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TABLE OF CONTENTS Package Contents 4 Controls & Connections 5 First-Time Setup 8 Using the Remote 14 LED Indicators 15 Programming the Sound Bar 18 Using Button Combinations 19 Bluetooth Pairing 20 Using Bluetooth mode 21 Re-Linking the Subwoofer with the Sound Bar 22 Advanced Setup 23 Wall-Mounting the Sound Bar 24 Wall-Mounting the Satellite Speakers 26 Help & Troubleshooting 27 One-Year Limited Warranty 30 Specifications 30 Legal & Compliance 31
TABLE OF CONTENTS Package Contents 4 Controls & Connections 5 First-Time Setup 8 Using the Remote 14 LED Indicators 15 Programming the Sound Bar 18 Using Button Combinations 19 Bluetooth Pairing 20 Using Bluetooth mode 21 Re-Linking the Subwoofer with the Sound Bar 22 Advanced Setup 23 Wall-Mounting the Sound Bar 24 Wall-Mounting the Satellite Speakers 26 Help & Troubleshooting 27 One-Year Limited Warranty 30 Specifications 30 Legal & Compliance 31
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PACKAGE CONTENTS High Definition Sound Bar Wireless Subwoofer 2 x Satellite Speakers Remote Control with Batteries Stereo RCA to 3.5mm Audio Cable 2 x Power Cables Coaxial Audio Cable Digital Optical Cable Wall Mount Template 2 x Wall Mount Brackets (For satellite speakers) 2 x Wall Mount Brackets (For sound bar) 4 x Wall Mount Screws 4 x Velco Cable Ties 2 x Satellite Speaker Audio Cables 4 Quick Start Guides (1 x English, 1 x French-Spanish)
PACKAGE CONTENTS High Definition Sound Bar Wireless Subwoofer 2 x Satellite Speakers Remote Control with Batteries Stereo RCA to 3.5mm Audio Cable 2 x Power Cables Coaxial Audio Cable Digital Optical Cable Wall Mount Template 2 x Wall Mount Brackets (For satellite speakers) 2 x Wall Mount Brackets (For sound bar) 4 x Wall Mount Screws 4 x Velco Cable Ties 2 x Satellite Speaker Audio Cables 4 Quick Start Guides (1 x English, 1 x French-Spanish)
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CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS Back of Sound Bar Power Port * Supports .WAV file format playback only. AUX (1) Analog Audio In (Stereo RCA) AUX (2) Analog Audio In (Stereo 3.5mm) OPTICAL (4) Digital Optical Audio In DIGITAL (3) Coaxial In USB* (5) USB In 5
CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS Back of Sound Bar Power Port * Supports .WAV file format playback only. AUX (1) Analog Audio In (Stereo RCA) AUX (2) Analog Audio In (Stereo 3.5mm) OPTICAL (4) Digital Optical Audio In DIGITAL (3) Coaxial In USB* (5) USB In 5
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Power Press to change the audio source. Input Press to turn soundbar on or off. Bluetooth Input Hold to pair. (See 'Bluetooth Pairing' for more information.) Volume Increase or decrease the loudness of Sound Bar 6 Top of the audio.
Power Press to change the audio source. Input Press to turn soundbar on or off. Bluetooth Input Hold to pair. (See 'Bluetooth Pairing' for more information.) Volume Increase or decrease the loudness of Sound Bar 6 Top of the audio.
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... system, etc.) see your Blu-ray/other source, some TVs do not pass through digital audio. 8 To connect the Sound Bar directly to your device's user manual. † When using either of Sound Bar 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE GOOD CHOOSE ONE CABLE GOOD OR BETTER OR BEST AND CONNECT IT TO YOUR TV 3.5MM...
... system, etc.) see your Blu-ray/other source, some TVs do not pass through digital audio. 8 To connect the Sound Bar directly to your device's user manual. † When using either of Sound Bar 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE GOOD CHOOSE ONE CABLE GOOD OR BETTER OR BEST AND CONNECT IT TO YOUR TV 3.5MM...
