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Dell Professional Sound Bar
AE515
User’s Guide
Regulatory model: AE515
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Notes, cautions, and warnings
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2017 - 01
Rev. A00
This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and
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Contents
What’s in the box ........................................................................................... 4
Features .......................................................................................................... 5
Setting up your speaker ................................................................................ 6
Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor ......................................... 6
Powering on your speaker...................................................................... 7
Connecting your speaker .............................................................................. 8
Audio-in port ............................................................................................... 8
Answering Skype for Business calls .......................................................... 10
Making Skype for Business calls ................................................................ 11
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................... 12
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 13
Specifications ................................................................................................. 17
Statutory information .................................................................................. 18
Warranty ................................................................................................... 18
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What’s in the box
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Audio cable
2
USB cable
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Documents
4
Sound bar
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2 3 4
NOTE: The documents that shipped with the speaker
may vary based on your region.
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Call pick up
6 Aux-in
2
Microphone
7 Volume down
3
Call hang up
8 Microphone
4
Default Playback
button
9
Volume up
5
Headphone
10
Mic mute
10
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Features
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Setting up your speaker
Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor
1 Hold the sound bar and push the hook into the monitor slot.
2 Slide the sound bar to the right to engage the hook into the monitor slot.
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1 Plug the USB cable connected to the sound bar into the USB port of the
Powering on your speaker
NOTE:
came with your Dell monitor. Connect one end of the uplink cable to the
USB port on the Dell monitor and the other end to the USB port on your
Dell computer.
Dell Monitor.
2 The sound bar will automatically power on once the system is powered up.
The light on the right of the sound bar turns solid white.
If the sound bar is not detected, connect the uplink cable that
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be used in this playback mode.
Connecting your speaker
Use the audio in or aux-in jack to connect your audio device (tablet, smart phone)
to your Dell sound bar.
Audio-in port
You can play audio using the audio-in cable that came with your speaker.
1 Connect the audio-in cable to the aux-in port on the left sound bar.
2 Connect the other end of the audio-in cable to your audio device.
3 Play music and adjust the volume as desired.
NOTE:
microphone button turns solid red. The sound bar microphone cannot
When audio in is the default playback device, the light on the
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not connected to the sound bar.
Headphone jack
1 Connect the headphone to the headphone jack on the sound bar.
2 Play music and adjust the volume as desired.
3 Press the Default playback button on the left side of the sound bar to toggle
between the speaker and headphone.
NOTE:
The Default playback button is disabled when the headphone is
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Answering Skype for Business
calls
1 Press the call button.
NOTE: The light indicator on Call pick-up button slow blinks when there
is an incoming call on Skype for Business and other supported software.
2 Press the call hang-up button to end the call.
3 Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar.
Pressing the mic mute button again will unmute the microphone on the sound
bar.
Answering a call
Muting the mic
Hang-up the call
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Making Skype for Business calls
1 Press the call button to open up Skype for Business.
2 Initiate a call via the Skype for Business application on your computer.
3 Press the call hang-up button to end the call.
4 Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar.
Pressing the mic mute button again will unmute the microphone on the sound
bar.
Making a call
Muting the mic
Hang-up the call
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Adjusting the volume
1 Press the + button to turn the volume up. A soft dual tone can be heard
when the speaker is at the maximum volume.
2 Press the - button to turn the volume down. A soft single tone can be heard
when the speaker is at the minimum volume.
Volume up
Volume down
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Problems
Possible causes
Possible solutions
No sound
No sound from the
external audio
source
•
Try a known good speaker or
audio source.
Abnormal sound
Distorted or buzzing
sound
•
lower setting by pressing the
Troubleshooting
Check if the 3.5 mm aux-in
cable is inserted in the
speaker aux-in port.
• Unplug the 3.5 mm aux-in
cable from the aux-in jack
and insert the cable again.
• Check if the audio source is
powered on.
• Make sure that the audio
device volume is not set to
0%.
•
Clear any obstructions
between the sound bar and
the user.
• In aux-in mode, ensure that
the 3.5 mm plug is
completely inserted on the
aux-in port of the sound
card.
