JBL Cinema SB400 Owners Manual EN - Page 4

SOUNDBAR PLACEMENT PLACING THE SOUNDBAR ON A TABLE If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table directly in front of the TV stand, centered with the TV screen. As long as the surface of the table is flat, the soundbar will rest on its metal feet . • Set the soundbar's EQ switch in the "Table" position. See Soundbar Rear-Panel Controls and Connections, on page 2. IMPORTANT: Do NOT plug the soundbar's power cord into an AC outlet at this time. • Set the soundbar's EQ switch in the "Wall" position, and set the soundbar's Power switch in the "On" position. See Soundbar RearPanel Controls and Connections, on page 2. 5. Attach the soundbar to the bracket by sliding the bracket's upper tabs into the slots on the back of the soundbar. The soundbar's slots allow you to adjust the soundbar's angle on the wall to ensure that it is level. Insert Tabs on Bracket into Grooves in Soundbar SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT 1 WALL-MOUNTING THE SOUNDBAR 2 If your TV is attached to a wall, you can use the included wall-mount bracket to mount the soundbar on the wall directly below the TV screen. 1. Determine the location for the soundbar on the wall. Make sure that the top of the soundbar will not block your view of the TV screen when it is mounted on the wall. 2. Hold the bracket against the wall as a template and mark the locations of the soundbar wall-mount bracket holes on the wall. The three holes should be evenly spaced 7-1/16" (18cm) apart, and the bracket slots are designed to accept 4mm screws. Make sure that the holes are at the same height. See the illustration below. Mark Three Bracket Hole Locations 7-1/16" (18cm) Apart 3 3. Making sure that the bracket's flat side is against the wall, attach the wall-mount bracket to the wall at the locations you marked, using hardware that is appropriate for the wall's construction and materials. Note that the soundbar weighs 7.3 lb (3.3kg). Be sure to use hardware that can support this weight. 4. After reading the Connections section on page 5, connect all cables to the soundbar. 4 The performance of a subwoofer is directly related to its placement in the listening room and its physical position relative to the other speakers in the system. While it is true that in general our ears do not hear directional sounds at the low frequencies where subwoofers operate, when installing a subwoofer within the limited confines of a room, the reflections, standing waves and absorptions generated within the room will strongly influence the performance of any subwoofer system. As a result, the specific location of the subwoofer in the room does become important to the amount and quality of bass that is produced. For example, placing the subwoofer next to a wall generally will increase the amount of bass in the room; placing it in a corner (1) generally will maximize amount of bass in the room. However, corner placement can also increase the destructive effect of standing waves on bass performance. This effect can vary depending on the listening position - some listening positions may yield very good results while others may have far too much (or too little) bass at certain frequencies. In many rooms, placing the subwoofer along the same plane as the soundbar (2) can produce the best integration between the sound of the subwoofer and that of the soundbar. In some rooms, the best performance could even result from placing the subwoofer behind the listening position (3). We strongly recommend that you experiment with placement before choosing a final location for your subwoofer. One way you can determine the best location for the subwoofer is by temporarily placing it in the listening position and playing music with strong bass content. Move around to various locations in the room while the system is playing (putting your ears where the subwoofer would be placed), and listen until you find the location where the bass performance is best. Place the subwoofer in that location.