Harman Kardon SB 26 Owner's Manual

Operation

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SB26

3.  Plug the subwoofer’s power cord into an active, unswitched Ac outlet. 

AC power cord

Manually: to turn on the SB26 manually, short press the SB26’s Power button. Press 
the Power button on either the soundbar or the remote to turn the SB26 On.

to put the SB26 into Standby manually, short press the Power button.
NOTE: If you put the SB26 into Standby manually, you can turn it ON by 

manually pressing the Power button again.
Auto turn-on: the SB26 has a signal detector that automatically turns the unit On 
when it senses an audio signal on hdMI® inputs using cec command (compatible 
product and/or television) or a Bluetooth® streaming. the auto turn-on mode gets 
activated for analog or optical inputs only when the SB26 goes in auto standby on the 
audio input from which it senses an audio signal.
Auto turn-off: the SB26 will automatically enter into Standby mode if no audio signal 
is detected at any of its source input connections for approximately 10 minutes. If you 
have programmed the SB26 to respond to your tV remote’s On and OFF commands, you 
can manually put the SB26 into the Standby mode without having to hold its power 
button for one second.
If you will be away from home for an extended period of time, or if you will not be using 
the system for an extended period, we recommend you to unplug your system from 
the Ac outlet.

the subwoofer will automatically turn itself On when it senses an audio signal, and it 
will return to Standby mode when the SB26 goes in Standby mode.

After turning the soundbar and subwoofer On for the first time, you will need to pair 
the subwoofer and soundbar so both of them operate at the same wireless frequency. 
to pair the units, press the wireless Pairing switches on both the units one after another 
within 30 seconds. the units will communicate with each other and operate at the  
same frequency.

Rear view - Soundbar

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the SB26’s On-screen Information display (OSd) will appear on the screen of a tV 
connected to the hdMI Arc tV Out connector to help you verify the operating status of 
the SB26. the OSd will overlay on top of the tV’s video program for five seconds after 
pressing a button on the soundbar or remote. (when you select an audio-only source 
connection such as Aux, Optical, or Bluetooth, the OSd information will overlay a black 
screen with harman Kardon logo ).

•  Volume control: when changing the volume of the system, the OSd will 

display the volume level indication.

•  Subwoofer volume control: when changing the subwoofer volume, 

independent from the main volume control, the OSd will display the 
subwoofer volume level indication.

•  Mute: when the audio signal is mute, the OSd will display Mute.
•  Source: the OSd will indicate the source input selected.
•  Harman Volume: the OSd will indicate if the harman volume is high, low 

or off.

•  Surround mode: the OSd will indicate if the Soundbar is in Stereo or 

harman display surround mode.

Rear view - Subwoofer