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This quick-start guide contains all the information you need to connect and set up your new JBL Cinema BD100 home theater system. To conserve our natural resources, your home theater system does not include a printed owners manual. An owners manual containing complete information about operating all of your new home theater systems features is available at our Web site. Go to www.jbl.com and download the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual. connecTions connect the SpeAkerS cAution: Before making any connections to the Bd100 receiver, ensure that the receivers Ac cord is unplugged from the receiver and the Ac outlet. Making speaker connections with the receiver plugged in and turned on could damage your speakers. Your Cinema BD100 receiver has color-coded speaker connectors and the Cinema BD100 speaker wires are color-coded to make it easy to properly connect the speakers. Your Cinema BD100 system is designed to be compatible with region management information that is encoded on most Blu-ray Disc and DVD recordings. Your system will only play discs that contain region coding for the area where your system was shipped and intended for sale:
AreA Where Sold Blu-rAy diSc region code dVd region code white red blue gray green purple black front left (+) front right (+) surround left (+) surround right (+) center (+) subwoofer (+)
() on all speakers Connect the speakers wire with the colored band to the receivers speaker terminal with the same color. Connect the speakers black wire to the black receiver speaker terminal directly under the colored terminal. FRONT R Speaker FRONT R FRONT L Speaker SUBWOOFER CENTER Speaker CENTER FRONT L Red Band to Red Tab White Band to White Tab Green Band to Green Tab Purple Band to Purple Tab SURR R Speaker Gray Band to Gray Tab Blue Band to Blue Tab SURR L Speaker VIDEO OUT AC INPUT 100240v50/60Hz 50W AUX IN COAXIAL IN FM 75W RADIO ANTENNA OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT NETWORK SURR R SURR L IMPORTANT: Make sure the (+) and () bare wires do not touch each other or any metal object on the receivers rear panel. Touching wires can cause a short circuit that can damage the BD100 receiver. USA, Canada Europe, Middle East Japan Korea, S.E. Asia Mexico, Latin America Australia, New Zeland Russia, India China For example, Cinema BD100 systems shipped to and sold in the USA will only play Blu-ray Discs that contain region code A and DVD discs that contain region code 1. 2 plAce the SpeAkerS Place the speakers and subwoofer according to the illustration below. connect A tV or Video diSplAy TV TV Place Center Speaker Above or Below Center of TV Place Left & Right Speakers on Either Side of TV Place Subwoofer with Speaker 4" 6"
(100mm 160mm) Away from Wall Composite Video Cable
(not supplied) Use this connection if your TV does not have an HDMI connector Use this connection if your TV has an HDMI connector HDMI Cable
(not supplied) Place Left & Right Surround Speakers to Sides of or Slightly Behind Listeners You can mount the left, right, center and surround speakers on the wall using picture hanger hardware. Placing the subwoofer with its speaker 4" 6" (100mm 160mm) from a wall maximizes bass performance and helps protect the exposed speaker unit from accidental damage. For more detailed speaker placement information, please go to www.jbl. com and download the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual. connect the rAdio AntennA FM Antenna (supplied) NOTE: If your TV supports the HDMI Audio Return Channel and you access digital TV channels from your TVs built-in tuner or you have other sources already connected directly to your TV, you can feed their sound to the Cinema BD100 system via the HDMI Out connectors Audio Return Channel, and they will not require additional connections to the receiver. connect to your Wired hoMe netWork To Internet Network Modem CAT-5/5E Cable
(not supplied) NOTE: Download the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual from www.jbl.com and refer to the Setting Up the Receiver section for information about joining the receiver with your network. h s i l g n E 3 www.jbl.com connecting your opticAl digitAl Audio Source deVice connecting your AnAlog Audio Source deVice Optical-Equipped Source Device Analog Source Device To Optical Digital Audio Output Remove Caps To Stereo Analog Audio Output Optical Digital Audio Cable
(not supplied) Stereo Audio Cable
(not supplied) connecting your coAxiAl digitAl Audio Source deVice Coaxial-Equipped Source Device connect the Ac poWer Power Cord
(supplied) To Coaxial Digital Audio Output Coaxial Digital Audio Cable
(not supplied) 100 240V 50/60Hz 4 seT up The receiver inStAll the BAtterieS in the reMote control To set up your BD100 receiver you will use the remote to navigate through the on-screen menus and to make selections from them. Power Button Setup Button Home Button Cursor Buttons Enter Button Clear/Exit Button DISC RADIO STREAM SOURCE 1 4 7 MUTE 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 DISPLAY VOL+
SETUP CH+
VOL HOME CH TOP MENU POP-UP MENU ENTER CLEAR/EXIT OPTIONS REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO SURR AB PROGRAM BOOKMARK THUMBNAIL ZOOM turn on the receiVer Press the receivers Power button to turn it on. Power Button Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to navigate through the menu list. To select a highlighted item, press the Enter button. The screen will change depending on your selection. To return to the previous screen, press the Cursor Left button. h s i l g n E 5 www.jbl.com seTup Wizard When you turn your BD100 receiver on for the first time, the on-screen menu will display the Setup Wizard introduction screen. Setup Wizard Welcome! Thanks for choosing JBL Cinema BD. The following steps will ensure you get the best performance from your new system. You can adjust any of these settings later and review advanced user settings by selecting Settings from the Home Menu. 1/5 ENTER Next Press the Enter button, and the language selection screen will appear. Setup Wizard Please the language you would like to use with JBL Cinema BD. seT The speaker disTances Before you use your Cinema BD100 system you need to enter the distance from each speaker to your listening position. When you installed your Cinema BD100 system, you may have had to place some speakers a little farther away from the listening position than others. Sounds that are supposed to arrive simultaneously from different speakers may blur, due to different arrival times. The BD100 receiver provides an adjustment that compensates for these real-world speaker placement differences, so your Cinema BD100 system can deliver a superior surround-sound experience. (Even if all your speakers are the same distance from the listening position you still need to enter their distances.) 