Dell Professional Sound Bar AE515 User’s Guide Regulatory model: AE515
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Contents What’s in the box ........................................................................................... 4 Features .......................................................................................................... 5 Setting up your speaker ................................................................................ 6 Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor ......................................... 6 Powering on your speaker....................................................
What’s in the box NOTE: The documents that shipped with the speaker may vary based on your region.
Features 10 1 9 2 8 3 7 6 5 4 1 Call pick up 6 Aux-in 2 Microphone 7 Volume down 3 Call hang up 8 Microphone 4 Default Playback button Headphone 9 Volume up 10 Mic mute 5 5
Setting up your speaker Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor 1 2 Hold the sound bar and push the hook into the monitor slot. Slide the sound bar to the right to engage the hook into the monitor slot.
Powering on your speaker NOTE: If the sound bar is not detected, connect the uplink cable that came with your Dell monitor. Connect one end of the uplink cable to the USB port on the Dell monitor and the other end to the USB port on your Dell computer. 1 2 Plug the USB cable connected to the sound bar into the USB port of the Dell Monitor. The sound bar will automatically power on once the system is powered up. The light on the right of the sound bar turns solid white.
Connecting your speaker Use the audio in or aux-in jack to connect your audio device (tablet, smart phone) to your Dell sound bar. Audio-in port You can play audio using the audio-in cable that came with your speaker. 1 Connect the audio-in cable to the aux-in port on the left sound bar. 2 Connect the other end of the audio-in cable to your audio device. 3 Play music and adjust the volume as desired. NOTE: When audio in is the default playback device, the light on the microphone button turns solid red.
Headphone jack 1 2 3 Connect the headphone to the headphone jack on the sound bar. Play music and adjust the volume as desired. Press the Default playback button on the left side of the sound bar to toggle between the speaker and headphone. NOTE: The Default playback button is disabled when the headphone is not connected to the sound bar.
Answering Skype for Business calls 1 2 3 Press the call button. NOTE: The light indicator on Call pick-up button slow blinks when there is an incoming call on Skype for Business and other supported software. Press the call hang-up button to end the call. Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar. Pressing the mic mute button again will unmute the microphone on the sound bar.
Making Skype for Business calls 1 2 3 4 Press the call button to open up Skype for Business. Initiate a call via the Skype for Business application on your computer. Press the call hang-up button to end the call. Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar. Pressing the mic mute button again will unmute the microphone on the sound bar.
Adjusting the volume 1 2 Press the + button to turn the volume up. A soft dual tone can be heard when the speaker is at the maximum volume. Press the - button to turn the volume down. A soft single tone can be heard when the speaker is at the minimum volume.
Troubleshooting Problems No sound Possible causes No sound from the external audio source Possible solutions • Check if the 3.5 mm aux-in cable is inserted in the speaker aux-in port. • Unplug the 3.5 mm aux-in cable from the aux-in jack and insert the cable again. • Check if the audio source is powered on. • Make sure that the audio device volume is not set to 0%. • Try a known good speaker or audio source.
Unbalanced sound output Sound is coming from only one side of the sound bar • • • • • Low volume Volume is too low • • • • • Aux-in no sound No sound using the aux-in mode • Clear any obstructions between the sound bar and the user. In aux-in mode, ensure that the 3.5 mm plug is completely inserted in the aux-in port of the sound bar or audio source. Set the Windows audio balance controls for left and right speaker. Clean and reseat all cables.
• • • • Aux-in distortion Aux-in cable is not properly plugged in • • • • • • Headphone jack is connected, but no sound is heard Computer audio player is playing • • • Try a known good aux-in cable. Check if the audio device is powered on or is playing music. Make sure that the audio device volume is not set to 0%. Try a known good speaker or audio source. Clear any obstructions between the sound bar and the user.
Headphone abnormal Audio distortion sound • • • Check if the headphone plug is properly inserted into the speaker headphone jack. Check if the headphone plug has intermittent connection. Check if the music file is not distorted when playing without the headphone or connected to a known good headphone.
Specifications General Model number Connection type Electrical Operating voltage Operating current AE515 USB cable Audio cable SPL 5V 500 mA Audio Input Analog Audio Aux-in (3.5mm jack) 2 x 1.8W @ ≤10% THD (USB3.0) 2 x 1.0W @ ≤10% THD (USB2.0) 84dB ±3dB Physical Characteristics Sound bar dimensions: Width Height Depth Weight 443 mm (17.441 in) 35 mm (1.378 in) 60.43 mm (2.379 in) 440 g (0.
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