Owner's Manual

GETTING STARTED
Basic
Operation
Auto Function
Select
System
This
system
allows
you
to
automatically
switch
sources
by selecting
a function associ-ated with
the new source in a
single step,
without
having
to
press
an
input
or source select button. That
is, if,
for
example,
the radio is
playing
and
you
wish to switch to
playing
a
CD,
you
need
only press
the Disc 1 button
,
and
the unit will
automatically
switch to
CD
mode,
where the various function buttons will affect
the
CD
changer
rather than the tuner.
(You
can
open
the disc
tray
to
change
discs without
affecting
the tuner
operation.)
This
applies
for
the
following
sources and functions:
1.
Using
the remote control
Tuner: Preset
G
/
¤
buttons
4
CD:
Play/Pause
?
button
^
Tape:
Forward ? and Reverse
?
Play
buttons
7@
2. On the unit
CD:
Disc Direct
Play
buttons
(DISC
1, 2,
3)
Volume
Adjustment
Turn the Volume knob
G
clockwise to increase
the sound
level,
or counterclockwise to
decrease it. If
you
turn the volume
up
above the
maximum
level,
the volume level flashes in the
display.
This is a
warning
to lower the volume in
order to
prevent possible damage
to
your
loud-
speakers.
You
may
also
adjust
the volume
by
pressing
the Volume
Up
or Down buttons
U
on the remote control.
Sound can be
deceiving.
Over time
your hearing
"comfort level"
adapts
to
higher
volumes of
sound. What sounds "normal" can
actually
be
loud and harmful to
your hearing.
Guard
against
this
by choosing
a safe level BEFORE
your
hear-
ing adapts.
To Establish a Safe Level:
?
Start
your
volume control at a low
setting.
?
Slowly
increase the sound until
you
can hear
it
comfortably, clearly
and without distortion.
Once You Have Established a Comfortable
Sound Level:
?
Do not exceed that level.
Taking
a moment to do this now will
help
to
pre-
vent
hearing damage
or loss in the future. After
all,
we want
you listening
for a lifetime.
Tone
Adjustments
Boost
Each time the Boost button
fi
is
pressed,
the
tone
changes
as follows:
?
PowerBass: Reinforces low
frequencies
?
Treble Boost: Reinforces
high frequencies
?
Super
Boost: Reinforces both bass and treble
EQ
(Equalization)
Press the EQ button
fl
once to
display
the cur-
rent sound mode.
Press the EQ button
fl repeatedly
until the
desired sound mode is
displayed.
?
FLAT: No additional
equalization
?
POP:
Optimized
for
Top
40,
R &
B,
Soul and
Country
music
?
ROCK:
Optimized
for Hard Rock and
Heavy
Metal music
?
CLASSICAL:
Optimized
for orchestral music
?
JAZZ:
Optimized
for
jazz
music
Mute
(On
Remote
Control)
Press the Mute button
2
to mute
your
unit.
The Mute function silences the
unit,
which is
convenient for
answering
the
telephone,
etc.
The Mute indicator
r
will
appear
on the dis-
play.
Press the Mute button
2
a second time
to resume normal
play.
Display
Mode
(On
Remote
Control)
For
your
visual
enjoyment, your system
offers a
spectrum lighting display
that "dances" in time
to the music. You can select different
displays by repeatedly pressing
the
Display
Mode button
,
or
you may
turn the
lighting
display
off.
Demo Mode
With the unit
plugged
in but turned
off,
press
the
Play
Mode/Demo
button
h
for a continuous
visual
display
of the
system's
features.
Press it
again
to return to a
display
of the
current time.
FM
Stereo/ANR
(AM
Noise
Reduction)
When the FM radio
signal
is too weak to be
received in Stereo mode without
interference,
press
the FM
Stereo/ANR
button
°
to switch
to Mono mode for
improved reception.
When
recording
AM radio
transmissions,
press
this
button to reduce unwanted noise.
VMAx
VMAx is JBL's
proprietary technology
that cre-
ates an
ambient,
simulated surround-sound
stage
from a stereo
signal
or
Dolby
Pro
Logic-
encoded material
using only
two
loudspeakers.
It can be used with music and movies to create
a more
enveloping
sound. Press the VMAx but-
ton on either the main unit
?
or the remote
O
to activate or deactivate the VMAx mode. The
VMAx indicator on the
display
will be lit
when VMAx is active. In order to maximize the
effect,
the listener should be
approximately
10
feet in front of the
imaginary
line between the
two
speakers, facing
the
speakers.
The
speakers
should be
facing
the same
direction,
and should
be
placed
even with each other. If used in a
video
application,
the
speakers
should be to the
right
and the left of the
screen,
following
all the
other
guidelines
above. Please note that JBL
Soundgear speakers
are not
shielded,
and if
placed
too close to the screen
may
cause inter-
ference and
degradation
of the
picture.
Speaker
Placement
Speaker
Placement in a Video
Application
VMAx Virtual Surround
Real
Speaker
Phantom
Standard Stereo
10 feet
10 feet
31
35
34
33
33
PowerBass Treble Boost
Super
Boost
11