Harman-Kardon SB 16 Operation, Turning the Soundbar On and Off, Turning the Subwoofer On and Off

SB 16

Operation

Set the soundbar’s and subwoofer’s Power switches in their On positions.

On

Position

	Power
Power	Switch
Switch

Standby

Position

Turning the Soundbar On and Off

Manually: To turn the soundbar on manually, momentarily press the soundbar’s Power button.

Power Button

To put the soundbar into Standby manually, hold the Power button for at least three seconds.

NOTE: If you put the soundbar into Standby manually, you can turn it back on only by manually pressing the Power button again.

Auto turn-on:The soundbar has a signal detector that will automatically turn the unit on when it senses an audio signal at any of its inputs. To minimize power consumption, the signal detector is not activated unless the soundbar first senses any kind of IR remote signal. 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) – turning your 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 turn from Standby to On as soon as it detects an input signal at any of its Source input connections.

Auto turn-off:The soundbar will automatically enter the Standby mode if no audio signal is detected at any of its Source input connections for approximately 15 minutes. If you have 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 its Power button for three seconds. See Programming the Soundbar to Respond to Your TV Remote, on page 11.

If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, or if you will not be using the system for an extended period, set the soundbar’s Power switch to Off.

Turning the Subwoofer On and Off

The subwoofer will automatically turn itself on when it receives an audio signal, and it will return to the Standby mode when it has received no audio signal for 15 minutes. The subwoofer’s LED will turn blue when the subwoofer is on, and will turn amber when the subwoofer is in Standby.

If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, or if you will not be using the system for an extended period, set the subwoofer’s Power switch to the Off position.

Operation

Adjusting the System’s Volume

Press the soundbar’s Volume Up and Down buttons to raise and lower the system’s volume one 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.

Volume Buttons

If the system will not play loud enough or quiet enough, adjust the Trim Switch (see Soundbar Trim Switch, on page 10).

For the best sound, we recommend turning your TV’s built-in speakers off. Consult your TV’s owner’s manual to find out how to do this. If there is no way to turn your TV’s speakers off, you can adjust the TV’s volume so that your SB 16 system will always supply 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 comfortable listening 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 the soundbar’s Trim Switch to position 3 to compensate. See Soundbar Trim Switch, on page 10.

Muting the System

Momentarily press the soundbar’s Power button to mute the system. (The Power Indicator flashes blue.) Momentarily press the Power button again to un-mute the system. (The Power Indicator turns to a steady blue.)

Power Button

Soundbar Surround Mode Button

This button switches the sound between normal stereo (the Surround Mode Indicator turns white) and 3D Surround (the Surround Mode Indicator turns blue). The 3D Surround setting will produce a complete surround-sound experience for anyone sitting in front of and several feet away from the soundbar. Although it is particularly effective when watching movies, you can also try the 3D Surround setting for music.

Surround Mode Button

Soundbar SRC (Source) Button

Each press of this button switches the soundbar’s audio source between the optical digital connection, the coaxial digital connection and the analog connections.

Source Button

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