Harman/Kardon SB 16 Home Cinema Soundbar System: The Harman/Kardon SB 16 Home Cinema Soundbar System offers an elegant and simpler alternative to your typical 5.1ch home theater speaker system. Not every room can accommodate 5 speakers + a subwoofer; and not everyone wants to deal with hooking up rear surround speakers. The Harman/Kardon SB 16 is a two-piece home theater system with a single amplified loudspeaker unit that connects directly to your TV, Sat/Cable box, or Blu-ray player & a single wireless powered subwoofer that can be placed anywhere in your room. The SB 16 Home Cinema Soundbar System delivers true Harman/Kardon sound, whether you are listening to music or watching a movie.

2.1ch Soundbar System
Controls
Connections
Mounting Options

2.1ch Soundbar System

Active Soundbar: The Harman/Kardon SB 16 active soundbar speaker houses left & right 2-way speaker modules with a built-in amplifier. The soundbar includes 2-way, dual-driver left & right speaker modules, each with two 3" midrange drivers and a 3/4" dome-tweeter. The active soundbar is powered by a 25W x 2ch amplifier (8-ohms, 20-20kHz, 0.07% THD). Thanks to digital signal processing (DSP) with virtual 3D surround circuitry, the soundbar works in tandem with the included wireless powered subwoofer to provide a complete surround-sound experience. The SB 16 soundbar speaker is designed to fit elegantly alongside your flat-panel TV and is magnetically shielded. The H/K SB 16 simply plugs into your TV, Sat/Cable box, or Blu-ray player with a single analog or digital cable.

Wireless Powered Subwoofer: The SB 16's wireless powered subwoofer offers you simplicity in terms of hookup & flexibility in terms of placement. The powered subwoofer receives its signal from the soundbar speaker via wireless technology, so you can place it anywhere in your room without having to run any wires. With a 10" magnetically-shielded woofer and built-in 100W amplifier, the wireless powered subwoofer delivers powerful bass performance when combined with the system's soundbar speaker. And thanks to a bass-reflex enclosure (with rear-firing port), you can also expect more realistic bass performance and higher bass output, since the subwoofer fires downward against the floor instead of against surrounding walls.

3D Virtual Surround Processing: The Harman/Kardon SB 16 provides a rich, full-bodied theatrical experience with only two speakers (soundbar & subwoofer). The SB 16 produces a 3D virtual surround-sound experience for anyone sitting in front of the soundbar speaker system, without the need for extra rear surround speakers.

Two-Channel Stereo Mode: The two-channel stereo mode is designed for traditional stereo playback when listening to your music or news programs.

Controls

Soundbar Controls: The following controls are found on the active soundbar speaker.

• Input Select: This button switches between the analog (source 1) and digital (source 2) inputs of the soundbar speaker system.
• Volume Up/Down: The Volume Up/Down buttons on the soundbar speaker controls the system's overall volume.
• EQ Switch: The EQ switch lets you adjust the soundbar's bass for wall mounting or table-top mounting to deliver the most natural-sounding bass performance with any installation.
• Trim Switch: The Trim switch lets you adjust the soundbar's input sensitivity so that it will work with a variety of TVs with different audio-signal output levels.

Subwoofer Controls: The following controls are found on the wireless powered subwoofer.

• Subwoofer Level: Use this control to balance the subwoofer's volume with that of the soundbar. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the subwoofer's volume; turn it counterclockwise to decrease the subwoofer's volume
• Low Pass Crossover: This knob adjusts the subwoofer's crossover between 50Hz and 150Hz. The higher you set the Crossover knob, the higher in frequency the subwoofer will operate and the more its bass will "overlap" that of the soundbar. This adjustment helps achieve a smooth transition of bass frequencies between the subwoofer and the soundbar for a variety of different rooms and subwoofer locations.
• Phase Switch: This switch determines whether the subwoofer driver's piston-like action moves in and out in phase with the speakers in the soundbar. If the subwoofer were to play out of phase with the soundbar speakers, the sound waves from the soundbar could cancel out some of the sound waves from the subwoofers, reducing bass performance and sonic impact. This phenomenon depends in part on the placement of the subwoofer and soundbar relative to each other in the room

Auto Turn-On/Off: Auto Turn-On/Off Circuitry automatically switches the SB 16 soundbar speaker system on when an audio signal is present, and off when there is no audio signal.

• Soundbar: The soundbar has a signal detector that will automatically turn the unit on when it senses an audio signal at any of its inputs. To minimize power consumption, the signal detector is not activated unless the soundbar first senses any kind of IR remote signal.  The soundbar will automatically enter the Standby mode if no audio signal is detected at any of its Source input connections for approximately 15 minutes. If you have programmed the soundbar to respond to your TV remote's on and off commands, you can manually put the soundbar into the Standby mode.
• Subwoofer: The subwoofer will automatically turn itself on when it receives an audio signal, and it will return to the Standby mode when it has received no audio signal for 15 minutes. The subwoofer's LED will turn blue when the subwoofer is on, and will turn amber when the subwoofer is in Standby.

Wireless Code Switch: There is a Wireless Code switch on the rear-panel of the soundbar and subwoofer. The Wireless Code switches let you select between 4 different channels for the wireless subwoofer signal and the soundbar. The wireless codes (1-4) need to be the same on the soundbar and subwoofer.

TV Remote Control Compatible: You can program the soundbar so it will respond to your TV remote's power off, mute, volume up/down, and source commands. This programming lets you control your whole home theater system with a single remote.

Connections

Analog Audio Inputs: Use the supplied stereo audio cable to connect the soundbar's Source 1 (analog) input to your TV's stereo audio output. If your TV has two sets of audio output jacks, use the set that has a fixed (not variable) output level. This will let you turn your TV's speakers all the way off while the TV still supplies a constant audio signal to the soundbar.

Digital Audio Inputs: If your TV, Sat/Cable box, or Blu-ray player have coaxial or optical digital outputs, you can use the supplied optical digital audio cable or an optional coaxial digital audio cable to connect them to the soundbar's Optical (toslink) and Coaxial (RCA) digital inputs.

Mounting Options

Soundbar Placement: The active soundbar speaker can be placed on a table-top or wall mounted.

• Table-Top Mounting: If your TV is placed on a table, you can place the soundbar on the table directly in front of the TV stand, centered with the TV screen. Attach the supplied rubber feet to the soundbar to protect your furniture.
• Wall-Mounting: If your TV is attached to a wall, you can use the included wall-mount brackets to mount the soundbar on the wall directly below the TV screen. There are two different pair of wall-brackets supplied. One pair is to be used when connecting the soundbar via Stereo RCA or coaxial digital, and the other pair is to be used when connect the soundbar via optical digital.

Subwoofer Placement: Since the human ear does not hear directional sound at the low frequencies where the subwoofer operates, it will perform well from just about any location in your room. However, the strongest bass reproduction is likely to be heard when the subwoofer is placed in a corner along the same wall as the soundbar.