Harman Kardon SB26 soundbar Owner'S Manual Download Page 8

SB26

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you may place the subwoofer in the positions as represented in the above figure. 

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Placing it in a corner that is position (1) will maximize the amount of bass 
in the room. however, corner placement can also increase the destructive 
effect of the standing waves on bass performance. this effect can vary 
depending on the listening position – some listening positions may yield 
very good results while others may have too much (or too little) bass at 
certain frequencies.

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Placing the subwoofer along the same plane as the soundbar that is 
position (2) can produce the best integration between the sound of the 
subwoofer and the soundbar. In some rooms, the best performance can be 
resulted by placing the subwoofer behind the listening position (3).

you can experiment with subwoofer placement by temporarily placing the subwoofer 
in the listening position and playing music with strong bass content. Move it to various 
locations in the room while the system is playing until you determine where the 
location of the best bass performance. Place the subwoofer in that location.

IMPORTANT: The maximum wireless operating distance between the 

soundbar and subwoofer is approximately 15m (50 feet).

Connections

Audio/Video Connections

HDMI ARC TV Out

: If your tV has an hdMI input, use the supplied hdMI cable to 

connect it to the SB26’s hdMI Arc tV Out connection. the SB26 will pass video from 
source devices connected to its hdMI Input connectors; along with its own on-screen 
display information to the tV. If your tV is equipped with hdMI Arc Function, you can 
feed its sound to the SB26 via the hdMI Arc tV Out connection, and it will not require 
additional audio connections to the SB26. the hdMI Arc signal is active when the hdMI 
tV source is selected.
the hdMI Arc function may require to be activated from your television menu to work. 
you may refer to your tV owner’s manual to activate the hdMI Arc function.
If your television is not equipped with the hdMI Arc option, you will have to connect 
an optical or analog cable from your television to the soundbar in addition to the hdMI 
to get the audio.

NOTE: The SB26’s On-screen Information Display (OSD) only appears 

through the HDMI TV Out connector. If you want to see the SB26’s OSD, you 

need to connect its HDMI ARC TV Out connector to your TV even if you are 

not connecting any HDMI video source devices to the SB26’s HDMI In 1/2 

connectors.

HDMI-equipped TV

HDMI-equipped 

source device

HDMI In 1/2

: If any of your source devices have hdMI connectors, connect them to 

the SB26’s hdMI In 1/2 connectors for the best possible video and audio performance 
quality. Since the hdMI cable carries both digital video and digital audio signals, you do 
not have to make any additional audio connections for the source devices you want  to 
connect via hdMI connectors.

Aux In and Optical In connections

: If your tV and/or source devices do not have hdMI 

connections, you can use the supplied audio cable and/or optical cable to connect your 
tV and one source device to the SB26’s Aux In and/or Optical In connectors, respectively.

Aux input

Rear view

Optical input

Power Connections

After you have made and verified all of the source connections above:

1.  connect the dc power supply to the SB26’s power connection. 
2.  Plug the supplied Ac cord into the dc power supply and into an active, 

unswitched Ac outlet.

AC power cord

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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