User manual JBL SYN-ATLAS

[. . . ] These buttons allow you to directly access a particular source device and play it through the system. The buttons are labeled "S-VID-1", "S-VID-2, "VCR", "VDP", "CD", and "AUX". Your Installer, with your consultation, has determined the sources available for use in your system. Therefore certain buttons may be inoperative, corresponding to the sources not present. [. . . ] If you need to turn off the sound to the system suddenly, for example, to take a phone call or to reply to someone, press the MUTE button. Notes 7 2. 0 ADVANCED OPERATIONS There are some Operations which go beyond the "basics" of the system and address its full array of functional capacities in detail. Before reading this Section, the Owner should have already read and mastered Section 1: Basic Operations. Your certified JBL Synthesis Installer will be glad to walk you through any or all of the information covered in this Section. 2. 1 Advanced Cinema Operations 2. 1. 1 Ambience Level Adjustment If you feel that the degree of Ambience -- sound coming from the Ambient Surround Speakers -- is too high or too low, you can adjust it by pressing the AMBIENCE + and AMBIENCE ­ buttons. Pressing the AMBIENCE + button increases the sound level of the Surrounds; pressing the AMBIENCE ­ button decreases the level. To reset the level to the "Reference Level" as preset by your JBL Synthesis Installer, press the REF button once. Link Back: See Section 1, Page 4-7 8 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 2. 0 2. 1. 2 Panorama Adjustment Panorama refers to the degree of stereo separation generated by the Left and Right Main Speakers when listening to the simulated stereo of Mono recordings or movies. This can be adjusted by using the SOUND STAGE, CENTER, and wbuttons, located at the left side of the remote controller. Pressing the SOUND STAGE button increases the separation, spreading the sound further. Pressing the button with the w button decreases the degree of Panorama or separation. 2. 1. 3 Setting Time Delay Time Delay refers to the delay in onset of the Ambient Speakers compared to the Main LCR Speakers. For an added sense of spaciousness, the listener can press the DELAY v button, which increases the delay from 15 to 30 mS in 5 mS steps. This can be effective with longer, narrower rooms, or with some sources which require a sound which is a bit more "echo­like" than standard. To activate this feature, press the button marked with the familiar Dolby logo. · Mono Enhance Of course, most people still occasionally like to listen to old Monaural tapes or records or watch old Mono movies. JBL Synthesis allows you to do this without sacrificing the cinema or sound­stage audio quality of the system. Mono Enhance was designed for these sources, and creates a spatial effect comparable to the sensation of stereo. To activate this feature, press the button marked MONO ENHANCE. 13 2. 2 Advanced Music Operations As we have discussed the Music System is virtually a "system-within-the-system", and can operate separately from the Cinema Mode. Within the Music System, there are a number of adjustments you can make directly from your Remote Controller. 2. 2. 1 Switching to the Music System Most listeners prefer to listen to Music in its classic "stereo" modality. This gives the perception that the listener is sitting in front of a bandstand, and that all of the sound is coming from the front of the room, where the band is visualized to be. To switch to this "pure stereo" mode, press the BYPASS button, which shuts off the Center Speaker and the Ambient Surrounds, thereby muting all of the Surround effects and engages the music speakers. Of course, other listeners like the sensation of being "inside the music". With the Center Speaker engaged and the Ambients playing, it can feel as if you are in the middle of the orchestra. For this experience, do not press BYPASS. 14 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 2. 0 2. 2. 2 Music Modes Of course, there is music and then there is music. The JBL Synthesis System allows you to configure it to play different types of music and to take advantage of their different characteristics. [. . . ] The components are of the highest quality, and many are built to withstand the rigors of professional use. This Section outlines service policies and warranties. 3. 2 Audio Service · Electrical components All Electronic components are fully warranted for two years, including parts and labor. Any problems occurring within the two year warranty period will be covered by the JBL Synthesis exclusive "48-hour nodown-time" Service Policy. · Loudspeakers All Loudspeakers are fully warranted for five years, including parts and labor. [. . . ]