TROUBLESHOOTING SurroundBar-8DAe IHT
Surround
BarSDA does
not
power
on.
•Ensure you have plugged the power supply into
alive wall outlet.
•Ensure that all components
of
the power supply
are connected properly.
•Ensure the power supply is properly connected
to
the SurroundBar SDA power input.
•Ensure the rear panel power switch is
in
the
"on"
position.
Wireless subwoofer does
not
power
on.
•Ensure the subwoofer
is
plugged into alive wall outlet.
•Ensure the rear panel power switch is
in
the
"on"
position.
•Check the fuse
to
see
if
it is blown. If
it
is blown, be sure
to
replace it
with
one
of
the same rating.
No
sound from SurroundBarSDA.
•Check that
the
TV
or cable box is providing asignal.
•Check that the SurroundBarSDA is receiving power
and is turned on.
•Turn up the volume of the SurroundBar SDA.
•Check
RCA
cables.
•Turn up the volume
of
your television.or cable box.
•Check mute status:
Is
the status light slowly blinking green?
If so, press
the
Mute button on the SurroundBar SDA.
•Change GAIN
LEVEL
to
ahigher setting.
No
sound from
the
wireless subwoofer.
•See section "Wireless subwoofer does not power on."
•Turn up the volume control.
•Is
the
SurroundBar SDA status indicator blinking orange?
If so, the SurroundBar SDA and wireless subwoofer have
failed
to
establish awireless connection.
Turn
off
both the
SurroundBar SDA and wireless subwoofer. Then turn them
back on to re-establish communication.
•Ensure the channel
ID
switches
on
the Surround
Bar
SDA
and Wireless Subwoofer are set
to
the same number.
The
sound coming from
the
SurroundBar SDA
is
distorted.
•Change the GAIN
LEVEL
switch setting
to
alower number.
•Check the signal source
to
ensure the distortion is not
coming from there.
A
Note
Regarding
Wireless
Performance:
Like all wireless devices, your SurroundBar SDA IHT may be susceptible
to
RF
interference from such sources
as
microwave ovens, WiFi computer
systems, video game systems, cordless telephones, blue tooth systems, baby
monitors and other devices.
In
particular, any devices operating in the 2.4GHz
band may cause intermittent wireless connections between the Surround
Bar
SDA speaker and the subwoofer. It is also possible that your SurroundBar SDA
IHT System may affect other wireless systems. For the most part, you can
avoid wireless performance problems by physically separating these devices
Bass
output not loud enough.
•
Turn
up the wireless subwoofer's volume control.
•Place the wireless subwoofer closer to acorner
of
the room.
•Move wireless subwoofer closer
to
viewing location
within the room.
SurroundBar SDA
won't
learn
my
remote control commands.
•Carefully follow the programming instructions
on
the previous
page
of
this manual.
•Hold the remote steady and 12" (30cm) from the front
of
the SurroundBar
SDA.
•Press and release the remote control button slowly.
Note: The SurroundBar SDA learns almost
alliR
commands, but some
IR
protocols cannot be programmed.
There
is
a"'pop" noise when Iturn off
my
television.
•Program the Surround
Bar
SDA
to
be turned
on
and
off
with
the power button on your television remote control.
The volume
of
my
television speakers gets louder than
my
SurroundBar SDA system over time.
•
Turn
off your
TV
speakers per the instructions
on page 9
of
this manual.
•When the remote control volume button
is
held down,
your television may change volume levels faster than the
SurroundBar SDA. Use the buttons
on
the Surround
Bar
SDA
to
adjust the volume
of
the SurroundBar SDA to the correct
balance with the television speakers.
The Wireless Subwoofer's output
is
intermittent,
or sounds
weak
or
is
distorted.
•
Is
the Surround
Bar
SDA status indicator blinking orange?
If
so,
the Surround
Bar
SDA and wireless subwoofer have
failed
to
establish awireless connection.
Turn
off both the
SurroundBar SDA and wireless subwoofer. Then turn them
back
on
to
re-establish communication.
•
Try
changing settings
of
the channellD switches on both
the SurroundBarSDA
and
the wireless subwoofer.
•The wireless subwoofer could be too far away from the
SurroundBar SDA
to
receive asufficiently strong signal.
Try
moving it closer.
from your SurroundBar SDA IHT System. Maintaining adistance of several feet
or more between your SurroundBar SDA IHT speaker and any wireless device
should prevent any mutual interference effects. If you do notice any subwoofer
signal dropouts take care to identify the root cause (most commonly having
other wireless devices too close) and resolve accordingly. Any interference
effects from amicrowave oven will cease once the oven stops operating
and may be resolved on along-term basis by increasing the physical distance
between your SurroundBar SDA
IHT
System and the microwave oven.
10
Polk
Audio
Customer
Service
800-317-7655
(Outside
USA
&
Canada:
410-358-3600)
