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Harman-Kardon SB15/230 manual

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    S B 1 5 / 2 3 0 Designed to Entertain . ™ User Guide English Ac tive Speaker S ound bar[...]

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    2 2 3 SB 1 5 /23 0 Soundbar Home T heater Speak e r S ys tem Owner ’ s Manual T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 3 Description and Featur es ................................................................................ 3 Included ....................[...]

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    2 2 3 ENGLISH Harman K ardon ® SB 1 5 /230 Inclu ded Introduct ion Thank you for pur chasing the Harman K ardon® SB 15/230 speak er system, with which you ’ re about to begin many years of listening enjo yment. The SB 15/230 has been custom-designed to provide the ex citement and pow er of the cinema experience in your own living r oom. While s[...]

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    4 4 5 Surround Mode Button Surround Mode Indicator Powe r Button Powe r Indicator V olume Up/Down Buttons Source Selector Button Source Indicator Po wer Button: When the soundbar is in the Standb y mode (the Po wer Indicator is amber), press this button t o turn the SB 15/230 system On. (The Po wer Indicator turns blue.) NO TE: When the soundbar is[...]

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    4 4 5 0 180 VOLUME MIN MAX CROSSOVER POWER ON OFF PHAS E ENGLISH Sub wo ofer Rear- Panel C ontrols Crossover Knob: T his knob adjusts the subwoofer’ s crossov er bet ween 50Hz and 150Hz.The higher you set the Cr ossover k nob, the higher in fr equenc y the subwoofer will operate and the mor e its bass will “ overlap” that of the soundbar . Th[...]

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    6 6 7 Pla cin g th e So und bar on a Tabl e If your T V is placed on a table, y ou can place the soundbar on the table directly in front of the T V stand, c entered with the TV screen. As long as the sur face of the table is flat, the soundbar will r est on its rubber bumpers. Wal l-Mounting the Soundbar If your T V is attached to a w all, you can [...]

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    6 6 7 ENGLISH Source Connec tions Analog: Use the supplied ster eo audio cable to connect the soundbar’ s Source 1 (analog) input to your TV ’ s ster eo audio output. If your TV has t wo sets of audio output jacks, use the set that has a fix ed (not variable) output level . This will let you turn your T V’ s speakers all the wa y off while th[...]

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    8 8 9 T u rnin g the Sou ndba r On and O f f Set the soundbar’ s Power swit ch to On (press the switch ’ s white dot). Pow er Switch T o turn the soundbar O n automatically: T he soundbar will automatically turn itself on when it receiv es an audio signal at the Source 1 (analog) inputs . T o turn the soundbar O n manually: Momen tarily press t[...]

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    8 8 9 ENGLISH Subwoofer V olume Knob Use the subwoof er’ s V olume knob to balance the bass with the rest of the sound . Play music or movies that you ar e familiar with and adjust the subwoofer’ s V olume knob so the bass sounds balanced on both music and films. Listen t o several differ ent music recor dings and film soundtracks that contain [...]

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    10 10 11 Y ou can program the soundbar so it will respond to y our TV remote ’ s Po wer , Mute, V olume Up , V olume Down and Source commands . This lets you con trol your whole home theater system with a single r emote. Befor e beginning to program the soundbar , have your T V remot e handy . W e recommend sitting down in front of the soundbar .[...]

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    10 10 11 ENGLISH T roubleshooting If the soundbar does not turn on: Check that the soundbar pow er supply’ s AC cord is plugged int o a working A C • outlet, and that the pow er supply is plugged into the soundbar . Check that the soundbar’ s Po wer switch is in the On position. • If the subwoof er does not turn on: Check that the subw oofe[...]

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    12 Spec ificat ions SB 15/230 Syst em Frequency Response 50Hz–20kHz SB 15CNTR Soundbar SB 15SUB Subwoof er Input Rating DC 24V , 2.5–2.7A Input rating: AC 230V , 50Hz, 100W Amplifier Po wer 25 watts x 2 Amplifier Po wer 100 watts RMS T weeter T wo 3/4" domes (one per channel), video-shielded W oofer 10" cone, ven ted enclosure Midrang[...]