® TM ESC333 Simple setup guide thank you for choosing JBL. For more than 50 years, JBL has been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and reproduction, from live performances to 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.
Declaration of Conformity We, JBL Europe A/S Kongevejen 194B DK-3460 Birkerød DENMARK declare in own responsibility, that the products described in this owner's manual are in compliance with technical standards: EN 55 013/6.1990 EN 55 020/6.1988 EN 55 022/6.1993 EN 60 065/1994 EN 60 555-2-3/1987/88 Steen Michaelsen Michaelsen Steen JBL Europe Europe A/S JBL A/S Birkerød, DENMARK. DENMARK 6/99 Birkerød.
Important Note Automatic On/Off and Automatic Digital-Input Selection The ESC333 offers two unique user-convenience features: Automatic Turn-On/Shut-Down and Automatic Digital-Input Selection.
included “Smart” powered subwoofer/controller. Five satellites for left, right, center and surrounds. Power Foot for horizontal placement of center speaker. Versatile remote sensor and double-sided tape provided. Volume Mute Late Night Input 0 dB Test Delay Level Adjustment + – Bass + – Treble – + Surround Mode JBL ”error free“ speaker cables. Extension cable XC300 available in 10-foot lengths in either white or black. Remote control.
• Wall-mount brackets and floor stands available separately for the satellites. • Credit-card-type, fullfunction remote control. • JBL “error free” speaker cables simplify connection and eliminate possibility of out-of-phase wiring. • Center foot for horizontal placement of the center channel. • Rotatable JBL logos to allow for vertical or horizontal placement of the satellites. such as a DVD player.
one. Speaker Placement Satellites Subwoofer 0-2 ft. Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker. Center speaker. Place remote sensor at bottom of center speaker. Insert support leg through remote sensor and into speaker. The remote sensor may be placed anywhere using the supplied double-sided tape. Surround Speakers 5 – 6 ft. Mounting Options Satellites and Surrounds On shelves. On the wall. Optional bracket, WB300 or WB300WHT (white). -6- On optional stands, FS300 or FS300WHT (white).
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three. Operation + + + Remote-Control-Battery Installation. Push small tab towards battery slot and pull battery drawer out. Remove old battery. Rear-Panel Control Master On/Off Switch To operate unit, place this switch in the On/Standby position. The system will go into standby when no signal has been received and when no unit connected to any of its two digital inputs has been on for approximately five minutes. -8- Insert new battery with “+” side up, and slide battery drawer back into remote.
Remote and Front-Panel Controls and Indicators 20 23 19 5.1 Ch 18 16 15 14 24 22 25 26 21 Digital ProLogic Surround Phantom DIG. OPT DIG. COAX 4 Late Night TV AUX Volume Mute 2 6 Late Night 3 7 9 0 dB Test Delay Level 8 10 Input Adjustment + — 4 11 Bass + — 12 Treble — + 13 Surround Mode 5 1. Power This button, located only on the remote control, allows the user to manually turn on or off the ESC333.
4. Input This control is available on both the front panel and the remote control. It allows manual selection when the user repeatedly presses and releases the button for any of the ESC333’s four inputs. The ESC333 features an Automatic Digital Input Selection feature that automatically switches the ESC333 to the source connected to one of its two digital inputs as soon as that device is powered on.
+/– buttons (11). Levels set in one mode will stay valid for all other modes and are not independent. Please note that the status-bar indicator (27) will not display unless Adjustment +/– buttons are pressed. And, while the status-bar indicator (27) is on, channel indicators (28) and LVL (29) will not be displayed. Also, if adjustments are done in a mode where a certain channel is not available, the adjustment step for that channel is skipped.
Status-Bar Indicators LED Bar Indicators illuminate in response to adjustments in volume, delay, level, bass and treble controls.
Surround Modes Surround Use this mode for films recorded using Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic Surround. Phantom This mode creates surround sound from stereo recordings. The center channel is not used and the surround channels have a 20-ms delay. 3-Stereo Mode Use this mode to play back Pro Logic-encoded films when you do not want the surround channels to play. Stereo This mode plays a recording in traditional two-channel stereo.
Troubleshooting 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.
Specifications ESC333 System Power Output Satellites: 35 Watts x 5 @ 0.1% THD Subwoofer: 65 Watts x 1 @ 0.1% THD Occasional refinements may be made to existing products without notice, but will always meet or exceed original specifications unless otherwise stated.
CAUTI ON RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equalateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
