JBL Celebrity 150 Car Stereo with Bluetooth User Manual

June 13, 2024
JBL

JBL Celebrity 150 Car Stereo with Bluetooth

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Product Information

The JBLCELEBRITY150 is an in-car head unit that provides audio entertainment while driving. It features a standard installation size of 1DIN and offers various functions for an enhanced audio experience.

Key Features

  • Standard installation size of 1DIN
  • Compatible with various car models
  • Includes mounting frame for easy installation
  • Multiple connection options (USB, SD/MMC slot, AUX IN JACK)
  • Front panel controls for easy operation
  • Power/MOD button for switching modes and powering on/off
  • Volume/Sel button for adjusting volume and selecting options
  • LCD display for visual feedback
  • Built-in sound adjustment features (VOL, BAS, TRE, BAL, FAD, LOUD, DSP, DX)

Installation and Connection

Choosing a place to install:

Before installing the JBLCELEBRITY150 head unit, choose a suitable location in your car’s dashboard.

Installation options:
  • Option 1: Installation with mounting frame
    • Insert the mounting frame into the car dashboard.
    • Select the appropriate tab according to the thickness of the dashboard material and bend them inwards to secure the frame in the panel.
    • Make all the necessary connections and insert the unit into the mounting frame.
    • Attach the decorative frame to the front of the unit.
    • If there is a need to remove the head unit, use the remove tools included in the kit.
  • Option 2: Installation without mounting frame
    • Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket and the screw holes of the main unit become aligned.
    • Attach the head unit to the brackets on both sides of the unit in at least two places using the fixing screws supplied with the head unit. Do not use screws with longer lengths or other thread sizes, as this may damage the device.

Connecting to the head unit:
The JBLCELEBRITY150 head unit has connectors located on the back for easy connection to various devices:

Connector Location
ANTENNA REAR
Rch LINE OUT REAR
Lch LINE OUT REAR
Rch LINE OUT FRONT
Lch LINE OUT FRONT

Front Panel Layout and Controls

Control Description
Power/MOD Button Short press to power on/off. Under power on status, short

press
to switch mode.
Volume/Sel Button| Adjust volume level and select options.
Display/Mute Button| Toggle display and mute audio.
LCD Display| Displays information such as track names, settings, and
more.
Reset Button| Press to reset the head unit to default settings.
Band switch/ID3 select| Switch between radio bands or select ID3 tags for audio
playback.
Tune Seek & Track forward Button| Navigate and select tracks forward during audio playback.
Tune Seek & Track reverse Button| Navigate and select tracks backward during audio playback.
Automatically memory storing| Automatically store radio stations into memory for quick
access.
Play/pause & Preset Button 1| Play/pause audio playback and access preset option 1.
Intro & Preset Button 2| Toggle intro mode and access preset option 2.
Repeat & Preset Button 3| Toggle repeat mode and access preset option 3.
Random & Preset Button 4| Toggle random mode and access preset option 4.
Preset Button 5| Access preset option 5.
Preset Button 6| Access preset option 6.
Release Button| Press to release the head unit from the mounting frame or
brackets.
AUX IN JACK| Connect external devices such as smartphones or MP3
players.
USB connector| Connect USB devices for audio playback or charging.
SD/MMC slot| Insert SD/MMC cards for audio playback.

General Settings

  • POWER /MOD Conversion: Under power off status, short press is power on. Under power on status, short press is switching mode, long press is power off.
  • SOUND ADJUSTMENT: Turn on (2) to adjust the desired volume quality. Press SEL button (2) to cycle through the following options: VOL (Volume), BAS (Bass), TRE (Treble), BAL (Balance), FAD (Fader), LOUD, DSP, DX.
  • STEREO VOLUME: Adjust volume level by using VOL/SEL (2) knob. Turn the VOL knob to the left to decrease the sound level and turn it to the right to increase the sound level. Note: The unit is initially set to volume mode.
  • BASS: Press VOL/SEL button(2) once to adjust bass level using the VOL/SEL(2) knob.

BEFORE YOU START

  • Congratulations on your purchase of the JBL Celebrity 150 in-car head unit! For correct installation and connection, as well as the correct use of functions during operation, we recommend that you read this manual first. Save it, it will be useful to you in the future.
  • The JBL Celebrity 150 head unit has a standard installation size of 1DIN and contains:
    • AM/FM tuner,
    • Player for audio files from USB flash drives,
    • Player for audio files from SD memory cards,
    • Bluetooth module that allows the head unit to work in hands free mode and play music from the connected device through the car audio system (BT Audio mode)
    • AUX input for connecting any audio sources with headphone output (players, smartphones, tablets, etc.)

INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF THE HEAD UNIT

Choosing a place to install

  • The head unit is intended for use inside the car.
  • To mount it, choose a regular place in the panel, provided by the car manufacturer.
  • If the dimension of footprint is not in 1-DIN format, select a suitable adapter frame to accommodate a standard 1-DIN footprint.
  •  If the design of the panel does not provide for a regular place for the installation of the head unit, choose the mounting location where the unit will not interfere with the normal driving function of the driver.
  • Avoid installing the unit where it would be subject to high temperature, such as from direct sunlight, or from hot air, form the heater, or where it would be subject to dust, dirt, or excessive vibration.

Choosing an installation method

  • Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. To use of unauthorized parts can cause malfunctions.
  • Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires the drilling of holes or other modifications of the vehicle.
  • Install the unit where it does not get in the driver’s way and cannot injure the passenger if there is a sudden stop. Like an emergency stop.
  • To avoid short circuits, disconnect the battery from the vehicle electrical system (if possible). After making connections, connect the positive terminal of the battery first, then the negative one.
  • Before final assembly of the unit, make sure all connections are correct and the system is working properly.

Installation option with the mounting frame

  1. Insert the mounting frame into the car dashboard.
  2. Select the appropriate tab according to the thickness of the dashboard material and bend them inwards to secure the frame in the panel.
  3. Make all the necessary connections and insert the unit into the mounting frame.
  4. Attach the decorative frame to the front of the unit.
  5. If there is need to remove the head unit, use the remove tools included in the kit.

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Installation option without the mounting frame, but using the factory head unit bracket in the car dashboard

  1. Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket and the screw holes of the main unit become aligned (are fitted).
  2. Attach the head unit to the brackets on both sides of the unit in at least two places. To do this, use the fixing screws supplied with the head unit. Do not use screws with longer lengths or other thread sizes, as this may damage the device.

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Connecting to the head unit
Location of the connectors on the back of the head unit:

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  • Note1:
    The red wire of the unit can only be connected to the ignition circuit (ACC). Connecting it together with the yellow wire to a permanent B+can lead to a discharge of the car’s battery during prolonged parking.

  • Note2:
    In some vehicles, the locaon of the red and yellow wires in the ISO connector may be reversed. If the settings are reset every time when the car ignition is turned off, swap the red and yellow wires in the connector.

    • Be careful when connecting the head unit. Incorrect connection can lead to its breakdown and void the right to warranty service.
    • When connecting the speakers, do not short-circuit the wires to the vehicle ground, to the +12 V power wire, or to each other.
    • The yellow wire must be connected to a wire that has a constant voltage of +12 Volts even with the ignition off. If you do not find such a wire, connect to the positive terminal of the battery after the fuse box.
    • The black wire of the unit can be connected to a grounded metal part of the vehicle. If you cannot find a suitable bolt or screw, contact your nearest vehicle dealer for assistance. To ensure reliable contact, remove paint and dirt from the areas of the surface that the wire is in contact with.
    • The blue wire is used to power the active antenna or control the switching on of the connected amplifier (remote control signal).

FRONT PANEL LAYOUT AND CONTROLS

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  1. Power/MOD Button
  2. Volume/Sel Button
  3. Display/Mute/ Button
  4. LCD Display
  5. Reset Button
  6. Band switch/ID3 select
  7. Tune Seek & Track forward Button
  8. Tune Seek & Track reverse Button
  9. Automatically memory storing
  10. Play/pause & Preset Button 1
  11. Intro & Preset Button 2
  12. Repeat & Preset Button 3
  13. Random & Preset Button 4
  14. Preset Button 5
  15. Preset Button 6
  16. Release Button
  17. AUX IN JACK
  18. USB connecter
  19. SD/MMC slot
General settings
  • POWER /MOD conversion
    • Under power off status,short press is power on,
    • Under power on status,short press is switching mode, long press is power off.
  • SOUND ADJUSTMENT
    • Turn on (2) can adjust the desired volume quality.
    • Press SEL button (2) will change in the following order.
    • **Option:

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**

  • VOLUME
    Adjust volume level by using VOL/SEL (2) knob. Turn the VOL knob to left to decrease the sound level, turn the VOL knob to right to increase the sound level.
    Note: The unit is initially set to volume mode.

  • BASS
    Press VOL/SEL button(2) one time. Adjust bass level by using VOL/SEL(2) Knob.

  • TREBLE
    Press VOL/SEL button(2) two times. Adjust treble level by using VOL/SEL(2) Knob.

