BACK SURROUND

(7.1 SYSTEM ONLY)

LEFT SPEAKER

FRONT RIGHT 

SPEAKER

FRONT LEFT

SPEAKER

CENTER

SPEAKER

SUBWOOFER

+    

_

+    

_

LINE IN/SUB/LFE

+    

_

SURROUND (5.1 SYSTEM)

SIDE SURROUND (7.1 SYSTEM)

RIGHT SPEAKER

+    

_

+    

_

+    

_

SURROUND (5.1 SYSTEM)

SIDE SURROUND (7.1 SYSTEM)

LEFT SPEAKER

+     

_

AM Antenna

CVPD50

FM Antenna

FIGURE 2 – SPEAKER 

AND SY

STEM CONNECTIONS

FIGURE 3 – HOW 

T

O
 USE

THE BINDING-POST

SPEAKER TERMINAL

®

JBL

CINEMA VISION

SY

STEM

QUICK-ST

AR

T GUIDE

PRO CINEMA

COMES HOME

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Alter

nate positions for surround 

speakers in a 5.1 system;

required positions 

for back surround speakers in a 7.1 system.

JBL

Digital Link

Important:

Plug in 

last

,

after AC

po

wer
.See

Step 5.

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