Polk Audio SurroundBar 3000 Instant Home Theater User Manual

Polk Audio SurroundBar 3000 Instant Home Theater

ABOUT YOUR SURROUNDBAR 3000 IHT

Thank you for choosing the SurroundBar 3000 IHT from Polk Audio. You’re about to discover how the legendary Polk Audio sound makes watching TV and movies so much more exciting. Using a single-bar loudspeaker and a wireless subwoofer, the SurroundBar 3000 IHT produces a wide soundstage and rich, full sound. Polk Digital Logic® offers spectacular performance and convenience. And there’s even more about the SurroundBar 3000 IHT you’ll enjoy:

• No rear speakers, and no rear wires.
• Compact design complements today’s flat panel TVs.
• Easy to set up. Instant home theater in minutes.
• Upgrades any flat panel TV audio with a bigger, fuller sound.
• A complete home theater experience from a single bar loudspeaker and an unobtrusive wireless subwoofer.
• A wireless subwoofer can be placed anywhere in the room within 50′ of the bar. 6′ optical cable for the absolute easiest hookup from your TV to the bar.
• Built-in wall mount and included bump-on pads ensure a wide range of locating options.
• Provides upgraded audio for today’s Blu-Ray discs

INSIDE YOUR SURROUNDBAR 3000 IHT CARTON

BAR CONTROLS

1. Learn—Puts the bar into “learning mode” so you can program it to respond to commands from your remote control.
2. Source—Changes which input source you are listening to.
3. Power —Turns on the bar or puts it in standby mode.
   • LED—A light that shines green, orange,  or red to indicate operating status.
4. Mute—Mutes the sound coming from the SurroundBar 3000 IHT.
5. Volume Up and Down —Adjusts the volume of the SurroundBar 3000 IHT.
6. Power Switch—Turns the bar on or off, but you can leave it on all the time.
7. Power Connection—The bar power supply connects here.
8. Audio Inputs (Source 1, 2, or 3)—Where you connect your TV (or other source) to the SurroundBar 3000. Use the 6′ optical cable (Source 1) provided or analog
   L/R audio cable (Source 2 & 3) not included.
9. Channel ID Switch—Select the “channel” for the wireless subwoofer signal. Don’t forget to select the same “channel” on the subwoofer.
   NOTE: You’ll probably never need to adjust these switches. If you put more than one SurroundBar 3000 IHT system in your home, use different channel ID switch settings so the systems don’t interfere with each other.

BAR LED

NORMAL MODE:

• Green Steady—Power is on all is well.
• Red Steady—The bar is in standby mode.
• Green Two Blinks—A remote control signal is received successfully.
• Green Slow Blinking—The system is muted.
• Green Fast Blinking (After pressing the volume up button)—You have reached the maximum volume.
• Green Fast Blinking (At power up)—The bar and subwoofer have established a wireless connection.
• Orange Fast Blinking (At power up)—The bar and subwoofer have failed to establish a wireless connection.
• LEARNING MODE: (See page 8 for instructions.)
• Orange Blinking—The bar is in learning mode.
• Orange Steady—The bar is in learning mode and a bar button has been selected.
• Green Blinking—The bar has successfully learned a remote control command.
• Red Blinking—The bar has failed to learn a remote control command.
  Red and Orange Blinking—Learned IR codes have been successfully erased.

REMOTE CONTROL

1. Power —Turns on the bar or puts it in standby mode.
2. Mute—Mutes the sound coming from the SurroundBar 3000 IHT.
3. Source 1, 2, or 3—Changes which input source you are listening to.
4. Volume Up and Down ( + / – )—Adjusts the volume of the SurroundBar 3000 IHT.
5. SUB Volume Up and Down ( + / – )_ Adjusts the volume of the subwoofer

SUBWOOFER CONTROLS

1. Channel ID Switch—Select the “channel” for the wireless subwoofer signal. Don’t forget to select the same “channel” on the bar.
2. Power Switch—Turns the wireless subwoofer on and off, but you can leave it on all the time if you wish.
3. Power Connection—The subwoofer power cord connects here.

SUBWOOFER LEADS

• A. Link—LED shines green when the subwoofer is active and communicating with the bar.
• B. Protect—Shines red when the subwoofer is in protection.

WHERE TO LOCATE YOUR BAR

FOR THE BEST SOUND

• It’s easy. The bar comes with rubber pads already attached, so it will sit securely on any flat surface. Just center the bar under your TV screen. If your TV is housed in a media center, you can place the bar above the TV. If your TV is wall-mounted, the bar can be mounted right beneath it. The bar has built-in keyhole slots that make it easy.

WHERE TO LOCATE YOUR SUBWOOFER

FOR THE BEST SOUND

• Your wireless subwoofer is really easy to place and can go just about anywhere in the room. Plus you don’t have to worry about connecting wires, because the only wire you have to plug in is the power cord. And that’s it.
• Here’s a little trick: If you place your subwoofer in a corner of your room, it will reinforce the subwoofer’s output, making it sound louder.

HOW TO CONNECT YOUR BAR

• This is really easy, too. You probably have two sources for a signal: your TV or a cable/satellite TV box.
• We recommend you use the optical output from your TV so you can enjoy the highest quality audio for TV and DVDs. If your TV does not have an optical output, you can use the optical output from your cable/satellite box and then connect your DVD player using one of the other SurroundBar 3000 inputs.