  • BALANCE
    Press VOL/SEL button(2) three times. Adjust sound balance between left and right speakers by using VOL/SEL(2)Knob.

  • FADER (optional)
    Press SEL button(2) four times. Adjust sound balance between front and rear speakers by using VOL/SEL(2)Knob.

  • LOUD ON/OFF MODE
    In loud on mode the bass and treble response will be boosted.

  • DSP OFF/ON
    Select “DSP ON” FLAT ROCK POP CLASS DSP OFF menu male.

  • LOCAL/DX
    “LOCAL” position in areas with strong signals to let radio stop at only strong stations during manual turning select distant position in areas with weak signals to listen to all stations.

  • STEREO/ MONO
    When FM station are weak and are disturbed.listening can be improve by selecting MONO.

  • AREA SETUP

    • In Radio mode. Press SEL button for several seconds. LCD will be show from BEEP ON AREA USA/EUR. At AREA USA/EUR. You can use VOL +/- to select the AREA frequency.
      Note: *On Remote Control

    • Short press “MUT/DISP” button to turn on the mute, Press“MUT/DISP” again to turn off the mute.

    • Long press “MUT/DISP”, LCD screen shows clock “00:00”. Short press “MUT/DISP”, the hour flashes, rotate “VOL +/-” to adjust hour. Press “SEL” button, minute flashes, rotate “VOL +/-” to adjust the minute. If there is no operation within 5 seconds, the unit will memorize the current time and return to current mode.

  • RESET
    RESET button (5) is placed on the housing and must be activated with either a ball point pen or thin metal object. (Do not use sharp object to avoid damaging the unit.) The RESET button (5) is to be activated for the following reasons:

    • Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed.
    • All the function buttons do not operate.
    • Error symbol on the display.
Radio tuner mode
  • BAND SELECTION
    At tuner mode, press BAND button (6) to select the desired band. The reception band will change in the following order:

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  • STATION SELECTION
    During radio mode, Press “SEEK ” or “SEEK ” buttons shortly to automatically search a station, Press “SEEK ” or “SEEK ” buttons more than 1 second is operated as manual turning mode.

  • AUTOMATICALLY MEMORY STORING & PROGRAM SCANNING

    • Automatically Memory Storing
      Press AMS(MP3) button (9) for several seconds, the radio searches from the current frequency and checks the signal strength until one cycle search is finished. And then 6 strongest stations are stored into the corresponding preset number button.

    • Program Scanning
      Press AMS(MP3) button (9) shortly to scan preset station. When the AMS mode is carry out, “INT” appear on LCD display, the unit scan each stored station for 5 seconds,you also can press the corresponding number button or AMS button. Your desired station will start playing.

  • STATION STORING
    Press preset button (10~15)

  • RADIO MODE.
    M1 ~ M6

    • PRESET MEMORY is loaded when key is pressed for less than 1 second.
    • PRESET MEMORY is saved when key is pressed for longer than 1 sec.
Playback from USB flash drives and SD memory cards
  • Supported USB flash drives and SD memory cards
    The head unit works with USB flash drives and memory cards formatted only in the FAT32 file system.

  • PLAY / PAUSE
    Press button (10) pause function is activated. Music track play time INDICATOR flashes. Press it again to resum palying, press it more than 1 second is TOP function.

  • INT
    Press button (11): During INTRO ON, INT indicator comes on and begins playing the first 10sec of each song, until the last song is played. It begins playing the entire track from where INT started.

  • RPT
    Press preset button (12): Flash play mode: REPEAT ON / OFF is activated. When REPEAT ON, RPT INDICATOR comes on and repeats the current music track.

  • RDM
    Press preset button (13): During RANDOM ON, RDM INDICATOR is turned on and each track of disc is played in ramdom instead of normal order.

  • SELECT TRACKS

    • During USB/SD operation, press “SEEK ” (8) button or SEEK (7) button to move to the previous track or the following track, Track number shows on display. During USB/SD, hold SEEK (8) button or SEEK (7) to fast reverse or fast forward. Music play starts from when you release the button.

    • Press preset button (14-15):
      – MP3 MODE: 10 TRACK UP / DOWN is activated.

    • When the total track is 10 or less, KEY is inactivated.

Bluetooth mode
  1. Pairing connect.

