DEI Sales Polk Audio AM9642TX, AM9643RX User Manual

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Quick Start Guide

The Sound Bar System with Alexa Built-in

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Thank you for your Polk purchase. If you have a question or comment,

please feel free to call or email us.

Technical Assistance

In North America, call Polk Customer Service at

800-377-POLK(7655) (M–F, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EST)

Outside the US, call [phone]

email [e-mail]

Polk Audio

1 Viper Way, Vista, CA 92081

U.S.A.

The complete owner’s manual can be found online at

www.polkaudio.com/products/commandbar

Polk Audio is a DEI Holdings, Inc. Company. Polk Audio and Polk, are registered trademarks of Polk Audio, LLC.

Chromecast Built-in is a trademark of Google Inc.

All other trademarks, product names, logos, and brands referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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What’s in the Box

Sound bar

Subwoofer

Sound bar power cord

6’ (1.8m) Optical cable

6.5’ (2m) high-speed HDMI cable

Product Literature

Subwoofer power cord

Sound bar power supply

Remote

control

2(AAA) Batteries

AAA

AAA

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Connecting Your TV

Connect the included HDMI cable to

the HDMI jacks labeled with “ARC”

on both the TV and the sound bar.

Connect the included Optical cable

between the TV and sound bar.

Connect the included HDMI cable

to any available HDMI jack on the

TV and to the “TV ARC” connector

on the sound bar.

YES

NO

TV

ARC

HDMI

TV

OPTICAL

HDMI

1.

Is an HDMI input jack on your TV labeled “ARC”?

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2.

Connecting the sound bar to an AC outlet

During startup, you will see a blinking orange light

on the front and the light ring will spin.

3.

Placing the sound bar

For the best listening experience, position the sound

bar centered under your TV.

Note: For wall mounting instructions, please refer to the

included wall mounting template

Sound Bar

TV

Subwoofer

TV

Placing the subwoofer

For best performance place on the same wall as the

TV, no more than 30ft (10m) from the bar.

4.

5.

Connecting the subwoofer to an AC outlet

A solid green light will be visible on the back of the

subwoofer to indicate that it is paired to the sound bar.

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Using your TV remote to control the volume

The Command Bar comes pre-configured to respond to volume and mute commands from the

most popular TV remotes including: Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, and other major brands.*

*All other trademarks, product names, logos, and brands referenced herein are the property of their respective owners

Installing remote batteries

Insert the provided AAA batteries.

6.

Verifying your connections

Turn on your TV and verify that you are seeing video and

hearing sound from the sound bar.

Note: If you are hearing sound from both your TV and your sound bar, you

must manually turn o your TV speakers using the Settings Menu on your TV.

Please refer to your TV’s owner’s manual for instructions.

7.

NOTE: If the Command Bar remote does not work with your TV, follow the instructions on page XX to get the Command

Bar to learn your TV remote control commands.

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Download the Polk Connect app from the app store

This app will connect your Polk Command Sound Bar to your network and enable Alexa

Voice Services. Please make sure you have your Wi-Fi password.

Download the Polk Connect App

Talking to your Polk Command Sound Bar

Once connected to your network, the Polk Command Bar can be used to ask

Alexa to perform many useful tasks. To get the attention of your Polk Command Bar,

simply say “Alexa”. You can ask Alexa for sports updates, weather reports cooking

questions, and more.

You can also ask Alexa to control your sound bar using voice commands. Just say,

“Alexa, enable the Polk Command Bar Skill” to get started. Once the Polk Command Bar

Skill is installed you can ask Alexa to change the volume, mute the audio, switch inputs,

change sound modes, and adjust the bass and Voice Adjust center channel levels.

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Listening to Music via Bluetooth®

1. To connect your device using Bluetooth, press the Bluetooth button on the remote.

A blue light will slowly pulse on the sound bar as it waits to connect to your

bluetooth device.

Go to the Bluetooth settings section in your phone, tablet or computer and select “Polk

Command Bar”. The light will turn solid blue when your Bluetooth device is connected.

2.

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Mute

Play/Pause

Sport Mode

Bluetooth®

VoiceAdjust

Up/Down

Action Button

Press to lower the volume

and use Alexa Voice Services

TV Input

Night Mode

HDMI Inputs

Back

Bass

Up/Down

Movie Mode

Forward

Master Volume

Up/Down

Music Mode

Remote Control