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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.

• 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 surround, try the
Phantom or Simulated Sur-
round mode.

• Increase the surround-

speakers’ level, using the
level-adjustment instructions
found earlier in this manual. 

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.

Troubleshooting

Specifications 

ESC 360 System

Power Output

Satellites:
25 Watts x 5 @ 0.1% THD
Subwoofer:
60 Watts x 1 @ 1% THD

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

80 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):
111 x 81 x 92mm
Subwoofer:
315 x 300 x 310mm

Occasional refinements may 
be made to existing products
without notice, but will always
meet or exceed original speci-
fications unless otherwise 
stated.

Summary of Contents for Simply Cinema ESC 360

Page 1: ...eproduc 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 ...

Page 2: ...NG 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 o...

Page 3: ... 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 i...

Page 4: ...ing subwoofer Late Night compression for nighttime listening without unexpected and objection ably loud passages All amplification and con trols 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: ...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 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 ...

Page 6: ...ft 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: ...ub 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 li...

Page 10: ...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 ...

Page 11: ...h 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 ...

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 indication of the adjust 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 ...

Page 14: ...ker 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 su...

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