    • Turn on car unit, put your mobile near the unit, activate your mobile bluetooth function. Soon the phone will find the new bluetooth device “CAR AUDIO”. Input the pairing password “8888” and clik OK. The phone will prompt the matching successful.
    • When the pairing connect is successful, on the LCD, it shows BT ON, and the bluetooth logo will stop blinking. Then you may perform the bluetooth operation.
    • REMARK: depend on bluetooth mobile, the bluetooth system support “HSP” “HFP” “A2DP” and AVRCP bluetooth profile.
  2. Handsfree phone service
    If your mobile phone have matched with the unit. You can dial calls out through your mobile phone. It will turn to unit automatically when calling come in and the calling phone number will indicat on the LCD screen.

    • Press the “BAND” button shortly to accept the call. Then you can talk with the other party through the mic on the panel.
    • Press “MUTE” button shortly to reject the call when calling come in.
    • Press “MUTE” button shortly to hang up after you finish the talk.
  3. Advance Audio distributing profile(A2DP) playing.
    Through mobile and unit A2DP connected, press “MODE” and turn to A2DP mode at the same time, the music playing in mobile can turn to the unit audio system play. “A2DP” will display on LCD.
    Press button in the panel can select the music track.

    • Press button shortly to pause the music playing.
    • Press “BAND” (mode) longly to temporarily discommect the bluetooth.
    • Press “BAND” (mode) button longly again to reconnect the bluetooth.
  4. Phone number book.
    This bluetooth system can automatically store incoming call numbers, up to 10 phone numbers.

    • Press “MUTE”(mode) button longly to enter the phone number book and press VOL button to look up the phone number.
    • Press “BAND” button once can call out you desired phone number.
  5. Interrupt bluetooth connection/reconnection.

    • Pressing the “BAND” button shortly to interrupt the bluetooth connection when your are talking a call and the voice can turn to mobile speaker.
    • Press “BAND” button again to reconnection.
      NOTE: Different mobile phone have different responses. We do not guarantee all the operation of connectable devices.
  6. How to delete stored phone number?
    You just can store ten number of missed, rejected and ANS under separately, and the first number will auto deleted when the 11th number calling.

  7. How to use “RECEIVED” “MISSED” “REJECTED” “MANU ANS/AUTO ANS” Functions.
    Press “MUTE” for 3 seconds to enter into “RECEIVED” “MISSED” “REJECTED” “MANU ANS/AUTO ANS”. Turn VOL button for choosing the telephone number.

AUX IN mode

  • You can connect any third-party audio source (player, smartphone, tablet, etc.) with a headphone output to the head unit. To do this, use a mini-jack 3.5mm adapter (purchased separately) by inserting it into the AUX input on the front panel.
  • To listen to music from an external source through the car audio system, press the MODE button (1) until the head unit enters the AUX mode.
    Note:
    Adjust the volume of the connected source so that the overall volume of the audio system in AUX mode roughly matches the volume of other sources, such as a USB flash driveor radio tuner. To quickly adjust the volume, use the knob (2) on the head unit.

Specifications

  • General:
    • Power supply: 12 V DC on-board network
    • Type of on-board network: with a negative terminal on the body (“mass”)
    • Supply voltage range: 11.0 – 14.4 V
    • Recommended speaker impedance: 4 ohms
    • Rated Output Power: 4 x 50 W peak
    • Installation dimensions (W x H x D): 178 x 50 x 87 mm
    • Fuse rating: 10 A
  • Tone Controls:
    • Bass (at 100 Hz): -10 dB / +10 dB
    • Treble (at 10K): -10 dB / +10 dB
  • USB/SD:
    • Signal to noise ratio: no less than 70 dB
    • Channel separation: no less than 70 dB
    • Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
  • FM Radio:
    • Frequency coverage:
    • 87.5 – 108 MHz (Europe)
    • 65.0 – 74.0 MHz (OIRT)
    • 87.5 – 108 MHz (S.America)
    • 87.5 – 107.9 MHz (N.America)
    • Sensitivity (S/N -30 dB): ≤15 dBu
    • Channel Separation: >30 dB
  • AM Radio:
    • Frequency coverage:
    • 522 – 1620 KHz (Europe/OIRT)
    • 520 – 1620 KHz (S.America)
    • 530 – 1710 KHz (N.America)
    • Sensitivity (S/N -20 dB): <42 dBu
  • Bluetooth:
    • Bluetooth version: 5.0
    • Bluetooth profile: AVCTP, AVDTP, GAVDP, RFCOMM, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HID
    • Bluetooth transmitter frequency range: 2.402 G~2.48 G
    • Bluetooth transmitter power: 4dBmax
    • Bluetooth transmitter modulation: GFSK(1 Mbps), π/4-DQPSK (2 Mbps), 8-DPSK (3 Mbps)
    • The maximum operation temperature is 70 °C
    • No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

ABOUT COMPANY

  • HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA
  • www.jbl.com

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