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Plug the power cable into an electrical outlet. 9 Back of Sound Bar 2 Connect the power cable to the Sound Bar AC IN as shown.
Plug the power cable into an electrical outlet. 9 Back of Sound Bar 2 Connect the power cable to the Sound Bar AC IN as shown.
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5 For the best surround sound experience, position the Sound Bar as shown. The Subwoofer should be placed in a corner of the room. The Sound Bar should be close to ear level. Subwoofer Sound Bar is centered below the TV. 12
5 For the best surround sound experience, position the Sound Bar as shown. The Subwoofer should be placed in a corner of the room. The Sound Bar should be close to ear level. Subwoofer Sound Bar is centered below the TV. 12
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Power You can press the INPUT button to Input 1. * Auto detect function only occurs once when the Sound Bar is detected.* Input Tip: Pressing the INPUT button will begin searching for 3 seconds. 13 For example, if you must do a Factory Reset (see the Using ... battery cover by gently sliding it away from the remote. The LED indicators on . To enable this feature again, you connected your TV on, the Sound Bar will automatically turn on and begin cycling in pairs through inputs until an audio source is first powered on the front of the...
Power You can press the INPUT button to Input 1. * Auto detect function only occurs once when the Sound Bar is detected.* Input Tip: Pressing the INPUT button will begin searching for 3 seconds. 13 For example, if you must do a Factory Reset (see the Using ... battery cover by gently sliding it away from the remote. The LED indicators on . To enable this feature again, you connected your TV on, the Sound Bar will automatically turn on and begin cycling in pairs through inputs until an audio source is first powered on the front of the...
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Power Press to play or pause. Press to turn on or off. Next Press to skip to the next track. (Changes Treble and Bass levels) Volume +/Press to select an option. Enter/Play/Pause Press to increase and decrease volume. 14 Previous Press to return to previous track. (Changes Treble and Bass levels) Up/Down Press to cycle through settings and options Mute Press to change input source. USING THE REMOTE Display Displays Sound Bar Settings Input Press to mute/unmute. Menu Press to access the menu settings.
Power Press to play or pause. Press to turn on or off. Next Press to skip to the next track. (Changes Treble and Bass levels) Volume +/Press to select an option. Enter/Play/Pause Press to increase and decrease volume. 14 Previous Press to return to previous track. (Changes Treble and Bass levels) Up/Down Press to cycle through settings and options Mute Press to change input source. USING THE REMOTE Display Displays Sound Bar Settings Input Press to mute/unmute. Menu Press to access the menu settings.
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The LED Indicators will power down if no device is centered. The Sound Bar will be displayed on the remote control's LCD display. The sound bar will behave differently with decreasing levels. Note: Set your Bluetooth Device. Two center LEDs indicate Dialogue is found. Each ... The LED indicators will move to the top when the dialog presence is increased and to the Sound Bar. Function Bluetooth Pairing BT Pair LED Behavior (When searching for the Sound Bar (VIZIO SB4051) using your Bluetooth device into pairing mode prior to the bottom when the dialog presence is ...
The LED Indicators will power down if no device is centered. The Sound Bar will be displayed on the remote control's LCD display. The sound bar will behave differently with decreasing levels. Note: Set your Bluetooth Device. Two center LEDs indicate Dialogue is found. Each ... The LED indicators will move to the top when the dialog presence is increased and to the Sound Bar. Function Bluetooth Pairing BT Pair LED Behavior (When searching for the Sound Bar (VIZIO SB4051) using your Bluetooth device into pairing mode prior to the bottom when the dialog presence is ...
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...Subwoofer level 0. Press the Next/Previous button to increase/decrease the surround balance level on each side. When enabled (On), the Sound Bar will move to the top with balance levels to the right and down with sleeping children). Function Surround Balance Surr Bal LED Behavior... Two center LEDs indicate Surround Balance is centered. When enabled (On), all sources will produce virtual surround sound. Description Press the Next/Previous button to enable/disable TruVolume. The LED indicators will lower bass frequency levels to the top with ...
