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Common Symptoms
What You Experience
Possible Solutions
No Sound
No power to Soundbar - the
power indicator is off
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the middle position; check if
the power indicator (Blue LED) on the front of the Soundbar is illuminated.
l Confirm that the power cable from the Soundbar is plugged into the adapter.
No Sound
Soundbar has power - power
indicator is on
l Plug the audio line-in cable into the computer's audio out jack.
l Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.
l Play some audio content on the computer (i.e. audio CD, or MP3).
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to a higher volume setting.
l Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
l Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Distorted Sound
Computer's sound card is used
as the audio source
l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
l Confirm that the audio line-
in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card.
l Set all Windows volume controls to their midpoints.
l Decrease the volume of the audio application.
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume
setting.
l Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
l Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.
l Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Distorted Sound
Other audio source is used
l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
l Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the audio
source.
l Decrease the volume of the audio source.
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar counter-clockwise to a lower volume
setting.
l Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
Unbalanced Sound Output
Sound from only one side of
Soundbar
l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
l Confirm that the audio line-in plug is completely inserted into the jack of the sound card
or audio source.
l Set all Windows audio balance controls (L-R) to their midpoints.
l Clean and reseat the audio line-in plug.
l Troubleshoot the computer's sound card.
l Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).
Low Volume
Volume is too low
l Clear any obstructions between the Soundbar and the user.
l Turn the Power/Volume knob on the Soundbar clockwise to the maximum volume
setting.
l Set all Windows volume controls to their maximum.
l Increase the volume of the audio application.
l Test the Soundbar using another audio source (i.e. portable CD player).