User's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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. Please review
and adhere to all safety instructions listed in the inside cover of the FR1
Sound Bar Setup Guide.
Where to locate your subwoofer for the best sound
Your wireless subwoofer is really easy to place and can go just about
anywhere in the room. Plus you don’t have to worry about connecting
wires, because the only wire you have to plug in is the power cord.
And that’s it.
Here’s a little trick:
Put your subwoofer in a corner of your room; it will reinforce
the subwoofer’s output, making it sound louder.
FR1 WIRELESS DONGLE
Insert included Wireless dongle into back of the Sound Bar.
Subwoofer and Bar Pairing
When the sub and wireless dongle are not paired,
the LEDs on the sub and dongle will blink green slowly.
To Pair:
1. Ensure the subwoofer power is unplugged.
2. Press and hold the “Sync” button on the bar’s wireless transmitter
for 3 seconds. The LED on the wireless transmitter ashes rapidly.
3. Plug in the subwoofer’s power cable.
4. When the sub begins to sync, the LED on the subwoofer
will ash rapidly.
5. Both LEDs shine solid green when the bar and sub are synced.
Operation
1. The subwoofer is always on when plugged in.
2. A multifunction Status LED on the
sub’s amplier faceplate indicates:
• ON: Green solid and synced
• STANDBY: Red solid
• PROTECTION MODE: Red ashing
Bass Control
Remote Control:
Use the Bass UP and DOWN buttons on the included remote control.
Note: When there is no subwoofer wireless transmitter installed in the bar,
the subwoofer volume (bass) on the remote control will control the bass
level of the bar.
Bar Buttons:
Subwoofer volume can be controlled by pressing and holding the MUTE
button while the system is ON, then pressing the VOLUME UP (subwoof-
er up) or DOWN (subwoofer down) buttons at the same time.
• Bar LED #1 ashes green with every Volume UP
or Volume DOWN press.
• Maximum subwoofer volume: all LEDs ash quickly 2X.
• Minimum subwoofer volume: LED #1 ashes white quickly 2X.
Fine Tuning Your Subwoofer Bass Level
The next thing you’ll want to do is adjust the subwoofer to blend
with your bar. This will ensure the system produces the best sound.
To set the subwoofer’s volume, play a variety of source material—
some music, a movie sound track with great special effects,
a movie chapter or a part of a concert in which people are
speaking. Adjust the bass until what you hear sounds
natural to you in your normal viewing location.
A Note Regarding Wireless Performance: Like all wireless devices, your FR1 Sound Bar System may
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. In particular,
any devices operating in the 2.4GHz band may cause intermittent wireless connections between the FR1
Sound Bar and wireless subwoofer. It is also possible that your FR1 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 FR1 Sound Bar System. Maintaining a distance of several feet or more
between your FR1 Sound Bar and any wireless device should prevent any mutual interference effects. If
you do notice any subwoofer signal dropouts take care to identify the root cause (most commonly having
other wireless devices too close) and resolve accordingly. 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 FR1 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, bodi-
ly 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.
Polk Audio is a DEI Holdings, Inc. Company. Polk Audio is a registered trademark of Polk Audio, Inc.