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JBL Legend CP100

smartphone receiver

This quick start guide will introduce you to the 
basics of the JBL Legend CP100 smartphone 
receiver. Please refer to your owner’s manual for a 
more in-depth look at installation and functions.

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. Using Bluetooth for hands-free calling

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JBL Legend CP100

To pair your phone 
and receiver using 
Bluetooth, tap the 
“Phone” button and 
press “Yes”. Then 
pull up the pairing 
screen on your 
phone and select 
the CP100. You can 
now receive calls, 
and make calls by 
using the onscreen 
dialer or selecting 
a contact.

Bluetooth is not 
available when  
using Apple CarPlay 
or Android Auto. 

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9

. Playing music via USB

To play digital music 
stored on a USB 
thumb drive, plug  
the drive into the  
USB port, and tap  
the “Media” button. 
You can then 
browse your music 
by artist, album, 
genre, and playlist.

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10

. AM/FM radio

From the home 
screen, tap FM or 
AM. You can then 
find stations by 
direct tune, auto 
scan, or manual 
search. Press the 
double arrow  
key once to tune 
manually; hold the 
double arrow key to 
engage seek tuning. 

You can save up to 
10 presets. To set 
one, press and hold 
the preset button 
until the station’s 
frequency appears.

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Installation

Wiring connection guide

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To install the Legend CP100, you’ll need to buy or 
fabricate a vehicle-specific mounting bracket.

Function

Wire color

Function

Wire color

ACC power

Red

Front left s

White

Constant power

Yellow

Front left speaker –

White/black

Ground

Black

Front right s 

Gray

12v out

Yellow/black

Front right speaker –

Gray/black

Rear left s

Dark green

Parking brake

Light green

Rear left speaker –

Green/black

Reverse signal

Violet/white

Rear right s

Violet

Optional rear camera

Yellow RCA

Rear right speaker –

Violet/black

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Bluetooth

®

  

microphone 
input

Optional steering wheel 
control adapter input

Wiring 
harness 
input

USB input 

(iPhone,  

Android, and  

extension cables 

sold separately)

Front and rear preamp 
outputs for optional 
external amplifier(s)

2

. Rear panel connections

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JBL Legend CP100

The home screen is your base of operations. From it, 

you can tap the screen to select:

Phone

  to make and receive hands-free phone calls

Media

  to play MP3 files from USB, or engage Apple 

CarPlay or Android Auto from your compatible phone

FM

  to listen to FM radio broadcasts

AM

  to listen to AM radio broadcasts

Settings

  to adjust system settings

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. Home screen

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JBL Legend CP100

After installation,  
or if you’ve discon-
nected and recon-
nected your car’s 
battery, you’ll first 
need to program the 
date and time by 
tapping the arrows 
on the screen.

Tap “Settings” on 
the home screen to 
change  languages,  
activate day/night 
mode, change the 
date/time, adjust 
audio settings, and  
connect to your 
Bluetooth devices.

4

. Setting up

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6

. Using Apple CarPlay

To engage Apple CarPlay, you simply need to plug your  
compatible iPhone 5 or iPhone 6 into the USB input and tap  
the Apple CarPlay button that appears on the home screen. 
From there, you can use the touchscreen or your voice to 
control select Apple apps.

Tap the JBL icon to return to the home screen.

To engage Android Auto, you just plug your compatible 
Android Phone into the USB input and tap the Android Auto 
button that appears on the home screen. You can then use 
the touchscreen or your voice to control select apps. This 
feature might require you to download Android Auto from 
the Google Play™ store.

7

. Using Android Auto

Display

 

Size: 6.75"
LCD type: TFT active matrix 
Pixels

1,152,000 [800 x 480 x 3 (RGB)]

Illumination: LED

Power 

General Power Requirement:

 

14.4V DC (11–16V allowable)
Operating Temperature: -20°C  

to 85°C (-4°F to 185°F)
Power Output: 20W RMS x4 

(Primary amplifier ratings per  

CEA-2006 standard

Power output measured at 4 Ohms 

and < 1 % THD+N) 

S/N ratio: 107 dBa (reference:  

1W into 4 ohms)

Audio Output Level

 

Front, rear preamp outputs: 

2V/10k ohms (max)

FM tuner

Frequency range: 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
Sensitivity: 11 dBf (0.8 uV/75 ohms)
Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB

AM Tuner

Tuning: 530 – 1,170 kHz
Sensitivity: 25 uV/20 dB

USB 

USB Standard: USB 1.1/2.0
Max Current Supply: 1.0 A
USB Class: MSC  

(Mass Storage Class)
File System: FAT 16/32, NTFS
File Playback: MP3

Bluetooth

Version: Bluetooth 4.0
Output Power: +4 dBm Max. 

(Power class 2)

Rear View Camera

:  

Composite video

Chassis

Width: 178mm (7”)
Height: 100mm (3.94”)
Depth: 142mm (5.6”)
Weight: 1.5kg (3.3 lbs.)

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Specifications

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1. 

Power button

  turns the receiver on and off

2. 

Volume button

  paises and lowers the volume level

3.  

Push-to-talk button

  lets you engage Android Auto™ and 

Apple CarPlay

®

 voice control functions

3

. Front-panel buttons

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