Polk Mono SB225 Setup Manual

4# SOUNDBAR

Setup Guide

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What’s in the box

1. 4# SOUNDBAR

2. Remote control (battery included)

3. 4' digital optical cable

4. 1/8" to 1/8" analog cable

5. 1/8" to RCA adapter

6. Power adapter

• Setup Guide

• Online Registration Card

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Contenu de la boîte

1. 4# SOUNDBAR

2. Télécommande (pile incluse)

3. Câble optique 4' (1,21 m)

4. Câble analogique 1/8" à 1/8" (3,5 mm)

5. Adaptateur 1/8" à RCA

6. Bloc d’alimentation

• Guide d’utilisation

• Carte d’enregistrement en ligne

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Contenido

1. 4# Barra de sonido

2. Control remoto (con pila)

3. Cable digital (óptico) de

1.22 m (4 pies) de largo

4. Cable analógico con conectores de

3.5 mm (1/8 plg.) a 3.5 mm (1/8 plg.)

5. Adaptador de enchufe de 3.5 mm
(1/8 plg.) a RCA

6. Adaptador de alimentación

• Guía de conguración

• Tarjeta de registro en línea

ENGLISH

FCC Statement

1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Federal Communitcations Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer­ence by one or more of the following measures:
(1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
(2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

(3)

the receiver is connected.

(4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

RF Exposure Warning

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the
antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm
from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or trans­mitter. End-users and installers must be provide with antenna installation instructions and transmitter
operating conditions

IC Warning

This device complies with Industry Canada License-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired

operation of the device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The battery or batteries
shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Information

The radiated output power of the Wireless Device is below the Industry Canada (IC) radio frequency
exposure limits. The Wireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the potential for human
contact during normal operation is minimized.

This device has also been evaluated and shown compliant with the IC RF Exposure limits under mobile
exposure conditions. (antennas are greater than 20cm from a person’s body).

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit
into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at the plugs,
convenience receptacles, and at the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. DO NOT overload wall outlets or extension cords beyond their rated capacity
as this can cause electric shock or fire.

12. This equipment is a Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been
designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth.

13. Correct Disposal of this product. This marking indicates that this product should not be
disposed with other household wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm
to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it respon­sibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. To return your used
device, please use the return and collection systems or contact the retailer
where the product was purchased. They can take this product for environmental safe
recycling. This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety
standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions
which you should be particularly aware of.

14. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

15. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer,
or sold with the apparatus. When a cart or rack is used, use caution when moving
the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

16. Unplug the apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

17. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been dam­aged in any way, such as when power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into the apparatus, or apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

18. The equipment shall be used at maximum 35 degree C ambient temperature.

19. DO NOT open the equipment to reduce the risk of electrical shock. For safety reasons
it is only allow to the opened by qualified service personnel.

20. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain
or moisture. And the apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

21. The AC inlet is used as the disconnect device and shall remain readily operable.

22. The product shall be used on open bench.

23. No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

24. WARNING: To prevent injury, this apparatus must be securely attached to the floor/wall
in accordance with the installation instruction.

WARNING: DO NOT INGEST BATTERY, CHEMICAL BURN HAZARD

a. The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the coin/ button

cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.

b. Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment

does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.

c. If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body,

seek immediate medical attention.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

EU Compliance Information

Eligible to bear the CE mark; Conforms to European Union LowVoltage Directive 2006/95/EC; European
Union EMC Directive 2004/108/EC; European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Recast
(RoHS2) Directive 2011/65/EC; European Union WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC; European Union Eco­Design Directive 2009/125/EC; European Union Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction
of Chemicals (REACH) Directive 2006/121/EC; European Union Radio and Telecommunications Terminal
Equipment (R&TTE) Directive 1999/5/EC.

This product contains batteries that are covered under the 2006/66/EC European Directive, which cannot
be disposed of with normal household waste. Please follow local regulations. You may obtain a free copy
of the Declaration of Conformity by contacting your dealer, distributor, or Polk’s worldwide headquarters.
Contact information can be found here: www.polkaudio.com.

