Denon DHT-S514 manual

DHT -S514 Sound Bar and W ireless Subw oofer S ystem O wner ’ s Manual C ontents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Accessories .........................................................................................................[...]

2 Introduction Thank you for choosing Denon. Modern flat-panel televisions are w onders of digital video, but leave little r oom for serious sound reproduction. Denon ’ s DHT-S514 home theat er sound bar speak er system will envelop y ou in r ich, room-filling sound. Simple t o set up and easy to use, the DHT -S514 transforms any T V into a hom[...]

3 Sound Bar Con trols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1) Po wer on/standby 2) T ele vision/HDMI I nput —select to watch television or connected HDMI equipment. 3) Bluetooth wireless input —select for Bluetooth pairing or playback. 4) Remote Learning —engages remote control learning. 5) Listening Mode —changes Listening M ode, stepping thr ough the three mo[...]

4 Locating DHT -S514 Components The sound bar of the DHT -S514 should be place as close as possible to the television screen. It should be centered left-to-right with the screen, and ideally no more than a f ew inches above or below . The most common location is below the screen. Sometimes this location can be difficult, because the base of the T V[...]

5 C onnec ting DHT -S514 to y our television DHT -S514 can be connected to your system one of five ways . I n order of pref erence they : q First Choice – HDMI Input ( ARC) —I f your television has an ARC (audio return channel) HDMI connector , connect it to one of the HDMI Input of the DHT -S514. This will pr ovide the best sound and several [...]

6 HDMI Input ( ARC) – First Choic e If your television has an ARC (audio return channel) HDMI connector , connec t it to one of the HDMI output of the DHT -S514 with the supplied HDMI cable. Often, with televisions that have multiple HDMI connectors, the number one HDMI connector will be the one equipped with ARC. Note: The T V also needs to be c[...]

7 Digital Optical Input – Third Choic e Use the supplied digital optical cable to connect your television ’ s optical digital output to DHT -S514’ s Optical Digital I nput. Other components connected to the television, such as a DVD/Blu-ray player or cable/satellite tuner , will automatically play through DHT -S514. ANALOG IN OPTICAL DIGITAL [...]

8 Analog Input – F if th Choice If your television has no digital audio outputs, connect its analog stereo audio output using the supplied 3.5 mm ster eo cable to the analog input of the DHT -S514. The analog outputs of most televisions are dual RCA jacks (typically red for right and white or black for left). Use the supplied adaptor to connect t[...]

9 The DHT -S514 Remote C ontrol A remote contr ol is supplied with DHT-S514. Its keys duplicate DHT -S514’ s front-panel buttons (“ v page 3 “S ound Bar Controls ”), with one addition (Day/Night), and one deletion (the “Learn ” key). Select TV / HDMI input Selects the Bluetooth® wireless audio input Po wer on/standby Day/Night; toggles[...]

10 About DHT -S514’ s A utomatic P ow er Modes (without the HDMI c able) DHT -S514 will automatically “wake -up” whenever any of its wired inputs r eceives an audio signal. Simply turning on your television will also turn on DHT -S514. (For Bluetooth pla yback you will need to turn on DHT -S514 manually using the remote control or top panel p[...]

11 Listening Modes DHT -S514 includes three Listening Modes for diff erent k inds of audio programs, r oom acoustics, or personal prefer ences. I t also has a special “Night Mode, ” which enhances low-volume listening, which is described in the follo wing sec tion. Select a Listening Mode using either Listening Mode k ey (front panel or remot [...]

12 Using Bluet ooth® DHT -S514 can stream music wirelessly , via Bluetooth, from any compatible Bluetooth device such as a mobile phone , tablet, or laptop computer . Pairing Y our Bluetooth D evice Before y ou can stream Bluetooth audio to DHT -S514, you must pair your device to DHT -S514. T o pair the device to the DHT-S514 f or the first time:[...]

13 T roubleshooting DHT -S514 DHT -S514 Does not power on • Is the DHT -S514 plugged into a prov en-live wall outlet? T r y a lamp or other k nown- good appliance. Av oid using outlets that are connected to switches or dimmers. No sound • Is DHT -S514’ s volume turned up? (Don ’t laugh; we do this one ourselves all the time.) • I[...]

14 Bluetooth connection problems • If a Bluetooth fault occurs (the device moves out of range, or stops pla ying due to low batter y or user input), DHT -S514’ s Bluetooth LED again blinks rapidly ; the DHT -S514 will automatically attempt to re- connect, and will resume playback when the Bluetooth source is in range. Note: On some devices y[...]

15 T rademar k information Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby , Pro L ogic, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are r egistered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by D&M Holdings Inc. is under license. Other trademarks and trade n[...]

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