ESCXCITE (serv.man2) - JBL Audio User Guide / Operation Manual

for choosing JBL. For over 55 years, JBL has 

been involved in every aspect of music and film recording and 

reproduction, from live performances to monitoring 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.

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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.

WARNING:

 

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, 

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

• To disconnect the plug from the AC outlet, pull on the plug itself,

not on the cord. Pulling the cord may break the wire.

•  Disconnect the plug from the AC outlet whenever the unit is to be

left unused for an extended period of time.

•  Do not place furniture or other heavy objects on the cord, and

avoid dropping heavy objects on it. Also, do not make a knot 
in the cord; this can damage it and cause a fire hazard.

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.

The exclamation point within an 
equilateral triangle is intended to 
alert the user to the presence of 

important operating and maintenance 
(servicing) instructions in the literature 
accompanying the appliance.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Harman Consumer Group International

2, route de Tours
72500 Chateau-du-Loir
France

declare in own responsibility that the products described in this
owner’s manual are in compliance with technical standards:

EN 61000-6-3:2001
EN 61000-6-1:2001
EN 55013:2001 
EN 55020:2002 
EN 61000-3-2:2000 
EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001
EN 60065:2002

Gary Mardell

Harman Consumer Group International

Chateau-du-Loir, France 06/04

Bring the thrill of live performance and movie sound

to the home environment by calling on JBL’s professional engineering leadership.

Titanium-laminate-dome tweeter, 

sealed enclosure

Bass-reflex enclosure

FreeFlow

™

flared

Cinema Loudspeaker Series

© 2004 Harman International Industries, Incorporated 

JBL is a registered trademark of 
Harman International Industries, Incorporated.

Part No.YOM400108-0001

JBL Consumer Products

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www.jbl.com

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The escXcite offers two unique
user-convenience features:
Automatic Turn-On/Shut-Down
and Automatic Digital-Input
Selection. 

The Automatic Turn-On feature
will turn the escXcite on as soon
as a source connected to its dig-
ital inputs (such as DVD, CD
player with digital output, or
any other device featuring a
coaxial or optical digital output)
is switched on, or as soon as the
unit connected to its last-used
analog input starts outputting
sound.

When using digital inputs, the
Automatic Turn-On can be acti-
vated by turning on either one
of the connected digital sources
such as a DVD player or a CD
player with digital output. When
using analog inputs (TV or
AUX), Automatic Turn-On is
available only for the device
that was last listened to before
the escXcite shut down. In order
to listen to the other device,
the escXcite input needs to be
manually selected by using the
Input button on the product
and on the remote, which, in
turn, disables the Automatic
Digital-Input Selector until the
escXcite is shut down.

The Automatic Turn-Off shuts
the unit down five minutes after
all sources connected to its dig-
ital inputs are powered down
and the device connected to its
selected analog input stops
playing.

The Automatic Digital-Input
Selector automatically selects
the source connected to its digi-
tal inputs when that source is
powered on. Upon power down
of this digital unit, if no other
source is on, the escXcite will
switch itself off after five min-
utes. If the analog source that
was selected prior to the digital
source turning on is still play-
ing, the escXcite will switch
back to that other source. Once
a digital source is powered on
and selected as an input, turn-
ing on a device connected to
the other digital input will not
switch the input until the
selected digital device is first
powered off. 

These two features can only be
used if the customer does not
manually turn the escXcite on or
off, and does not manually
select an input source. Once
either of these selections is
made manually, the automatic
features are disabled as 
follows:

1. If the escXcite is turned off
manually, it will not turn back
on automatically for at least
five minutes. During these five
minutes, it can be turned on
either from the front panel or
via the remote control.

2. Once an input source is
selected manually, the Auto-
matic Source-Selection feature
will remain disabled until the
escXcite shuts down.
3. Once any one of the two
devices connected to the
escXcite digital inputs is pow-
ered on and its input is selected
by the escXcite, the device 
connected to the other digital
input of the escXcite cannot be
automatically selected until the
already selected digital device is
powered down.

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• Complete, self-powered DTS,

Dolby* Digital surround
processor with four satellite
speakers, a center channel
loudspeaker, subwoofer,
remote control, and all ampli-
fication built-in. 
(Just Add TV!)

• Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro

Logic*, including Phantom
and 3-Stereo, and Stereo
listening modes.

• Automatic Turn-On and Turn-

Off.

• Automatic Source Switching

for the digital inputs.

• Two digital (one optical and

one coaxial) inputs and two
analog inputs.

• 2-Way video-shielded micro-

satellites with titanium-lami-
nate tweeters and common
voicing for all five channels,
and a 6.5", long-throw, floor-
firing subwoofer.

• Late Night compression for

nighttime listening without
unexpected and objectionably
loud passages.

• All amplification and controls

are mounted in the sub-
woofer, eliminating the need
for a separate control unit.

• Remote controllable via out-

board remote eye that can be
mounted with the center
channel or separately, so that
the subwoofer can be hidden
away. 

4 satellites and a center channel
loudspeaker.
Wall-mount brackets.

“Smart” powered
subwoofer/controller.

JBL ”error-free“ speaker cables. 

Foot for horizontal placement of
center speaker. Versatile remote
sensor and double-sided tape
provided.

Remote control.

Digital coax input cable and
analog RCA input cable.