2 Polk Customer Service 800-377-7655 (Outside USA & Canada: 410-358-3600)

Sound Bar & Remote Buttons

Power On/Off

Source Select
(on Sound Bar)

Increase/Decrease
Volume

Mutes and unmutes
the sound

Optical Source 1 Mode
(on Remote)

Aux Source 2 Mode
(on Remote)

Bluetooth Source Mode
(on Remote)

Increase/Decrease Bass
(on Remote for optional sub)

LED Guide

There are four LEDs on the front of the bar.

Power

On—Active source (in white) displayed for 3 seconds then
fades out until another button is pressed (volume, source, etc.).

Sleep/Standby—LED 1 pulses

Source Select

Source 1 Optical—LED 1 ashes green while recognizing
the Dolby signal, then shines green in Dolby Digital; in PCM
LED 1 shines white.

Source 2 Analog—LEDs 1 and 2 shine white
Souce 3 Bluetooth—LEDs 1, 2 and 3 shine white when

connected; LEDs 1, 2 and 3 pulse when in discovery mode.

Volume

Vol Up—Each LED reects 7 steps of volume increase.
When max volume is reached (28 steps) all four LEDs
ash twice then turn off.

Vol Down—Each LED reects 7 steps of volume decrease.
When Mute is reached (28 steps) LED 1 ashes 1x/sec
until taken out of Mute.

Mute-LED 1 ashes 1x/sec until unmuted.

Learn

Enter Learn Mode—LEDs 1 thru 4 cycle on/off repeatedly until
a button to be learned is pressed or it times out.

Button Selected on bar—LEDs 1 thru 4 shine white
Pressing the remote button to be learned—LEDs 1 thru 4

ash white with every press until command learning is
successful or fails.

Command learned—LED 1 ashes green 3x
Command fail—LEDs 1 and 3 ash together, then LEDs 2 and 4;

repeats 3x (after unsuccessful learn, bar will exit Learn mode;
display returns to source).

Command erased—LED 1 blinks green, then white 3x.

Wall Mounting Your Sound Bar

If you choose to wall mount your Sound Bar, ensure that
your wall anchors secure properly into the wall and that
they can bear the weight of the Sound Bar.

Overall Dimensions

1. 3 7/16” H (8.73 cm)

2. 31” (78.74 cm)
Keyhole Slots

3. 19 13/16” W (50.32 cm)

Top of Bar to Keyhole Slots

4. 1 5/16” (3.33 cm)

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Connecting your Sound Bar to your TV

Source 1: Digital Optical Hookup

TV

ANALOG

AUDIO OUTPUT

R

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DIGITAL OPTICAL

AUDIO OUTPUT

Source 2: Analog Hookup

TV

ANALOG

AUDIO OUTPUT

R

L

DIGITAL OPTICAL

AUDIO OUTPUT

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Pair and Connect

Note: You only have to pair your Sound Bar with your Bluetooth device
one time. Simply select “Polk 4#” from your device list to make the
con-nection to. The Bar can hold 8 Bluetooth devices in its memory. If
enough devices pair after yours, your device could be dropped from the
memory list. If device asks for a passcode, enter “0000.”

1. Make sure your Bluetooth device and 4# Sound Bar are both on.

2. Activate the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth source device.
See your device’s manual for instructions.

3. Press the Bluetooth button on the remote or press the source button
on the bar to select Bluetooth. Bluetooth (Source 3) LEDs 1, 2 and 3
slowly pulse as the bar tries to pair.

4. Your Sound Bar will be displayed on your device and available to pair
and/or connect. Select “Polk 4#” to initiate connection.

5. After a short delay (5 seconds), you should be connected. You should
hear a short tone; the Bluetooth Source LEDs 1, 2 and 3 shine white.

6. Play your music!

How to disconnect from a Bluetooth device:

1. Press and release the Remote Control Bluetooth button, or

2. Press and release the Bluetooth Source button, or

3.

