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Active speaker soundbar SB 16/230 Owner’s Manual 0243CSK - HK SB16 230V OM v6.indd 1 07/10/10 15:59:00[...]
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SB 16/230 2 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 DESCRIPTION AND FEA TURES 3 INCLUDED ITEMS 3 SOUNDBAR TOP-P ANEL CONTROLS 4 SOUNDBAR REAR-P ANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 4 SUBWOOFER REAR-P ANEL CONTROLS 5 SPEAKER PLACEMENT 6 PLACING THE SOUNDBAR ON A T ABLE 6 WALL-MOUNTING THE SOUNDBAR 6 PLACING THE SUBWOOFER 6 CONNECTIONS 7 SOURCE CONNECTIONS 7 POWE[...]
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Introduction, Description and Features, Included Items 3 SB 16/230 Introduction Please register your product on our W eb site at www .harmankardon.com. Note: Y ou’ll need the product’ s serial number . At the same time, you can choose to be notified about our new products and/or special promotions. Thank you for purchasing the harman kardon ® [...]
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Soundbar T op-Panel Controls and Soundbar Rear -Panel Controls and Connections SB 16/230 4 Power Button Surround Mode Button Volume Up/Down Buttons Source Selector Button EQ Switch T rim Switch Source 2 (Coaxial Digital) Input Source 2 (Optical Digital) Input Source 1 (Analog) Input Wireless Code Switch Power Switch Power Input Soundbar T op-Panel [...]
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SB 16/230 5 Subwoofer Rear -Panel Connections Subwoofer Rear -Panel Controls Crossover Knob: This knob adjusts the subwoofer’ s crossover between 50Hz and 150Hz. The higher you set the Crossover knob, the higher in frequenc y the subwoofer will opera te and the more its bass will “overlap” that of the soundbar . This adjustment helps achieve [...]
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Speaker Placement SB 16/230 6 Speaker Placement Placing the Soundbar on a T able 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. Attach the supplied rubber feet to the soundbar as shown in the illustration. As long as the table’ s surface is fla t, the soundb[...]
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AUDIO OUT OPTICAL DIGI TA L OUT COAXIAL DIGI TA L OUT 7 Connections SB 16/230 Connections Source Connections Analog: Use the supplied stereo audio cable to connect the soundbar’s Source 1 (analog) input to your TV’ s stereo audio output. If your TV has two sets of audio output jacks, use the set that has a fixed (not variable) output level. Thi[...]
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Connections SB 16/230 8 Power Connections After you have made and verified all of the source connections above: 1. Connect the DC power supply to the soundbar’ s power connection. Then plug the supplied AC cord into the DC po wer supply and into an active, unswitched AC outlet. DO NOT plug this cord into the accessory outlets found on some audio [...]
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Operation 9 SB 16/230 Operation Set the soundbar’ s and subwoofer’ s Power swit ches in their On positions. T urning the Soundbar On and Off Manually: T o turn the soundbar on manually , momentarily press the soundbar’ s P ower button. T o put the soundbar into Standby manually , hold the Power butt on for at least three seconds. NOTE: If you[...]
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Operation SB 16/230 10 Subwoofer Volume Knob Use the subwoofer’ s Volume knob to balance the bass with the rest of the sound. Play music or movies that you are familiar with and adjust the subwoofer’ s Volume knob so the bass sounds balanced on both music and films. Listen to several different music recordings and film soundtracks that contain [...]
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11 SB 16/230 Programming the Soundbar to Respond to Y our TV Remote Programming the Soundbar to Respond to Y our TV Remote Y ou can program the soundbar so it will respond to your TV remote’ s power off, mute, volume up, volume down and source commands. This programming lets you control your whole home theater system with a single remote. Before [...]
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12 SB 16/230 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If your SB 16/230 system isn’t performing the way you think it should, check to see if the problem is covered in this section before calling your dealer or contacting a harman kardon representative. Problem Solution If the soundbar does not turn on: Check that the soundbar po wer supply’ s AC cord [...]
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Specifications 13 SB 16/230 SB 16/230 System Frequency response 50Hz – 20kHz SB 16 CTR Soundbar Midrange transducers Two x 3" (75mm) cones per channel, video-shielded High-frequency transducer One x 3/4" dome per channel, video-shielded Amplifier power 25 watts x 2 Power requirement 24V DC, 2.5A – 2.7A Dimensions (H x W x D) 110mm x 9[...]
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HARMAN Consumer, Inc. 8500 Balboa Boulevard, Northridge, CA 91329 USA 516.255.4545 (USA only) Made in P.R.C. © 2010 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. All rights reserved. harman kardon is a trademark of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Features, specifications and a[...]