Polk Audio SDA User Manual
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800-377-7655
(Outside
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410-358-36001
PLEASE
TAKE
INVENTORY
INSIDE
YOUR
SurroundBar
SDA
IHT
CARTON:
Please check to ensure you have everythinginyour Polk
SurroundBa~SDA~
you should find:
• SurroundBar SDA
• Wireless Subwoofer
• Subwoofer Power Cord
• SurroundBar SDA Power Supply
• Analog
• 2 Mounting Cradles
• Wall
• Owner's Manual
• Online Registration
• Quick Start Remote Control Programming Guide
• Polk Audio Product Brochure
Important Note: If anything is missing or damaged, or if your
Polk Audio SurroundBar SDA IHT fails to operate, please notify
your dealer immediately.
carton and packing materials
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ABOUT
Thank you for choosing the SurroundBar SDA IHT from
Polk Audio. You're about to discover
Polk Audio sound makes watching
more exciting. Using a single SurroundBar SDA loudspeaker
and a wireless subwoofer, the SurroundBar SDA IHT produces
a wide soundstage and rich, full sound. Polk Audio's patented
SDA Technology and
performance and convenience. And there's even more about
the SurroundBar SDA IHT you'll enjoy:
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Mount
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Instant Home Theater (IHD carton. Inside,
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TV
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Specifications
System Power
Dimensions
Surround
SurroundBar SDA
(with cradles) (137mm x S07mm x 11Smm)
Subwoofer 10' H x 10
Weight
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Power Rating
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screen. Using the supplied cradle mounts, place the SurroundBar
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SurroundBar SDA can also sit on a flat surface without using
the cradles.
If yourTV is wall mounted, the SurroundBar SDA can mount right
beneath it. The SurroundBar SDA has built-in keyhole slots that
make it easy. Use the supplied wall mount template so that the
speaker
WHERETOLOCATE
SUBWOOFER
Your wireless subwooferisreally easy to place and can go
about anywhereinthe room. Plus you don't havetoworry about
connecting wires, because the only wire you have
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Audio
Customer
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800-377-7655
(Outside
USA&Canada:
410-358-3600)
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