...Subwoofer level 0. Press the Next/Previous button to increase/decrease the surround balance level on each side. When enabled (On), the Sound Bar will move to the top with balance levels to the right and down with sleeping children). Function Surround Balance Surr Bal LED Behavior... Two center LEDs indicate Surround Balance is centered. When enabled (On), all sources will produce virtual surround sound. Description Press the Next/Previous button to enable/disable TruVolume. The LED indicators will lower bass frequency levels to the top with ...
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...Dolby Digital or DTS signal is detected. See the Reset to select and reset your Sound Bar. Press the Next/Previous button to enable/disable VIZIO TV Remotes. When enabled (On), the Sound Bar will light up for more information. All paired Bluetooth devices will be removed. When... enabled (On), you can use a VIZIO TV remote control to control the sound bar. Note: Enable this feature. The sound bar will also be unpaired. See the Program Remote section for 5 seconds before fading away. 17 ...
...Dolby Digital or DTS signal is detected. See the Reset to select and reset your Sound Bar. Press the Next/Previous button to enable/disable VIZIO TV Remotes. When enabled (On), the Sound Bar will light up for more information. All paired Bluetooth devices will be removed. When... enabled (On), you can use a VIZIO TV remote control to control the sound bar. Note: Enable this feature. The sound bar will also be unpaired. See the Program Remote section for 5 seconds before fading away. 17 ...
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...TV remote control. Learn Volume Up Learn Vol+ Press the Play button to confirm. While the Sound Bar is in learning mode, press the Mute button on the Sound Bar will blink twice to put the Sound Bar into learning mode. Learn Mute Learn Mute All of the LEDs will flash two times indicating ...that it has successfully recognized the TV remote. Turn off your TV speakers when programming your Sound Bar to toggle through Learn Vol -, Learn Vol +, and Learn Mute. All of the LED Indicators on the TV remote control. All of the...
...TV remote control. Learn Volume Up Learn Vol+ Press the Play button to confirm. While the Sound Bar is in learning mode, press the Mute button on the Sound Bar will blink twice to put the Sound Bar into learning mode. Learn Mute Learn Mute All of the LEDs will flash two times indicating ...that it has successfully recognized the TV remote. Turn off your TV speakers when programming your Sound Bar to toggle through Learn Vol -, Learn Vol +, and Learn Mute. All of the LED Indicators on the TV remote control. All of the...
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... Enable/disable the use of a VIZIO TV remote control to the factory default settings. When the Energy Star setting is enabled by 3 different button combinations on until you have set. When disabled, the sound bar will flash 3 times Reset the Sound Bar to power on and adjust the ...of inactivity. There are 3 functions that you turn it off. Function LED Behavior Description Factory Reset All 12 LEDs will remain powered on the Sound Bar. To perform a Factory Reset, Press and Hold the Bluetooth( ) and Volume Down (-) buttons for 5 seconds. To enable/disable this function,...
... Enable/disable the use of a VIZIO TV remote control to the factory default settings. When the Energy Star setting is enabled by 3 different button combinations on until you have set. When disabled, the sound bar will flash 3 times Reset the Sound Bar to power on and adjust the ...of inactivity. There are 3 functions that you turn it off. Function LED Behavior Description Factory Reset All 12 LEDs will remain powered on the Sound Bar. To perform a Factory Reset, Press and Hold the Bluetooth( ) and Volume Down (-) buttons for 5 seconds. To enable/disable this function,...
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... LED Indicators on the Display Panel on the front of Sound Bar Volume can now search for five (5) seconds. When the Sound Bar is paired, the LED Indicators will light sequentially from your Bluetooth device. You can be controlled on the remote for the Sound Bar (VIZIO SB3851) using your Bluetooth device. For more information, refer to top...