1. Measure the distance from each speaker (except the subwoofer) to your main listening position. Write the distances down. 2. Press the remotes Setup button.The General Settings menu will appear. General Settings System Language Playback Parental Control Network 2/5 Previous ENTER Next After selecting the language you want the BD100 receiver to use, press the Enter button, and the Initial Setup TV resolution screen will appear. 3. Use the right Cursor button to select Audio Settings, then use the down Cursor button to select Speaker Settings. The Speaker Settings screen will appear. Setup Wizard JBL Cinema BD automatically selects the best resolution for most TVs. If you have an older display or other requirements, you can manually select your resolution. Otherwise, of if youre unsure, select Auto to continue. Upon making a selection the screen will change to the chosen resolution. You will be presented with the option to continue with the new resolution or Cancel to return to the previous resolution. If the screen remains blank please wait 15 seconds without pressing anything and the system will automatically return to the previous resolution. Auto 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/576p 480i/576i 3/5 Previous ENTER Next After selecting your TVs resolution, press the Enter button, and the Initial Setup aspect-ratio screen will appear. Setup Wizard PleasesSelect the best aspect ratio for JBL Cinema BD to use with your TV. The most common option is 16:9 Full. Consult the owners manual for additional details. 16:9 Full 16:9 Normal 4:3 Pan & Scan 4:3 Letterbox 4/5 Previous ENTER Next After selecting the aspect ratio that best fits your TV, press the Enter button to save your settings and then press it again to exit the Setup Wizard screens. Audio Settings Audio Output Speaker Settings Test Tone More... 4. Press the right Cursor button to select Test Tone, then press it again to select More... The Speaker Settings screen will appear and you will hear test noise circulate through each speaker in turn. The active speaker will be highlighted on the screen. (Use the remotes Volume button to lower the volume if the test noise is too loud.) Audio Settings Audio Output Speaker Settings L C R LS RS SUB 6 h s i l g n E 5. Press the Enter button when the speaker you want to adjust is highlighted. The Level and Distance adjustment selections for that speaker will appear. using The Bd100 receiver Press the remotes Home button to display the Home Menu screen:
Audio Settings Audio Output Speaker Settings L C R LS Level Distance SUB SUBS RS Home Menu DLNA Search Pandora Picasa YouTube FM Radio Bluetooth 6. Press the down Cursor button to highlight Distance, then press the Enter button to select it. The speakers distance adjustment will appear. Note: You do not need to adjust the individual speaker levels at this time. Audio Settings Audio Output Speaker Settings LS L L R SUB C 0.0 0.0 R RS 7. Use the right Cursor button to set the distance you measured for that speaker. (The distances show in meters. Each .3 meters equals 1 foot). The available sources are listed on the left. If a disc has been inserted into the receivers built-in disc slot, it will appear on the list as Blu-ray Disc, DVD Video, CDDA or Data Disc (audio or data CD-R disc). If you have inserted a USB device into the receivers USB port, it will appear on the list as USB. The Input source displays a screen that lets you access digital and analog sources you connected to the receivers rear-panel optical digital and analog inputs, as well as the HDMI Audio Return Channel. To select a source from the list, use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to highlight the desired source, then press the Enter button to select it. You can also select sources by pressing the four Source Selector buttons on the remote. Repeatedly press the Stream button to access available streaming services and Bluetooth. (Different streaming services are available in different regions. See the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual for details.) Repeatedly press the Source button to access audio sources you connected to the receivers rear-
panel connectors and the HDMI Audio Return channel. Audio Settings Audio Output Speaker Settings LS L L R SUB C 0.6 0.0 R RS 8. Repeat steps 5 7 for each speaker in the system (except the subwoofer). To return to the previous menu screen, press the Clear/
Exit button. 9. When you have set the distances for all the speakers, press the Setup button to exit the setup menu. For complete information about all of your Cinema BD100 systems settings and adjustments, download the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual from www.jbl.com. Source Buttons DISC RADIO STREAM SOURCE 1 4 7 MUTE 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 DISPLAY VOL+
SETUP CH+
VOL HOME CH TOP MENU POP-UP MENU ENTER CLEAR/EXIT OPTIONS REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO SURR AB PROGRAM BOOKMARK THUMBNAIL ZOOM For complete information about using all of your cinema Bd100 systems features, download the Cinema BD100 Home Theater System Owners Manual from www.jbl.com. 7 www.jbl.com SPECIFICATION:
Bluetooth Frequency range: 2402MHz ~ 2480MHz Transmitter power: <8 dBm (ERIP) Modulation: GFSK/ /4-DQPSK/8-DPSK Function: Streaming audio play, supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, A2DP v1.2, AVRCP v1.4, and Supports AAC. Power Working voltage: 100-240V~50/60Hz Power consumption: 50 Watts Standby consumption: 0.5 Watt Operating temperature: +41F +95F (+5C +35C) HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA Made in P.R.C. 2012 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. JBL is a trademark of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Blu-ray Disc and BD-Live are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. The Bluetooth word mark and logo are registered trademarks and are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, is under license. DivX Certified to play DivX and DivX Plus HD (H.264/MKV) video up to 1080p HD including premium content. DivX, DivX Certified, DivX Plus HD and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries and are used under license. DLNA, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.DTS-HD Master Audio Essential. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent Nos: 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,392,195; 7,272,567;
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