JBL Professional Performance BASSQ - Manual (Page 4)

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INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of
this Performance
™ Series JBL BassQ ™
processor! You have purchased a
product that embodies the best of what
JBL
® engineers have learned about the
emotional power of audio reproduction
in more than fifty years of preeminence
in the field. This processor has been
designed and crafted to provide the user
with a high level of sonic performance.
Special attention has been paid to
minimizing the number of components
in the audio signal path, resulting in
extremely low distortion, excellent
transient response and wide dynamic
range. JBL products set new bench-
marks in audio technology and,
when used as part of a complete JBL
Performance Series system, will bring
the ambience and acoustics of some of
the world’s greatest concert halls and
theaters into your home.
To obtain the best performance from this
processor, please be sure to completely
read this user’s manual and use the JBL
BassQ processor only in accordance
with its instructions.
FEATURES
The JBL BassQ processor features
the following:
Minimum Phase Distortion
The algorithms used to calculate and
correct the room modes are designed
to give the best results with the least
amount of phase-induced distortion.
This is unique to the JBL BassQ
processor and is not available from
any other product.
Mono or Stereo Inputs
Supporting both LFE and stereo sub-
woofer inputs allows for a greater
range of applications and allows the
JBL BassQ unit to be used with a variety
of different processors. Although the
system has been designed to work
with the rest of the Performance Series
system, including AV1 and AVA7,
the unit can be used in almost any
system and can improve the in-room
response of almost any installation.
Multiple Subwoofer Outputs
Up to four subwoofers can be optimized.
Multiple subs allow better seat-to-seat
response and can greatly improve
the listening experience over a single
subwoofer. The JBL BassQ unit allows
optimizing multiple subs to achieve
the most accurate in-room response
possible.
Auto Turn-On and Power-Sequencing
Due to the high current demands of
power amplifiers at the instant of
turn-on, the JBL BassQ processor is
equipped with a power-sequencing
circuit that turns on each amplifier in
a delayed sequence, avoiding the large
instantaneous current demand (and
possible circuit breaker tripping) that
could otherwise occur, should more than
one amplifier turn on at the same instant.
Multiple Microphone Inputs
Multiple microphones allow for the
optimization of multiple seats. This
results in a larger listening area that
benefits from a more accurate room
optimization.
Two Listening Curves
Two different playback curves have been
implemented to better match the type of
playback material. Cinema mode closely
follows the standard for playback curves
used in commercial cinemas and scoring
stages. This will allow the system to
closely match the experience of the
directors and producers of popular films
and TV shows. Music mode is a gentler
playback curve that better mimics the
frequency response in most music
production studios.
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
(1) JBL BassQ processor
(1) Remote control
(1) 120V power cord
(1) 230V power cord
(4) Microphone
(4) Microphone bases
(8) Microphone stands
(two per microphone)
(1) Rack-mount set with hardware
(1) 3.5mm male to 3.5mm male
power trigger cable
(1) 2.5mm male to 3.5mm male
cinema/music trigger cable
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