JBL DSC 400, DSC 800 manual J U S T I N G S P E a K E R L E V E L S, Subwoofer Level Adjustment

A D J U S T I N G S P E A K E R L E V E L S

After you have connected the system					selected, note that all six speaker		sounds lower than the front
and positioned the speakers, the next					icons in the display are on (see		speakers when the front panel
step is to adjust the level of each					page 6), otherwise press LISTENING		display and the TV screen indicate
satellite, using the Test Tone, so that					on the remote until this is the case.		that the tone is coming from the
their levels at your normal listening					• Stop any external source, when		surround right (SR) speaker, press
position are identical. This					playing, and turn the volume until		the VOL + button on the remote
adjustment should be made with the					"VOL 20" is displayed.		control to increase the level of that
Test Tone only, not while you are					2. Press TEST TONE on the remote		speaker. The front panel and TV
watching a DVD movie.							screen will show the new level
					control. The test tone will start at
							setting. After a few seconds the
Remember that the rear speakers are					the front left (FL) speaker. After 3
							new setting will be memorized and
designed to operate only when there					seconds the sound will move to the
							the test tone will move to the
is action, ambience or effects behind					center (C) speaker, and then to the
							surround left (SL) speaker. Adjust
you. If you adjust the level of the rear					front right (FR), surround right (SR)
							the surround left (SL) speaker in
speakers incorrectly so that you					and surround left (SL) speakers in
							the same manner.
constantly hear sound behind you,					succession. The main display and
you will not get the proper surround					the TV screen will show the word		Then listen to the tone from all 5
effect.					"TEST" and will also indicate which		speakers again to verify that the level
							sounds the same at your normal
						ADJ/VOL +	listening position. Re-adjust each
							speaker up or down as required and
							press TEST TONE once more to
						Volume	cancel the test tone function.
Power	Close				Select	Source
	Open/
DVD VCD CD MP3					Headphone		Note: When matching the level of
						Volume
							each of the individual satellite
					SELECT	ADJ/VOL +	speakers, it is preferable to match the
							levels to the quietest channel. This
STANDBY					OPEN /		will give you more flexibility when
	STANDBY	DVD	TUNER	AUX	CLOSE
	GOTO	ZOOM	SETUP	TITLE	RETURN		adjusting the subwoofer level.
				MENU
	1	2	3	/ PBC	REPEAT
	4	5	6	ANGLE A - B

7		8	9	SLEEP	MUTE				After this setting is made all speaker
>10		0		LISTENING	+			ADJ/VOL +/-
	PROGRAM	N / P	TONE	SELECT					levels will be adjusted for any
	TEST TONE		TEST		ADJ/VOL
					_			SELECT
			ENTER						surround mode and any source
			SLOW	DISPLAY	LANGUAGE				selected.
					SUBTITLE
			STEP	AUDIO
		STOP	PLAY / PAUSE						Subwoofer Level Adjustment
									Once the level of the 5 satellite
									speakers has been set, you can
						speaker is operating. The test tone			adjust the level of the subwoofer to
1. Turn your	system on.								match. Insert a DVD disc and play a
							continues cycling among the 5		passage that you are familiar with.
• Press POWER on the front panel to
							speakers indefinitely.		Using the SELECT button on the
turn the system ON.
						3.	All 5 satellite speakers have been		remote, select the subwoofer level
• Sit in your normal listening position
									adjustment. Increase or decrease the
							pre-set to the same level (00 dB). If
and press STANDBY on the remote
									level of the subwoofer until you are
						the level of the tone from all 5
control, if the system has not turned
									satisfied with its level, relative to the
						speakers is the same at your
on already. The unit will go into the
									5 satellite speakers.
						normal listening position, no further
Active mode and the main display
						adjustment is necessary. Press
will come on and show "NO DISC", if
						TEST TONE again to cancel the test
the tray is empty still.
						tone function. You can skip step 4
• Turn on your TV and select the input
						and go to the next section.
on the TV to which the controller is
connected. The words "NO DISC"						4. If the level of all 5 speakers does
should appear on your TV, if the tray						not sound the same at your normal
is empty.						listening position you can adjust
• Insert a DVD disc.						each speaker up or down, 10 dB in
• If a disc is loaded already or if a						1 dB steps. For example, if the test
source different from DVD player is						tone from the surround speakers

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