Automatic connection:

To connect the last paired device and play it through the bar:

1. Turn your device’s Bluetooth function on.

2. Enter Bluetooth source by pressing the Bluetooth button on the remote

3. After a short delay, the two devices will connect. You will hear a short

Pair/Connect when in Bluetooth source, but disconnected:

Engage the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth source device.
See your device’s manual for instructions.

Note: The Sound Bar will be displayed on your source device as available
to pair and connect. Select “Polk 4#.” After a short delay, the two
devic-es will connect. You should hear a short tone; Bluetooth LEDs 1, 2
and 3 will be solid white.

How to disconnect:

Note: Anytime The Sound Bar exits sleep/standby and is in Bluetooth, the
bar will connect to the last paired Bluetooth device if the paired device’s
Bluetooth feature is on.

f or disconnect the Bluetooth feature on your device. The bar

Turn of
will emit a short tone; the Bluetooth LEDs 1, 2 and 3 will begin slowly
pulsing when disconnected.

or press the source button on the bar until the Bluetooth source is
selected.

tone, and the Bluetooth LEDs 1, 2 and 3 will now be solid white.

SmartBar™ Programming

Important Note: For your Sound Bar to respond to your remote control,
you MUST FIRST program the bar to respond to your television’s original
IR (Infra-Red) remote. An RF (Radio Frequency) remote will not work.
Other remotes (cable, satellite) will work only after you have programmed
the bar to respond to the TV’s IR remote.

Example: To teach your bar the “Volume Up” command of your remote
control:

The bar is turned on and the LEDs shine, depending on the active source.

Press and hold Source button for
3 seconds

Press and release “Volume Up”
on bar

Hold remote 1'- 2' from bar
Tap “Volume Up” on TV’s remote

control 4 - 8 times, once per
second. (Tap, do not hold)

Command has been learned LED 1 ashes green for 3 seconds.

Repeat the steps above to program the other bar functions.
Note: If bar fails to learn certain IR remote codes, LEDs 1 & 3 ash, then

LEDs 2 & 4 ash, repeating 3x. Try erasing any previously programmed
codes and carefully repeat steps above.

Code Erasing Procedure:

Erase the codes by pressing the Source button for ten seconds while the
unit is in standby mode. You’ll know previously learned codes have been
erased when LED 1 blinks green, then white 3 times.

Note: This procedure removes ALL of your bar’s remote control program­ming. If you only need to change the programming for some of the bar
buttons, follow the six steps in the sequence previously described.

Note Regarding Wireless Performance: Like all wireless devices, your 4# Sound Bar System

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be susceptible to RF interference from such sources as microwave ovens, Wi-Fi computer systems,
video game systems, cordless telephones, blue tooth systems, baby monitors and other devices. It is
also possible that your 4# Sound Bar System may affect other wireless systems. For the most part,
you can avoid wireless performance problems by physically sepa-rating these devices from your 4#
Sound Bar System. Maintaining a distance of several feet or more between your 4# Sound Bar and
any wireless device should prevent any mutual interference effects. Any interference effects from a
microwave oven will cease once the oven stops operating and may be resolved on a long-term basis by
increasing the physical distance between your 4# Sound Bar and the microwave oven.

Warning: Listen Carefully

Polk loudspeakers and subwoofers are capable of playing at extremely high volume levels, which could
cause serious or permanent hearing damage. Polk Audio, Inc. accepts no liability for hearing loss, bodi­ly injury or property damage resulting from the misuse of its products.

Keep these guidelines in mind and always use your own good judgment when controlling volume:

• You should limit prolonged exposure to volumes that exceed 85 decibels(dB).

Refer to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) guidelines
at: www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/noise/standards_more.html.

LEDs 1-4 cycle on/off until a button
to be “learned” is pushed.

LEDs 1-4 shine white

LEDs 1-4 ash white with every
button press until the command is
learned.

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