• Decrease the volume of the
audio application or music
player.
• Turn the volume level to
- button on the sound bar.
• Test the speaker using
another audio source (for
example, a portable CD
player or an MP3 player).
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Unbalanced sound
output
Sound is coming
from
of the sound ba
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Low volume
Volume is too low
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Aux-in no sound
No sound using the
aux
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and
audio device.
only one side
-in mode
Clear any obstructions
between the sound bar and
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the user.
• In aux-in mode, ensure that
the 3.5 mm plug is
completely inserted in the
aux-in port of the sound bar
or audio source.
• Set the Windows audio
balance controls for left and
right speaker.
• Clean and reseat all cables.
• Test the sound bar using
another audio source (for
example, a portable CD
player or an MP3 player).
Clear any obstructions
between the sound bar and
the user.
• Turn the volume to a higher
level by pressing the +
button on the sound bar.
• Set all Windows volume
controls to their maximum.
• Increase the volume of the
audio application.
• Test the sound bar using
another audio source (for
example, a portable CD
player or an MP3 player).
Make sure that the aux-in
cable is properly plugged in
the sound bar aux-in port
to the aux-out jack of the
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•
Try a known good speaker or
Aux-in distortion
Aux-in cable is not
properly plugged in
•
in plug is
wer setting by pressing the
Headphone jack is
connected, but no
sound is heard
Computer audio
player is playing
•
function button on the sound
Try a known good aux-in
cable.
• Check if the audio device is
powered on or is playing
music.
• Make sure that the audio
device volume is not set to
0%.
•
audio source.
Clear any obstructions
between the sound bar and
the user.
• Ensure that the aux-
completely inserted into the
aux-out port of the audio
source.
• Decrease the volume of the
audio source.
• Turn the volume level to a
lo
- button on the sound bar.
• Clean and reseat the cables.
• Make sure no loose objects
are touching the sound bar.
Make sure that the platform
music player audio volume is
not set to 0%
• Increase the volume of the
sound bar.
• Press the default playback
bar.
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Headphone abnormal
sound
Audio distortion
• Check if the headphone plug
Check if the headphone plug
is properly inserted into the
speaker headphone jack.
•
has intermittent connection.
• Check if the music file is not
distorted when playing
without the headphone or
connected to a known good
headphone.
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General
Model number
AE515
Connection type
USB cable
Audio cable
Electrical
Operating voltage
5 V
Operating current
500 mA
Audio Input
Analog Audio Aux-in (3.5mm jack)
Output Power
2 x 1.8W @ ≤10% THD (USB3.0)
2 x 1.0W @ ≤10% THD (USB2.0)
SPL
84dB ±3dB
Physical Characteristics
Sound bar dimensions:
Width
443 mm (17.441 in)
Height
35 mm (1.378 in)
Depth
60.43 mm (2.379 in)
Weight
440 g (0.97 lb)
Specifications
Audio Input
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Limited warranty and return policies
For U.S. customers:
Dell.com/terms
For European, Middle Eastern and African customers:
Dell.com
For non-U.S. customers:
Dell.com
Statutory information
Warranty
Dell-branded products carry a 1-year limited hardware warranty. If purchased together with
a Dell system, it will follow the system warranty.
This purchase and your use of this product are subject to Dell’s end user agreement, which
you can find at
Dell-branded products that are sold and used are subject to applicable national consumer
legal rights, the terms of any retailer sale agreement that you have entered into (which will
apply between you and the retailer) and Dell’s end user contract terms.
Dell may also provide an additional hardware warranty—full details of the Dell end user
contract and warranty terms can be found by going to
from the list at the bottom of the “home” page and then clicking the “terms and
conditions” link for the end user terms or the “support” link for the warranty terms.
Dell-branded products that are sold and used are subject to applicable national consumer
legal rights, the terms of any retailer sale agreement that you have entered into (which will
apply between you and the retailer) and Dell’s warranty terms. Dell may also provide an
additional hardware warranty
—full details of Dell’s warranty terms can be found by going to
country from the list at the bottom of the “home” page and then clicking the “terms and
conditions” link or the “support” link for the warranty terms.
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