... LED Indicators on the Display Panel on the front of Sound Bar Volume can now search for five (5) seconds. When the Sound Bar is paired, the LED Indicators will light sequentially from your Bluetooth device. You can be controlled on the remote for the Sound Bar (VIZIO SB3851) using your Bluetooth device. For more information, refer to top...
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... device's documentation for a smartphone. If the input is changed , the Bluetooth device will vary, see your device and on the Sound Bar before pressing Play. Once you stay within range of up or disconnect while streaming music from smartphones, tablets, and computers with a ... cannot operate as you have paired your device should remain paired. Maximizing Signal A Bluetooth signal has a range of the Sound Bar, your source device to the Sound Bar, as long as a hands-free device for more information. High volume levels can affect Bluetooth range, including wireless security...
... device's documentation for a smartphone. If the input is changed , the Bluetooth device will vary, see your device and on the Sound Bar before pressing Play. Once you stay within range of up or disconnect while streaming music from smartphones, tablets, and computers with a ... cannot operate as you have paired your device should remain paired. Maximizing Signal A Bluetooth signal has a range of the Sound Bar, your source device to the Sound Bar, as long as a hands-free device for more information. High volume levels can affect Bluetooth range, including wireless security...
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...TV speakers when programming your sound bar. 1 2 Top of the subwoofer will flash 3 times. The LED on the front will begin to be re-link if there is in the ON position. The subwoofer is now linked with the sound bar by VIZIO. The LED indicators on the back of Sound Bar First confirm that the ...power switch is no sound coming from the subwoofer. Press and hold the power button on the back of the...
...TV speakers when programming your sound bar. 1 2 Top of the subwoofer will flash 3 times. The LED on the front will begin to be re-link if there is in the ON position. The subwoofer is now linked with the sound bar by VIZIO. The LED indicators on the back of Sound Bar First confirm that the ...power switch is no sound coming from the subwoofer. Press and hold the power button on the back of the...
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ADVANCED SETUP Back of Sound Bar 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE DIGITAL OPTICAL CABLE DIGITAL COAXIAL CABLE Game Console Network Media Player 23 Tablet/MP3 Player/Laptop USB Thumb Drive* * Supports .WAV file format playback only.
ADVANCED SETUP Back of Sound Bar 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE 3.5MM TO RCA CABLE DIGITAL OPTICAL CABLE DIGITAL COAXIAL CABLE Game Console Network Media Player 23 Tablet/MP3 Player/Laptop USB Thumb Drive* * Supports .WAV file format playback only.
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WALL-MOUNTING THE SOUND BAR 1 Back of Sound Bar Wall-Mount Screw Holes Insert the two wall-mount screws into the wall-mount screw holes, and then tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. 2 Place the included wall mounting template against the wall under your TV. Mark the four bracket holes using a pencil. 24
WALL-MOUNTING THE SOUND BAR 1 Back of Sound Bar Wall-Mount Screw Holes Insert the two wall-mount screws into the wall-mount screw holes, and then tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. 2 Place the included wall mounting template against the wall under your TV. Mark the four bracket holes using a pencil. 24
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... are securely connected. • Connect a different source device (TV, Blu-ray player, etc) to your Sound Bar to select a different input source. • When using a Bluetooth connection, some TVs do not pass through...be set to a different input on the top of your Blu-ray/other source, some of the Sound Bar when pressing a button. • If using either of the Digital Inputs, if there is no audio... • Point the remote directly at the center of the buttons on the top of your Sound Bar. • Ensure the power cord is securely connected. • Plug a different device into the...
... are securely connected. • Connect a different source device (TV, Blu-ray player, etc) to your Sound Bar to select a different input source. • When using a Bluetooth connection, some TVs do not pass through...be set to a different input on the top of your Blu-ray/other source, some of the Sound Bar when pressing a button. • If using either of the Digital Inputs, if there is no audio... • Point the remote directly at the center of the buttons on the top of your Sound Bar. • Ensure the power cord is securely connected. • Plug a different device into the...