HOW TO CONNECT YOUR SUBWOOFER

• Your subwoofer receives a wireless audio signal from the bar, so all you need to do is plug in the power cord. Make sure the sub’s Channel ID switch is set to the same number as the bar’s Channel ID switch. (Both Channel ID switches should be set to the same number out of the box.)

HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE SOUND

WHEN TV SPEAKERS ARE ON

• You should hear a sound from the bar. If you don’t, turn up the volume on the bar using its volume control buttons. If your bar is connected to your TV, there’s a very good chance your TV speakers are also playing. It’s impossible to give specific instructions on how to turn off the speakers for every TV, but here’s a way to do it that covers many of the TVs out there.

1. On your TV remote control, find a “menu” or “setup” button.
2. Press this button. You should see an on-screen menu.
3. Next, look for an option to control audio functions and select it.

FINE TUNING YOUR SURROUNDBAR 3000 IHT

• The next thing you’ll want to do is adjust the subwoofer to blend with your bar. This will ensure the system produces the best sound.
• To set the subwoofer’s volume, play a variety of source material— some music, a movie soundtrack with great special effects, a movie chapter or a part of a concert in which people are speaking. Adjust the volume until what you hear sounds natural to you in your normal viewing location.

HOW TO SET UP A REMOTE CONTROL

FOR YOUR SURROUNDBAR IHT

• SMARTBAR™ PROGRAMMING NOTE:
• For your SurroundBar to respond to your remote control, you MUST FIRST program the bar to respond to your television’s original IR (Infra-Red) remote. An RF (Radio Frequency) remote will not work. Other remotes (cable, satellite) will work only after you have programmed the bar to respond to the TV’s IR remote.
• Programming Instructions: Your SurroundBar IHT is currently programmed to respond to the remote control that is included with the product. However, we strongly recommend programming the SurroundBar to also respond to your existing remote control using the steps illustrated below. This will enable you
  to operate all of your components using a single remote control. While programming the SurroundBar, ignore anything that may be displayed on the TV screen.

1. The SurroundBar is turned on and the LED is solid green. And you have sound coming from the bar.
2. Press and hold “LEARN” for 2 seconds, or until LED blinks orange, then release the “LEARN” button
3. Press and release Volume Up “ ” The LED turns solid orange.
4. Hold TV remote 1′ – 2′ from SurroundBar
5. Tap the “Volume Up” button on your TV’s remote control 4 – 8 times, once per second. Tap, do not hold
6. When the LED blinks green quickly for 3 seconds, the command has been learned. The LED will become solid green.

Repeat steps 1-6 to program the “Volume Down” ( ), Source, Mute, and Power buttons ()

• Note: If your bar fails to learn certain IR remote codes, the power LED will blink red. Try erasing any previously programmed codes (see below) and carefully repeat steps 1-6 above.
• Code Erasing Procedure: If you have programmed your SurroundBar IHT to respond to a remote control and you no longer want it to do so, erase the codes by pressing the LEARN key for about two seconds while the unit is in standby mode (power LED is red). You’ll know that previously learned codes have been successfully erased when the power LED blinks orange twice.
• Note: This procedure removes ALL of your bar’s remote control programming. If you only need to change the programming for some of the bar buttons, follow the six steps in the sequence previously described to redo any previous programming. The SurroundBar will continue to respond to the provided credit card remote control.

TROUBLESHOOTING

• The bar does not power on.
• Ensure you have plugged the power supply into a live wall outlet.
• Ensure that all components of the power supply are connected properly.
• Ensure the power supply is properly connected to the bar power input.
• Ensure the rear panel power switch is in the “on” position.
• The subwoofer does not power on.
• Ensure the subwoofer is plugged into a live wall outlet.
• Ensure the rear panel power switch is in the “on” position.
• No sound from the bar.
• Check that the TV or cable box is providing a signal.
• Check that the bar is receiving power and is turned on.
• Turn up the volume of the bar.
• Check the input cables to make sure they are connected securely.
• Turn up the volume of your television or cable box.
• Check the mute status: Is the bar status light slowly blinking green? If so, press the Mute button on the bar.
• Check that the audio format of the input source is set to PCM 2-channel audio.
• No sound from the subwoofer.
• See section “Subwoofer does not power on.”
• Turn up the subwoofer volume control using the remote control.
• Is the bar status light blinking orange fast?
• If so, the bar and subwoofer have failed to establish a wireless connection. Turn off both the bar and subwoofer.
• Then turn them back on to re-establish communication.
• Ensure the channel ID switches on the bar and subwoofer are set to the same number.
• The sound coming from the bar is distorted.
• Check the signal source to ensure the distortion is not coming from there.
• Audio processing (see FAQs on page 10)—there may be audio processing occurring prior to reaching the bar. Disable this processing.
• The bass output is not loud enough.
• Turn up the subwoofer’s volume control using the remote control.
• Place the subwoofer closer to a corner of the room.
• Move the subwoofer closer to the viewing location within the room.
• The bar won’t learn my remote control commands. Carefully follow the programming instructions on the previous page of this manual.
• Hold the remote steady and 1-2 feet from the front of the bar.
• Quickly “tap” the remote button 4 times.
  • Note: The bar learns almost all IR commands, but some IR protocols cannot be programmed.

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