Harman Kardon SB26 soundbar Owner'S Manual Download Page 12

SB26

Programming SB26 to respond to your tV remote

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Programming SB26 to Respond to Your TV Remote

you can program the SB26 to make it respond to your tV remote’s power, mute, volume 
up and volume down commands. this programming lets you control power and volume 
functions of your SB26 soundbar with your tV remote. Before beginning to program 
the  SB26,  have  your  tV  remote  in  hand.  we  recommend  sitting  down  in  front  of                         
the soundbar.

NOTE: Some steps will time out, so read through this entire process before 

you begin.

have the tV remote in hand. when you start programming the remote, be ready to 
aim  the  tV  remote  to  the  front  of  the  soundbar  from  about  300  mm  –  900  mm                       
(about 12 – 36 inches) away.

to program the power, surround, volume down, volume up and mute commands:

1.  ensure that the SB26 is On.
2.  On the soundbar, press and hold the soundbar’s Surround button 

until the visible Surround button flashes amber. If the button does 
not flash after three seconds, release the buttons and try again.

 

Hold down the button until  the 

surround button indicator flashes

3.  you have to press the soundbar button that you want to program (Power, 

Volume down, Volume up, Volume down and up simultaneously for Mute).

4.  you have to aim the tV remote at the front of the soundbar and 

slowly press the corresponding button on the remote until the 
Surround button on the soundbar flashes white for one second. this 
indicates that the programming operation has been successful. 

5.  to exit the learning mode (at any time or when the learning 

is complete), press and hold the soundbar surround button 
until the amber illumination stops flashing.

NOTE: If you would like to program a new TV remote control or you are 

missing a command, restart the whole process.

If you would like to cancel the learning, reset the SB26. Put the SB26 in Standby mode, 
press and hold the Surround and Volume – button simultaneously. Once factory 
defaults are restored, the SB26 surround button will flash white for one second, then 
the unit will enter into operational mode. 

Momentarily press the button 

you want to program

tv remote

30 mm (12’’)

Summary of Contents for SB26 soundbar

Page 1: ...SB26 Advanced Soundbar with Bluetooth and Powered Subwoofer Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...8 Audio Video Connections 8 Power Connections 8 Operation 9 Turning the SB26 ON and OFF 9 Turning the Subwoofer ON and OFF 9 Pairing the Units for Wireless Operation 9 On screen Information Display OS...

Page 3: ...device Compatibility with the Harman Kardon Remote app for easy setup and advanced features Wall mount brackets for the soundbar The SB26 soundbar contains the system s left and right speakers and ste...

Page 4: ...input For example if the source input was analog audio when the SB26 went in automatic Standby it would not wake up if it senses an audio signal from the optical audio input When the SB26 system is ON...

Page 5: ...o other devices using an AUX cable You can connect an analog audio device to the SB26 using the 3 5 mm to RCA supplied cable Optical If your TV disc player or cable satellite tuner has an optical digi...

Page 6: ...1 2 and TV 3 Optical AUX in 4 Volume control 5 Mute 6 Subwoofer volume control 7 Surround mode Harman Volume 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HDMI1 OPTICAL HDMI2 HDMI TV AUXIN VOLUME SURR MODE HARMAN VOLUME BASS Power...

Page 7: ...mount brackets to the wall at the locations you marked using appropriate hardware for the wall s construction and materials Note that the SB26 weighs 3 6 kg or 8 lbs Be sure to use hardware that can...

Page 8: ...u can feed its sound to the SB26 via the HDMI ARCTV Out connection and it will not require additionalaudioconnectionstotheSB26 TheHDMIARCsignalisactivewhentheHDMI TV source is selected The HDMI ARC fu...

Page 9: ...ystem from the AC outlet Turning the Subwoofer ON and OFF The subwoofer will automatically turn itself ON when it senses an audio signal and it will return to Standby mode when the SB26 goes in Standb...

Page 10: ...aired Bluetooth device by pressing the SB26 s Bluetooth button If you switch the SB26 to a different source while a paired Bluetooth device is streaming to the system the SB26 will send a STOP command...

Page 11: ...erent rooms and subwoofer locations 1 2 3 4 5 To set the Crossover knob listen to the smoothness of the bass If the bass seems to be strong enough at certain frequencies try a lower Crossover knob set...

Page 12: ...seconds release the buttons and try again Hold down the button until the surround button indicator flashes 3 You have to press the soundbar button that you want to program Power Volume Down Volume Up...

Page 13: ...g blue then restart the pairing process Move the subwoofer closer to the soundbar The maximum wireless operation distance is 50 feet 15 3 m If the soundbar s sound is distorted Check the source compon...

Page 14: ...High Frequency transducers One x 1 25 mm dome per channel Amplifier power 30Watts x 2 Power requirement 24V DC 2 7 A Dimension 110 mm x 920 mm x 89 mm Weight 3 5 kg SB26 Subwoofer Transducer 10 250 m...

Page 15: ...the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories ThetermsHDMI theHDMIlogo andHigh DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandotherco...

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