JBL 5.1 SoundBar Manual
- Service manual (45 pages) ,
- Quick start manual (12 pages) ,
- Owner's manual (4 pages)
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What's in the box
Soundbar Main Unit 
Subwoofer 
Remote Control 
Wireless Surround Speakers 
Power Cables* (4ft, 1200mm) 
HDMI Cable (6.6ft, 2000mm) 
AUX cable (4ft, 1200mm) 
Optical Cable (4ft, 1200mm) 
Calibration Microphone 
Wall-Mount Brackets 
Product Information & Wall-mounted guide 
* Power cable numbers varied by regions
Place your soundbar
Place the soundbar on the table
Wall mount the soundbar
Use tape to stick the wall-mounted paper guide on the wall, push a pen tip through the center to mark the wall-mounted bracket location and remove the paper.
Screw the wall mount brackets on the pen mark; Fix the screw at the back of soundbar; then hook the soundbar on the wall. 
Dock the wireless speakers
Wireless speakers charge during soundbar standby mode.
Connect your soundbar
Connect to your TV
Connect to other devices
Power your system
Control your soundbar
- Top Panel
![Top Panel Controls]( "Harman - JBL Bar 5.1 - Top Panel Controls")
- Remote control
![Remote controls]( "Harman - JBL Bar 5.1 - Remote controls")
- Power
- Source*
- Play / Pause
- Volume -
- Volume +
- Previous
- Next
- Wireless Surround Level+
- Wireless Surround Level-
- Mute
- Bass +
- Bass -
- Sound mode**
- Soundshift On / off
- Shuffle / Repeat
- Calibrate Audio
- Night mode On / off
- Dim display
- Bluetooth
- Audio Sync +
- Audio Sync -
*Switch between HDMI ARC/ HDMI 1/ HDMI 2/ HDMI 3/ Optical/ AUX/ Bluetooth/ USB
**Switch between Standard/ music/ movie/ voice/ sports sound mode or press and hold 5 seconds to reset default audio setting
- Wireless Speakers
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Bluetooth® connection
Press Remote Control Bluetooth button to enter Bluetooth source
Connect with your phone
Remark: Press and hold Remote control Bluetooth button for 3 seconds if you want to pair another mobile device
Set up Wireless Surround Sound
Audio Calibration will optimize the wireless speaker sound settings for a better surround sound experience.
JBL SoundShift®
Press Soundshift button to enable Soundshift feature. 
While Soundshift is on, play and pause your music source to enjoy auto-switch between your mobile devices (A) and TV (B). When Soundshift is off, press the Bluetooth button on the Remote Control to listen to Bluetooth source.
(A) 
(B) 
Respond to Your TV Remote Control
Use your own TV remote control to control your soundbar
For most Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio TVs
The soundbar responds to your TV remote control automatically. Press and hold soundbar remote control SHUFFLE button if you want to disable this function.
For other TVs
Please manually program the soundbar to respond to your TV remote control step by step. First, press and hold VOLUME+ and SOURCE button to enter learning mode. 
Then, press POWER button on the soundbar and press POWER button on the TV remote control.
Follow the same procedure for VOLUME - and VOLUME +. For mute, press both VOLUME + and VOLUME - button on soundbar and press MUTE button on TV remote control. Press and hold VOLUME+ and SOURCE button on soundbar again and now your soundbar responds to your TV remote control.
Product Specifications
| Total Maximun Power | 510W |
| Soundbar Maximum Power | 150W |
| Subwoofer Maximum Power | 300W |
| Surround Speaker Maximum Power | 2 x 30W |
| Surround Speaker Play Time | 10 hours |
| Battery charge time | < 3 hours |
| Soundbar Transducer Size | 6 x 2.25" racetrack drivers 3 x 1.25" tweeter |
| Subwoofer Transducer Size | 10" |
| Max SPL | 104db |
| Frequency Response | 35Hz to 20KHz |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C - 45°C |
| Audio Inputs | 1 Analog, 1 Optical, Bluetooth, USB |
| HDMI Video Inputs | 3 |
| HDMI Video Output (with Audio Return Channel) | 1 |
| HDMI HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth Profile | A2DP V1.3/ AVRCP V1.6 |
| Bluetooth Frequency Range | 2402MHz-2480MHz |
| Bluetooth Max Transmitting power | 9dBm (EIRP) |
| Bluetooth Transmitter modulation | GFSK, π/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK |
| 5.8G Wireless Frequency Range | 5725MHz- 5875MHz |
| 5.8G Max Transmitting power | 9dBm (EIRP) |
| Soundbar Dimensions (W x H x D) | 1148 x 58 x 93 (mm) \ 45" x 2.3" x 3.7" |
| Soundbar Weight | 3.9kg \ 8.6 lbs |
| Subwoofer Dimensions (W x H x D) | 440 x 305 x 305 (mm) \ 16" x 12" x 12" |
| Subwoofer Weight | 13kg \ 28.7 lbs |
| Surround Speaker Dimensions (W x H x D) | 165 x 59 x 93 (mm) \ 6.5" x 2.3" x 3.7" |
| Surround Speaker Weight | 0.6kg \ 1.3 lbs |
| Packaging Dimensions (W x H x D) | 1008 x 379 x 455 (mm) \ 39.7" x 14.9" x 17.9" |
| Packaging Weight (Gross) | 20.95kg \ 46.1 lbs |
This equipment is a Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth.
There are no restrictions in use in EU.
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