Harman Kardon SB 16 Owner's Manual

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Operation9SB 16OperationSet the soundbar’s and subwoofer’s Power switches in their On positions.Turning the Soundbar On and OffManually: To turn the soundbar on manually, momentarily press the soundbar’s Powerbutton.To put the soundbar into Standby manually, hold the Power button for at least threeseconds.NOTE: If you put the soundbar into Standby manually, you can turn it back on onlyby manually pressing the Power button again.Auto turn-on: The soundbar has a signal detector that will automatically turn the unit onwhen it senses an audio signal at any of its inputs. To minimize power consumption, thesignal detector is not activated unless the soundbar first senses any kind of IR remotesignal. This does not have to be a remote code that has been learned by the soundbar(see Programming the Soundbar to Respond to Your TV Remote, on page 11) – turningyour TV on or changing its volume via its remote will be enough.Once the soundbar’s signal detector has been activated, the unit will automatically turnfrom Standby to On as soon as it detects an input signal at any of its Source inputconnections.Auto turn-off: The soundbar will automatically enter the Standby mode if no audio signalis detected at any of its Source input connections for approximately 15 minutes. If youhave programmed the soundbar to respond to your TV remote’s on and off commands,you can manually put the soundbar into the Standby mode without having to hold itsPower button for three seconds. See Programming the Soundbar to Respond to Your TVRemote, on page 11.If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, or if you will not be usingthe system for an extended period, set the soundbar’s Power switch to Off.Turning the Subwoofer On and OffThe subwoofer will automatically turn itself on when it receives an audio signal, and itwill return to the Standby mode when it has received no audio signal for 15 minutes. Thesubwoofer’s LED will turn blue when the subwoofer is on, and will turn amber when thesubwoofer is in Standby.If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, or if you will not be usingthe system for an extended period, set the subwoofer’s Power switch to the Off position.Adjusting the System’s VolumePress the soundbar’s Volume Up and Down buttons to raise and lower the system’s volumeone step at a time. Hold down the buttons to raise or lower the volume continuously.NOTE: The lowest setting of the Volume Down button will mute the system.If the system will not play loud enough or quiet enough, adjust the Trim Switch (seeSoundbar Trim Switch, on page 10).For the best sound, we recommend turning your TV’s built-in speakers off. Consult yourTV’s owner’s manual to find out how to do this. If there is no way to turn your TV’sspeakers off, you can adjust the TV’s volume so that your SB 16 system will alwayssupply most of the sound:1. Using the volume buttons on your TV, turn its volume all the way down.2. Then use the soundbar’s Volume Up/Down buttons to set the sound to a comfortablelistening level.This way, your SB 16 system should always be louder than your TV’s speakers. NOTE:This may reduce the volume of your TV’s output connection, so you may have to set thesoundbar’s Trim Switch to position 3 to compensate. See Soundbar Trim Switch, on page 10.Muting the SystemMomentarily press the soundbar’s Power button to mute the system. (The Power Indicatorflashes blue.) Momentarily press the Power button again to un-mute the system. (ThePower Indicator turns to a steady blue.)Soundbar Surround Mode ButtonThis button switches the sound between normal stereo (the Surround Mode Indicatorturns white) and 3D Surround (the Surround Mode Indicator turns blue). The 3D Surroundsetting will produce a complete surround-sound experience for anyone sitting in frontof and several feet away from the soundbar. Although it is particularly effective whenwatching movies, you can also try the 3D Surround setting for music.Soundbar SRC (Source) ButtonEach press of this button switches the soundbar’s audio source between the opticaldigital connection, the coaxial digital connection and the analog connections.OnPositionStandbyPositionPowerSwitchPowerSwitchPower ButtonPower ButtonSurround Mode ButtonSource ButtonVolume Buttons